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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-01
EDITOR PLYMOUTH, DEMOCRAT:


Dear Sir-In ordinary times, and under
any administration previous to this, /
should have bcheld with astonishment
such an act of outrage upon all the usages
Of civilized society, as that committed last
week by the editor of the Marshall County
Republican, in publishing in the COLUMNS
Of his paper and commenting thereon,
what he knew to be strictly private CORES
pondcnce / say IN ordinary tines ii
Uo.id have dstonished me. But the fla
grant violations of law, justice, and right,
on the part of the administration now in
power, and its supporters during the last
four years have been so frequent they
have ceased to excite wonder, and only
add to the feeling of disgust and contempt
in which they are held by all honorable
men.
What are the facts in relation to this
last outrage? Simply these: / had
written to gentleman of indianapolis,
q private citizen Of that city. The letters
we're Of private character, intended fol-
him alone, and not for publication. Tha,
! gentleman Mr.. Dodd) being leading
democrat had thereby become obnoxious
to the party in power in this State; and q
few nights since, his place of business in
that city was surrounded by soldiers, act.
Ing under the orders of some of the mil
itary satraps who govern Indiana, Gin
place Of Governor Morton who long since
ceased to be anything but a mere puppe,
in their hands,) and seized not only his
private property without any warrant OF
law, but also entering his safe, in | pre-
sumo the most burglar approved style, stole
his private papers and among them, &C.
cording to Mr.. Mattinglys statement, my
letters, which were paraded last week in
the columns of the NJ. G. Republican; he
thereby becoming particeps crimin. in
! the base transaction.
1 have no complaint, however, to par
ade before the public of the injustice done
mo in the matter. There is nothing In
the letters themselves that | would oblit
crate. But 1 acknowledge that / wa.
imprudent in suffering myselfto forget for
: moment the fact that on the 4th of March
1861, this ceased 10 be land of liberty
blessed with Republican form of gov
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-01

Democratic party is heartily and earnestly
extended tothc soldiery of our army, who
are. and have been, in the field under the
flag OF our country; and, in the event of
its attaining power, they will receive ali
the care, protection and regard that the
brave soldiers of the Republic have SO
nobly earned.
The reading of the resolutions elected
tumultuous applause, and an affirmative
vote was giveu by the Delegates in one
unanimous shout
Gen. Geo d. Mcclellan, Franklin Pierce
Thomas Seymour, and Gov. Powell were
put in nomination for President, when the
names of Franklin Pierce and Gov. Powell
were withdrawn. After considerable dis.
cussion by Messrs. Harris and Jones of
Md, Long, of Ohio Wickliffc of Ky, and
others, the convention adjourned until
tomorrow morning at ten O'Clock.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-01
Democratic County Ticket

The National Dem ocratic Convention is
over, the Platform adopted, and the nomi-
nations made. MCCLELLAN and PEN
DLETox are the nominees The Democra-
cy meet this evening to ratify the action
Of the Convention Let us meet together
aud start the ball right, and then keep it
rolling until it brushes out the nest of
vipers who are endeavoring to destroy the
liberties of the people. Hurra for Nc
Cle.ian and Pendicton Down with the
traitors to constitutional rights.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-01
I. s. 1910 BONDS.

These Bonds arc Issued nndcr the Act Of Con
gross of March Sth 1861, which provides that all
Bonds issued under he Act shall be EXEMPT
FROM TAXATION by or under any state or
municipal authority. Subscriptions to these
Bonds are received in ''nited States notes notes
of National Banks. They are TO BE REDEEM
ED IN COIN, At the pleasure of Tic Govern
ment, at nny period not less than ten more
frrty yea, from their date, and until their
rct.emption FIVE PER CENT. INTEREST
WILL BEPAID IN com, on Bonds a OF over
one hundred dollars annually. and on all other
Bonds semi annually. Th" interest Is payable on
the first days OF March and September in eac
year.
Subscribers will receive either Registered OF
Coupon Bonds. as they may prefer. Registered
Bonds are recorded the books Of the L. s.
Treasurer, and cali be transferred only on the
owners order. Coupon Bonds are payable &c
bearer and are more convenient for commercial
use.
Subscribers to this loan will have the option OF
having their Bonds draw interest from March Isl
by paying the accrued interest in coin-(o in Uni
ted States notes, or the notes Of National Banks
adding fifty per cent. for premium or receive
Them drawing interest from the date of subscrip-
ton and deposit. As these Bonds are
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-01
Arc Union Leagurs Armedi

