Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-07-12
correspondence of the Repaid
EiCID.
BoURBoN, Ind, July

Ed REPUBLIcAv:-As your valuable paper Is
the true exponent OF the principles of the Union
party OF Marshall County, sud rs it commands a
larger circulation in this locality than any other
journal published in the county, deem il the
proper medium through which to submit to your
many readers few political thoughts. We are
the eve of an important campaign, and it is the
duty of every man to thoroughly inform himself
Of the true position Of each purity. There is no
excuse for person who votes with party and a,
tie sumo time acknow lodges his ignorance os the
issues involved. IL is nothing unusual TO fnd men
who ever ready to assert that they arc "Dim-
mycrats," and their fathers before them were
good Dimmycrsts," out who are totally ignorant
of the simplest teachings Of their party. All they
know Of politics is what they have heard from
some "sinall fry Democratic stumper who COM
mences and ends with "nigger," and who has not
vet been informed of the abolition of slavery. In
cnnvcrs,tion with one Of the "unterrfel" a few
DAYS ago experience consid IT ,5le difficulty in
convincing him tn 1t the Constitution hid been so
amended to abolish 81 lvcry-hc inf lent
that slavery still existel i'll Kentu ky" And
are informs thai he il an instructor OF soma
OF his less inform,I breihren.) | feel satisfied
however, that there il germ within the breast of
such which education might develop 10 the
good of the country. Education is generally ru
inous To DemOcrtcy.) | will iniite a few thoughts
relative to the present standing of the political
p,r,ies Of the day. We have Just ended one of
the boobies, irs ever re-)rlcI by tn, historian
"A contest which called ont the feclin IS AMI svm
p1thies of every citizen. The wDrls anl actions
of men are closely watched. AMI parties and inli
ylduslS have m tde record that even the rule
hand of oblivion can never erase. Som, in livid-
usls have immortilized them selves by their brave
nv and !heir zeal in the defense of our beloved
Republic, while others By their disoyslty and
cowardce despised. The gallant soldier who
stood upon the fields Of Shiloh, An.ietam and Get
tysbursh will never be forgotten, and his brave
acts will be rected long after his holy has m Duder-
ell back to its mother dust. The country's no.
BILE clieItain, Abraham Lincoln. WHIP is immortal
lied in the hearts Of the loyal people of the
United States AMI whose life sacrificed on tie
altar Of the country he much loved will be ever
held in sacred re inembrance hy every lover oe lib
erty AMI Justice in the whole world. And the
party that elevated him to the Chief Migistracy
AMI supported him in his honest enIeIvors 20 sup
pres, the reb Notwithstanding men AMI means
will be looked upon by enlightened Nations the
true and genuine descendants lin spirit of our
Revolutionary patriots. Bat where stood the
Democratic party while our beloved country Was
convuIsed in civil war; Where do they now
standl The history of the Democratic party for
the past four years il infinitely bl+cker th1n th1t
of the Tories Of the Revolution. We qht offer
some excuse for them, not bivin, eniored the
benefits resulting from a Republican form OF Gov
L Y.
nurtured under the inf Icnce OF free Institutions
there Is no excuse. What party pronounced the
war an abolition crusade a. inst the liberties OF
the South!" What purity reioced over Federal
defeats and Confederate victOries7 What party
stool ever ready to- denounce and condemn every
act OF the Federal Administration and to offer ex
cuscs and apologies for the abuse and starvation
/ Of Union prisoners confined in Aniersonvie, Lilo
/ by and other rebel bells, What party refused 10
vote another mln another dollar 10 put down
the rebellion? What party org inized a secret so
ciety. known as Sons of Liberty, to prevent the
execution of the draft. liberate rebel prisoners fire
Northern cities and destroy national propcrty!--
The unering finger of history points to Modern
Democracy. Every State had its dislovsl Chief
tain. Ohio Id her Vaandighsm auI Indians
had her Vorhees--men whose MINES are stencil
in the nostrils OF every lover of his country
The C Chicftains led the treacherou. email fry
who clicked their sores and hasted to do theil
bidding. Even IL Modern Democrats had no
boldly declared their opposition to the Govern
ment and their hostility to every measure TO con
qusr those in armed rebellion, their act,ons spak(
in thunder tones When they copyrighted In
squads on the street corners, with smiling faces
after rebel victory bad been achieved, il required
no philosopher to read their Joy. Their long faces
and mournful counter ,nccs announced the trump
OF the Union arms, and it required no acuteness 0
comprehension to discern the true state of thei
hearts Wnen thcy were ever ready 10 tell yOl
that the South could never be conquered, and tina
our only hope was Compromise" it was not diff
ficult To discover the direction of their love an
sympathy. When you heard them publicly an
privately discouragiuS eulistments; when yol
heard them refuse to contribute to the relief O
I poor distressed families of soldiers; when ,o
found them ever ready to cast reflections upon tn
character Of soldiers wires, and sndeavor to brn
them into disrepute BY every means, however mca
and ignoble. you were at no loss to know tina
their hearts beat in unison with those OF traitor.
And these men now beg the votes Of solders.-
Gallant soldier, can you cast your vote for tina
man who damned the cause in which YOU we're en-
gaged7 Can you vote for that man who called 20
"hire1g'' and "murderer?' Can you vot
for III II nan who worked for your defeat by Pre-
vent lg others from going to your assistancel 2
! Can you vote for that party whose members "skc
: dsddled" to Canada to escape the servicel G,
you vote for that nan who refused to aid your bs
loved family when in distress, and you, probabl.
confined in Southern prison! Can you vote IL
e that man who cast dishonorable reflections upo
the character of the unprotected wife OF your be
som Ii the Democrat who asks you to vote Il
HIM did not do all these acts members of the par!
he represents haze done so, and the party has SAM
h toned 1t. Think Of these facts. gallant soldier
. and never be guilty oreasting ballot to place
any Office or emolument of trust one whose syn
pathies were enlisted W it'll those against whom 70
4 were battling. Such are the men the Democrat
Of Indians has placed in the f.ld aud who now d