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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-11-16
Wr. Colfax's Lecture at Indian
apolis.

The lecture at the rabcrnaclc on Tuesday evs-
ming OF this week, by Hon. SCHUYLER Colfax. lac
Speaker of the House of Representatives on his
trip to California, was thrilling success Ii were
futile to attempt TO give clear idea of *: or the
eager attention with which the audiencc-packiu-
that spacious building TO its utmost--hung on his
magnetic words. Mr.. Collax, as speaker, has
lew equals for cleLr. rapid cnunciation, or for
striking power and lifelke description, so that il
seemed no effort Of the Imagination to travel
along with him and sec the wondrous sights and
awe-inspirng scenes of this glorious or and Western
Continent oil ours Nothing seems TO escape him.
either in seeing or in describn whether geo
graphic al. sublime anu beautiful, POLITICAL moral,
agricultural or nautical, even to the counting OF
the revolutions OF the psddle-wheels from San
Francisco to Panama. The largness Of his soul
drank IN them all, and gave them out gain with a
clearness aud power that fascinated and surprised
The poetry OF his nature lowered up into the sub
lime, as he carried Us uD with him to those heights
oil eternal snow and grandeur on the rock ribbed
backbone Of the Continent hirled with him az
more than Jehu speed--unfagntcd to him, though
breathless to us-zig-Zag down their rugged side
But If he lowered on the physical and beautiful,
yet more did he in the moral. When standing face
TO face TO that twin relic of barbarian, Mormon
poligamy, he boldly told the latter day saints tha.
they "were all sinners" not Only against heavens
law, but the laws of this broad country and civi-
zation. And if, as they claimed, it was special
revelation from heaven that led them into it, they
had better get another revelation TO lead them OUT
of it. or they might get revelation from TIC
American Eagle, bearing the egis Of power on his
breast and leading his 'boys in blue to wipe it out
forever. The picture be drew OF the lonely heart
ache and jealous misery of the poor de,udcd wo-
men, whose Mormon faith denies them any hap
piness here or hereafter, unless tied by marriage
or sealed ~ to the escutcheon OF some saint
drew tears from many eyes. We venture the as
serton that had the speaker called for volunteers :
he could have had them by the hundred. from
among the ladies', even. to so and erase this foul
blot from off our nations borders.
His final remarks-concerning the Pacific Rail-
road. the urgent need of its early construction as
political necessity. national blessing, and an
opening to the richest and most inexhaustible
mines in the world, and also indissolube bond
between the old States of the East, and the new of
the West, like that between the parents of the
former and the children of the latter-showed un-
mistakably which way his heart beat now, and
whore his vote will be on that question, when this
proud son Of tn1iana--and OF whom Indiara NAV
we'll bs proud-shall be called upon to give his
vote in Congress on that important measure
Indiana Home Visitor.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-11-16
STARTLING DEVELOPMENT.
A Confederate Staff Officer Present
as Delegate In the Ch icago Con-
vention.-He Votes for Mcclellan
and the Failure" Platform-Tha
Camp Douglas Conspiracy.

DR.. Lansf0rl B. Hunt, of Buffalo, v. Y. late
Medical Director of cavalry forces of the Military
Division of the Gulf, furnished the i3uff.lo EI-
press the following statement:
About June lst, of this year. was stationed NJ
Selma. Alabama. One morning | received a visit
from Col. Cunningham, C. =. A., late Chief of
Staff for Gen. John Morgan, OF Ohio raid notoric-
". The conversation turned on Nurse fcsh-
Coi y. SAID that III the summer of TS6i he was or
dercd IRON Chicago, III to Richmond, Va, and.
not daring TO take the cars, he made the entire
distance from Chicago ID point in Virginia
where he could take the cars for Richmond n, tho
rate of fifty miles day. Naturally this drew ont
inquiries as 20 what he, Confederate Colonel,
was doing in Chicago in the summer Of lS6l
Col Cunningham said he 4 delegate to the
Chicago Democratic National Convention from a
district in Southern Illinois, (hs residence is in
Tennessee;) and that he had the honor of voting
for the nomination of Mcclellan. His real GRAND
there, however, was to release the Confederate
prisoners at Camp Douglas. lie had 300 rfcke,i
men of his own command concentrated a: Chicago
Upon these he could rely, and he also had the
promise of 1900 COpperheads to assist him. lie
said that he found the "Copperhea1s to be only
water snakes. They took to the tall grass" At
any rate he got no aid from them, and he said,
''becausc they were the d--les towards on tho
foot STOOL"
Col Cunningham further said that with his re.
liable 3OO men he could, Mt some loss, have taken
Camp Douglas the evening before the Convention
met; that he would have done so if everybody had
been AZ plucky rs Alexander Long of Ohio that
Long was "game," but that Vaandisham was
thorough going coward, and hi, lack of moral
courage defeated the whole enterprise.
Col. Cunningham is now, believe, at Nashville.
Tennessee. Should this meet his eye he will re-
cognize the author, and personally accounta-
bic to him for the above as a correct version of =
conversation which had several witnesses Hc
will not dispute it, and only need 10 call attcn-
ton to the facts il exhibits:
L. IL shows that at least one Confederate officer
oi high rank was delegate to the Chicago Dem
ocratic Convention and supporter of Mcclellan.
= That the author of the Chicago platform OF
lo64, and some of the leaders of the Convention
we're cognizant Of ana p0rfceps criminis in an at
tempt TO release some ten thousand rebel prisoners
and turn them loose in the streets of Chicago To
commence the work ofrapine and bloodshed.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-11-16
Gov. BrownIow on Negro Suffrage.

