Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-06-30
The REPUBLICAN.
Ballots and Bnifefs.

ID IS often said that ',tho .pen is
sDightief than the swoTd !" it may also be
found that ballot is harder than bullet
Thegreat question now before the Ameri-.
eaa peonle is the coming Presidential:
eamraisn, in no degree Of less-importance
than the present campaigns of-Grant and
sherman. Both the latter may be sue
eessfal, and The result of the election ruin
botHBoth may be yns uceessful, and yet
next fsh retrieve both.s The question of
the next Presidency IS she question. Jef
Davis md his crew know this: all the reb-
els in toe North this. IfMr Lincoln is
Te-elected the doom ofthe, Southern Con.
fedesacY--tile Northwestern Conleleracy
and ali other eoniederacirs in this country,
ale ssaied II Nj, Lincoln is not elect
ed, tLsre is 10 scheme however develish-
no Faot however barbsreus, no combina-
tion however fendish, tlat may ret also
suedssdi TIE hope OF MrcLincoin's defea,
has bees the bonesand sinew of the rebel
strength for the last eighteen months Not
siagie traitor in ali pixic has ever been
insane epOuSh 70 predicate their success
against a united North. From the very
hegihning tfcy have looked 20 Northern
'livisiels and iorelgn interveniion as the
inaia~Srounai OF their hope aud strength.
IN tie latio that tley have seen these
lights appear, they have become iublant
and boastful. - inthe ratio that they have
seen them fade away. they have become
hopeless and des pondels. 1t.is the voice
cfthe people they fear They care nothing
for the scheming demagcgues and poltroons
of The North. They can bry them with
stolen- .gcld.Tor oveTsEes them with the
slavshoIder'ss lash. ss%to office and
power, such men as sYailanligham and
oeslspuli not get The position of hos
tier psSfr Jef's nigsers. 81 they were to
inisrassto the Southern 'eOnfederacy to-
dave = @ =
III this hyPo@iiicateant about South
en- btefh ren aud needless bioodshsd" is
cnoash to make q very demon blush.
Why look We, how many times has it
been dcmonstrated that large bodies Of
Northern men have banded together under
the mast awful oaths. Swearing to stop this
war 1.-THE North Iun blood to the horses
bridies"e And in allsuch filthy sheets as
the Sentinel and Cincinnati Enquirer.
which have howlei an3moanel so piieous-
" about the loss lie. how much have
IL ey .sscseil m behalf oftils an prfsoldiers?
When Tie Fort Pillow and Carolina
nassa sEas havcA terr-veriisIed. how many
iears have they she'd overthe iallen,brave?
Let but,a SoatheFa nam bfuise his great
toe. which they have been wont for 80
long tIuas to kiss. and tier 60 of into
perfect spasms Of anguish about the hor-
Iors ofwar. The Sentinel. Which owes
It's existence today to the firm rule Of
law-abiling patriotic Governor, can fnd
no words. in reiCrn, but those Of seurrilous
abuse and shameless falSehood. Turn the
tables ana what might be expected? Pu;
the Sentinel or any of It's ilk in Governor
Iorton's place and he in theirs, and how
long would his life remain, 10 say nothing
Of his property Bat the voice Of the
people must be heard. They. the people,
have renominated Mr. Lincoln. and they
VIII re-elect him. This is all that rebels
North or South fear. This Mr.. Vallan-
digham fears. His return Just now is
therefore significant. Conceal his iaten-
tions under finely wrought sentences as
much as be can. he decieves no one. The
reptile in all its hide0usness is still there.
though coiled in a web Of silk. He
intends to defeat Mr.. Lincoln. So does
his whole ereW-a crew, too, that has
infinitely better leaders than the Man of
Chic. Defeat MT. Lincoln they will, too
IF il lies in human power; defeat him with
ballots il they ean--with bullets If they
must, though under pre,ence Of fair cleo
ton as Dir. V. boasts, they Will leave no
unfair means untried In a quiet and fair
election no one can doubt but the ballot
next fall viii do more than the bullet
now. But what ifthey are both needed?
Will the loyal North stand idle? What
viii Indiana do, with the bones of her
sons bleaching on a hundred battle fields?
Have these all died in vain? Shall the
ruthless traitor abroad deny the rites Of
sepnlture, and the one at home savaseIy
tread upon fisse unburief bones? No,
sir! The loyal people of this country are
not al IN war, .RcE-at home are they all
asleep; aud let the enemies Of this Gov
eminent take warning. that If they at
tempt TO crush the free expression of the
people during the coming campaign and
election. it Will be the bloodiest tragedy
ever enacted since time began. We have
said that the people nominated Mr.. Lin
coin. They also nominated him four
wears ago. Politicians dill not do it
fsolitsei&ns did not want him. nor do they
want him vet. Politicians 20 for politi-
clans, but the people go for one of the PEG.
pie. Politicians have rRIed this country
forati SIS 3 tlie last thirty years. ahi with
that rule they well nigh ruined II
Large bodies move slow" This is as true
with men as with mountains OF; moving
matter. The great mass of the people
viii long and patiently endure even terri
BILE wrolgs. before they become aroused
Etwhen arousei, wo unto that denia-
gogue. politician. prince or king that gets
in their pathway. The people of this
csrft5s long and patiently endured the
naughty dictates of the superciliOus nabobs
OF the South, and the mean, cyingias
truculeAt'srirtt ofithe gsma sognesi of thc
North. They became 1T length aroused
They threw of the yoke of the former and
hurled contempt upon the latter. The
first exhibition Of this waking up was the
nomination and election Of Mr.. Lincoln