Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-19

erased; the names of Chicamauga and
Elmira still sufuse the eyes with tears
aud the heart scith terrible thoughts of ven-
geanee."
Congressman Beck, of Kentucky, in
a speech declared that 0hen 1t ,oas neces-
sary to secure such legislation as the Demo
crocy deemed wise, they would demand of
and compel Mr.. Greeley to yield acqtlies-
ceace.
Mr.. Greeley himself, in his conspiracy
for the Cincinnati nomination, agreed
to favor the poisoning of rebel soldiers,
and the indianapolis Netcs, whose editor
is member of the Greeley Central
Committee for the State of Indiana,
denounces as a shameful doctrine the
sentiment that the rebel soldiers shall
never occupy the same position before
the ld10 that Union soldiers occupy" i. e.,
paid pensions and given land warrants
Gen. Hodge, in a speech at Lexing-
ton, KY, declared that he had "seen
thousands throw their lives away upon
the battlefield in defense of the prin-
ciples of the Democratic party" and
ex-Gov. Randolph, of New Jersey, and
ex-senator Hendricks, of Indiana, de-
clare that they accept Mr.. Greeley be-
cause they can trust him better than a
Democrat for "a Democratic Admins
tration." Gen. Hodge also declares that
Mr.. Greeley's letter of acceptance
means the restoration of John C.
Breckenridge and other chivalrous sons
of the South to their former positions
of power and influence" He also says
that Mr.. Greeley's. election will be "a
victory for that which they 1.-THE South
ern soldiers) fought )" and that, in the
event of the success of Greeley, "my
comrades Of tie lost cause haze not died IN
vdin n
Col. Breckenridge, in speech at Lex
ington, KY, said: 81 don't care
picayune for Horace Greeley or what he
has said. He represents the da,0n Of neao
era to as, an era that a0iU restore US to
power."
Capt. Raphael Semmes, commander
of the pirate cruiser, whose depreda-
lions involved US in the bitter contro-
versy with England, just peaceably
closing at Geneva under the admins
tration of Gen. Grant, declared ia a
letter to the Mobile Register that it is
Mr.. Greeley who has come to the
Captain of the Alabama, and not the
Captain of the Alabama that has gone
to Greeley"
Lyman Trumbull, United States Sen
ator from Illinois. rebukes the loyal
spirit of the North, and tells it in his
speech at Dixon not to 60 bowling
around about Andersonvills." The
Chicago Tribune sneers at the soldiers of
the late war who were not killed in
battle or starved in prison pens, as "su-
perhuous veterans" it insults the vic.
tins of Andersonville and Belle Isle by
telling them not to continue showing
their old sores ~ see Tribune, August
2 it declares universal suffrage "a
serious menace to Republican institu
tions;" see Tribune, August IA it de
nounces General Grant, under whose
leadership the Union cause gained vic
tory over the rebellion, as IAN arrant
dead beat" See Tribune of August %.
The New York Express, Greeley paper
says the question now is whether the
negro was really born to be slave o.
not" Mr.. Greeley is on record in favol
of secession in favor of paying S40),
100000 for the liberated slaves; in favor
of paying pensions to rebel soldiers
and in favor of revering the memorie!
of Lee and Stonewall jackson equally
with that of Grant and Sherman. II,
is on record as saying that the Ku-Klu7
spirit is still alive in the South, "reod,
to bs revived to 1norrow." In his PORTLAND
speech he declared that, through this
self-same XII lux spirit, when he wa
elected President, the carpet baggers'
of the South would be compelled t
fold up their tents ahd silently stea
away.
These are but samples of much NOR
: of the same sort that might be repro
duced, were it nece ssary. 1t is our de
sign simply to show the purposes AM
mating Mr.. Greeley's supporters, an,
to apply the Springfield Republicans tex
, to them: "Can They be Trusted
This clamor for the assumption of rebe
! losses, for the payment of pensions t
rebel soldiers, of new attempt at seceE
sion, of a victory for the "Lost Cause,
is not a " Radical electioneering ticket
these extracts are from the opinion
of the leaders of Mr. Greeley's supp Dr.
> from the class which the Republican
= attempt to prove have been converte
. into loyal and true Union men!
y they have not, but if they are still tail
ted with treason and rebellion, if the
: still treasure up right design to fore
f a victory of the principles of the Coz
fedcracy through Mr. Greeley's electio,
q the Springfield Republican says NJ
Greeley will be, and ought to be, d
, feated. We leave the case there. Sea
= they be trusted?"
THE NOVEMBER ELECTION,