The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-03-07

BOURBON CORRESPONDENCE.
BOURBON, March 8, 1867.

BOURBON, March 8, 1867.
EDS. DEMOCRAT:
The weather, which IS about the only
chaageablet thing We have, has been very dis
agreeable for some time past. and if the
Dutch rule" that the first three davs Of
March indicate the kind Of weather we shall
have during the spring months. We may cal
~cdiatc tAat winter viii LIST until the ed Of
May.
X copy of the Republican for last week
was handed to mes few days ago in which [
notice that Mercury, who prctends to speak
for the historical - majority" of this place.
deyotcs considerable space defining, defend
ingand healing the wounds he imaeineS | in
ilicted on the said ~ rljoriiy,' in your paper
two weeks ago.
The fact is, M. Editor, "Iercury," altho'
he mas - deal o larnIn, has been dubbed m
! ~. D., ana for that matter n &c. y. !. A. Uu-
ders;ands some things rs well rs some other
things, and allthat. isnot authorized TO speak
Cor Tie immortai - mai0.itv.' was con
yerslng The other day with an intelligent Re
publican of this place, and among others be
named Mercury rs . selfc0nstitUtej leader
OF The Republican party OF this township.
He said that Mercury hal 4 peculiar "knack'
OF blowing his own horn, on the principle,
he presumed, that unless lie did 50 himself,
tlc same would not likely he 'b,owel." lie
had noticed particularly at meetings Of The
Union League, and Clab meetings Of the
party, tla; Mercury was alwavs the biggest
toad in the pudilc,' and had generally more
to say than anyone else; bat when the hat
was passed round he never came down with
the stamps. lmcniion this simply 10 show
your Bourbon readers that Mercury IS no,
authorized 20 speak for thc"53 minority and
not because ] wish TO get into Q political or
! personal controversy viii him, for / do not
. rnUcil, p Io E.rrr so worth tho hQrufrg
By the way, the - majority are becom-
ing somewhat nervous in view of the antici-
pated result Of the coming sprin election.
They arc quite anxious thai some GOOD Dem
ocrat should consent - run for Trustee or
Justice of the Peace. They viii run a man
for one OF The Offices, and both parties snail
unite on one ticket. Tnia would be Il good
thing forthc 81 It would save them the
modification of having their majority re
duccl from 50 to a Democratic minority Of
- or3o. But this dodge wont work. The
Democrats propose 70 nominate "a ticket, and
they intend 10 vote it,. Ii the 90 STAY n
home ana let the election 90 bv default il viii
he very easily understood why they do SO.
If they make any resistance they are sure 70
be bcaten, and in either case the Democratic
ticket VIII be elected.
lii said that the whisky trade here has
ceased 70 be Alternative business. Those who
Etf-tH ~ - -E-h ~ 49, II ANhf F. -NHN-H -
minated, however, that il has been trans
fsrred to more retired quarters" Perhaps
some of those who are dealing in drugs and
medicines can tell how that Is?
A man came here FROM Warsaw :hc other
Gay, and having partalen too freely ola little
something for the Stomach'SSikc. fell and dis.
located his hip joint. At last accounts he
was doing IS well as could be expected under
the circumstances.
WAS acrcoablv surprised The other dav e
receive a letter ciclosing 4 photograph from
WI Aoir, Esq.. ofIldora. iowa. whom many
OF your readers viii remember taught thc
first and most successful school cycrtaught II
tho Plymouth Seminary. He is collector oi
internal revenue for the district IN which hC
=. resides, and is also practicinglaw. lmentioi
this for The Information of Your plymouth
readers, who viii callto mimi maur p~icasan.
rccolleciioh5 during their acquaintance witt
him and his cstilna5in lady.