Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-03-29
Argos correspondence.

ARGOS, March 9th, 1861.
EDIrog REP:-A number Of the leading
coppcrheads of Walnut township met on
Saturday last in wagon shed for the
purpose of nominating candidates for the
several Township Offices. Your humble
servant was not an attendant of that august
body, but kept a sharp look -out, and made
diligcnt enquiries as TO the Whereabouts
of said caucus. but was not able Learn its
locality until the concern came well-nigh
tn focus. Consequently must give The
proceedings as reported. Had i have
known the time and place, do not think
should have gone. because it would have
been rather humiliating To have been seated
on block, or an old wagon wheel, and
known as a reporter of a buiternut caucus.
During the first part ofthe day, the Rcpub
licans made enquiry of the Cops about
their caucus, where it would be held, and
al what hour. but no definite answer was
given. What their object was IN keeping
il a secret do not pretend To know, unless
they were intending to plot some new
scheme Of stuffing the ballot box, or sought
\ place where they could give vent more
freely to their reasonable thoughts. Later
in the day quite number of reports got
out as to- where they were going to hold
their convention. One said they were in
session in Emon's Saloon But those that
kept IA kcener lookout found them in ses-
sion in wagon shed in the rear of black
smith shop Who was chairman, and who
made great biz speeches, the Cops NAV tell.
All that the Republicans know about their
proceedings is, that they intended 10 bring
out man for Township Trustee that was
pledged TO keep the school houses locked
against religious denominations, and if he
would make sport of professors of religion,
and curse preachers. all the better. After
caviling for some time over the matter
they concluded to lay the old iron clad, :.
Gordon, on the shelf and nominate his
son-law, James VI. Colvin, in his stcad
thinking that he was both iron clad and
case hadened, We'll done. Sanford, thou
Good and faithful servant, thou hast beeR con-
strained ba thy pretended friends 10 serue Boai
for one long yea, rou tae- must go to Purga-
tory.
| Accordingly Jim. was placed at the
head ofthe ticket, and there is not the
least doubt but that lie is their strongest
man. At all events he is sound ON their
policy. He is true CoppcIhcad. one oi
the first to demonstrate against opening
The school houses for religious services.
He opposes every thing that has moral
tendency, denounces the Churches, Sabbath
Schools, and ministers of the Gospel Ac-
cuses them of teaching the superiority of
the negro over the white race, of being
petty politicians and imposters II Jim.
runs as well next Monday for Trustee, as
he did for Canada during the draft he will
without doubt be elected. But we doubt
that very much. We are satisfied that the
majority of the voting population of Wal
nut will not sanction the course Of sucl
an iliberal, bigoted Trustee We hope
the friends of morality and religion will
come out on next Monday and vote for
Trustee that is friend to morality, civil
zation and human progress, and wipe on
that stigma of hcathenism now Resin:
upon our people We haye but on
Injecting house in Walnut township, ant
that is in the very extreme northeast cor
ner. II we have to submit to three year
rule of another heathenish bigot, ant
enemy of religion, we want it done fair
we want the true issue put before tn
people, and, if the people vote for tina
party that say no sabbath schools, m
preaching, and do it understandingiy, W,
will try and bear it. But we feel confiden
that the entire Republican party and
goodly number of the more conservative
Democrats will not submit to such despot
ism without one grand effort at the ballo
box to avert it. = j ~ . fi n
A child of ]. W. Smiths was scalfled {,
death on last Saturday by falling into
tub Of boiling water. II was about >
months old. Yours, BIZ.