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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02
Memphis Massacre.

Col. Chas. i. johnson, i'm advance of the
expected report of the Congressional Com
mittee. has submitted statement of his in
yestigatiOn of the Memphis riots. He as
signs as the remote cause thereof. a chronic
fued between the low whites, twas there
ever NANCY. worthless. white man. that
wasn't a mean hater of the ''nigger:') and
blacks. which OccasiOned a collision be-
tween some policemen and negroes. when
the negroes were forced off the sidewalk.
During this melee a policeman stumbled
over fallen black. whereupon the entire
posse drew their reyOlvers and began a
general belaboring of the colOred men,
Here the difficulty apparently ended by a
mutual separation. On the following day.
MAY |, a crowd of blacks mostly soldiers.
assembled in the afternoon does not ap-
pear with what intention. hut about this
time, saws the report. 1.-The police fired up
on unoffending negroes remote from
the riotous quarter" The colOrcd soldiers
engaged in the first trouble had i'm the mean
time returned to Fort Pickering. thus re-
moving every cause and pretext for further
outrage. But the police, being REINFORCED.
commenced an indiscriminate murCcr of
colored people. Their fury was further in
famed at this time, by an applauded har-
rangue from the infamous Creighton. CITY
Recorder, closing with this beautiful senti-
ment: Bows | want ..e-, ~ 80 "IiVod s...H
Kill every one of the nigger race and burn
up the cradle" Acting ON this brutal ex
hOrtation, these miserable hounds, miscall-
cd police pressed on in their damnable
work, killing and robbing, sparing neither
babes or women, casting sick girls in the
fiames-burning and Staying, until 80 ne
groes were wcltering in their blood. dead or
wounded, and fifty habitations, three school
houses and eight churches lay smoking on
the ground. And all the while the excel
lent Mayor was lying in helpless drunken
ness, snoring sol, and rapinc running ram
pant through the streets of his city.
The officers of the Bureau were power
less, and scarcely able to protect them
selves: while those humane enough TO dep
recate the riot were notified to leave the
town.
Property To the amount of Sl2j,OO0 was
destroyed. not estimating the amount stolen
from the bodies of the slain, many of whom
had money just received from the United
States for military service. In all this
shocking and cowar,lly butchery, but two
whites lost their liyes-One shot by another
white man through bunder-the other
killing himself by accident. The report
says: I'VE have no evidence of any white
man being robbed" We know of no chap
ter in our history more replete with horror,
and we trust our Government will bring the
miscreants to condign punishment.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02
A SRadiCal', Party.

In his recent speech at New Albany,
Gov. Morton truthfully said:
In very truth, the sO-called Democratic
party is the most radical organization in
the country.
Ii is in favor of the most radical meas
ures for the immediate restoration of rebels
TO power.
1t is, and was throughout the war, radi-
cally disloyal.
1t is radically opposed to equal rcpresen-
tatiOn.
1t is radically opposed to every principle
of Justice. humanity, and liberty, which
our fathers engrafted upon the Goverc-
ment.
Democratic radicalism is but diabolism.
II is made up of EXTREMIST hate to liberty.
to progress and the enlightenment and up
lifting of the human race. II believes in
class privileges, in the meanest forms OF
aristOcracy, and for success and power ap-
peals to the lowest passions that sway the
human heart.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02

