Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-02-15
hhc Republican E'nrty and tEas
President,

a Hc Repuniican z'nrty and fEac
President.
The Chicago Tribune yesterday issued its bal!
communicating Andrew Johnson from the Re
publican party, and, after The manner of the an
eient ritual, eHfsng him in his body and all its mem.
oers' and in his soul and ali its functions. The
charges upon which thai paper has tried, convict
ed and sentenced the President are, in brief,
|. That he is pro-slarery man from habit,
educauon, and natural inclination.
H. Idat his association with the Republican
party was merely TO secure good home and sup
port; winch, though secured, has not been able 10
prevent struggle between honor and aiiipity-be-
tween hls higher and lower instincts
III. That he has been playing false 10 the Re
puohcan party, TO secure The countenance and sup.
port OF the rebel element for the next Presid new
That he is courtng the rebels, and shaping his
pelicy TO secure a united Southern vote for him-
sell at the next election, and in this manner is af-
h!ating more and more strongly ever day with
The Northern and Southern Democracy, hoping to
so divide the Northern vote as TO make his elec-
ton certain.
~. That, "not being Statesman nor q man Of
any high order of intellect nor elevation of sent-
meht, he has never been more than specifically
republican, and now gravitates by force OF his af.
nnities toward politicians OF his own class and they
are TO be found smong the three classes of men
Wro are alike inlespsing IDEAS especially those of
hoefty, VIZ: L. Republican trimmers Ike Dixon,
Doolttle, and Raymond. 3. Copperheads ike
the Seymours and the Woods. = ebels like A.
Ii Stephens and Herschel V. Johnson
lhs same paper also alleges that the Presidents
purpose 10 to arrest emancipation at the prcsen,
stage c It's progress and turn il backward, and 10
aam't the Southern States forthwith under the.
present organizations, keeping the loysl negro
iFon the ballot box, and allowing the rebel eIe
m'ht I'D the South 10 participate in Congress
equally with the loyal North in the settlement of
nun fnfa-
reoel and national debts: aud that he proposes to
use the eoerclva e1Ser 0. pclsiic punder to bribe
and bully Republicans into support of his policy.
These are tie charges presented against the
PRESIDENT, ana upon which his accusers have al
ready convicted him, and sentenced him to the
pains and penalties of communication. The
proof upon which the conviction is justified is said
10 De Ihtimatons OF private but reliable cha-ac-
ter received from Washington.
We trust that We have the unity and pernetuity
OF The Republican party much at heart as the
conductors OF any other Journal in the United
otaseS. fideHty to Its great leading principle OF
liberty and Justice TO all men. and the equality of
all men before the law, has been and xill continue
to be the test by which we shall decide for our
selves upon the truth of is members We know
OF no man so high i'll the party that his BETRAYAL of
that principle should be overlook 1; no man so ex
allied IN position that his falsily to this PRINCIPLE
should be extenuated. But we have no evidence
yet that Andrew Johnson, who is President is not
as loyal at heart to the principles of those who
elected him, as the Andrew Johnson who brayed
secession in the Senate, brsvci rebellion in Ten
nessee, and Won the plaudits of an aGmiring coun-
try by the frank expressions of high toned pa,r
otism. Ii may be that the President in the course
oi time, may terminate his connection with the
Republican party, and adopt policy antagonistic
to that which ne was elected 10 sustain; but we
Will not anticipate that such evil is in store for
the country, nor that his greatness is destined to
such a. miserable end. II will be time enough
when the evil hour cones, if it ever does come TO
bewal the calamity. Mr.. Johnson was elected by
the Republican party, with full know ledge on
his part OF the principles he was expected TO sus-
tain, and because his professions lett no room TO
doubt that he fully agreed with tie grea. party
that elevated him to Office. He has done no act
inu'cStns purpose to beiray that party and his
country lie has done no act indicating an inten-
ton on his part to repudate the support, coufi-
dence, andrespeet OF the LOYAL people OF the Union
Until he does some act of this kind we regard IL
! as indccorous, impudeni, and malicious Tor sny
man or publicjournal to denounce him in advance
as an apostate. traitor and villain. When he
does bctray his party, and, abandoning the flag of
the Union, takes position under the gloomy ban
ner borne by the Seymours, the Woods, and the
Southern rebels, then let the sword justice fall,
and let him feel In every nerve the contempt and
seorn OF an outraged people
| The American people will be less inclined to
unite in this sweeping denunciation OF the Presi-
dent, coming, as 1t does, from quarter which in
times gene by was equally riruent in its abuse of
Mr.. Lincoln, and declared Grant and Sherman un-
tit 10 wear the swords OF soldiers, ana murderers
OF the men sacrificed by their iucompetency The
same paper now excommunicates the President;
and, in the absence of all evidence that Mr. John.
son has committed or contemplates committing
any act of national treachery, the public will have
no trouble in attribuiing the assault to the same
low motive which dictated The like assaults upon
others.-ChicGgo Republican.
The Chicago Tribune is a bold, fearle IS and
independent paper, and is generally right in its ut
terances upon political topics, but have thought
in regard to men, it sometimes in too much
haste to condemn. BY its denunciatioBs Of FIRE.
mont and others it greatly injured the cause OF tho
country during the war, and we fear such will be
the effect OF its comments on the 9th inst, in re-
gard to President Johnson; but we will see. If
Pretident Johnson deserts the Republican party
and throws himselfint the arms of Copperheads,
the men who have vilifed and abused him for
his love Of country,--he will exhibit less sagacity
than even John Tyler did.-whose fate ought to
warn him to shaun the rock upon which he split.
How LAwTERs EAT BErF.--A COW case was d, :.
cided in Hendricks county last week, the costs of
which amounted To over S250 of vhich tho nj ,;c