The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-13
A RADICAL editor of the birthstone sort

III Merldlan, COnn., asked III tnere was no
"patriot" to assassinate president johnson
and suggested that such a man "would
write his name in imperishable letters be-
side that of Washington" Some of his
brother radicals condemned this action as
imprudent whereupon the editor breaks
forth as follows THANK Sod, we are DO
Pickwicklan We say, death to traitors
and We mean death to traitors We say
that Andrew johnson is the chief Of trait
ors, and that he ought to die the death of
a traitor. Gen Grant has killed thous-
ands of better men than johnson. This
has made him great. And he who would
kill the greatest traitor OF the age would
be greater than Grant"
Senator Doolttle tore the veil off the
mscreant Stanton's face on Wednesday, IN
the United States senate, and clear show
ed that the usurper in the war Office was
at one time liz close accord with the "reb-
els" and secession sts" "When Albert
G. Brown withdrew from the senate to
join the rebellion" said Mr.. Doolittle,
Edwin NJ. Stanton met him outside Of
the door, and urged him to 90 on in this
course. wishing him God speed, and
saying he was right" Though pub
licly stated before, Stanton has never de-
MED this.
Stanton has to be kicked out of office as
hound is kicked out of dining room,
and, like the hound, sneaks in again the
first time the door is left open.
Content to play dog in the mangcr,
Grim Stanton,-to decency a stranger
In the war office lies,
While all men despise
This sore headed dog in the mar ger.
THE details of the McArdle case, which
raises SO distinctly and peremp'orily the
constitutionality of the reconstruction laws
are as follows In the course of the ad
ministratlon of affairs in Mississippi, un-
der the reconstruction acts, Gel. Ord ar.
rested one McArdle and caused him to be
brought before military commission or
the following charges disturbance Of
the public peace; melting breach Of the
peace; libel; and impeding reconstruction
by advising voters to remain away from
the polls. McArdle having been taker
in custody by the military commission, ap
plication was made TO Judge Hill, the
United States district court judge tor the
district Of Mississippi, who issued babe
as corpus, and the prisoner was brought
before him; the Judge rendered quite al
elaborate opinion that there was no judi
cial tribunal in the state, not subject t,
Gen. Ord, having cognizance of the often
ces charged against McArdlc; that h,
could not come to clear conviction of mine
to pronounce the reconstruction acts O
congress unconstitutional, and that the of
Tense charged against McArde is one up
on which he was sub ject to arrest and tria
before military tribunal. The prisone
was therefore remanded to the custody o
the military authorities.
If brother Wendell Phillips, and sucl
other representatives of all that is mora
and good in cur republic, desire to inves
gate the charge of drunkenness mad
against the condidate, would it not be wei
to furnish them with some data? Havin,
served under the condiiaate in the east,
would suggest as proper subjects of inqui
ry:
i l. fit was true that he was on severa
high old druuks viii e his headquarter
were at City Point, Va.
,. If it is true that he was on severa
terrible DRINKS in Norfolk, Va
s. II it is true that he was very drum
in the green-room of Gienn's theatre, a
Norfolk, Va, OH general occasions
!. Ifit is true that he was very much i
the habit of abandoning his armies for
time at TuttIe's saloon, in Norfolk, fror
whence he needed the assistance Of tw
men to get to his steamer.
). II it is true that General Shepley
then commanding at Norfolk, Va, Wa
very sick for two or three days after tn
candidates visits to Norfolk
6. II it is true that the candidate cam
near losing bis precious life at City Point
by falling from the gang plank Of hi
steamer, when the James river was no
very rough. aud was saved by the interpo
sition of "A quartermaster then on duty a
City Point.
I. IF it is true that, when he was on
drunk at City Point. and was about to b
, visited by distinguished men, and h
thought he was not IN the right shape t
receive them, he would go to Norfolk +
+ be rid of them, where he became drunken
s. IF it is true that he aud his sal
have anchored within two miles of CIT
Point, to get over drunk, and have hac
, to wait sometimes two days before landing
After these iquiries are exhausted, it i
possible some person who served undo
the candidate in the west might sugges
some more. Schaffer ought to know
something about the western life.
Yours, TEMPERANCE.