Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-09-06
IN A BAD FIX.

their aid and glorify either. The mass of The
Know Nothings won't stand 10 the "bargair
and sale"-the Free Sellers are afraid 10 in
%stitute proceedings on the fraudulent cortrac
to recover their property, and although The
Know Nothings have all been taken latel,
with A. TrimJle, tl.ey yet S, lurge and protes
tremendously at the idea of being swallowed
alive by a black snake. The Free Soil part,
dare not open its mouth to swallow them; be.
sides it is afraid 10 swallow them if il could
it does not like the idea of taking into its sto,
mach secret dose or dose OF secrets OF which i:
lknoirs nothing; it might be sanative, it might
he poisonous. There is death in the pot any
way they can fix it up. But seriously, why
do not the Know Nothings nominate their
county ticket2 Are they afraid Of the Free
lSoilers Why did the secret c~onclave that
met here a week or so ago, fzSle out2 All
the Councils in the county, we believe, were
represented on that occasion in some shape or
other, except those Of West Alexandria
which have busted up. The truth OF the whole
matter We suppose, is about this. the circum-
stances under which they are placed at pre-
sent, are just such as they do not desire
they have gotten their affairs in a bad fir, and
they see as yet, no way possible by which they
can honorably get out of it. They will not
unite themselves with The crowd of supersti-
tious and f%anatical brawlers, who compose the
noaSe of Tho Eraa Cnil partv Nov nc thar
course has shown, will they consent 10 be sold
out and transferred, soul and body, to q party
that stands upon q single idea, and is contin-
ually trading and dickering, for political sue
cess, sometimes selling ITSELF and at others
purchasing anything that comes within its
rc~ach-holding itself out TO the world as the
friend Of the slave, whilst its tenets prove it
to be the only party in America that desires 10
cloihe Congress with Constitutional power Of
establishing slavery. To such a motley crew
as this the Know Nothings, or al least the mass
of them, cnnnoi and will not unite. Such be-
ing the state Of affairs, they know very well
that any nomination made by them, must AMI
will be beaten. Again.-Why do not the
Free Soil faction nominate q ticket for the ap-
preaching campaign? Every man in the coun-
ty e suppose, who pretends to know any thing
OF politics, can readily answer this question.
They are afraid to do so. In that dirty filthy
Of fusion, on the 7th OF July at this
place, when they got beat at their own game,
they did not succeed in purchasing that num-
Der of Know NothingS that is necessary TO in
SUE them success; and now with their feeble
strength, they fear 10 make their nominations
They are still keeping up the conference-
still holding out Offers by which they expect
to buy up the Know Nothing vote. The time
is fast approaching however, when these ne
gotiations must be brought 10 close, and il
the Free Sellers don't succeed in buying up
The Know Nothings, they will no doub! try 10
get The Know Nothings 10 purchase them, and
in this respect they have the decided advantage
If The Know Nothings, as they have but one
TO sell, and as q matter OF course, they
affori TO sell for a small price. Butby this
continual "truck ling and "caucussing,"
hey are only rendering themselves more obnox-
Gus and de~spised-the people Of Preble coun
y are beginning 10 open their eyes to their base
IMPOSES, and it matters not Of which OF the
wo isms the ticket Is manu- factured-it
matters not if the clark lantern" j~ugglarS do
ray their Judas Iscariots in the front ranks,
IS an inducement 10 democrats 10 enlist under
heir ~piratical iag-it is doomed 10 defeat.
honest portion Of the old Wing party de-
pise the bargaining and s%elling'' of these
'ar;ies, both of which are stencil in the nos. 9
rils OF every true American and will moi J
end their aid in the success OF either --they !
espise joining hands with such factions 10 I
reak up their party, and build upon its ru ms c
n Abolition disunion or a spurious American
arty. The sooner they make the nominations '
he better, for the gaps that have been created C
y the withdrawal OF disguised members, can i
be filled up. Trot out your nags, Abo- r
tionistS and Know Nothings-don't be back Il
'Grj, don't be afraid OF one another, and we
nil then accommodate the people of this S
ounty with q ticket that will knock the sand
ON under all the nominations you desire to h
lake, if they are twenty in number. z
RS-The career of the Know-N othings, it is +,
OF difficult 10 ~foresee, is destined 10 be as n
nc II 10 ,on,;o;one uay;no mt tho