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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31

, some younger man to assume the editorial
chair. The only instance in the article
we quote in which he approximates point
is when lie says the democratic party arc
in favor Of furnishing the petty tyrants,
suborned, perjurcd villains who held in
QUESTIONS throughout the country and
imprisoned men for Their adherence to
democratic principles. We admit that
we are in favor of that, and pray most
feryently for the day to speedily arrive
when the wretchcs who thus outraged all
law and all humanity, shall have the pun
ishment they SO justly earned mctcd out
to them with most liberal hand
Negro equality is now the first prin ciple
of action with the abolition party, and
because Mr.. Mattingly fears the voters of
Marshall County are not yet educated up
to the proper standard to receive this
odious dogma, he is determined to evade
it, for which We commend his sagacity at
the expense of his, honesty; but the manner
in which he seeks to evade the question is
neither credtable to his sagacity or hon
esty. lSuch silly assertions as are contained
in the above extract would reflect no cred
it on a ten year Old school-boy, nor will
they answer his puprole.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31
Death Of Gov. NsrOugIs.

The telegraph of yesterday reports the
death of Gov. Brough, of Ohio, at Clcyc-
land, Tuesday afternoon at l o'clock.
The Chicago Republican gives quite a
lengthy history of Gov. Bough's early
political life, from which we make the
following extract
"Goy. John Brouch was born at Marietta
Ohio, in 1911. He was brought ur in a
printing office, in which he worked for
some time. At length he became editor
ola local paper in Marietta, entered into
politics as a democrat. and finally was
elected auditor of the State of Ohio, which
Office he held from 1886 to 1911. Subse-
quently he became editor of The Ctncin-
matt Enfuirer, long before that journal
had gained It's present unenviablc notoric
ty. Governor Brough while in politics
had the reputation of being great stump
speaker. Indeed, in 1910, he and the
Hon. Thomas Corwin were considered the
ablcst orators in the state on opposite sides
in politics, and were generally pitted
against each other on occasions of public
debate. About 1879, however, Governor
Brough gave up all active participation
in politics, and devoted himself exclusive
ly to railroad matters"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31
'Eile Trial of Capt. VSirZ.
W NSJTI\ETON tIIo.

WASHINGTON, Aug. %.
Quite an exciting episode occurred in
the Wirz trial to-day, which resulted in
the withdrawal OF the counsel for the prs-
oner from the court room, and their aban-
donment of the case. Sergeant Boston
Corbett, who shot Booth, was on the
stand and Baker, counsel for the defence,
objected to his giving in as evidence what
he did not see Gen. Wallace told the
witness to tell all he knew. Bakar said,
Il object" Gen. Wallace told him to
take his seat. Baker then said, with
many regrets, feel it to be my duty, after
the frequent occurrenc which have ia
kan place between myself and the prcsi-
dent of the court, that | cannot be of any
further assistance to the prisoner by re-
naming in the case any longer. He had
hoped that with the mass CT testimony III
his favor
Gen. Wallace-What is your pur-
pose, sir? Do you decline to act any
longer as counsel for the prisoner?
Mr.. Baker-Ifi can do so consistently.
Gen. Walllce-What is your purpose,
sir?
Mr.. Baker, wish to state that | must
leave the prisoner now to take care of
himself.
Gen. Wallace, to the court-Does the
court desire to hear him?
Several members replied that it was not
necessary.
Gen. Wallacc-The court does not de-
sire to hear Vuu sir
Col. Chipman-Mr. Schade, will yon
examine the witness?
Mr.. Shae1- No, sir.
Geu. Wallacc-D) you abandon he
case?
Mr. Shadc--If the court please, ] have
tride to stly as long as could, bat deem
it my duty to follow the example Of my
colleague.
Gen. Wallace--Do you abandon the
case, sir? The Judge advocate will take
care of the rights OF the prisoner. DO
we distinctly understand that the counsel
for the prisoner abandon the case
Nr. Baker-We do not abandon the
case, but leave it in the hands of the pres
ident and the Judge advocate.
Gen. Wallacc-That is enough sir.
take your seat.
Mr. Baker-We believe we could make
out the case Of our client according to
rules of law
Gen. Wallace-Takc your seat sir, not
another word; you arc on y spectator
now Gen Wallace then said that Col.
Chapman, Judge advocate, would see to the
rights of the prisoner, and stated if the
judge advocate desired it, the court would
adjourn uutil to MORROW morning at 10
o clock, in order to allow him time to
inquire into the defence OF the accused
Col. Chapman stated he would like to have
some time, and the court adjourned till
to morrow morning.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31

