Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-02-13

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TIE Repu5lican Of two weeks ago, con-
,sined an article purporting to be from
douglas Democrat. but which was
doubtless written BY some Republican.
who. knowing il he wrote over his own
proper signature, there would be no atten-
tion paid to it. and therefore assumed
q name Of some respectability. We
admire his taste, but certainly cannot COM
mend his honesty. The article amounts
to nothing, as the writer does not make q
point. The gist of it is, that the aforesaid
writer does not think that pretended
Dem oerati State Convention can control
his vote; fact which will not be denied,
as no pretended or genuine Democratic
State Convention ever has, or ever will at
tempt to control his vote, or any other
mans. who runs to the Republican papers
with his grievances. instead of to those
who have aggrieved him. Ii the anthor
was what he pretended to be, he would not
have skulked 10 an opposition press with
an anonymous communication Demo
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1t is q matter of no consequence what
ever, whether the Democrat believes the
communication it refers to was written by
a"DougIas Democrat" or not. 1t evil
dently fears the efiec. of the statements in
the communication or it would not at
tempt to break the force Of them by such
ingenious logic as it employs. and for
which it certainly deserves q leather medal.
The assertion that "the article amounts to
nothing, as the writer does not make a
point" only proves that the article was
carelessly perused or purposely misrepre-
sentei. If the editor will read the eommu-
nieation again we think he will find the
writer distinctly made this very damaging
point: that the Convention refused in the
most contemptuous manner to listen to a
resolution ''commendatory of the patriot
ism aud craftsmanship of the lamented
Stephen A. Douglas Is this not suffi-
GENTLY explicit? Is the statement untrue!
AS the Democra, is SO good at whitewash-
ing its party we are astonishcd it did no.
attempt to reply to this point by giving
the reason offered by a democratic ex-
change. why the resolution was hooted and
coughed down, viz: That the Convention
had previously adopted resolution that
all resolutions should be referred to the
committee on resolutions without debate
Did you anticipate that Douglass Dem
ocrat' might possibly inquire why ther
was not the resolution respectfully rcceiv'
ed and referred. and why. If the convention
was composed Of patriotic men, its intro
duction should csuse so much excitement
This isolated fact, the manner in which .L,
resolution endorsing Senator Douglas dy
ing speech was greeted by the Convention
establishes its character as traitor assem-
blaee beyond controversy. and none bu1
traitors can fully endorse its action. Ma
ny patriotic Democrats, it is true, may NO
feel it their duty to denounce the proceed
ings pnblicly, and many more may. thro
the force of party drill, vote for the nomi
nees of the Convention, but If they d,
they will live to regret it as sincerely q
they now do that they ever voted for Buch
anan. who is really responsible for the re
bellion, for had he used the power of tn
government. as it was his duty to do. b
could easily have crushed the insurrcctiol
in the bud. VIII you. then, patrioti
Democrats, for the sake of pitiful part.
triumph, infiict more calamities on tn
country by electing men TO responsible sta
tions. whom you have every reason to be
lieve are. like Buchanan Breckenridge ant
Bright. disloyal at heart? 'o iesa'f -
If the Democrat really believes tha
Douglas Democrat" is "a name of SOM
respectability," why does j. not resent tn
insult offered to the memory of the grea
statesman by the tory convention whicl
recently assembled at Indianapolis? If j
lodges this question every one will under
stand the reason,-because it approves th,
conduct of the traitors. AS to the polite.
Of the author OF the communication refer
red to, we can state positively that it wa.
written by douglas Democrat" ant
the organ of the sympathisers with rebels
viii discover to its dismay that many NOR.
Douglas Democrats will be found in thu
same row next October.