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Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-02
Our Troops in South. Carolina.

We have been silent for some time on the subject
but we feel it to be our duty in response to nume-
rous appeals made to u.s. to refer to the manner in
which the private soldiers Of this State treated
in South Carolina.
/ Many of the privates of Gen. Clngman's brigade
Have written to US that their fare consists Of one
pint of rice and three fourths of pound Of very
common beef per day, with one spoonful of SALT
They get no bacon and no bread They also write
us that they are nearly always on guard or fatigue
duty, ard when they get a chance to lie down to
rest, our bones are grinding the sand, and our
s:omachs are gnawing with hunger" They also
write that they destitute of money, not having
been paid in four months They add that the South
Carolina soldiers get good rations with whisky eve
ry day.
member of the Slst regiment writes US that not
long since detail of fifty men was made from that
regiment, and marched off to the general slaughter
pen on the island and ordered to bury the offa Of
the beeves slaughtered for the army. This ofal
was very offensive. The men refused to bury it,
and returned to their regiment They declined to
perform buzzards work, which should properly
have been assigned to slaves. We honor them for
their selfrespect and spirit =
Ifthese things be true-and that they are true
we entertain no doubt-what shall we say Of such
treatment towards our gallant soldierss What is
Gen. Clingman doing? Is it not his duty to-see to
it that the prvates in his brigade treated as they
should be? Our brave boys are in South Carolina,
ready if need be to die in defence of her soil and
surely justice, humanity, and the instincts Of COM
mon blood all cry out against such treatment as that
referred to.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-31

Rochester ind. ,Sslfthei Of rccen, date.
contains the icl!"wing exceIien; appeal to
Democrats 70 stand firm in the cause.
":>tand firm" SAID voorhees, al Indiana
polls. '-:Stand firm" echoed Nallanii CHAM
from his military prison We were present
at Indianapolis when Voorhees, uttere the
above words. 1t was at Tie time of the
great Democratic meeting IL } june last. and
at Tie time III the day when abolitioH;s,s
grown frantic at the sight Of 50 many DOM
ocrat- were using every means to prccipi
tate = collision between the citizens and
d;crs
Although in The vast as>cnblage ana near
the speakers and momertarily expecting
that The canons OF llascall trained to
take the speaker. stand, would peur .
Inaflerous ere Of shot anl she'll on the
audience. YET We lo@i all sense Of the DAN
GER in admiration ef the noble Voorhees, rs
with form proudly erect barcl brow. AN
flashing eve, he l'a,ie defiance to ;hose who
sought 10 intim;,.ate he democratic a-sc.n-
blaze oi w.iici, he was President 4he cf
...ei 81 l.s ,Ter.i> vas electrical The .en-
ocra,s s.eoA their ground With determine:
will and unliinchins nerve, AMI tie abol;-
tion.sts Sunk away From he .e,ancean to
which he Lal been dragged 4, signoi
from that bell on the r;ght," the noble
exile oi Ohio also cAhorted his friends to
stand firm
Then let these woris be the watch words
OF the democracy. stand firm" | IS al
hat is needed to ensure success Although!
driven from his home and his fricni, by
thc Lincoia dynasty. driven from H. refr,.
lie to seek protection from It mona,ci, Nal-
iaadiel.am received many thousand inore
votes than were ever before east lor any
aemocra,ic candidate for governor ci thio.
Aithoueh many democrats were ininarei Ia
goverumcn. hastiles many driven from heir
home. many iniim;datcl by aboii.ion'..s.
a;.,! lrcyau.e, from voting; although ie
elections in son.e States were glariDg frau s
ana miserable mocke.'e; coeTcious instea.:
oi' elections, although al = a.eans AMI A.
pliancc to boot Of tic administration had
been u~ei oprevent dc;noerot- from vo5ing.
the fact IS appar"n. and significant that
The democrat, Of he northern states, cas-
at he recent elections G.00) mere votes
than were east Tor Dou gias in all the state,
in 1860
Let the democracy then "stand firm
Only by doing SO can victory be gained.
by dong - victory can be gained. But
if il is not gained. If he star Of that mad +
nees which rules the hour shall sill remain I
in the ascendant. two millions Of united T
may have the proud con
sciousness Of knowing ;ha' their combined T
influence a, the ballo; box can keep the old .
ship OF state away from the breakers Oh
which abolitioni,m ismaily driving II, until +
democracy takes the helm, and then al
will be right
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-31
JeEa. Essss ISIS Message.
FoHIrvss NoNRoa. Zee. II


