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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-10

The following constitute some of the
privileged classes under the present radical
dispensaton
|. The bondhoIder He is exempted
from all state and local taxation. He re-
ceiycs his interest on his bonds in gold,
while everybody else has to take their in
terest in legal-tcnders.
,. The national banker, who is receiving
some twenty-five or thirty per cent on his
investment, By virtue Of the valuable priv
.iege which The government has given him
to provide national currency for the
people.
>. The southern negro, VINO has freed
men's bureau 70 look astet bis interests,
and to iced aud clothc him if he don't
choose 80 work.
T. The New Eugland manufacturer, who
receives an immense bonus in the shape of
protection TO his fabrics, all of which co mes
out Of the pockets Of the laboring classes,
who are compelled to buy them.
). The railroad monopo!ists, to whom
congress has granted tracts Of laud large
enough for empires, out of which they can
build their roads and have great deal to
spare \ few favored men have thus
voted to them, free Of expense, a great
railroad.
&. The congressman and Legislators who
sustain these privileged classes in their
rascalities upon the people, and who are
made partners on that account in the rob-
berries
I. The immense army of Office holders
who live upon the unciean drippings of the
treasury.
1t is the party opposed to the democra-
cy which, by the act of its cadcrs, has
brought into being these privileged classes,
AID upon which they mainly rely for their
continued existence. 1t is no wonder that
with such immense interests fastened up
on the body polite, and drawing its heart S
blood, that the country has ceased to
flourish, and that its great resources are
being dried up.
The great issue now Is, whether the peo-
pie have intelligence enough-whethcr
they sufficiently appreciate their own
interests-to rise in their might at the
coming elections, and put an end to these
privileged classes and conditions of men
The latter are struggling desperately tC
maintain themselves, and are resortins tc
all the appliances of corruption for tha
purpose. Where there is a vcnal press
they obtain it; where there is speaker
of purchasable material, they are sure t.
have his aid.
The acts Of congress and many Of the
high officers of the government show tha
D they are mortgaged, body aud soul, tt
; these privileged classes Of men. They
are powerfully intrenched in all the politi
cal strongholds of the country. But they
can be beaten if the people so will It'll
they are not led astray by cunning dema
) gogues who fire their party prejudices and
) naame their party passions, in order tha,
they man not recognize their true inter,
ests and continue to be hereafter as they
are now, the vassals of those who are sc
grievously expressing them.
Two hundred and fifty pairs of kid
gloves were voted to themselves at the
peoples expense, by the members of the
last house of representatives. They only
cost 5000. Let the poor laborers dig and
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-10

LET US HAVE PEACE."-Montana
responds, and adds twenty-four hundred
majority to the democratic column.
AT recent election in Oregon, the
democratic majority was one thousand
Kentucky, at a recent election, gave
over eighty thousand majority for the
democracy.
Nebraska, ia her recent contest, rolled
up one thousand MAJORITY "Let us have
peace" says Grant; and the people respond
give the democratic party power and there
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-10
The sFi0Ois in Maine.

