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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-20
for the safe purpose There are now ten
millions in gold 10 the treasury.

for the sarle purpose There are now ten
millions in gold 10 the treasury.
Some OF the newspapers in stating
that the supreme court has dismissed the
McArdle case. Judge Black has filed a
new bill in behalf fthe state of Georgia
against General Grant, Meade, and Ruger
ct al. This bill raises distinctly 4 cues.
ton ofproperty, to-wit the treasury of the
state of Georgia. An injunction to protect
this is prayed for.
The resignation of Senator Guthrie
makes vacancy on the committee of ap.
preparations, which will be filed by some
democratic senator now in the senate.
The new executive, legislative, and ju.
dicial appropriation bill prohibits the
president from employing a Shorthand
writer. or detailing an army or navy Off.
Ger on civil service at the executive mar.
sion.
There is reason to believe that much of
the so-called news from the capital is man.
ufactured in the interest of the gold gam
blers, and that prominent politicians ara
occasionally interested in shaping this
news to make it answer their purpose in
the gold room. When they 90 long"
the Washington rumors become threaten
ing, but when the sell.!out and 90 " Short
affairs present much moro pacific as
Pect, and the long and short of it is that
otherwise respectable men in Wall street.
and at Washington make scoundrels and
liars of themselves several Tires a week in
order that they may cheat in the demon.
aIizing game of speculation. Gold is now
influenced more by political than CONNER
cial or financial causes, and hence there ia
wide field of speculation to run riot in.
The prospects Of the enactment of nm
international copyright law are improving
daily. Should tie bill pase it will be
death to the American magazine publish.
ers, who ill up about two-thirds of their
pages with selected foreign miscellany
which costs them nothing Only tn. bal
ance is made up of original native produc-
tons, which are principally paid for a. the
rate OF four or five dollars per page of
printed matter. In justice to the literary
men of the country, snch law should be
Immediately passed without unnecessary
delay. A majority of the house library
committee will report upon the measure
favorably.
Gen! Howard Is endeavoring to find en-
ploymcnt for two thousand negroes now
out Of employment In the district Of
Columbia.
Within the past year no less than eight
thousand seven hundred and sixteen pat.
ents for useful inventions and designs;
were issued from the patent office at Wash.
ingtpn.
Mrs. johnson and Mrs. Lincoln are in
health
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-20
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Fee

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Feb. IL.
On last Saturday night. constable Chas.
Green, assisted by Jas Bedier and d. BE r.
ry, attempted to arrest Richard Balton, an
escaped convict from the Indiana state
prison, who bad taken refuge in house
near Monroeville. They surrounded the
house, and demanded admittance, but
Balton fred on them. hitting Bedier back
of the ear, killing him instantly. He fred
two more shots at the officers, one of them
hitting constable Green above the eye, but
no. being dangerous. Berry then alarm
ed the citizens Of Monroeville, who pur-
sued Balton, and captured him at Weav-
er's Corners, after shooting him through
the shoulder, and he is now confined in
the Norwalk, Ohio, Jail.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-20

The senate committee on military af-
fairs has voted to recommend the return
of Gen. Sheman's brevet nomination to
the president, with resolutions stating that
it is iuadvisable to confer brevet rank on
officers Of the two highest grades. ri,e
The presidents organ this morning has
very lengthy and significant article re-
garding the brevet rank given to Gen.
Sherman by the president, which is sup
posed to have emanated from the white
house. 1t is very eulogistic, and, in the
course of the article makes the fol lowing
statement in regard to Shermau's posi-
ton: f-'"-
"That General Sherman maintains a
healthy hatred and hostility to Stanton,
there is not a shadow of doubt; nor is
there that in principle he is opposed to
the revolutionary radicalism of congress
in respect to negro supremacy in the
south +; its usurpations upon the preroga-
tives of the president, and its war upon
the chief tribunal of the nation" The
following paragraph, explains the presidents
reasons for making this appointment, and
~
"The president has nothing to do, can
have nothing to do, with what we have fc-
ferred to in so extraordinary an occasion
as the present. Having been treated by
Gen. Grant in an insubordinate if not mu-
tinous manner; having been hedged about
by acts whereby Gen. Grant under the
guise of fair appearances and deceptive
expressions, in effect gave that aid and
comfort to the usurping congress which
no falsehood, duplicity or chicanerY can
cover from exposure of public condemna-
ton, he, of course, may desire the appoint
ment of soldier to be of equal rank with
Gen. Grant, in whose hands, under cir
cumstances Of great peril to the republic,
its safety would be better assured than it
now is. The president has determined to
place this matter before congress in a
name and form as greatly honorable to
Gen. Sherman as it is deserved by his su-
perior qualities as soldier aud civilian"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-20
an APPEAL FOR MERCY.

