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The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20

SOME irrepressible blowhard writes
from Bourbon to the Northern Indian
ian column or so of the most approved
lovai cant and drivel which gushing
patriots ever hold in sacred renlem-
brance. He appears to be laboring un-
der the Authorization that he is sur
rounded by copperhcads, rebels, snakes
and all the other rcpusnant characters
calculated to make loyal man nervous
He is no doubt one of those meddle-
some patriots who is constantly abusing
such of his neighbors as do not sub
scribe to his notions ofloyalty, and who
doubtless, for so doing, has had hi.
snout punched by some venomous cop
perhead. If there is any one thing
more disgusting than loyal can't anC
a.ivsI, 1t is entirl,d to premium.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20
Democratic State Ticket.


The radicai press throughout the
country is dissatisfied with tn, platform
adopted by the democracy eff Indiana on
the 9Th instant, and with perfect una
nimity agree in saying that the democ
racy were unwise to adopt such plat
form, and that with such platform the
democracy will certainly be defeated
and that the aforesaid platform is per
fectly ridiculous, and that it does not
express correct principles.
Nothing in the platform is right, and
all is wrong. The resolution declaring
that the Union must be preserved and
the constitution respected means to them
secession.
To the radical mind it seems singular
that the democracy should dare pre-
sumo to denounce reconstruction.
Denunciation of the national bank
swindle means approval of it. And so
en- through the list The platform is
silly, and the candidates weak, and these
radical Solons mournfully declare that
once caore defeat awaits the democratic
nou.nses-
They undoubtedly receive their gift
of prophecy from being "flled with a
divine afflatus" Their sympathy is
most consoling. In fact, so much SO
that the democracy look their gloomy
future smilingly in the face, and seem
quite resigned to mee: the fate they an
ticipate.
Next time a democratic convention is
held We insist that these wise radicals
be called upon to frame the platform,
aud select the candidates. In this man
ner they will probably be mnch better
pleased with the result.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20

The Republican OF last week says of
the resolutions adopted adopted at the
democratic convention:
"lEey also approve the national
banks, because the redemption of their
currency is secured"
We believe this idea of Ike Repubti-
can was not copied by the Tribune
The following is the language in which
the approval" is expressed:
That the national bank system, or
ganized in the interest of the bond
holders, ought to be abolished, and
greenbacks issued in lieu of such bank
paper, thus saving millions annually to
the pcopel, and giving to the whole peo-
pie (instead of the few the benefits OF
paper currency.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20

Another dangerous counterfeit of the
seven-thirties was detected at Wash
ington on the eleventh instant. The
First National Bank of Louisville sent
on some of these bonds for redemption.
They were SO very like the genuine note
that several experts at first pronounced
them to be good, and it was not until
they were subjected to critical micro
scopic examination that they were found
to be wonderfully well executed coun-
terfeits. They were, of course, sent
back to the bank at Louisville 1t is
fortunate that but few of these notes are
unconverted or unredeemcd, as the
counterfeit, if very extensive, would
pass very freely through banks and bus
mess circles.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20

That was a good point made by d.
W. VOORHEES,, in his brief speech at
the democratic state convention, pub
hshed in the DEMOCRAT last week
wherein he intimated to the bondholders
that If they demanded payment of their
bonds in gold, when they were justly
payable in currency, they would violate
their contract, and thu free the gov
ernment from all obligation to redeem
them at all This is the right view to
take Of the question, and the one that
will soonest bring the bondholders to
their sensea
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20
JOHN G. SHOEMAKER.

We cannot forbear the pleasure of
attesting to the genial qualities and high
standing in society of the gentleman
whose name heads this article We had
the pleasure o. forming his acquaintance
during the early part of last week, and
although it was generally conceded that
the contest for the authorship laid be-
tween Mr.. Shoemaker and ourself. our
acquaintance soon ripened into unaffect-
ed, genuine friendship, both expressing
a regret that circumstances had placed
us in the position of rivals. During a
great portion of the time spent at Indi-
annapolis We were in Mr. Shoemaker
company-he introducing us to his sup
porters, and the compliment being re-
ciprocated by like course on our part.
After he was declared the nominee of
the convention, his friends attested their
good will toward US by uniting in "three
rousing cheers for Soil, and Mr.. Shoe
maker himself, deeply affected, warmly
grasped us by the hand and assured us
that during his entire political career
he had never experienced greater pain
than to bepitted against us. Whatever
opinions We may have expressed, and
still entertain, with reference to Mr.
Shoemaker's energetic canvass for
Observation-Disclosures of delegates.
&c-we can say from the bottom of our
heart that no man on the ticket will re-
ceive heartier support from us than
Nc. Shoemaker. We honor and esteem
him, and assure his host of friends that
we will display far more energy and ac-
tivity to procure his election than We
did to secure our nomination.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20
"While the glorious work o.

"While the glorious work of recon
struction is going on" South Carroll
na negro orator takes occasion to go off
in the following flight of oratory:
We'll neber desert dc ole flag, boys
ncbcr. We hab lib under it for eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine years, and we
will die for it now. Furder, my belub
collegiums. while we are spiling Tor a
fight, let US hab peace.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20
An Elegant TriC.