In his annual message, Gov. Brownow thus dis
courses on negro suffrage,
al think that negro suffrage is bound to follow
as one Of the great results of the rebellion, that
the time will come when it will be proper and
right but that the time has not yet come when the
ballot box should be turned over to the emancipa-
ted slaves OF this State, and the thousands who
would rush into Tennessee from the cotton States
this account. To the silly objection that negro
suffrage implies social equality, beg leave to
respond that negroes at one time or another, have
voted in most of the Southern States, and yet they
were in no way advanced 10 social equality with
the whites. NV recollection is that in every
Southern State, except South Carolina, the right
OF suffrage originally exercised by free blacks.
The original constitutions Of Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia, members of
the old thirteen, make no mention of the color in
defining the qualification of voters. Up to the
time of the amended Constitution in 1885, negroes
voted in Tennessee, and the leading politicians Of
| the State importuned them for their votes. In
Maryland they voted until 1874, Iand in North
Carolina they voted as late as in 1895. All this
failed to advance the negroes in the scale of equal
ity, so foolishly talked of now and so Extensively
deprecated; and amalgamaton was not so common
in these days Is it has become since.
This is all very we'll but irhen will il be proper
and right to give them the elective franchisel--
The Governor is not certain that this time is very
far distant. In opinion if the contingency up
on which he is willing "a base it is to decide the
matter, that time is now upon US. He says fur
| tber:
al am free to confess that if il should become
necessary to enfranchsc tho blacks, in order to
keep the control Of the Country out of the hands of
the rebels and traitors, am for the measure.--
| And when the nation finds all its liberalty and
offers of pardon to rebels are in vain, il will take
steps to gire suffrage 10 the blacks and shall cor
daily approve the act"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-11-16

malias. and this white cluster said laura.
But, sister, you can't afford it,
Yes can, Godfrey is rich
TIE old man bit his lip.
Think, If you love him. how much il will grieve
him if no discovers the deceit, said Jenny in an
undertone.
Nonsense. Well, will tell you how TO rsme
dy it. Lend me some money out of the house
keeping fund.-
Laura! Steal from Etherl'
There, don't preach
Miss Jenny, said the servant, entering At that
moment, the dinner has come
Jenny left the room, and Laura still turned over
the gay flowers. While the old man pointed out
their beauties, he in the meantime running
over the disordered hair, shabby dress, and lazy
position, while he mentally contrasted them with
Jenny'S Feat attire.
Not decided yct1' said Jenny, returning after a
short absence.
NO. Come here
Il can not. Father has sent hoMe calls head,
aud am afraid to trust it entirely to Margaret
must supcrintend the dinner, and make pudding,
and the parlOr must be busted, and there Is my
white dress to be finished
Before would be the drudge that you are,
| cried Laura
Drudge. Nonsense. have time for enoyments,
AID father can not have a comfortable house il
some one does not superintend these things
When get married you may do ii, and she laugh
/ ed merrily.
AS if should not marry first said Laura
There have chosen all / want
Shall call again for the changer said the
pedlar. i shall be happy to put the Misses Som
ers or my list of customers
Yes. call again., said Laura.
So the pedlar took up his basket and walked
home, threw aside his wig, beard and disguise, and
! wrote avowal Of his hand and healt to Miss
| Jenny SOmers, which was accepted.
Laura Somers had two sources of speculation -
One was 'Why Godfrey Horton proposed to Jenny
instead of herself7' The other, Il wonder why
the old man never called 20 be paid for those ex-
quisite flowers"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-11-16
A Cure for Cholera.