JET. Davis IN his message is very dcs-
pondent ovc. ihc losses 4 ,'icksJurg. Por;
hudson, a.i'i olhor points. lie sa,s there
has been 10 Improvement in our relations
with foreign countries since MS last Ines
sag; 81 lie contrary, there : greater dan
4e. 4. lureTetu uatIoas assuming Il char
aetcr positively unirien;iiy. and s;'ea.5 Of
he marked Partially o. Grca. Britain in
..lyor o. the North
lie says th public finances demand the
,irictest attention. and thai prompt and
ciiicacioUs RENE y ior the presen; condition
OF The finances j. Necessary li,r tie s,.ccess-
iGl operations o! ihe Governments Iie re-
conmen!s taxation instead cf further sale.
Of bonds or issue oiI'rcasury Aoies.
lie also recommends putting an end to
the substitute bus;ne ana a modification
u exemptions. 50 ihe army may lie imcgea-
.ei as rapidly as nos i5le.
Iiereere;s Tie suspension Of The exchange
OF prisoners. and that communication
with the trans Mississippi i, oAstruct-l
lie concludes BY aging the encriy refuse
propositions for tire cniy peace possible.
and the cniy hole for peace noN IS il .!4e
yigyr y eur resistance.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-31
\ BIG SELL-A co,,ntryD,an wentinio : |

\ BIG SELL.-A countryman went nto i
store in Boston the other ,ay. and told the
kecacr that 4 nc;gll50r had intrus:el him
with some money TO spend to advaata- re
and he intended to do it where he would
be treated the best.
lie haIn't been used ycry we'll b. the
traders in Boston, ana lie would nos .ar,
with h;< neiehbor's monay un,:i h f,aaI
8. han who would use him ab9ut r;ai4t.
With the utmost suaYity the store-lcea-
er said
y think can s-rve yer to your liking.
Nith whst DO you want to be trea'cdz"
Well SAID .le farmer with . tesr in
his eye, II. the frst place want ela~s +
tol.!y.' which was torthoomng. Nv /
VIII have = nice cierr.r sa.s fhe country
men ltwa: promp,iy han ol h.ln. lei-ur-
j lighted, and throwing him salf back. h:s
feet = high . lis head, comMence i,.f.n-
like Dutcl!lnan
Now wha. 10 you want to purchaser"
says the keeper.
Ny "c:1Lbor handed me Two cents
when lcfc heme to buy Inn Plug Of TO-
baeco. Have you The art:cle2'
The keeper slopel ins;anter and the
next that WAS heard from him Was that his
sides were shaking and his face en- Ere, as
he was relating the sell to his friends down
t0Hn.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-31
j. r.. ESAZK,
TAILORI q.

The subscriber hls opened II shop in uewett
Woodwfrds new brck. up stairs. opposite the
Branch Bank, and respectfully invites the public
to give hima call. he ) confident that he can
please the most ftstidious, j H. BtsS AK
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-31

PAID OFF.-!hc paymastcr, Major
SfHARNs fisHrs, was busy paying of the
spencer County Legion last week The
total amount alrcat.y paid out, for the scr
wee; rendered to the Government by tie
patriotic members OF the Spence: Legion
ioots up S I6lu5,5Q. The Roci,port Demo
crat IN noticing the event say:
Oar town ON Monday and Tuesday was
filed to ovcr;lowirg with the hard- Gstc3
ycomanry oi the country, all anxious to
get sru!l ~ Uncle S.,aa's Grccnbacks-
The mere announccment that he paylnas-
Ter had arrived, WAS sufficient fitsclf
(without The firing Of the cannon, or tn
beating Of 'lrums.) 10 bring cat the posse
comitaiu' o. the country. Every man fee
ling II though he was ready and willing to
sacrifice the last man and spend .he laSt
dollar, to lut down the rebellion We did
expect. out OF such a gloH o! patriotism as
Was mamie. ted on ,hc occasion, 10 see
Spencer countys quota fully made u;
but we learn from some eight or ten re-
crnitlng officers that were present, during
the time, that only tour or FIVE Coat OF a
thousand or twelve hundred men. coali he
induced 20 come ill out Of the draft. The
excuse was, that the cali w.s rot made for
the purpose of filling up the ranks in the
army, bu tot pay oil TIE '.oid soldiers" ior
services already rendered Well, they were
paid off, whose names appeared upon Tie
I.ay rolls, ami they all went home rejoic-
lng. y great many names had been omit
tel. which Will have to be attended to here
after.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-31
g.eeter G9 EEr. Ealias eii:. ham TO
Tie sa.lst2rS Eai: al ainCizsEiaai

