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Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22
An Eloquent Passage.

Thomas L. Meagher, the Irish orator
lately delivered an address in New York
entitled Contrast between Royalty and
Republicanism." After describing the
terrible scenes through which Napoleon
III. passed on his way to the throne Of
France, the speaker drew a contrast be.
tween the browning of Napoleon and the
Inauguration of Mr.. Buchanan, in the
course of which he used the following
language:
Enough to say, hat having from his
earliest manhood served his country
faithfully-having honestly worked out
his apprenticeship to her-now in the
solid maturity of his years she rewards
him with the largest share in the con
Germ. Enough to say, that having with
diligence, spotless rectitude, and the
stcadiest ability, labored for years to
consolidate her interests, augment her
fortune and domain, extend her salutary
influence and establish her good name;
never having, as that Prince of Dark
ness ruling France had done, disturbed
the public peace to aggrandize himself;
have steamed up the Potomac,
with a starved eagle under his arm, to
pounce upon the Treasury; never hav-
ing soughtto corrupt the army the clergy,
or the magistracy, breaking no law, oath,
or covenant; sturdily devoted to rcpub-
lieanism here, elsewhere, and every
whore, in Ionden as well es-Hancasterj
without resorting to the least intrigue,
t~reachery, or violence; without a speck
of blood upon his hand or the shadow OF
a falsehood on his soul-he is declared
the First Citizen of America.
Con the fourth day of March he will
proceed to the Capitol, and there, in
presence of the Senate, the messengers
of the electoral college, the House OF
Representatives, ambassadors of foreign
courts, delegations from every State, of
icers of the brave and enlightened Ar
my, to whose custody is committed the
ensigns of the Republic, officers of the
Navy, whose wooden walls bear thro'
the storm the thunderbolts of Freedom
standing on the steps of the Capitol,
in presence of this great audience, with
head uncovered, he will call upon God
as God will be his Judge, to be the
witness of the truth with which he con-
c~ccratcs himself to the high ministry of
the Commonwealth. In its modesty,
pure decorum, sublime Significance
with liberty to illuminate, the spirits of
the revolutionary fathers to sanctify,
and Providence to bless tit was a
scene which would infinitely transcend
the baptism of the child ofFrance, the
~obsequies of Wellington, the installation
of the Eagles in the Champ de Mars,
the masqncrades of Windsor, where a
duchess studs herself with a million
worth of diamonds, or the coronation OF
the Muscovite."
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22
a scathing Rsbuke!

The Philadelphia Sun has an article
on Clerical Politicians" in which it
says:
"Why is it that so many Protestant
olergymen have been preaching politics
instead of the Gospel? Because, find
ing themselves utterly imbecile in the
pulpit, as t~heologians, and DESTROYS of
fame, they forsake the prayer meeting,
the pastoral visits, the ministrations to
the sick, the deeply interesting services
of the Sabbath School, and all othe time
and-eternity, honored quiet means of
doing good, and jumps abruptly, gro
tesquely and impiously into the midst
of the motley group to be found in the
political arena, and there to the amuse-
ment of blasphemers and infdels, and
the vile of all descriptions, and to the
deep modification and chagrin of all
true Christians play the harlequin and
the clown, and thus become the pious
butt of broken down dandies, men who
live by their wits, gamblers, thieves,
rakes and vagabonds, whose name is le-
gion. Men of the pulpit! Come now,
answer, as thou must, at the INFINITE.
Art thou in the midst of this company
of sinners to save their souls? All, an
swer that question! Once more-art
thou thus self-degraded, for the purpose
of saving thy country? Increase not
the terrors of conscience by a false re-
ply. Answer-answer not to us but to
myself, and in the presence of Him
whose xowszare eRyonr- sonE-
"Millstones on the neck of Christian
ity! Mildews on the young nursery of
the church, stumbling blocks on the road
of salvation-repent-go back to your
first works'-time is short, eternity is
endless. Preachers are few-sinful pol
%iticians many. The country does not
need your services-the curch does
You are to be the under Sheperds ofthe
sheep, and the lambs of the Masters
farm, and We have made yourselves the
companions of rams, goats and swine
Pollute no longer your cloth. 'Ye ean-
not serve God and Mammon.'"
The San has done as much as any
journal in existence to encourage the
ministry in the dissertation of the pulpit.
We are glad, however, to find that a
change has come over the spirit of its
dream, and republish with pleasure the
above scathing rebuke of those hypo-
critics who tarnish the clerical garb.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22
A Rev Book.