In the senate, on Thursday, Dir. Doolit-
tie presented petition signed by sew
eral thousand citizens of Alabama, pro-
testing against negro rule and the enforce
ment of the reconstruction laws. The
petitioners say:
Continue over US, if you will do so,
your own rule by the sword send down
among us honorable and upright men of
your own people, of the race to which
you and we belong; and, ungracious, con-
trary to wise policy and the institutions of
the country. and tyrannous, as it will be-,
no hand will be raised among us to resist
by force their authority; but do not, We
implore you, abdicate your. own rule over
us by transferring us to the blightiug.
brutalizing, and unnatural dominion Of an
alien aud inferior raoe,-a race which has
never shown sufficient administrative abil-
ity for the good government oc even the
tribes in which it has always been broken
up, in its native seats, and which, in all
ages, has itself furnished slaves for all the
other races of the Garth"
There are few who would have believed,
twenty years ago, that in this government
white men would ever be reduced to the
necessity of pctitioning the supreme
legislature for a dcspotic form of govern
ment, tyranny, anything, to save them
from negro domination! Andy the sad
spectacle is here presented: of white men.
with as good blood as any in the land, de-
liberately inviting the oppressor to place
his Joke upon their necks,-only stipula.
ting that it shall be placed there By white
hands!
| These Alabamians need have no hopes
Of attaining the object of their petition
They are already in possession of despot-
ism, the equal of which does not exist, and
the negro is the "power behind the
throne" Not only "behind," but on, in,
before, under, over, into, at, etc., etc.
And so long as the present UNANIMOUSLY in
famous and corrupt mongrel party holds
the governmental reigns, just so long may
we expect white men and white princi-
Piles to occupy back seat, while Sambo
| is glorifed and made much of. As we'll
might white men petition to stones for
mercy, as to ask it from this congress, so
long as there is niger with sore heel
to poulticc, or a broken shin to bind up.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-20

A Fort Sanders paper says: 4" An srmy
Of 1000 Indians are marching into the
Sweetwater country from Idaho and Mou-
tana. They are on the war path and have
burned all the ranches north of Soda
Springs, and driven off all the stock they
have also burned the houses and compelled
the ranch men to seek refuge in canons."
At Wellsburgh, W. Va, the trial of
Bishop Campbell commenced, on the 18th
inst. The best legal talent of the country
are employed, among whom are Judge
Black, Gen. Garfield, Hon. Benjamin
Stanton, Hon. George w. McCook, and
Hon. VIM. Kennon.
$50, s31 head of hogs have been packed
in Cincinnati during the past year.
Burton Shumwey, Galva, ILL.,, shot him.
self on Sunday last, in fit ofjealousy.
The election at Syracuse, N Y, on the
18th, resulted in the election of the repub-
lican ticket.
Levi Pickett, who was arrested for al
legged forgery in New Hampshire, and sho.
Wuic attempting w S>SofC, ouu "hO nav
subsequently, got out Of Jail, was re-arrest-
cd in Boston on the 18th. He viii be ia
ken to New Hampshire for trial.
Great destitution is said to prevail in
some parts of Nova Scotia, among the FISH,
ing population.
The Iowa christian convention assembled
on the 18th. Delegates were present
from all the leading towns Of the state.
d. L. Moody, Of Chicago, is addressing the
convention.
A boiler exploded at Lowell, Mass, on
the 18th. The engineer played q promi-
nent part in funeral the next day. Three
others we're slightly wounded, one Of them
probably fatally. .ss
L. Flackenecker's grocery store, and
three or four adjoining stores, in Alton,
ILL.,, were burned on Sunday night. Loss
$4,000. saes e. 81 80
The steamer Peruvian, from Liverpool,
via. Londonderry, has arrived.
Clerical missionaries. aSF
It is harder to deceive the quick eye OF
affection than whole bench, OF lawyers
The Toledo tobacconists paid S469, 100
taxes in 1867.
He who has good health is q rich man,
and rarely knows it. ~ vu
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-20


