Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-07-27
Democratic Aristocrats.

s We End the following article in the last Demo
rat, unaecompanied by any note or common: dis
approving in the slightest degree the sneers it
filings at honest poverty, or the intolerance 1t ad-
mis- was nrac;ised BY Southern Democrats to-
wards their political opponents. So far as this is
concerned however, there is no difference in SEN
.timent between Northern and Southern Demo
Gratis and not much in practice, wherever they
have the power. The leading Northern Demo
Gratis have as much contempt for poor laboring
men as the Southern Democratic nabobs have, and
the latter think they no better than "nggers;"
and as regards liberation, every one knows they
paw no respect to free speech or any other Consti
tutional right of a political opponent, in those
counties and neighbolhoOds where they largely
preronderate But read the article and tell Us
whether you think party that advocates the sen
timents so boldly avowed in the first paragraph is
fit to rule a free and enlightened Republican PEG
Pile:
TIE ALLEGED INDICTMENT OF GEN. LEE.
From the Petersburg News
John C. Underwood, an itinerant schoofmaSter
from Northern State. settled many years ago IN
the county of Fairfax, Virginia took charge Il a
country school, and began in modest way to cor.
rect the ignorance OF this benighted State. In
the course of time he married very worthy lady
of that county, and obtained, through her connec-
tons, large and useful mountaineering in that
region, which he improved financially and other
wise His sentiments the subject OF slavery
were obnoxious to the people, and. therefore, mod
est!v concealed until opportunity of their safe
exposition was afforded, as he thought at the time
of the Fremont campaign, we believe, when IN the
midst of a few fishermen ne raised pole at Deco
ouan bearing flag inscribed with the name of the
Abolition candidate for the Presidency. This was
more than his neighbors felt like enduring, and
Underwood was forced to leave, to avoid sharper
castieation than he had been wont to inict on the
rising heirs OF Fairfax.
During the war he was appointed to a judgeship
why, we cannot conceive; probably on the ground
that as there was nothing to be done, he could do
no harm; but the conclusion Of peace leaves him
the highest judicial officer in the Eastern District
of Virginia: and the first official function OF pub
lie nature which he di charges, on the return OF
peacc is to launch agains citizen of this State,
the htchets Of whose shoes he is unworthy TO
loose. 4 proclamation which, for violence blasphe
NV and unfounded asperson of a brave and clsiv-
a,rous people, beggars imagery and defies compar-
isOn.
No sooner had this charge been issued than its
object was unfoldeJ i'll the summonng OF witness
es before the Grand Jury, in order to base on their
evidence an indictment gainst General Lee.
General Grant could afford, not only to pardon
General Lee but to exhaust the etiquette OF con
ventional respect in all his intercourse with him.
The great Army of the Potomac could doff their
hats with the involuntary homage OF the soldier to
genius, courage AMI chivary. as the old leader OF
the Army of Northern Virginia passed their INES
after his surrender. The Northern visitors could
vie with the residents and natives of Richmond in
paving kim the most touching marks of respect as
he wended his way to his home through the streets
of our capital.
/ The stalwart heroes of Sherman could break out
into cheers, not of insult but of appreciation, as
they passed his door III their triumphant march
\ The Government at Washington, which has thought
proper 10 arrest Governors and Ex-Goveruors,
Commissioners and Congressman. bureau chiefs
and blockade-runners, Presidents and preachers,
has not laid the weight of finger or a threat on
the man to whom General Grant has given his SOL
dier-word for safe guard. No, the foul deed wa.
left for the genial performance OF an imported
Judge. who after maligning the State whose people
gave him bread in his poverty and consequence IN
lis obscuritv, summons these people to aid him in
hunting to his death their most eminent fellow
citizen.
Nothing could more clearly exhibit the feeling
of respect and admiration felt by Northern Demo
cratic editors toward Gen. Lee and rebels general
", than the avidity with which such ARTICLES as
the above are seized upon and published AMI viz
tually endorsed, as no word OF dl-apprONaI ever
follows or precedes.
We do not believe the gallant army of the Po-
tomac ever raised their hats to General Lee as he
pa sed their lines. An iiicer of the 2)th Indiana,
Just returned, informs US that if it was done he
never heard of it, and does not think the story
probable FROM what he knew Of the feelings OF
those he was acquainted with toward the man who
had countenanced'and approved the starving and
numbering their comrades who had been captured
Neither DO we believe that Shernan's grand army
broke out in cheers Of appreciation as they passed
Lees door in their triumphant march. They
cheered, is true, but certainly not from appreci
alton or respect toward such a monster and barba
rian as Lee had proven himself to be in cOunte-
nancing the atrocities practised upon their captur
ell comrades. The assertion that Gen. Grant par
doned Lee may find believers among creduous
Copperheads, who sympathised with Lee and wish
ed him success, but Union men understand the
facts too well to be guled by such silly fabrica
ton.