The postmaster at Inwood informs us
that our paper, addressed to n. w
HALTERMAN, is not taken out Of the
Office; cause, moved away. H. owes
60 IS. IN. W." will please bear il
mind that at no very distant day he may
be halter man in fact as well as in
name. There are very few who DELHI
erately swindle the printer who do not
shuttle off their mortal coil by the as
sistance of the hangman.
The next is from the aboriginal towr
Of Maxenkuckee, and is to the effec,
that our paper addressed to D. G.
BRooK remains dead in the Office; cause
not a Democrat" he owes SO Sc
Tbs brook is doubtless one of the muir
ky kind which needs damning, and
which will doubtless get it before he
further attempts to run the printer il
the ground by taking his paper without
paying for it. 1t is pleasant to reflecr
that the doctrine of reputation finds it.
practical adherents in the persons of re
publicans That fact alone will max,
it odious. Brother Brook will stanC
aside for the next
". Fl. METcALF, of Walkerton, re-
turns his paper. He owes 81. Thi.
calf is one we never Met, and never
want to. He should be pastured OF
greenback fields until he can raise fod
der enough to pay for his papsr.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20

The radicals are terribly exercised
over the fact that the democratic pa
pers do not 60 into mourning over the
death of L. NJ STANTON. Probably
no prominent American has died who
had fewer claims on the sympathy of
democrats, than STANTON; and, so far
as our observation extends, none has
received less Of it. While we express
our opinion of him in language different
from that employed by some of our CO.
temporaries, We have no hesitation in
saying that We believe him to have been
. very bad man,-a man whose career
In lie furnished no good reason why
those whom lie outraged should repress
their feelings toward him after his
destL. He was the direct cause Ct the
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20
GRIM L..


ELKHART. Ind, Jan. 17.-Onc of
the most terrible tragedies ever enacted
in this state, occurred here at 9 o'clock
this forenoon. The facts are that a man
named Edward Russell deliberately shot
down, without previous warning, a fell
low-human being named w. A. Will
Jams. The murdered man lived only 90
minutes. The circumstances attending
this terrible crime are as follows:
Mr. Russell, blacksmith in the en-
ploy of the Michigan Southern Rail
road shops at this place, has young
and interesting wife, whom it was the
i'll fortune of Williams to become in
fatuated with. 1t is claimed that
Williams was in the habit Of visiting
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20
The Convention.

Our ticket is an unexceptionable one.
We are proud Of it; proud of every man
on it. There is not man on it but Is
historic in the political annals of Indi-
ana.
Our platform is couched in the clear
est and happiest words. 1t contains
the very marrow of the principles in
volved in the coming campaign-main-
tenanoe Of The Federal Union and the
rights Of the states, and stern opposition
tn confederation and the reconstruction
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20

The editor of the Valparaiso Ndete
is very much troubled in spirit because
our friend and neighbor J. B. SToLL
was not nominated for auditor of state
at the democratic convention. Consid
ering the fact that Mr.. STOLL would
undoubtedly have been an element of
strength on the ticket, it seems funny
how radical can feel so sorry that he
did not receive the nomination. But
then GURNEY wouldn't tell a story, for
he "belon.s to the meetin."
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20

THE telegraph brings the very un-
reliable intelligence that HENRY WARD
BEECHER has declined an increase of
salary for the coming year. What
could have induced him to act so at
variance with the course usually pur-
sued by radical clergymcn, has not yet
become public; but it is safe to say
there's niger in the wood pile, who
will make his appearance in due time
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20

A deed has just been recorded in
San Francisco, conveying 1000 feet
frontage on South Montgomery street
The price paid was 5000. The buyer
borrowed half a million dollars on the
property from the Savings and Loan So
ciety. BY this sale, nearly s1,000,000
have been placed in the hands of a COM
pany for the completion of the grand
hotel, which is to occupy twofull blocks.
Their are 30, 900 Baptists in this state
Indiana war bonds can be redeemed
on presentation.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20

THE Valparaiso Vidette and Roches-
ter Spy, two of the ablest radical jour
nails in this congressional district do not
seem to fancy running JAP. PACKARD
or JOHN REYNOLDS for congress next
fall. Wonder how GURNEY would suit
these two gentlemen?
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20

Tt has leaked out that members of the
Wisconsin state government take turns
getting up subscriptions to make pres
ents to each other The secretary of
state was surprised" at receiving a
silver service, and he will surprise the
governor or some other dead beat with
an or:ode watch.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20
Satisfied.

