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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25
TIE RESULT.

The result Of the election in Mar
shall county is shown in another col
umn. The democratic vote was light,
from The fact that there was ne oppo-
sition. With the cowardice they have
ever shown in this state on the ques-
ton of negro-suffrage, the radicals re-
fused to put candidate in the field !;
and for the first time within our knowl-
edge of the county-which extends
back fifteen years-they have failed to
contest the election of democratic
candidate in Marshall county.
Why?
They are in no more hopeless mi
nority now than they have been for
years. Their chance for defeating Mr..
Mcdonald at he election on Tuesday
was as good, to all appearance, as it
was last fall, when they made such
superhuman efforts to accomplish that
end. Their putting a candidate in the
field would not have increased the cost
of holding the election, nor have re-
ieved the dsmoc, acy from one particle
of their responsibility for rendering
the election necessary. The question
naturally arises then,
Why did the radicals refuse to meet
the issue
Every honest and intelligent man
can furnish the true answer. They
did not dare 60 before the people Of
Marshall county and ask their votes in
favor of negro-suffrage. They knew
the people would repudiate them by
majority that would bury them so
deep in infamy that Gabriers trumpet
alone would resurrect them. And yet
the indorse the radicals in the legisla-
TUE, who attempted by fraud to force
upon the state the doctrine which they
dairy not advocate at the polls. And
they call themselves republicans, and
say they are in favor of republican
form Of government!
Let all consistent, honest men mark
we'll the action of these gentlemen, and
Justify them If they can.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25
TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS.

One week from next Monday the
election of township officers throughout
the state takes place. In this county a
trustee is to be chosen in each town
ship, and in Center township one JUS
tice of the peace two justices in Green
township, and one in Walnut. In Cen
ter and German three constables, and
in the other townships two constables
each.
We hope it is unnecessary to urge up
on our democratic friends the impor-
lance of attending to this matter thor
oughly. We should carry every town.
ship in the county, and, by making the
proper effort, can do SO.
There are scores Of republicans in
Marshall county who are not radicals,
and will repudiate the action of the
radical leaders in their Infamous attem pit
to force negco suffrage upon the state,
if the subject is properly presented to
them. The issue has at last been
made by the radicals, and they have
now thrown off their cloak of hypocri-
sy, and advocate the doctrine of negro.
suffrage. 1t is the duty Of democrats
to now press the matter to a settlement
and if the republicans who have here
tofore denounced negro-suffrage, as
applied to Indiana, were honest,-o,
even if one in five was honest, -theu
the days of radicalism are over in oul
state.
The 9Th of April is the first oppor-
tunity the people of the entire state
will have to indicate their position. for
the radicals refused to accept the chal-
lenge thrown down by the democratic
members who resigned to let the PEG.
pie vote on the question. Now there
is no escape for them. The same
pr,rciple is really at issue one week
from next Monday, and We can compel
them to stand by their sweet-scented
doctrine.
Let every jealous, earnest democrat
look to it that we waste no strength.
Township conventions should be
promptly held, and on election day by
full attendance, aud good work, we
can carry every township in the coun-
ty, and roll up general majority dou.
BILE any we have heretofore given.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25

THE following extract is taken from
the Cincinnati Commercial, the most
prominent radical journal in the north
west:
Eve can observe that the tendency
of all expenditure is upward. The
cost of running the house of represen-
tatives alone has augmented from
S215, 204 in 1868, to the sum of S513,-
$50 in 1868, and is yet swelling with a
steady rise. What is true ofthe house
is true Of the senate, and the truth
about both can be applied to every de-
parrment Of our government. Aside
from the frauds and downright stealing
the extravaganza is disheartcning
We keep up great cry of economy,
but it consists in cutting down the es-
innate in the appropriations, and then
making up the difference by subsequent
appropriations"
When we take into consideration the
fact that the premium on gold in 1868
was four times as great as it is now,
these figures become more significant
than they appear en- their face, and the
congress of 1868 was rot noted fol
economy or honesty; yet the statement
made by the Commercial is an oft told
tale, and the truth of il is scarcely de.
MED by any man, but cui bono. The
very men who make those charges, and
those who admit the truth of them
steadily vote for and spend their time
and money to elevate to position these
same congi essmen who are robbing the
country and disgracing the nation.
Radicalism forever is the motto
even if it does become a synonym Of
fraud and corruption.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25
RESULT In MARSHALL co.

