The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-02-11

A couple of weeks since the Rebubli
can raised quite a dust over what it wa
pleased to represent a a stupi blunder oil
the part of Mr.. Thompson, the Auditor Of
this County. 1t alluded to the c;rcun'
stance of a gentleman who called to pay
his tax and found one piece of land
omitted altogether. and another tax
ed at $500, when it should have been
$500. The facts was that the omission OF
one piece, was an oversight on the part of
the Deputy Auditor, a mistake such as the
former republican Auditor made dozens of,
and who was defended under all circum-
stances by the Republican. The error Of
$1,000, upon which the Republican harps,
was committed By the former Auditor, Mr..
Fuller, or by his Deputy, Mr.. lIainsler, in
copying the Duplicate.
That any body except an abolition edi-
tor would have thought for a mo-
ment Of manufacturing political
CAPITAL out Of such slimsy material
is not at all probable, and all We have to
sly in relation to the matter is that even an
abolrtioniSt is hard run for capital when he
invests in such stock.
IF the republican really thinks that it
can make anything By such a course. and
will state the facts on both sides correctly.
we pledge ourself to fad ave blunders
committed by Auditor Fuller while in
office, for each one committed by any Dem
ocratic Auditor this County ever had; the
examination 70 extent over Fuller's whole
term, and over any consecutive number Of
years during the incumbcney of any demo-
crat. What say you ne ghboy?:
Our neighbor Of the Republican insists
that he can prove that We voted for Hale,
wrote an abolition letter to Mr. Colfax.
preached an abolition sermon, and got five
dollars from Grove pomeroy for doing it.
We have heretofore said that these charges
were false. and We now add that we have
no doubt whatever but that he could prove
any thing he has a mind to, even that
his paper is a truthful. gentlemtnly sheet,
just such a publication az ought to be IN
troduced into every family in this county;
and that he is himself a model eiitor.-
There are those with whom lie asso.
coates by whom he could prove, il
nee1 be, hat white is black, or black
white; bu: as the reservations OF such men
amount to nothing, We are Indifferent to
them.
He denies, in a weak way, having sought
the Postmastership at this place, and init.
males that the present Post Master in.
formed us that he ('Eattingly) and Mr.
Coifax quarrelled over it. We have nc
desire to draw Col. Bailey into a contro
versy iii relation to this matter and there
tore state distinctly that we derived oul
information from altogether a differen'
S ,urce. The editor Of the Republican
may deny as much as he pleases that he
applied. both personally and through tn,
intervention of friends, for the removal o.
Col. Bailey and to get the appointment
himself. lie may even prove by the un
scruT ulous satellites that r~evolve aroun,
h III, that such Wa, not the fact; but nine
t:n'hs OF this community arc we'll Statistic
that he did seek to Go those very things
and we happen to know that many Of tn,
best citizens here, who, bel n , to the Re
publican party were SO incensed agains
him for the cour-e lie took in relation I,
that matter, and So disgu,teI at the gencr
al tone of his paper that they were in f.vo
OF deposing him from the editorial tripo,
OF their party organ, and would have don,
80 long ago II he had not begged for hi
e ~!itorial life. and promised to do better
We know that even nos many Of the be.
men IL his party are looking around for
better man to as .ume the control Of the
party paper, and that unless he gives bet
ter satisfaction he will lie compelled to va
ct;e. He can spend as much time, an,
occupy as much space in his paper as b
c'ioses-n commenting upon what We hay,
To say; can have the last word if he desire
i. but we shall continue the even tenor @
our way. vote for whom We please, wri;
such letters as we deem proper. and occa
~sionally stir UP our amiable neighbor, S
that he can, eject the acrid bile that accu
mulates upon his mental stomach. w
shall do this in the spirit of philanthropy
for his benefit as well as for the pleasure
affords us to see him squirm.