The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-17

For the Democrat.
Esi:st d'Gssv,sy Order. and Tast5z.G-
sy's Szssrc presentations.

Mr.. EDIroR For some weeks past the
editor Of the Marshall County Republican
has been INDUCING in misrepresen atoms
in relation TO County order | issued some
weeks age, in favor ola soldiers wife and
on account Of these misrepresentation
ask yo' TO give the following place in
your paper:
The order in question WAS given to the
Treasurer SIMPLY as Il voucher for the
money he paid the soldiers wife. on her
presentation Of the Trustees order and
was no. intended for circulation. She re-
ceiptcl for Il, but did not make the order
OFT until late in The ai,ernoon-son hours
after the lady had gone. Had the OF Ter
been matlc out and handed to her il would
not have had these Characters. ,l-.t'
n i o herwise It would have been as il
rev i.
In the order designate the a'ld Of
expense as war pauper expense This
is wha. the editor dwclis upon particularly,
ami rlisrcpresenfs iii \ contemplate man
nor by saying ihat he thought was too
plucl, CT u =cntleian 10 wantonly insult =
poor dccnceloss woman, u, thou4li | did.
i think chat women and children have ha,
nothing 20 d N bringing on or conduct
in- this va, and therefore J have no i'll
suits on IN Au.;ics to offer ihcm. This
dcs ..nation Of the A:ua Il cxrcnse Is made
n fhese orders in strict n. ra.nce with
the direction II The Board : commissions
cts b,sh al he June AMI September terms
o. court. and Is made for Tie purpose u
Keeping he different kinds Of expense sep
:.ra'e - that the Commissioners as well
rs al others. may sec what each annunts
t. lhcrc ~, no iasalt inicnlcl. an ne
oaeHec taken At tAis .ii;a.c5lo..y until this
erie. camc to the notice 81 the old apollo
ei-i ~ the iniiunan treatment the Iaurers
q Is ocun.y received lew yeas ago At
tic names 81 Their keeper; and whether
o.lcn-c be taken IA il in ne future CT Mt
/ viii ilot BE chargeaoc sid. t. or .hail
only do as have been directed by The
! Commissioners. In short. It i net the
wives of soldiers who have became insni,cd,
bu, i i Ai..tt;ne'y. aal he cAses no;hing
/ for i; further ,han it VII serve III. party
pur,s. -, AMI he : vile art wiiai sl:,i,-
ccrer when he charges either directly or
indirectly HAT world isu!t ory la..y, and
Is; g ,ne IA dest TIT. circumstances.
l;c -ays ia substance dat II i . ,ii.gra
to be rauper, or chat it is al IA ul' 10 be
callel one. lie may re.r,rd it iii this l;ght
and evidently does as he thinks they exc
s'.ch unworthy vretche@ that they deserve
n,;hing better than to be frozen to death
and become polluted w.;h the most loaih-
some vcrinin. on account Of the ayariee.
tii:h OF carelessncss Of their keeper. It
comes with very poor grace from such
az I'D hypocrite rs he IS, who has been die
defender o.; the Iian who has thus treated
She uniortuna.es Of this Comfy. to be
prating about caring What becomes Of the
poor and destitute. His philanthropy is
- cheap as his ratr;oti@a--neithcr costing
him any iiling, only what hard blowing
h does
20 reflect that ters Of housGn3s 81
wh fe so{eficrs &c c,s ard chi}s!. ca are Gesti-
cute Of the neccssaries OF liie. ah that IN
equal mum her OF to@y. ignorant and dogsa-
'!cd negroes are being comfortably clothed
aud layishiy led "a, the public expense: to
think Of these outrageous facts. Is enough
to maxi any one. except an Abolitionist,
curse those fanatics, both North aud South.
who have brought on this cruel war and all
the evils. sorrow and mieory. that are fol
lowing in its wake.
The private soldiers who do all the ser
vice and receive but small wage anal are
compelled to pay 1T ont to suffers to keep
soul and boiy together. deserve and re-
ceivc the s.ymqa,hy of all, unless ii is such
Abolitionistsa as Mattingly. VIII ia not seem
to care how many OF them are sacrificed.
- that the negroes continue - !c set at
liberty and comfortably clothed and boun
tcously fed.
The families of these soldiers must not
aud will not be allowed, in this community,
TO sullcr want Oh account Of the treatment
they arc receiving ut the hands OF the
government; and in the hrma he work of
giving them relief there is not man in
this community but Will give to them as
literally according to his means, as Mat
tingy.
IN the Republican of the Sd inst, there
was letter purportng to have been writ
ten bv one of the members of Co. d., I'D
Reg Ind Volunteers, but which bore
Mattingly's ear marks so plainlythat there
u lint ltfla .hanso IN ms n s NJ