The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-10-17

Der Of real and trustworthy Demo.
Gratis has increased considerably
within the last twelve months.
Our paper Of this week will show
that Democracy is on the increase
in several other counties in the
State of Ohio, and, indeed in the
great majority Of the Northern
States in the Union. But, in the
face Of all these plain and irrefu-
table facts, we arc told by the Re
DECENTRALIZATION press, that all,
or nearly all, who have voted the
full and entire Democratic Union
Ticket, are scce5sionists, and that
such counties as Darke, and many
others, are secession counties 4. . .
We must answer these fools ac-
cording to their folly" 70 reason
with men, who appear to us to
have renowned. reason, and whose
recent coD2uct demonstrates that
the god ofthis world hath blinded
their minds" lest the truth should
shine upon them-and to argue
with designing and crafty men,
who call honest, respectable, truth
full, and proved men, soces3ionists,
because they have nobly and man
fully dared to vote now as they
have lonesome of them for
ten years-some for twenty years
and some Gorfifty years-in defense
o fDcmocracy, would be to dethrone
reason, and to insult humanity.
No, We do not pretend to reason
with such raying, rantimg, putting,
and conSumptive hypocritcs. But
we do assert that they and their
pupils, and the disscminators of
their false, foul, and lying ISLANDERS,
are the enemies Of the Constitution,
"the accuscrS Of the brethren" the
vendors of political poison, and the
worst agents that couldbe tolerated
by any government on earth, to
guide and direct the public mind at
such a time as this.
Let it be fully and distinctly I'M
derstood by all peoples, k%indreds,
tongues, and nations, wherever the
troubles that afllct America are
heard Of, that that portion of the
press which charges the Democrats
with secession proclivitics, because
they choose to stand by the Consti.
tuition, and State Rights, and are
earnestly determined to prosecute
the war, but also prepared to accept
honorable terms of peace from the
foe, is traitor to the United States,
and the avowed enemy of the hui
man race. What is Democracy but
the Lame Of the Constitution of
the United States and what are
Democrats, but the people who de-
rive their political name from the
form ofGovernmcnt which guaran-
tees to them their rights, privileges,
and name, They have always had
one name-the name of Demo-
Gratis. They never will change
their hallowcd name, to gain place,
power, or fame and if ever the
present war is brought to an end,
it must be by their wisdom and
strength. They lament and de-
lore the secession which has rent
their 5oIoyod country in twain, and
they are at this lHOment the flower
of the Northern army, prepared to
fight, or to make peace; yet they
arc denounced, branded, anu pub
IishcG to the civilized world a.
seccssionists, simply because they
have refused to change their name,
creed, and manly tactics Of sixty
years standing, to fuse with parties
who have changed their name, tao
tics and political platform, some
fifteen Or twenty times, to gain the
asccndancy. They have now sue
ceeded-thcy are in possession Of
the Governmeut-and the nations
of the earth know and understand
what is the matter, and who is to
be blamed. In Ohio, they call
themselves "thc Union party y in
New England, they call them
selves "tho Peoples party" What
will be their next name? We care
not for their ever-changing names.
1t is the Democratic party that
must save America. God in mer-