Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-01-21

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The Republican charges us with having
been an abolitionist. and with having
preached an abolition sermon here some
years ago. and adds that he does not regret
that he never attended our ministrations
for the reason that the stream cannot rise
higher than the fountain. We are glad to
learn from this avowal of the Republican
that its editor has thoughts Of rising out
of, and above the despicabls slough Of
abolitionis.n. and will be happy to welcome
him to purer and more patriotic position.
we have never sunk so low ourself as to
preach an abolition sermon, or to be an abo-
litionist and hope we never shall. We re-
commend our Republican neighbor to hunt
up the old files OF the DEMOCRATIC paper
he published some years ago. and read 1t
carefully; by so doing he would doubtless
be strengthened in his recent purpose Of
rising above the level Of abolitionism.-
Democrat asl
The Democrat is very ingenious in its
construction Of our language in regard to
having no regrets for never having atten-
ded his ministrations. 1t is fair sample
of the editors political honesty. No won-
der he fell from grace, if he were always
thus unfair toward opponents. 1t is pos
sible he may be so blinded as to believe
that an advocate Of the barbarism of the
feudal ages. human slavery, occupies q
loftier position than an opponent. or abo-
llitionist, as he terms such, but 1--WE can't
see it." and what is more, DO not envy
him in his I'M Christian position particle.
If it were matter Of sufficient import.
ance to justify the trouble. we could get
the certificates of score of respectable
citizens that the present editor of the Dem
ocrat did, once upon time, in this place,
on q certain Sabbath, in the Methodist E.
Church. preach what is commonly termed
an abolition or anti-slavery sermon. and
that Mr.. Grove Pomeroy. the father OF
Abolitionists in this region. was so well
pleased with the Rev. gentleman's argu-
ment and conclusions or the subject OF
slavery that he handed him five dollars as
mark of his appreciation of the sermon.
But he does not deny receiving the five
dollars. or voting for John p. Hale, and
hardly denies preaching the abolition SER
mon. 1t is evident that he would like to
drop the subject. and we do not know tina,
we shall allude to it again unless he pro-
vokes it as be did in the first instance by
denying his record.
| We wonder If our neighbor will deny
having written letter to Schuyler Colfax
about the time be preached the abolition
sermon. to ascertain il he was a sound anti.
slavery man. and of being so well pleased
with his reply that he solicited and obtain.
ed a number Of subscribers to his paper?
We could not refrain from laughing q,
the suggestion our neighbor makes to us
in regard to hunting up the files OF the
Democratic paper which he says we pub-
lished some years ago. No. no, neighbor
whatever sins we may have to answer fol
in the next world publishing modern So
called Democratic paper will not be one Of
them. We voted the Locofoco ticket in
1854 in preference to the Know Nothing
ticket. but we were not publishing a paper
then. We are heartily ashamed Of oul
connection with the so-called Democrat.
party in 1854, and whenever we think o.
it our cheeks turn crimson. We ought te
have remained neutral. but there is no evi
without some good it is said We knew
the Locofoco party was led by vile and cor
rupt men before we had any connection
with it. but we had no conception of tbeil
vileness and depravity until we got peer
behind the curtains. The same men com
pose the copperhead party of to-day. Now
neighbor, if you have any bowels Of com
passion for us never again allude to ou
brief connection with the Locofoco party
ifyou will agree MOTTO we will promise new
er to refer to your abolition sermon again
bat mind you. this does not include the fiv,
dollar gift from Mr. p, the vote for Johl
P. Hale. or the Schuyler Colfsx letter.
only the abolition sermon. If you wan
us to drop the rest you must hnnt up SOM
other incidents in our history that we ar
ashamed oil. r
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