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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-06
A Portrait.
The Atlantic Monthly paints the chara

The Atlantic Monthly paints the charac-
ter If Andrew Johnson thus:
The President of the United States has
so singular Il combination of defects for the
Office of Constitutional magistrate, that
he could have obtained the opportunity to
misrule the nation only by a visitation of
Providence. InsincCrc as well as stubborn,
cunring as well as unreasonable, vain as
well as ill-tempered. greedy Of popularity
as well as arbitrary in disposition, vecring
in his mind as well as fixed in his will. he
unites in his character the seemingly OppO-
site qualities of demagOgue and autOcrat,
and converts the Presidential chair into a
stump or throne. according as the impulse
seiZes him to caiOle or to command. Doubt
less much of the evil developed in him is
due to his misfortune in having been lifted
by events to position which he lacked the
elevation and breadth of intelligence ade-
quately to fill. lie was cursed with pos
session of power and authority which no
man OF narrow mind, bitter prejudices, and
inOrdinate self-estimation can exercise
without depriving himself as well as iniur-
ing the nation. EgOtistic to the point OF
mental disease. he rese2ted the direct and
manly opposition of statesmen to his opin-
ions and moods, and descended to the last
degree of littleness in a political leader, that
of hctraying his party in order to gratify
his spite. He, of course, become. the prey
of intriguers and sycophants of persons
who understand the art of managing minds
which are at once arbitrary and weak, by
allowing them to retain unity of will amid
the most palpable Inconsistencies of opin
ion, so that inconsistency TO principle shall
not weaken force of purpose, nor the EN-
phasis be at all abated with which they may
bless to day what yesterday they cursed
Thus the abhorrer of traitors has now be
come their tool Thus the denouncer o.
Copperheads has now sunk into depend
ence on their support. Thus the imposcl
of conditions of reconstruction has now be-
come the foremost friend of the uncondi
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-06

tional return of the rebel States. Thus the
furious Union Republican whose har-
rangues against his political opponents al
most scared his political friends by their vi
olence, has now become the shameless be-
trayer of the people who trusted him. And
in all these changes of base he has appeared
Supremacy conscious, in his own mind of
playing an independent, a consistent, and
especially a conscientious part. Indeed,
Mr.. Johnson's character would be imper-
fectly described if some attention was not
paid TO his conscience, the purity of which
is favOrite of his own discourse, and the
peryersity of which is the wonder of the
rest of mankind"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-06
Barn Burnt.

On Thursday last the fine barn of Mr.
Adam France, who lives about two miles
and half east of Rolling Prairie, caught
fire from the engine of "a steam thresher and
was entirely consumed. In the same were
stored five hundred bushels of wheat, two
hundred bushels of oats, and ten tons OF
hay, all of which was lost. The barn was
a fine large building, 60xS5, and cost $1,000
We are informed there was no insurance
-Lopors Union, AuG. %.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-06
More Bread and Butter Wanted n { th e
Sou Ia.

The Mobile Times reviews I'M detail the
resolutions adopted at Philadelphia, and
then bursts out a. follows:
The UNNECESSARY declaration that the
war just closed hiS maintained the au-
thOrity of the Constitution and the rights of
the States. is rather of a derisive nature
when read alongside Of that declaring that
this ahonniablc outrage and public rob
hcry--thc abolition proclamatiOn-has
eradicated slavery now and forever
In the same breath the insulting declar-
alton Is made that President. even unaid-
ell by Congress. could rob the States OF
their thousand millions worth Of property.
held under the sacred pledge and euarail-
tee OF the nations honor and the ConStiul-
ton of our iOreiatherS yet dare assert
/ that the rights of the States are. were, and
never shall cease TO he respected
/ The national debt-not a dollar ofwhicl
/ is held at the South, hut which has been
created 10 SubSidiZe lncrccnarics 10 throttle
our infant frccdom-thc national debt i.
pledged to bc sacred and invio!ate, ne
doubt meaning nOn-taXable also: While tho
pittance snatchcd from the widows and or
phan> OF the South to- help in defending iht
sacred soil Of our homes, is branded Will
eternal wUrflle&ness.'
The RIclnIuond Examiner is disposed to
complain Of the Southern delegates:
I'VE did not send the right kind of dele
gates to the Convention. and those we eli,
send appear To have neglected their buSi
ness The whole subject has been trcate,
exclusively from a Northern standpoint
and the South once more left out in ihr
cold. The fourth resolution ailir1ns TIA,
right of representation. bat in terms whicl
squinl strongly at the test oath and Mr
! RaymOnd'S ht rrsies- Unless the test Oa:l
be set aside, we regard all talk about rep
RESERVATION in Congress for the South "a
hollow mockery. That the Northern pcO
pie should think il right 10 tax Us for III,
support of the widows and orphans ofthOS,
who fought against us and Gesolatcd ouI
land, ii Is not singular; for they come of
selfish breed. and think little Ofthe feeling
of others. This exactiOn. we suppose. W,
must stand: but it is not right To call upol
us TO dishonOr our gallant dead, and Il
trample on the feelings OF the widows an,
orphans of the South by recognizing tn
services of the Federal soldiers and sailor
in the late contest. That Southern dele
gates should join in this; that they shOul,
ayOw their readiness to tax all. includin
even the widows and orphans of the South
for tins purpose, Is, to us, utterly incomprc
hensible."
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-06

