Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-12-04
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The AlBsny Argus and Asas, from which
I'VE copica.a sensible and iudicious priieie'
enmestly Arging aPoift The Dsmcapcy the dply
OF supporting their press more libetaliy re
turns to Inc subject again IL some remarks,
which we copy below for ihe benefit Of The
Democratic public. II says:
"Ths Democratic party has suffered great
loss, .superinduced BY false issues, mistaie' :
meMS md aibels, put forth by such unscTupp-
lous prints asthe Tribune, Herald, Times aud
Epening. Journal, against the policy OF the
Democratic party and governmental Affairs IN
Kansas. AT an early period in the canvass,
many honest Democlais were indacrdfso sub
scribe for som one Of these pspets, influen.
ced by 0 active, willy Republican ~ueighbor.
sin this manner large clubs were formed in
almos, every town and b5mlei; aud, as but
few of the rural portion Of our commuDily
take more than one paper, this stTatsscm
placed iliths hands oil many these corrupt en-.
gines OF political power spreading wide cast
their false and banefGl influence and thus by
degrees impe,eeptibiy alluied many honest
Democrats into the votlexsof Black Republic.
,canism, where they had been SO ehgulphed in
The Streams OF purple gore ihat in fiction
flowed so profUsefy Pom Kansas Through the
columns OF these papels, that they couldshot
be rescued from lh6ir dangers, until they took
The dreadful leap down The ftigltful cataract
that has entirely Observation-Disclosures SIN. by
insuriDg ii an inglorious defeat. Although tie
doctrine Of sectional ism has been justly re-
buked, its authors still live, and viii be found
'springiag up anew, or in some otber form,
which shows the Importance Of an epfiy and
lhoroush Reorganization that wiiftenl 10 cifcu
ate papers emanatine from q Democratic press.
"Fhe opposition papers already spread over
the county will engage in a~ssuiling the ad.
miniStrption OF James Buchanan. 0fthis fact
we Judge The future by The past. To success
lullyfmeel such a state OF things, how inpOr
tanl that the antidote should Immediately fol
low the bane. In no other way can il he
done than by that Of circulSing sound Demo
critic Journals; spreading before the people
The ;r6e doctrines Ollie Constitution; expos
ing Republican falsehoods. aud enllghtnlng
The public mind on all the great issues that
arise under our form Of government.
''I'he principles Of the Democraiic party
lose nothing when exhibited in the light Of
truth, ns shown by the result in The. late can,
vass; in every locality where Tie circulation
of the Democratic press was coeX,ensive with
these heralds of Misrepresentation, The Dem
ocr tic patty is greatly in tie ascendant.
'fSimilar results would have been shown in
tie rural districts of this Slate, as in she cities,
had The facilities for the dissemination Of truth
been equal with that OF the spread Of error
and falSehood, Jesignedly shed n6road bythese
coworkers Of iniq1ity, by whirh the, succeed.
ed, 10 great extent, in poisoning the public
mind. 1hero is scarcely an bbteryet but what
witnessed lie influence exerted over The
mind of those who have subscribed for, and
been constant readers OF this class Of papers,
that have been continually giving sucii loud
for freedom; this false cry Scented 10
so corrupt tier miifds as TO render them en-
tireIy impervious 10 reason, while those WHO
had not become contaminated with these false.
hoods were open 10 conviction, and when
truth aud error were presented heteeF+mej
to be no difficulty in coming 10 proper conc!u-
SONS relative 10 then duty.
The election being over and the ons''iuu
settled, the peBI9eraaicRariy isctiLe nation hos
an auspicious fuinse Gefofe il. The Dema
cq1tic press, which, in the past, hns ptaSet
lgAf DoweIfnl, w'iaf and eficisn,. will, IN the
grea ~ .aiI~f D~apuclahc Councils,
and in tie dissemination Of Dsh6ffh uce Itin.
cipiesi anl al The same time stehg.aei The
in carrying out HE doctrines
aud reducing 10 practice the theory Of self
government 10 tht Terfilciies. That The mis-
representation OF this principle and OF The
Democfallc party may Gn3 a corresponding
Icfutation everywhere IL is important ihulii
circulation Of lie Democratic press shnu III be
more GENERALLY distributed over every portion
OF our common county. May Democrats
spsed the important ,cork."