1t has been REP -tcdly charged by DEM
ocrats, and as repo.. denied by repub-
licans, that the association known as the
Union League cnjoins it upon its members
to provide themselves with arms. Even
Gov. Morton himselfa member denies that
such is the case The NJ. C.. Rep. denies
che fact and its honest c. editor lifts up
his hands in holy horror at the bare recon-
mendation Of the Democratic Central Con-.
mittec of this county that citizens should
meet without arms and acquire knowledge
of military tactics He sees treason in the
thing, he snufs danger afar off, he worries
himself exceedingly at the prospect Of any
one except Loyalists and sworn friends OF
Lincoln and Morton placing themselves in
a position of self defense Poor soul he
will learn by and by that an ostrich is not
all hid when it covers its head in the sand,
that although he may lie about the objects
of Union Leaguers and deny that they are
or have been armed, yet the people, the
honest high-minded citizens not members
Of the League, are not and cannot be thus
imposed upon and cajoled out of their dear
est rights. That We do not misrepresent
the Leaguers We now give the proof which
We dare the Republican any responsible
member of the Union League in this
place TO controvert. We quote from the
constitution adopted June 10th 1868 as
follows:
cart. Y. Each member Of The League
sioH provide hin,seif with at least ono good
shotgun, muskrt or r.f', and sufficient
sapp,y u am nu ';tion for tie effective use
ofMe same"
Let any honest man ask himself the
question, why is this? for what purpose
have the Union Leaguers been arming
themselves for more than year past?-
was it that they might be in readiness to
repel invasion, or to march to the front to
oppose jeff Paws and his rebcllious
brethren in arms2 Oh. no, not at ALL 1t
was TO squelcn democrats at home 1t was
We fear but tho preliminary step to the
suppression of voters who might not be
willing to vote for the continuance in Office
of "honest Old Abe, and "our noble Gov
ernor." Let these midnight plottcrs OF
treason cease their abuse of democrats
disband their dark lantern associations, lay
aside their arms provided in accordance
with the requirement of Ant. y, of their
constitution, cease their efforts 10 get their
political opponents arrested for merely par
tizan ends, give the people assurance that
they will NJ. undertake TO carry the
approachin.. elections BY force. and it will
then be time enough for them to find fault
with democrats should they persist in or
CARNATIONS of a military character. When
Re LcaTucrs fhau have done all this thcr
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-01
4 Mares Nest Discovered.

n
The Republican last week published two
letters purporting to have been written by
j. G. Cushman of this place to II. H. Dodd
at indianapolis. These letters itsays were
captured in Dodd's safe the other day by
the military authorities. The Republican
processes to see treasonin them, and gives
the note of alarm 20 its abolition friends
Now we are free to say that We fail to dis
cover anything whatever wrong. or trea-
sonable in these letters and we ask candid
republicans to give them a careful reading
and then point out the wrong or treason il
they can. The seizure was made in d.
rect violation Of the constitution and laws
Of the country and therefore merits the
severcst Reproduction Of every true patriot
IN the land. Even ifthese letters had been
ever SO reasonable, still there is no justif-
cation for such high handed outrage as
has been pcrpetratcd in this instance by
the military authorities at Indianapolis.
The time once was when a mans private
correspondence was regarded as something
too sacred for the public eye, but under
the progressive doctrines of the present
administration that time has passed away.
Even the most Despotic Of European gov
ernments would scorn to be guilty Of so
mean an act as that of publishing mans
private letters. In case they suspected the
existence of reasonable correspondence
they would send an officer legally authori-
xed to seize it, ana then it would be carried
unopened to the proper authorities for ex-
animation. If any thing wrong is found
the parties are sent foI and put upon trial
in due form of law; but if not the letters
are at once forwarded to the proper des-
tination. How different, how much more
digpifed and just such course is than
that pursued with the sanction and by the
autho rlty of this republican administration
What a figure must our rulers cut in
the eyes Of the governments of other coun.
tries.
A paper that lends itself as party to
such proceedings thereby becomes part
cops cr'n,inis, with the original perpetrat tors
of 50 m onstrous an outrage, and advertise
itselfas receptacle for the unholy gath
erings of scandal mongers who have no
character to lose by surreptitiously obtain
ing the private thoughts words and letters
Of their neighbors. The man who is capa-
bic of descending so low in the scale of
honor and social etiquette ms to be guilty
of giving publicity to private conversations
is justly regarded as unfit for the associa-
ton of all honorable men, and becomes q
loathing and a stencil in the nostrils of So
cicty, How much better is one who pub
fishes in newspaper the private CORES.
pondencc ola ncighbor unlawfully obtain
ed, for mere partizan ends? We leave the
Republican and the military authorities in
undisputed possession of all the glory and
oil the advantages obtained by this bril-
liant flank movement and await with pa
thence their next exhibition Of mastery
str ltegy.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-01
From the Rev. Thos Winter, Pastor of the Ro

