The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-01
THE QUESTION SETTLED.

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Packard having made known his de-
termination to appoint neither of the
principal candidates, but third party
who has taken no part in the quarrel:
The philosophy with which our CORES
pendent accompanies this statement
would be peculiarly aggravating did it
proceed from any other quarter. The
public will not be a. loss to guess the
writer's real name. but, notwithsta nd.
ing his relationship toward us, we re-
pudiatc his philosophical advice. Our
correspondent invented Packard. AS
editor of the Plymouth Republican "a
concern conspicuous for lack of brains
under its present management he
brought him out just in the nick of
time, and, by well-Girected efforts,
lifted him from the obscurity of coun.
ty auditors Office to his present posi-
ton. The return the honorable gen.
tleman makes for these services will
probably induce others to labor with
renewed zeal in his behalf. We I'M
derstand the office is to be bestowed on
an individual who refused throughout
the campaign last year to contribute
one cent for necessary expenses. But
such men have few enemies, and are
always more favored than the working
men of the party.
Packard's pretext of desire to har-
monize conflicting interests is some
thing he lever thought Of when he ac-
cepted the nomi nation for auditor of
Laporte county, though his majority
IN convention was but half vote over
a crippled private soldier, and though
the secretary was openly charged with
fraud in his favor. He required the
party then to face what might be call
ed mountain dissatisfaction compar-
ed with that he would have encounter
ed had he appointed our correspondent
to the place he sought.
The fact is, our congressman is a
compound of timidity and ingratituds.
He is fearful of opposition and unable
to forgive benefit. He has not the
merit of sticking to his friends, and
men without this quality are generally
devoid Of any redeeming traits. He
aims to initiate Colfax and represent
this district for the same length of
time. None but those who have heard
his mutterines about loyal hearts"
garnished with quotations of school
book poetry, seen him fling back his
buttered locks and roll up his eyes like
dying calf, can imagine the awful
gulf, the precipituous descent, the i'm
penetrable fogs and unseen rocks that
lie between him and his prede cessor
To quote from one of his favorite poets,
though he is neither prince nor lord,
A breath has made him, and breath can make. '
Rochester Union Spy.
The above article is from the pen OF
W. II. H. Mattingly, Esq, formerly OF
this place, and low editor and proprie.
tor of the Rochester Union Try, which
we need hardly assure our readers is a
radical paper. The communication re-
ferred to in the above article is one
written by I. Mattingly, Esq, of this
place. For the rest, the article ex.
plains itself.
We think the Union Spy rather Sc
we're on the Plymouth Republican,, but
! otherwise commend the article as fear.
less, outspoken and true. That 1
Mattingly invented Jap. Packard is ne
doubt true. Why he did so We never
could conceive. A more bombastic
insincere, superficial and selfish speci
men is seldom found even in the ranks
of ofice-hunting demagogues. Tn
allusion made in the article to the maj
ner in which Packard procured tn
f nomination for county auditor, is a fai
= index of the mans integrity; and tn
happy expression, None but thos
who have heard his muttcrings abou
loyal hearts, garnished with quota
j. tions of school book poetry, seen hin
y fling back his buttered locks, and 70
f up his eyes like dying calf" &c
e gives also a very fair estimate of hi
e ability.
: 1t is certain that Mr.. Mattingly ha
S been a faithful and !aborions servant
{: the radical ranks, and has received br
d the poor reward of the profits frol
}, publishing country newspaper in
i county where bis party was almost un
e formly in the minority. 1t is sugges
n ed also that Jap. Packard is not II
Y only man in this region that owes h