1.-The floods are risen" Down the Pc
nobscot valley poured an Irresistible lc tide
of patriotic and Union-lovlng men. to hear
the words of truth aud soberness from
the lips of the distinguished democratic
statesman Of the west The gathering was
beyond all expectation. No one could
possibly mistake the temper of that great
meeting Of intelligent frcemcn. They
, heard not a syllable from the speaker
lips that tended to excite their passions,
but, on the contrary, were warned against
the harmful indulgence of their reasoo
was especially warned against the harmful
indulgence of their feelings when calm
reason was especially summoned into SER
service. They listened to clear, calm,
and impressive statement Of the perils that
envlroned our free system of government
of its heavy debt, the unwarranted expen-
ditures of the party in control, the causes
of high prices and low wages, the extrava-
gauce and corruption which pile up taxes
upon taxes almost without end, the un-
dermining effect of the measures set on
foot by congress, and the danger of the
utter loss ofour liberties, unless the peo-
pie rallied in serious earnest to the res
cue. This great gathering of the people
of Maine, to be followed by others of the
same character, promises heavy loss next
month to the radical leaders, and shows,
that with concentrated and unremitted ef-
fort, the state can be carried for the par
ty of the constitution and the Union.
Keep up this same determined spirit to
the day of election, and all will be we'll
Mr.. Pendleton, in his mastery and
statesmanlike speech at Baugor-whlch
for breadth of view acd intelligent appre-
citation of public affairs, and a philosoph-
ical understanding of the character and
working of our government, has no supc-
rior among the purely political efforts of
the time-remarked with solemn truth,
that this is ''the supreme hour Of our fate
as nation. ave are engaged" he said,
4" in no scramble for office. We are slim
ulsted by no lust for power. This strug-
gle touches the life Of our confedcrated
system. 1t will decide in the far-oit su-
turc the destiny Of our country. If our
opponents succeed, We shall have, first,
unity, (not union then despotlsin, then
revolt, then separation; and then-what-
ever God in his wrath may iuhict. If
they fail, We shall have the constitution
obeyed, the Union maintained, liberty en-
joyed, prosperity abouuling, peace every
where, and ali the glories of our past ca :
reer will be but as the early bud compared
with the blooming beauties of the full
blown flower" Boston Post.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-10

Gen. John i. Milford is personally cog
infant Of the truth of most, if not all the
facts which [ have narrated. He was
connected with the cartel from its date
until the close Of the war During por-
ton Of the time he was assistant agent Of
exchange on the part of the United States.
l always found him to be an honorable and
truthful gentleman. While he discharged
his duties with great fidelity to his own
government, he was kind, and, nigh t
almost say, tender to confederate prisoners.
With that portion of the correspondence
with which his name is connected he is.
of course familiar. lie is equally SO with
the delivery made at Savannah, and its
attending circumstances, and with the Of
fer made as to the purchase Of medicines
for the federal sick and wounded. | ap.
peal to him for the truth Of what | have
written. There are other federal corrob.
orations to portions Of my statements
They are found in the report of Maj. Gen
B. Il. Butler to the committee on the
conduct of the war" About the last ot
March, 1864, l had several conferenc es
with Gen. Butler at Fortress Monroe il
relation to the difficulties attending tho
exchange Of prisoners, and We reached
what We both thought tolcrably satisfac-
tory basis.
The day that 1 left there Gen. Grant
arrived. Gen. Butler says he commuica
ted to him the state Of the negotiations
and "most emphatic verbal directions
were received from the lieutenant genera
not to take any step by which another
ablebodied man should be exchanged unit
further orders from him ;" and that OF
April so, 1864, he received telegran N
from General Grant 4" to receive all tho
sick and wounded the confederate author
tiles may send you, bat send no more il
exchange" Unless my recollection fail'
me, General Butler also, in an address e
his constituents, substantially declared
that he was directed in his Management
of the question of exchange with the con
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-10
PLYMOUTH. INDIANA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1868.

More than once I urged the mortality at
Andersonville as aroason for haste on the
part of the United States authorities I
know, personally, that it was the purpose
of the confederate government to send
from al its prisons all the sick and wound
ed, and to continue to do the same from
time to time, without requiring any equiv
alehts for them. 1t was because the sick
and wounded a points distant from Geor-
gia could not be brought to Savannah
within reasonable time that the five
Thousand we'll men were at this time sub
stituted.
Although the terms Of my offer did not
require the federal authorities 10 deliver
any for twelve or fifteen thousand which
| promished, yet some three thousand sick
and wounded were delivered by them at
the mouth of the Savannah river. l call
upon every federal and confederate officer
and man who saw the cargo Of living death
and who is familiar with the character OF
the deliveries made by the confederate au-
thorities, to bear witness that none such
! was ever made by the latter. even when
the very sick and desperately wounded
were alone requested. For, on two occa-
sions at least, such were especially asked
for, and particular request was made for
those who were so desperately sick that
it would be doubtful whether they would
survive removal few miIes down James
river. Accordingly the hospitals were
searched for the worst eases, and after
they were delivered they were taken to
Annapolis, and there photographed as
specimen prisoners. The photographs at
Annapolis were terribls, indeed; bu. the
misery they portrayed was surp: sscd at
Savannah.
The original rolls showed that some
thirty-fiye hundred had started from
northern prisons. and that death had re-
duced the number during the transit to
about three hundred The mortality
among those who were delivered alive du-
ring the following three months was equal
y frightful.
But why was there this delay between
the summer and November in sending
transportation for sick aud wounded, ior
whom no equivalents were asked? Were
union prisoners made to suffer in order to
aid the photographs " ia firing the popular
heart Of the north
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-10