The Freeport. Illinois, Journal is inform
ed that General b. I. Butler will be in the
West during the campaign. and will speak
at FrecpOrt at some time before the election
in November. The middle or latter part
of October will probably be the date of his
coming.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-06
spFC1AI ppnvInFVcEs.

t.'pit lilN W VR"NtOn vi btbliN ANNNl''iO
rendered him Y the Democracy of that
county.
SPECIAL PROYIDENCES.
God is Just; although to us who do not
understand his providence, that justice
sometimes seems tarty. never was prone
to believe in the frequent recurrence OF
special providenccs, but such instances are
distinctly seen in the cases of three of the
great sinners against Gods righteous will
Lincoln, Brough and Morton.
One has been summoned TO the bar OF
rctributivc justice with his sins unrepentcd
of. Another, covered all over with the
mildew of debauchery, and wrapped in the
exhalations from which buZzardS wOd turn
their offended noses, carried to the grave
the impress of infamy; while there yet re-
mains one of the Goddess triO-but the
plague is on its westward march, his limbs
are smitten with the blood of crime, and
tremble under their load of corruption
But pray that he may live long to realize
in this world, rather than in the next, that
God is Just.
This is decidedly cool in view of the fact
that he owes his life to Mr.. Lincoln and
Governor Morton, but for whose forbear-
ancy and clemency he would have been
hung.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-06

The amended Revenue Law of July I3.
1866, has abolished the veXatiOn of stamp
ing Express and Freight receipts.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-06

A special from Leayanworth says that in
formation has been received that over
eight hundred Indians are at the forks of
the Solomon, on the war path. They have
driven all settlers back, and scalped seven
whites.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-06

The trial of twenty 0r thirty ladies, for
compelling a secesb lady of Indiano:s to
carry an American flag in procession, is
now going on in the District Court fol
Warren county, Iowa.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-06

All the counties but one in North Caro-
lima have been heard from. The new CON
stitution has been rejected by I,O92 major
ity
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-06
Terms Of AdvcrtisIng:
BUSINESS CARDS.
C0LE 4 MARTIN
jewelers..

BrOlrHiee s Brick,
: up sf0irs.
CIecks and Watches
carefully rrpaircsi,
and warranted.
A full assortment
OF CLOCKS, W TCHIS ,
JEwELRY and No
istf
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-06
Doctor. Il. a. Bo,ton

IfOctoI Il : ~ pO1'UOn
HAS changed his rsSidrnre To- the house recently
oscupiel by Mr.. ,;,-r-- r. Benson tlr s"nlh sid.
,f The public square, and about the middle of the
hirk- Nav -. Is6g-.,ltf
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-06
speech OF the Traitor MILL
gan

At Bluifton. Wells county, in March 1866,
upon the occasion of public reception
rendered him y the Democracy of that
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-06
The Silver Skirt!
More Durable,
More Elastic,
More Graceful
And aciH keep its Shape and retain It's
Place better than any other Skirt.

