Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-12-24

Order he issued to a soldiers wife. and to
which we have already referred several
times. He relies entirely upon the orders
passed. by the Commissioners for his JUS
ti6cation.-which orders we published
last week. That they authorize him to
csll soldiers wives "war paupers" no one
will assert who will takc the trouble to
read them. lie says:
"These orders together with the verbal
Instructions. which were stronger than the
orders, given me by the Board. at the
time, are my reasons for classifying the
expense as did in Mof order. as we'll as
did scores Of others. issusI for the same
purpose" e 81
We believe Thompson lies when hc as
scrts that the verbal instructions given
him by the Commissioners were stronger
than the orders, for the reason that we
had conversation with two Of them in re-
gard to the matter. before they made the
orders. we believe. when we suggested to
them that they should be careful not to
place them in the sama category with pau.
pers. even by implicit ion. to which they
assented roalily. and that wa, doubtless
what they understood by Thompson's
bungling entry Of the order they instructed
him to make. Had their attention been
called to the fact that as entered il was
capable Of being misconstiuei, they wonl,l
doubtless have ordered Thompson to exs
press it differently. Thompson pro badly
entered it in the way he did pnrposely to
afford him some Justification for the indig-
nifty he intended to offer those who might
apply for relief under its provisions.
as the only way left him to crafty his
venom snd malignity toward those who
had gone at their country's call to fight
his dear southern friends. I
Thompson protests that there was no
insult intented. bnt no one. we imagine.
would believe him were he to make an
o6fdavit to that effect. A man who re-
CARDS this as q Id war;" in the sense
he does and has from the first. is mean
enough, for all traitors and traitor sympa-
thisers must be mean. to insult. any wo-
man whose husband is or has been Fede-
raj soldier.
Referring to the phrase OF "war paupcr
expense" which he used in tho order, he
says: ed $685.
There was no offence intended. and no
offence taken at this pbraseology until this
order came to the notice Of the old spolo-
gist for the inhnman treatment the pau
pers of this county received few years
ago at the hands of their keeper"
Thompson's account of the treatment OF
the papers at the time he refers to. was a.
bout as true as the affidavit he made about
the sane time that he had published y cer-
tain a advertisement Tires successive weeks.
when at least nine days interviewed between
the FIRST and second publication. We sim
ply exposed his barefaced lies in regard to
the treatment of the paupers. for doing
which he now calls us ''the Old apollo
gist." &c. We Of course care nothing for
the villiications and ISLANDERS Of such a
vile wretch.
Speaking of US this veraciOus gentleman
remarks: fa..
"He says in substance that it is dis
grace to be pauper. or. that it is an in.
suit to. DO called one." fsr u
Whether We do or not it is evident he
,locs. or he would not fly in rage at us
for saying he calls soldiers wives paupers.
Suppose we were to accuse him of calling
them ladies and entitled to the sympathy
and respect of community. think you il
wonld rouse his anger? On the contrary,
would he not say. you may repeat that
charge as often as You like. old fellow, I
you think it will do me any harm? We
10 not think it is disgrace to be "a pauper
provided it is the result Of misfortune.
II the result OF crime. improvidence OF
laziness. we think it is q disgrace. Nc
one likes to be callel pauper. Thomp'
son himself wonld feel insultel il called
one. and consequently should not have ap
piled the offensive term to soldiers wives
without positive authority. which he conlt
not ignore. He admits having called then
lpaupers in scares Of instances. Soldiers
do you hear that? But he will hardly Sc
designate them in future. wo presume. .,
the Commissioners at their last session
we understand. directed him not 10 do so
We might notice some other matters il
Thompson's communication had we p'en
fy of room, but we have not, and must
therefore. let him slip for the present.
The Chicago Times. speaking Of North
fern Breckenridge men in 1860 says the.