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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-04-03
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Special to the Chicago Times.
W ARLINGTON 4 nril

Special to the Chicago Times.
WASHINGTON, April /.
In the House, to-day. Schuyler Colfax
argued ably for the abolition of the tax
upon newspaper advertisements He
stated that such taxes bad been abolished
by England. who grasped at every thing
TO: taxation; that newspapers were already
taxed for paper. gas. on their income. and
Geographic dispatches, and tax on adver.
lisements would. therefore, be very un-
just.
The tax was finally reduced from five to
three per cent. on all papers with less
circulation than tive thousand copies, and
an advertising patronage less than $1,000
was also exempted.
The Senate came near completing the
discussion on the bill abolish:ng slavery in
the District Of Columbus to day. 1t will
be passed to morrow
Senator Wright's speech against the bill
was considerable of an effort. His invec.
tive against Sumner and his abolition reso
luton was very bitter. He compared the
resolutions Of the Massachusetts, Senator to
fifty thousand recruits for the rebel army.
Capt. Ericsson is here. and to day visi-
ted Lieutenant Worden, who steadily i'm
proves
Vice President IIamlin ard party Of
friends returned from Fortress Monroe
tonight. They report that no apprehen.
sions are felt about The Merrimac, AS tie
arrangements made for her reception are
regarded az ample.
bill was introduced in the Senate to-
day, giving the heirs Of those lost on the
Congress and Cumberland one years
pay.
A dispatch has been received by the
Secretary of the Navy from Commodore
Dupont. dated steamer Mohican, off Bruins
wick. Ga, which says that, in obedience
to orders Of the Secretary Of the Navy, Of
March 9th. he left Fernandina on The 9th.
accompanied by several vessels and went
to st. Simon's Island. lie found the forts
and batteries commanding the channel to
be Of formidable construction, but desert
ed. aHd guns, DC. removed Those on
Jekyl Island he also found deserted. The
expedition then proceeded up the Sound
TO Brunswick. On arriving there the
railroad depot and wharf were found to
have been fred by the rebel soldiers. We
landed without opposition and hois,ed the
American flag OH the Oglethrope House.
The town was deSerted and nealy all prep.
erty carried away that could be. Procla
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-04-03
TEE CGN.ES'EEON OF TEas.
''EsKELLIP-pIANS.o

Last Saturday was proud day for the
Philippians. At the call OF their Chief,
who disconrses to them weekly on the
beauties Of their most holy political faith,
they turned out in the ma jesty of their
migh:iness, to the number of thirty, (no
more.) for the purpose of nominating
candidates to be beaten next Monday.
By the following report of tie proceed
ings. which is literally true, and can be
proven by persons present. it will be seen
that the principal actor in the one -horse
comedy, was one William j. Burns, who,
we believe. has not heretofore been con-
sidered a sympathizel with the sect (the
Philippians. Since the days when the
Wing party left him, he has professed to
be Democrat. and probably has been
most Of the time when sober, but being
very tight on the occasion of which we
speak. 1t was not very surprising, in truth
II was eminently proper. tha: he should
act with them ('he PhilIippians).
On motion of somebody who was bound
TO have fun, regardless Of The feelings Of
those present. Ignatius Mattingly vas che
sen President
On motion Of w. j Burns, Jos. Yves
tervel. was chosen Secretary.
The ma ne Of J G. Leonard having been
announced AS a candidate for Trustee,
On motion Of w. j. Burns he WAS de.
clared the unanimous nominee by celia
nation
A number of names having been sub
miited for Consta5les.
W. J. Burns presented the name of Mr..
WarfeId. who declined
w. J. Burns presented the name Of
Ransom Barber as a candidate for Consta
BILE Mr. Barber declined
W. Burns made speech
The balloting having decided in favor
Of gentlemen named elsewhere, a motion
was made to have the proceedings pub
lished in the Marshall County Republican,
when
w. J. Burns moved to amend by add
irg the Democrat. accompanying the mo
ton with very able speech. the principal
feature Of which was that they ought to be
neigbborly' As his motion was not acted
upon. we have given the proceedings an
insertion just for old acquaintance
sake.
We felt sorry for the boys; for. be it
known there are many who act with the
Philippians. whom we esteem. The
convention had been called by the Presi-
dent. without their knowledge or consent
They only attended to afford proof Of their
faithfulness to party. Their downcast eoun
renances, sombre looks and detected MEN,
we're but feeble evidences Of the settled
melancholy with which they were afflicted
And the Philippians departed
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-04-03
4. II. Il e.. Il. Il. REDIVIVUS.

