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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENTS.
CHICAGO, March 9, 1868.

CHICAGO, March 9, 1868.
ED. DEMOCRAT.--Last = week closed
with over two days of almost steady, con-
tinuous rain, following upon the heels of
the great snow storm it had the most annoy-
ing effect. Bad enough in the city where
the streets are knee deep with mud, eel.
lars flooded, crossings practicable only for
canoes, and business depressed by its influ-
ence. 1t is reported to have been ten-Gold
worse in the country, where farms are
submerged, roads impossible, and the fruit
crop imperilled, it is said. The spring
trade which opened with such fair pros
poets ten days ago, has been checked and
its busy season STAYED off, merchants esti-
mate for two or three weeks later.
During the past week there has been a
slight upward movement in the grain mar
ket, reaction from the extremely low
rates which have prevailed in the few
weeks before and is generally regarded as
the beginning of the large advance which
must necessarily precede closely the open
ing of navigation. The heavy expense of
holding will prevent this rise being inun-
dated, but its gradual course has begun
already. 1t is estimated that we have now
in our Chicago elevators about four million
bushels of grain, of which one million is
of wheat, two million of corn, seven humid
red and fifty thousand of oats, and prob
ably $4,000 barrels of -four. With such
an amount as this in store any very large
rise in prices is quite improbable for the
immediate, especially from purely spec
ulative purpose. In this connection
may remark a few words upon our packing
season, which is now completely closed.
The amount of hogs packed, all over the
country has fallen short Of last year some
300, 200; but we have here exceeded last
years crop. With greater number
packed, however, Chicago falls 1000 tierces
short of her last years yield of lard, the
hogs being much lighter. All the provis-
ions in this market are now centralized in.
to the hands of wealthy holders, who can
afford to wait for deliberate rise, and fol-
the present, they are very quiet here
scarcely anything at all being done in
them.
The grand masquerade of the Germa.
MIA Maennerchor on Tuesday night last
was an immense success; the biggest car.
nival, revel and jolli6cation ever witnessed
here, vieing with the greatest achieve
ments of New York in this line. 1t was
an etherialized sort of Sons of Malta jam.
baree, gotten up without regard to cost OF
custom, and if you think this is late day
for reference to it, permit me to assure
you that if you had been there it woult
have furnished you with theme for sto
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12

On NJ arch 4, 1865, Andrew johnson
shocked the moral sense Of the world, and
shamed the American people by appearing
in the senate chamber to take the oath Of
office as vice president, in state of maud
lin Observation-Disclosures Journal.
If the moral sense Of the world was
shocked, and the American people were
shamed by the appearance of Mr.. John.
son in state of maudlin intoxicatioo, will
the Hoosier concern please to state how
the world and the American people were
affected when western loyal senator made
his appearance at the diuner-table in his
shirt-tail Chicago Times
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12
NEW RAMPSHIRE ELECTION.

The election in New Hampshire has
gone radical by about the usual majority,
5000. Democrats did not expect much
from that quarter, as there are too many
bondholders upon whom poor men are de-
pendent for their daily bread. A few
radicals hereabouts, have the unblushing
impudence and hardihood to attempt to
rejoice, on a small scale. over the result.
They are glad that they have held their
own, aad are evidently more surprised at
the result than are sensible democrats.
The man is honestly to be pitied who can
rejoice at the triumph of the radical par
ty. The man who can look around and
see the condition in which they have
placed the country during their seven
years of misrule, and then be able to re-
joice at the prospect Of a continuance of
that party, is really an object of pity, if
uot of contempt. The radicals have divi-
ded the country, and refuse to let it be-
come united they have sacrificed hun
dreds Of thousands of lives to no purpose
they have made million of widows and
orphans; they have heaped national debt
upon the laboring classes of the country
that has never been equaled by any gov
eminent or people on Gods footstool
they have exempted the rich from these
burthens; they have given freedom to the
brutal negro race and placed it above the
white race, where they have had the pow.
err; they have trampled upon and thrown
aside the constitution made by our fathers;
they have perjured themselves in swearing
to support that constitution, and they now
stand before God and an enlightened
world. nest of perjured villains, thieves,
swindlers and vampires, who are, and have
been preying upor the vitals of the nation;
and the man who can rejoice at the pros
pect of a continuance of these jackals in
power, is either an object of pity or loath-
ing.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

