Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-04-20
The Jollification.-Reply to the
Democrat,

/ Mn. EDITOR: In the Democrat of Yesterday. an,
under the heading of 1.-The Jollifcation," you will
. find about as many falschood' as could we'll b,
rinted in the amount of space. 1t is strang,
hat any would be so destitute of regard TO
MS reputation as a man Of truth, even il he care,
nothing for the sin Of lying, as to expose himsc
.hus. when there and hundreds of person.
al around him who know the truth Of the matter
SUPPOSE tho article would never have been pub
shcd it not for the fact that too many of tn.
eaders of that sheet never take any part in the re
oicings Of loyal men over Union victories, but suf
fer Themselves to be duped by such men as occupy
5thc chair editorial in the Democrat Office.
In the first place the Democrat asserts that mos
+ IF the singing and speaking was Of a "purcly par
zan character" Ifby this expression the Demo.
rat means to say it was strictly loyal. being on
posed to rebellion and all rebels, why then have
no fault to find with it, for that certainly the
character of both speaking and singing; but further
han this deny that th-rs was anything "parti-
Ilan" about il, except what was provoked by the
remarks of Mr.. Reeve, who evidently endeavorcd
chill the loyal ardor BY greatly eIaegerating the
| lark side OF the picture.
The Democrat seems to be specially vndict i've
;owards lone young man" whom he thinks ought
|aot to be called ga man, but then he has no other
aame for him. Now, Mr.. Editor, | have not much
acquaintance with the gentleman here referred to-
but if am not mistaken he has shown his man.
mood in a manner that ought to put to shame all
such men rs Mr.. Democrat. That young man eft
home and all that was dear, went nobly to the de-
fence of our common countrv, barred his breast to
rebel bullets and bayonets, was overpowered and
apturcd, and for many months lay in filthy prison
Dcns; until almost deal from starvation and i'll
treatment. Who then could wonder he shouldbe
L little vindictive towards all who had encouraged
|rebeIisn and prolonged the war, and thus length
|ened his distress ard captivity for Mr.. Reeve
had just said 'f the military powers had been left
o themselves from the first they have been for
he last six months, (meanins. suppose, since a
certain party was so completely buried by the
Elections which took place about six .licnths ago.
Is TO render it harmtss,) unrammeled by politics,
he war would have been over long ago." Now,
sir, ask how the military power has been tramme-
ed by politics, through the working ofthat par
y which has ever been calling to the military to-
stop, and continually rroclaiming 10 the people
hat the war is a failure and ought not to be con
inued of which Mr.. Reeve is a member, and in
whose cause the Democrat has ever been enlisted
AS to the ''ranting" of "Mahin'' (that "Rev
gentleman ~" alluded to- and others, suppose
The Democrat has been long enough associated
With such conduct to understand it very we'll; pro
vided he comprehends the Specification of the term;
out WHY did he publish in connection with il what
every body knows to be fase7 He avs "this same
man, together with our abolition friends generally,
expressed their dissatisfaction with the terms on
which the surrender Lee was received by Grant %
This is positively untrue. That "Rev. GENTLE
nan O." expressed his satisfaction with the terms
IF surrender. and declared his belief that Lee and
lis men would do US less harm in their prese nt
condition than they would if the Government had
hem to guard and feed. He also said their pa
ole would not prevent them from being arrested
md punished hereafter, and that he had all conf
lence that those in authority would do their duty
IL ff.01o loI al n
as furthermore, that he. Mr.. Nalin, '.is the same
nan. we believe, who sometime since told some
members OF his congregation that God would think
il fun to punish them for whispering at meeting"
As to whether the Democrst believes this or not Il
cannot say. but judging from the regard he pays ,o
truth in other things, would suppose he does mott
believe it. Be that as it may however. il has mol
foundation in fact. That "Rev. gentleman (D''l
was, few weeks ago. showing the work of re
demption to be much greater than that of creation
md in speaking Of the ease with which Omnipo-|
tence could create he exclaimed al had almost said
it was nothing but fun for God to create worlds 81
That is all the reference he eucr mado to its being
fun for God to do anything. The Democrat also
sclls Us that this same "Mahin" delights to preach
The doctrine of Christian perfection to his congre-
CATION. but thinks ne has a great ways TO travel
before he reaches j. himself reccollect the tme|
when Mr.. Democrat belonged 10 the same Chris
han denomination. and, If he was then honest !
believed and preached the came doctrines Mr..
Mahin does now. / do not know that he has|
changed his theological views TO this day on that
subject, and If not he still believes as he did whcn
the Bishop asked him, "Do you expect to bel
made perfect in this life." and he answered, "II
lo." Is the ability to make such mirepresenta
lions as are found in tho article above referred to
what he then meant By expecting to be made per-
feet in this life"7 lfso, confess that the "Rev !
Is far from being perfect: and vere beI
ever so Jealous in the cause would always dspairI
IF attaining to that height Of perfection which our
worthy ~ brother now occupies.
J. C. MAHIN.
Plymouth, Ind, April IA, 1865.
"But pain is perfect misery, the worst Of evils,