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Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-03-28
"Bl,lclzp poMEnoy TO BILL ARP.

Bill, for why do you still Arp on my
daughter-so to speak ? There must be
something wrong in your nature. Reck-
on you must have lost something or
found horseshoe and no horse to hang
it on. We believe you are very bad
Bill, and 50 we don't want to pass you in
silence You write as if something was
the matter with you-as if there is clo-
yer foating over the land of magnolias
and the sunny South generally. Really,
Bill, we are surprised!
There never was so ungrateful a peo-
pie as you Southern gentlemen are, and
now after all has been done for you to
see letters written by you sofull ofinsin-
uations, is 100 much.
The fault Of all this lies with you.
Wern't you folks most dogoned wicked
before the war? Honest Indian now Bill
Didn't you get proud, and is not pride a
sin And didn't you own niggers down
there, and larup them continually to raise
cotton for New England nabobs to spin,
sugar to sweeten our coffee, rice to cat in
our puddings, and tobacco to chew and
squirt over meetin' house floors? And
didn't you have better horses, better
clothes, better houses, finer grounds, bet
ter furniture, and more land than we had ?
We are all Christians in the North,
We felt that all these fine things were
dragging your souls down to hell. We
didn't want you to rest in birthstone, be-
ing in torment, so we tried to correl you
in Abraham's bosom. Abraham was a
great and good man, who died some time
since, as we read of somewhere.
And then, Bill, you kept your niggers
too fat; our factory operatives grew jeal-
Gus. And our girls went down there to
teach your girls something, and fell in
love with your boys, and forgot to come
home. We didn't wantyou to go to hell.
All the fine things you had were leading
you away from salvation, so we sent But
Ter, and Curtis, and Banks, and Wash
burne, and Steel and Hovey, and Prem
tiss, and Hurlbert, and several of the
elect of our Chistian churches down there
to win you out of the jaws of hell by with
drawing your fine furniture, such as pianos,
books, pictures, rosewood bedsteads, mar
Bile table, silver ware, horses, cotton and
Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-03-28

FEET IN WAsHoE.---Mark Twain tells
of member ofthe Washoe Legislature
who used to always prop his vast feet up
on his desk and get behind them and eat
a raw turnip during prayer by the chap
lain.
Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-03-28

Josh Billings says it is highly impor-
tant that when man makes up his mind
tew becum raskal, that he should ex-
anime hizself closely, and see if he aint
better konstructed for phool.
Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-03-28

A "warm meal' in New Mexico con-
sists of two hard biscuits dipped in pep
per sauce. Simple, but not calculated
to become popular.
Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-03-28

When there is "smacking breeze"
serd out the pretty girls to take the
weather; when there is spanking
breeze, send out the bad children.
Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-03-28

IIo has crossed the dark river he rests in the
shade,
Twas ordained by Jehovah's decree;
Then sinner, bewiro for the mighty must fade,
And spans but allotted to thee.
Chistian, look up. for there's hope in the sky,
An example Of faith and reward;
There's lesson to all that the righteous must die,
And the Ticked must meet the same Lord;
Then teach Us, dear Father, vices to shun;
Teach ii to Worship, that when life is done,
We may cr1ss the broad river, Thy mandates
aprcnse,
And rest III the shade Of the eternal trees.
Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-03-28
THE DYING CHRISTIAN.
By ]. r. BREWER.

"Lct us cross over the river and rest under the
shade Of the g. Lnst words Of SroNEwALL
JACKSON.
There was silence that night. The sentry was
mute:
And the camp was disturbed with n sigh
There was music above of the minstrel and Lutte,
And II rusting of wings in tho sky;
For the soul of the mighty was bidding adieu
To earth ere it rose on the breeze,
Preparing to ,rsss the dark river oflife
To rest in the shalc of the trees.
"Behoid how lie loved him y the glad seraph
sang,
"Behold how they loved hin !" was felt in the
pang
That pierced the brave hearts that followed him
here,
Now heard in sob and now seen in a tea.
"Let us cross over the rver;' he smiled as he
spoke,
And rest meath the shade of the trees"
And the eternal hills from their slumbers awoke
With the cherubims' snthem ofpeacc,
But the watcher bowed 10 as he caught the soft
BREATH
And wept as the pulses grew sill,
And proud of their mission the angels of death
Pc formed the Omnieient will.
ale has gone !" sighed the mourner sour plead
ing were vain"
ole has come !" saug The angels, "he's free from
all pain
And the river of life its dark surgings depressed
Till they bore him beneath tho ripe branches to
rest
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-07
-E - <+&p,e 80 1>---
PLYMouTH, Nov. 6, 1867.

