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The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-06-09

An anonymous circu.Tr was dlstrlbu-
ted through the poSt-oifice in ais town
last Friday the purport Of when was
that certain persons are attempting to.
control the nomination of Democratic
candidate for treasurer in the interest
OF Wheeler and others. The object Of
the circular was no doubt to create a
division among Democrats. and thus
render Republican trump p"ssi5le
ANY man or set &c men who will thus 1T
tack and defame Good citizens should he
clas-ed without the pale IF resp pnctable
:e.ciety If the oppos:ti N expect To
manage the canipaicn by such tactics
we very much mistake the temper Of
our people if they do rot find them
selves in FIR worse condition an If
they had pursued an honorable course.
An open. marlv foe. n matter how n
dictive Is lerab'e; but sneaking. cow
ar,liv sculiions like the authors of the
circular referred to, are Of all men the
most dctestable
The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-06-09
Eiair3s pDH-ys DIV.

4 few Of the faithful adherents Of
tie waning fortunes cf radic~l.m III
Marsh Ill county, ass em5le ut the caurt
house last Saturday for the purpose Of
selecting d.lcgate> to the radical con-
cressional convention at Wan,tah on
the 29th. As this Was proceeding
which; would disclose the existence ri
considerable personal feeling rmong the
pr. n,inent and influential m,n Of the
party. seri us apprehensionS have been
Cor ,Ine time entertained hs the filth
fl:i that a proper d..rec of harmony
might be wanting The resu It piosel
Their fears to be well founded The
friends Of Packard being numerically
the strongest were determined to secure
an endorsement OF their tavor.te while
Il few Of the war-horscs Of the party.
who are dead set sains: him, were
equally dctern ned that this sh ud
no: be done without At least a protect
fronl them. \ rcsoluiiou was declared
passed. iustructin. the delegates to vote
for the denomination OF Packard bat
on account Of ter tic bcn.basdn ert
from the b ttesics Natfinely Sum
ner, Bailey and others. he resolution f
instruction was recons dercd and the
delegates were left free To- vote for VIII IN
they please. II Is understood that they
are all for Packard. We haven space
for the full details of the meeting but
without exception i was the stormiest
little convention ever held in the
county.
The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-06-09

paily. but in some manner young Goa
ners in throwing OF the belt threw i
off this also, and it dropped into the
water in the pit below. He at once
ran down stairs. without saying word
to any one, or shutting oil the water
and stopping the machinery, got down
into the pit, and seized hold of the belt
to draw it up The belt seems to have
caught on the wheel, and before the
unfortunate boy could comprehend his
danger, threw him off his balance and he
topplel over head first on the balance
wheel, his head falling between that
and the spur wheel, running immediate
Is above it. The belt, and the head
and both arms Of the unfortunate boy
went through the cogs together. The
skull, of course. he was crushed in an
instant and the top Of the head com-
pletely destroyed, while his arms were
broken and mangled in frightful man.
ncr. The rest OF the body swung clear
of the cces and was not at all injured.
The body fell into the pit. between two
heavy beams Of the foundation, which
prevented it from being carried off by
the water into the vent"
The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-06-09
4 Short and Pointed Speech.

The following is the five minutes
speech of Mr.. Voorhees, in the House,
Thursday, May l8. which created such
a hubbub among the radical members
and that is so unpalatable to The Indian
apolis .JourHoi and kindred prints. Mr.
Voorhees, said
Now, Mr.. Chairman as an evidence
of the fairness with which th, disting
ulshed gentleman from Massachusetts,
Mr Dawcs] nearly always conducts
debate on this floor. | desire to state
that he and every other gentleman here
has heard the gentleman from New
York Mr.. Brooks more than once dis
claim the imputation which the gentle
man from Massachusetts, has lust now
made against him. We have all heard
him declare that he never was Know
Nothing, and that he never had been
in Know Nothing lodge. The gentle
The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-06-09
a sssicsai<,s. sasIs the Peer.

