Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-01-04

New Years Day,
We made a flying visit 10 the handsome city
Of Cambridge. Indiana, by way Of business and
recreation, and to see whether it was as pleas
ant to pay fare; as travel on the free list, but
we must confess, Editors pay full compensa-
ton for every courtesy extended 10 them by
Rail Road or other corporations. We founl it
fully as agreeable TO draw out from its secret
hiding place a promise to pay, issued by some
institution, and 'f.fOrk Oper" as 10 hand "a
pass 10 the conductor, and we felt much more
independant and like a Tree man. But. whilst
we cheerful!y acquiesce in the rules laid down
and hope 10 see Them rigidly enforced, we
must confess that, there are no men in this
community who performed more, or as much
labor for the Eaton & Hamilton Railroad free
and without charge or compensation, as did
the Editors of the Register" and Demo
Graf" We published column after column of
articles original and contributed, in favor of
the road, before its letting, during its con-
struction, and even since it has been running,
reports of directors, Treasurer, &c. have been
published without charge, all OF which costus
something. Our case is similar 10 that of
every other editor, and we are glad that the
"dedd head'' system has passed away, Tor with
its humiliation Printers will have pay for much
done heretofore on tie ''dead head" plan, and
instead Of setting editors back, the system will
prove 10 them beneficial. We have no regrets
to offer-we rather congratulate the rail road
companies upon the step, and assure them, if
they can live without the Press, the Press can
live without them. But, we did not start out
to write q dissertation on the death of the
''dead head" system, but will say, there are
Conductors to whom it is almost a pleasure
10 pay fate, they ore so gentlemanly, affable
and accommodating and among that number is
our own GARDINER and WAsHBuRN, and on the
Indian Central Road a Conductor by the
name of BLACK, who is a gentleman, and fills
admirably the post he occupies. We arrived
at Cambridge and seen ''the sights and heard
the sounds" mel some cd friends, among
whom were MessrS. MARSH and BuRsoN, Pres
ident and cashier Of the Cambridge City Eank,
formerly residents of Eaton, and our old friend
C~oNKLIN, dealefi in Iron, &c. &c. Among the
new acquaintance formed, we will only mem
ton one, LAFE DEvELIN, Esq Editor of the
Mems" He is a whole team and a fifth horse
to spare, and we hope he ''may live o thousand
years and his shadow never grow less" Cam
bridge is a pretty place. and seems 10 be some
IN a business point Of View. We hope its
citizens may all "haye a long life and a money
making time" The "News" we believe has
or is about to change hands, but we hope not
politics, for we believe that Cambridge is one
OF the best points in Indiana for o Democratic
paper. MeSsrs. RYDER & WHEELAN, will be
the publishers in the future, and so long as
they sail under the glorious banner of Demo
cratic Republicanism, we hope fair breezes
may watt them 10 prosperity-but If ever they
strike their colors, may God forsake them
Our friend LAFE, is the only Lawyer in the
place, and in the way Of a Collector he is some.
He had a note on a fellow the other day for
collection, and by some Sight of hand, learn
ed that, his customer was about 10 make an
Assignment to deGraud his client. So LArE
goes and gels out an Attachment and seizes
all the property comeatable in that way, and
puts out for Centreville, the County Seat, and
obtains the necessary documents 10 straighten
up matters 10 his satisfaction, ami then goes
back, but on his way 10 Centreville he sent
of all the Notaries Public on some business,
so that, on article Of Assignment could not be
legally made before his return, and although
the debtor had a lawyer in a back room ma.
king out the assignment papers, yet by this
scheme they were not l~egalizej until it was
too late'to save the property, and LAFE secured
the claim and will make the money. That's
pretty sharp practice, We shou ID say. One Of
these nice days we intend to 60 up thar again
and 60 the rounds.