Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-08-09
"THE pocuMENTsn-taAIN

The amiable and dignifed editor of Ia
Register, after his loud call upon us for th
documents" in proof OF our assertions in re
gard 10 the fusion resolution, has, as is hi
custom when The arguments and autkoritie
are presented 10 him upon any subject, shrunl
from The issue rendered, thereby refusing t
GO before The people in a fair and open discus
sion Of the only hobby upon which his politi
cal existence at present depends. Such COW
aEdice is indeed truly characteristic OF o nor
Ihern dictator and fusion editor. Instead 0
mantully joining in the issue rendered, he con
tents himself with making quaint and aippan
illusions that We do not write our own edito
riaIs-thal outsiders are doing the work 70
US, &c. Well, this is an act of q more con
tempti5le nature than we had supposed evel
q fusion editor would do; and while upon thi
tranch of Tie subject, we will now say, ono
for all, that when the editor of the Regisle
inSinuaies that we do not write our own edi
~torialS, he is publishing himself TO the world
base and wilful liar. You cannot excuSe your
self Davy, from answering the argument, b!
casting between you and the fire, q cUgTup
politician, in the form OF Observer, who il
forever pandering TO what his overweight ant
heated Imagination conceives to be populaI
opinion, croaking most earnestly and sympa,
thetically TO the people, "My God I'm or
either side OF The question that will produce
me an %ofice.' We know "Observer,'' we
know his past political history /; We know hi,
motives, his wishes, and his present ,rantS,
and whenever he appears in the field in the
proper place, rugged out in his new harness,
we have the material on hand, that will soon
compel him 10 adopt your course, drop his Ia !
and run Into his hole. For such pandeTing
demagogues as "Obseryer,'' we have no feel
ing nor sympathy, ard whenever it becomes
necessary we are fully prepared to show not
only The fal!acy OF his arguments in regard 10
the constitutiynality of slavery, but that in re-
ality he has no political principles at all, save
and except as the tide of popular sentiment
"ObServer'' now stands, he is EN-.
pbatically abandoned by one party and ridi.
by the other. We are indeed sorry,
TO see you thus retreat from tie arsu.
nent, by attempting 10 cast this i'll fated man
you and punishment. The real fact
in the case however, we suppose to be about
his. In the argument OF this question q mere
routine Of S%loDging detectives, the weapons
With which you usually war, would not an.
iwer the purpose, and whenever they have 10
,e discarded and reason and argument ~insti,u-
ed in their stead, in the canvass of o ubject,
ou are not in. Again, we would respectfully
the reader 10 one or I've positions assum-
d by Observer, in order to show his eternal
ullibillty, aswell as the truth and consistency
( The Arguments, that the editor Of the Reg
Ster vociierously claims "have used us up."
In The first place, after a half column OF
relace, veTbage mist and repetition, he en-.
eavorS 10 fix upon the mind of the reader, the
act that Congress have the Constitutional
light to l~egislnte upon the subject OF slavery
II the territories, because the right was od-
in the Ordinance Of 1857, but is very
areful 10 keep from the reader the fact that
he Ordinance was passed by the Continental
some two months before the adop-
on Of the Constitution, and when this latter
let is developed, his whole argument is Jun
I'm. Again, after exh0usting his whole fund
logic and play upon words, he puts forth as
s most conclusive argument, (he So claims
the dictum Of Tom Benton and tie Cabi-
It in the year 1920, saying that they did not
the right Of Congress to l~egisla.e upon this
Ibject; and it not being denied by these men,
e consequence follows as a matter of course,
at G ngresS has this Constitutional right. ,
Nv, we are really astonished 10 see men like
6ssruer, who profess 10 be governed ''by the
5ht of reason," ATTEMPT TO prove a conStitu-
,nal question BY The mere diclums Of out
ler. 1t is a wonder lie did not intfoduce :,
S " dictums as proof. This is the char. "
Ter Of the proof made use Of by Observer, =,
ID these are The arguments pushed in oS a ,
ply by the edit 7 Of the Register. The fact -
ut such gross equivocotion, deception and "
libility are reso:ted 10 by the editor of fu. D."
and his dear ally, "OBSeruer," is !,
'of conclusive, 10 every honest man, that =,
whole idea Of fusion is nothing more nor "
IS than a grasp for distinction and power. .
II the honest and confdlng men of this
lnty be longer deceived by The mere chime.
OF such fellows as The editor Of the Regis ~
and "Observer p We trust Motive -.
W not. And in conclusion we will sav, ~
are yet willing TO canvass ills subject with -.
editor Of the Register, whenever he may -
proper SO 10 90, and We then expect him, -
not his man Of straws, who now stands, -.
he estimation Of all parties, the observer I'll
all observers, 10 meet us. wv
the Republican nominations were nm
lie, Locotoco editors have little prospect Of
titabIe empl0! ment in the field of politics, "i
therefore as a remunerating alternative, su
editor Of The Democrat has redoubled bis