In the summer Of 1854, in consequence
Of certain Information communicated to
me By the surgeon general Of the confed-
crate states as to The deficiency Of madi-
cines, [ offered to make purchases of med
icines from the United States authorities,
to be used exclusively for the relief Of
federal prisoners. offered to pay gold,
cotton, or tobacco for them, and even two
or three prices, ii required. At the same
time | gave assurance that the medi-
cfnes would be used exclusively in the
treatment Of federal prisoners and
moreover agreed on behalf Of the con
federate states, if it was insisted on that
such medicines might be brought iato
the confederate lines by the United
States surgeons, aud dispensed by them.
To this offer [ never received any reply
Incredible as this appears, it is strictly
true.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-10

At the Chicago convention that NOM
mated Grant for the presidency, to which
he was delegate, Ex-Governor Joseph
Il. Brown, of Georgia, said:
:" 1 am an original secessionist. | was
born in South Carolina, and grew up under
the influence and teachings of Calhoun
| early imbibed his states rights doctrines.
went into secession cordially, and stood
by it as long as there was any chance to
sustain it. I fought you openly and
boldly"
This is the fellow the RAIDS have taken
to their bosom, and swear that he is
intensely "loyal," while they are abusing
Forrest, who was an original union man,
and gave his vote and his influence against
secession.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-10

=" Let lis have peace" says General
Grant. "The empireis peace" says Louis
Napoleon; and half million Of soldiers in
the comparatively little territory of Fran ce
confirm his annunciation.
Do the people of this country want the
peace which results from military despot-
ism? Do they want to be taxed for such
a peace !? What is the kind Of peace for
which Grant asks
He wants peace under the reconstruc-
tion iufamy. lie wants the peace which
will follow the subjugation OF two thirds
majority Of white men to the rule of one
third minority party Of semi barbarous
negroes. Does any man outside of a luna
tic asylum believe that such peace can
be maintained otherwise than by the bayo-
net?
To cry, Let us have peace" and at
the same time urge and help to euforce
measures against which the spirit of every
honest and true man must revolt, is an
exhibition of hypocrisy and demagogism
which ought to disgust all men who respect
right. The reconstruction infamy is
anarchy, crime, and the seed of rebellion
and yet there can be found one occupying
the position of man, aud calling himself
man, who cries aloud in worship of the
infamy, and says, I" Let US have peace"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-10

Two hundred and fifty pairs of kid
gloves were voted to themselves at the
peoples expense, by the members Of the
last house of representatives. They only
cost $500. Let the poor laborers dig and
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-10

The delivery of this letter was accom-
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-10

Why is a man like a tallow candle !?
Because be often goes out at night when
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-10

When it was ascertained that exchang-
es could not be made, either on the basis
of the cartel, or officer for officer, or man
for man, I was instructed by the confeder-
ate authorities to offer to the United States
government their sick and wounded with
out requiring any equivalents. Accord
ingly, in the summer Of 1864, 1 did offer
to deliver from ten to fifteen thousand of
the sick aud wounded at the mouth of the
Savannah river, without any equivalents,
assuring at the same time the agent of the
United States, Gen. Mulford, that if the
number for which he might sead trans
portation could not readily be made up
from the sick and wounded, would sup
ply the difference with we'll men. AL
though this offer was made in the summer
of 1864, transportation was not sent to the
Savannah until about the middle of last
November, and then | delivered as many
prisoners as could be transported-some
thirteen thousand in number, amongst
whom we're more than five thousand well
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ADJUSTMENTS.