We understand that proposition has
been made by the Peru d indianapolis
Railroad to furnish the iron to CONF lete the
Cincinnati. Peru d. Chicago Railroad from
Peru 10 Plymouth. a distance Of about
forty miles. if other parties will do the
grading and furnish the ties.
This is certainly very liberal offer.
and in consideration Of the fact that the
completion Of this link between Cincinnati
and Chicago will be Of incalculable beae6t
to the country through which the portion
to be completed will pass. As well AS to the
country along the balance of the line, is
one We hope 20 see Immediately accepted.
and the work completed as soon as posi-.
bic. We understand further, that an in
formal meeting has been held in LaPorte,
TO take steps toward carrying cut the pro-
position above alluded 10, and that w. j
Walker, tie present manager Of that por
ton OF the road batween LaPorte and
Plymouth. has gone east TO make the me-
cessary arrangements for the completion
Of the road.
IL is estimated by the Chief Engineer
Of the line. that 100000 will make il
ready for the iron. This amount can he
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-04-03
RETROSPECTIVE.

The Republican Presidential Conyen-
ton Which assembled in Chicago, adopted
a platform which has been cussed and
discussed throughout the land. That
platform contained heresies which have
brought our Government 10 where it now
is. 1t was through the adoption of that
platform that a war Of sections was COM
nerced, and which has resulted in aboll
too disunionism a. the North, and seces.
sion d'sunien at the South
Tha platform contained more bad, and
loss good, political doctrine, than any
platform ever adopted by party calling
itself national Indeed, it is next to an
impossibiity to find any good in it, So
thoroughly imbued and saturated was it
with heresies and dogmas. Blu. there
was one resolution in that platform,
which, fapplied to the present times, in
stead of the times 10 which it was intend
ed TO apply, would be considered sound
doctrine. That resolution was the sixth.
and Was as follows
THAT the people justly view with alarm
the reckless extravaganza which pervades
every department. Of the Federal Govern
ment; that re,ur: to rigid economy and
accountability is indispensable to arrest
the systematic plumber of the public treas.
ury by favored partisans, while the recent
startling developments Of frauds and cor
ruptIons at the Federal metropolis show
that An entire change of Administration i.
imperatively demanded"
Would any man, who is posted in re-
gard to the thieving. robbery, fraud and
Pecualion Of which the Republican AID
m'nlstrasion has been guilty during the
past twelve months. believe that such
resolution was ever adopted by Republi.
can Convention? The frauds and reck
less extravaganza of which the Cohven,
ton thought it necessary TO make mention,
did not probably exceed the amount
which some of the officers Of the present
administration squander in one day. By
their own admissions they have stolen
from the people. over one hundred mil.
lions Of dollars. Aud not one Of
them ever received the leas. pun
ishment for the enormous crimes which
they have committed
The history of the party in power is
one of fraud, corruption. tyranny, oppres
sion. and usurpation power. The forms
OF law. and the requirements If the Con
stitution have been ANONYMOUSLY tramp
eled under foot, without cause. proyoca
ton. or excuse. The will Of one man, and
very corrupt. tyranncal one at that, has
been substituted for the calm. deliberate
Legislation Of years. All this has been
done IN portions Of the country which
have made no attempt to defy the laws.
and whore citizens and officers have Wed
with each other in aiding in preserving
good order. and compelling obedience to
the laws.
1t the administration is permitted to
continue on in the course it has hereto
fore pursued. it will be more through the
lsniency Of the people than any merit of
its own.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-04-03

WENDELL Phillips, who declares that;
he has "labored nineteen years to destroy
the Union, and, thank God, it is destroy
ed" having lately been toasted and feted
to an inordinate extent by the Republicans
from Old Abe on down to the lowest. 1t
has been suggested that a proper appelIa-
ton for them would be Wepdelltes. or
Philippians. As they are very apt in the
application Of names to Democrats. they
will not likely object if the tables are
turned. There is not much Ia a name,
but they are certainly entitled to all there
is in Phillips
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-04-03

raised in the four counties Immediately
interested, if proper effort is made 1t is
not likely that anoti er as good an offer will
be made to The company. as the one allu-
ded to. The citizens along the line of
the road should not cease their efforts un-
til it is completed. We hope the citizens
OF the counties most interested will act to-
gether, and thus insure harmony and
greater efficiency.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-04-03
ne News.

