Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-27

lFrom the Lapo-te Union.l

the late Confederate States, VIC arc unable
to say. He was welcomed home by his
Democratic ce-laborers, and is enjoying a
few DAYS reposc under the sheltering roof
of that model Democrat and eminent di-
vine. Prof. Cummins, chairman of the late
Copperhcad Convention held in this city.
The General (.) has been absent from Indi-
ana for nearly two years past, doubtless
travelling in search of health, greatly shat
tered by his arduOus labors in the Confed-
crate cause. He has arrived here at a
time when his services are needed TO rean-
innate the somewhat torpid organization,
and put it i'm readiness for the next civil
war which Mr. johnson has promised shall
succeed the Fall elections.
! On the nth of May. 1864, the General
i'm letter written to his superior officer.
! H.. H. Dodd. and post-marked New York.
stated that ''things are much mixed up at
that point (Laporte. and want extricatng.
Ii was not convenient for DOdd at that
time to adjust the complications which en-
barrasscd the knights here, and the Gen
eral in propria persona, comes at late, but
extremely Opportune hour to assume the
management, control the destiny, and mar
shall the forces of these miniOns of despOt-
! ism and slavery and have them drilled dis
! ciplincd and equipped for a right wing q,
I Andy's army. Lest some of your readers
! have not .s'cn the letter above referred tn,
we present il in its virgin freshness:
IETTEI: FROM JOHN c. wALKEI. AGENT OF
4 THE STATE OF INDIANA IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. Nav II. 1864.
DEAR Dopr- Ibid not write To you from
4 l4spOrte for two reasons. was sick near
ly all the time | spent there. and was much
engroSsed with the trials of my nephew.
which were in progress. Things are much
mixed up at that point and want eXtricat-
ing. ft
viii write again tomorrow in cipher.
using Vol. !. Essays published by ID. Ap-
plcton. in the year VI. ID. G. c. T. T. v.
l. that right?
/ Nv opinion is that public opinion has
fixed on Turpic as the candidate for Con
"resSman in our district. and that it will bc
difficult to change it. If Grant should he
defeated. a Is more than probable. the en-
cr.ieS of all true men will I've needed in the
course of year. To redeem society. practi-
cal and moral. from the cauldrOn into which
il will he thrown.
( lean sec vorse results than censral uptnrn-
inq of society in The establishment. through a
Federal rietory. of n military despotism, gorer
cd and shapcd by faGa'eism.
( But rs the former is more likely 10 come
than the latter. it is TO that and for that,
/ that we should look and prepare.
I Write soon, and believe me,
Truly yours. w.
Ii is said that history repeats itself: at
least we have an example of il in the case
of Turpie- In 1864 public opinion had
fixed on Turpie as candidate for Congress
in our district and it was difficult to
change it. The General will find that il
was difficult 10 change ii in 1866. At least,
a delegate found it 81, when he offered his
resolution in favor of postponing a nomi-
nation for Congressman until the ''arm in
arm" Convention held in Philadelphia
August 18th, should tell them what to do
We regret that the arcanna ofhistory does
not contain the letter which the General
promised DOdd to write Tomorrow. using
cipher VI. ID. c. c." &c. Probably it was
about his expected visit to Canada to con-
suit with Clement G. Clay about applying
f the torch To the houses of our people, and
joining the escaped Confederate prisoners
who were TO make a strike that wOuid take
the fancy of their (our) people" That
the General was engaged in matter of
that kind. is abundantly evidenced by the
following letter. written by Clement c.
CLAW. Confederate agent in Canada. and
found among the rebel archives at Rich
mond:
\ 'WELLASD HOTEL
''ST. GATHERINGS. July II, 1861,
"Hon. Jacoj Thompson. Montreal:
f, MY DEAR SIR: Walker goes off to night
to the United States. He will try 10 pre-
pare our friends To aid us in the contempla-
ted move. DIR. Massey is here son-in-law
OF Medlary. and will stay with Us: he is a
high priest of the Sons of Liberty. and can
be employed most usefullv for us. He and
W. might traverse Ohio, Indiana and Hi
nOis. by the 10Th. and have all the organi-
Zations ready to act in cooperation. You
had best come from Iowa here immediate
". and let them know all the plans. They
can bc communicated to w. by a special
messenger, that they NAV 60 to work at
once. They are only advised that certain
Confederate escaped prisoners can be en-
plOycd To start the ball for them. if their
people will join the play. They think il
! will take the fancy OF their people. and
they will take hand. The only fear is.
they will not he prepared for It, and will
be surprised and stupcficd without notice.
You need not fear. as they are the sworn
brotherhood. Vorhces is TO be here ON
Monday or Tuesday. and perhaps Ben
Wood Indeed. | sec people from the
United States here daily. who come 10 sec
ms. You must not fail to come. and bring
plenty of money. Indeed, YOU had best
transfer your bank to Toronto We car
buy passes in the United States which will
, serve our purposes, and two capital stump
orators to travel anywhere. Come here a:
soon as you can.
The proprietor and all the people here
are your friends. send this by him. III
haste Truly, yours, c., jr."
There is another reason TO believe tha
the General was in Canada preparing fol
war in Indiana. for we find that soon af
ter the date of Clay's letter, the Genera
] had shipped TO indianapolis thirty two
boxes. containing four hundred large nav,
revolvers and one hundred and thirty thous
and rounds of fixed ammunition, and diff
fcrent other packages, amounting TO tn
value of S2jO.OOO In his letter to Govern
or Morton, the gallant little General claim
cd that he had bought these Sunday Schoo
I books for fesc friends. Probably the.
were to be used by the few friends In set
tlino tho .sthinps that are much mixed up q