The Republican charges that the demo
cratic party stigmatizcs the wives and chill
dren Of soldiers who ask assistance from
the county as paupers. This is intended
as hit at Mr.. Thompson the County Au
dtor and through him at the democratic
party in this county. Now We have been
at some pains to examine into the origin
of this matter. and We find that the first
instance where soldiers families who ap-
piled for relief were styled paupers is found
in an order made by the commissioners of
this county over their own signatures,
two of whom Messrs Boley and Tyner
we're republicans They not only so
styled them in the order making prOvis-
ion for their relief, but also directed the
Auditor to keep the accounts, and issue
the orders, so as to keep up the distinct
ion between them and "other poupers"
If Mr.. Thompson at any time went too far,
he at least had good republican authority
for styling them paupers and they should
hold Messrs Boley and Tyner accountable
instead of seeking to saddle the democratic
party with the sins Of these gentlemen.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31
Will County Bonds be Field
Good!

Tho Supreme Court, We believe, has
not yet announced any decision as to the
constutiona'ity of the law passed by the
last Legislature to legalize the action OF
the Board of Commissioners of the re-
spective counties in the issue of these
bonds. There are, we learn, three or four
cases on appeal, in the Supreme Court,
involving Eli the points affecting the va
lidity Of the bonds-one case from Foun-
tain County, where Judge Cowan granted
a perpetual injunction against the issue.
payment or negotiation Of the bonds issued
in that county. Judge Biddlc has also
granted an injunction against the bonds in
Miami County Also Judge Dickncll, in
the Southern part of the State, has ruled
adverse to the bonds. Eminent counsel
are engaged on both sides. From the
amount involved. the decision Of the SUI
prcL4c Court Is looked for with much in
terest.-ITerrc Haute Journal.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31
To the Democracy of Marshall Co.

Whereas, certain reports are being cir.
culated in portions of this county charging
the Democratic candidate for Recorder
John W Houghton, with having voted
for certain Republican candidates in times
past we the Democratic Central Committee
of Marshall County having investigated
the same in the presence of Mr.. Houghton,
unanimously passed the following rcsOlu-
ton:
Resolved, That after a thorough invcs-
tigation we find John w. Houghton Il
reliable Democrat, and worthy of the
warmest support from the Democratic
party of this county.
BY order of the Central Committee
CHAS. H. REEVE Chairman.
y. G. CAPRON. Sec'y.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31

TIE INDIAN Show, last Tuesday eve
ming was the latest effort of those "labor,
ing in the cause of God and humanity
"a thrilling Missionary exhibition by
900 uncivllizcd Sac and Fox Indians
under the management of the "Rev. X.
p. Duvall, Missionary" was announced
from the Presbyterian pulpit last Sunday,
and Bills extensively circulated all over
town, besides numerous complimentary
tickets distributed among the influential.
These means it was hoped would draw a
large crowd who it was supposed must of
course be anxious to see the great I'M
civilized. Tuesday evening came, and
with It the 20 unciviized Sacs and Foxes,
with the Rev. r. F. Duvall, Missionary,
but alas for the bright authorizations of
the missionary Snowman, the crowd was
lacking. About one hundred men and
boys were there ready to be edited by
the whoops and yells Of the aforesaid 20
uncivilized Sacs and Foxes, and the Wis
ions of the Rev. Missionary manager mel
ted into thin air He left on the Wednes-
day morning train for the west with the
20 uncivilized Sacs and Foxes, disguised
no doubt with the hard hearts and stiff
necks Of the denizens of our ungrateiul
town, with no more ,Muheoh ON hand
than when he came.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31
100 . ~.~

