The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1860-09-27

rascality from the unwary upon
whom he intended to pounce. Just
so it is with those who are con-
stantly shrieking freedom. Every
shrek that is made is for the pur-
pose of covering up a wrongful act.
These miserable ScreccheS are not
made through fear, that some
political party will take away the
liberty of the citizen, because no
one has thought of, or attempted
any such thing, but on the contrary
thereof, they are made for the pur-
pose of deception and fraud. 1t is
stealing the livery Of the Court of
Heaven to serve the devil in. Let
us examine the question with ref
ercnce to the right and propriety
of our republican friends constant
ly kissing forth, these dismal
shrieks for freedom.
On the 18th day of June A. d.
1851, the people of our State had
presented before them for adoption
or rejection by their votes the pres
ent Constitution of Ohio, which
makes her q free State in the most
emphatic language, and gives us
all the civil liberty q fair minded
man can desire. How did these We
ry gentlemen out of whose mouths,
now daily, as from a seetheing cal
dron issue these Kissing cries for
freedom, vote upon that question?
Tell it not in Gath |! publish it not
in the streets ofEskalon!! Would
to God that a dark mantle could be
thrown over this act Of theirs, and
hide it forever from view. They
came up to the polls in solid pha-
lanx and voted squarely against the
adoption of the Constitution that
now makes Ohio a Free State. Oh,
what a love for the poor negro was
exhibited in that vote. Hail COL
lumbid, Freedom! happy land, Free
dom!! Strange at first view, as it
may seem, these identical "Freedom
Shriekers' voted directly against
making Ohio a free State, voted
against the law making the white
man free, let alone the negro, and
the people of Ohio were compelled
to adopt the present Free COnstitu-
ton ofOhio by a strict party vote,
the democratic party voting for the
Constitution and the party now
calling themselves Republicans,
"Fuicnds of Frecdom'' and many
other high sounding names, voting
directly against it. We ~appealto the
Democratic voters of Ohio, who vo-
ted in 1851, if what we say is not
strictly true. We appeal to You oul
republican friends fit is not, and Sc
far as you are concerned, shame
fully true. We ask you to rccollect
the next time you give one of your
fayorite shrieks for freedom that
you enjoy your civil liberty, your
right to shrek for freedom by the
votes of the democratic party and
against your ownvote. Yourrights
that you now enjoy to be secure in
your person, your personal liberty
to enjoy your own earnings, tho
glorious privilege of voting, al
these you owe to the votes of the
very men, of whom it is now said
by the Eaton Register, your County
organ, to call them "Sons of Bitch
es,""Sinken niggcrS," and Stare dri.
vcrS, is giving the young men, the
"Wide Awakes" of our County
"some well timed advice" we cal
upon every honorable man in oul
State, and put the question directly
to him, could a more stupid, base
and vulgar insult be given to the
efforts and votes of the men who
not only made Ohio free, but arc
now maintaining her so, and will
continue so to maintain her unit
fanaticism and civil revolution shall
crush her forever with the chains
of bondage. And we will take &C.
casion to say further that the day
ofthat revolution is yet far in tho
future, the men who made Ohio
:, Free by their votes, are not yet al
, dead nor will they be for years tc
come, and when it does become
necessary to maintain this constitu
Il.