Mr.. T. 3. PETERSON, Of Philadelphia,
will issue from his popular publication
house, on the 31st inst, a new work,
entitled, "Lore after Marriage" by the
late popular and distinguished American
authoress, Mrs. LEE HENTz. Mrs
Hentz was one of our most successful
writer's. Indeed there is not a woman
in America whose tales have been more
steadily and uniformly popular. They
are full of sweet scenes of domestic love,
purity, and joy, which win the heart of
the reader. There is breathed into the
pages of her works a sentiment of the
pure, the exalting, the truly religious,
which is seldom found in any works of
fiction. The fragrance of a serious heart,
and a religious life give grace to every
page and cannot fail in their sweet sal
utary influence OIL every heart, Her
characters are finely drawn, and Mrs.
Hentz seems to have dipped her pen in
the fountains of the human heart, and
with a wizard wand laid bare the vari-
Gus and complicating passions of their
nature.
This work will be compile in one large
duodecimo volume, neatly bound in
cloth for s1,25; or in two volumes pa
per cover for 81. Copies of either edi-
ton of the work will be sent to any part
of the United States, free Of postage, on
renting the price of the edition they
may wish, to the publisher, in a letter.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22
one New Name,

1t would be very pleasant to US tc
have each of our present subscribers OBJ.
tain for US one additional name for the
Democrat 1t seems small, but in the
aggregate it would amount to conside-
rables and we venture to say that, there
is not one who now takes the paper, but
what could do this without any trouble.
One gentleman has obtained for US if
teen names; another forty, and says he
intends to have the Gfy before he stops.
If there were a few more democrats with
the same Kind of feeling and spirit, the
paper need never complain of support
We don't care, though, about all the
democrats doing SO well, we only ask each
one to obtain an additional name. We
will then be satisfied, and close our
Books. Let US see how many demo
Gratis feel that much interest in the sup
port Of their Organ.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22

Ry During Washington's admins
tration three new States were admitted
into the Union-two slave and one free.
And Washington's immediate successor
admitted all that applied, without paus-
ing a minute to inquire into the domes-
tic habits of the people. It was none
of their business. If such was the prac-
tice of those illustrious patriots, why
should we depart from their paths to
follow such creatures as Sumner, VIII
SON, Giddings, Parson, Beecher and the
Devil?
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22
The Cincinnati Enouirer

This excellent and able democratic
journal came to US last week clothed in
an entire new dress, looking beautiful
and cnticing, The Enquirer is second
to no paper in the Union, and we are
happy to note that its able and talented
editor, Judge WALKER, is receiving that
support from the democracy of the West,
which his untiring zeal for the success
of their principles, deserves. We take
pleasure in recommending it to all our
readers who wish a good orthodox dem
~ocratic journal.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22

ra-We are sorry to inform our rea-
ders that the Black Republicans of
Pennsylvania, through the treachery of
three democrats, have succeeded in cleo
ting to the United States Senate, the no.
torious demngogue and corruptionist,
Simon Cameron, over the noble and elo-
quent Col. Forney. No language is
strong enough to express the feelings of
scorn and contempt, for the three indi-
viduals who sold their birth rights for a
"mess of porrage,'' and betrayed the par
ty which give them power and position,
and thus caused that noble old State to
be represented for the next six years, by
a man who is entirely destitute of eth
err virtue or patriotism, and who is de
spised and disowned by every political
organization We notice that the Penn
sylvania papers are publishing the names
of the three traitors with black lines
drawn around and collins placed under
them, to denote the political doom that
awaits them. They should be spurned
from all honorable society, and their
names held in public cxecrdtion for all
time to come.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22

