Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-07-10

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giarist. By no means. The fact have
mentioned only proves what has been Of
ten observed-great mems minds often
run in the same channel. and find utterance
In the same language.
AS proof Of the paradox above refer
red to in regard to Berry's diarrhea Of
words and costiveness Of ideas. he admits
in his Review and "Dissecting' article
that Governor Morton has. notwithstand-
ing be was elected by ntrickery, and that
the people of Indiana never cast a vote for
him for that office in 1860 proved himself
humane man and good Governor" but
in the same article and same paragraph
he asserts: "When he (AIorton) was elect
ed Governor he was q poor man. compsr-
stively speaking. his salary is only 81. 500
per year. and yet he has purchased the
Meredith farm in Wayne county. in this
State. for $4,000. Where did he raise
that sum-" Is this not tantamount to
asserting that Gov. Morton has robbed the
State? And can a robber be humane
man and good Gopernore Would any
man accustomed to thinking thus stultify
himself? Again. Here is more Of the
same sort.-culied from the same delecta-
bic garden:
ain their first resolution they resolves lshade Of
Muray.l to discard the name Republican, and in
the 4th one they again resolves fthe schoolmaster
was evidently abroad when Berry was juvenile, ]
that they WILL IL they see s after peace is resor-
ed return to their original name. If the name Re-
publican was good enough to conduct the campaign
under in 1861 and is good enough to return to af
ter they restore peace is not good enough TO act
under now1 These are only queries, lis he not a
| scholaril but We don't fully comprehend their
logic"
Don't fully comprehend the logic" of
his own queries! No one else can. am
sure. He propounds but one. yet speaks
of it plurally. Perhaps it is the double
geared. back action. forty mule power sort.
or. like Pats wife, "a HI Of set"
New. all will admit that Berry is genius.
or he could not have got off such corus-
cation as the above. This being true. like
his friends NJ. A. o. and G. III. Quilp, he
is not amenable to the laws Of common
sense.
He seems to be greatly troubled because
the Republicans, at time when the Gov
ernment is struggling for its very existence.
and when there is the creates. necessity
for the union Of all loyal men to preserve
the Union. have temporarily laid aside
their party name. Stephen A. Douglas,
while standing almost on the brink of eter-
nifty. said Whoever is not prepared to
sacrifice party organizations and platforms
on the altar Of his country. does not deserre
tie support aad countenanre Of honest men" :"
Had he known Berry would dissent. he
would. probably. not have uttered the no.
bic sentiment. There is no question but
his two last speeches. at Springfield and
Chicago. killed him in the estimation Of q
large majority of his former admirers and
supporters in Starke county. Their cha
grine and modification. in consequence of
their defeat at the Presidential election, was
too great to allow single patriotic emo
tion to find a lodgment in their pariizsn
hearts. They felt that if the Democratic
party could not rule. tn ecountry might 60
to pot. and from opposing the Republi-
cans imperccptibly became opponents of
the government. These are the narrow
minded bigots. fellow-citizens. who are
striving to get possession of the Govern
ment again. doubtless for the purpose OF
betraying it. as Buchanan did, or making Q
dishonorable peace with the nigger-diying
rebels of the South. by yielding them every
thing they may demand.
When Berry first came to Knox he pro-
fessed to be strong Union man. of the
Douglas stripe. and came out nobly on the
side of the Government. denouncing North
ern secession sympathisers in fitting terms.
worthy pf "hemp and Ill" But the
denunciations Of his old party friends, for
uttering such patriotic sentiments. were
more than he could stand. His zeal for
his country soon began to diminish
"grow small by degrees and beautifully
less" He now heartily endorses the dis
loyal. rebel-sympathising platform Of the
9Th of fJanuary Convention, and supports
the ticket those traitors nom mated. with
out the least pcrc eptible retching in the
region of his stomach. Not only does he
do this. but. like every other secession ed
itor in the North. he lets no opportunity
escape to SANDER and defame every public
man engaged in putting down the rebellion.
except such as manifest more regard for
he constitutional rights Of the South, .
alias rebels, than for the constitut iona
rights of the North. The effect of this
course. whatever may be the motive. is to
distract and divide the North, and enures