To THE EDITOR OF THE DEMOCRAT:
We lost some money on the street.
Among others present about the time was
James r. Bartlett of Maxenkuckce. One
Clark, a pedlar, told us that he saw Bartlett
pick up something and put it in his boot.
Circumstances induced us to co to Bart
let's with a warrant. conduct search,
and bring him to town. Subsequent cir
cumstances show clearly. as we think, that
Mr.. Bartlett is entirely innocent, and not
liable to any suspicion whatever and we
sincerely regret that, what we now believe
to have been false information, but which
appeared to be true at the time, should
have caused him to be suspected at all.
We make this public statement to aid in
doing him justice and stop all gossip that
mi ht flow from the fact Of the search.
NUSSBAUM & JOEL.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-07
WHAT THE ABOLITIONESTS
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED

The abolitionists came into power seven
years ago. Since that time they have had
complete control of the national govern
ment, AMI of nearly every state govern
ment. They found, upon their entrance
into power, full treasury, and nation
free from debt and respected throughout
the world. During the short space of sever
years what has been the result of THEN
management?
A national debt exceeding three bill
lions OF dollars
Specie paymer; abolished
The country flooded with an irredeema
bic currency at discount of over thirty
per cent. in gold
The taxation of laboring men on every
thing they eat, drink, and wear, to pay The
interest on government bonds, the owner.
of which pay no taxes.
One hundred thousand graves of sol
diers who lost their lives in an abolition
war.
Ten states out Of the Union, controlled
by negro votes, and governed by a military
despotism
Ia the capitol of the state which gave
birth to Washington, negro judge upon
the bench of her court.
\ prohibtory tariff that enriches the
New England manufacturer at the expense
of the farmers and laborine men Of the
country;
A multitude Of Office holders, thieve:
AID vampires, who, having fastened them
selves upon tho public trearury, refuse tt
relax their hold so long as q dollar wrune
from the hard earnings of the people re-
mains therein
Is the above statement overdrawn? On
the contrary. If the veil were lifted from
the rotten carcass of abolitionism, there
would be exposed such fostering mass oil
wee and corruption, extending from the
highest official to the lowest lick-spittlt
who does its dirty work, as would make
every honest man stand aghast with hor
ror. No wonder that the tide is turning
and that the honest members Of that par
ty are leaving it in disgust
1t is to be hoped that they will be so ei
iectually exterminated during the mex
presidential campaign, that they will only
be remembered by the ruin they hav,
wrought, and as warning to the Amer
can people for all time to come against the
evils Of intolerance and fanaticism.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-07
COMING ssAY.
'WIatchnan. tell US Of ne nighr :.
WATeUNAS-"rh morning com,

=
With rspture we Hail the dawn kof Ight
and returning reason We welcome il
with JOY that is unspeakable for oh how
long, dreary and dark has been the night
Of fanaticism, tyranny, oppression and
wrong Day is breaking in the east, ant
the redemption Of our country draTetl
nigh Let us lift up. our heads and re-
joice. let us be thankful, let US be vigi
liant, and complete victory is ours We
may yet live in country governed by
WHITE men and WHITE principles.
We hail the triumph of Tuesday last a:
no ordinary political victory. 1t is the
triumph of truth and justice over error
and despotism. Let us not abuse it, no
permit it to lull us into security, for thC
good work has only begun. We have 8
glorious start, let us keep it Every
man to the rescue, and in one year frou
now we shall have a NATIONAL jubilee
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-07

faithsof Indiana, and under The direction
of fsrepubfcan administration Who
are the regulators The professod re-
gard of the j ournal and political friends
for public honor, and its frantic appeals to
maintain the public faith appears ridicu-
lous when they insist it is no violation Of
faith or honor TO pay the bondhcldcrs If
Indiada a Deprecated currency, but that
it is knayish and a grand measure of
c0nfiscation to the national debt in The
same currency which the Government re-
ceived for the bonds, but Of more value
than when the debt was created'-
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-07
ROOCCTORY.