For Governor,
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, OF Marion.
For Lismenant- Gorsrnor,
Alfred p. Edgerton, Of Allen.
For Secretary Of STATE,
REUBEN C. KISE, Of Blooms.
For A,s1itor Of State,
JNosgPH =. BEMUSDAFF.ER, Of Frssklkn.
For Treasurer Of State,
JAMES b. RYAN, Of Aarsoa.
ror Clerk Of Ire Supreme tbsct,
NOAH s. LoROSE, Of Cpss.
E,,r Reporter Of The Supreme Court,
II 4. o. PACKARD, Of Marshall.
Jsrsxyeintsndent Of Public Instruction,
JOIN r. PHILLIPS Of Doriess.
For Attorney General,
SOL. CLAY PO0L, Of Paiacn.
For Electors at Largo,
JOHN COFFROTH, of Huntington.
BAYLESS W HANNA, ofVigo.
Contingents.
JASON BROWN. OF Jackson.
WILLIAM AFRANkLIN, OF Owen.
For District Electors.
First Dstrict-Thomas Cobb. OF Knox,
Contngent-RS Sproue, CT Nanderburg,
Second District-C Dobbins, OF Martin,
Contingent-Jonas q Howard, OF Clarke,
Third Distrct-James Gavin. of Decatur,
Contngent-Elhanan Devore, of Jennings,
Fourth District-John Reid. of Fayette,
Contingent-Benjamin l. Smith ofRush,
Fifth District-John " Lord. of Marion,
Contingent-Ca.s Byfeld, of johnson,
Sixth District-AB Carleton. OF Lawrence,
Contiugent-SamuelR Haniill, OF Sullivan,
Seventh District-T Davidson. of Fountain,
Contingent-B Daily, OF Carroll,
= [c off
Contingent-N Linsday,. of Howard,
Ninth District-John Colerck, of Allen,
Contingent Samuel A Shoaff, Of Jay,
Tenth District-O III Main, of Elkhart,
Contingent-E Van Long. OF Noble.
Eleventh District-not appointed.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.

In the English parliament, March 8,
the American claims in the Alabama case
came up for debate. Able speeches were
made for and against them by various
members. The tone of the arguments on
both sides was most pacific, and the prob
abilities are that the claims will be AMIGA
bly, adjusted at no distant day.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12
For the DEMOCRAT.
CONCERNING THE I.MMUTABLE
LAW OF Ora VITA TON

CONCERNING THE I.MMUTABLE
LAW OF Ora VITA TON.
Gravitation is one Of the most important
Of natures laws. 1t is much easier to de.
scend than to ascend. A young man can
much more easily go down than up in So
ciety. He will find o level somewhere
when he visits saloons and such places OF
amusement. II makes no difference how
high position in life he may fill, or what
his advantages may have been. the very
moment that such places have charms for
him, that moment he commences gravita-
ting toward level far below the station he
once filed; and from the position he occu-
pies he can look down and see all grades
below him, handing him down, step by
step, until he finds his level in the filth
and mire.
The same law applies to church and
state, and we are now witnessing its fruits.
1t has been the constant effort of the
present radical party, ever since it came
into power, and one of the principal planks
of the platform that brought it into
power, to elevate the negro, and bring him
on level, politically, with the white race,
and in doing so it will be compelled to de.
grade this nation, for it has been proven
beyond doubt that the negro is not sus-
ceptible of even approaching to the level
of the white man. The question now is,
Shall we quietly let this radical party car.
~ US down to that level, or, Shall we work
to make this white mans government,
as it was intended by our torefathers?
These are questions which must be an
swered at the ballot-box next fall.
Not only has the nation been disgraced,
but our churches have descended in the
same proportion wherever they have un-
dertaken to elevate the laws of man and
place them on q level with the laws of
God. The preachers of the gospel, Gas
they are pleased to call themselves have
undertaken what was not their calling: to
preach politics and shape political matters
While they have preached abolition and
the negro, they have suffered the banner
of their Lord and Savior to be trailed in
the dust, thereby bringing the laws Of God
and man ESQ far as they are concerned,
on level. We see the sorrowful effects
of their working in some of the churches
of our own town. They not only divide
churches, but they divide society. 1t has
been SO in this town that man who vo-
ted the democratic ticket could not sit
down in some of our churches without
being .insulted, and we may expect jus!
such state of affairs during the coming
campaign, for it is going to take the uni.
ted effort of all their forces and usurped
authority, to come anywhere near carrying
their man Grant into power. He would
suit some of our modern preachers, for il
man did not agree with the popular re.
ligious views of the day, he would Danish
him from the land, if he could have his
orders obeyed. D.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12