So far as heard from the special
election for representative for this
county. passed off quietly on Tuesday
last. The republicans, afraid to NEE
the issue at the ballot box, refused to
make any nomination, but coward.like
fed from the field. A knowledge of
this prevented the awakening of such
enthusiasm as animates a close contest.
and light vote was expected. But SO
fara as heard from at the present writing
the vote cast far exceeded our ezpecta-
tious, and proves that the democracy
of Marshall are awake to the vast i'm
portance Of the question submitted to
them. The follow ing is the reported
vote SO far as heard from, all for Nc
Donald North. 1874; Polk, 116 !;
Green, rs; Center, 4O6; Bourbon, 236;
Tippecanoe, 100. Making total Of
99S, with German, Union, Walnut and
West to hear from, which will doubt
less swell the vote to over 1900, and
perhaps 1900, which is at least 500
votes more than we expected: IF the
republicans had placed a candidate up
an the track, he would have been
beaten by over 1000 majority. Know.
ing this, they laid low.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25
ANOTHER DISASTER.

PEORIA, ILL.,, March 23.-The night
trim on the Toledo, Peoria and Wabash
railroad. going west. ran off the track,
about 10 miles east of this city, between
s and 9 o'clock this morning. The
sleeping car, with two passenger cars,
were precipitated down bank, nearly
perpendicular, for about % feet, and
rolled clear over. The sleeping car
took fire, and for few moments the
passengers were in great danger Of be-
ing burnt up. Water was near, and
the fire was extiuguiShed before much
damage was done.
TIE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT
was broken rail. No one was killed
Several were severely inj uren but it
is hoped none dangerously g lThis is
singular. when we reflect on what a
fall there was off the separated cars.
1t is also singular that the cars were
not more damaged. They are not bad
ly crushed
About 80 persons were more or less
injured.
In the sleeping coach were FIVE pas
sengers,-Gov. Horatio Seymour, of
New York Gen. H. T. Reid and Ia
dy, and Gen. d. w. Kilbourne and
lady, of Keokuk, Iowa. They were all
more or less bruised and scratched, but
not very severely.
The train, although considerably
behind time, was running at only the
moderate rate of form 10 to II miles
an hour, else the calamity might have
been much more serious.
The sleeping car turued over once,
and slid down the embankment upon
its side. The car next brought up in
the water, wheels uppermost. The
forward car thrned only partly upou
its side as it went down. The persons
in this last-m entioned car state that it
turned several revolutions on it's way
to the bottom; but in their bewilder-
mcnt, they probably mistook their own
revolutions for that Of the structure.
The officers of the road naturally feel
much aggrieved because of the acct
dent, it being the first injury to pas
sengers that has occurred since the
road has been under the present man
agement.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25
Boutwell, on the Finances.

Secretary Boutwell,, in his speech
last fall, in the Massachusetts, republi-
can state convention, said +:
I'VE do not propose to tolerate,
sanction, or permit an issue of demand
notes, payable in coin, to be exchanged
for the time-bonds of the United States.
We intend to limit, and if necessary,
to diminish gradually, the volume of
Of paper money until it apprOximates
in value to the star dard OF coin. We
intend that there shall be one currency
for the bondholder, the merchant, the
farmer, the peHsioner, and the laborer.
The currency shall be of the value Of
gold When this is done, the public
debt will be paid as the resources of the
country may perm;s, and to the salts
faction Of those who pay, and of those
who receive. When the credit of the
country is restored, as it will be by the
single fact of the election of General
Grant, we can issue bonds payable after
ten or twenty years. bearing a lower
rate of interest, and thus save annually
the sum oftwenty or thirty millions of
dollars. But, first Of all, as means of
restoring the public credit, the people
must dispel by their votes the appre-
hension of national dishonesty in the
public finances. The republican party
knows no policy in finance but homes
ty."
1t will be seen by this that Mr..
Boutwell, not only proposes 10 pay the
bondholGers twice the amount due
them, but to pursue the policy of con-
traction begun by Mr.. McCulloch, and
followed by him until congress interior
ed. 1t remains to be seen how much
influence the new secretary will have
with congress. He was popular with
the majority in the house, and his per-
sonal and party relations will give him
a strength which Mr.. McCulloch did
not have.
The policies advocated by Mr.. Bout.
well in the extract are admirably cal
sulated to cripple and impovsrish the
western states, and make them depend
emit upon Massachusetts, bankers and
meney lenders. Ills ability to carry
out such a policy will depend upon the
number of doughfaces from the south
ern aud western states in congress-
Ey.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25