The telegraph informs Us that Hon
Thomas \. Hendricks delivered an able
speech at a democratic mass meeting AT
Nincennes, ind, en- Saturday last He
reviewed the National and state affairs
in connection with the claims Of the
radical party for continuance in power
and demonstrated that il was Incapable
Of administering the government wisely
ct well. Mr.. Hendricks took the posi-
ton that the Fifteenth Amendment.
the investing Of negroes with political
equalitp if maintained as the policy of
ihc country, must result in social equal
ity-that the one necessarily followed
the other. TO commenting upon Mr.
Summers last bin. Mr.. IIendrick s
Said
Ills stronger Will has 81 often GOV
erncd against the wish or his party fol-
lowers, that look for the adoption of
his most extreme measures, unless the
people forbid it at the elections. There
will be Inconvenience from the unrc.
strained mingling without distinction of
color II al public places and in all
public couveyancos, but the greater
hurt to be apprehon led will be to the
public schools The free schools well
conducted bring blessings to al the
people. but espcciail, to the po r
When the white and black chiIdrcm arc
crowded into the same fr.e schools the
werlthy may pr vide for rhe c,lucati.n
of their children in select sr' lis. hut
the poor must lnt'k to the pu:lic schools
or allow their children to =, without
education Thus. from cl!dhood up.
the line viii be drawn n socieity he
tween the children OF. tn rich n the
one hand and If the prr and the
neeroes or the other. Nha, will cln
pers'te Us for So great an evil Is L a
VT no t. the col red race that separate
scho Is hc provided fr its children.
where they may be preparcd as far rs
possible. for the duties that rest upnn
them The sentiments # the den!oc-
racy upon the relations of the two races
have not and do not rest upon the feel
ines of hostility toward the cnlorcd
ricc but upon well csta5l shed con
viction that their union is unnatural.
and cannot promote the harmony Of
society. the stability Of It's ins. itutions.
or the elevation Of either, bu, will
bring evil to both
Will honest Republicans hesitate
longer to array themselves against the
party that offers this new injustice the
white lahoring men of The north Is
:hcre to fec no end to t1;s infamous
legislation against the white race
Can adhesion tn party so thoroughly
blind people that they will quietly sub
NIT to tn S the most infamous OF all the
i'fanios yet devised By Summer? Or
will they indicate a spiri, of manhood
by forever hurting this dctestable party
from power p Lupo,fe 1,qas.
The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-06-09

every name he mentioned was objected
to by Maj Biddle proposition to dis
vide the committee between the friend
of Cathcart aud packarsi-so that each
gentleman would have a representation
on the central commitiee-was promptly
rejected. 1t ives evident, after the
above proposition was voted down. that
no Cathcart man of any prominence
would be permitted to share the res
possibilities of the central committee,
or aid in the good work of organizing
the party for the approaching cam
paien. Indeed, Mr. Biddlc let the eat
out Of the bag when, later in the day.
he remarked that he was determined
to see that Gen. Packard's interests
were protected" So hostile was Mr..
Biddlc that he would not consent to
placing Ed Rathbun on the committee.
The result was that central committee
was chosen, with but one mild Cathcart
man on it. If Mr.. Weir did Mr..
Packard's work thoroughly in the con-
venticn, Mr.. Biddle was no less service
able to him in the committee. While
We have not word to say against any
of these seven gentlemen as men or
Republicans. We deplore the manner of
their appointment. and the means used,
and we denounce the course and con
duct of the Packard managers. as a
violation Of honor and good faith. and
an outrage Oh dccency and the usages
Of the party.
AS touching the letter in the Register,
We have only this to add that reflect
ing on what happened la Saturday; re-
n.enbering how some fellows chncklcd
and even danced over the barren
triumph of the base cap Fctaf; re-
calling the fact that soon after the con.
summation Of the disgraccful business,
the Packard Head Centre here. Joy
fully telegraphed to Washington of ii
great victory won-wc say. considering
all this, is it at all improbable that some
Packard man was the author Of the
above insulting lying communication ~
The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-06-09
Italy.

