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The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-22
The Storm and the Calm.

Inc NGOIm anu Gu6 Udllu'
o for some great statesman who
would step forward at this crisis
in the physical and mental history
of America, to take the ship Of
State under his care, and steer hel
safely through the storm in which
she is now reeling, and threatened
with destruction.
The present state of things ir
the United States, can only end IL
the agricultural and commercial
ruin of the nation. Surely there
are wise men among us, who, while
they sec that war is a necessity,
which ought to be met in the spirit
In which Jackson would meet it,
know also that peace, on honorable
terms, is always preferable to war /;
it is more rational, more Christian,
and much cheaper and safer than
war. Peace leads to unity, concord,
and prosperity; war is the greedy
parent of taxes, and war taxes
must be paid on demand.
President Lincoln said that war
cannot settle the qucstion-that it
must be settled after the war has
been brought to a close. Why,
then, in the name of God, in the
name of humanity, in the name Of
virtue and Christian peace, we ask.
do not the leaders Of the people:
and friends Of order, step forward,
and demand hat means should be
used at once to bring about the
restoration of peace in this great
country.
We fully agree with a respect
able and educated Republican who
said to us the other day, that Presi-
dent Lincoln is not the man to
guide the nation through the crisis
which has come upon us. He is,
no doubt, q very excellent member
ofsociety, and a worthy gentleman,
but a far greater statesman than he
is now needed in America. The
readiness with which men and
money have been voted to the
President, is truly astounding, but
o great statesman is needed a tsuch
a time as this, as well as men and
money. 1t is wise and proper to
prepare for the worst that may
come, and to have properly trained
and skilfully differed army, but it
would be an act of true greatness
to offer terms Of peace to the south
ern people. There T great, good.
and wise men in America, who.
we think could settle the terrible
Quarrel between tie contending
parties. But if the war should be
continued until the weaker gives
place to the victorious, the nation
will be ruined, and a permanent
debt, mutual hatred, and frequent
outbursts Of violence, ending in
riots and small battles, will be the
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-22
Enr the Demncrntin Preas.

MEssRs. EDIToRs;-The last issue
of the Register contains a commu-
.nication from a young man, for
merly supposed to be of Democrat
ic proclivities. The article opens
with q compliment to your high;
minded contemporary, thiso course
to secure its insertion, then pro-
ceeds to state at considerable length
a considerable lie ;-namely, that
all party lines here in the North,
should be ,abrogateds lie knows,
as must all other men, that the on
ly principle upon which the Dem
%ocratic party has ever had an indie
pendent existence, is that of giving
to all questions Of governmental
policy a sincere and full discussion.
1t is clear enough that to the at
tainment of this end party lines
are absolutely essential. Because
we see tit to unite ourselves with
men Of all parties in our contest, it
is no reason why we should become
indifferent to everything else. But
perhaps I am wrong. Mayhap all
those of the earlier school Of Amer
lean politics were deluded, and that
this young man sees new truths in
politics, with the same facility that
shakespeare found new principles
aesthetics, or Humboldt in Natural
Science. Allah |! allah We re-
ljoice. We have discovered = we
have discovered that nature has
filed the mystic circle Of five, and
is advancing from the human to
something higher,-from the type
man, to some fairer development.
Or else
Beneath that face like Summer ocean,
Its lip MS moveless, and its cheek as clear,
kSlumbers a whirlwind Off,
II was going to say pitiable ambi-
ton, but it wouldn't rhyme; so
with entire disregard for rhythmic
Lal effect | will pursue the idea in
unpretending prose. We'll, then,
we have discovered that the gen
tleman is superhuman, or is given
over to the devil and a desire for
Office. Now in concluding which
Of the two views to adopt, let US re-
member that science teaches us that
we are advanced from some lower
order that what has been, may be
again +; therefore, it is not improba-
BILE that a higher order Of beings
will spring from the genus homo.
Why not now as well as later p!
The probability of this is still fur
Their argued from the manifest vast.
ness of the mind which could orig
mate an idea so novel as that there
should, at the present. be Ito party
issues in the North-a. statement
which has come from no more
mouths than exist, and no more
times than there have been instan'
ces in which to make it. His word:
reach the East like the God-voic(
on Sinai-stW and small. But the
other horn Of the dilemma. Who
could believe that serene young
man, late from "Ma massachusetts,,
"not yet fully acclimated," could
have in his heart either guile OF
shadow of guile? w. 8
Camden, August 10, 1861,
We wish to set our correspond.
ent right on one point. The letter
referred to, appeared originally in
the Cincinnati Commercial, and
was copied by the Register. We
hope our "high-minded cotempo-
rary' will not be offended at the
misapplication of terms.-TED.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-22
Read This"
PHILLIPS HOUSE, Aug. 10.