WiHDss r, c. w, December Il, lSc5,
Gco'yc cAouttlia, ESq.. CtacMech ono:
Sir. Yours Of Tie l,h requesting from
me an autograph letter icr the benefit Of
thc Sanitary Comm 81 n, has been received.
and | chce:tully comply.
The object OF the Commission Is one Of
mercy. It Is charity tgnly Christian to
visit The sick. to hca! the wounded to minis
ter to the na.nei 10 comfort he afflicted to
rcliore the prisoners. to c.othe the n4kc,!
70 feed the hungry, to give drink to them
who are athirst. to cheer the widow and thc
iathcrlcss. to save human sniicrinr, ana
thus 10 restore some part 81 .hat whieh war
always 80 largely ,ubtract> from the sum oi'
human hoppine>s. Thl. al this IS to be
wrought cut on the behalf OF .hose or the
f:,m;lc, OF those who brave wounds and
dea,l, with heroic courage uNon the mlny
battle fields az this most sorrowtul Of wags.
gives but It'll more Of value to the mcrci-
sul purpose The Commission. if justly.
i,l'rly wi,h integrity AMI without PARTIAL
ty. it shall perform its rious duties. viii
prove Itself worthy Of the noble praise be
slowed by Burke upon the benevolent
Howard. Very truly
c. l.. NALLA&DIGnAM.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-31

The DRAFT-W HFN IT WILL REcIy-
The State journal Of Saturday says: Tel
egrams were received at the Office ofthe \.
A. Provost Marshal General of the State
last n eat from Washington to the following
effect:
|. The time for making corrections in
the enrolment is extended TO January ).
1864.
,. The time within which the increased
bounties now authorized will be paid for
cnlstments is also extcnccl to January 3.
1861.
3. The apportionmcnt of the quota for
this State, as made by the Governor. un-
der the last call has been confirmed and
adopted by the President"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-31

WANrEp-On Subscription, at this
Office, Fifty Cords of Wood, for which We
will pay the highest market price.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-31

Have you ever known Il Democratic
President to suspend the wit of haboas
corpus?
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-31

The conservative journals i'll all parts OF
the country are contrasting the doctrine
Of Governor Bramlcttc 5 inaugural address
with President Lincon's plan of recon
s;ruciion-of course to the utter disgrace
and demolition OF the latter The two in
,!ocl constitute respectively the conserva-
tive and the radical platforms in the cpe-
ming Prcsi .tal canvass On the one
hand Is inscribed Restoration in letters
of living light; while on the other Recon
siruc!on' is written with a pencil dipped
in blood Let the freeman Of the Union
choose ON which they ii stand Lou
isyille Journal
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-31

\ FrAIAiE Soi.niER.-Ie esterday. Il
rather prc2ossessiug locking lass was dis-
covered ON Belle Isle, disguised among The
prisoners Of war held there She rave her
real name as MARY JoHNsoN. belong
Ell to the Sixteen h Maine Reeimcnt. and
had been prisoner for some time She
gave as an excuse Cor adopting the soldier
forgery, that she was following her lover,
to shield and protect him when in dang
He had been killed in battle. and nov she
would have no objection to return To the
more peaceful sphere Tor which nature, by
her sex. had better fitted her.
The heroine OF a novel yet to be written
in Yankeciom was considerably suuburned
and roughcuel by the hardship she had
encountered but still retained marks of
some womanly comclness, which would be
heightened by a calico irock aud crinoline
pom the discovery of her sex, Mss JOHN
soS was removed from Belle Isle, and is
row confined at Castle Thunder She viii
probable go North BY the next FLAG of truce
She is about - years of agc-Richmoad
Ia. Enquirer, Dee l..
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-31
NCMBE l. 90
g-