ROWE, June 5.-1he debate upon
the dog na # iniallibility continue; in
the i.cumen cal Council with unabated
vigor The meet persistent oppo-
nentS If the ultra-mantane po',cy still
pursue their Tactics of stubborn opp1si-
tiom to tile io.lnatic scheme The pre-
Iatos c,inps II. the irrcconcilable wing
are wag.ng their warfare against inf.ll
b.litv. and the hour reserved for their
speaker. for the final contest debate
was of abs,rbin. interest That able
and determined ultra montain = in every
shape A.onsi neur Darbey. the Arch
b;>h, of Paris, obtained the floor.
lie pr. cccdcd to make Il strong and Wig
IT. us protest to the Council against the
opp. rtunity of declaration. lie de
clared the introduction of the question
ot iat:,illbility violent and irregular and
severely characterized its champion for
;hus spending their scheme upon the
council passed them as an earnest
friend of the church. if opinion and
declarations + bishops and Episcopacy
were to count for anything in definitions
Of faith. or whether they we're to be
ruihlc~siy cverrldden.
Cardinal Manning Archbishop Of
Westminster, denied the assertion oi
prematurity cf intr ductiom of the
dogma lie declared that the definition
was opportune, and found sufii 'ienl
vindication in the ar uulent that II
was necessary to the interests of the
church
he great powers are watching with
keen anxiety the various phases and
Gcvclau. er.ts cf the cen est Row wag-
mo at Rome yer tie question Of papa
infall;b.lity. Thru Il their diplomatic
reprts Mat YES At the papal court they
are immediately informed of important
event, transp ring IN the Council. a.
an evidence If the watchiulncss with
which these movements are regarded. Il
IS ofiici lis stated that the Russian GOV
erument through its embassad..r has
trldt.cd &C. Cardinal Antonelli a diplo-
matte note c,ntaiHn. a notification that
this government Is prepared to resist
he intro ductlon of an eccleslastIcal
disturbing element, and that if any oi
the proceedings of the C0unnl are fl
u character calculated io cause Difficult
ties between the .oyernment and the
clergy Immediate steps will cnsnc for
III -, O., l. ,-.,,- n, i,l T. tgrcourso
The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-06-09
From the Laportc Herald.
A Voice From Marshall 10.
PLYMOUTH. IND, June |. Is


Ed Hcroid-You must not be miss
led by the declarations of the Rcpub-
Econ of this place in regard to the
popularity of Gen. Packard in this
county. The Rtpuslicm. is evidently
not posted in regard to public sentiment
concerning General Packards renomi-
nation 1t is true Gen. Packard's op-
ponents are not very demonstrative or
noisy. but there is, nevertheless strong
and bitter feeling toward him in the
minds of many heretofore active and
working Republicans, which nothing
they dcclire, can overcome. and it is
nv candid opinion. after a calm survey
of the situation, that the Republican
party will be badly beaten next Octo-
ber in this district, with Gen. Packard
rs the congressional candidate. His
course has ;lienated and otfcnde dnany
smart active members 4 the party, and
nothing can save the Republicans from
defeat if Packard is again forced upon
the party. There are men in the d!s;ri't.
whose nomination VII secure union and
harmony. and it seems to me strange
that Gen. Packard's friends should
urge his nomination, when they must
for see the disastrous consequences that
will be 'rtain to follow. 1t would not
be - bad If General Packard should
be the Only victim, but it is feared if
he IS on the ticket. many Republicans
Will Mt vote at all for any portion OF
the ticket, while many mere VII vote
the Democrat ticket outright. 1t is the
opinion Of several prominent Rcrub-
leans. with whom have conycr,ed in
this place, and other portions Of this
county, that the Democratic me- jrrity i'll
Marshall next October. with Gen
Packard is the congressional nominee.
on the Republican ticket. viii not be
less than 500. and may reach 900
VIII not this insure the loss Of our
Senator and joint Representatives and
lose us the State besides ?
The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-06-09
I'1sr S5T:a,s,se..ss % Grant.