hAbLbS HANoSD, LANS' w.
Editors of the Daily Empire =
While vainly searching for edito-
rial matter, in this mornings issue
Of the Journal, L stumbled over
several extracts from the Hamilton
Telegraph, which is enormously an
nounced as the democratic organ
Of Butler county"
In the days of the lamented
Judge Kinder, and while under
the recent control of j. K. Web
ster and DR.. McElwee, the 7ele-
graph was recognized as the organ
of our party in Butler, but since it
became a branch Of Peck's Bank,
it has been playing into the hands
of the Republicans. The last issue
from which the extracts referred to
are taken, was bitterly denounced
by every Democrat in the county,
and up to the time Of my departure
from Hamilton on Tuesday last,
some forty papers had been re-
turned unopened, and the party
gave the editor notice, that q new
Democratic journal would be es-
tablished at once, that the Iele-
graph was no longer worthy the pat
ronage Of any Democrat. This is a
part ofmy business to your city,
and when our first number is issu-
ed, we shall place the editorials at
the disposal of the journal.
Hon. G.. L. Vallandigham is the
Representative of Butler county,
and if the Journals short of mat
ter, let it fill up with extracts from
that gentleman's recent speech
Thus it will aid the "organ" of
Butler, as it desires0
STEVE. r. SMITH,
Secretary of the late Contention.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-22

na. The State Department has
issued a notice that until further
notice no person will be allowed to
go abroad from a port ofthe United
States without a passport issued by
the Secretary Of State, nor will any
person be allowed to land in the
United States without a passport
from a Minister or Consul of the
United States, orif foreigner from
hisown Government, countersigned
by such Minister" or Consul. This
regulation, however, is not to take
effect in regard to persons coming
from abroad until a reasonable
time shall have elapsed for it to
become known.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-22
Attention Military Men ~!

THERE will be q splendid silk Flag pre-
sented to the best drilled Military COM
pany, to exhibit on the Fair Grounds the last
day of The fair. The flag will be one similar
to the one presented by the ladies of Eaton
to the "Eaton National Guards. Compa.
MES are recommended to drill with arms,
though they be the common rifle and shot
gun. :,
lars paid to the best rifle shot, string meas
ure; = without rest-two hundred yards.
Each competitor to have one shot only. The
firing will be conducted under strict guard,
in order to insure perfect safety to the pub
lie. Competition confined to this county.
Both of the above premiums are made mp
by private subscription.
" MN y, 4P%1G4h6bp Elk. Committee
J. EASTMAN, '''i' ~ 'O'''
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-22
The Income Tax.

We were mistaken in saying to
some friend, the other day, that
the income tax will be paid by any
person whose income is eight hun
dred dollars a year. All whose
incomes are over the above sum
will have to pay. See the follow.
ing extract ED.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-22
Monday August &c, 1861,

Between the hours of 8 and | o'clock of said
day, the following personal property of
James Urmston, to wit: l bay Horse, 2
Mules, l Buggy, l two-horse Wagon, and 6
head Of Shoats taken as the property of the
said Urmston on an execution in favor of
Perrine Lyle and Shaw, and against the
said James Urmston and Leonard Allen.
Terms cash, J.. r. MocLEAF, Sheriff.
Foos & Campbell, Attys.
Aug Is, lS6l-bw TPr. f. $2.15
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-22
NOTICE.

HlHE Boarding House on the grounds Of
i the Preble County Agricultural Society
will be let during the Fair, to the highest
responsible bidder. Sealed proposals will
be received till two weeks before the Fair.
o.. j. EASTMAN, Sec.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-22
DUN

IN Aukerman's Grove, on Saturday, 10Th
linsS, a Poke t-Book, containing money
and memoranda. The owner can have ii
by describing the contents, and paying the
expense of advertising. Apply at the Press
office, Eaton.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-22
Dr.zJ.sLe FEVER,
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN,
EATON, O.