The Republican, last week contained a
somewhat lengthy article in which the
editor attempted to prove that the demo-
cratic party is composed of traitors to then
country. 1t then continues as follows:
"Is not negro who has stood by the Union
and imperi ed his life for IFS maintenance as
much entitled to vote as traitorl Shall We re-
establish slavery in tho South by permitting the
Copperhcads to obtain power through divisions
among ourselves Shall American citizens again
be tared and feathered, rode OIL rails, scourged
hung and driven out of the Southern States foi
daring to exercise the constitutional right of free
speech, or upon mere suspicion of being opposed
to slaveryf'
This shows the animus of our opponents
and proves conclusively, that if they had
the power to do so they would deprive
democrats of the privilege of voting, and
confer it upon negroes.
The Republican intimates that should
We get into power, slavery would be re-
established in the South, and calls on its
party friends in piteous accents to prevent
so dire a calamity by acting in unison
against the democratic party. None know
better than the editor Of that paper, that
this is all fustian, that there is not the
slightest probability, not even a possibili-
ty that slavery will be rc-cstablished ne
matter what political party is in the as
tendency. We are astonishcd at the tc
merity of our ncighbor when he approach.
es the last proposition in the above ex
tract.
All that he charges that American
citizens have suffered for being opposed
to slavery, American citizens have suffer
ed at the hands of the administrator,
party "for daring to exercise the consti
tntional right of free speech, or upol
mere suspicion of being" in favor 0
maintaining that right.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31
mississippi State Convention.
JACKSON. Miss. August 24.

JAChsON, MISS, august r.
An ordinance proposing to submit the
Cons titutional Amendment to the peopl,
for ratification was rejected by a vote o
five Ito forty four.
An eloquent appeal mcmoralizing Pres
ident johnson to grant pardons to JEFF
Davis and Charles Clark late Governor OF
Miss, signed by over 1900 ladies, was
read and approved and resolutions adopted
requesting the President of the Conven-
ton to forward the same to the President
of the United States.
The Convention gives their President
the right to reconvcne them whenever he
deems it proper
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31
The Great E;aSsern-RGsScll's
Diary.
NEW York. AUGUST ~

NEW York, August y.
The papers print to-day Russell's diary
of the cable expedition. 1t gives COM
plete account of the laying OF the cable, of
the recovery at different times of its lost
Insulation, of its final parting on the I'd
inst. and Of the subsequent graphing for
it down to and including the 9th inst
The water where the cable was lost is
about two and threc-quarters miles deep.
but Notwithstanding this, the broken end
was on one occasion brought within ! 200
yards of the surface, and would have been
again restored to the deck of the Great
Eastern had not its great weight been too
much for tho strength of the graphing rope.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31

ParsOn Brownlow, in the midst Of his
gubernatorial duties, finds time to dissem-
mate religious sentiments. In recent
letter to the Knoxville Wing. he says, in
speaking of democratic leaders:
GAS we never did act with them, so we
never intend to act with them, and the rea-
son is, we know them We would not start
with them on journey to heaven, feel
ing assured that before we got far on the
way these men would land US in the infer
nal regions !"
We think the parsoI is right. Demo
cratic leaders know where his proper
place is and would do their duty in placing
him in it. They would have but a slim
chance of getting into heaven themselves
if found in his company.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31
what are the Pending Issues ?''

