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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-01-23
THE CONVENTION AND THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

LIE hepuoiican papers appear be very
much exercised about the Douglas Dem.
scrats being imposed upon by the 'Breck-
enridge' Democrats the matter of con
Quoting the State Convention. To hear
and believe all they say, one would suppose
that the Douglas men were the most
abused set of men in the country. They
generally speak Of the convention as the
breckenridge convention or the Bright
Disunion convention
For the edicaton of those Republic
ans who have recently affected an over
weening love of the Douglas men. AMI
who have volunteered their valuable SER
vices for the purpose of defending them,
we take pleasure in informing them that
the two divisions of the party named have
concluded to work together in harmony
in future, and henceforth design spending
their political ammunition on the aboli-
;ionis's. The question which divided the
party is not now at issue. and probably
never will be again; and the party do not
deem it advisable to keep up a family
quarrel about ire levaut questions, merely
for the qualification of their enemies. All
whom we have heard spead Of this matter.
and the action of the party in all parts Of
the State leads US to believe that the party
elsewhere entertain the same opinion. take
this view of our pas: difficulties. and will
act accordingly. Of course, all the Re-
rublicans and few pseudo Democrats.
will oppose any such consummation, which
will be good evidence, if any were needed,
Of its correctness.
The lie which the Republican press have
published concerning the State convention
that it was controlled by Breckenridge
mems easily refuted by a fair statemen,
of the facts in the case. The three prin-
cipal officers of the convention esident,
Secretary and Assistant Secretary-were
all Douglas men. Does that look like the
Breckenridge men controlled the organiza
ton of the convention? We are informed
by good authority. that erery man on the
ticket voted for Douglas. Does that look
as though the breckenridge men had
things all their own way? If they did.
it was certainly a very magnanimous way
giving their opponents all the Offices
and one for which they are entitled to
great credit.
The Convention was organized, the
platform adopted. and the ticket nominated
solely with view to unity and harmony
in the party, regardless of past differences
That it was successful in this, is attested
by the hearty endorsement it has received
from one end of the State to the other.
Republican blarney. about breckenridge
Convention and Douglas men trodde n
under foot will amount to nothing farther
than to render those who use il ridiculous.
Democrats know their duty. and will per-
form it regardless of Republican threats or
SANDERS. This is not the first howl that
Abolition has raised. The bitterness
which it exhibits toward the Democratic
party. is evidence Of the fact that its own
dissolution is nigh at hand. The gyra.
tions which it makes over tho Democ rat
ic Convention, is but the last struggles
Of the demon.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-01-23

Notice is hereby given that I will sell. At Public
Auction, on Friday. the fourteenth day of Febru
airy next, at the residence Of Elizabeth Ginger
man tat of Marshall county deceased. II her
personal property, consisting of Horses, Cattle,
Hoes. sheep, Grain and Growing Crops, Farming
Implements. and large and general stock of
Household and Kitchen Furniture, &C., &C.
credit of nine months will be given on all
sums over three dollars. the purchaser giving his
note with approved surety, waving valuation and
apprsisement laws, with interest
JOHN I. CARDER, Executor.
Soml
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Eec5cl IEGgcislcz;sS IL, KENTUCKY.


Louisville, Jan. II.
All quiet down the railroad.
The Bowling Green correspondent OF the Nash
vile Courier says Gen. Johnston has called upon
the Provi icnal government of Kentucky for q,
900 infantry and 5 900 cavalry for three years.
FlOyd's Brigade, from Virginia, are going to
Scottsvillc, Ky.
The rebels of IIindman's command came N
the railroad on Sunday night, and burning the
depot, blacksmith shop, and took all the goods
from the store Of Mr. Mustain, at Horse Cave.
They also burned the woodland depot, Cave City
depot, Cave City Hotel and stables The citizens
at all these points were notified to leave, and es-
capped to Mumfordsyille, as the rebels stated that
they intended to return on Monday night and
burn every house that could be used by the Fed
eral army in its advance as hospitals OF quarters
They also burned up all the hay, oats. and fod-
der stocks along the road, and drove off or killed
all the cattle, horses, and mules to be found.
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EEOOd i'm fss = Ollie.
Cincinnati. Jan. 9

NTIIC FIIIIdtI, j III. ~.
Heavy rains have prevailed since Satur-
day night. The river here is fifty-one
feet, and raising at the rate of three inches
per hour. There is five feet water on the
first floor of buildings fronting the river.
All the tributaries above are pouring out
at flood heighth
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-01-23
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF THE Attest
WAR NEWS

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

Ex-President Tyler died at Richmond
last Friday.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-01-23

General Tom Thumb. about two weeks ago. shot
| deer near Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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Grea. National Banner CT Intellect,
A AMERICAN HEARTS AND HOMES
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-01-23
NEWYORK MERCURY
A NEW YEAR WITHAN OLD FRIEND.