In the senate, last Friday, Mr. Freezing
huyson introduced bill to punish par
ties for the /" unlawful use of public moneys
and other property of the United States.
The honorable senator docs not, it is hoped
intend the people to infer that any un-
lawful use has been made of their money
during the past few years !? Yet Mr.. F.
evidently means somotting;-what that
3" something" is, will, no doubt, be fully
explained in the dim future. What par
ticular object Mr.. Freelinghuyson can
have in thus going back on his friends,
we are at loss to determine. He may
have all the " stealings" he wants, and
thinks to ease his conscience by locking
the stable door after the horse has been
stolen or, what is more probable, his COM
petitors may have outstripped him in the
coniscation Of valuables, and the gentle
man breathes threatenings and vengeance
in consequence. But why he should wake
from his Rip Van Wrinkle sleep at this
particular time, is matter which conjec-
ture fails to elucidate. s.t
On this same subject of public plumber
a very able speech was made in congress on
the 9th of January, by Hon. s. s. Mar
shall. of Illinois.
From this speech we make the following
extracts, containing information which
should be possessed by every person in the
land:
at is an unqusstionable fact that thieve-
ry and robbery Of the people by public Of.
icials all over the land have, within the
last few years become science. 1t is
extensive in oil parts of the country, and
it has grown to be such an enormous evil
that it now threatens to bring starvation
to the people and bankruptcy to the gov
eminent. Many of the facts are noto-
rious, but it seems impossible to bring any
CT these great thieves and malefaesors to
justice. The fact is, the public sense has
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-20

The Wy. democratic state committee has
called a state convention for March IL
to choose delegates to the national con-
vention, and appointed committee to urge
on the national committee to the selection
of New York city as the place for holding
the presidential convention.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-20

Four negroes were thrown into the riv-
er at Nashville, on the l6, by the capsiz-
ing Of canoe. One of them was drown
ed, the others were rescued by the crew
of the steamer Umpire.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-20

become demoralizsd. The public wink
Of crimes when they are go euormous that
Che pockets Of the criminals are filled with
gold or;greenbacks.- We can punish little
petty thieves in our courts of justice-men
who steal pig or horse or something of
that kind-but the thief who robs the
treasury Of thousands or millions goes at
large with impunity, and too often becomes
an honored member Of society. There
ought to be--there must be, Mr.. Speaker
somewhere a remedy for this. A large
portion of our public officials seem to have
adopted as an axiom, that
"a little thieving is a dangerous art,
But thievng largely Is . noble part;
Ills vile to rob q hen roost of hen,
But stealing largely makes US gentlsmen
And it is the adopting of this maxim
which has brought half of this country al
most to restitution, while in the other half
the people are raising their hands in vain
to heaven for bread:
Ruin and devastation have spread all
over the land. An overburdened peo-
pie are appealing now to congress for re-
dress. If we can in any way give it to
them it is our sacred duty to do so.
The secretary of the trea sury asks for
appropriations for this year, as follows:
For the war department, ex-
elusive Of bounties and
pensions. ............. $40 :O0O,0 200
For the navy department.. $4,000, 900
For civil service .......... 100000
Total 1882 ,0OO, 900
There can be no doubt that the actual
demands and expenditures of the govern
ment under existing legislation will greatly
exceed even this enormous sum. For who
ever heard of congress in these days
without series of deficiency bills I? The
expenditures invariably exceed the esti-
mates.
The whole expenditures of the govern
ment for the same service in 1860, the
last year of Buchanan's administration
were: ...t
For civil list. .......... 8 GOT, 900
For the war Departmental. 1868 600
For the navy Departmental. 1l,5l4 900
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-20

8 An insane woman at Pembroke, Onta-
rio, on the 18th, confined in jail there,
for the murder of her. five children, hung
herself to the CRATE over her cell door.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-20