Ir has been Justly said that the more
laws, the more offenders" Deeming this
10 be a sound maxim We shall, on taking
charge of the DEMOCRAT, make no unnec-
essary promises as to our future course
1t will be our aim, however, to make the
paper democratic in every sense of the
term to maintain and defend those priHci-
pies which have made our government the
glory of the world in times past, and its
only hope in the years to come; to hold
UP, for the contempt and detestation of
an indignant people, that odoriierous mass
of putrefaction known as the republican
party; and to 7 ep our readers posted in
the current news Of the day. We desire to
make the DEMocRAT the organ Of the dem
ocratic party in this county; and to this
end we invite the cooperation of all who
are interested in the cause.
We enter upon our duties at an auspi-
cious moment. The overthrow of the rad
lcals at the October elections, and the iglo-
rious triumph of democratic principles in
the East and West on last Tuesday, are
the precursors of the coming day when the
people will free themselves from the
reign of intolerance and fanaticism, from
the heel of tyranny and usurpatiou and
all the political evils which have been
fastened upon them during the few years
just past. We ARE THANKFUL.
The mechanical appearance of the DEM
ocRAT this week, is an earnest of what
we intend it shall be in the future = one
of the neatest papers in Northern Indi-
ana.
Believing that We shall receive the sup
port of the democracy in our undertaking
we enter upon our duties with no fears for
the future. j. MCDONALD.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-07
NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC BY A
LARGE MAJORITY NOT
YET COMPUTED!
Female and Negro Suffrage Over
whelmingly Defeated
in Kansas
Radical Majorities Greatly Re
duccd in Wisconsin and
Minnesota
DEMOCRATIC GAINS IN
ILLINOIS.
Maryland Largely Democratic

We haze delayed our paper few hours
for the purpose of getting this morning
news and our democratic readers will be
more than paid for waiting, by the eontin-
uation Of the glorious news received by
yesterdays papers.
NEW YORK
The democratic majority in the State is
over 10000.
The cily Of New York gives a demo
cratic majority Of $4,000.
BOSTON.
The city of Boston-the iub" gives
democratic majority of 1,500.l
MAssACursETTs
is still radical but by a greatly reduced
majority-only 21,0Qo- democratic gain
of 10000.
NEW JERSEY
goes democratic by an overwhelming ma
jority-only one radical county in the
state; majority not yet computed.
KANSAS.
A voice from the white folks out west .
female and negro suffrage laid cold in
Kansas.
WISCONSIN
is still in d)ubt, but is probably radical by
Il very small maiority-not over 5 900.
MINNESOTA
Minnesota is claimed by both parties,
but is most likely radical by small maj
The negro suffrage amendment is de-
feated 10y many thousand votes,
ILLINOIS.
The Illinois county elections exhibit
an unbroken series of democratic gains.
The news in general is such as to re-
joice the heart Of every true Uhtc man.
There is yet hope for us. Our country
nav vet be saved from the humiliation and
degradation attempted to be hcaped upon
it by the radical party.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-07
Chicago correspondence.
CHICAGO Nny I IShI

