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

Ems R.PTBiICsN:-in our appeal To
tie voters OF Bourbon township We failed
10 speak OF our caadidaie for the State
Legislature. compared with the Copper
head candidate for the sainepo-irion. Com
pariscn is odiOus however. AMI we pre-
sume every candid man in the District who
is acquainted with both gentlemen i aware
of the vast superiority of Mr. Hnribut.-
Our comparison of the principles of CeifaX
and Turpie will apply with equal force 10
lIurlbut and Vanv;ikcrbmgh. Tlae forJ
mcr has ALWAYS been a irte aud consistent
friend Of the Government and was one Of
those men WHO was willing To sacrifice his
entire earthly store to preserve the Union.
ON the mOmcntouS question OF rccon>trUc-
ton. the main issue OF this campaign. he
stands up IA tl.c same Ilat!iI.l with :
Colfax and demands OF coEduered rebels
unmisiakablc evidence of repentance and
sontriiien co. tley can. cutter into the Coun
Gil 81 tht. Nation ~ a citizen he IS hon
orcd and esteemed by al who know him.
Ills character is unimpeachablc, and even
his political opponents conccde tina; he j. q
most cSiiinable gentleman. We feel safe
in saving that no man in Marshall county
occupies higher moral position than docs
Mr.. HurIlss:. --+ -
Eddie Van. has ever been a faithful fault
finder with the Government in its efforts 10
crush out The powers of the rebellion. By
his words and acts he discouraged enlist
mcnts. and Ike other Coppcrhcads OF lar
ger calihrc. was ever ready TO predict de
feat aad disparagc the powers OF the Fed
eral armies. During the war he was ell
itor of the Plymouth Democrat. and his
reasonable editorials caused his arrest. II
by some technically he was not punished,
lie still stands convicted in the minds Ofthe
iOval men of this District. and a pcruSal OF
his old files gives sufficient evidence of his
bitter hatred of Iuion administration and
the causc OF loyalty. We ask every voter
of Bourbon township and of the District
10 study well these two men. and We feel
confident that an impartial and unprcju-
diced investigation of their qualities will
insure the election of W. Hur!but.-
As some incidents at your place on the
DIST may have escaped your notice we
will briefly allude 10 couple which occur
red in the evening" When we repaired 10
the depot. about so p. M, we found
about one hundred Turpiciies assembled,
cooked and primcd" by rifle" whisky for
any engagement however mean and dis
graceful 4 citizen of Bourbon, generous,
enced BIZ liquor, was made the subject OF
tie most brutal and inhuman treatment il
/ has ever been our lot to witness His re
marks were considered offensive by some
of the Turpieites. and prominent Demo
! craft claiming responsibility, gave the COM
mand TO clean him cut using language
too obscene to be put in public print In
stautly dozen brass-knuckled, slung-slot-
| ted pugilists commenced the attack, strik-
| inr and kicking him from every direction.
| After they had Knocked him down and he
was living bleeding and helpless, we are
crediblv informed that the one who gave
the command approached him aad violent
stamped him in the face, cutting an insight
| w cash under the right eve. During the
| time there were several men, of whom we
expected something better, who tucourag-
ed the murderOus assault by clappln9 their
hands and shouting for Turpie. 1t was
with great difficulty that the injured man
was rescued from those ilcarnate de
mons, as those engaged in the humane
work were struck at from every direction.
This is an example of Copperhcad bravery
"a dozen attacking one. We oppose the
practice OF fighting, but if men viii fight
| let them have an equal chance. If the
man VINO gave the command wishes 10 en-
gage in the business of cleaning out" LET
him enter the ring himself and give his an
tasonist fair and honorable chance and
not hiss on dozen others and then stamp
him in the face when Oyerpowered and
helpless. For shame. r- 8w
Another incident occurred characteristic
of Copperhead courtesy in high circles
When the mail train arrived, a passenger
of gerry geRteet appearance, stepped from the
Car and inquired the cause of so many PEG
pie being called together. On being inform
ed he remarked that "Colfax was a good
man and would not be defeated" where
upon Copperhead politician, who former
ly occupied seat in the State Legislature
addressed him in manner calculated to
make any gentleman blush, telling him that
'shis complexion indicated.his politics, and
otherwise insulting him. Ii the Hon. gen
tlenan referred to dark skin, we would
inform your readers that he was much fair