1t appears that the defeat of our CO.
ten porary of the Laporte Argus for the
democratic nomintion for auditor of state
has not affected his zeal and earnestness
in behalf of the ticket nominated. This
is as it Should be, and as all Mr.. SToLL' S
friends knew it would be- From the ar
gus of last Thursday, we take the follow
ing editorial article:
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20

There is couple in New Hampshire
"a years old, who have lived on the
same farm 40 years, and for the last Is
years have not found it necessary to
employ either servant or doctor.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20
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The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-In Plymouth
church, this evening, Henry Ward
Beecher, at the end of his sermon, de-
clined the $40, 900 salary voted him on
Thursday evening last. He said: IL
hardly know how to say what | wish
| now to state. / have received no for
NAL notice of the action Of this societ
l have only seen it in the papers, and
heard of it through my friends / am
very deeply moved, and none the less so
because | am obliged to decline your
generosity. Generally, can say what
| want to; but cannot to day. shall
remit this whole subject to the trustees
for readjustmcnt moro in accordance
with my feelings, and what l think
best for the welfare of the church and
also of the cause of religion everywhere.
l have the most profound sense of your
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The presi-
dent hopes this week to send to congress
the full official returns of the Mississippi;
election, together with certified copy
of the adopted constitution. A bill in
duplicate of that which passed the
house on Friday, in the Virginia case,
has been drawn up for the admis sion of
Mississippi. A member of the recon-
struction committee says it will go
through the house without objection or
debate.
The estimates submitted by the
various departments for appropriations
for next fiscal year are most extravagant
in view of the professions of economy
which have been made by members of
the administration. They foot up near
$40 600, 900 more than the estimates sub
mitted during the last fiscal year of
Andrew Johnson's admnistrati, n.
The committee on appropriations are
endeavoring to cut these sums down,
but do not find it an easy matter.
There are SO many delegations ap-
pearing before the ways and means com
|
mittee that they will not be able to re-
port the tariff bill before the last of the
week. At the meeting ofthe committee
yesterday, they agreed to general in
crease of the duty on various kinds of
imported marble.
The British minister has completed
preparations here for the reception of
Prince Arthur next week. He is to
be entertained in handsome private
style; but it is understood that there is
to be no public demonstration. He
will call on the president, and in return
will probably be invited to one of the
state dinners.
Senator Morton has prepared an i'm
portant bill, which will virtually declare
that the United States government will
not, in future, prevent the supply of
arms or ammunitions ofwar to any colony
on this continent which may endeavor
to emancipate itself from the rule of any
European power. This if enacted, will
be step toward the freedom of the
colonies of Great Britain and Spain in
this section, and is intended really to
aid Cuba, as his speech to be made in
support of it will show.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE com
missioner of internal revenue has j
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The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-20
United States Bonds.

The following is believed to be cor
rect statement of the bonded indebted
ness Of the United States. The state
ment will be matter of interest to the
reader:
l. Five per cent. bonds of the act of
June II, 1858, payable after 10 years
from January =, 1859. OF these there
are $50, 900, 900 outstanding.
?. Five per cent. bonds of the act of
June 22, 1860, payable after ten years
from January /, 1861. Of these there
are about 81 900 900.
3. Six per cent bonds (19S1) author
lied by the act of February s, 1861,
payable after December 81, 1880.
About SIS, 100000 outstanding.
f. The Oregon war bonds (189D six
per cent, authorized by act of March 2,
1861, redeemable 20 years from July
L, 1861. Less than S1,000,000 out
standing.
5. Six per cent. bonds (1S9) author
lied by acts of July II, and August 8
1861, payable at pleasure of govern,
ment, after 20 years from June 30, 1881
Of these, the amount outstanding is
about S1S9,000,000.
6. Bond 6 2Os) bearing per cent.
interest. authorized by act of February
25. 1862. redeemable after five and pay
able after 20 years from May 1, 1862,
of which about S514, 100000 are out
standing.
Z. Six per cent bonds (19S1) of the
act of March 3, 1868, payable after
June 80, 1881, of which there are s74,
100000 outstanding.
s. Bonds( 10-4Os) bearing five per
cent. interest redeemable after 10 and
payable 40 years from March l, 1864,
of which there are something less than
5000, 900, 900 outstanding.
9. Bonds (5-2Os) bearing six per
cent. interest, authorized by the acts of
March 3, and June 80, 1864, and
March 3, 1865, of which there are six
descriptions, the first two redeemable
after five and payable 20 years from
Nov. /, 1064-about 120,000,000; the
third, payable "a years from Nov. /,
1S65--about 5000, 600, 900; the fourth,
20 years after July 1, 1965-about
$3.50, 600, 900; the 9Th, 20 years after
July /, 1S67-about $3.50, 600, 900, the
9th, 20 years after July l, 106S-about
s42 100000.
These are the great "war loans"
There are other evidences of debt
against the government, interest and
principal payable in greenbacks, but
they need not be noted here. The 10
4Os and 5-2Os are coupons, but the
others are mostly registered bonds.
The 5-20s are now exchangeable for
registered bonds, similar as to payment
and interest, and many are being so ex-
changed, bat the great bulk Of our in
debtedness is represented by coupon
bonds known as 5-20s and 10.40s.
About 81, OOO,OOO,OOO of the bonds,
chiefly 5-2Os, are held by foreign cap
italists, mostly in Germany; but a few
are held in England, France, and Italy.