An accident on the Milwaukee road,
yesterday, near Birmingham, resulted in
throwing two cars of the construction train
off the track, and injuring considerably G.
Ryan, conductor, and Geo. Mason and
John Wellerton, engineer.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12
A. &c X Err 81 Co
WHOLESALE . RETAIL DEALERS
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS,
CROCKERY, QUEENsWARE.
Tobaccos, &c, so
PLYMOUTH, INDIA A
3stf
Survey Notice.

Notice IL hereby given that the undersigned county
surveyor Of Marshall county. Indiana, will at the
quest of VIM. Warnes and DAVID Wilborn, on the aA
day of March, 1865 proceed To survey and subdivide
the following lands, in Marshall county, Indiana:
Section 8, town 80, range l.
Said survey will be continued from day TO day ~
necessary till completed Nonresident owners OF lands
said section who fail to meet me at the residence Of
VIM Warnes, and defray provide for their
portion OF the expenses OF said survey will he returned
TO the county auditor delinquent. and such della
cordins 10 law.
N.H. Mcx sar~46
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12

The house of James X, Polk, in Nash
vile was burgled.
Prof. Faraday kept record of his ex
periments. The last one was numbered
1854.
Sir Charles Wheatstone, has received
a gold medal in Italy for scientific discov.
cries in electricity.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12

clutches than that Chase men should carr,
off the +" honors" by their prominence il
convicting him, and vice versa.
The president is summoned to appear a
the bar of the senate tomorrow. Amons
the many predictions as to the cours,
which he intends to pursue, the following
from Washington paper, may be taker
for what it is worth:
First, on next Friday his counsel viii
appear in court, ready to proceed with the
trial, and will ask for an extension of time
They will object to every senator who has
expressed an opinion as to Mr.. johnson
guilt or innocence on the articles of i'm
parchment being allowed to act as juror.
in the case.
"Second, the question as to whether
senators from p states constitute the sen
ate of the United States will be raised
They will take the same view of the mat
ter that the president has in all his public
speeches, and state papers, and maintain
that, until the ten states have their rep.
resentat;ves in the house and senate of
the United States, the latter is Dot com
petent to take up, try, and pass judgment
on so vital and important a question as i'm
government. If oyerruled, as they expect
to be, it is added that the president will
then resign and appeal to the people,
through the ballot-box; but the latter por.
ton is looked upon as mere guesswork, az
it neither comes from the president MOI
his counsel"
What is meant by appealing to the peo
pie through the ballot-box, is left for the
curious reader to determine.
Below is presented careful list of the
senators who compose the "grand court,
with the political bias of each, "d'' stand
ing for democrat, and "r" for radical. Il
will be observed that 10 votes against i'm.
parchment will defeat it:
Anthony H B republican, Rhode ISL
and,
Bayard j A democrat, Delaware,
Buckalew G r dem Pennsylvania,
Cattell A G rep New Jersey,
Chandler z r Michigan,
Conkling r New York,
Cameron s r Pennsylvania,
Conness j California,
Corbett III w r Oregon,
Cragan A Fl New Hampshire,
Davis G Kentucky,
Dixon j d Connecticut,
Doolittle j r Wisconsin,
Drake G d r Missouri.
Edmunds G T Vermont,
Ferry o S Connecticut,
Fessenden w p Maine,
Fowler j s Tennessee,
FreeliDghuysen L T Maine,
Grimes j w r Iowa,
Harlan J Iowa,
Henderson B + Missouri,
Hendricks L A Indiana,
Howard j NJ Michigan.
Howe T A Wisconsin,
johnson r Maryland,
McCreary I G Kentucky,
Morgan f d New York,
Morrill, j S Vermont,
Morrill, l. NJ Maine,
Morton o P Indiana,
Nye VIZ Nevada,
Patterson j VIZ New Hampshire,
Patterson d T d Tennessee,
Pomeroy S G r Kansas,
Ramsay A Minnesota,
Ross f G Kansas,
Salisbury W d Delaware,
Sherman j Ohio,
Sprague w Rhode Island,
Stewert w NJ Nevada,
Sumner G r Massachusetts,,
Thayer j M Nebraska,
Upton 7 W r Nebraska,
Trumbull L Illinois,
VanWinkle P G West Virginia,
Wicker G r d Maryland,
Wade b r Ohio,
Wiley W L r West Virginia,
Williams G H Oregon,
Wilson II r Massachusetts,,
Yates B Illinois,
Republicans, ................. a:
democrats, ................. ...E
W..
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12
Call for a National Democratic
Convention.

