The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-02-14

! Two weeks ago we stated that the Commits
sioners had visited the poor house This NO were
told, but since then, We have learned that bat ons
of the "hon" Board went to see it. and as is the
gentleman of whom We had thought proper &c
say few words, in Justice to ourself and TO se'
him in D proper light, before his Deighbors and
I friends.
| We are credibly Informed, from more sources
than one that since his return home he is sneakns
around through the neighborhooa stating that all
have said about she condition of the poor house
was falsa-that he found it in very comfortable
condition-the inmates all well and clean dressed,
and, in short, everything it should be. That
do not deny but that this description of it would
have been true when we visited il, and previous
TO that time we know TO be false, ard so does the
"hon - Commissioner know that he falssfss when
he says that what we hare said about the institu
ton was false. He appears to be seeking TO justi-
~ the action OF The board in sablishing and per
petrsting the nuisance, By attempting to injLre
in the most sneaking. underdanded. unmanly,
cowardly manner, and that, too, among our friends
and relations, who think they ought to believe
what he saws We have understood also, indi
rectly, that he il in the habit of preparing his
''yarn" with something ike the following u
used 10 think good deal of Alex Thompson and
believe what he said but cannot now after visit
ting the poor house, and seeing that he has made
such false stat eme nts."
This is a joke on rs-that man who helnsd ~
found such al thurman institution a. the Marshall
county Corsissoaers ooor house, contrary to lao ,
and then fslsify 20 make ii appear halfway de-
cent and human we sav. that FOR such man to
saw that he has lost confidence in u, is hsGuy
personal friend of ours, and only opposed 10 Us
politically, and se, when speaking Of him have
always gave him the credit of being honest, and
have attributed his ms-deeds TO his being under
tie influence Of the head me mbers Of the Repub-
lican clique, but We hope to he forgiv en- for
sch sta. ements, and promise to not make SIM
liar cues gain concerning him, have proof
conclusive 20 US, that he is friend of ours in any
shane, and that he is a. "lcep in the mud as the
others in the mire, CONCERNING the poor house
outragea.
lfhis statement. THAT have.oeen misrepre-
enting the condition of the poor house and its in
mates, was true, or would st,nd invsstisa tion it
would have been n the Republican long before
this, but the truth IL. he knows from what he
VIII there snd what he has heard elsewhere, that
he dare not make such a statement in a public
manner. Some OF the people OF North Township
have already said 70 Us that il NAV DO for him TO
tell his warm to the people Of Union Township.
but that he canne, tell it in the vicinity Of the
poor house without proving to bis constituents
that he IS destifutes off regard for truth, fer, Re
pubiicsns IS well as Democrats, know shat the
condition ot the thing vas, and they also know
that shat We said OF It vas true which was in
substance that il not ceiled or plastered dur
Ing the frat two spells ofcod weather Of present
winter-that there was but warming stove in
il TIE barn-like building-that the inmates have
suffered extremely from cold and it's eEects-ti.at
the inmates furnished with very thin cloth
ing anG that il waa dirty--flthy everv one Of
" hich statements we prove by as good witness
IS az there are in the State the "hnn." Commits.
sioner's statement 10 the contrary, notwith..and.
ing.
" have devoted tins much space to orr vhiom
friend TO let him know that We are aware OF his
game, and that We appreciate the man G.; devel
oped oy Iii. course, fully, and as have not time
nor inclination 20 run around over the country aud
return bis kindness. NE have taken this method of
noticing him