The Presidents message on the admis-
sion of Tennessee is characterized 10y that
split of audaciOus assumption, and by
that failure to distinguish between his indi
vidual whim and the law of the land,
which mark all the acts and words of MIR.
johnson. Ii sets out by affirming that the
joint resolution OF Congress which declares
Tennessee restored to her former practi
cal relations To the Union" and 'again en-
titled to be represented by Senators and
Representatives in Congress" is ''merely a
declaration of opinion, that il is not legis-
lation and in no way affects the respective
Houses, the Executive or the States. He
declares that his approval of the resolution
is not to be construed las an acknowledge
ment of the right of Congress To pass laws
preliminary to the admission of duly quail
fed representatives from any Ofthc States. "
He recites the various acts performed bv
him toward reconstruction. and affirms that
nothing remained for Congress to do nav
that it was in the power of Congress to do
nothing more, save to decide whether the
representatives elected from the seeded
States were loyal and were duly elected
The same assumption pcryadcs all of Pres
ident JohnsOn's messages, and lies at the
foundation of his rupture with the Rcpub-
lican party. He assumes that in all mat
tiers pertaining to reconstruction he is the
law making power, the Alpha and Omega
of the Federal Government, and that Con
gress is of less importance than the Corps
Legislatif of Napoleon ILL.,, since tire DEGREES
of Andrew the First, unlike those of Napo-
icon Ill. need not even to be ratified to
become law.
That the President and his guardian an
gel, Mr. Seward, did not always think SO,
is evident from the letter of the latter to
GOy Marvin, written in September last, at
ter all the Presidents programme had been
completed and his terms complied with by
that State. Gov. Marvin having derived
the impression that his State was in the
Union. issued proclamation to that effect
on which Mr.. Seward commented as fol
lows: at must, however, be distinctly un-
derstood that the restoration 10 which your
proclamation refers, will be subject to the
decision of Congress" Why did Mr.. Sew
ard write that the restoration of Florida
to the Union was subject to the decision ol
Congress, if Congress has nothing to do
with it?
In the case of Tennessee, as of every 9th
er seeded State, the President insists upon
ignoring the fact that the present State
Government is new one, that it stands
wholly disconnected with, and derives no
validity OF paternity from the State Govern
ment existing therein prior to the war, that
the old constitution was set aside and de-
stroyed, and the new one was not formed
pursuant to it, but in disregard of it; that
the old State officers, led by Isham g. Har-
ris, ran away, and the entire State machin-
cry disappeared, so that the State was with
out any civil Government, and that a Who'll
ly new one had to be created.
1t is almost inconceiyable that a Presi-
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02

n difficulty recently occurred between
the whites and blacks near Drumondtown.
Virginia. Ii was OccasiOned by the whites
hunting down some negroes for the pur-
pose of searching for one named Couch,
who had attempted to cut the throat of a
white man few days before The ne
groes were robbed of their arms and mon
ey, when they made complaint to the civil
authorities, who issued warrants for the
arrest of eleven whites. The li;h instant
was set apart for the hearing of the case
at a village named Norfolk. On that day
one hundred white men assembled, well
armed, and swore they would kill every
negro who attempted to testify, and threat
ened the magistrate with violence. The
whites assaulted the negroes and drove
them to places of safety. Troops finally
arrived and dispersed the rowdies.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02

Can any political antiquarian cite sin
Gle case where the Democratic party has
not opposed the admission of a new State
into the Union, unless il was certain to send
Representatives of that party? They Op-
posed the admission of California so deter
minedly that she had to he bought in by
the payment of ten millions of dollars to
Texas. and the passage of the tyrannical
slave law. They opposed the admission of
Kansas with free State constitution. al
though anxious to admit her under the Le-
compton prO-slavery swindlc: and. lastly,
they oppose the admission of fColoradO be
cause she has elected Union members of
Congress, while they clamorOusly demand
that South Carolina, which has not the
twentieth part of the loyal populatin of Col
oratlo, shall be represented in Congress by
twice as many members as her proper rep
reSentative population would entitle her to.
That is Democratic consistency,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02
4 Conperheal writer rnumer,,;py Il