This new and beautiful style of skirt Patented
March Z 1861 was awarded by the GREAT ANERI-
CAN INSTITUTE FAIR, held in New York, Oct, lS65,
The national Republican., 1866-10-26

NATIONAL THEATRE.-That mirth-provok.
ing individual CHANrRAU appeared last even
ing for the third time in his great part of
Sam" To say the audience was large
one would surprise nobody, for the excite
ment (for such it is) to see him is on the in
crease. He does the part so thoroughly
that we should speak Of Sam" instead Of
CHANFRAU, for it is "Sam we see, and no
one else, from the rise of the curtain to the
tag Of the play. Mr.. JEFFRIEs has good
comedy part for the first time this season,
and he does it well. The acting OF Mrs.
WILLIAMS, as Laura Roslyn," and Mrs.
MuzzY, as Miss Euphemia Roslyn, was par.
ticularly enjoyable. Messrs. PAGE, LEWIS,
GossN, STEVENS, and WEBSTER, sustained
their respected parts in a very credtable
manner. sam" is the genuine success Of
the season. The management announce for
performance this evening the Ticket oi
Leave Man." with Mr.. CHASFRAu as bob
Briefly"
The national Republican., 1866-10-26

The Charleston Is. C.) News makes the
following remarks respecting the reckless
political falsehoods which appear almost
daily in the partisan journals:
A short time ago we had occasion to allude
to the numerous tales Of secret rebellious
organizations at the South, which give
piquancy to the news columns Of Northern
journals. In the following paragraph, which
has been going the rounds Of the Northern
press, and which has crept even into many
Southern journals, we have q new variation
of the same sort Of manufactured news:
IAN officer recently returned from South Caro-
lima, states that the old Twenty ninth rebel regi
ment of that State has reorganized, and offered its
services to the President to assist him In suppress
ing Congress
There never was q 29th South Carolina
regiment in the Confederate army, the last
that was formed being the 27th, which was
commanded by our present worthy Mayor,
Col. p G. Gaillard, who served with it both
in South Carolina and Virginia, to the great
honor of himself and his gallant men, and
who lost his right hand at Battery Wagner
July l8, 1868.
No regiment of this State has ever been
reorganiEed as such, and the only soldiers
associations that exist in our midst have been
formed simply for charitable purposes.
The national Republican., 1866-10-26

PRor. HouoHroS, Of Trinity College, Dub
lin, has published some curious chemical
computations respecting the relative amounts
Of physical exhaustion produced by mental
and manual labor. According to these chem
ical estimates, two hours of severe mental
study abstract from the human system as
much vital strength as is taken from it by an
entire day of'mere hand-work. This fact
which seems to rest upon strictly scientific
laws-shows that the men that do brain-work
should be careful, first, not to overtask them
selves by too continuous exertion, and Sec
ondly, that they should not omit to take
physical exercise each day sufficient to re-
store the equilibrium between the nervous
and muscular system.
The national Republican., 1866-10-26

The EMPRESS OF MEXICO was at Miramar
from Rome at last advices. A London jour
nal of the 18th instant says: The inteli-
gence received from Miramar relative to the
health Of the Empress Charlotte is not sat
isfactory." The Paris correspondent details
the symptoms, inception, and progress Of
the melancholy attack which seized her
Majesty in Rome. The hallucination was
evidenced by her insisting that she was sum,
moned by Mexican and other enemies who
sought to take her life, so she absolutely re.
fused to quit the Vatican. The Pope treated
her with much kindness, inviting foreign
ladies of distinction to remain with her du-
ring the night, the Empress being accom-
modated in the palace, contrary to rule and
precedent.
The national Republican., 1866-10-26

TOBACCO AN ANTIDorE FOR RATsBASE.-
Rev. +. Stevenson, living near Mill Creek
church, in the vicinity Of Glencliff Station,
on the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad,
and his whole family, were accidentally
poisoned Thursday night. 1t appears that
Mr.. Stephenson had procured some arsenic
for the purpose Of killing rats, and this
poison had been placed upon a shelf where
afterward some baking powders were laid.
Mrs. Stephenson made the mistake, putting
some of the noxious drug into biscuits, which
she baked, and of which the family partook.
Almost Immediately upon rising from the
supper table Mr.. s. was taken with vomiting,
and very soon his wife, the children, and
some colored persons living at the house
were taken violently i'll. Suspecting the
cause, an examination showed the true state
of the case. Not being able to procure med
ical attendance Immediately, Mr.. Stephen
son swallowed piece Of tobacco himself, and
induced the others to do the same. A physi-
clan was called in as soon as possible, and
assured the parties that the tobacco had un.
doubtedly acted as an antidote. All of the
parties bid fair TO recover.
The national Republican., 1866-10-26
Our Minister 70 France,


