Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-02-25

Our truthful neighbor, in his issue of the
l1th inst, referring to the editor of this
paper. says:
He denies, in weak way, having
sought the Postmastership in this place,
and intimates that the present Post Mas
ter informed us that he (Mattingly) and
Mr.. Colfax quarrcled over it. We have
no desire to draw Col. Bailey into a con-
troversy in relation to this matter and
therefore state distinctly that VIC derived
our information from altogether different
source. The editor of the Republican may
deny as much as lie plcases that he applied,
both personally and through the intervcn-
tion of friends. for the removal Of Col.
Bailey and to get the appointment himself.
lie may even prove by the unscrupulous
satellites that revolve around him, H.. H..
such was not the fact; but nine-tenths of
this community are we'll satisfied that he
did seek to do those very things, and We
happen to know that many of the best cit
izens here. who, belong to the Republican
party were SO incshsed against him for the
course be took in relation to that matter,
AID SO disgnsted at the general tone of his
paper that they were in favor of deposing
him from the editorial tripod of their par
ty organ. and would have done so long
ago If he had not begged for his editorial
life. and promised to do better. We know
that even now many of bis party are look.
ing around for better man to assume the
control of their party paper. and that un-
less he gives better satisfaction he will be
compelled to vacate."
We know the statement. that we begged
for our editorial life, and promised to do
better. is totally and utterly false, and
have the best Of reasons for believing that
what he says about our party friends be-
ing so incenscd against us for the course
we took in relation to Col. Bailey. and so
disgusted at the general tone Of eur paper
that they were in favor Of dsposing us
from the editorial tripod of their party or
gan. is equally false. 1t may be that Col.
Bailey and two or three personal friends
OF his were inccnsed and disgusted at us
for our course toward him, and they may
have told the patriotic gentleman that now
edits that loyal sheet called the Plymouth
Weekly Democrat that we ought to be de-
posed, but If there was any considerable
number dissatisfied or incensed at rs on
account of our course towards the Col.
they have taken singular way to mani
fest their disapprobation, we must say
Some few Of our friends regretted that
there should be any difficulty between the
Col. and ourseli, but they did not talk
like they wished to depose us. Ifthcy had
the only way they could have effected it,
as we own the establishment ourself, (not
shingled over With mortgages like the
Democrat Office is, was to have discon-
timed their papers; but. they did not even
do this. or intimate any intention to do so;
il they had their names would have been
erased without any ceremony whatever.
The Colonel ordered his paper discontin-
ued and his order was cheelfully obeyed,
but dozen others supplied the vacuum in
very short time.
But why does the Democrat take sides
with the Colonel in the difficulty between
rs? Is it because he 1.-THE Coloncl) packs
his private grists to the editors treason
mill to be grounds If this does not ac-
count for the milk in the cocoa nut we are
unable to account for it upon only one
other hypothesis. and that is that the Col.
is not quite so great thorn in the side Of
Copperheadocracy as he thinks we are.
Our neighbor thinks. perhaps, that be-
cause SO many editors of the Democrat
have been forced to sbdicste during the
last seven years the Republicans ought to
i depose us merely to crafty his party; but.