Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-07-26
FROM kNOX.
KNOX. Stark Co., Ind, July llth. 1866.

hNoAs otatk OOJ lnu, July llln, lcOO
EDITOR REPuBLicAx:-On last Saturday the
Copperheads of this County held their nominating
convention, and one of their great lights made
speech ir which he spoke THE Pure Dcm0cra-
cy." avail mysclfof the present opportunity TO
request through the columns of your paper some
one who is posted in the matter. (and particularly
would call upon the Democratic editor in your
town. to define what constitutes Pure Democra-
cy," and inform US as well as others what class il
is among the mutihrious groups that dishonor that
sacred and time honored name. that can be
styled "The Pure Democracy" First, would
ask, is it jeff. Davis and his cOhOrts-whO wagcd
diabolic Il and hell l-begotten war against this
government, insulted the fl ~ Of country and
trailed il in the dustl Do they belong to tie
Pure Democracy" They always claimed to be
Democrats, and Jef. Davis, their leader, who
sought TO sever this government, aud was placed at
tfe head of the sham Coniederacy. was once =
member of the Cabinet under Democratic Pres-
dent, and still claims TO be n Democrat. Is he
type Of this "Pure Democ acyl" Is it Lee who
led on an army of traitors to the bloody field of
battle against the government that had Fro
tec;cd them, and carried ruin and devastation in
their train;-is he one Of the "Pure Democracy"
Was it Booth, the bloody assa ssin, who consented
to be the miserable tool in the hands of those
claiming to be "Pure Democrats in pcIpetrating
dastardly deed that has irretrieyaby linked his
name and that of the party which employed him
in this country Was he one Of the pure Dem
ocracyl'' Wsz it Wirz, who starved and ether
wise maltreatcd the brave defenders OF this conn
try and died the inglorious death Of felon1 Was
he one of the "Pure Democracy Isit Northern
sympathizers with southern rebels, who, when our
country was in danger did ali in their power to
prevent its being successfully defended, and stig-
matiZed the brave boys in blue Lincoln dogs"
"hirclings," 1.-The scrspings of HE'LL" etcl Do
these constitute the "Pure Democracy" Is il
such men as Horsey, Bowlcs and Miligan who per
petrated the foulest deeds Of treason that backcns
the calendar OF crime. Is it men like Vallandig-
ham and voorhees, who have arraycd themselves
might and main against every effort of the govern
ment to conquer the rebe lion and put down trea.
sOn2 Is il those who were banded together as
"knights Of the Golden Circle" and "Sons OF
that had for their object and
purposes the overthrow Of the Government Are
those men true specimens of the "Pure DemOcra
cyl" Do such men as a certain prominent indi.
vidual in our town, who but two weeks previous to
the fall Of Richmond openly avowed that his De
mo,racy had got 81 far along that he was ready
to acknowledge the independence OF the Southern
Coniederacy that the South could never be con-
quercG and they were entitled to their independ
cnce, constitute this classl /. he, who at public
meeting in town said 10 was not necessary TO
max. provision for the coming draft, for "irc have
a IN illion and half of minute men who are ready
at Il moments warning TO rise and put down this
government one of them7 Are these men of
the "Pnre Democracy" s,amp1 We candidly con-
Tess that If these classes are repudiated we are at
a loss TO know whore tho Democracy is 10 come
from; and if these characters form the essence of
Democracy il is conglomeraton of character that
hell might well be ashamed of and il would be- a
gross insult TO any honest man 10 ask him to sup
port it, One WHO WISHES TO KNOW.