ED DEMOCRAT:
Yesterday and to-day We have enjoyed
one of the stillest breezes which even Chi
cago can afford, winds which in localities
less favored than ours with such yisitations
would have been denominated gales, and
pretty large ones too. The houses have
been fairly rocking, unstable chimney pots
have been tumbling, shutters banging and
signs falling. on land, while on the water
grim visaged Death has ridden upon the
bowling storm. Looking from the shore,
the lake seemed yesterday and to-day, to
be a vast sea of foam, from which lcaped
at short intervals, huge, shapcless gree n
waves, capped with snow-llke, trothy
crowns, while overhead dull aud leaden
sky lowered gloomily.. Out into this mad
fury of the elements two young men went
yesterday in small row-boat. They were
intoxicated and reckless. No soouer had
they passed the break water thao their
frail craft became unmanageable. AS a
feather is tossed in the wind, so they were
dashed onward, from wave to wave, farth-
or and farther from the shore, until they
were lost to sight, and the dark pall-likc
curtain of night covered their Fate As
long as they were in sight, and even after
ward, the line of the shore was crowded
with excited spectators, and two tugs were
sent out to the rescue, but without avail.
Before this sad occurrence small boat,
overturned and oars gone, was washed up
on the shore painful suggestion Of the
fate of some other unknown. How many
other and greater disasters have occurred
cannot yet DC known.
One of the most imposing OF all the
great ceremonies of the ancient and noble
order of frecmasonry, is to be celebrated
this evening at the Opera House Music
Hall, nothing less than the installation OF
the officers of four new bodies, two senates
aud two chapters, of the Egyptian mason
ic rite of Memphis. The Grafton will be
delivered by Deputy Grand Master j. Ad,
ans Allen. one OF the most eloquent and
Impressive masonic orators on this CONT
nent. In no city I'M the Union is masonry
more bonored and powerful than IN the
city of Chicago. Numerous lodges, large,
lly attended, occupying some oil tho most
magnificent temples, ever reared 10 shell
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-07
..ORG HE'LL" AT TEHE
SOUTH.
Temper OF the Southern Press.

From the Richmond Wing, Oct %.
The spirit Of the late election in this
state will be very Incorrectly understood
in the north if it be fancied there that one
of the parties was actuated by desire to
promote reconstruction and the other by
the disposition to obstruct it, or that one
party represented republicanism as it is
espoused by respectable and intelligent
men in the north, while the other stood In
partisan antagonism to If. These were not
the issues in the contest or the inspiring
motives of the contestants. The prime
and principal thing against which the con
scryatiyes struggled was the supremacy CT
the negro race and the subordinatlon OF
the white race. The second one, which
was incidental to the first, was the triumph
of an ignorant, viadictive, and agrarlan
radcalism that threatened to throw the
muniments of law and the institutions OF
governments into chaotic disorder, and to
subvert the very foundations OF society.
Against these things we made what re
sistance we could, and made it in the spirit
of men who are contending Tor hte, Tor
property, AID whatever else is valuable.
As TO the other side, it may be said,
without the least cxaggeration or coiorlng,
that the idea of promoting reconstruction
or of sustaining the republican party as the
advocate or exponent of any principle or
purpose than any decent member OF that
party would be willing to avow, never once
entered the heads of the negroes. In ITS
stead was only sorle vague but intense be
lief, some lawless and unnatural expectiOn
that BY supporting the radical candidates
they fthe negroes) would In some way
come tito possession of the property and
the social superiority belonging to the
whites. An upturning and overturning
of the state of things was what they were
blindly aiming at, The handful of white
radicals, of course, did not share their
advantage in other ways, but they were
very careful not to discourage common
negro insanity We ask northern men to
consider calmly what is to be the result in
Virginia ami the other southern states of
the olitical asoendeney OF the negro race
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-07
Notice TO tae Citizens Of Mar.
shall County.

Notice is hereby given to the citizens of Mar
shall county, indiana, that the board of Commits
sioners of said county, at their September Term
1861, adopted new rules and regulations for the
government OF their Court.
All persons having business to transact in said
court are referred to said rules and regulations
WHICH aie corded al length on the records of
said court, keTt Il .hc Aati:cr's Office of s id
county.
All those Intending to present road pc iitionS,
road reports, CLAIR ms for allowance etc . at the
next term of the board rill find il to their inter
est to call at least .en GAYS before the first day
said term and examine said records, as all roat.
petitions and road reports to te filed with the
auditor at least ten DAYS before the first day OF
each terra A. THOMPSON, Auditor.
Plymouth, Nov. 5. 1861. -l0-3t
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-07

