Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-08-20

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Early last week the Clique of the
Democracy received information that
Dooiittle, the renegade senator from
Republican Wisconsin, would speak
his speech in Plymouth yesterday
As the turn coat is one OF the big
guns of their party, the clique con
ceived that a fine opportunity present
ell itself for a grand Democratic pow
WOW, and at once caused the largest
posters their press could print to be
stuck at nearly every cross road and
saloon in the county The matter of
the posters was powerful appeal,
couched in the most pitiful, heart
rending, whining terms, for the
Democrats and Republicans to give
some day" to their country. Runners
were sent out into every dogfennel
saloon and other old resorts of the
X. G.. C.'s, and in the highways and
byways, and anywhere and every
where that they could hope to find a
man, woman or child who could be
induced to make the required sacri-
flee. The evening before the day Of
the great sheep shearing, another
long and likely pole was raised at
the south-eas corner Of the court
house square. Circuit court was in
session, but the Democratic Judge
pro tenn had agreed to nuJourn, tiIas
the whole people could have chance
to Doolittle. Tie great Morelock
case, with its scores Of witnesses
was set aside for the day Of Doolit-
ties coming, the Webb case, in which
all North township was interested
was on trial, and other litigates and
witnesses were in attendance in I'M
usual numbers. The dawn of the
day was announced by the firing OF
from SO to 100 anvils. The wealth
er vas delightful, and everybody an
ticipated large crowd. as the clique
had put its best foot forward, and had
promised muchly. Three flags, each
about three times as long as wide,
were waving in the breeze. The big
one had very dark and White stripes,
aud the names of Seymour and Blair
with the S in SeymOur's name turn
ed the wrong way The next flag
IN size had red, blue and white stripes
and a square yellow corner on which
was painted a black thing which re
sembled neither fish, flesh nor fowl,
perhaps it was to represent their
converted niger Democrats. Strict
ly speaking, the clique is not to be
blamed for their outlandish rags they
call flags, for they have had no use
for the star spangled banner for near
ly eight years, and have forgotten
just how it is made.
Finally Doolittle came in en- the
Pee Wee, and was met at the depot
BIZ IL q TX senator Of the $4,000 brick
house, and others A procession
was then formed, and as it marched
through town it consisted Of Doolittle
and party, the brass band, under con
troll of the dutch doctor, precisely
THIRTY horsemen Including sew
eral marslials) a dray load Of lager
beer-"only this and nothing more"
After rest of moro than an hour
Doolittle and others got into a car
riage drawn by the hcarsc team
Reeve sat with the driver, Corbin sal
"back to back" with Reeve, Farrand
and Doolittle faced Corbin. The
Band, playing a dead march, started
toward tho court house, followed by
the hearse team and about 263 men
women and children on foot. AR
rived at their destination, they halted
There were two rows Of seats extend
ing from the court house about two
thirds Of the way to the fence; OIL
the west row of seats there were no
, fifty persons, and tie other seats wer,
nearly filled by the wives and femal,
relatives OF the clique and a few 9th
ers. DooIittle, fanked on one sid
by members of the court house tax
manipulating clique, and on the 9th
c err by humber members of the part,
}. including an old rebel soldier who ha
g come to the county to claim land
= that should have been coniiscated.-
d Doolittle led and spoke till himsel