Of the policy announced hy Nr. Lincoln "a
h:s late message 10 Coneress. The =. !.
irluae yf y t4r lay states ,llas AZ effort
is ahgut . lie maze . rc5.-aa.z. l..
STATE government Of Loa--ans.7 All
adds
The Tree STATE Cc:ar.i,.ee ,.a3,r ~
tl.er.ty irotn ( -srn5r Shcplev. have cal.
e f-r I thorough cn:9llmen. of al. 81
vo,crs in 10 state. preparatory 10 ..n -
tim tior delegate ,oa s.ate C,Aeeatioa-
':h.. election wiLi .rsJal.v Be lcll On h,
- = ysnaarv. Ia las.re.: "a. Il, IL
e:a'es cla-.c VII te = .rsae = Iea.t..
,it;eA. A soon u he chr :haeut has
demonstrated ihat there 49, ysl laca
e-oesh in tie safe to warr'n, su-. u stcr.
Gaveraef >h, 10y viii Issue l. warra,..
ior ite election"
-tsto tn nn.b.r IF vo.ers which WI
be considered b. Tie Military Cgscrns-
suil.e;e,.: to warrant he eie..isa. :hs rc,.
me sayS:
Under the Amaesty Proc.a..a.;aa. e
cne-;cn;h Of the nu,i.1er CT YER. who
cat their suGr4ges a, the general e.e4..on
in 1859 now prove legal. tie s nav he
restored t. all the rigl..s and rg.;l..,.s
save with respect to slaves. wl..rl. J.. c..
ioycl fr;or t. II. r.sall;on. am H.. Gyr.
crnmcnt f the United S.a.es Nh MAIN
tain and defend b.r IN tbe:r,,,s-.. In
Thus this la,.se,an. !, t. b. =. l....sl
IN accordance viii ,so ,a,.v ann. -
in she President. ma.ser, T,o -.
;nt.mates tha h.. .nn..c.. # ~ ~.
depend, upon whether il i. .u.s..ne,bv
one-tenth cf the number of v....r, W.,
cas-. the;r suffrage. At he gerera! e,s,.ioa
/ in 1850 Bats .ew O~lo.,.
deaf or tn. yew York Ira, g. .h,u. TIA.
tli. i me~e .~.o. anil tb.- J.. .,,.....
win be c,,,lnctc3 :, , yo,v a;e,.-.,. NON
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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-31
PLYMOUTH INDIANA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1868

1t Is hardly probable That they would have
dxed OH h;m Is he nan. But now the
future is tolera6ly visible. It is q future
of war. Nor IS it by any means certain
that the civil war viii end iii perfect peace
when ii docs end. Foreign complications,
into which tbs \ IN II ration has allowed
Us - diff, remain unsettled The mailed
read Of French armies shakes :hc cont
nent. Who caa fogcsee the future Of un-
happy America? let us choose Il Presi-
dent with our eyes open to he grand wars
which his administration must in all hu-
man probability direct.
let him be a man Of refned christian
heart. The whole country ought to unite
ii his desire Where is tie conscience
# the men who boast Their civilization.
who VIII tomorrow appearin Their pcws, as
Christian wcrshippers, who yes disregard
tnis grand requirement. in The character Of
their political leaders and make no dis
tinction in voting between proiane. iniilel
men, ana men v 10 believe IN respoiisihil;-
+ to God and in living M to that respon-
sibility. let no one mistake u. We DO
not mean to mingie religion with politics
nor to make the question Of church mem
bcrship question OF votes Bat we say
and challenge contradiction ;hat it :sa most
important question in choosing President
Of the United Statcs-whether he isa man
over whose life the refining effects Of
Christian education and associations have
shed their influences for good We have
been sufficiently often called to fasting
and thanksgiving ior the nation to feel that
the hand of God is in the whole matter OF
our fate. II it be cur 1uty-and who
doubts Titus 10 recognize the intcrpo-
sition OF the Divine hand, it is certainly
most desirable tha; our recognition should
be so,ncthing more than mere formalitos
and spasmodic demonstrations But more
tl.an I'll this. this war must be brought to
4 successful end, if at all, by the use Of
such means as the highest civilization and
Christianity demand. We cannot escape
that truth. Men may cndcavor to win
success by barbarsm. by revcngcful feel
n-s, BY the iiercc.t exercise OF human
passions whon, after all, it is plain as the
sunshine that wc shall never see tie end
until the gentle anl holy influences which /
are born OF true christianity shall calm
he tenn je-tuous hear. Of men an eiye Us
peacc. We need 4 Ilan who hall be strone
tar action. skillrul as Il leader. free ironi
tie mal-sn Influences ot' cid political
bends in tie ca.i.al, who shall know how
u conduct war so that Its success shall b.
peace and that not the peace of death or
deso!ation, but peace ON the principles Of
Christianity and civilization.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-31

L. i. Pi Alto

Barber and hair dresser, (Wcst side Michigan
street over Pattrrsons store Plymouth Ind.
Everything in the ABOVE Dgsine ssattended to by
nae In the best style,
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-31

Though the message Of the President
has carried grief 70 the heart Of every con-
seryat.Hc patriot in the country. We must
reecilect that TIE deepest darkness always
rrceedes The full ef'uigence of the opening
day. IS l.oneieliow say
When YOU thinl; Of this. remember too,
IT'S alw'ys morning somewhere and above
The wakering continents. tr0m shore to shore :,
Someahere the birds are singing eyormorc.
Let us hope and trust, an3 with unSwery-
ing assurance cling To the memories of the
past and authorizations Of glorious fl;ture.
when reason shall resume It's sway. passion
be disarmcl Of it. malevolencc. ami the
sun Of truth re-ilume our awakening"
continent. Sentinel.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-31
"ngOursss,Ixirsc.