"Now we venture to say that if that
is the kind of support, it will be a very
slim affair, for such a man could no
where be found above ground.-Reg.
n@-Does our neighbor remember of
telling his readers that the Republicans
would carry this county by twelve hun
dred majority, and that there was one
township where there was only nine
democrats? Now, We presume the Tea
ders of that sheet have learned by this
time 20 place the proper estimate upon
what this raving pedagogue predicts, and
will not be gulled into the belief of any
more such stuff. You had better tell
your readers something that you know,
neighbor. Tell them that Jim Lane,
who you "shrieked" so hard for during
the campaign, has turned out to be a
notorious scamp, and that you were as
badly sucked in" about him, as you
we're about the political complexion of
this county. Tell them also, that Kan
sas IL bound to be a free State, notwith-
standing the election of James Buchan-
an, the triumph of democratic princi-
pies, and your predictions to the con-
trary. Then you'll not deceive them.
r 2
nA.A bin abolishing all usury laws
/, has passed the House of the Iowa Leg
i~slature, and the Davenport Gazette
thinks it will pass the Senate.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22

"That is the old bugaboo, -blood-and-
Observation-Disclosures Hole story;
and it will be found as before, very poor
capital in Preble County.-Regtster.
rA-T It may be very poor capital, neigh
Dor, but we think it answered much bet
ter than your "screeches" for freedom
and "poor bleeding Kansas did, during
the late campaign in this county,
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22
p Il is stated that private advice

n@-Tt Is stated that private advices
have boen received at the seat of gov
eminent from Washington Territory to
the effect that the Indian chief, Leschi,
the leader OF all the m~arauding bands,
and the terror of the whole country, has
been captured, and was to be executed
in a few days. This, says the letter,
will restore peace and quiet throughout
the Territory.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22

1t is estimated hat one of the rich
men of New York has now a regular
income" ofs3,00O a day; or about ST.
100000 a year. Out of this he can
probably manage, with economy, to clay
aside against a rainy day" the respecta-
BILE sun of a million a year. Add to
this another million by the rapid appre-
citation of his real estate, and we have
an annual increase of wealth for this in.
dividual amounting to 1000, O00.-
VIM. B. Astor is that, gentleman.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22

pgThe new Chief of Police of New
Orleans has adopted a novel mode of
notifying the public of the personal ap-
pearance of the light fingered gentry.
1t is to fasten their hands behind them,
place a poster upon their backs, with
name, profession, &c, thereon, and pa
rade them about thd hetels and other
public places.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22

r@"Godey's Lady's Book" for Feb
ruary, is upon our table, embellished
with a beautiful engraving, "Charity,"
Fashion Plates, Patterns, Music, &C.,
and a table of contents which cannot
fail to delight all its readers, particular
ly the ladies. The Lady's Book and
the Democrat can be had for $3.50,
and that is as cheap as there is any use
of having reading.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22

Democratic majority over all twelve.
On questions relative to slavery, the five
Americans will vote with the Democrats,
making our majority on that subject
twenty-two,- or about two to one. That
will dol
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22

nm-The Emperor O. China has refused
to receive a communication from pres
ident pierce forwarded by DR.. parker,
who is at Foo-chow-foo. A letter from
the Queen of England, forwarded some
time since, met with a similar fate.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22

BReCol. Benton is decidedly in favor
of female physicians, He was engaged
to lecture for the New England Female
Medical College, and in order that there
may be no mistake as to his views, he
says in a letter to one of the lady mana
gers: 'Please to let it be known that
it is for the exclusive benefit of your
Institution, which has my best wishes
for its success, as we'll as my best Judge
ment for its utility"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22

Ba-The winter in Europe has so far
been very cold. Mast quantities of snow
have fallen in Austria. On the LIST of
December the roads east of Vienna were
impossible on account of the snow, and
in Vienna such vast masses of snow had
accumulated in the streets that all loco
motion was ~impeded. In England we
see they had skating in the early part of
December.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22
EATON. OHIO. JAN. 90, 1857
WOOD.

Those Of subscribers who have
promised us wood in pay for subscrip-
ton, viii oblige US by bringing it along
Immediately. We noed it.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22

@Those gentlemen who have Pros
peetuses of the Democrat" will oblige
US by sending them in, or the names on
them, before our next publication.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22
The SUGAR DUTY.

