Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-10-04
Bourbon correspondence.

bourbon Correspondence
BorRBcS. Oct. |, 1866.
EDS. REP.:-Although Coppcrheatl meet
ings have been of frequent occurrence and
people have tired of hearing the loft re
peated story" of negro equality, white
mans government" &c. vet we would
consider OurSelf guilty of IA very great deri-
LECTION of duty if we failed to briefly notice
the extraordinary meeting at this place on
last Wednesday. 1t was extraordinary in
point of numbers, there being assembled at
least 007j persons. but nearly half of them
were Union men. There being no cOnve-
nient hall the MeSSrS. Davis concluded to
dedicate their new mill To the Democratic
service and il was announced that Gems.
Manson and Slack would speak at that
place. About | O'Clock a procession was
formed ON Main ST. consisting of one man
for color bearer and about dozen boys
"a support. Down the Railroad wound
the imposing procession with the stiffness
of a reconnaissance party in close prOXimi-
~ To the enemy, followed, at safe dis
lance. by oursclf. anxious To- STE and hear
all that was going on. We soon arrived
at the mill. and. securing an easy position
we awaited further developments. After a
few Introductory remarks by some person
eve have not been able to find any one
who knew his nance Gen Manson appear
ed ON the scene. He began by saying he
had been soldier. and we remembered
that man by that name commanded some
attention (from Gen. NelSon) at Richmond,
by. by bringing on an engagement with
the enemy contrary to- the orders OF his su-
perior officers. At this point we were adj
dressed by one of the speakers Richmond
victims. who informed Us that when he
entered the arm, he anticipated long alb
Scencc from home. bu; through TIE Gcner-
al> military strategy h WAS allowed To re-
turn in less than three weeks. Strange 10
say the Gen. did not refer tO this matter
which forms So bright page @ in his mil
iiary history. bat we presume the omission
depended upon his niudcSty and dislike for
what might be termed pelantry. He said
he dearly loved the soldiers. - also did his
party. and every favor they received camc
through Democratic inStrumcntalticS. Ills
party had increased the pay OF private sol
dier> in spite Of an almost united Rcpuhil-
can opposition. The Republicans were
liars and hypocritcs-thcy profcsScd love
for the countryS defenders. but il they
were sincere they would have nominated
some soldier in the 9Th Dist. instead of
schuyler oIIlA. Ills WAS tNlutHtt
enough for him. Daring the war he WAS a
bitter enemy of the rebels he desired the
powers OF the rebellion crushed. hut he
wanted it done by white soldiers. lie had
opposed accepting the service Of the negro
because it would disgrace the white man.
He admitted that the black man had done
some very good fighting. but the white
soldiers could hare done IL Then the mig
gers ate SD much-they never refused their
ialionS. and he appealed TO tlic soldier 10
prove his position. We could scarcely
suppress '.siggle" at this, but fearing some
personal violence we prudenily kept our
face straight. At this point. in order to
create some applause, he related a ''purp
story which had the effect of dispensing
the female portion of his audience. But
he had experienced too much hard service
to permit himself to he interrupted. He
made "A furious oh ,rsc upon the orsaniza-
ton known as the G.. \. R.-it was Il trca-
Sonabie society. very similar he thought. to
the knights of the Golden Circle. and he
warned every body To keep Outof il. His
untricnlly alluSiOn to the knights" sur
priScd us. and the faces OF a few Copper
heaps looked rcdder than usual. His re-
marks upon the "FreelmcnS Bureau. +"
Civil Rights and Tariff laws were purely
democratic We have heard great many
CDpperlead speeches but ", must Say that
the Generals was one. %! the weakest ofihc
weak. He is a feeble luminary. His
rsrson,He is rOlgh. his hab Is ar rough. and.
"a an orator. his language and grammar are
most wrctchcJ. His friends here have
very little to say in his favor. Gen. Slack
did not make his appearance. and we
thought they needed nothing Stacker than
thty had already enjoyed. When the
meeting ended the color bearer could
no; be found, and consequently the pro-
ccssiOn was not reformed.
-ss the Democrat speaks Of securing
votes by bribery. and admOnishes Union
men to beware OF "leakS, we will refer To
one of MANY cases to show with which par
~ the disposition to bribery exists There
is an old Dutchman living in this town
ship, who, having sound political sense.
has always voted the Union ticket. Some
of the Copperheads being aware of the
fact, and deeming his Ignorance of the
English language evidence of his shallow
condition in political matters. proposed TO
| buy his vote, Another Dutchman (who
would hold to Il five cent piece when gasp
ing for his last breath) was selected to
| stipulate with the aforementioned gentle
man to secure his vote. y ten dollar
green-back" was proliered him as start
er, but when the honest old man looked
the impudcnt ''lick-spittlc" squarely in the
face with an expression which seemed to
say,-"'Bego2e. you arrogant scoundrel, y
the agent had not the pluck to raise" the
amount. He felt that his demands were
vain, and, like another puppet, sneaked
back home. When the old gentleman next
visited town hc informed some of his
| friends of the affair, and from them we
have the story. Itappears. Mr.. Democrat.
that the leaks are in the Union party, but
where is the disposition to bride:
| The local item in last weeks Democrat,
referring to the ''crazy fanatic" correspon-
dent of the REPUBLICAN. is too flat to elicit
a reply. Eddie Van must feel badly in
deed if we are to judge from his irascibe
''sqIibs." Keep cool, Eddie, and try the
wet towel yourself,-it may relieve your
distress. Wet it in good brandy, my son.
Weather gloomy-health good--roads
bad. Yours truly, MERCURY.