The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-10-01
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How far these bloody outrages are to be
extended, and how long they are to be
continued, or how soon they are to become
universal and overwhelming, the God who
watches over an oppressed and injured
people only knows. We're they perpetra-
ted only by the abandoned, and promptly
discountcnanced by all the good portions
Of our people, we might hope that they
would not be repeated; but when they are
perpetrated by educated men, in fair stan
ding and approved by the church, the great
body Of ,he republican party, and the ad-
ministration at Washington, we have no
hope but in the strong arm and ready aim
of democrats. We pray that this dreadful
alternative may be prevented, but if the
worst comes upon US, let every democrat
remember that elfpreservotioa is the first
ioac Of aatare. Read the facts:
On the 4th of August, body of Home
Guards, from Vevay, Indiana, commanded
by Mr.. f. Dutour, returned from the pur-
suit Of Morgan. AS they were about to
disband, he proposed three cheers for Val
landigham and freedom which were given
with a will by the entire company. That
evening (Tuesday) he WAS arrested for
this act, and incarcerated in Jail, until re-
leased By writ of haJeos corpus Oh Sat
urday night
On the 9th Of August, two sons and a
nephew, aged respectively twelve, thirteen,
and fourteen, of Jacob Holnger, Of Allen
county, Indiana, were returning from
church, innocently wearing breastpns
made from buttcrnuts, cut so as to form an
ornament, when they were met and bcset
by several members Of the republican par
ty, who beat them most brutally, and one
Of them it IS feared will not recover from
his injuries
On about the 1lth of August, Nathan
Knots was shot by one Mccoy, at a demo-
cratic meeting held at Moscow, Fayette
couty, Indiana Knots, in state of in
toxication. entered the inclosurc where the
meeting was being held, and in a drunken
brawl, cried for JEFF Davis, when Mccoy
wake up and shot him dead at his feet
lie left 4 wife and several children, who,
BY this cold blooded murder, were thrown
fatherlcss upon the world.
On the 18th, body ofmounted soldiers,
mfamed by the fumes ofliquor, and speech
es made by several republicans, attacked
the democratic citizens Of Wa a;hington.
Davis county, Indiana, who were at their
homes, and ususpecting such an attack
Mr.. Mckinney and Mr.. Brown were Sc
verely wouncd, and it was thought fatally,
None Of those had ever taken prominent
part in politics, and their only crime
was that of remaining attached to the dem
ocratic party
On the 18th Mr. Cook, poor laborer oi
indianapolis, had been greatly annoyed by
number Of boys, who, in a spirit of mis-
chief, continually prevented his working
until he used little force to cause them
desst. They saw some soldiers not far dis
tant to whom they went and represented
the old man as Il seccssonist The soldiers
without waiting for an explanation from
him. beat him with their muskets until he
was unable to stand, and then left him.
On the 22d, a man named Mitchell was
fatally stabbed in three different places 10y
one Ailsworth. at Warren, Allen county,
Indiana, because he supported the doctrines
Of free speech as advocated by Vallandig
ham.
On the 3Oth, Robert Sullivan, of Perry
township, Boone county Indiana, on his
way home, met a company of Home Guards
who had been drilling, and who inquired
of him his politics, when he frankly told
them he was democrat He had no
sooner made the announcement than the
company fired upon him, five balls taking
effect; three passing through his body, one
through his shoulder, and the other through
his body, one through his shoulder, and
the other through his ear. He fell dead
upon the spot. None of them have been
punished.