cADEMY or MUSIC.
n MAX MARETZEK's
FOR six NICE slsRrs ss Only AND os rh sArrsEE.
TOMORROW; MoMnAl, NOVEMBER H. 1868,
with the following srea, at. cas-. IL !, nm,
n a9 s@sap OH
perrando ;signor BAklLI
TUESDAY, EovEMsEa Il, GRAND GERMAN OPERA.
Beethoyen's Masterwork,
rrideoi; Madame R REEl
Tiorestan. Herr HABELMANN
yslino' Herr RLiG ~,
'''''' WEDNESDAY, SovEIsE skr Is, hA"A AIMS
MADAME H Asgs BE- ra q GRANGE
,,, h SSslsT l. Ell sfA TSSI.sS' :,
FIRST A.farHtiKASSE il STH%As 55rERA OF
MADAME Der AS fshI Sc "a GRANGE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20,
sATuRP ps,cE9i "A GALA MATINEE.
Reserved 81 ii extra according
Tss M @ e Sa
sic schrmers No .Ol broadway aad at No. III Broadway
THEATEE coMI9UE, 5l4 BROADWAY.
G. White A. Spencer. Lessees and Proprietors
Manager GRAND cxSa or PfKFsRM M% Linsard
IMMENSE PATRONAGE or or CERTIFICATE OF Sue
First the new Musical Chinese Extravaganzs, by
BY THE oA1 fBss or fH9T EdHu1trE TROUPE,
with new scenery fa chorus, costumes properties, &C.
"'' USNix%LLEp AND INy!NcIBLE MIMIC,
in his inim,abie series Of LIFELlKE sKETciiEs.
LlNGARp viii shortly appear at the Academy of Music for
CHAKLEY WHITES BENEFIT, the first six years, will
MaTs n Eyas K ss si %
NIsLo's GARDEN.
-''' GoNbAS, NOVEMBER is, isss, : ""''
WIN % p'e'e"'Gf TX re TINE IN AMERICA.
after every preparation o, and a. . cost Of
DION BoUcicAuLi's LATEST LONDON SUCCESS,
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The models and ssesehss furnished 'He pefn'''0n
EXPRESSLY FOR THIS ESTABLISHMENT BY THE
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LEWIS W v1ssTt!E mp as 3 s 4 STfoSd
MECHANICAL EFFECTS by Mess5s b sherwood, Of this
FURNITuRE and APPOINTMENTS by Benedict
Original Music under the direction of Howard Glover.
IT, The GREAT CAST, ESPECIALLY sELEcrED,
First appearance ID xmsfes Of h.: EDITH oHALLIs,
First appearance in America of Mr.. A. FITZGERALD,
First appearance Of Mr.. MCKEE RANKIN,
s IL Of M y Il NJ and
Frs. appearance Of Mr.. SIDNEY vANE, from London.
shsa sssl nSwS x iss'S %
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ADJUSTMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS.
DIKEs OPERA HOUSE,
l. corner OF Eighth avenue aud Tweny-third street.
H. L. BArEMAN. Lessee and Director.
CONTINUED AND UNExAMPLED SUCCESS
BArE En- an sss SFh isa'' so &
GRAND REVIVAL OF BARRIE BLEUE.
Mr. saeman desires to state tina, in accordance with the
announced y him at the Opening q the
n rapid succession 81 s mos,
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command public attention and fayor Therefore on
oFFESBAcHsM SsIRhR. T2E olSfERA Bousrr,
BARBE BLEUE,
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NEW AND BRILLIANT SCENERY,
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IF s os
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win again the Blue Beard in which he first
thorough their respective
partments, VIII reappsar, including
and the entire MAGNifTcENF BALLET TROUPE.
seats may De secured daily at schirmers ivl Broadway
'Aa 'aa H SsS' sss Gs If MATINEE
on which occasion the prices viii be with the exception Of
private boxes
ONE DOLLAR TO ALL PARTS OF THE HOUSE.
(NENTRAL PARK GARDEN.
~ Seventh avenue, between Ffiy-eg nth and Ffy-nnth
streets.
THEODORE THOMAS
Popular Orchestral Concerts.
On SUNDAY, NOVEMBER IL,
Two Grand Concerts.
afternoon at 81 Evening 4 Sfl0lki THOMAS
Admission % cents.
THE WINTER CONCERTS
VIII commence Immediately after the completion Of the
tensive alterations in for the winter
POLIO HALL, CORNER 2sTH ST. AND BROADWAY.
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M X. DE COKDOVAS
M HUMOROUS LECTURES
AT STEINWAY HALL.
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MONDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 10.
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Doors open Mt q TO commence at O'Clock precisely
(SENTRAL RAILROAD AND THEATRE TICKET Of
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of Music and ali theatres be secured ak M days In
advance. II. NJ. ADAMS, Agent.
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PIANOFORTES.