The amount of revenue collected by
the General Government from the i'm.
portations of sugar and molasses
amounts to about $4,000, 900 per an,
mum. The New York Herald suggests
the propriety of buying Cuba from
Spain, for the amount Of ten years duty
on sugar. BY this process the consu,
mer will get cheap sugar, while the Lou
isiaEa planters will retain their protect
ion. The only loss will be the National
Treasury-but which loss, under such
circumstances, will be a National gain
The suggestion of the Herald is worthy
the consideration Of the General Gov
eminent.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22
Aid for Kansas.

A clergyman, formerly a resident Of
Erie county, New York, writing from
Bloomington, Kansas, to a friend in
Buffalo, says:
"There is no hope of relief from the
rascally, rapacious cormorants, called
the Kansas Central Committee, who have
the management of the funds sent here
for the aid of the destitute. Il more ar
rant speculation, q more dishonest game,
could not be played. Many here are
conscious of it, but they have said, "do
not erpose them till after election" If
the North knew the rascalityin the man
agement of the committee here, they
would send their donations direct to
those they wish to relieve, or send none.
God knows the suferings here have not
been exaggerated. A large amount of
funds have been sent, and too much of
them used for different purposes than
those contemplated by the donors. /
wish the above paragraph was in print in
Buffalo
Commenting on the above, the Roch-
ester Union remarks:
W. hOoIu pJ hO I1ClHS virtually per
petuate the Presidential canvass, nor
g~ratuitously recall any unpleasantrecol-
lections, nor yet indulge in wanton re-
proach of those whose sense of duty and
political action differed from our own
That the great mass of those who sup
ported Fremont are Just as honest, just
las patriotic, andiust as intelligentas any
portion Of our citizens, we do not ques-
ton, nor ever expressed a single doubt.
Nor is it any imputation upon the hon
esty or patriotism of that class to point
to the fact that they have been grossly
imposed upon in reference to this "Kan-
sas-aid' business; that there is no proof
known to the public of the application
of one dollar of the vast fund collected
in various parts of the country to the
purposes for which the contributors de-
signed it.
1t is due to the cause of good morals,
as well as to persons who gave money to
aid free Kansas" that the depositaries
should be called to an account If the
money aoas applied according to the i'm
piled pledges ofthose who acted as the
agents of free Kansas" then there can
be no diff Guilty in establishing the fact
to the satisfaction of the public. But if
it was notso applied, as we believe it was
not, then the exposure of the fraud
would consign its perpetrators to a de-
served infamy, and prevent the repeti-
ton Of similar frauds in future. By all
means, let us have an authentic account
as to how this Kansas fund was disposed
Of"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22
The New United States Senator
from Michigan.

The Detroit Free Press, in noticing
the election of Chandler to the United
States Senate, to succeed General Cass,
says:
We were mistaken; and we have to
count Michigan as having added to the
list of weak men brought to the surface
by the "Republican movement" We
must count her, indeed, as having added
the weakest man to the list of weak men
sent to the Senate of the United States
by the "Republican movement" We
must do more: We must count her as
having sent to the Senate the weakest
man that ever took a seat in that body
from any State. This is her distinction.
This is her glory. This is the glory of
the "Republican movement" in this
State.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22

De-Gen. F. MARSH ofthe Senate, and
II. W. DooLEY of the House, will please
accept our thanks for their favors.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22
The next United States Senate

The following gentlemen have been
elected to the United States Senate by
the State Legislatures now in session:
Maine-Hannibal Hamlin, Republi-
can.
Miehigan-z. Chandler, Republican.
Penpsylvania-S. Cameron, Republi-
can.
Florida-S. Mallory, Democrat.
Delaware-G. W. Bates, Democrat.
Delaware. A. Bayard.
MISUNDERSTANDING Sumner, Ec-
publican.
Rhode Island-J. \. Simmons, Re-
publicn.
Missouri-Trusten Polk, Democrat.
Missouri. S. Green, Democrat.
The next United States Senate will be
constituted politically as follows:
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22

