The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-01-23
A FEW CORRECTIONS.

THE Delegates in the Democratic
Bright Disunion convention from this
county were Jonathan Dudley. Hugh
Donley, Henry Miller, Jesse Coleman,
John p. Dunn, Dr.. +. d. Lemon, Amos
G.. Hall, and man whose name we have
forgotten The County Central Commit.
tee appointed eight delegates two weeks
ago to day. portion OF whom were Doug
lasites. They failed to attend and their
places were filed with self. constituted
Breckenridge men. The whole delegation
it will be observed, are all Breckenridge
men,"
The above. which we clip from the La
Porte Herald, OF a late date, contains
statements SO much at variance with the
truth. that justice to the gentlemen named,
and the Democracy of the County which
they represented, requires publication OF
the facts in the case. which are these:
The delegation, as originally appointed,
consisted of eight delegates. FIVE of whom
supported Mr.. Breckenridge. aBd three.
Mr.. Douglas. AS The entire delegation
did not attend the Convention, substitutes
were appointed. SO that the delegation
stood as follows:
Breckenridge -Lemon, Donley, Hall,
and Dudley Dougias-Miller, Cole
man. Herring, Dunn.
This statement, which we know to be
true. shows that the Herold's account Of
the matter is entirely erroneous The
Douglas men. as that paper is pleased to
call a portion OF the Democracy, gained
one IN the appointment of alternates. which
is very different from the statement Of the
Herald. that the places of the delegates
who did not attend were filled with self
constituted Breckenridge men. Either the
Herald did not know what it was talking
about, or asserted what it knew to be
false.
The same paper calls the Convention
'"' nAmocratic- BrightDisunion Conven
'''n' winch 10 merely an epithet and no,
statement of fact. tho Ga, ,,aas
MT. bright had nothing to do vii. the
calling OF tie Convention. aud did not
attempt to exercise any influence over it
after 1t was assembled and the statemen,
which 1t makes, that Michael G.. Bripht
was there in his stead. is erroneous fol-
lie acas nat there at all.
The Herald makes another statemen.
which we think it will. be very difficult fol-
1t to substani:ate, which is:
a very large proportion Of the dele.
gates were not chosen by the Democracy
ct the counties to which they were &C.
credited"
As this is SO different from what We
believed to be the facts in the case.-not
having heard any such complaint from
the Democracy of any County in the
State, much less large proportion, and
as Democrats were net in the habit of mis-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, we are of the opin.
ion that the HeroiPs assertion is sliyht
ly inaccurate. Will it please name che
counties which were represented by dele
gates not not chosen by the Democracy O.
those counties? We do not ask It to name
all the counties thus represented, but
merely enough to substantats his state
ment that "A large proportion of the dele
gates were not chosen by the Democracy
of the counties to which they were &C
credited
The Herald further SAYS:
"Those counties where the Democracy
were the strongest. either did not have any
delegates there, or if they had, instructed
them In advance against committing the
party to any policy. and against making
any nomination at that time"
There were only five counties not re- re
sented-Washington. Dubois. Owen, va
bash and Lake. The first three are Dem.
ocratic counties and The latter two the
blacklist kind Of Republican,; from which
it will be seen that those counties where
the Democracy were strongest were
about as well represented as those where
they were not SO strong. The counties
not represented we're divided as near equal
as possible between strong Democratic
and strong Republican-the former acct
dentally having the majority of one. The
statement that the strong Democratic
counties instructed their delegates to vote
against committing the party to any polics
and against making any Nominations is
simply ridiculous. Such instructions
would compel the delegates to vote against
committing the party to a patriotic. prac