The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-27
CORRESPOIDENTE

house, last Monday evening, upon the
great political questions of the day, and,
judging from the tremendous cheering for
Seymour and Blair after the meeting, the
people must have been deeply impressed
with the powerful arguments they brought
to bear Oh their subjects.
Johnson went back to the war record of
the radical party, and cndeavored to show
that the democratic leaders were engaged
in rebellion; that they robbed the treasu-
ry, burnt the navy, and thus began the
war. He remembered how the blood ran
cold in his veins when Ft. Sumpter was
fired on. The democrats did not feel it;
their blood always ran cold; they were
engaged in organizing the Knights of the
Golden Circle. There was no doubt in
his mind that presidents Harrison, Taylor
and Lincoln were all killed by the same
party. Senator Doolittle had told in
Plymouth of the great pressure brought
to bear on senators in the impeachment
trial to convict the president, but ne knew
that pressure had been brought to bear on
Butler, Stevens and Wade to prevent CON-
viction When Lincoln died reconstruc-
ton began, although it had begun little
before. The democrats and rebels were
opposed to reconstruction and the cavern
ment, too, and every man that opposed the
government was worthy Of death. He
thought the niggers ought to have equal
lights with those they fought against any,
how The democrats had no reason to
complain Of federal taxes, as the only
collector OF those taxes in Marshall coun-
ty was q democrat, but when Grant and
Colfax were elected he would not be toll
Grated in that office Democrats are in
favor of taxing all the poor farmer has,
horses, cows, hogs, sheep, and even the
cradle he rocks his baby in. but the radi-
cal party will not do This thing. But tax
ing bonds would not bring any revenue as
they are chiefly held in Europe. The re-
publicans don't believe in taxing YOU on
your property, they only tax the bond
holder. He thinks the bonds denomina-
ted 5-2O's are payable in green-backs, be-
cause they don't say in what kind of mon
ey they are to be paid in, and the other
bonds DO. The democratic convention at
New York was said to be an august assem-
blythe did not know what made it an
august body, unless it was August Bel
mont, the rich banker, who made tho
nominations. 1t was rebel convention,
for rebels we're there suc'i as Wade Hamp-
ton, who cut the throats of Union soldiers
in South Carolina in cold blood, and there
was Vallandisham, the traitor, and For
rest, the negro murderer IF Tennessee.
These were he men who made the nomi-
nations for the democratic party;-vote
for them and you will have war; vote for
Grant and Colfax and you will have peace;
and he knew that nine tenths of the peo-
pie would vote for them. After saying
& Now, gentlemen" forty-cight times in a
speech one hour long, he quietly sat
down, amid the most profound silence.
Mr.. John l.. Westervelt arose, amid the
tomb-like stiffness Of the meeting, and
asked for order, as he had made ninety
speeches in Marshall county, and
had never been disturbed. He exhib-
tied the Plymouth Weekly DEMOCRAT,
and told who were the proprietors of that
excellent democratic sheet, but did not
shaw any matter for argument from the
paper. He Iabored hard to show that
Marshall county paid more taxes than La
porte, ST. Joseph, or Lake counties, but
failed to show any llegality in the diff
ference of figures. He showed up the
corruption and profigacy of the present
county officials by reference to the em.
ployment of physician from Plymouth
to attend the poor at the poor house, al
the rate of 81 per visit, when competent
physical of 1'yner done the same service
at s. 20 visit. The present guardian of
the poor is engaged in cutting and haul
ing logs to Plymouth for sale, for his own
benefit, the labor being performed by the
paupers, and the TENS and other expenses
coming from the county treasury. He
does not swear to this statement, but has
great reason to believe it true.
In relation to the internal revenue OF
tax, he stated, that at meeting held in
Plymouth on Saturday evening last the
speaker asked the audience to tell who
paid revenue tax in this county, and out Of
that vast crowd of $500 people, but one
man answered and that was me-" This
declaration was received with profound
silence, and he then followed the remark
with the assurance that no one ever heard