Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-10-02
Who Discourages Volunteering?

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We notice that Marshall county, the place of
our former residence. probably further behind its
quota of volunteers than any other county in this
Congressional District. The cause of this may be
attributed in part TO the course pursued by the
leaders of the Republican party in that County,
As d specimen of their talk we take the following
from the arshdH County Republican of June 6,
1861. neal
"All we ask of them (the Democrats)is to Keep
still, and not give their rebel friends more aid and
comfort than they have; been doing, and iciH
soon settle the hash for the traitors -Laporte Dem
Now we, wish to, ask the Democrat il his
secession friends did keep still?''. Did
not the editor of the Democrat himself
about that time, on seeing call for Vol
unteers. after reading the head line "Ho!
for the War;, remark in the hearing Of
seyerab: Better hoe at home?' Is it not
a little singular, if. the Democrats are SO
loyal, that we should have had so much
greater influence o*cr them than their own
leaders? Did You ever try. Mr. Democrat,
to counteract the influence of our remark,
by telling your party friends il was their
duty to volunteer? Were not the DEM
ocrats easily held back?. Do you think,
sir. our remark had, more influence with
the Democrats of Marshall in preventing
them from enlisting than the following
which appeared in the Plymouth Democrat
of Feb. 81, 1861, then edited BY, A. C.
Thompson, the present Democratic can
didate for Auditor?: w q s1...1
$50 far as this State is concerned, these dema
gogues fanatics know that they are not repre-
senting the sentiments of their constituents, and
there fore, they refuse TO let the people have an op
portunity to settle the matter They only talk of
reinforcing the laws" and 'coercing the South -
an n clustering, blowing, bragadocio manner. To
them. civil war is pleasing theme to dwell upon,
and some think il 'sineUIaJle" and ssnece: sary"-
These fool fanatics may as well understand now as
at any other future time that the people whose con-
fidence they have betrayed and abused so wanton-
ly, Will no; uphold then in any such a course nnr
will they submit to unreasonable and unnatural de-
mands The pe -nocracy of the State of Indiana,
as party, and great portion Of the Republican
party as individuals, decidedly, and bitterly op-
posed to sc )ercion." which is only another name
for ci1a rar, an all tie po,r.rs Of the Internal
goDs and AboLifionisn confined, cannot e9aocf the
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Southern States unless our Soteis inp1ded By South
era troops IL is The determination 9th Democracy
! OF this State. so far can learn, from cuery
source, 10 let the Republican, party fight is orn ba-
ties, in much they have made the quarrel that
has brought our Lamc to shame and dishonor.-
These blatant Republicans talk about compelling
Democrats to help them fight the South-thaf
scosldbe uery interesting undertaking, and zoe
as2 insure them 1.-the fighting they pll scanf nth
out going a1ay from home, IL the incoming Ad-
mlnissration can get enough volunteer Repub-
cans oid ABE ma" c.. ..cinp coercng the South,
but will be too great ad Undertaking for him to
attempt coercing both the North and the South.
II the matter cannot De compromised anI the
Union saved, Indiana will oppose coercion. or civ
A war and will be in favor of peaceable separa
tion. ii the Northern fanatics persist in misrepre-
senting the conservative sentiment of the State OF
In lana, they will find out, sooner latter, that
Eheirconsttuents are not -dupes nor surfs, to do
their unholy and outrageous biding, and. if they
should. attempt to draft men who are opposed to
coercion to 60 South and fight their brothers, we
predict that the first battle will be fought upon oar
own sos and that anatics and coerconists will find
themselves sadly in the minority W -,
T. Did you net 1bep,, sir. and do you not
noo, endorse the sentiments contained in
the aboveextract? AS you never said any
thing going to show that you heartily de-
sired the Rebellion crushed, the presump-
sion issthat you not only endorsed them
then. but ncw, ALSO sordi 90 :iaod rs..lo
Here is another extract from the same
source, published April A.. 1861. to
which We desire to. call your attention, and
askIyon what influence. if any. it had de-
tterring Democrats in Marshall County
from volunteering?: ID
| "There is not much doubt, now, but that ther5
will be permanent dissolution Of the Union agreed
hpon between the different sections Of the coun-
Try, without resorting to arms. II his should take
place, as it surely will, then all the other slave
States will no longer consider the federal compact
binding upon them and they viii Immediately at
tach themselves TO the Southern coDfedsraeys'; In
case things should assume this shape, new question
OF policy will be introduced to the people of the
Northern States in PARTICULAR and. at the risk of
some OF our political friends probably thinking us
raihes premature in our predictions I'VE will state,
that should peaceable separation be agreed upon
between the North and the South il will not be ten
years more, AZ the fafthest, until nearly or quite all
the Nortfiw estefn States, inclusling. Indiana of
eoursepwil attach thsnsslves TO the Southern con-
federacy. .ails vtig !
TIA Eoos tes-T II 70 -srsS7T7T "a n 40 Il
+ N Major General McClernand and
staff arrived at Washington ON the 26th
lult...r having come; on from Altoona with