\ COpperheal writer. enumerating the
political antecejents of various prominent
Generals. sets DOWN Grant and Sherman as
coming from the Democracy" This is
false. They ar both of old Wing stock,
and were both Henry Clay Wings. They
disliked Fremont, considering him hum
bug, and in onLcr to beat him voted for
his opponent. Buchanan. They have been
ashamed of that vote ever since. General
Sherman says II was the only time he ever
voted for President. and he asks To be for
given therefor.
The same Ocpperhead writer puts down
General Birney as of Democratic antcce-
dents. The, BEney family were Abolition
lists since a period like the common law
that the memory of man runneth not to the
contrary. Thefamily of Gen Sheridan ha.
been Republican since the organization oi
the party. TIE brother of the General rar
on the Republican ticket two wears ago.
The Gen. himself is a staunch Republican
The COperhead writer in question claim.
Mcclellan. Buell.. '1Ialleck. and Fitz JOIN
Porter as coming from the Democratic par
ty, and as still belongin" to it. Both state
ments are correct. and few Republicans
would care about having them otherwise
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02
No Conservatives.

The Valparaiso Vidette, of recent date
said:
"We are proud of Porter county; not a
johnson man within her borders; not man
so low as to endorse the effort now being
made by the President. His bait for Dem
ocrats has caught the entire lot, and they
are now being sold out, every man of them,
to Doolittle, Randall & CO., by their late
leaders We presume the sale will be rati-
fed at the Philadelphia Convention, and
the rank and file will take their principles
from the new men as obediently as they did
from the old. ~
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02
From the Rochester. Indiana Chronicle
I.nnE snf rWsu~1s.

Read the following from the tory shee,
published in our midst and edited by a
drunken sOt who thinks he will
die soon but would like to see this country
die iefore he does, we take this from the
Standard OF July 18th, lst page.
There Is one capital feauture about our debt IL will
repudiate itself When get back specie pay
me nts IL cannot be paid and that will end the ggan-
tie swindls at blow. The debt is simply n monu.
nent OF all the blood, tears suffering and dead men
bones with which our country is filed. If Chase had
not invented greenbacks and made them legal tender
the war would have been but nine days wonder. -
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02

\ terrible rain storm took place on the
22d and 23d i'm Eastern Iowa. and Western
Wisconsin. Fourteen bridges on the
MctiregOr Western Railway, between
McGergor and Postville have been swept
away. \ cuivert was carried away on the
Milwaukee and Prairie du Chen road,
two miles west of Wauzcca. in the night
A freight train came up early next morn
ing, and the engine was pgecipi'atcd into
the culvcrt.. endwise.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02

At the Pyle House, indianapolis, on the
2lst ult., about sixty persons were poisoned
at supper The cause is yet unexplained,
but il is supposed to have been in milk
which large number of the boarders
drank None of the eases have terminated
fatally, and it is believed that all will re-
cover
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02

There is considerable excitement existing
among the freedmen of some sections OF
Georgia in reference to emigrating to Ii
beria- Many ofthe most Intelligent and
leading freedmen are in favor of it, and so
cieties, with branches in different counties,
have been formed to found colony for
that purpose this fall. Several leading cit
izens have subscribed very literally in fa
yor of the project ~
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02

The annual gathering of the sect called
the 'Dunkers," was held near Waynesbor-
ough, Pennsylvania, recently. Among
the questions decided by the convention
was the following: Shall we receive colored
persons into the church, and shall we sa-
lutte them with the holy kiss? ltwas voted
that they should be received, but that the
question of kissing was one for each mem
ber to decide for himself, with the under
standing, however, that all who refused the
OSCILLATION were to be regarded as weak.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02

The Albany (Cal.) Stars and Stripes has
request from Captain Tom, of the pla-
Ger tribe of Indians, to make the paper tell
every man and woman that his beloved
wife is heap dead" She was little sick
two week, heap sick one week, and made
dead after dinner on Monday The sOr-
rowing widower says she was ''heap good
woman"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02

The New York Tribune very pointedly
SAYS ofthe Presidents last veto message
that THE dangers of military law and mil
itary tribunals are dwelt upon with an en-
plasis that seems strange when we reflect
that the writer found warrant enough in
military Judgment to summarily hang five
men and one woman"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02
RECONSTRUCTED.

