The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-07-20
I'he alleged Indictment Of Gen.
From the Petersburg News.

From the Petersburg News.
John G.. Underwood, an itinerant school
master from a Northern State, settled
many years ago in the county Of Fairfax,
Virginia, took charge of country school,
and began in modest way to correct the
ignorance Of this benighted State. In the
course of time he married very worthy
lady Of that county, and obtained, thro'
her connections, large and useful ac-
quaintaneeship in that region, which he
improved financially and otherwise. His
sentiments on the subject of slavery were
obnoxious to the people, and, therefore,
modestly concealed, until an opportunity
of their safe exposition was afforded, as he
thought, at the time Of the Fremont cam
paign, We believe, when in the midst of a
few fishermen he raised pole at Deco
quan, bearing a flag inscribed with the
namc nf thc Abolition candidate for the
Presidency. This was more than lis
neighbors felt like enduring, and Under
wood was forced to leave, to avoid sharper
castigation than he had been wont to in
fict 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 10 harm;
but the conclusion OF peace leaves him
the highest judicial officer in the Eastern
District of Virginia; and the first official
function of public nature which he dis>
charges, on the return of peace, is to
launch against citizen Of this State, the
latchets of whose shoes he is unworthy to
loose, a proclamation which, for violence,
blasphemy and unfounded aspcrson Of a
brave and chivalrous people, bcggars i'm
agery and dcfeS comparison.
No sooner had this charge been issued
than It's object was unfolded in the sum
moning of witnesses before the Grand
Jury, in order to base on thoir evidence
an iuictment against Gene Lee.
General Grant coull aiiufi, not only to
pardon General Lee, but to exhaust the
etiquette OF conventional respect in all his
intercourse with him. The great Army
of the Potomac could dotf their hats with
the involuntarily homage of the soldier to
genius, courage and chivalry, as the old
lcaNcF OF Inc -AfiEy Oh NOrtHSTn iTSluii
passed their lines after his surrender
The Northern visiters could vie with the
residents and natives of Richmond in pay
Ing him the most touching marks Of re-
spect as lie wcnded his way to his home
through the streets Of our capital.
The stalwart heroes Of Sherman could
break out into cheers, not Of in:ult, but Of
appreciation, as they passed his door in
their triumphant march. The Governs
ment at Washington, which has thought
proper to arrest Governors and ExGover>
nors, Commissioners and Congressman,
bureau chiefs and blocka &c runners, Pres
idents and preachers, has not laid the
weight of finger or threat on the man
to whom General Grant has given his
solder-word for safe guard. No, the foul
deed was left for the congcnial perform
ance of an imported Judge, who after
maligning the State whose people gave him
bread in his poverty and consequence in
his obscurity, summons these people to
aid him in hunting to his death their most
eminent fellow citizen.