he rebel force at Corinth, which Gen.
Grant has to oppose, is set down at Co.
600 men, and it is being as rapidly in
creased as impieSsmen and transportation
will permit. The dispatches Of yesterday
morning from Cincinnati, announcing that
Buell. had assumed command OF the army
on the Tennessee, and was within fifteen
miles of Coriath, is contradicted this
morning
y number of The rebel gunboats have
succeeded in passing Gen. Pope's batteries
At New Madrid. We presume these are
the boats which we're hemmed in between
New Madrid and Pt. Pleasant. The enemy
continue the erection of batteries opposite
the former place, but they do not make
much Roadway, owing to the constant
shelling kept Cup by Gen. Pope. From
Island No. 10 We have nothing new today
Scattered parties of rebel troops have been
collected together, and are moving about
Columbus, Hickma n, and Cape Girar-
deau
European advces by the Jura. at Port.
land, are to the 2Ist ult President Lin
coins emancipation message had created a
decided sensation in England, and, it is
said. lis effect in that. country and on The
continent will be most beneficial to the
Union cause. Plus TX. is seriously i'll
The AnStrians are strengthening their de.
fences on the frontiers Of Nenetia, and are
evidently apprehensve that the summon
will bring with it Garibaldi and the red
shifted champions Of united Italy.
Gen. Curtis has taken mp the negro
question. In recent order issued from
his headquarters in Missouri, he coalis-
Gates, emancipates, and proposes to send
north several Africans. tie slaves Of rebel
masters. The negroes emapcipated were
employed in the rebel service. This action
we Judge to be in conformity to the law Of
Congress passed al the Jaly session, and
which Fremont, in his famous proclama
ton FIRE eng negroes, violated Ii all the
slaves Of rebel masters are freed and pass.
ed through the Federal lines to the North
the North and the negroes will alike be
come objects deserving Of sympathy and
aid
As the facts come out az to the battle
near. Winchester. it is shown to have been
one Of the most holly contested of the war
Up TO Sunday the list Of Federals ascer-
tanned to be killed amounted to ll3. the
wounded. Of whom many will die. to AL
and the missing TO "a The rebels are in
force between Stransburg and Mt Jackson.
while Gen. Banks column is concentrated
in the neighborhood Of the former place.
Mt. jackson is the terminus Of the Manas-
sas Gap Railroad. and depot for supplies
for the rebel army acting in the Shenan-
Goah Valley.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-04-03

Washington City-located as it is between
two slaveholdIng Sfates-into an asylum
for free negroes. population undesirable
in every American community, and which
it has been deemed necessary to exclude
altogether from some even of the non
slaveholding Slates.--Er.
ARTIFICIAL wants are more numerous
and lead TO more Expensive wants; for this
cause, the ricn are often in greater want
of money than those who have but bare
competency.
THEY that govern most, male least
noise. You see, when they row In a barge
they that 90 drudgery. work, slash. and
puff and sweat; but lie that governs, sits
quietly at the stern and is scarcely seen to
stir.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-04-03
The Abolition of slavery ira the
District OF Columbia.

The abolilionsts i'm the Senate are
crowdiug all sail upon the bill to emauci-
pate the slaves in the District Of Columbia.
They are determined TO wipe out the In
situation in the District The amendme mt
of Senator Salisbury. providing that the
negroes when freed shall be divided among
the free States, is very distasteful to the
ultra emancipationists and was voted
down.
The strongest and most reasonable OBJ
lection offered by the citizens OF the Dis.
trict to this measure is, that if it should
be passed the city Of Washington would
become the rendezvous Of all the free ne
groes from the North and all the runaway
negroes from the South, and be thus filled
with population VIGOROUSLY so unprofit-
able that nearly all the free States on the
borders have been compelled to pass laws
excluding free negroes from residence in
them. To pass the act abolshing
slavery In The District, without passing
also acts similar to those adopted in the
free States for self protection, would soon
make Washington uninhabitable for any
except for negroes.
The Board of Aldermen of the city. at
their last session passed resolutions adj
verse TO the unqualified abolition of slave
ny in the District, and instructing the
joint committee Of the Councils TO urge
respectfully upon the members OF Con
gress. as the Constitutional guardians of
the interests and rights of the people Of
the District, the expedieney and the JUS
tice OF so shaping any Legislation affecting
The African race as to provide just aud
proper safeguards against converting
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-04-03
EsE.i sAS.