Our generous city government appppri
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-20

i should like to know uponthis question OF
constitutional law how it is that my colleague
can be SO educated" Upon questions of
policy and propriety men may be educated by
passing events; We may change our minds and
not be "milestones standing by deserted
highway" as he expressedit Wemay change
our opinion in regard to questions of policy
and proprieiy according to the changing
scenes that are passing before us but so Tar
as the law of the country is concerned, espe-
cially the highest law of the land, the Consti-
tuition itself, how are we so readily to change
cur opinions? Events do not change that
weIare..not allowed to be "educat ed' by pass
Ing events in regard to the proper meaning
Of the constitution of the United States. We
gather that from the letter and from the con-
temporaneous history and construction.
Now, 1 wish to ask senator's question which
think they will have to answer to the peo-
ole at home What objection have you to the
constitutions of the southern states as amend
ed by the people? For two years you have
made war against this policy for two years
you have kept these states out ofthe Union so
far as representation was concerned; for ,wo
years you have kept this country disturbed
and distracted trade, commerce. AMI BUSH ess
have been uncertain and shivering industry
has been fearful 10 put forth its hand or cIpi-
tai to trust to any enterprise the spirit of lar
msny and of union has been passing away
from both sections of the country, because of
.ae strife YOU have kept up. For Whist have
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-20

3 It is understood that the secretary Of
the treasury is about to sell considerable
amount Of gold, in order to meet the requi-
sitions upon the department. Last month
he was compelled to sell ten-fortY bonds
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-09
STATE ELECTIONS.
UNION REPUBLIOAN NATIONAL
COMMITTEE

The Headquarters of the committee are
now open at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York city, where all business communica-
cations should be addressed.
The following is list of the officers and
members Of the committee:
William Clafin, Chairman, Boston, Massa-
chusetts; William E. Chandler, Secretary,
Washington D. G.
CENTRAL EXECUTIVE CoMAuTTEE.--William
aClafiin, Boston, Massachusetts,; +. W. Park,
North Bennington, Vermont; William H.
Kemble. 2205 Green street, Philadelphia;
Horace Greeley, New York; H. H. Stark
weather, Norwich, Connecticut; 3. r. Cow
en-, Bellaire, Ohio; Marsh Giddings, Kala-
mazoo, Michigan.
WESTERN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - Head
quarters, Cticdgo.--J. r. Jones, Chicago,
Illinois; Cyrus NJ. Allen, Vincennes, IN
diana; e. B. Taylor, Omaha.
6oUTHERN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Head
quarters. atlanta, Ge0rgtd.-M. A. South
worth, New Orleans, Louisiana; John II.
Caldwell, Lagrange, Georgia; B. r. Rice
Little Rock, Arkansas.
PACIFIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Head
quarters, San Francisco. --George G. Cor
ham, San Francisco, California; Charles e
belong, Virginia City, Nevada.
Communications relative to documents
and In relation to the campaign in The
Southern States, should be addressed Il
Thomas Z. ifusiiosk, Secretary Uaion Re
publican Congressional Committee, Wash
JOHN o. JOHNSON,
Acting Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-09
sTnPpING REGIaTRATI0Y.

1t seems To be the purpose OF the Demo-
cratic committees to throw every obstacle
in the way of registration possible About
hall Of the Offices in the city are closed
every day while the Supervisors are drag
ged before our courts to show cause why
John Doe or Richard Roe should not be
allowed to perjure himself An unrepealed
law of the Legislature vests the Board of
Registration with authority to prescribe
rules for the government OF the Supervi-
sors. Writs of mandamus and injunctions
issue daily in contempt Of its provisions.
Why have the Board not been brought
into Court thus to test the question once
for all Why shut up the offices of the
Supervisors in The several wards every
day? Do the Democrats desire to prevent
registration?
If the learned Judge of the Sixth Dis
trict consider the refusal of Supervisor to
register person upon his own confession
of Acknowledgement contempt of Court,
why does he not imprison the Supervisor
for such contempt? Does the Court fear
an examination upon writ of habeas corpus
from the Supreme Court?
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-09
Valuable Improved and Vacant Real
Estnte at AuetIOn bY the sheriff