On New Y ears day of 500. that world rcnown-
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The noble patriot soldier in his tent, too, has
wh'led Away the tedium OF camp lie in the ab
sorbing review of its
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-01-23

The dead were found on the field.
The Tenth Indiana lost seventy five
killed and wounded.
Nothing further Of Federal loss has yet
reached here.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-01-23
THIRD DISPATCH

THIRD DISPATCH.
The Baltic Peyton killed in the recent
engagement proves to be Bailie Peyton,
Jr., attached to Zoliconer's staff, and not
Baillie Peyton, Sr., as first reported.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-01-23
FORTY BRILLIANT COLUMNS.

finding in them fascinating mental discipline
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of the Grand Army of American Intellect and
Genius
In commencing pew year. the proprietors of
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rs it already rules the happy domestic freside.
Already the largest Literary Journal in the
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Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-09-17
HAPPY WOMEN.

a happy woman is she not the very sparkle and
sunshine Of life? woman who is happy because
she can't help it-whose smiles even the coolest
sprinkling OF misfortune cannot dampen. Men make
a terrible mistake when they marry for beauty, or
for talent for style the sweetest wives are those
who possess the magic secret Of being happy under
every circumstance. Rich or poor, high or low, it
makes difference, the bright fountain of joy bub-
bles up just musicaliy in their hearts. DO they
live in log cabin? the freight that looms up in
its humble hearth becomes brighter than the gilded
chandeliers in an Aladdin palace DO they ca.
brown bread, and drink cold water from the we'll !?
it affords them more satisfaction than the million
aires pate dc ,toi and iced champagne Nothing
ever goes wrong with them-no trouble is too
rious for them to make the best of it" Was ever
calamity so dark and deep that the sunlight Of a
happy face falling across its turbd tide, would not
wake an answered glcam? Why, thcn joyous
tempered people don't know half the good they do.
No matter how cross and grabbed you feel, Mr..
Grumbler, no matter if your brains are packed full
of meditations on "atElicting dispcnsationS," and
your stomach with medicines, pills and tonics just
set one of these CHEEKY little talking to you,
and we are not afraid to wager any thing she can
cure you. The long drawn lines about the mouth
will relax, the cloud of settled gloom will vanish,
and nobody knows when, and the first you know,
you will be laughing! Why? That is another
thing-we can no more tell You why you smile in
voluntarily to listen to the first blue bird of the sea-
son among tho MAJ pie blossoms, or to meet knot OF
yellow eyed dandelons in the crack Of pave stone.
We only know that it is So
Oh, these happy women! how often their slender
shoulders bear the weight of burthens that would
smite men to the ground how often their little
hands guide the ponderous machinery of life with
an invisible touch; how we look forward through
the weary day to their Preside smiles how often
their cheerful eyes see Colour de rose where we only
beheld thunder charged clouds! No one knows,
no one will ever know, until the day of judgment,
how much we owe to these hopeful, accomplishing
women
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-09-17
SEED WHEAT.

Seed wheat is scarce in several States, and few
suggestions for saving seed by hand drilling may
not be amiss A gallon of wheat carefully planted
by hand gives more plants to the acre than one I'M
acquainted with the number of seed in a gallon
would suppose In England, where experimental
wheat culture has received much attention, large
crops have been grown per acre from only four
ouarts of seed. In rich ground the young plants
filler remarkably, and spread so as to cover the
whole surface and the heads of grain grow longer,
and are better filled for having more room and sum
shine Most farmers know that neither corn nor
cotton will bear crowding on the surface planted, if
one wishes to bring the crop to the greatest perfec
ton. Take extra pains in blowing twice or more
the land to be planted in wheat, scatter the seed
hv hand in drills as you would cotton or corn, but
mt not to exceed two gallons on the acre and one
and half may do better. Cover with light pillow,
or board if the ground is smooth and mellow. Take
mains also to remove all impure seeds, such cookie,
Cheat and other weeds and wash the seed in ley
made of ashes to kill the germs of smut if you can
not get blue stone nor copperas for that purpose.
Indeed it is best to save blue stone salt and cope
ras for other uses, and wash seed wheat in strong
lev to prevent smut Apply the ley precisely as
YOU would a solution of blue stone.
Wheat is not so scarce as the high price of the
article might lead one to believe. 1t is the album
dance of our circulating medium that appreciates
the market price Of many things as we'll as their
scarcity.-.Southern Field & Fireside.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-09-17
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
Sept. 2, 1852.

IN MONDAY NIGHT LAST, THE 18TH OF All.
~ gust Lieut. Williams in the Confederate service at
men, seized on my premises valuable Mare with saddle
blankets and leather which she had upon her and took
the sad from me by force and has thus far re-
Iseo 10 denver up the said property NE Justice
The reason he alleges for such treatment s that had
harbored one of my sons or had prevented him from doing
his duty as conscrpt This charge against me is fise
Confederate officer would have had no right to insult me-
as ne dd and seize my property. publish this notice in
order that the public may know the facts and that his
may know how he has transcribed his duty and
the law of the land and papaby nfrnged recent order
OF Adutaht General Cooper relation to the seizure and
impressnent of private property -N'' Oh"
Granville Co., Sept 2, 1862 wand
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-09-17
SECOND DISPATCH.


