Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-07-03


outside chimney IS universal, Here we
found'the. greater portion sof the .inhabit-
ants st home; many ofthem would talk
freely about the war, and scknowiedg.
that they were greatly dissRpointed il The
conducts ofsour troops.whssisg heard all
sosts' of terrible stosiss5sbs thems Some
Of them claimed 70 sBs U1fon men. bpt [
donot think there s sny aesp Issstsd Uaion
sentiment among sthsws They srs;geaet1
ally, sgsossiy isaorsnt;sjust sittozhscehe
the dupss ofidesigning ;fnen.s .sssd' kSow
Just enough 10 keep on the mosi powerful
side. The rebel ARM. passed through the
day before wss did and Il is quite probable
that these same men cheered them loudly
for JEFF Dav;s.e A citizen of Riensi told
me that corn was worth there 1925 per
bushel; eggs IS cents per dozen; chickens.
$3.50 apiece. and ether things in proper
ton. / told him that when left home
corn was worth only is cents. when bis
wife made the remark that she "thought
some of us better go home. and 60 to
shipping corn to them. or they would all
starve to DEATH" and she added with con-
siderable energy that she would "like to
see jeff. Davis. Beauregard. and Lincoln
all strung up together" She was fierce
as ten furies." but didn't exactly know
who was at the bottom of the mischief,
though she seemed to think that if she could
get all the leaders on both sides killed off,
it would be some antidote for privations
she has had to undergo. / learned. too.
that 1.-THE South has friends in Indiana,
who are going to help them, "Sand it is a
fact that the names Of some of the mem
bers of the Bright Convention are known
to them. many Of them even supposing
that we will not be permitted to return
home. Thus are they encouraged to con-
tinue an otherwise hopeless struggle; and
thus is this country destroying" war pro-
longed. Too many such are to be found
in Indiana, although her gallant seldiery
have been engaged in nearly every battle of
the war. and always with a devotion TO
their country. which should mantle with
shame the cheeks of her recreant sons, who
have sold themselves, body and soul. to
Southern traitors. From one such. res
ident Of Plymouth. ! received few days
since. a letter. from which take the fol.
lowing extract. It's high toned sentiment.
and the gentiiiiy of its language will es-
pecially commend itself to all persons OF
good taste and patriotic feelings. Here is
the delicate n,orceau. odorous with treason:
II hea, from you occasionally by your
letters in the NJ. G. Republican. As new
er read that disgusting sheet. of course 1
don't see them myself. but some of my
friends tell me of them and they say you
, pitch into US Democrats awfully; call rs
semi-traitc.s, &C. All l have to say is
that II you entertain a worse opinion of US
than we do of you. miserable pulling 4A5o-
iitionists. you must think Us pretty mean
set. Success to you in every thing except
, your politics. and on them the curses of
He'll itself ought to rest for bringing des-
truction upon the noblest and best gov
ernment the world ever knew"
Of course there are no Democrats en-
gagged in fighting the battles of the coun-
, try. for know have never called any
such. hard names. Of course there are no
Democrats but Gus Democrats" who re-
fused to endorse Stephen A. Douglas. and
: Joseph A. Wright. who composed that
e Convention at Indianapolis. one of whom
-;t is unnecessary to add, was the author ol
r the above. His ire was aroused. I sup.
: pose. by Q sentence which occurred in q
!, letter which wrote to Henry B. Pershing.
a and published in the Republican of the
\ Goth ult., in which. after stating that oul
. encampment was called Camp Csthcart,
0 remarked that it was manned for that
!. stern old patriot Of La Porte county, G
!, w. Cathcart (you see he is no longer ont
5 of "us Democrats") who is not only il
/ favor of "a war;" as are the semi.traitor,
0 who composed the Bright Convention
( but is in favor Of THE war. until "bloody
s treason" shall no longer flourish over us
L until throughout all our borders. South q
t well as North, there shall float no flag bu
Q the old flag" 1t will be observed that
i said not word about Democrats. Th,
e idea of those who composed that Conven
y tion being Democrats. in any correct view
o of the meaning of language. is the mos
8 arrant nonsense. The Czar of Russia il
e more of Democrat than any of them
o According to this bright light in Brigh
: Democracy. all those who are engaged il
h the war. or in favor Of its vigorous prose
e cution to the entire overthrow of treason
= are miserable pulling abolitionists." LIE
n me inform that traitor and the class tina
j. he represents, that there are more men i,
etthis Western army who once belonged I,
II the old Democratic party. than can b
d found in the whole State of Indiana, h
v. vote fof the ticket nominated by tha
: reasonable Convention. Ona half th