The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1860-09-20
Secession Commenced in the Republi-
can Party.

can Party.
We understand that the Repub-
Of Somers township have, to
use an expression of one of their
number, had "quite q squabble."-
AT their Climb meeting in Camden
on last Friday evening the subject
of holding o mass meeting at that
place come up for action, and there
was q great diversity Of feeling
about the matter among them,
some desired to hold it on the
fourth of next month, the day set
for it some time since, and which,
subsequently a~scertained, will
conflict with the one in Dayton on.
the same day. Others wanted to.
change it to the second, and almost
half of those present were opposed
to having one at all. G..
The discussion of the subject
elected much angry feeling and be-
trayed a spirit that lily accorded
with the usual brotherly feeling of
our Republican friends. A vote
was taken, however, and 4 very
small majority were found to favor
a meeting at some time, but forth
with the opponents of the measure
called for o division of the house,
moved to reconsider the vote and
commenced q general quibbling
process, which so Disguised the ma
,jority that they most unceremoni-
ously retired from the hall. The
Captain of the artillery company,
who led the way was the Yancy of
the movement. He was followed by
the very "orderly Sergeant of tho
Wide Awakes who, it is said, be-
came quite d~isorderly and actually
seeded with q perfect stampede
One of the NJ. DIS who made n bril-
liant secession was aftcrward heard
to say that he would not attend the
Winchester meeting if he knew
that he could make one hundred
votes for Craighead by so doing;
another did not know that he
would support either Lincoln or
Craighead, and would delight to
have an opportunity to vote against
some of the members of the Club
and especially against the Republi-
con who had taken an active part
in creating the disturbance, but
who was not q member and had
not paid one dime into the treas
ury. Many declare they will not
attend the Club any more, while
others are demanding that theil
names be stricken from the books
The President, unlike Gushing il
trying hard to reconcile dificultiei
and the opponents of the mas:
meeting, seeing that they put theil
foot in it are proclaiming vocifer
ously for the meeting. They arr
patting the seceders on the bach
and telling them that they ar
ready to give their influence ant
money to the project, but the an
swer is, "you can have nary red
from us now, fyou want the meet
ing you can have it atyour own ex
pense. Hold your own meeting
pay your own bill, and secure al
attendance without our aid" Tn
leaders say, "hush! hush! don
talk SO loud; the Democrats vii
hear of our trouble and it will b
; made public. The less said abou
the matter the better, come let u
, all go to work together" The re
ply is, 1--WE don't care ifit is mad
public, you have acted unfair abou
it and nobody will suffer by il
publicity, except those who seer
determined to be the bell sheep {
the flock even at sacrifice and rui
of our party"
Such is the condition of our RI
publican friends of old Somers .
! the date Of our latest advices.-
:, What the Rump will do we wi
probably be able to give in OF
next issue. i.-. "
D..
J. Meeting at the Court House.