valuable Improved and Vacant Real
Estate Mt Auction by the sheriff,
Particular attention is called to the sales
at auction, to be made tomorrow, at noon,
at the Merchants' and Auetioneers' Ex-
change, Royal street, by the Sheriff of the
parish Of Orleans. Said sales comprise
l. A lot Of ground, with the buildings
and improvements thereon, situated at the
corner Of st. Mary and Annunciation
streets, Fourth District.
2. A lot of ground, with the improve
ments thereon, situated on First street, be-
tween 81. Patrick and St. Denis, same dis
trict.
3. The one undivided half of eleven
lots of ground, fronting First, Second and
st. Patrick streets, same district.
4. A t of ground, situated on st. Denis
Streets p district.
5. A lot of ground situated on Cont
street, Second District.
G. The one undivided half of a lot
of ground situate on Customhouse street,
between Derbigny and Roman streets, with
the buildings and improvements thereon,
same District.
z. A lot of ground with the build
ings and improvements thereon, situate on
Dumaine street, between johnson and Gal
vez streets, same District.
8. And another lot of ground stu
ate on Dumaine street, same District.
For full particulars and terms, see adver-
tisements.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-09
PROPOSALS.
OFFICE CHIRF QUARTERMAsrER, \
Department OF Louisiana,
Naxu n,iaap1 q 1000 L

OFFICE CHIEF QUARTERMAsrEB
Department OF Louisiana, J
New Orleans, La, October g. 1862
SEALED PROPOSALS ARE INVITED AND
~ VIII be received at this office until P. NJ,
THURSDAY, the fifteenth day OF October, 1868,
for furnishing this Department at foot of St Joseph
street, in this CITY
81 WINDOW FRAMES and SASH, II lights each,
2,DnoR FRAMES and PANEL DOORS, s feet
wide, IN Two pieces on rollers
2DOoH FRAMES and PANEL DOORS, 3 feet
WIDE feet high.
9,DuoK FRAMES and BATTEN DOORS, 3 feet
wide g feet high. "
10 DuOR FRAMES and BATTEN DOORS. Q
feet inches wide feet high
2G0 SASH WEIGHTS and CORDS.
30 roll Frs for window frames
sR LtERS for front doors
luWINDOW FRA MES, with sash. u lights ench
10xl4. md Nenitlan shutters for same
6WINDOW FRAN Els, with sash, IL lights each
l0xl2 and Venitian shutters for ssme '
2DJOR FRAMES and PANEL DOORS 2 feet 4
inches wide, s feet heh.
10 DOOR FRAMES and BATTEN DOORS, 2
feet 10 inoEes wide. feet high.
DOOR FRA MES and BATTEN DOORS feet
wide feet 6 inches high.
3lSHUrTER FASTENERS and RINGS.
j. wINDOW FASTENERS.
Delivery viii be required Wit in thirty fSO DAYS
from date ct acceptance of proposal.
The usual rules OF the Department govern in this
advertis, nent.
Proposals must be Irdorsed Proposals for Win
dows. Doors, etc" and addressed to the under
signed.
BY command of the Quartermaster General U.S.A.
OHAS. Ii. TOMPKINS,
Brevet Brgadier General and A. q. VI
OCT Ct Department of Lou siAlia
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-09
THOSE GAINS,

The following is lovely dissolving view
of those Democratic gains" in Connect
cut They advance backward with sur
prising rapidity;
HARTFORD, October New Haven has
elected the Democratic ticket by 81 ma
jority, against 2,253 last spring-a Demo-
cratic loss Of 1886. This loss will offset
all the Democratic gains made thus far and
leave large margin. TIE towns thus far
beard from show considerable Republican
gains. Middletown, which went largely
Democratic last year, elects a proportion OF
the Republican ticket this year. Meriden
and other towns show large Republican
gains.
WATERBURY, Conn, October 5. - The
Democratic ticket for Town Clerk was
elected to-day by majority of 25O against
270 last year.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-09
DR.. 9. II, DarrniI.

We congratulate the citizens of the Third
Congressional District on the happy selec-
ton made by their Republican convention
for Representative in Congress. He is
true in heart and sound IN intellect, and his
election will be a credit not only to his
constituency and district, but to the State
at large and to the whole policy of the
national Republican party in the recon
struction Of the States lately In rebellion.
And while we thus congratulate his con-
slituency on their nomination, we may add
that DIR. Darrall is fortunate in being the
nominee of a party undivided by local
issues who will cast every vote for him and
thus insure his election by five thousand
majority.