The Nashville Press and Times states
that at Gallatin, Tenn, on the Fourth OF
July, an American flag was torn down by
Union haters, one end of it tied to the tail
of a COW, and the other to the tail of a dog
when the animals were driven pell-mell
through the streets-the national symbol
being dragged through the dirt and trOddcn
under foot.
The perpetrators of the outrage were all
enthusiastic followers of Andy johnson.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02
The income of Augustus Hemenway. G

The income of Augustus Hemenway: oil
Boston, for 1865, was S220,O00. lie does
not enjoy it, however, being lunatic- lie
was supercargo of vessel bound from
Boston TO Beunos Ayres, many years ago.
Nearing the latter port they learned that il
was blockaded. Changing their course,
they went into Valparaiso, sold the cargo
of flour for 800 or 400 per cent profit and
took in full load of copper ore, which
cost not single cent, and sold for an I'M
menSe sum IN Boston,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02
Important Order from Gen.
Grant.
Gen. Grant has issued the following i'm
portant order:

Gen Grant has issued the following i'm
portant order:
1EDQUARTERS OF TIE ARMY,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, July |, 1866.
Department, District and Post Comman-
ders in States lately in rebellion. are hereby
directed to arrest all persons who have been
or may hereafter be charged with the com
mission of offences against officers, agents.
citizens and inhabitants of the United
States, irrespective of color. i'm cases where
the civil authorities have failed to arrest
and bring such parties to trial. and To de
tain them in military confinement until such
time as proper judicial tribunal may be
ready and willing to try them.
A strict and prompt enforcement of this
order is required.
BY command Ot Lieutenant General
Grant. [Signcl f. ID. TOWNSEND.
\. ~ General.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02

\ young girl belonging TO first family
of indianapolis, being jealous of an elder
sister, procured stick of nitrate of silver.
and dissolved it in her sisters wash pitcher.
The result is she has grown black, and call
ers are told that she is i'll of a contagious
fever. She will grow white again in time.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02
Terms of Advertising:
BUSINESS CARDS.
u. H. LONG,
LICENSED AUCTlONEER

AND FOR TWENTY YEARS FAMILIAR WITH
she Auctoneorng business offers his services to tho
citizens Of Plymouth and surrounding country in cry
ing sales of Real Personal Property
During business hours when not professionally all,
sent he may he always found at John Montgomery :
Planine Mill 33tf
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02

The wool sales in Des MoincS foot up
two hundred and ninety-five thousand
four hundred pounds, for which an average
price of forty-eight cents has been paid.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02
u. s. Senator.

Governor Crawford. of Kansas, has ap-
pointed Major f. J. Ross, late of the Eley-
enth Kansas Cavalry. and associate editor
of the Lawrence Tribune, to fill the uncx-
pired term of Hon. j. III. Lane, in the l..
5. Senate
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02
New style.

The Salem % } Republican, of June 26th
said:
''On Wednesday evening, June 26th, the
Congregational Society will hold SOcia
Assembly in the Town Hail. From half
past seven until ten, the time will be devo
ted to social converse, singing, eating ice
cream &c. From ten until twelve there
will be well conducted dance"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02

HAS changed his residence to the house recentl
occupied by Mr.. George +. Benson, the south sid
Of the public square, aud about the middle Of th
block May 81, 1s66-3ltf
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02

RESPECTFULLY tenders his protest., nal seryic-
the public.
es- Once Pershing & Co.'S Drug Store. in
The Of Phillips aud Johnsons Law Office
may 81, lS66-ly
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
l<NEN' ~ II VI io--
w WASUISGToN. August IL. 1S6-