We are inleb'el to Hon. Schuyler Col.
fax for bound copy of the Congressional
Globe for the last session Of Congress.
Also for copy of Mordecai's Report of
the Military Commission to Europe
Also to D. W. Voorhees,, Of Indiana. for
public documents.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-04-03
EsEz's EEgCAS NOIsaN sSEG.

The Republicans, or more properly
speaking, the "Wendellites," or "PLil-
lippians," held convention at the Court
House last Saturday, and nominated the
following ticket:
For Trustee. C.. Leonard.
For Constables McCanse, r. c..
Stanley. Gilbert Core
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-04-03
PITI3BTE II. T WAYNE s. CBICA
&C r. IL AZ COMPANY.

Certificates of Stock Of TIL, Company will he
issued to The Stockholaer, OF the Pitt>luirh Fort
alne Chicago Railroad Company. on and al
ter The 18th OF April rroXimo, on their complying
with the following provision Of the agree
ment Tor the reorganization OF sai,. Company, TO
wit:
" 10 derS of Stock Of the Pittsburgh. Fort
WAYNE and Chicago Railroad Company. upon the
ass snmcnt of such stock TO such persons as nav
be designated for that purpose. 10y the Purchasing
Agents, may he allowed 10 receive an equivalent
amount OF stock in the new Corporation, in SHARE,
of One hundred Dollars each. with Scrip Cer,ii.
Gates tor less amounts not emitting the holders 10
dividends"
he Assignment Books viii be opened on the
10th proXimo. By Orcer.
". H. BARNES.
March 95th SO
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-04-03
Proposals for Erecting
tCOr House.

Notice Is hereby given that the board Of Com
missioners OF Marshall county VIII. on the 18Th
oay OF April le62, between 10 o'clock. a m. and
> o '.ocN M receive proposals for the erection
81 "ul' INK on the Marshall County Poor Farm
loF an Asylam for III Poor of said county Said
building to be "a by ST .ect. two stories hch Win
SHitholc rooms for the convenience of Pauncrs and
Il good, substantial cellar. TIE place Of reecv,
ing proposals Will be at said Poor Farm. n which
time the plans and specifications of said builJ;nc
will be more particularly given.
|. n. MoRR,s.
l.. BoLFY, Comm;ss;oro,.
:. THcN,s TYNrR
Mare -, lS6a-St3
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-04-03
The Capture Of Union City.
Hickman. Ky. March 3l,l
Via Cairo, April /.


Via Cairo. April /.
A force Of / 800 Federal soldiers. from
the bomoarding fleet at Island No 10,
under Colonel Buford. landed here this
morning, and proceeded to Union City, Is
miles from here, where they attacked a
cavalry force of TIE enemy. putting them
to fight. killing 90 or 80, and capturing
90 prisoners.
a hundred horses were also captured.
together with al! the rebel camp stores and
equipage.
The camp itself fell into the hands Of
the Federal troops and was burned.
The rebels were completely routed and
made very poor resistance. They ran
almost as soon as they were attacked.
A number Of secession flags were cap
tured. with which the troops adored their
boats on the homeward passage. They
went back 10 Island No. 10 last night in
4 steamers.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-04-03
AD.J0URNH3D TO
Thursday, :sd Of April ncrf.

The unfavorable weather. AMI bad condition of
the roads, have made IL mpossihlcfo for many to cx
anime the grounds. or inspect the stock OF the
HICKORY GROVE NURSERIES,.
80 the sales to-day have been quite limited: there.
fore the sale Is adjourned until The 3d of Anril and
II the weather is favorable. the sale will be made
on the Nursery Grounds, otherwise in the large
fort blc.
The terms and conditions will be the same "A
those in To DAYS sale.
Please keep catalogues, or hand to such as NAV
desire 10 attcn next sale
Dealers WHO want to pack before the 81 of Anil
viii DE treated with lberalitv
JOHN ID. BRENNAN, Auetioneer. :
Toledo March 20 1862.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-04-03
Sc ssGsa3sOEssEIEse.

