Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-01-04
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The Democrats will assemble on The Stb O
Janupry, at Columbus, under peculiar and ex.
tfaordinaTy auspices. They sustained adefeat
In the last canvass more signal and complete
than ever happened before TO our party in any
Estate OF this Union. Beaten in every Con-
greSslonal distinct by a union 0 1.-THE opposing
factions, carrying but eleven outof eighty sew
en- counties, and overwhelmed by a popular
ma jority of 5000 throughout the State, theiI
chances OF success, TO a superficial observer,
would look, apparently, Desperate. But no
intelligent judgement Of The future cen be
formed from the extraordinary results Of the
last canvass. A single year ago the odds APP
peared 20 be almost as grea! against the triumph
OF The piebald opposition. The Democratic
Governor had been chosen by 81 900 majority
over It's principal competitor, three fourthS OF
the Legislature were Democrats, and the
same party had succeeded in four,ffths of The
counties, and beaten all the opposing factions
combined upon the Offices of Lieutenant Gov.
egnor and School Commissioner, by a majority
which exceeded 20,000.
According 10 all appeart noes the ascenden-
ey OF the Democracy was TO be made perma-
nent in Ohio, and he who should, on the 8th
of January, 1854, have v%entured to predict an
overwhelming rout in The fall Of that year,
would have been considered perfectly insane.
The opposition seemed TO be perfectly annihi-
lated and "cruShed out' in Ohio. All vigor,
animation and life had departed from its or
ganization, aud many obituary notices had
been written p2on il. Our political friends,
exulting and triumphant-proud Of their sixty
thousand maiority--of their complete anloyer.
whelming astendency in The State and Ma
tional GOvernments-ol the triumph of those
principles for VIII ich they lave been so long
conteniing-commemorated, as usual, the Sth
Of January by q spirited and enthusiastic as
semblage at Columbus. No cloud in tie no
litical horizon as large as a man's hsnd gave
any indication OF the tornado, which was an.
preaching, and we basked apparently in the
sunshine of prosperity. We well r~ecollect
writing an article in The Enquirer, about a
year ago, conRratulating our friends upon their
Tremendous triumph, and upon The bright pros
poets ahead. How our hopes in this respect
were nipped IN the bud by the chill frosts OF
autum, II is unnecesSaTy 10 state.
From the apparently | feless corpse OF
Whigeery in the winter Of 1854 Proceeded the
shouts OF victory in October of that seer. A
lew months made a wonderful and almost in
credible change III the political aspect OF
things. We revert to emniniscence, to show
how utterly unreliable is it to form calculations
OF the future based upon present large majorl-
ties. The Seventy-f five Thousand p~redomin.
anee of the opposition in 1854 is more likely
10 disappear IN 1855 than was our sixty. ore
thousand majority Of 1858 10 be reversed the
next year. Last fall, against difficulties such
as no party was ever called upon TO encoun-
ter-against all the elements OF opposition
COMMUNICATIVE noble and gallant Democracy
oil OHIO polled one hundred and Ten thousand
votes. That is the formable backbone of our
political strength, which cannot be broken
The men who stood true last fall were men Of
principle, Upon whom we can coun: with en-
tire certainty in all future conflicts. 1t is
reserve around vhich we caa rally, and once
more bear our flag on 10 victory. The weak,
The llmld, the unprincipled and mercenory
nave lett ourranks; those who remain are true
as steel aud firm as adamant. 1t is in the dark
hours OF adversely that a party krows who is
attached 10 1t iroIn principle and honest con-
vlction. 1t is then troubled with no camp fol-
lowefs-no political IleSsiaHs' who fight only
lor the spoIlS of victory, and whose ca. opera-
ton IS more injurious than their opposition
we have reason TO believe that the conyen.
Ton at Columbus on the 9Th will be composed
OF Inc true and tried men of the p~artT-yete-|
rams IN lis ranks, who have no other object
IN view than the re establishment OF its nu-
merlcai aScendeDcy in the State, and whose
whole action will be devoted 10 that end. III
II acts with wisdom and discretion in regard TO
me nominations aud general party policy, We
snail WIN a glorious victory in October next.
for one, we are opposed to the Convention
selecting the ticket on the Sth, and hone that
no such injudicious move will be made. We
are aware that such has heretofore been the
"custom," but il is one that should be "more
nonored IN the breach than the. observance"
A good general never forms his line OF battle
until he has,some idea of what.will be the dis
position OF The enemy, and then adopts his
wh somewhat 10 that circumstance. Ten
months is altogether too long a period for can
dida'es 10 be in the field. While no possible
advantage can be derived from it, il may re-
suit IN much mischief and injury.
Many important political events may occur
between now and next October, and it is best
10 be IN o position where We can take advan-
lage OF them in nominations. Nothing can be
loSt by waiting TO see the deyelopements of
Inc future, but much may be gained. In most
OF The States our democratic friends only bring
their tickets into the field about six weeks OF
twom months before the election, and then find
themselves quite in season. There can be just
as much party organization and work do e with.
out nominations as with; the placing of candi-
dates in the field does nothing in that behalf.
Political enthusiasm soon cools, and it is much
more likely TO exist, for a ticket brought into
lhe field just before election than one which
has been nominated ten months. We believe
100, that We can get q fuller and clearer ex.
preston OF the Democratic masses in regard 10
The men who should compose our next State
putting of The choice until next
august or September than now, as the indica-
tons are, that our primary meetings will be
very thinly ATTENDED. 1t seems TO us that the
lorce OF these considerations cannot but strike
The minds Of the delegates who go to Colum.
bus on the 9Th, and that good policy dictates
that our nominations should be postponed TO a
later season.-Cin. Eng.
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