SOME Of the radicals. profess to
think that had the amendment been
voted upon by the legislature it would
not have passed.
Now, with the exception ofrepresen-
tative Mitchell, we defy and challenge
our doubling friends to specify radi-
cal Of any prominence or radical
journal in the state save one, that
stands committed in opposition to the
amendment, or that is not bowling
over the action of the democrats in
defeating the iufamy.
If we are correct then had the amend
ment been voted upon it would have
received in the senate 33 votes whereas
but rs were necessary to its passage,
and 55 in the lower house, whereas 81
would have secured its passage.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25

The following in the last evidence
of Moxa Morton's affection for Gre
publican form Of government:
Senator Morton offered, on Satur-
day, a joint resolution permitting or
rather authorizing a majority of Leg
islature to meet and ratifY constiu.
tionol amendment whenever a minori-
ty resign or bolt to defeat the will Of
the majority thereof. MIR. Schenck
offered a similar resolution in the
house. This is another attempt to
override the rights of the states and
centralize power is congress. If the
constitutions Of the states are to be Set
aside by the mere dlctum of congress,
why go through the form Of ratifying
amendments by the states Congress
might just as well declare an amend
ment adopted, as to make the states
mere dependencies upon its will and
then for mere forms sake ask them to
confirm a power that has already been
usurped. If the proposed fifteenth
amendment is ratified. the government
will be completely revolutionizsd and
the name only of the government franz
ed by the men of the revolution will be
left-its substance and spirit will be
amended away.-.State Sentinel.
The brilliant, but unfortunate"
senator loves power not wisely, but
too WE'LL" to suit his hoosier constitu-
ents. We prophesy that when the
people get another chance at him they
will cool his burning" spirit.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25

HE radicals don't favor negro
suffrage not at all But the follow
ing extract published in, and apparent
ly Endorsed by the Laport Herald, has
kind of a "squinting" that way:
The New Albany Commercial thus
raps and peels the knuckles of its neigh
Dor on the lower Ohio.
& Let the democatic press quote the
Evansville Journal if 1T will. That
paper is individually responsible for its
sayings. When it intimates that the
republican party of Indiana is not cor
daily and zealously for the fifteenth
amendment, it misrepresents the party.
The republicans fully endorse the
measure, and condemn, in the most
decided and emphatic terms, the revo-
lutionary action of the democratic
members who broke up the legislature
to prevent the ratification Of the stuff
rage amendment. 1t is a
just measure. 1t is measure the
adoption Of which is demanded by all
the considerations of our civilization,
enlightenment and christianity. 1t is
a measure which. if adopted, as it is
certain to be, the republican party can,
in coming years, look back upon with
pride and satisfaction"
But then these gentlemen don't mean
what they say. They don't seem to
know where they are, or where they
want to be. The law exempts all such
parties from personal responsibility.
General Blair charged that Grant, il
elected, would turn the presidential
chair into throne. Nobody believed
this assertion. 1t was received as an
Inference which, originating in the
heat of political discussion, was indica-
tive only of fear of Grants general
policy. rather than as being liable to a
specific and literal construction.
There is, as yet, nothing which par
ticularly supports the literal meaning
of Gen. Blair's charge, unless one be
disposed to be an alarmist One of the
latter character might attach certain
amount of significance to some promi-
nent occurrences of Grants short ad-
ministra;ion. Thus, he might argue
somewhat as follows:
1. The appointment over Thomas
of an INSCRIPTIONS instrument, like
Sheridan, is indicative of some bad
project.
2. Sherman, the successor of Grant
as commander Of the army of the
United States, is known to be an
uucompromising monarchist.
3. Grant is filling majority of the
official positions with relatives, person
al friends, and his immediate retainers.
Times.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25
THE SPECIAL ELECTION.