Baltimore and New York dates o. the 9Th inst,
received here last night too late to telegraph YOU
The american of Saturday afternoon and dis
patch from Cincinnati dated Saturday morning,
state that great preparations are making there TO
receive the Confederate forces should they advance
ten. Smiths army was twelve miles north of
gynthiana, KY, on Friday at noon. Great excite
meht IN Baltimore fearing approach of the Con.
iederates but personal reconnaissance on Friday
by Gen. Wool and staff as far as point of Rocks"
showed no signs of the Confcdcrates on MARYLAND
soil
The excitement at Frederick Nd, ON Friday was
intense on account of false rumors. The Union
men all stampeded TO Pennsylvania The Provost
Marshall burned the government stores. Mcclellan
has all the forts on the Potomac from Washington
to Point of Rocks heavily guarded
Lexington, KY, entered by the Confederates
on the Bird inst. The extra session of the Legisla
ture at Louisville. Frankfort had been abandoned
and all the archives, &c, removed to Louisville.
Bolivar, Tenn, was invested by Gen. Price on
the LIST, who will have the cooperation of Gen. Vii
lipique. q
The following dispatch, received from the West,
although of older date than the above, appears to
contain late news. It is possible, however, that the
actual possession Of Covngton and Newport as early
~ friday morning. may be premature. 1t is, how
ever evident that the Northern papers and the gov.
sannent are laboring to prevent panic among the
paIlpsi The news, by way Of Baltimore from Ma
nation. ~ 0N- v" ''o WV VA '"'o'
"hENADA' Sept. s.-The Memphis Argus, of the
-1th, contains the following dispatch: Boat B ar
rived last evening about o'clock from Cairo. A
gentleman on board had a COPY of an Extra issuet
from the Gazette Office, at Cairo nrevious to tn,
departure of the boat which states substantially
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-09-17

hsnds-would it not be better and more in keeping
with the honorable instincts Of the Southern char,
acter that the applicant for appointment should
furnish high and reliable testimonials of his moral
character and probity, far more difficult to procure
if unworthy than the present bond, often Of the
value of waste paper? In connection with the sub
iect will state, that during long experience IN
the old government, do not remember but single
case in which the surees Of an officer was proceed,
cd against, and the amount Of the bond recovered
by the United States 49,
These few remarks have roughly thrown toge-
ther Mr.. Editor, and beg, If you think them worthy
of it they may find place in your columns: ~,
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-09-17
OBEDIENCE rs. INDIVIDUAL JUDGMENT
AND RESPONSIBILITY.

The foundation of the regulation of armies, is the
principle of obedience. The incubation and exam
ple-the theory and practice of military life is
blind, unquestioned obedience to authority. WhethT
er right or wrong wise or foolish, it does not mat
ter or concern the subordinate. With him respon-
sibility does not rest, save in the fufment OF his
instructions, within the assigned sphere
But, while surrender of the opinions and judy
ment and will to the dictation of officers of higher
grade or older commission obtains in the army, the
government under which we live is based upon
principle Numerically the opposite viz: the exer
else of individual judgment in all public matters,
and the imposing of liberal responsibility for re-
suits upon all pnbllc men. republic, or republic
can confederacy without responsibility to the peo-
is republican in only, and lacks the vital ele-
ment of such government
Since the formation of the Confederate States the
people of the South have exhibited great prone
ness to surrender their opinions, judgments and
wills to their Executive authorities, and extra
ordinary zeal to encourage blind, unquestioning
obedience They have readily acquiesced in being
excluded from knowledge of their own affairs and
in being kept in perfect darkness as to measures
and the responsibilities of men. Results alone cam
not be concealed They have passed the response
bility of forming conclusions, and judging of men
and measures, and have thrown it upon an untried
President and small Congress sitting in secret and
so subservient to Executive influences ard undi-
rected by public criticism. IT, therefore, affairs have
not been managed with that wisdom and vigor once
expected and very desirable, the people must not
wholly blame either the Congress for subserviency,
or the Executive for dictation and weakness The
people of the South are themselves to blame for vo-
lating and setting aside the cardinal principle on
which their representative government is construc-
ted. When they have done their part of knowing
the operations Of their government and forming opin-
ions, and making those opinions felt by their Rep
rcsen,atives of the House and Senate, and by the
chosen Executive head of their government, then
they will have done their duty. The responsibility
and the blame of failures and disasters and caami-
ties will be thrown from their shoulders upon those
to whom It should properly belong and the power
of correction and reform would remedy our evils.
In the mean time it would be well to ponder on
the distinction between military rule and republican
government, the principles on which they arc res
pectfuy administered, and to ascertain which is
now IN operation and prevailing in the views and
conduct of our people towards their government
and its afairs.-Char. Mercury.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-09-17

How FAR CAN CANNON BE HEARD ?-1ncredible as
it may seem, the report of cannon in the fighting at
Richmond and at Manassas, was distinctly heard at
this distance, in almost every engagement that has
taken place. A thousand or more people will be
qualified that they have heard gun after gun, and
many of our country friends have always been able
to tell when fight was going on, or the enemy's
gun-boats were engaged in Smelling the banks of the
James. Cannon were plainly heard here on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday last in the direction of
Manassas-Milton Chronicle. 80