From the Rev, Thos. Winter Pastor Of the Rox
bury Baptist Church.
DR.. jackson Dear sr-I feel il due to your
excellent preparation Hooaand's German Bit
tiers, to add my testimony to the deserved reputa
Ton it has obtained. | have for years at times
been troubled with great disorder in my head and
nervous 8, stem. / was advised by a friend to try
a bottle of your German Bitters. I did so, and
have experienced great and unexpected relief; my
health has been very materially benefited.
confidently recommend the article where meet
with cases similar to my own. and have been as
sursd by many OF their good effects
Respectful yours, T.WlNTGR,
Roxborough Pa.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-01

eminent, bestowing equal rights upon all
its citizens. l had, it seems, for the mo-
ment forgotten that there had arisen a
privileged class consisting of the base
tools OF q corrupt and wicked administra-
ton, and that beyond the minions of pow
er, none have rights that they are entitled
to respect. / had, itseems, forgotten that
democrats and all others who refuse to
bow the knee at the sound of the trumpet
or the nod of the tyrant, and fall down be-
fore tho coiOred image that abolitionsm
has set up in the land, are surrounded by
swarm of sp;cs and informers, who fol-
low their footsteps like shadows, eagerly
listening and watching for some unguard-
cd word or look that may be construed in
to pretext for incarcerating them in the
loathsome dungeon ofsome of the numer-
Gus bastiles that now fill our once happy
country. l should have remembered that
the party who would countenance the acts
Of despotism and barbarity of Butler, "the
Beast" Hunter. the robber of churches
and public statues of Washington, as well
as of women and children, Turchin, the
incendiary, Burbridge, the petty tyrant of
Kentucky, and Darlington. the spy and
informer of Indiana, would not hesitate
to applaud any act, no matter how base
or contemplate, that might be committed
by any of the numerous pimps of Pc wer.
But does the editor of the Republican
and his party friends ever consider that
some day the tide of woe and misery they
have assisted in bringing upon the coun-
try may turn, and that the cup they now
force to the lips of others with so much
s satisfaction, may be placed to theirs, and
they forced to drain it to the bitter dregs
Have they ever looked SO far beyond the
end Of their noses, as to be able to discern
that when the Golden Rule is discarded,
that basis of all that makes peace desirable
the law Immediately takes effect which
claims an eye for an eye, and a tooth for
= tooth, and knows 20 mercy. If not they
had better take heed in time, or when too
late they will realize that they have sown
the wind to reap the whirl wind.
Democrats have in the past three years,
suffered every outrage, insult and indig-
nifty that could be heaped upon them by
the partisans of this administration; and
under it all, they have been patient, aye
very patient. But it is a dangerous mis-
take to assume that it is owing to coward
ice. They have waited FOX the hour now
rapidly approaching when at the ballot-box
they could pcaceably hurl the tyrants and
vampires from power But the Feather
that broke the camels back" may be near
ly reached. The people terribly in
earliest, and if by fraud or violence they
are deprived of that last right so dear to
freemen, the world will learn that the pres
ent calm was but the prelude of the cor.
ing storm.
Asking pardon for so great an encroach-
ment upon your columns, and the patience
of your readers | remain
Truly yours,
JOHN G.. CUSHMAN.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-01
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the value i. increased from one to three per cent.
per annum, according to the rate of tax lerics in
various parts ofthc country.
At the present rate of premium gold they pay
Over Eight Per cent. Interest.
IN currency. and are Of equal convenience as 4
permanent or temporary investw rnt
| tits believed that no securities offer so great
Undue to lenders ~ the various descriptions
Of U. S Bonds. In all other forms OF in cited
ness, the faith ability ofprivate parties stce
companies or separate communities only is plc,g-
ed for payment while for the debts of the United
States the whole property of the country il holden
to secure the payment of both principal and in
terest in coin.
These Bonds may be subscribed for in sums
from $50 up to any magnitude, on the same terms
and are thu. made equally available to the small
est lender and the largest capitalist. They can
be converted into money at any moment, and the
holder will have the benefit of the interest.
1t may be useful to state in this connection that
the total Funded Debt of the United States on
which interest is payable in gold, on the Sd day
of March, 1864. was S76s ,965 100. The interest
on this debt for the coming fiscal year will be
445. 937 .l26, while the customs revenue in gold
for the current fiscal year ending June 30, 1864,
has been so far at the rate Of over 800 OO0, 900
per annum.
1t will be seen that even the present gold reve-
nues of the Gov eminent are largely in excess of
the wants of the Treasurer for the payment Of
gold interest while the recent increase of the tar
i'll will doubtless raise the annual receipts from
customs on the same amount of importatiohs. to
$50, 100000 per annum.
Instructions to the National Banks acting as
loan agents not issued from the United States
Treasury until March 81, but N the first three
weeks of April the subscriptions averaged more
than TEN MILLIONS a WEEK.
Sub crptions will be received by the
First National Bank of Richmond, Ind.
First National Bank of Evansville, Ind.
First National Bank of indianapolis, Ind:
Firstt National Bank of Fort Wayne, Ind,
First National Bank of Lafayette Ind.
First National Bank of Madison, Ind,
First National Bank of Terre IIaute, Ind.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-01
PLYMOUTH, INDIANA:
Thurs DAY, SEPT. l, 1864.
Democratic State Ticket.