FORT WAPNE, Ind, Mach 23.-The
special election to-day passed off quiet.
y. The republicans, fearing to meet
the issue in open field, consequently
nominated no candidates. This being
the case, the democrats evinced less
interest in it than was anticipated In
this city and county, as far as heard
from. the vote is below the average
usually cast-probably not more than
two.thiras that cast last fall. The
same is reported from Huntington,
Whitley, Miami, land Marshall counties.
Many republicans cast their votes
against the amendment to-day, and in
favor Of the action of the democrats
resigning. They claim that such an
important question should be left to
the voice of the people, where it would
be killed by at least 5000 majority in
this state. The senator's reelected to.
day, it is understood, are instructed to
resign their seats again, if a vote is
puched on the amendment. The
official vote will be received in day or
two.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 23.-The
returns from the special election, held
to-day, to fill the legislative vacancies
caused by the resignation of the demo-
cratic members of the legislature, to
defeat the proposed constitutional suff.
rage amendment, come in slowly.
The following are elected, as far as
heard from:
Miami county-Cox, for representa-.
tive, carries the county by over 500
majority.
Hancock county-Addison il re.
elected by 1900 majority. The shock.
ing condition of the roads prevents i,
being larger.
Shelby county-The democratic
candidate will be elected by over l 500
majority.
Posey county--Carnshaw is reflect
ed. Vote large. No opposition. Hi.
majority will be about $500.
Vanderburg county--Morgan, 70,
senator, and Welborn and Calvert, fol-
representatives, are reelected. Nc
opposition. Vote light.
Madiaon county-Mock's majority
in 4l2 in Anderson township-a gain
Of $50.
There is no doubt of the reelection
of all the members who resigned, ex-
cept Huey, the senator from Blackford
county. His distrsct was changed by
the reapportinomeat of 1867, making
it radical. The radicals made vigor.
Gus fight against him.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25

WE have received from Jones Brothers
& CO., l2S South Clark street, Chicago,
ILL.,, copy of "The secrets of the great
city 1t treats Of all manner O. things
in New York, and gives an inside view Of
Gotham. As a rural, we find the book
interesting, and it contains many gems of
information which might be made useful
to countrymen venturing into the Great
City" We cannot say much for the NOR
al tendency ofthe publication, but that is
not surprising, cor siderng the nature Of
many Of the subjects treated.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25

THE reason we do not attempt to
give anything like full reports of con.
gressional matters is, that there is
nothing of interest transpiring, and a
large portion of what does transpire is
Of an immoral and indecent character,
which we do not think we can in JUS
tice to Our readers present.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25

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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25
Georgia Refuses.

The legislature Of Georgia has re-
fused to ratify the negro-suffrage
The lower house, on
Tuesday, again voted to ratify. AS
in the first instance, the vote in favor
of ratification did not comprise a ma
jority of all the members; but only a
majority of those who voted. Only
four republican members voted for it
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25
BUSINESS LOCALS.

For SALE at n bargain. 4 stock of dry
goods and groceries, boots, shoes, &c, and
store room to rent, in central Location,
on Michigan street, Plymouth, Ind Apply
to L. ID. BILLS. 2S-GY
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25

We hare word for your private car
gentlemen, ladies not invited). We "a
authorized to say for Westervelt < GO.
that good stock of Cassimercs are wait
ing for Your inspection, and they propose
to get up coats, vests or pants, or fol!,
suits to order, on short notice, at populag
prices, and in h:.la, est STYLES.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25

New goods and new styles just reoeiv-
cd and for sale at J. NJ. Dale & Cos Tho
largest stock ever brought to Plymouth
and a. lower prices than ever offered
since the war. Give them q call. To-
make mon ey is TO save il and if you
want to save it 60 to ] NJ Dale & Cos TO
buy your goods
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25

For SALE, or exchange for real estate in
Marshall county, so acres ofland i'm Tama
Co, Iowa, near Chicago Il Northwest
ern railroad. For particulars inquire Of
s. J.. Harvey, at the Buckeye Livery Sta
BILE
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25

WE have 4" The Little Corporal" The
Riverside Magazine" Galaxy, "Ar,h-
ur's Homo" and two or three publications
for juveniles, for April, all of which are
undoubtedly good. 1--WE have not had
time to pcruse them,) and for which VIC
return our thanks to the publishers.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25

Cooley for April puts in its usual pleas.
ing appearance, and its reputation is so
well established that commentator
would be superfluous.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25

TIES WaNrED.-I will pay cash on de-
livery for white and burr oak ties, OF the
rate of % cents cao n, delivered on the line
of the e. G. & l.. railroad.
PLATr McDoyALp.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25

OF all weeds, those Of widows are
most easily eradicated and it is de-
lightful kind of agriculture.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25
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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-25
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