Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-13
Bourbon correspondence.


EDS REP.:-As brief account of the
Copperhead meeting mt this place on the
9Th inst. may he of interest to yourself and
readers we will endcavor to present You
truthful report of the same. BY sending
''drummers' over the country and other
wise extensively advertising for at least
two weeks they succeeded in collecting a
very respectable crowd Gin point of num-
bers) Ia listen to the eel seR)ebrated Cop
perhead champion of the 9TH District
The numb r assembled has been variOusly
estim1ted al from 1900 to- 300. including
Union men who composed at least one
third of the audience. Ii we were to he
gOverne by the Democrat cstimat of the
number that listened to Gov. Oglesby at
Plymouth on the Sd inst. we would put the
number of men. women and children who
listened To Turpie at about 80; but as that
sheet is not considered very reliable we
will give them credit for crowd of about
1900.
For several days previous to- the meeting
a number of the ''unterrified' were busy
preparing banners and notices for the oc-
casion, and, if practice makes perfect"
we conclude that the word .nigger" can
now be painted in Bourbon to perfection
| About 10 O'Clock procession was formed
which paraded the principal streets, some
of the wagons containing two Oman and
wife) and others driver and half dozen
little children, all Of whom were instructed
to cheer for Turpie. Our attention was
particularly directed to al aged man who
carried banner Ornamented with mig
ger" who kept up continued howl OF
mo Niger herc"-"Down with negro
equality" &c, &c. AT the head of the
/ IL
imputlent and insulting mottoes-"Turpie
and Union and ''Colfax and disuniOn. =
Bat as the composition of the present
Democratic party is generally known we
presume the Haunting lie" gave no offense.
Another motto conspicuously displayed
was-''TAxATION OF L. s. BONDS OR RE
PUDIATION." This little device speaks
volumes. 1t demonstrates Copperhead
hatred for the Government and The finan-
cial measures it adopted. and by it they
express desire that the Nation be plunged
into bankruptcy and ruin by population
of its obligations. Loyal party.
at l O'Clock the procession repaired to
the grove whittier we wendell our way to
listen to the espousal of Democracy as
found in Dave Turpie. As he is well
known in this county we will not under
take to describe his personale; suffice it to
say he is anything but progressing, re-
sembling plug Ugly" more than 9
Statesman. He began his speech by refer
ring to the
CONCLUSION OF THE WAR;
said re had been in bloody civil war; 10
had gone into the field to maintain the
honor of the Republic: zee had been sue
oessful-the God of battles had smiled OF
US; noe must devise some means to perpetu
ate the peace zoe had obtained through Sc
much blood and suffering, and we mus
now endeavor to administer justice to those
whom re had conquered by force of arms
This is the substance of his Introductory
!, remarks, in which he endeavored to stea
for himself and party good share of TIT
glory belonging to our loyal rulers anC
patriotic soldiers. But the boys i'm blu
understood his strategy, and his words fel
, still-born- He then took up the
TARIFF LAWS
J which he pronounced unjust and insuifer
: able, and, if elected to Congress, he woul,
labor for their repeal There was no fore