A. NJ. Aranson has Arrived at Marseilies with
letter of recommendation to the doctors of tie
hospital from imperial quarters. and has conse-
quenty been allowed to practice his system of euro
for cholera, which seems to have been marvelously
successful The principle, as far ms it can be sts:
ted in few words, is, that NJ. Aranson believes
that cholera produces a superabundance of oxafic
acid in the system. The effort is, then, TO prevent
the production of these soluble oxalates-to do
which he administers alkaline salts, such as bi
carbonate Of soda, which, coming into contact with
oxalic acid, decomposes it. forming oxalatc OF
soda-an insoluble salt. which is innoxious to tho
sufferer. Something of the same idea was lifted
at by an eminent English physician a few years
since; and, as it is simple, and there is no harm
in bi-carbonate of soda in any condition, 1t is not
dangerous thing to have the remedy at hand, In
travel or al home, in case Of eventualities.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-11-16
[From Harper's Weekly. !
AF00T.

AGV
IfEfe's ajourney--as We see
'Tis indeed by many token
Oh. then, / trow. the road will he
Not always smooth or always broken,
But march we over rugged stone,
Or march We over trodden gravel,
With friends around Us. or one,
We must keep moving on our travel,
Tramp, tramp, when skies are fair.
Tramp, tramp. when storms arc blowing,
IL We find
We lag behind
steadfast heart will keep US going.
Many path will seem more plain,
Many n knave will lie aud cozen;
But hold thine own with nigh, and main.
Aud keep the track that thou hast chosen,
It's in the light and in the dark.
It's over hill and through the hollow,
Wen fix our eyes upon the mark,
And If we cannot lead wen follow.
Tramp, tramp, when skies fair.
Tramp, tramp, when storms are blowing,
If our strength
Should fail at length.
A streadfast heart will keep us going.
The horseman and the chariotecr
Go hasting by with mighty clatter;
God speed them all. and if they jeer
The tramrs aioot. what docs il matter
Gradge them not the present hour,
Nor faint and murmur like craven:
For when the day has lost its power,
There is for all common haven.
Tramp, tramp. when skies are fair,
Tramp, tramp. when storms are blowing
As the light
Dies down to night,
steadfast heart will keep us going.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-11-16

~ E wv
FALL GOODS,
NOW ARRIVING AT THE
Low PRICE STORE ,
Embracing all the .IO EELTIES of t1e
season. and which were bought be-
fore the late advance in the
Eastern Market
Our Stock Of Dress Goods comprises full line Of
Rich Mohair Lustres, Plain and
Fig'd Armures, Gold Plaids,
all wool and Fig'd De-
Lains, Ginghams,
De Beges,
AND ALL THE BEST GRADES OF PRINTS.
We have full line Of els,
consisting Of heavy scarlet and grey Twills,
scarlet and magenta Miner Plaids, Scotch
Plaids, white, red, grey and yellow
plain Flanncls in great variety.
Splendid Opera Flanncls
in all colors.
We have full stock Of heavy
Muslins, BIeached Musiihs, Ticking.
Stripes, Checks, Denims, Jeans, SAT-
inets, Cassimeres, Cloths, Cam.
brio, Shawls, Balmorals, Cot.
ton Yarn, Hoop skirts,
White Goods, Hosiery,
Gloves, Trimmings,
Notions, &c.
Ifyou want to BUY 4 LAMP accommodate you
with the largest stock, the greatest variety and the
est prices to be found in Plymouth
Our Stock also embraces a full line Of
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-11-16

SOMEWHAT VacuE.-"A few years ago, in
Ohio, there lived a small stream called Duck
Creek a local preacher OF the Methodist Church,
by the name OF Jacob Smith. His educational
advantages had been somewhat slender; so that
often in his preaching ne murdered the Kings
English by wholesale. On one occasion he was
preaching in his own heighborhood, in Smiths
meeting house. During the sermon some of the
young Smiths indulged in bad behavior Hc
paused, drew himself up to his full height. ana
pointing his long, hard finger at them, exclaimed.
'Whatl will You cut up here in Smiths old N ee.in-
house, when there lies your grandmother q DIN ing
through the window to the grareyardl, what is tho
offspring of US all J"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-11-16
Flesh Diet for Fat People.