The Democrat announces with a grand flourish
and its usual Impuder that ''the most impo tant
political issue before the people this time is the
question of negro suffrage" Not exactly. In
Our opinion there several other questions of
equal it not greater Importance to the American
people, involving a they do the very existence of
the na'iOn. LIST. Shall the Confederate war debt
be assumed by the nation ID. Shall the disabled
rebel soldiers and the widows and orphans Of those
10 fell in their mad efforts to destroy the Union
b.. pensiOnG d by our Government Sd. The re-
pudiaton Of the National war debt. 4th. Shall
Presipent Johnson. who order ed the execution of
President LincoLIs assassins, the members of the
Court which tried and condemned them, the mem
Ders OF the Commission which tried Migan
BOwies and Iorsey, and the members of all other
Military Courts that have tried and convicted
Democratic trai ors, descrters spies, murderers
consprators ant. monsters who tortured and starry
ed Union prisoners, be arrested and tried for MUIR
der or false i'm )risOnment by a packed Copper
head jury, before some plant Judge like Perkins
who always decided cases 70 suit his party friends
The Copperhead or Democratic leaders are al
most universally in favor Of ali these measures,
and as certain as that party again get into power
they will attempt to carry them out OF course
they will attempt to conceal their real designs as
they did IN lcb2, III ore to obtain power. and il
successful again betrdy people and l;.-ify their
pledges ss they did thu.
Now is there not ingenuity in that
Contrary to the New York and Chicago
Tribuues, and nineteen twenticths Of the
abolition Journals in the country, and al
equal proportion Of abolition candidates
our neigh6or says the negrc-suifrag1
question is not the issue. lie denies hi
dusky bantling, and for the present wish
es the poor child to get along without ;
father. 1t will not do. neigLbor, he i
yours; he is too plainly marked to den,
him; take him to your bosom and saw,
public scandal.
But hear what the issues are /: "Shal
the Confederate war debt be assumed b.
the nation2 Shall disabled rebel soldiers
nc, be pensiOned by the Government
Shall the National debt be repudiated
Shall johnson, Holt, 81 al be hanged 70
hanging the murderers of Lincoln %
Now was ever such dish of nonsensica
twaddle before served up to any class o
people? Who ever heard any person at
firm the first single one of these PROPOSE
tions? Yet the Old gentleman says tn
Copperhead leaders are almost unioersaW
in favor of them, This is where tho TN
audience comes in The old man is gettin
childish, and We are serious when W
advise our abolition friends to emplo
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31
EnlpIEs!Cnce.

We ssbjoin an extract from last week !,
Republican winch we wish all our readers
to peruse. 1t willpay well for the trouble,
first a. a specimen of the coolest impu-
denec recen,ty on record; and second as
showing the desperate strait our neghbor
is in to dodge the "nisger-issue:"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31

How MANY.-The Huntington Demo
crat asks the stay-at-home patriots how
many Office holders, who are so full Of
pretended sympathy for returned soldiers,
will resign their fat Offices in favor of dis
abled soldiers who are qualified to Gil them
That's sorry question for the loyal stay
at-home patriots to answer We don't
know how many there are in Huntington
county, who are willing to give disabled
soldiers any preference; but We do know
that in this county a crippled soldier had
as well stag psalms to a dead niger as to
ask fox such sympathy from any of the
loyal office holders.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31

The ASSAULT on GEN. WHEELER
The cowardly and unprovokcd assault OF
two federal officers upon the Confederate
General Wheeler in Nashville short time
since, has been Investigated by Gen. Thorn
as, commanding that department. y dis
patch from Nashville says:
"Gen Thomas notified Blackburn and
Quinn (thc assailants) that only their
muster-out of the service has been the
reason for not subjectng them to trial by
court martial Their conduct at the time
of the assault, as well as subsequently
having been an insult and disgrace to
Union uniforms, and to be justly discoun>
tenanced and lrowned down 10y every high
minded officer and enlisted man. Gen.
Thomas requires Of Blackburn and Quinn
positive and satisfactory assurance of fN>
ture good conduct. y
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31
Some of the abolition papers are beei

Some of the abolition papers are begin
ming to look into the future, where they
see anything but swet reposc for the
petty tyrants who have been most con-
spicuous in numbering innocent citizens.
And we'll they might feel apprehcnsivc for
their saiety.-jus;..ce is sure to oyertake
them, and the abolition party might as
well accept it as reality. When demo
Gratis get into power they will take care
that the laws are faithfully executed, ;"
and this abolitiOnists know too well. 1t is
very hard for them to give up the military
commission and the bastile, and once more
submit to a government Of law and order
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31