The national democratic committee, by
virtue of the authority conferred upon
them by their last national democratic
convention, at meeting held this day at
Washington, d. c., voted to hold the next
convention for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the president and vice-pres-
ident Of the United States, On the 4th day
of July, 1868. at IL o'clock, n, in the
city of New York.
The basis of representation, as fixed by
the last democratic convention, il double
the number of senators and representa-
tives in congress from each state under the
last apporsionment.
Each state is invited to send delegates
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12
THE AMERICAN COOKING STOVE

This stove has again been awarded two frs,
premiums at our State Fair at Buffalo, one for
coal and one for wood. We are now able 20 an
nounce the unparalleled reault Of this stove hav-
ing taken the first premium at the New York
state Fairs for the last consecutive years not
outstanding it has been brought in competition
with all the best stoves made in the State, and
many from other States, and notwithsta nding the
persistent, combined and determined efforts OF
Its competitors to defeat it. And its success 10
not alone confined 10 this State On the 18th Of
September il was awarded two first premiums In
the New Jersey State Fair, and has also been
awarded the first premium at the Pennsylvania
state ialr, and has never been exhibited st q
state Fair and failed to take the first premium.
and the premiums il has taken at County Fairs
are 100 numerous to mention. And these awards
are FULLY endorsed by the people throughout the
country. Its lame has become household
word from Maine to California, and from the
Great Lake to the Gulf of Mexic> and the de-
mand has become SO large that notwithsta nding
our large and increased facilities for manufactur-
ms. we are unable to supply the demand prompt
ly. SHEAR, PACKARD a co.
Albany, Y.
n9tfl Ii. B. DICKSON Plymouth Ia
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12

John II Mckinney
AUGUST BELMONT, Chairman.
FREDERICK o. PRINCE, Secretary.
WASHINGTON, February ~, 1868.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12

George II Paul
ID o Finch
Isaac X Eaton
Thomas Haynes
VIM Mcmillan
VIM Aiken
Absalom Fl Chappell
George A Houston
Joseph A Roster
A B Greenwood
John w Leftwich
Thomas Sweeney
John Patrick
James McCorkle
w L Sharkey
John Hancock
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12


from lung disease, and got very drunk on
Saturday night. Some suspect murder,
but others lay it to bad whisky.
A gang of Gipsies are in camp near
Cambridge City.
Spotted fever and Pneumonia, in fatal
form, are prevailing in Harrison county.
Professor Grimes, mesmerist, who ex-
hibited in Muncie last week. carried away
with him nearly thousand dollars.
There are sixty candiaates announced
f,r the sheriffalty of Randolph county.
In consideration of this being leap year
the clerk of st. Joseph county, has con-
cluded to issue marriage lisenses free OF
charge to all ladies who apply for them in
person.
A man in Delaware county owns dog
twenty-one years old, and chicken that is
nearly twenty. Exchange paper sagely
remarks These ages are great for those
animals"
Zerah r. Summers, Esq. of Grown
Point, has received the appointment OF
chief engineer of the Chicago, Danville
and Vincennes railroad.
The young ladies of Cambride City met
in convention tn other day and resolved
that no young gentleman should accompa-
nv them home from church or any public
gathering unless they accompanied them
to said gathering.
New Albanians complain that their FIRE
department costs too much.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-08-28
To LobOring Men.

The radical leaders are striving
to convince the laborer. the mechan-
10 and the artizan that their bur.
dens are really no more oppressive
now than at times heretofore. They
may perhaps succeed in measure,
by concealing from them the real
state Of facts that exist.
They can point to fair wages for
labor AID compare the expenses Of
living now with the expenses during
democratic administrations and
show that the actual compensation
il but . trido less. But there il
one fact that they cannot, and
should not ifthey could. DO permit.
ted to conceal from the overtaxed
and poorcly paid farmer and artizon.
It is this, that Notwithstanding the
heavy drain from their resources,
they are only meeting the interest
on tho public debt. while tho prin'
opal is constantly augmenting un.
der radical rule and extravaganza.
On the 81. of March 1865, it was
e9,8ee. 065, O75.84
and. on the 81. Of July 1868. il
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-08-28
B.O.O.H.O.O-Oh Dear.

