The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1860-11-08
Communicated. ]
Eaton Nov. 9th 1860,


of the Eaton Weakly Register. II
that the editorial squad
who control the columns Of that
highly respectableC politeW and 1T
raryjournal, have added another
to the many vindictive and malic-
ious personal assaults, that they
have deemed propc. to make upon
ME, during The present Presiden-
tial campaign. To be compelled to
appear in q public Journal, in a
card, to make defense to charge
made by our immediate neighbors,
of wholly a private or personal char
acter, is to every right minded man
a very undesirable business. And
when that defense has to be insti-
tuted against the assaults of indi-
viduals claiming to be the editors
of q public Journal, and whose only
talent and
and responsible station, is q Willing-
ness to personally attack, misrepre-
sent, villity and blackguard every
individual of our community who
chances to disagree with them in
political or other sentiments, the
task is still more unpleasant and if
possible, still less productive of ben
eficial results. These gentlemen in
reporting and commenting upon a
certain private conversation be-
tween Mr.. Reuben Bloomfield "the
intelligent farmer" Of whom they
speak, and myself, are pleased,
while, attempting to sustain MI.
BIS view Of the case, to charge me
with being most grossly ignorant
of the political history of our coun-
try, and in that peculiarly nervous
style, to which l believe they
alone can lay claim, get off a mum
Der of sharp things. Now let us
have the factsin the case, and Ithen
submit to the judgement of gentle
men whoare cognizant of the Leg
islative History ofour country, who
the uninformed in this particular
is, these editors or myself. A few
DAYS since MI. 3. called at my of.
fee on a business visit and whilst
there a conversation took place be-
tween Mr.. B. and myself relative tc
the claims of Mr.. Douglas to the
Presidency, Mr.. B. urging as hi'
principal objection to Mr.. Douglas
that he, Mr.. Douglas, had during
the passage of the Kansas Nebras'
ka Act, voted against an amend
ment, to said act allowing the PEG
pie of said Territory to establish o.
prohibit slavery therein by terrific
rial legislation. This as a matter
) o fcourse I denied. And Mr.. B
t still insisting. then picked up
volume from the table and showed
him what is Familiarity known il
republican circles as, the celebrate'
Chase amendment, this not answer
ing the purpose, | then showed
him the Badgcr amendment, anC
the Clayton amendment, but Meth
| er of these amendments s~ustainin.
Z Mr.. BIS position, he still insiste'
e that al amendment of this kim
@ had been offered and that we woul,
: find his position sustained if w
$ could onlyfndth the amendment. NJ
c Political Book not containing a.
e amendment of this kind offered o
n the passage of said act, of cours
e we did not find it. The converse
ton which was wholly private her
ended, and I thought nothing nor
of the matter. l was not aware q
that time that this little occurrenc
was to become the subject of con
ment in the columns of the EatO
Weakly &uSh Tub, or l would bay
d conducted the conversation in
IS more refined and elegant style
lc From the tenor of the: gentlemen
d article it appears that Mr.. B. aft
1t leaving my Office, called at thei
st for the purpose of obtaining info
N nation upon the subject. TIL
il they then advised Mr.. b. that sue
es an amendment as claimed by lii
A was offered in tn Senate durir
the passage of said act, and tn
Mr.. Douglas voted against Il
ge same, and that if they had not 10
lie or mislaid their Political Book tn
would urnish:him with documcn