Mr.. John NJ. Towner, of Putnam county, n Y,
weighed, two years ago, threo hundred and twenty
pounds. He then took to eating meat; without
potatoes, milk, tea, or coffee. The consequence
is that his weight is reduced to t*o hundred
pounds. He eats fruit, turnips beets; Or any vege
tables which have in them TO starchy deposit
His health has improved, and he IS able to do work
which has for years been impossible 10 him on ac-
count Of his extreme obesity. Let fat people take
notice, and govern themselves accc tlingly.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-11-16

To prevent the frequency of "breach Of promise"
cases in the English courts bill will soou be in
troduced into Parliament, enactinS that promise
of marriage, to be heli binding SO that the breach
Of it shall constitute ground of action, must bc
given in writing, and attested by two compeens
witnesses.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-11-16
Only a Faded Rose.

Only a Faded Rose.
BY MARCIA HOPE.
Only a faded rose,
Withered, and brown, and sere,
Treasured with miscrly care
Through many vanished year.
Only faded rose.
A crushed and scentlcss thing;
But think how it bloomed for me,
In youths delicious spring.
And brighter bloomed the hopes
That radiant summers morn,
That were wrcathed in the roses heart,
Ere the perfumed bud had blown.
The rose lies withered and dead
And with it the joys knew.
No spring shall awake the flower,
Nor the faded Past renew,
Only faded rose.
Treasured with m:scrly care
Linked with 4 sweet remembrance
OF happy days that irere!
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-02-05
Supposed semi-OmcIal View Of the
Peace Question.

The following is the text Of q double
loaded leader in this mornings Chroni.
ole, supposed on all hands to be from
Col. Forney, and to be simi-ofhcial
"There is so much discussion about
the propositions of peace between the
Government of the United States and
the di appointed leaders who have com
PEELED large portion Of our people to
take arms against it, that we should be
indifferent TO our frequent early and
recent expressions on the subject if we
did take some notice of it. The SUBJ
iect itself is so vast thai it taxes alike
the greatest and smallest minds, trans
cending ordinary topics and evanesoent
follies. 1t demands the attention of
every one who thinks or talks or writes
upon it. We can best understand how
they feel who have suffered the fearful
punishment of rebellion against the
| institutions of our common fathers, re-
membring how much we commisserated
| them, even with the sense of their
dreadful crime before our ewes. Pride,
passion, and naughty sense Of refus-
l lAlA ~ GEHEnN1 A3hG bENA Auc AIlHAC
cause of hatred among the families OF
nations but we cannot-before God,
we dare not-forget that if it is hard
to say I am penitent, it is easy to say,
| 4 forgive
How mysterious the philosophy OF
the human heart; how full of pathos
and instruction the parable Of the Pr,
! digal Sonl Who ever read the Vicar
| of Wakefield without shedding tear,
unless, indeed, he attempts . to outrage
nature, by showing that he has no feel
ing. We know not if there are Com
missioners from the seeded or revolt
ed States, in this same city of Wash
/ ington. but we hope they are on the
ground. The more distinguished OF
authoritative they are, the more they
shodld be welcomed The terms Of
Union are few and briefly told The
revolted States are not sought TO be re
turned as captives or as interiors, or a.
! degraded members Of the National
family. There Is only one condition Oi
restoration. 1t is not the abolition OF
slavery. To that both sides have al
last agreed-tho one beoauseit desired
/ il. the other because il could not helE
| it That condition Is that the Union
shall be restored"
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-02-05
Growth OF Freedom.