The Mitchell County Press de-
clares on its hsnofl?).we suppose,
that the editor Of this paper is un-
worthy Of notice, and then devotes
two entire columns Of its paper to
us. For either ito good or bad opin-
ion we acknowledge the utmost I'M
difference Nor does its denial Of
a pledge to the democrats Of this
Representative district, from its
EDITOR, change the fact that such q
pledge was made, accepted, and
acted upon. In some Of its other
statements it is equally at fault.
LIST. We were not in New York
in 1863 and I'd, we did not vot Q
for A. NJ. Cowan, for Treasurer and
Reco rdor in 1868, or ct any other
time, but always for the candidate
opposed to him and 3rd. we never
supported T. r. Perry. direstly or
indirectly, but voted and worked
for I. NJ. Artherton, Independent
candidate for Repre- sentative,
against Mr.. Perry, as we would do
again, under similar pledges I; IL
ways provide that % then we had
{ confidence in their good faith, and
that they would be carried out in
case cf success. ... .. ... "
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-08-28

A correspondent Of the Evening
Post says that in Louisiana Grant
and Colfax are mo more spoken of
than if they had never existed !"
Well. are they much more spoken
Of" anywhere else! Has not Grant
bid tho ladies and gentlemen ''good
night" and gone in !? Has not
Colfax "smole" his last smile, and
announced to MS ladies' and gentle
men that he declines all further re-
ceptions? And what Of it 2 Why
this tho show is ended it is dis
covered that the most cordial good
night" will not reduce taxation. or
bring down the price Of living and
that the sweetest smile, even from
. Speaker, is not exchangeablo at
any store for Shoes. The good
night and smiling business is over. !.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-08-28
Preparing for Force.

In addition to the, four cases Of
arms sent by Fletcher to Stoddard
county, We hear Of a similar number
arriving at Mexico, consigned to a
blatant Radical Of that place. It
is now the settled purpose sfFletch-
er to arm every one Of his partisans
and to disarm his opponents. He
has in his possession, and has pub.
licly boasted Of it, thirty five thou
sand stand Of arms, which he is busy
distributing among his tools in the
several counties. Democrats, these
men mean to disfranchise three
fourths of your number by means Of
the registry, and failing in that, to
continue in power by force Of arms.
II Rodman can figure out majority
for the Radicals by altering or forg-
ing the returns, be will DO SO, but If
this fraud is considered impractica-
BILE tae plan is being arranged to
retain power by force. We warn
you IN time and point out the reme-
dy. 1t is to possess yourselves Of
the means Of defending your rights
at all hazards. If We carry the
election, as We believe VIC shall, we
arc cravens-worse, We are crimi-
nails. if we permit ourselves to DO
dcfrauded out Of it. Within
twenty days these thirty-6ve thou
sand arms, contributed towards the
degradation Of the white men Of
Missouri, by the periured traitor.
Edwin NJ. Stanton. will be in the
hands Of the venal partisans Of Bah.
cooke, Montgomery and kodman.
We implerc our readers and the
Democ ratio masses Of the state to
be prepared for the emergency when
ever Kadicalism shall force it upon
us.-St Louis Times.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-08-28

"Who created the public debit"
is favorite question among the
organs Of the bondholders' party.
Unquestionably tho bondholders
them selves created u very large
portion Of the debt by their mis-.
chieyous speculations in gold. And
they are not willing to be taxed to
help pay even that portion Of the
debt which they created.
But the question to be answered
is not who created tho debt nor
how tho debt was created. The debt
exists that every one knows. How
shall the debt be paid?-the proper
answer to this question is what ev-
cry one wants to know.
The democratic party point out
the way to pay the debt. The re-
publican party point out the way
not to pay it. This is exactly tho
difference between the two parties
on tho debt question. As to "who
created the debt, !" it cannot make
the slightest difference to any tax
payer whether there be any differ
enoe between the two parties or not.
And none but very ancient political
fossils Of the Bourbon variety care
whether there be, on that question,
any difference. Men who ore not
cropping among tho musty relics Of
antiquity want to know how the
country is to be extricated from
present evils.--not how il got into
hem.-Chicago Times.