G. tiASLANGER g. BROS,
Manufacturers OF wagons, carriages etc. Black
SnnthiHg painting and graining done to order.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-11-14

heseiii8se Ne Government, shall refuse to sequir,
tAe ossk e allegiance etom such vos~r:
~ order Maj. Gen. ScnRxcx.
Oaci4a--W. N. Este, Major aud m AID. .ds-Camp.
To tsss order Gov. bradford demursed. and tefe.
sraphed TO Liacoss 10 sr, II revoked, and with il
following result, % given In y teisStam from him
sevoke the 6sst Of the three propositions h.
Gen. Scbenck's OeacSai Order No. So, not thai 4
II wrong In principle, but because the military be-
tn6 Of necesstty exclusive Judge a. to who shall be
arrested, ths provisions II liable to abuse for the
revoked part substitute the foil0wings
"That all psov0si maSshals and other military OH
GERS DO prevent all 0istuFbaiee and violence u OF
abSut the polls, whether offered hy such pers,,ns
g above I've described OF By any other person or per
sc-night." a. L,rcnrx.
This telegram Bradford published with the fol.
lowing feeble Eemonstramce:
Whilst this modification revOkes the authority
0fthe provost marshals and military officers to ar
resi- !he classes Of persons enumerated In the pre-
amble To the order ssfOund at or hanging about OF
approaching any poll place Of eeciion,' - It d.
rects them TO prevent all violence or disturbance
about the polls, &C.
To meet such disturbances the judges Of elec
ti0n, rs have already stated, are clothed with
ample powers, aud had received NO previous In
tiMation that there was any reason to apprehend O
disturbance Of any kind Vt the polls on the day of
election. In the abscncx Of any military display,
there would ceftdfnly TO be as little Cause for
such approximations as ever before existed. A
preparation by the Government by military means
10 provide for such contingency will be quite as
likely to provoke az to subdue such disposition.
Not only so, but the military TINS required 10 nrc-
vent violence or disturbance about the polls must
necessarily be empowered to arrest the parties
they may charge wlih such disoTdeS, and tlev are
'shnit be asTes9rd.'-a power they msy ss readfiy
obuseas any other.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-11-14

Confederate Iaxes-Ine Government S.os,a-
dled-FOr mouths past the Confederate tax
assessors and collectors have been satisfied
that there were merchants in this city and
elsewhere who were regularly swindling the
Government out of its just dues by making
fraudulent statements Oftheir quarterly gross
sales, and in some instances the asse ssOrs
have taken the responsibility of telling par
ties that they were making false statements;
but to get at the legal proof Of the facts was
not so easily mplished.' In the quarterly
retu made on the 1st Of October a mer-
chant of this city gave in the gross sales of
one Of his stores at $500, aud those Of ano-
ther at $375 but, on being closely ques-
toned and brought to oath, increased the
first amount to 81 $50 and the last.to 81 ,375.
Satisfied that he was making false reprtsen-
tatiOns the officers used their best endeavors
to make him correct his errors but, failing
to do SO, took his amended statement as
true and SO entered it.
Some few days since Mr.. G.. j. SintOn, of
the tax department, accidentally mentioned
this case to gentleman, who said at once
that the merchant alluded to was def auding
the Government, and referred to another
firm for proof of what he said. Mr.. Sinton
informed Mr.. I. A. Staples Of what he had
heard, and that gentleman, as was his duty,
called on the firm, made known his busi-
nees, and was at once shown by.them the
swindler's receipt for over GOO worth OF
goods purchased of him In 6eptember-One
Of the very three months Ia which he had
pat his gross sales at about % COO
The Government officers have not yet had
an opportunity Of hunting up witnesses for
this and similar cases but il they succeed
In proving what they expect, the vast sums
of money accumulated by scores Of sharp
traders and good swearers, now doing busi-
ness hsre, will poorly compensate for the
five years confinement In the penitentiary
and the heavy fineSwhich the law imposes
for such crimes.