Office at my residence, Somers Street,
four doors east of Levin T. MeCabe's, north
side.-where l can always DO found, unless
professionally engaged.
August 22nd, 1861.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-22

Dag"Rev. DR.. Adams, of Boston,
makes the following truthful re-
marks:
have often questioned in my
own mind whether slavery has not
been, and is not now, the occasion
of more sin in the North than at
the South, and whether we at the
North are not more displeasing in
the sight of God for the things
which are said and done here, in
connection with anti-slavery, than
at the South, with all the sins and
evils incident to slaveholding. I
am coming to this belief.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-22

The Daily Neost dehouneesfi Gle
Times criticism, but says nothing
happened which was not antieipa-
ted as possible.
All journals think the event has
closed the door to compromis (, and
must embittef and prolons the
struggle. ~
b|"The London Times, in an ed
itorial, takes the recent speech Of
Mr.. Vallandigham, Of Ohio, as ey,
idehce Of the charges that will be
brought against Mr. lincoln If
the South is successful, It says
that only victory by which the
stain of Manassas may be effaced
and the South induced to come to
terms, can secure the President
from the consequences of having
begun the civil war.
D6~Onet thousand rations are now
issued to the contrabands at Old
Point.-Tslegraph Report.
Who pays for these one thou
sand rations issued to the runaway
negroes held as contraband at Old
Point? Why the people of course.
Are there not thousands of starv-
ing families in the cities Of New
York, Philadelphia and Boston,
who are crying for work that they
may earn enough to keep body
and soul together Why does not
the Government extend its aid and
comfort to these white men, wo-
men and children Has sympathy
for the negro entirely monopolized
all feeling for the suffering white
man, on the part of the admins
tration? The present Republican
administration is feeding onethous-
and negroes per day, at the ex-
pense of the people. Think Of it
tax payers.-DaytOn Empire.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-22
sHERIFF,S SALE.

Perrine Lyle & Shaw. prcble Common
rs. D1oaa
Allen and Urmston.
DY virtue of an execution issued by the
- Court of Common Pleas of Preble coun-
ty, Ohio, and to the Sheriff of said county
directed, l will offer for sale at public auc-
ton, in front of the Post-ofice in Winches-
ter, in Gratis Township, in said county of
preble. on
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-22

ss- Job printing done at this
Office with neatness and disra!ch.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-22
E~MPL0YMENTn [$7,

$751; 8 EMPLOYMENT! 1875!
A G w ANTEDl
WE will pay from $25 to s75 per month,
w and all expenses, to active Agents, or
give a commission. Particulars sent free.
Address ERIE SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, R.
JAMES, General Agent, Milan, Ohio.
52-ly
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-22

A Paris letter says that the sue
cess of the Southerners powerfully
operated on the Partisan opinion in
favor of the Secessionists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-12
III The new Dollar Weekly Star. fuller than

IL The new Dollar Weekly Star, fuller than
ever Of Metropolitan news and gossip, and choice
literary reading, is now on oJS counter ready for
delivery to the public. Embraced in its enter
tanning contents are the following articles:
The Old Mans Gotta New Years adventure;
An Oriental Addition; Excursion from WASH
ington No. IL; An important Incident in the
Secession Programme; A Female Connoisenr;
a Sorrowful City; The new Tariff at the New
FORK Custom-Ro The Flood in the Potomac;
Excitement and Enrolment among the Volun-
teer Companies OF Washington; Particulars Of
the late Attack upon the Schooner at Charles
ton; Mrs. Lincoln's Receptions;
ments Of the Fleet from New York; Doings at
the various Navy York; Departmental News;
Listof appointments and K Removals Operations
OF the Patent Once; Trial Of John Foley for
the murder Of Michael Murphy, u. s. Soldier;
News from Montgomery and the Southern
Forts;
Editorials upon the topics Of the day; Latest Tele-
graphic Dispatches frcm all parts of the coun-
try; Agricultural and Horticultural Cores pom
dence and Gardening Miscellany; Household
and Workshop Recipes; Choice Poetry and
miscellaneous Items; General News; Local
Items; Wit Fun, and General Information.
This is just the paper above all others for per-
sons sojourning In the National Metropolis to
send TO their friends at a distance. Price only
three cents per copy, or 81 90 per annum; postage
prepaid by stamps when 30 arranged.
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Personal.