paris (oet. 10Y Correspondence London Tines
You are aware that Mr.. BIoELow is to
leave the United States Legation st Paris,
and is to be succeeaed by Cen. DIE, Of whom
I hear good report from very competent
and impartial source Mr.. BIaELow will be
regretted here. He has been now for Eve
years in Paris 6rst - Consul, afterwards as
Minister, and he is generally esteemed. The
.Debats pays him the following deserved trib.
ute:
enlarged to represent his country at the
moment when 1t was still torn by civil war,
subsequently mixed up in the diffcult nego-
tiations occasioned by our occupation OF
Mexico, NJ. Bigelow has passed through diff.
fcult circumstances, and never did diplo-
matte post less resemble o sinecure; but he
was better suited than most people for this
delicate situation, because he combined with
love Of his country an exact knowledge OF
ours, and sincere sympathy with France.
Nevertheless, after so prolonged . stay in
Europe, M. Bigelow felt very natural desire
to revisit his own country, transformed by
such considerable events, and in July last he
begged the President to give him success.
sor before the autumn should be over. That
successor is now named. Gen. Dix played
an honorable part in the civil war, and we
hope, in the interest both Of France and Of
the United States, that he will worthily re-
place the excellent and truly distinguished
man who now leaves u.s."
The national Republican., 1866-10-26
APPOINTMENT,

J.H. MCKEE, ESQ.,, merchant Of New Or
leans, has been appointed United States Mar
shal for the District Of Louisiana, vice CurH-
BERT BrLLrrr, removed. The radical cor.
respondent Of the New York Times says,
"the opponents Of Mr.. BuLLIrr made serious
charges Of malfeasance in Office against him. u
That may be, but it is an act Of justice to.
wards Mr. McKEE to state that neither he
nor his friends made any attacks whatever
upon Mr.. BULLrrr to obtain the place, nor
did Mr.. Mckee or his friends make any ap
plicaton for the marshalship until it was
settled that vacancy was to take place
The appointment Of Mr. MCKEE gives great
satisfaction. He is thorough business man
in excellent standing in New Orleans, and
will make an able and efficient officer.
The national Republican., 1866-10-26
PERSONAL,

GEN. Dick TAYLOR is at Welcker's restau-
rant, on Fifteenth street.
F. o. PRINCE, ESQ.,, has been nominated
for Congress in the Sixth Massachusetts, District,
in opposition to Gen. Banks. VIM. D. Northend,
Of Salem, has been nominated in the Fifth District
in opposition to Gen. Butler. Hon. Henry l..
Dawes has been nominated for reelection in the
Tenth District.
LIEUT. GEN. SHERMAN arrived in town last
evening, and during his visit will be the guest oi
Gen. Grant.
DR.. G. G. Cox, of Baltimore, Ex.Lieuten
ant Governor Of Maryland, arrived from Europe il
the China at Boston. He was delegated by tn,
American Medical Association to represent tha
body in the British Medical Association and oths
affiliated bodies in Europe.
The national Republican., 1866-10-26
New York Dry Goods Market.

The note Of the coming elections checks
business, which is not SO brisk as 1t was.
Country buyers are fewer, and buy sparingly.
The holders of stocks are pushing sales, and
seem inclined to extend credits as an induce
ment. Sheetings and shirtings are steady.
Fine bleached goods are scarce and firm;
lower qualities hang on hand. Heavy browns
are also dull, but stocks are not heavy, and
prices are firm without buoyancy. Drills
are.in good demand and firm. There is more
doing in Canton fannels, and prices buoy
ant. Stripes and ticks are brisk. Denims
are in moderate demand. Prints are the
most saleable goods, and desirable styles are
sold ahead Of arrival. The stock Of undesir-
able styles is offering at lower prices, without
much success. Ginghams are steady. De-
LANES also are in lively request. selling we'll,
with an upward tendency in price for very
desirable goods. Coburgs continue to com
mand q ready sale at full previous prices.
Shawls Of high-colored good patterns afe
much sought for and are firm; the stock Of
all other styles is large, and very weak in
price. Broadcloths are dull and heavy.
Fancy cassimeres show unusual dullness, and
prices are very Irregular holders of stock are
pressing sales. Flannels are in good request.
Blankets moderately so. Imported fabrics
are less active, and mostly lower in price; oil
common qualities are very slow of sale. Bonn.
bazines merinos, and delaines have declined
and sell only slow at the decline. All low
grades show a large reduction in price
Black as well as colored fine silks are alone
firm in price; auction sales are few. Last
Thursdays sale Of French silks, woolens
velvets, and shawls was attractive, but prices
were lower even for choice styles. Bonnet
ribbons are in small supply, and show an ad
vance in price.
The national Republican., 1866-10-26
The Conscience Fund.