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n Rent one Of Chambers excellent new scale Pianos,
with privilege to buy rcducton Chickering Bradbury
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THEATRE TICKET OFFICE,
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RESERVED SEATS FOR ALL THEATRES.

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HELP WANTED-MALEs.

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[hambermaids, &c.

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from her do chamherwOr and
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DIkE'S OPERA HOUSE,
l. corner OF Eighth avenue aud Twenty thlrd street.
H. L. BAIFMAN.. Lessee and Director.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-07-11
CEErRAL ExecorrE Co,nlIrrEg ror -


OENTRAL EXECUTIVE Co5BfIrTEE FOR THa
DISTRICT or WEsT TEsNEssE E-The follow
ins named gentlemen are hereby appointed
q Central Executiye Committee for the Dis
trict Of West Tennessee:
=, Shelly County-At D. i, Stewart, Alfred
I. Eacey, Jesse w Page
Weokie5t Co7mty-F(m p. Caldwell
Dgel c0uatg-Ciurles Gibbs.
GIBSON Coun6}-Wise "A. Cooper
Madison Coun6J-W W. Gates
hardenta1s CouRty--
AcAafy Comfy IS, l.. Warren.
With fnll power to appoint a Congress
loDal Executive Committee Tor the 7sh and
9th Congressional Districts Of the State, with
power TO appoint Executive Committees for
the several counties composing their respec-
tive Congressional Districts
LIZ order Of the State Central Executive
Committee Of the CONSERVATIVE party. for the
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THE EOMINEEs.


sEgMoUR AND BEAiR--From New York,
last Thursday afternoon, on the wings Of
lightning, the news went to every section Of
the Union shat Horatio Seymour lof New
York. and Erank 2. Blair ofMissouri) had
been selected By the National Democratic
ConYshtions on the 22d ballot, as the stand
ard bearers Of the masses who are opposed
to the party now ia power Pendleton was
our first choice over all others; now it win
be our pleasure to support, with earnestness
and undiminished zeal the platform and the
menpaeed upon itby the representatives. Of
the people There IS not in all this land
two better men than Seymour and Blair;
both have been tried and have never been
found venting in anything which goes to
make the pure patriot, statesmani or fearful
Header Our ticket is Seymour for Presi-
dent, Blair for ice President and death
blow to radicaIisn.
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Talkcn Up.

By John IL Johnson, in Disfrict No 9,
Hardeman comfy, one bay 15afe, IS hands
high, II years Old. branded Z. 5. ID on the
left shoulders rigsz5 eye out. branded j. g.
90 the LETT thigh some saddle spots On fiie
forehead, and appraised al Hity dollars -
Is u. Black and llFia E0les
Ns NrcKoIIs, Ranger IL G.
Sworn % and subscribed before me.
f4 st Wy. H. j0uNsaH, =.
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Permanent Directory for Hardeman
County.

With the commencement Of the 4th
volume which VIII be this day two weeks,
we propose the publication of full aud
complete directory Of all the business
houses and professional men in the county,
giving name, or style Of firm and post Office
address, together with a description of bust
ness profession. These directory cards will
be inserted alphabetically at the low rate of
$40 year, and COPY of the paper will be
sent to each patron the same length of time
free Of charge. 1t seems to us that such a
directory would be or inealculable benefit to
the public at home and abroad, as it would
furnish clear index to all the business
firms and professional men in the entire
county. For this purpose, we propose visit
ing the various trading points in the county
during next week, and hope our people will
give Us their encouragement.