W ASIINGToN. August 10, 1861
Gov. w. J.. SmARKEY, Jackson, Miss:
| am grctitied to see that YOU have or
ganized your convention without difficult
". i hope that without delay your con-
vention will amend your State Constitu-
tion. abOlishing slavery, and denying to all
future legislatures the power To legislatc
that there is property in man; also, that
they will adopt the amendment to the Con
stiiution of the United States abOlishing
slavery. Ifyou could extend the elective
franchise to all persons of color who can
read the Constitution of the United States
in English. and write their names, and to
all persons of color who own real estate
valued at not less than two hundred and
fifty dollars, and pay taxes thereon, you
would completely disarm the adversary and
set an example the other States would soon
follow. This you can do with perfect safe
ty, and you thus place the Southern States
in reference to free persons of color, upon
the same basis with the free States. l hope
and trust your Convention will do this, and
as n consequence, the Radicals, who are
wild upon negro franchise, will be COM
plctely fOiled in their attempt to keep the
Southern States from renewing their rela-
tions to the Union, by not accepting their
Senators and Representatives.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02
ANDREW JOHNSON,
Dbl - 49, I--..l CT,

We recommend these public expressions
of Andrew JOhnson's views on negro suf-
frage. to the prayerful attention of his adj
mirers among Democratic editors AID
stumpers. Their invectives against the
Union party as ''nigger worshippers" wO'd
derive fresh vigor and intensity by fire.
qnentperusal of the arguments oftheir new
leader, which we kindly lay before them.
The Democracy are all johnson men
they say-therefore they must be in favor
of comforting the right of suffrage on rich
negroes, learned negroes and fighting ne
grOpS
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02
Change I'm Postal Laws.

Several changes in the postal law took
effect the 2d of July. which il will he well
for all to remember. and which may bc un-
derstood by the following:
When YOU write letter, place on the
left end of the envelope, crosswisc, these
words: If not delivered in 10 days. return
to me-" Sign your name TO this, and YOU
can make tie time longer or shorter than
10 days. This letter will then come back
to you free ofchargc, if it is not called for
by the person addressed.
Envelopes can be bought at the Postof-
flee with the words printed on them. and
you can have your card and address print
cd on them, FREE, by buying five hundred
at time.
No charge is now made for forwarding
letters from one office to another.
Dead letters are now returned to the wri-
tiers free.
After October Isl. 1866. unclaimed letters
will not be advertised, except at first-clasS
offices.
Money orders may now be drawn for as
high as $50.
In his quasi veto of the bill for the admis-
sion of Tennessee. johnson raises the point
that Constitutional quornm of the House
did not vote on the Amendment, and that
the Speaker of the House had refused to
certify to its adoption. About the time he
was writing these objections. says the Chi
caTo ;G, Trhqnc; tbs Tennessee House was re-
had not voted came forward on Tuesday.
and asked leave to have their votes record
ed, which was granted, and they voted for
the Amendment. This made a complete
quorum yoting--not counting the two re-
fractory COpperheadS VINO were present
and refused to vote.
In the afternoon of the same dav the
Speaker of the House asked permission to
vacate the chair during the remainder of
the session, which was granted, and Judge
Norman was elected Speaker pro TEN. lie
promptly certified to the legal passage of
the Constitutional Amendment through the
House. Thus the bottom has fallen out of
both of Johnson's objections. The amend
ment has been ratified by Tennessee in due
and lawful manner i'm spite of the most
strenuous opposition of the renegade in the
White House.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02
AucTIONEERING.

The Undersigned an Experienced Auctioneer, begs
leave to inform the public that he has taken out LII
c-nse as Public AuctiOnecr, and will cry all Sales IA
all parts If the county. on reas mall, terms He
NAV L.. found At Parkers Livery stable, except
when professionally absent
may L.. ls66-2ltf JOHN BOn rs.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02
CHICAGO BARBER SHOP,

Shaving. Hair Custing and Shamrooins done in
the best and most fashionable style.
Ss- Hair and whiskers eolored by new process
without injurinG the hair n2ttf
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-02
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