The Secretary Of the Treasury yesterday
received from an ex-ofiicer Of the army the
sum Of S5625, which the writer stated he had
unlawfully received for servant hire during
the war. The Secretary is also in receipt Of
a communication from an individual claim
ing to be the step-father Of the person who
recently forwarded to the Treasury the sum
of slO5 as part Of his bounty, requesting that
said sum be Immediately expressed to his
and dependent upon him for support. To
this demand the Treasurer has replied that
he cannot respond favorably, and that he can
only refund the money to the person who
sent it, when evidence is produced Of his re-
eOvery, or to his legally appointed trustees.
The national Republican., 1866-10-26
The Freedmen-Contr Re
ports.
The Mobile Times, Of Friday, SAYS: /:

The Mobile Tunes, OF Friday, says:
The instance we are going to cite occurred
on the plantation Of one Of our own relatives
in Louisiana, and we have heard that others
have been recorded in this State.
The gentleman had engaged above fifty
hands and raised crop Of cotton, sugar and
corn, the cotton for immediate sale, the cane
to plant and stock for next year, and the
corn for the support Of his hands till next
crop. But before the corn was ripe, he had
necessarily to buy his own supply, and when
gathering time came on he had only to pro-
vide for few months longer, out Of the new
crop. He had calculated that this would re-
quire about $500 bushels and leave him $500
bushels for his next years supply.
But the freedmen, who were engaged SIM
ply by q contract expiring with the year,
had also shrewdly calculated that all the corn
they required to reach the term Of their con-
tract was the same 1900 bushels, and when
once that quantity, little more or less, had
been gathered, they ceased to take any fur
ther interest in the balance, which, notwith-
standing the entreaties and persuasions Of
the planter, was allowed to rotten in the
field. The freedmen just provided for them
selves and left the planter to protect himself
as best he could. This is an indication Of
what may be expected from the present stock
Of laborer:; when employed on shares they
will take their own time under pretext that
they are their own masters, and II they don't
work they will be losers, and are willing so
to be.
When employed at stated wages and for
stated periods, they will not even consent to
raise more provisions than the very quantity
they expect to need for their own support
thus leaving the planter without any stock
to commence operations for the following
| campaign.
This matter is one SO very serious that, in
the instance we have quoted, the planter
confesses his inability to hold out another
year, and is disposing Of his property. Here
is the evil-where is the remedyP Weagair
repeat-Cato fashion-that the remedy is the
selling Of our lands to those who, with theil
families, will be able to cultivate them, ant
even to spare time enough, like the smaller
class Of European farmers, to hire themselves
out for time to their wealthier neighbors.
On the other hand, the New Orleans Com
merctal bulletin has the following from Q
planter of thirty years experience:
Cotton may be made by white labor
There has never been doubt of the fact
The writer has heard Mr.. Stephens, one Of
the most exact statistcans in the South, ex
press the opinion that one-sixth Of the cottor
was produced by white labor. 1t may be
made to more advantage, however, on largel
scale, and with systematic labor. The freed
men have worked better this year than wa
expected, and it is to be hoped they will i'm
prove as they learn their obligations as hiret
laborers.
The national Republican., 1866-10-26
Lou1sIANA.-The sensation for the peopl

LoursrANA.-The sensation for the people
of this city for the coming month will un.
doubtedly be the grand fair which is to be held
about the goth proximo, at the fair grounds,
formerly the Creole Course. A large mum.
ber OF our citizens are doubtless already
aware that preparations have been on foot
in anticipation of this event for MANY
months past; draining bitches have been dug
to provide against the danger Of overflow,
three new buildings have been projected,
and in the floral department as great efforts
have been made as were permitted by the
period of preparation, to add to the orna.
ments of these already picturesque grounds.
The coming fair, the cost of which, it is
thought, will amount to 100000, promises
to be one of the most interesting exhibitions
that has ever attracted crowd to this city
and il all classes take the interest they ob
viously ought in the matter there is no doub,
that these promises will 3 magni6cently
fulflled.-M o. Pcaylne.