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

now command premium in the market
and ere sought after as safe inyestments.+
To conccde the right of the States to tax
the means of support adopted by the gen
eral government, would be placing in their
hands more dangerous weapon than the
South had ever sske!tfor. 1t would place
t,se Red,rd government at the mercy of
,dislsyaa States, Who, by-taxing it's bonds,
could dive them out of the market and en-
tirely destroy its credit These bonds were
issued as was the great Proclamation of
Freedom, as a necessary war measure, and
the only means FOR raising money to carry
on the war left for the government to adopt
They are now being rapidly cancelled
maiiy of us would live TO see the public
debit cTsircly .cNiinguished. and every dol
lar OF il would be paid before the people of
this District made mp their minds TO send
Mr. Turpie to Congress. Mr.. Turpie is the
last man to talk about untaNed bonds The
measure wfs deliberately discussed in the
L. S. Senate during the forty-one days lac
occupied a seat in that body, serving out
the unexpired term of the traitor Bright
Every opportunity was given bin TO sug-
gcst other and better means for filling an
exhausted treasury, but he was dumb, he
uttered no word of protest against the
measure, and, if he did not vote for il, he
did not vote against il. lIr. Turpie
thought Congressman rcprchensible for in
creaSing their pay al the las, scs ,ion. The
measure was Democratic in It's origin, and
WIS urged. supported and voted for Ivy the
entire Democratic strength of both Houses.
Although the salary- of members had been
increased mileage had been reduced, and
it would no longer be possible for Mr.. Tur-
pie to claim and receive mileage for 400
from Monticello to Washington. The
speaker had been able to reach the Capitol
10y travelling 500 miles. Mr.. Turpie's road
was nearly 700 miles longer He would
undoubtedly beat him through.
! We are almost ashamed to present so
meagre an abstract of Mr.. Colfaxs great
speech to the public, but we are compelled
to stop here for lack ofspacc. Throughout
his remarks the interest of his hearers new
er tagged, and timely and oft-repeated APP
plause greeted his telling hits, and per
feet storm of cheers were given when he
closed. The Democracy were struck dumb
J with establishment. twas plain to be seen
that the majority of the assembly were
Union men, more enthusiastic, more CON
fident and more determined to give good
account of themselves in October than they
had ever before seen them. Mr.. Colfay
was greatly pleased with the demOnstra-
tons in his behalf, while Turpie, who had
boosted at Valparaiso. Laporte and South
Bend to Overwhelmn our candidate and his
4 friends at Plymouth, CRASHED his teeth with
rage and disappointment. During his clos
ing speech Of fifteen minutes he forgot tho
role of gentleman which he had tried &c
play at the outset, and degenerated into the
baclguard that he naturally IS His friends
under the leadership of VI. \. o. Packard
and others, tried to cheer him up BIZ yelling
every time he said ''niggcr.' but it was APP
parent that they were themselves appalled,
and dismayed by the prospect of utter de
feat before them.
We have unavoidably sighted many
things that VIC should like to mention a
more length. We fear the Bourbon ladic:
have received so many compliments iron
others that one from Us will not be :ppre-
ciated. God bless their patriotic hearts.
they are worthy 10 be the wives and sisters
of the brave men who saved this country
from the assaults of rebels and traitors and
who now desire to place this government
upon the sure foundation of Liberty for all
and Justice to all.
The Northern delegation arrived so late
that it had no opportunity of displaying its
splendid proportions TO our citizens. II
was accompanied by number of beautiful
and accomplished damscls who wore paper
caps with ''Colfax" printed upon them
! We didn t know one of them, but we'll bet
our bottom dollar that the same fair hands
that constructed the caps stitched together
many garment for the relief and comfort
of our brave soldiers in the war.
Altogether. and in all things, the triumph
of the Union men was complete. The
Coppcrheads had worked underhandedly
to secure a crowd the, would overawe us
They came out to shc..r and returned shorn
We have never seen them look so dispirit-
ed as now. From this time until the polls
arc closed, let every man do his duty, and
Marshall will take her place among the
loyal, liberty loving counties of the State.
The Copperheads make great fuss abou,