Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-01-22
THE JOURNAL FOR 1868.
THE DECISIVE YEAR Of THE WAR
TIE EXCITING INHERENT GF WHICH WILL be
UNPARALLELED
Every Household Should
Have n Rcader. s-s.raI-

lHE INDIANA STATE JOURNAL WI
commence its FORTY SECOND YEAR on the lst of
January, 1863. At no period during It's existence
has il obtained and retained 80 heavy a subScrip-
ton list now, and ut no time in the history Of
our country has there been period SO exciting.
or one so intensely interesting ton rs people.
or so important TO US as mutton. The rapid re-
currence of events Of the most thrilling nat..re,
which the past year has chronicled, will be made
comparatiS ely unimportant in comparison with the
great events which are to follow in the wear tai
come. The rebellion ut the South, which the
nerve and bone. and all The vast resources Ct the
nation are pledged to suppress has ali eady reached
its climax, and its downfall and utter destruction
may be secured before the en'l of the wear But
to attain this much desired result greater and blond
es bIttlcs viii have to be fought than those. Of
Donelson, Shiloh or \ ntietlm and our victorious
army and navy obtain complete control az all the
territory of the States in rebellion against the flag
of the Stars and Stripes As the armies advance.
the people at home should keep step with every
movement OF the active and gallant agents Ia The
glorious work of furnishing treason and crashing
out rebellion, and this only he nv reading
the intelligence that reaches the JOURNAL hy-
telegraph and mil from every division of the Uni
on army
OUR ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
The Journal Is cmohaticav the SOLDIERS Pa
per-, its general circulation among the rank AID
hc of the army exceeding that OF any paper in tho
West. 1t has a contributor in nearly erery rc.i
ment in service from Indiana ami Indiana has it's
snldlcrs in every portion of the Grand ARMY of tho
Union. letters from whom are regularly published
i'm the Journal. This feature alone makes the
Journal more valuable to Indiana readers than any
other paper publ shed in the United States tits.
the medium through which intelligence from
friends can be received more frequently. aud af a
more reliable character than from any other source
The thousands of additional subscribers we hare
aided to both our Daily and Weekly lists during
the past twelve months are many evidences of
the manner in which the pnIl:c APPRECIATE the.
great value OF our correspondence
MILITARY MATTERS.
Special care taken to chronicle all deaths Of IN
diana soldiers. The sick in hospitals. the casuatis.
OF the battlefield, all military appointments, rcsg-
nations and promotions miGe for and among our
iioosier troops and to present ndrnscd items Of
such military movements reach through Of
fetal and Others sources. 'ifI aai.
GENERAL AND LOCAL NEWS.
General News and Foreign and Domestic Intel
ligence will DC recorded from day to day, and cur
local columns will contain not only items of local
news but la ft 70 rN-E-f an
STATE NEWS AND HOME INTERESTS :.
will receive especial attention. Our Home Mar
kcts will be carefully reported with special refer
enec to our Weekly readers, and both the Daily
and Weekly Journal will contain Geographic sum-
maries of the condition of the Cincinnati, New
York and foreign markets. e irs .sseasaeis
Congress has assembled, and the mos. important
questions OF absorbing Interest Touching the gov
esnmental policy and questions growing out OF the
war against the rebellion, will be presented
Never was there lime when the people should
be so thoroughly advised as to the progress and
condition of public affairs and Of passing events
now. All interesting Congressional action will be
recorded in the Journal. - t"@ W.
THE INDIANA LEGISLATURE s;ssl