Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-03-04
FOlftichl "Reminiscences, Two
years in Politics.,

'0iy Alhu VI one whose memory
is stronger than his passions to remind
politicians OF what took place a year or
TWO ago. Perhaps there are many who
nave suggested to themselves how absoI.
utely wonderful it is that we forget so
quick what has occurred within the brief
est period. 1t would be unfair to infer
from this that political actors, like the
atricai performers, just take their parts
and play them out.
"A couple OF years ago We were on
the point of couferring a nomination
tor the presidency upon some worthy
and distinguished man of the democrat
lc party. It will be remembered that
the Aansas-Nebraska act was thrust in
70 the foreground in that family contest.
Eir: Senator Douglas was its author
IL hao Drought defeat uFon us for n
season. We had recovered in part: and
we were promised success if We could
CONFER the nomination upon a good.
true, able, honest, infcxible man. The
administration of General Pierce had
met with great trouble in the govern
ment OF Kansas. That government had
been bitterly assailed; the Kansas act
had been assailed; the democratic party
and Its men had been assailed. It was
everywhere proclaimed that it was the
purpose of the democracy to establish
slavery in Kansas. Mr.. Buchanan; al
ways known in our mem as an
able, fearless, fair, and Just. man. one
whom suspicion had not tainted, nor
malice injured, nor even partisanship,
in its most licentious latitude, assailed,
was supported by the democracy, North
and South. We we'll recollect that Mr..
Douglass friends-we will not say Mr..
Douglas himself-thought it exceeding
~ unfair to place Mr.. Buchanan in
nomination, because such an act would
be doing injustice to the sufsrers under
the Legislation of 1881. 1t was main
tanned that ar. Buchanan had been abb
sent during all the fight, and was un.
committed to that legislation; that while
Gen. Pierce and Mr.. Douclas were
straining every effort to uphold the ter
ritorial system established by Congress,
Mr.. Buchanan might, and probably
would, abandon the whole affair, should
he come into the executive Office.
Now, it is the quecrcst sight in the
world to witness the result of the exper.
iment involving these little bits of his
tory and the political objects sought to
be accomplished by the act Of 1S54.-
hr. buchanan was nominated, elected.
and is now the President. He iuheri-
ted the Kansas affair entire. He Sent
out a governor and instructed him,
greately to the delight of Mr.. Douglas,
to recognize the territorial government,
to enforce its laws, and to execute the
will of the people expressed through
those laws. Mr.. Douglas, owing to
exceedingly shameless proceed
ings on the part of the republicans"
in aud out of the Territory, was par
ticularly incenscd against the Topeka
ties and their s~ympathizers everywhere.
He had been met at Chicago with the
meanest and most cowardly insults
He was provoked by taunts and icers,
and when he offered to explain his pos
ition, a cloud Of d~erison, menance, and
Kisses overwhelmed him, and drowned
his voice, Now, Mr.. Douglas is right
on the other side. He is opposed to
every effort of the administration to en-
force the laws of Kansas, for that is the
point. He acts with his old enennies.-
only allude to these things as mere
of reflection, and with no view
the world of criticising the present
position of the distinguished senator
from Illinois. If any lesson is taught :
by our politics, it is that we should al
ways be charitable and ever liberal to-
those who disagree with US. We =,
Ire convinced it is altogether right to .
admit Kansas; that it will be a complete q.
ind faithful enforcement of the Kansas :
lct; that, if wrongs have been commit :
ed, it will provide tn, ampicst of all =
means of redress. These are our views; :.
Tut they are not the views of Mr.. :,
Douglass Washington Union. =
s@- Patrick Foley who murdered {
lichael Folcn at New Lisbon, Ohio, in d
'uly last, was sentenced by Judge
'%otter, o. that Judicial District, to five
ears years imprisonment in the Ohio {
'e%nitcntiary. Young Mulholland, who c
hot Officer Hazen, of Cincinnati was b
entenced TO the Penitcntiary for nine a
ears, and two other Indictments for d
urglary, for the first five years, and the ii
three years. He is hut II years n
Id, and consequently when his term i;
xpires he will be 81 years of age. Five Ii
were sentenced for various mis- e.
emeanors, and two were sick and did n
OF receive their sentence. The amount d
f labor That will be rendered to the .
tate by the six who received their SEN S;
nee will be t~hirty-six years. They re
aim that Rum did 1t all! ic
Beg When we desire the Register mans II
o%inion as to what we ought to publish Of
e will consult him privately. If it el
tits him to fill up his paper with the II
lily twaddle of disappointed Office
democrats, we have no objec-
to make, but it does seem a little al
range to US that this sheet has got to ST
fling democrats, who six months ago, az
could not gnd filth enough to throw G.
to their faces. What's up? re
s9~A singular incident connected =,
tn the death of q man named Ashley. i