For Governor,
JOSEPH E. MCDONALD, Of Marion.
For Lieutenant Governor
MAHLON D. MANSON, of Montgomery.
For Secretary of State,
JAMES S. ATHON, of Marion.
For Auditor of State.
JOSEPH RISTINE, OF Fountain.
For Treasurer Of State,
MATHEW l.. BRETT, of Davicss.
For Attorney General,
OSCAR B. HORD, of Decatur.
For Superintendent of Public instruction,
SAMUEL l. RUGG. Of Allen.
For Judges of the Supreme Court.
SAMUEL E. PERKINS, of Marion.
ANDREW DAWSON, of Decatur.
JAMES NJ. HANNA. of Sullivan.
JAMES L. WORDEN, of Allen.
For Clerk Of the Supreme Court.
ETHELBERTC C. HIBBEN. Of Rush.
For Supreme Court Reporter,
NAPOLEON B. TAYLOR, of Ma.iorn,
For Congress-9th Dist. let
DAVID TURPIE. of White.
For Common Pleas Judge, 18th District,
JOHN G.. OSBORNE, Of Marshall.
For District Prosecutor.
G.. L. BETTINGER. of Elkhart
For Representative,
LLOYD LAZEBROOK., of Starkc.
Democratic County Ticket
For Treasurer
u. O. QUIVEY.
For Sheriff
II. NJ LOGAN.
For Coroner
J. b. y. KLINGER.
For Commissioner, lN District,
III. 4. RANK
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-01

there will be no moro occasion tor secret
organization in the democratic party, but
until then let us hear no more bumkum
twad.c about the s. O. l..
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-01

The Judges of the Supreme Court Of
New Hampshire. to whom the question was
referee have affirmed the constitutional
ty of she bill allowing soldiers to vote.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-01

From Rev ]. ii Turner, Pastor of Iedling VI. +
Church Philada.
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Yours RESI- ecsfuly. J II TURNER,
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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-09-01

From Rev. J. Newton Brown d. D., editor OF
the Encyclopedia of Religious knowledge, ant
Christian Chronicle, Philadelphia.
Althouc:. not disposed to favor or recommend
Patent Medicines in general, through dis:rust OF
their ingredients and effects, | yet know of nc
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do this the more readily IN regard to IIoof
lands German BitterS. prepared by Dr. c. "
Jack SON. Of this city because | was preiudiceG
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sion that they were chiefly an alcoholic mixture.
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From the Rev. Levi G Beck, Pastor OF the Bap-
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From Rev. J. s Herman. of the German Re
form Church. Kutztow n, Bcrks County Pa.
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