The following is the result of the cleo
ton in Virginia: There were S6,OSS
votes for the convention, and 53, 7l6
against it. The convention will consist OF
I05 members twenty-five negroes are
elected to the convention and eighty white
men. Seventy-two radicals are elected
and thirty-three conservatives.
The Evansville Conricr is throwing oil
on the greatness of Morton and Baker. In
a late issue it thus refers to its coming
man:
sGTnless we except Gen. Grant, the
head OF the loyal army, there is no one
now to whom the people OF the country
look with greater confidence, and with a
conviction, of his power for good IN this
time of doubt and threatening, than Sehuy-
Ter Colfax" a-r
Hon. GEO. II. PENDLEToN addressed
the citizens of Fon du Lac, Wisconsin, on
Thursday night last. The gathering was
the largest ever assembled in. that city.
STRANGE. CoNDucT.-Another radical
organ in this district, the Green County
Times, is out against negro suffrage. = Ter
re HaHte Journof.
/ The DAILY Eveuing Democrat, OF Grand
Rapids, Michigan, flies at it's masthead
the name of George b. Mcclellan for
President, and George H. Pcndleton foI
Vice President.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-07
A SPECIAL telegram to the Chicago

A SPECIAL telegram to the Chicago
Times, Nov. ), says:
"The president and Secretary McCul-
Tough have been in frequent consultation
during the past week. 1t is the intention
Of the executive to write clearly on the
subject of the national finances in the an
nual message, and to that end he has OF
late given the question earnest attention,
not only looking into the views of the sec.
rotary, but listening to those from unoffi-
cial quarters
The subject of our /" national finances >
is one that will admit of % frequent con
sultation." That the president should
write " clearly" on any subject, particu
larly the knotty one termed the g national
finances" is a matter for special gratula
ton. We are also permitted to rejoice in
view of the fact that Z" he has of late Civ
en- the question earnest attention" no,
only ''looking into the financial views Of
the secretary" but listening to those
from unofficial quarters" The president
will find upor a careful revision Of un
official" views, that the people are in ia
yor Of contributing their portion to thu
national" finances, and the small sums
of interest due the national " bond-hold
ing leeehes, in the " rational currency
We anSiouely await the coming message
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-07
for License.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
will, at the December Term, 1867, of the Com
missioner's Court of Marshall County, Indiana,
apply for license retail vnous, malt and spirit
uous liquors in less quantities than a quart. The
location ON which / propose 10 sell is Lot No.
two. - Block eight IS in the town Of Tyner
CITY. Marshall County. Indiana
PERRY THOMPSON.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-07

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
will, at the December term. 1867 of the commits
sioner's court of Marshall county, Ind ana. apply
for license to retail vim ous ma 1t and spirituous
liquors in less quantities than quart. The 10
cation on which propose to sell is Lot No. 40 in
the town of Plymouth, Marshall county. Indiana.
m WECEERIE
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-07
Application for License.

Notice Is hereby given .liat the undersigned
will, at the December term, 1867, of the Com
mssioners' Court of Marshall Comfy. Indiana,
apply for a license retail vinous malt md spirit
nous liquors in less quantities than quart The
location on which propose to sell Is fractional
Lot No seventeen "a and Lot No. (l-> in Pear
sons addition 10 the town of lnsood. Marshall
county, Indiana.
10 CIV. MONSTERS.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-07
STATE OF INDIANA, ,
MARSHALL COUNTY,
In Circuit Court, February term. 1865
Daniel s. CRUDE,
Emanuel +. Eisenbour. D,s
Inhn ". HIiield.

John " II ,iiield.
The plaintiff in the above entities cause, bv
his attorney. has fled in my Office his complaint
against the defendant. and it appearing by the al
iiavit of competent person thst the said defead-
ant, John W Hatfield is non resident OF the
State of Indiana he il therefore hereby notified OF
;hc tendency of said compliant against him, and
unless lac appear. answer or demu- thereto NJ the
cat,inr ofsaid causcon the first day of the nextterm
of sail court. to be begun and held AZ the court
house IN the town of Plymouth on the second
Monday of February, isGs, said complaint and
the matters and things therein contained and al
ledped will be heard and deter mined in his absence
JOHN c. CUSHMhN, Clerk.
Nj. A. O. Packard, PINS Atty. l'"'
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-07
Application for License.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
will, Mt the December term, 1867, Of the Com
missioners' Court of Marshall County India m
apply for license to retail vinous malt and sprit-
uo,,s liquors in less quantities than quart. The
location on which We propose to sell is Lot No.
two p in the town Of Innood, IN Ma, shall coun
ty, Indiana.
A. JOYCE,
10 JB COOPER