Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-05-07


cavalry. during the last four months, hiss
arrested 172 deserters.
Two gamblers named McCarty and
Mortland. were arrested yesterday. and
sent to Louisville. They weee connected
with the Paymaster Cook affair.
Col. Conrad Baker, of the 1st Indiana
cavalry has been selected by the War DE-
partment to superintend the enrolling COM
mission, Provost Marshal, and all mat
ters pertaining to the draft in Indiana
His headquarters will be in this city.
From Artemus Ward Jr.--He Visits
Richmond.
Its putty plane to my mind that We
earnt to have Peas as long as the fits goes
on. Not much. The sympathizin Demos
promist tina. these rebellion shood be over
as soon as they was 'lect.d. an they air do
in all in their power to get it all ever-all
over the. North. You Good stick more
loyalty in O chickens ear than such men
possess.
The other day 'pintcd myself COM
mittee Of the whole to 60 to Richmon an
see eff 1 coodent convins Jefferson Davis
ov the error of his way, and persuade him
to jine the Young m.n's Christian
Association. Somthin must soon be did
to have the war stopt, or by the time its
ended the Northern sympathizers will have
no Southern brethren. or no Constitution.
or no Declaration of Injypendence, OF no
nothing or anything else. None.
But l was goin to tell you about me
trip to the capital of the Southern Con-
thieveracy. 1t was q bootiful mornin'
that l started-nary q cloud obskewsred
the Orb ov day-and rove at the sccesh
lines.
In doc corse ov mail | arrow in Rich
mon. i unfoldcd me mission. AMI WAS
ushered into j. Davis orgust presents.---
He'd jist returned from his spsechifYin
tower.
"Tap Us your aipper, ole Covsy," sez I.
addressn him in the L. T. VS. approved
disrlict. aa
"Maks known your biznss," sez he.
'1'm gettin up a proclamation for the ex-
termination of the hole Yankee nation,
and arnt got much leisure for emmy other
ockupation.'
81 come" sez /. con a mission Of peas.
Your copperhead friends in the North will
soon cease to exist, eff things carnt be ar
ranged to prohibit the Unionisters from
tearing the constitoosh."
"What term terms do you offer?" que
ried jeff
2 "Wall,,' sez /, II air instructed by the
Copperheads { Wood. Stiles IL Co.. you
know 2propose anything which will most
disgrace the North. You kin tax, your
niggcrs all over creation. ,ncludin Jar
say" -
f Wood that be Constitootional?" arsk
j. D., with a slight twinkle ov his eye.
"O," sez /. "Its matter Of no differ
ence how much you chaps broke that arti-
xii to sever the Union. SO the Republicans
air stopt from doin the same to keep sed
Union together. That's what your nuth'-
rem chums warnt to see dun."
WALL" sez the Cornfed. President,
.ef your gov'men will let us secesh. and
will pay all our debts, and give MS Brute
Butler to hang we might come to terms"
"Is thar nothin else you Good wish?''
"Wall, yes--give us all the terrific
ries." aan
NOlulu clSc.
Throw in 2 or 8 free States-New
York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusettss
fur instans." zo BE-
''Nothing' else?" a'
) ..You might include old Linken's he'd"
'.Carn't you think of nothin else.'
"Yes--in footer We must have ell VIC
arsk"
u. Davis sez I, 81 hev no doubt your
friends in the North wood make ell these
an more too: but il has just
occurred to me that thar was nothin sed to
Old Abe about it be4 l left Washington.
Shouldn't wonder ef he'd object to tbs
plan some. But your Democrat friends
air doin all they kin for yeu."
II know" seq j. D.; "snd that's what
keeps our spirits up. We air waitin for
them to got in power, and then we expect
to get all We arsk. And. And yet 10
shiyilry consider 'cm the most contempti-
bic set of dirt eating towards in the North.
We could buy 'em ell for Confed Shin
plaster" -
Those was my opinion 2. .....f
JEFF arskt me to stop and take T With
him, and kindly sropt. Ell secesh Pres
ident don't get anything better for the
stummick's sake, - then was on the table
may W., Jr., be preserved from sich .
fate. 5 l n'
e "P'raps you've eaten bettor Pork than
this, but its the best I've got, ses JEFF.
ss"Yes." ssz I, "thats putty mean Ham.
but I've seen . laundering site msaner in
Washington" s
9 "Whst kinds thatf' he demanded.
g "Vallandig- ham!" = s2
After supper scottish looking chap en-
tered, who staggered up to def. throwed
up his hat and shouted tfxA
q Smother vic-hic-toryl Washington Ia
ken pris'nsr--hicl Old Abe Grsely cap
tured-hicI Horace Lincoln badly killed.
and George B. McBurnsids s'fnd'rd--
hiel" sis siie1 ~
The cuss was old John Fletcher, in his
famous roll ov the Drunksrd. John only
gifts tight once ysar. which is on Nsv
Years. asad' s.oieel IS raiko - ts ~
N Bile s.sys drunk till nsxt New
Years. as 50 ceisiaEo9 - s.
: But I returned to Washington disgustsd
with all peace measures. The synpsthi-
GERS may do their own dirt-ssting IN the
footur as they have done ia the parst. A