Hon. VIM. Millward, Pa; J. b. Edelin,, U.
:. A, are at Kirkwooda'.
'-.'M NJ. Victor Sgour. Of Paris is preparing a
drama. OF which John Brown is to be the hero
80. Gov. Picksns OF South Carolina IN suffering
from the govt, and quite i'll from recent nervous
excitements.
800 Madame st. Mare, a Partisan dame, offers
her services to those who wish to be MARI ed
Her house, she says, Is known all over Europe for
Its honorabilite, and she acts with celerite and
discretion.
49, Mr.. Hassaurek, our new Teutonic Minister
to Ecuador, Is a funny man. 1t 10 said that be
thanked the President for having appointed him
to the highest place In his gif'that u.s. 500 feet
above the ocean, the altitude Of Quito the ca
.''' Among the names Of those proposed "a can
didates for Governor Of Alabama are those of the
Hon. Robert Jamson, the Hon John E. Moore
the Hon. John A. Winston, and the Hon John
g. Shorter.
49, Among those suggested for next Governor
OF Tennessee are Andrew Ewing, Parson Brown
low, Major Polk, J. Stokes, EI.Goy Cam pbell.
DIR. Colyar, and Gen. Zollicoffer Parson Brown
low, we believe, is already In the field as an in
depesd dent candidate
49, Hon. VIM. Wall, n. Y Hon f Ward, n.
o.; Hon II Spaulding and family. N j; L. >
Pond, y. /; Gov. Hicks, Md; Col. Huger Col
Ripley, w Barringer, M. X Morgan, T. 8 A !;
Hon. a Ely, n. Y; Hiram Barney, Collector OF
Port of New York; w. B Taylor, Postmaster, n .
Geo. NJ. Lauman, Pa, are at Willards'
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NEW YORK, April 1l.-A Havana letter of the
3th TO the Express says that the annexation of Do
mlnica TO Spain 10 fully confirmed. The army
thousand men from the Spanish steam frigates
mere. The whole matter only awaits the q ueen,s
Observation-Disclosures Santa Ana, of Dominica
some length. Va
The Commissioners OF the Confederate States Of
America arrived by the Havana, Sd inst, on Their
way 70 Europe Judge Rost, w. l.. Yancey, Mr..
retaries OF Legation. Judge X has his LADY with
MIN, and the party occupied rooms at the Hotel
Cuoano They have accepted the attentions of the
British Consul General, Instead Of their country.
man ana Southern friend, the Consul General Of
the United states. Straws show the wind-but II
VIII not blow, to pay. They leave by British
steamer for Southamp ton Tomorrow.
The health ~ Havana 10 good that of the couu.
Wy also PEOPLE are getting more sound on the
financial question, and are already cogitatng rail-.
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The PROSPECT OF PRACE-Without having
definite information to that effect 1t is clear from
what we hear around us, that the President be-
lieves that Jefferson Davis has saved the honor of
the Oligarchy in the matter Of food for Ander-
sons command, by directing that the vessel bear
Ing him supplies shall be permitted to perform
her errand unmoiested. II this should prove to
be the case, the country will instantly breathe
freely again; as all danger Of speedy collision will
have instantly vanished
Per eontra.-We are very sure that yesterday a
dispatch was received in this city from General
Beauregard, saying that in the course of the day
be should make a formal demand on Anderson to
evacuate Sumter, and II 1t was not acceded to, he
should attack 1t without awaiting the arrival OF
the provisions bearing vessel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-12

RICHMOND There IS now no Union paper
published in Richmond, Virginia, the Whig
being as fully In the interest Of disunion as
either the Enquirer, Exdm,nsr or Dispatch. To
place 1t in that position Its late editor was re-
moved from its tripod. we explained some
days since. Its game is TO publish versions Of
passing events, &c, likely to aid the disunion
cause in the Virginia Convention, while care
fully retaining from making public announce
ment q the fact that 1t no longer sympathizes
directly or indirectly with the Union cause. Mr.
Ridgeway was removed from its control that its
double dealing game might be played just as It
has been played, to the best advantage for the
disunion cause. Until the friends of the Union In
Virginia come to a general knowledge of these
facts, 1t may be expected that the current insidi
GUS labors Of the Whig will aid the disunion
cause not a little
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-12