PlilHDl RGEl. Fl WAYNE ND Chicago RAIL
R9iD rdlpiN.
The Stock Transfer books of this Company will
be closed on the 9th OF April, after which it i, no,
prohab.. any more transfer, viii be made. exrept-
my "a c7ntemP ated in the ayr, ment. heretofore
eXecutcdhy the Stockholders. with 4 view to re-
organization. Is. Order.
W. II. BARNES, Secretary.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-04-03
JOHN ID DES-OIs.
ATTORNEY 4 COUNSELOR iTLiW.
AND NOTARY p RrIc

JFOiice in Westervet Block. Tlymouth. Ind.
u Collections promptly made ami satisfaction
warranted Deeds and Mortgages properly drawn
ana Acknowledgements taken Jan9 J0ly
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-01-08
Raleigh, n. c., january 8, 1862.

/, that will cause each one of its members names
+ to beread in history many generations hence:
Il declared North CAROLINA should be free.
suppose the Legislature did not have full
power to do this-pertaps such an act would
he unconstitutional. Now, there is one other
thing that the Legislature has always con-
sidered unconstitutional, viz: to interfere
with the occupation of men, that make liv-
! ing and get rich by making and selling poison
| 10 maniacs, who in fts of dslirium, murder
! wives, children, neiglbors friends, as we'll as
/ enemies, and then commit suicide or die un.
der the gallows. Superior Court Judges
I have also declared it unconstitutional for
even county courts to refuse license to retail
ers, and the next day, while on the bench,
call on the oictim and prisoner at the bar to
rise and state why sentence should not be
passed against him. He arises and says: 'In
a moment of unconsciousness / killed my
best friend-I knew not what did-it was
liquor that did it. This is no plea, and they
swing him. But prove that he is deranged
| from fall he got when trying to steal from
his neighbours corn crib or smoke house, or
when be fell SO deeply in love with his neigh
bor's pretty daughter, and it is soon found
! to be unconstitutionalt to pass sentence against
tHoH W SCuu Httu W lut tilSduc
Asylum at Raleigh
Now, the Legislature should have the
power over the cdus@ Then there would be
greater harmony in courts when dealing with
the efect. As the Convention has the power
to make any thing constitutional, let 1t stop
| the distilleries, or decree that a drunkard's
asylum shall be built, and every man thai
gets tight" let it Gtclare him to be too dan.
gerous to run at large, and have him taken
there. As the Convention is not properly q
law making power, but rather the layer Of
foundations upon which the Legislature can
build laws, let it place few foundation stones
in the constitution on which timidlegislators
may be able to stand, when bill concerning
distilleries is introduced Then the Olsen
| thralled multitude Of happy Carolinians will
have double cause to bless each member
! and, no doubt, will try to build monument
to their memory as high as the Tower o.
Babel and big as the Black Mountain; and
| if they fail to engrave their names so deeply
in the rock to stand the ravages of time. they
will be plainly visible in their hearts at the
judgment day. TOM.
! Swannanoa, n. G.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-01-08
FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
The Law Makers.

There is something about the two law ma.
king, law-repealing, conflicting bodies of
North Carolina, that do not understand -
One of these august bodies meets and makes
a law, then disperses. The other immediate
ly assemblies, and the first thing they do.
nearly, lis to pass counteracting one to its pre-
decessor One thinks it necessary to have
stay law, and makes it; the other alters and
amends it, then the Judiciary rides rough
shod over all. Which is head, the Legisla-
ture or the Conventions | used to think the
Convention was the biggest body; but the
lact Legislature talked about abolishing it,
when began to think the Legislature was
head. is not the Convention unrestricted as
to its acts and unlimited as to its time Now,
as the Convention has the power to alter and
amend the constitution, suppose it was to say,
"Gov. Clark, stand aside, FL be Governor p
or to the members of the Legislature, "Gen.
tlemen, you need not respond to Gov Clarks
call for another extra session-for I'll be the
Legislature, and I'll make and execute all
law, whatsoever seemeth to me good" ass5
Now, don't suppose there is much danger
of the Convention taking on its shoulders
unlimited power and endless duration, but
thereis one place where am afraid it will
not show its strength, which if it fails to do.
there are many that will grieve that the Leg
islature did not cripple it when it found that
it could not be beheaded. si9 81!
The Convention did one glorious thing,