Some time since. Cen Hancock
wrote 80 lieutenant General Sherman.
inuu:rin~ why hc WAS not promoted to
The position made vacant by the death
Of Gen Th .inas. which belonged to
him in the order of precedence. His
lester WAS shown t. President Grant.
who stated the Substance # the reply
Shortly afterwards, ticn Hancock re
ceivrd from TIE hert"nant general Il
court answer couch II in the following
Insulting terms
II an rcqpcSte1 bp he president 10
mjo,.n, yop thm here i's nothfng !" yoVr
personm rei,,f'oas to GcR. Grant. or IN
your o6ic,m ,riot,ionS 10 h;s odmnis'ro
hon. that carl" .j"St.H yo"r pron'ot'o"
NOR, ar iced .yo" to cspcct II dhercofter.
This is characteristic of the man
who ow occupies the presidential chair
He is possessed of a narrowcontrac.ed
al. that never reaches beyond Il Gift
enterprise. cr Il member Of his family
Nepotsm aud seltishnoss compose HIS
entire political principles; outside Of
that he belongs To- the radical congress.
General Hancock is brave and accom-
plishcd officer, and was justly entitled
the position, but we presume that he
had no corner lots or fast horses to put
in the family lottery. No other presi-
dent than Grant would have thus graft
fed his personal malignity at the cx-
perse Of official decorum Any other
president. even il he could have acted
on so ignoble a motive, would had the
decency to veil it under the specious
forms of official etiquette. An answe
might easily have been made to Gen
Hancock which, while it cxtinguished
his hopes, would not have stung his
pride or wounded his sensbilities. But
this Congressional President could net
restrain the opportunity of offering
personal affront tc a distinguished broth
er officer. and a gentleman Even if
Grant had determined to ignore the
Just claims Of this officer. why should
lac thus descend to personal insult not
only shutting the door against Gen.
Hancock, but slamming it rudely in his
face? 1t must have been innate mean
ness that prompted the act.-New AZ
bo,v Lclyer.
The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-06-09
4 Fellow Scn.,tOr's Opinion Of
%. h.

Senator Ferry. of Connecticut. re-
Gently, in the senate, dcnou lced the
spirit which would keep up the p litical
disabilities OF the south and in doing
this den unced Morton. who advocat, ID
the continued exclusion Of relies fr,.m
the ball t. lie proved that tho Re
publican party had pledged itself to "a
charitable course t..ward southern men
and yet violated the promise thus held
out. As to the part taken by the scna-
tor, from Indiana. he could Mt too
strongly condemn it. If he ever felt
like blushing for anybody, it was for
Morton. II :. for one would not accept
the senat r. opinions as law and gospel.
His declarations had shown him to be
unsound He had flavor about him
of the rottenness in Denmark H.
wanted airing. Ventilation oi' hyth
mind and heart was hi, Immediate need.
and if to this he could add little
inOt!esty III the assertion OF his views,
he would MT be altogether insutle able.
The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-06-09

The Democrats are ANXIOUS thai an
other than Gen Packard receive the
congressional nominate 1t this anX-
iety means anything it means that The
Democrats have no hopes OF success Il
Packard Is r.-noininated 1t would
make but little difference in that re-
pect VIII ever might receive tie u IN
nation-any Of the + Rspublicin c''ndi
dates could carry this district ag'inst
the Democrats G~wH Paint R'y'sf"f
Very much mistaken Nr. HeJ'Sfer
II We We're comm ssioaeJ t, select a
candid tie fpr the Repu ,lic.ns Picka.d
would be the man. The rcas ms Tor
this are good. If any thef man i
neminatcd-sny Cattle r. or Wolcott-
the entire party will pr b bly, support
him whereas the opponents # Pack
ard have so eifectually touched up his
sore places that no amount It party
drill can successfully whip in all the
opposing clements to his supp rt
Packard cannot get any portion OF the
Democratic vote. and rs it l. ccnced, d
by all that he csunot pol the strength
of hi- wn party. it will be seen that
tie charce that he is dead weiah ht
!. ma; vi Ii ut some foundati u Agar
We announce cur preference ior
l4.kar0.
The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-06-09
ICrr t,.e Accident.

The Lafayette Jomnoi relates the
IL win terrible accident, which oc
curr' d It he PIP mill in that city:
'.tn edncsday afternoon. "A young
nan ned John Conners, aged about
= yhtcen or nineteen years. was instant
" He'd a, the PIPER mill He was
eurl yed eboui lhe rag cutting machine,
which is OF the second floor, and is
driven by belt from the power shaft
Lslow. Attached just outside the
The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-06-09
Y'i,e Great Fraud.