THR STORM AND THE SouTHsRS RAIRoAp-
effect OF the recent gale has been most destruc
tive upon several Of the Southern railroads A
portion OF the Virginia Central Railroad, between
6ordonsville and Charlottesville, was washed
away on Tuesday night, thus interruptng the
communication between Alexandria and Lynch
burg The Manassas Gap Railroad also suffered
considerably; land slides occurred at several
points along Its length The Richmond. Frede-
ricksburg and Potomac Railroad was damaged by
tne storm SO that communication between Aouia
Creek and Fredericksburg was prevented The
mail steamer returned to w ash ton last ey
with her passengers. Travel over this line, n is
sald, VIII not be resumed until Friday Owing
70 the interruption, we have failed to receive any
exchanges south Of Alexandria since Mondav.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-12

MORE TREASON Arms for III. Sou,bco,
neettent Manufacturers Aiding the Enemy 1t Ia
reported that immense activity prevails at the pri
Vatr MANUFACTURES Of arms In Hartford and other
Potuons OF Connecticut, and that orders from the
south are constantly received and filed At a
single factory In Hartford one hundred and tftv
men are working night and day, making patent
fines Tor the rebels Of the COnfede ate States
Gfeat numbers OF the ordinary style of Sharpe's
ilnes are also manufacturing in the same CITY IL
10 further reported that the orders from the mill
tary authorities OF the Seeded States are Of the
heaviest kind IL Is no unusual Circumstance to
receive orders for work to the amount OF one hn,-
dred thousand dollars a day. These contracts, we
are Informed, are exclusively Southern. and we
ra,n, moreover that they are Invariably acc epted
ana are now hliing as rapidly az possible 1t thus
appears that the Confederate States who are in
Ion against the government, still find aid
ana comfort from the North N Y Po,t
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BIDS FOR THE TREASURY NOTES The offers
Tor treasury notes received at the Department
under the late notice, were opened Yesterday The
amount called for was Sl.O09,OOO The cffrrs
made amounted TO SIS $40 OOO-be'ng s439 600 I'm
excess Of the required amount The bids RANGED
from par to 27-lUO premium.
IL Is well known that tue money market q. the
most sensitive barometer Of the political atmos.
phere, and while the rates and amount ofYe red were
doubtless affected by the rumors of difficulties,
sun Ine pubic confidence In the Government and
the Department is evidently mistaken
There has been some criticism upon the pol,cv
OF the Secretary In accepting only the three
millions offered at 81 cents and upwards, and re.
Jecting the lower bids, under the first call for
proposals for 100000. The result II would
appear, has fully vindicated the wisdom OF hi,
conrss, by which about $3.50 600 has been aetuaIIv
saved to the Treasury 1Ay
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INDIGNANTLY RETIRED 1t Is well known that
FOR some weeks three respectable gentlemen
Messn Forsyth, Crawford and Roman-hsye been
In washington In the capacity of commissioners
or ENJOYS extraordinary from the seeded States
and that their ostensible object was to effect
treaty for permanent division Of those States
rom the Union, the recognition Of their indepen-
denee by the Federal Government, and an adjust
msnt Of the territorial estate and other matter,
connected with the national partnership. Noon
supposed they seriously entertained the idea that
they would be successful In their on; in fact
hey could not have expected II themselves. lint
they nevertheless went to work az IL In earnest
and delicste!y foreshadowed their purposes 10 the
Administration. IL we are TO believe the state
rnents which have reached us, the Secretary NJ
State, for the Government following the example
In the case OF the South Carolina Commissioners
has courteously Informed them that they cannot
be received in diplomatic or Official Character
Several notes passed; So at last, they fred hug.
shot at the Administration, accusing Il OF per-
fdity, charging that, IL civil war resulted from
this noncompliance with their unreasonable and
Illegal demands, on the head Of the Adminis;ra
uon VIII rest the awful responsibility; and, II Is
funnef stated, they express the firm Conviction
mat war Is Inevitable. Having thus relieved
themselves, they yesterday left Washington.
bound for Montgomery, to make their oral reor,.
sentations, we suppose, to the government at that
point.
As they did not-could not-have anticipsted
successfu termination Of their mission, we are at
loss 70 conceive why they should be chagrIaed
Tne Administration was not disposed to be in
fensely frightened at any amount of threats conse
qusn' on the failure OF their diplomacy
We merely allude 70 the facts-tbev CARR thai,