Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-08-16
CONSISTENCY

~ q person un~acquolnted with The "ante-
ce6ents" of The "Eaton Register" and its
pTe-bald Abolition editor, they would be sup.
posed parsgons of virtue, morality, honesty
and consistency, but lei us take a birds eye
view Of The course pursued by Friday, the
editor, and his masters, the Projectors of that
mongrel concern, which, within the last few
yeats has boxed all points OF The political com
pass. During the progress of the Mexican
war, the Eaton Register, like its prototypes in
the days Of the Revolution, rendered aid and
lcomfort TO the enemies Of its country, and
wept over tho victories achieved by our arms,
yet in a few months after supported for office
one Of the leading spirits engaged in that war!
Afterwards supported Gen. ScorT, another of
the renowned heroes of that campaign which
was denounced by whig orators. That is con.
Sistency! The administration Of Mr.. FILL
MORE was characterized by the most stupen-
dous frauds upon the Treasury Of the United
States, and yet, the Register and the "oh
granny who presides over its columns, had
no word Of censure for The course of the ira.
sury hieues! That was honesty They
loved The "sweet German accent' and the rich
"Irish brogue,' during the campaign OF 1852,
but The election over, and now in its estima-
lion Paddy is a "splay- footed Irish bog-trotter
and Hans a id lop-eared dutchman." That
is consistency! In 1853, the Register stigma
tized CHASE as a "MOUSING SMALL-BEER
PATRIOT" rand denounced the Free Sellers as
shameless Traders for Spells /" Now it is
mo wing heaven and earth, and having its col.
umns filled week after week with the distort-
ed lucu5rations Of its ~fanatical Abolition edi.
tor, lauding TO the skies with praise, for the
purpose OF quilting the old line Wings into the
support Of the very man, who but two years
ago, it denounced as a 'Mousing Small beer
patriot {" And that too is beautiful consis-
tehcy! And these are but q few instances
and the mere shadow OF the inconsistency of
the Register and those who have controlled lis
for The last few years. They will
suffice Tor the preSent-but If its Abolition,
fusion EDITOR thinks such o course, such base
hypocrisy, will deceive any but himself he is
sadly mistaken. The honest thinking voters
OIL PEBBLE county have too much good sense 10
have the ~ooI pulled over their eyes, and be l
5uiled into the support Of such disunion, fa-
natical spirits as Chase & Co., Just because o
paper, that has turned more political somersets 4
han a travelling catamoun. would in a half d
century, and It's abolition editorsay they must. S
Us course is too well known, and the political u
OF its present editor 100 Infamous, I
or The true followers of the Sage of Ashland, v
o allow such a faction to barter off their rights o
nd privileges, 10 subs erve the interests of e
aspiring fanatical demagogues, whose Oh.
ectS have always been questionable, and the
eSult Of whose triumph won Id be destructive Z
0 The true interests Of the country. TIE yo- >
ets o!Preble county nor the people of Ohio, L
wi moi trust their interests in the hands of a o
Wild and f~ahaiical party, who are only ~increas- D
the evil they affect 10 remedy, and who if p
Sked specifically what they would do, would u
nswer' LIST, repeal the Nebraska bill; Cd, re. Il
cal the fugitive slave law; Sd, abolish sla- st
cry In the District OF Columbia; 4th, abolish III
he inter-slave State trade; next they would al
eclare that slavery should not spread 10 one ~
lch ofterritory OF the Union-then they would nj
Judges who believe in higher law and IN
D anti-Slavery Constitution, an anti.slayery ar
lble' and an anti-slavery God No! Men "a
18th such principles will never receive the IN
'pport of The Freemen of Ohio. They know pc
e question Of slavery is an important one, Al
1t they vii! not trust it 10 be handled by WI
'r'lsans for partisan effect. They know it a"
ould be approached with The most patriotic de
cling be discussed temporarily and honest In
; and decided irrespective of party bearings. 20
hey know loo the representatives. of the peo- Sc
e are The true legislative power of this coun- IN
b and they will submit 10 their decision in it
cases where it is not clearly unccnstitu- INF
NAL; and knowing these things, the people to
Preble county will 60 to The polls id Octo- Oh
T. and deposit their b~allots against this no
smdA-beer p~atriot"-against these ga
traders for spoils," and against the ,
consistent, base hypocritical and black nj. sue
ical course the Register and its man Fridqv Tel
now pursuing. cy
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