The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1860-09-20
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Eaton, Ohio. u.
Thursday, Sept. 20, 1850.
To the Democracy.

going on. The watch fires are al
ready lighted on the mountains, in
the valleys, and on the prairies,,
from Maine to California, and nom
lake Superior to the gulf of Mexi-
co, and shouts are being sent up
from mansion and hamlet, from
city and town, for the great stand
ard bearer of Democracy, Hon.
Stephen A. Douglas. There is a
general rally around us! Shall we
be idle2 . ~-....a. ...
DEMOCRATS there has never been
time since the formation of our
party, when we have been so assail-
ed as now. Ultraists from North
and South, the Abolitionists and
the Seceders, and all other fac
tions that desire, in their mad fa-
naticism, to rule or ruin, have join
ed themselves together in an un-
wholly alliance to destroy our party
and to crush out those principles
which have for over half a centu-
ry led our country along in the
greatest prosperity and placed her
in the highest position among ma
tions ofthe earth-principles which
have been handed down to us from
our fathers, who established our
glorious Union, and which, with
their dying breath they begged us
to sustain, as the only way our
country could still prosper and still
retain its greatness.
| DEMOCRATS Look around you on
every hand-see the attempts ot
corrupt politicians and unprinci'
pied men to swerve you from the
line of duty, and thus to give indi'
rect aid in yielding up the glorious
inheritance bequeathed you by
YOUR forefathers. Look and be-
hold who are the men that attemp'
to teach you new theories to sup
plant those principles which have
heretofore never been questioned
They are traitors in our camp
bought over with the money Of thu
opposition-who are insiduously
trying to plot our ruin under thu
professed names of Democrats =
Watch them and stand frmer Il
your standard.
DEMOCRATS See the attempt
that heave been made to crush tn,
l favorite son of Illinois-the Hon
Stephen A. Douglas-by jealou
and revengeful Executive, with hi
office holders and the Southern
Disunionists assailing him on on
hand, and the Abolitionists AM
Republican Disunionists Of tn
}, North, on the other. Upon tn
Democracy, upon the people stephet
; A. Douglas has placed his trus
and appeals to them to sustain hin
Then rally and hurl into oblivio
the enemies Of your country, an
: show them that the masses are nc
: to be deceived, and that they wi
: give traitors their just due.
It DEMOCRATS! Do not forget whs
8 is your duty, and do not fail to d
: it fully. Do not forget that no
/ the country needs your service
Q and to remain inactive is equal
as disastrous in its effects as thoug
-lyou were an open enemy of the D.
n mocracy. You haze influence e1
ert it! You have a vote and yo
,el mast cast it at the coming election
- if you love your country and wis
+; the inheritance that you have ha
|, bequeathed to you to go down il
's tact to your children. '
DEMOCRATS! Rally each and ev
:. ry one Of you! On your banner
3 inscribed the motto that "the peop
e are competent to govern themselves
D You are now struggling to renov
8. the agitation of the odious SLAYER
Iquestion forever from Congress
q that Congress may devote its tin
! I to passing bills that shall promo
j K the growth of our country, al
t. which it imperatively Demands
lRemsmBer that the Rspablical