Ra-In 1856, the United States i'm
ported eve million dollars worth of SUI
gar more than in 1855. The increase
in the importation of dry goods was
nearly thirty million of dollars,
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22

sgThe Western Reserve is proposed
as a new State, outside of "Ohio Pro
per-" which "goes Democratic" by a
small majority. The Cleveland Plain
dealer thus speaks: "'Ohio Proper
need have nothing to say about affairs
in The Reserve We are a peculiar
people, running altogether to priests:
puritanism, and pumpkin vines. ODER
lin is to be the capital of our new State,
and .Giddings is to be the Bringham
Young of the concern. Women are 60
ing to vote; and men are going to part
their hair in the middle, P%antaloons
will give place to pantalets, and white
men will not be allowed to run at large
without their papers. Our railroads will
run under ground, and will make con
nections only with Canada and Ken
lucky. The Constitution will be con-
strued strictly, and all men will be 0 n
sidered equal, and some a little more so,
depending on their color. The State of
The Reserve by the grace of Joshua
R. G%iddings, is hereby declared a free
and Independent State. Ohio Proper,
and all the other States of this Union
will please conduct themselves accord
inp1v-"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22

nI-Our Government land cost one
dollar an acre on an average, and cham
payne two dollars a bottle. How many
a man dies landless, who, during his
life has swallowed a township-trees
and all.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-22
Earring Amongst the Fremont
Organs.

The New York Herald was the Ma.
poleon Of the Fremont forces duringth
late campaign, and it had no more zeal
| Gus or energetic subordinate than The
Albany Ecening Journal. Since the
election, the tune of the Black Repub.
lican organs is entirely changed. In re.
ply to an attack of the Herald on Sena
tor Seward, the Erening Journal draw:
the following life like picture Of its late
political commander:
"If the public taste does not pail ant
sickcn under the daily iteration Of such
clumsily compounded falsehood and fol.
ly, its stomach must be proof against al
that disgusts and ~nauseates. The Her
AIDS slurges and vomitings are as repul-
sive to decency as to truth; and yet that
vile sheet is not only tolerated, but ac-
copied, by perverted judgements, as au-
thority; though its whole history has
been a continuous exhibition of twad-
ding contradictions and a~bsurdities.
prompted by mcndacity, malice, and
modification. While aud;0iduaS pur-
chase and read this receptacle of undi-
gested scandal" society refuses to re-
cognize a man who has outraged all its
laws. Wealth, however q~uestionably
attained, generally to the pos
SCISSOR the privilege of living on the Dor
ders of civilization. Riches give to
most men at least an e%quivocal social
position. But the blear-eyed old vaga-
bond of the Herald, withal his besmear-
ed gold, is an exception to the rule
Society rejects him. To all that is ele-
waited or refined in social intercourse he
is an outcast. And to avenge himself
for this provoked and merited ostracism,
he is dwelling out the remains Of an
ill-spent life in perverting paper, ink,
and types from the noblest to the vilest
uses"
peAThe Galveston (Texas) CIeiiian
says that every steamship from New
Orleans, arriving at Galveston, is crowd
ed with emigrants, including many
slaves. 1t adds:
The statistics Of the State, as compiled
by the State Gazette, shows that we are
entitled to five instead of two Represent
atives in Congress. By 1860 We shall
be entitled to seven under the present
apportionment basis; but under a re-
duced ratio we shall probably only get
six. With hat number we may be
heard in the halls of Congress more sue
cessfully than we have generally been
HoNO0ay's PMs, purify the secretions
which enter into the composition Of the
blood, and thus produce a salutary eff
feet upon every organ for the blood
feeds and sustains every fibre of the
body. The cures accomplished by this
famous remedy are complete, because it
expels from the circulation tho seeds Of
disease, The Oldest practitioners are
thundepstruck at the rapidity with which
chronic dyspepsia and liver complaint
are eradicated by Holloway's Pills, after
all the aperients and tonics in their re-
pertoires have been tried in vain. The
philosophy of the matter is this-Nature
is first relieved of the poisonous iafu-
ences which paralyze her action, and
then assisted in her efforts to recuperate
the SYSTEM.