Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-10-02

last. II pays a merited tribute 10 Nh. VAL
-IAspIsHAn. The miserable conrse Of ihe'op
position is producing a reaction in this gentle
mans favor which will tell crushingly at the
election;
From the Hamilton Telegraph. I
@. L. vallsndighsm.
1--WE are proud Of The course OF this dis
tinguished champion Of Democfstic princi-
pies. Though The campaign. wherever be
goes, there is certain and glorious victory. He
is laboring zsslously and honestly. The con;
test is not so much, shall Lewis Davis Camp.
bell OF g. L. Vallsndigham represent the Ord
Congressional District of Ohio, in the next
Congress, as that nobler issue OF principle
Shall this fair portion OF Ohio raise her voice,
and exert her influence, TO Tebuke disunion,
auell lawlessness, aud wipe oway that fell
cause Of oil our woes, uncaicuiatlng, I'M
grateful, hydra.headed aud monster hearted
al olitionism : And yet, when the patriot OF
citizen, disregarding the dross, weighs The
comparative merits Of these two competitors
for the snflrages Of honest aud consistent men,
il seems 10 us, that with one voice, the palm
lof superiority must be awarded 70 Mr.. Vailan-
digham.
Once defeated by Q miserable faction, in
The very hear; OF the Democracy-a faction
whose disloysily and private atreachery is de.
yeloped by The fact, that they ere now found
battling, or ralhsr intriguing, against The PAT
~ thai nonrished them and was deceived inc
Regarding ihfm as faithfui; and once volunta.
mis- sacrificed when the wild waters Of Ka0w-
Nothmgism rolled over our lovely State, The
lDemoctslic party surely, owe n 10 their fan
fame 10 sindicale their principles 10 the per
Sun OF their steadfast STANDARD bearer. Be-
side, Mr.. vallandlgham is every way more
lcompetent than bis competitor, to discharge
The duties incumbent on q Represeniaiiye o.
tihis District. In legal sttainmenis. he is fal
lMr. Campbell's superior, in political lnforms'
ton, nnequaled by any man Of his years Ia
The State OF Ohio : his energy is proverbial,
snJ, in political honesty and consistency
IMr. Campbell would SINK, 10 institute Q com
%parison.
de has, too, what is essential the real
genu iue back. bons-none oil that independent
spi,il that is afraid when alone in The DARK
and that busters WHEN surrounded by friends
but that moral courage which means when
acts. You cau't brop beat Nj. Vslianrighan
from a position which he knows is right. In
stances Of the manifestation Of this are hume
,ous in the life OF oGr champion, and he seem
'I,o have embodied in his soul, what is SO beau
,ifully expressed in the following peiinon I:
"Thy shirt, Independence let me share
Lord Of the l:ou heart and eagle eye:
Thy footsteps follow. with my bosom bare
All needless Of the storm that bowls along
\, the sky.
Mr.. vnllandigham need not court such
sp:rit. He has il already. One might as wei
nv 10 move The Rock Of Gibfalttr, as 10 sbek'
J him from his purpose |; and yei he u liberal.
] His labors in Ibis Stale, from the very open
ing Of the campaign 10 this hour, are aston
is6ine-we cali 10 mind The march oi Gov
Wise OF Virginia, when every county, an
every pori ion Of every county in the "Ol
Dominion bore noble testimony 10 the vic
{ tories of that eloquent and influencing love
tlof hi, county. Tie tide Of Know MOI hing
isG was rolled back from the land thai suckle'
|: Presidents, and an example furnish ed, worth,
for imitation by sister States, who took hop
ana saved history from b~.usling for The plagu
= spot. Mr.. VaIlandigham's iabors extend no
I over so broad A Territory but over one equal
/, lovely and equal boportd. lie comba's
9 nrnciple even deadlier and moe damnin
: Than The proscriptiye ienels Of Know Nolb
I inp,sm. Trusting TO the conservatism OF ID
masses and above all, relying on that PIoyi
Z dence who fought our battles for US IN ID
dark houts Of The Republic, we hope for o
! over. wbelming victoIy-a yictJry that shsl
forever remove the possibility Of fuiuie dis
D. Sc nsions-iha. shalt forever insure no turtle
agitation Of The dis.iaclirg slavery question,
Threatened, attacked with missiles, an
surrounded by enemies-calumni ntec by h
opponents, and slandefed even by bis con