The New York Tribune has made ur,
from the Tribune Almanac, an inter
esting article showing the increase and
decrease Of the Republican and Demos
cratic parties during the past eight
years, as svinced by the votes for Pres
ident and Vice President, in 1856, 1860,
and 1854 The tables present some
striking results During the term
there has been a steady gain Of the Re
publicans and a steady loss Of the so
called Democrats; and this loss has been
almost uniform IL al the States. The
vote cast for Lincoln and Johnson in
1864, shows an increase over that given
70 Fremont in 1855 in every State but
New Hampshire, and that exception is
doubtless owing to the fact that the
population has not increased. The
vote cast for Mcclellan and Pendleton
in 1864 shows q falling off from that
given 70 Buchanan and Bfeckinridge
in 1856 in twelve OF the twenty-five
States which participated In the last
election. In the meantime there was
a great increase Of population, and the
Republican yots increased in fai
greater ratio than the Democratic, even
in those States in which the latter made
some increase
In 1856 the Democratic and Know
Nothing vote in the now loyal States
was 2,OO4, 543; in 1860 it was 1904 977;
and in 1864 it was 81, 764-showing a
gain in the first four years of only 434
votes; aud loss in the eight years Of
1928. The Republican vote in the
same States, in 1856, was l,34l ,S73; in
1860 it was l ,S64 ,523 and in 1864 it was
2,223, 035-showing 8 gain during the
first four years of 500, $50, and during
the eight years Of 8Sl, l62
This uniform increase of the one par
" and decrease Of the other should
teach A lesson of wisdom. to those i'm
practicable party leaders who still
persist in the support Of slavery. 1t
must be apparent to every rational
being that slavery has been the death
Of the Democratic party. Its name had
been a tower ef strength, which had
enabled the party for many gears to
stand up under trials which would hsve
been fatal to any other political organi'
zation; but when the fact became clear
20 the minds OF the people that Democ
rscy meant slavery, and nothing else,
they said, away with il It's doom was
henceforth sealed. Ifan election were
held to-day, the party would be exhib-
tied as the mere shadow Of what it was
in November last The masses will
never rally again under the name Of
Democracy until its leaders shall have
purged themselves from all suspicion
of sympathy with slavery, and until
they shall have given unmistakable ev
idence of their hostility 10 the institu
ton by-heartily cooperating for its an
Inhalation.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-02-05

The London Dsny News makes the
important announcement that at the
same tire the Emperor made Prince
NarOleon Vice President Of the Coun-
oil he resolved, that 10 case Of his own
death during the minority Of his
Prince, that Prince Napoleon should be
Regent, and that the resolution was
taken with the consent Of the Empress
This ought TO settle the hopes Of the
rebels regarding the recognition OF
their bogus government, by the French
empire.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-02-05

FOR SALE-A Farm Of 1881 acres, miles from
nashville, pear the G4llstin pike, 8 large 2-stOry
stone house in good repair, spleadid cellar under
the whole house, new frame kitchen aud cabin;
good smoke, s.sble and buggy houses, corn crib,
never falling spring covered with good rock
spring house; 90 acres ia clover. the Il 81 cutting
OF ga sold for 500, 80 acres IN Vineyard. The
land Is al good. inner enough Tor 6re-wOod.
Terms easy.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-02-05

SOME curious facts have been disclosed
bv statistics furnished by the Sanitary
Commission, which body has caused
measurement to be made on an exten
sive scale in our armies, and among
rebel prisoners. 1t appears that South
ern soldiers average one inch more in
stature than Northern troops, but one
less in girth and cranial measurement
Five per cent of the rebel prisoners
were of foreign birth, and twenty per
cent of the Union soldiers were for
eigners. -
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-02-05

FOR SALE Two Forwarding and Commission OF
Grocery stores on south Market rect, Nos AZ
and 40, running through to Front street. Z bese
stores are very Vslusbs places for Ia. &c bust
ness ---arr 20 .' -
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-02-05
SUPPLEMENTARY of Freedmen.
oFFIcE sUPERTNTISDENT FREEDaTN Fast AND Mn 4
DIE TENSEssEE, Nashville. Feb. I, 1865.

OFFIcE SUPRRTNTESnENT FREEDMEN FAST AND Mn
DIE TENNESSEE, Nashville. Feb. I, 1865 I
Circular No. A. -F.
flJb f I'm ersigned, by order Of the Secretary Of
Il War, aud a. the request OF the Military Cover
nor Of the State, assumes the supervision Of toe
Freedmen Of East and NJ iddle Tennessee For the
present all officers and citizens 10 charge Of Contra
ba 1d Csmps 10 the District mentioned, Will retain
their positions, and viii report to this Office ht
once their station, the number of pc sons under
their command, and theif condition snd prospects.
The loyal people OF he State will undoubtedly
soon confirm, by CoDsututionAl amendmeng and
statutory enactment, the abOli ion Of slavery in
Tennessee; when this has been done, the new
lat ons between the white and bsck citizens Of the
State will be adjusted and hsrmo sized BY the civil
government, sld BY The natural acton Of social
laws The military supervision now announced
looks to this end. II vii be its purpose 70 coop
crate vita al desiring 70 make this change by en-
couragiBg the freedmen TO rely upon themselves
20 acquire education sn1 70 practice morality and
industry.
The pr nciples laid down in (Al the snnexed let
ter Of Adjutsnt General Thomas. wi be carried
outby sue h regulations Is may from time 70 time
be found Necessary. R. D. MUSSEY,
Co. u s. c. T., Supt. Freedmen in Esst and Mid
die Tennessee.