"A New JOURNAL-We have been
shown copy of IA paper, called the BLACK
Republican, and Office Holders Journal.
Pluto Jumbo Is editor and proprietor, and
it bears as IA motto "God and the negro
are our only hope. H. W. Beechcr. The
prospectus is set forth in the following
notice:
"All dem dat scribcs to dis yere paper
will hab a portrait of dc editor thrown in
White folks can take dis paper ifdey pays
iii advance.
Ticklar tention paid to whito advertise
ments, which am charged double price,
and hot corn for sale in de basement.
Nossn to go in dis paper till it have
been inspected by dc Loyal League.
Contemporaries Of the press are eau
toned in the following language against
stealing the thunder OF the BLACK he
publican"
CAS- dis paper am de organ OBJ Wnde
Flip, dariore all de orations Oh dat gam
bic nan will pear in desc columns, and den
dat takes EN- out and puts EN- into dar OWL
paper viii be Prosecuted cording to law.
An advertisement appears for boy "tC
keep flies off dc Editors heel, aud white
boy to do de dirty work OBJ dc Office
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31
III ". DICKSON & co
une l IS65-v9n3S-tE
Sur UET NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
county surveyor of Marshall county Indiana
will at the request of John Baxter proceed on
Thursday Seps. 18th 1865, to survey and
su5divide the following described lands, to wit
The North West = Section 81 T. rs N. r..
E in Marshall County and also establish the cor
uers of the lands belonging to said Baxter in said
section said survey will be continued from day to
az if necessary till completed.
Nonresident owners of land in said section who
fail TO meet me the ii NE above mentioned the
residence of Sohn Baxeter, and deiray or pro-
vide for deiraying their portion of the expenses
of said survey will be returned to the count
Auditor as delinquent, and such delinquences
placed on th tax duplicate for collection accor-
ding to law mol
J. Nj. KLINGER CO. Sur. of NC
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31

The Bridal Chamber. an Essay of Warning
and Instructions to Young Men-published by
the How ard Association, and sent free of charge
in sealed envelopes. Address DIR ]. SkILLlN
HOUGHTON. Howard Association, Philadel-
phia, Pa. vloE2c-W
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-31

The defalcations of Edwa d Ketchum.
of the firm Of Morris Ketchum, Son &
Co., Bankers and Brokers of New Yerk
are said to amount to an aggregate Of
about 81 900 900. They were accom-
plished through successive forgeries, per-
petrated from time to time during period
of several months.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-06
TIE ILLCMINArIONy.

The metropolitan Police made the following
'@t o illumination. Throughout. the city IN Tuesday
evening,
Ti Robert sutt6n's dwelling, at No. 2 Allen.st.
Ms L. Srnith'sdweliGg. No. 80 Alon-st
~ rederick E,lcnberg, No 25l GIand-st.
80 II iris. No. lO2 ElGridgesI.
Joseph Mckee. no ~ Broomest
William Brazil Y, No. 2ll Blocme 81.
~ Thomas Graham, 30. Sc iiestef-st.
II Lcmnke. No. - Cmystie-st.
~ Hoffman. No I39 Orcnard-st.
x James Ferris. Ma. Is3 East Houstonsk
a. Brown No l3l Edridge.st.
" Peters. corner Third ave. und e3ist.
= ETsfs Brown. Seward, Sutherland and Thompson
Ehua ave. between sd and siii-sts.
h.ssAis. Newell Wilson, Henderson. easy aud Bart
y 10 ad st. between Third nnd Fourth AYES.
DE Zchuschsn, MIR. Collce and Mr.. SeLhitheu Ia
- sstwssD Second and 1hird'sves.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-06
guests OF the city sat down 10 dinner at the Deavss
works closed The observance Of the day In ALBANY
IN PHILADELPHIA.


PHILADELPHIA Wednesday. July s. 1868
The celebration passed OFF without any event
to the general 10y. The illumination Of dwellings
was general with the exception Of those whose families
were out Of town. though there was no recon menda
ton from the Mayor looking thereto. The cit build,
ings on Chestnutst., from Fourth 10 Fifth. were
respondent with the names Of over 70 heroes Of
tie war; those who have fallen in the strugg 10 being
appropriately marked with a rosette Of Grape willis
below the whole range OF festoons Of
green's. The Union League Building was brilliant
with gas jets grand display of fireworks attracted
an immense crowd
The Ledger building the attractive feature in the
entire display. A splendid band Of music was ia At
tendance. and there was also grand sercoptcon
hibed Of Generals who have made their names famous
dnring the war Large crowds gathered around the
building who expressed their delight and admir- alton
in hearty and earnest applause.
All the hotels in the city were brilliant with flags and
lights.
The Illumination Of the public buildings win be N.
peated this evening to CRAFTY those who did not go
them last night.