Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-09-21
DYING Out.

The indications that the Copperhead party
is in the last ihroes OF dissolution and is about 20
bless and astonish the world by yielding up the
ghost entirely Fer some time past it has shown
signs OF weakness and failing health, but recently
since the surrender of Lee, thus blasting all its
fondest hopes, tie di.temper which was before
preyins upon its vitals has grown more virulept
than ever, until it has become in intolerable
stencil in the Eostrils OF many ofi;s olmer friends
Seeing no hope of prolonging its miserable exis
tence beyond few months at iarthest unless new
regimen diet was adopted, accordingly, in
New York last week. the party. in State Conven-
ton, after endorsing President Johnson and pledg
ing him their support in future, nominated three
Republicans and one Democrat for the four State
Offices that have to be filed at the ensuing elec
ton. What effect this new regimen will have up
on the health Of the sick man remains to be seen.
The party in Maine tried the same course, with
slight difference-;hey did not nominate Republi-
cIns,-but the result was 4 more overwhelming
defeat than it ever before met with in that State.
Dean Richmond, King of the New York Domoc-
racy, think. comprehends the situation and
understands the diagnosis of the patients disease
about as well as any other man. He recently re-.
ducei the wages of the employees of the New
York Central Railroad at Buffalo, whereupon they
ielegraphed him that unless they had their former
pay they would not vote the Democratic ticket this
fall. This brought out the following reply from
the old horse of the Democracy: "The Dem
ocratic party has gone to tel and you may 20
there too" That is sufficient, We should think,
TO convince the Democracy of Marshall that their
party in the Empire State at least is past hope.
Bet how much better is its condition in
Iowa. The party met in State Convention re-
Gently in that young Commonwealth, but adou IN
cd without nominating a candidate for Governor.
They, however, recommended their friends to vote
for Col. Thomas II. Benton, who had been nomi-
mated By the soldier. Convention, but who is, and
always has been Republican. In his letter of ac
ceptance he indorses every act of President Lin
coins administration, emancipation. suspension of
the writ of habeus corpus, and imprisonment
of Northern traitors, etc, etc. vet all the btterest
Copperheads in that State, Mahoney, II. Clay
Dsan, Legrand ByaEgton, G go. w. Jones, and all
others Of their stripe, whose principles sub
servient TO their personal interests, advocating
his election as the best they can do.
ana WIFI u1s TIE same party uOEe III flsrsilAlI
County, Fearing they would be defeated if they
nominated a straightout DEM -rat-one who had
never wavered in his allegiance and fidelity to
the party,-thsy selected a candidate who in 1861
voted the entire Republican ;icket-Senator. Re-
corder and Conn iissonor-and again in 1862 for
portion ofit-Representative and Congressman,-
and who besides, early in lS62 not only demo unced
the Democratic State platform, but promised to
support the administration in its efforts 10 put
down the rebellion, adding also, at the time,
that he had always been Democrat and was one
still, but the party dead-died with Douglas.
and did not know what he would be at the close OF
the war. These sentiments he uttered and much
more Of the tenor, in order to satisfy the
Union mon tlat he was sound on the war, which
was then the only question upon which the parties
differed that was in issue, and induce them to sign
his petition to be appointed Postmaster. Can
party long survive that is driven to such straits7