The New York -Hctropofttaa. Record,
edited by John Mullaly, contains 4
spirited article on the Fifteenth
Amendment, from which we extract
the following:
The whole thing is fraud-cross.
open, and palpable-an outrage for
which the party responsible will have
to answer to the the masses-another
accomplished fact" that expectancy
men, and unprinciplcd politicians, and
trucking towards will counsel the peo-
pie to accept. We know the debasing,
demoralizing doctrine which is hidden
under the glazing phrase of accepting
the situation is in favor with many by
whom it is regarded as good policy.
Now we doubt the policy of strength
ening what We desire to overthrow. Of
endorsing what we are determined to
repudiate. accepting the situation"
is slavish doctrine for frcemen to act
on, or free press to advocate /; it is un-
worthy of men who hold in their own
hands the power of right or wrong.
The XVIII amendment will never
be accepted by the people it will newt
er become part or parcel of the Con-
st tuition Of the United States. If l.
could barely be carried with all the
military machinery at work in the
southern states and the fanaticism and
bitterness born Of the war still smonld-
ering in the north and west. what hope
would it have two years hence p? The
radical party are aware Of this, and,
therefore. they seek to faStcn the curse
Of negro equality OH the country now.
in hope that the people will become SO
accustomed to it that they will acquiesce
in it as Il ixc1 fact and let it 90 by de-
fault 1t behooves the Democratic party.
therefore. to bring this amendment be-
fore the supreme court at the first Op-
portuuity. and have It swept away
alang with the test oaths and military
dccrecs and reconstruction rubbish of
the last six years. The Democracy is
the only party that can save the coun-
try from the DEGRADATION Of negro
equality. On this question it can array
the working masses in solid phalanx.
but it mast not begin by accepting the
situation and courtine the negro vote.
That would be practical admission
that the NNth amendment Was legally
carried. and would be worse than crime
lit Wnuii be 4 nIiStake
The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-06-09
A DensC,r:ai.zess Party.

The crushisg blow dealt radicalism
in New York on the 18th ult, is keenly
felt by toe leaders of that party in
every quarter. In speaking of the re-
suit the New York San says:
The republican party in this city and
state are conipletel ) demoralizad and if
it cannot be radically reorganlzea, IL
might as well he disbanded It's pres
ent frlorn condition is due IN great
part to the utter failure Of the national
administration to redeem the pledges
wherewith it obtained power, and in
part TO the incapaciiy and corruption Of
its local leaders.
From the very start General Grants
administration was a heavy load upon
the party in New York, and the burden
mas been growing more lntolerable with
every month that has elapsed since he
took the cath II office. He has shown
IN utter lack of craftsmanship in deal
ing with the great questions which
have come before him while his want
of all tact in the choice Of his conf
dents. and in the state Of New York,
proves that he is the leve! of politician
even Of o.d.uary Importance.
The Ney York Sondard. in an
nouncing the defeat, remarks
The republican leaders have squan-
dered away their power in New York
state This IS the meaning Of the re-
cent election. and the party might as
well look it squarely in the face.
in commenting on the cause Of tne
defeat. and the means Of saving the
party from further disasters, the Stand
ard says:
There is but one way to d. ii. The
men WHO led the party into disaster
must be removed from command. The
party need, leader # it is willing
to fight like flock Of sheep, it must
expect even more disastrous results
The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-06-09

The New York UonH of the Goth.
saws : As the returns of the election
are received from the mere remote
counties. the Democratic majority stead
ily increases, and it now looks as
through it would reach the very salts
factory figure Of l0000 Districts that
have heretofore pnlled heavy radical
malorities have come over to the Demo
cratic side. For example, Jefferson
county. which has for seventeen years
been one of the strongholis Of the op-
position has this time given a Demo
cratic majority Of nearly 400 If the
process of conversion continues with
the same rapidity with which it has
commenced. we may next year expect
the raftsmen of st. Lawrence county
who have heretofore been the frmest
supporters Of the radical ticket, and
the most persistent subscribers to radi-
cal newspapers radical strawberry plants.
and radically reliable histories Of the
ebcllion-yoting the straight Demo
cratic ticket, and turning a deaf ear to
the most imprisoned ia ical appeals to
men and brethren.
The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-06-09
Democratic G01nGy COn|en-
SsA.

The Democrats OF Marshall county are
notified thattheir central committee haze
ordered that delegate convention be
hell at Plymouth. on Saturday, June
18th. 1870. for the p,irnose Of nomina-
TING eani dates for the cfhees TO be
fillel at the next general election.
The number of delegate votes t"
which each township in said untywii
De entitled in said convention Is b's@d
IN N the vote cnst for g,vernor;n 1868.
AMI is rs follows:
The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-06-09

The Democrats of the several town.
ships are requested % hold eonver-
tons and appoint Aelerates T. the coun-
~ convention on S+trrd Y. June 11th.
unless for local reasons some other day
would be more convenient.
III Co9BIS. Chairman.
d. GCDcNAIn, Secretary