The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-08

W
OILS, These chosen warriors, animated with
the lifo of loyal spirits, are speedily assem-
bled, eager for the ffayl They no doubt felt
that the rebels had no cause for their treason
THAT they were gratuitously wicked-and
richly merited q doom more terrible than
stoning or the halter Their conscience APP
proved the severe blows which they were
about to inAict on the revolted traitors. As
their hearts were burning with hatred and
patriotic zeal to ayenge the wrongs inflicted
on their rightful sovereign and their coun.
try, a mandate from the Almighty paralyzes
their ardOr, and levels their hopes of martial
glory to the dust. The mandate proclaims.s
'Thus saith the Lord, ye shall not 60 up,
nor fight against your brethren, the children
of Israel; return every man to his house"
Remarkable interpositioni- confounds
Rehoboam and his cabinet ministers. They
meet for COUNSEL and as they deliberate, we
seem to hear them say 1T is not credible
that God forbids this war If these tribes
are our brethren, they are also rebels and
traitors, and deserve death. They have rob.
bed us of our revenue, murdered one Of our
officers, and their treason and murder cry To
Heaven for vengeance, and must be expiated
by condign punishment. We must show the
world that we have a government, and that
its orders shall be obeyed. Their crimes are
without excuse, designed to overthrow the
government established by Divine authority.
They are Destroying the government, ane not
only %injure us, but themselves and their chill
dren. They cut themselves off from the on
ly true church, and from all the privileges of
the House of God. Such wicked rebellion is
intolerable! We cannot bear. To arms
ye valiant men; March to the rebel cities,
and burn or raze them to the dust"
The call is in vain. Those valiant hosts
are stunned by the voice of Jehovah, and in
stead O. avenging the insult and injury Of
fered to their king and country, they IRE
turn every man to his house" Mark the
blessed result.
LIST. A civil and fratricidal war is pre-
vented: thousands are saved from premature
and violent deaths; and the country is pre-
served from the ravages and desolation
which marks the footsteps of the war iend.
I'd. Peace is restored: and Peace hath
victories on earth more truly glorious than
the triumphs Of conquerors from the field
of blood.
Sd. The legitimate government is main
tanned. Rehoboam still reigns, and his
reign is perhaps as honorable as it could
have been if he had succeeded in conquering
the revolted tribes. He reigns over a uni
ted loyal people, which he could not have
done, if he had been permittedto subdue the
rebels. ...
4th His country is saved from the rava-
ges of fire and sword, by which it might have
been ruined by the hosts which followed the
standard of ~Jeroboam, whose valor was not
to be despised. Both his country and his
throne are preserved, and continued through
several centuries. r.F
9th. There are two sovereignties in the
land of Israel instead Of one. If this weak
ened the strength of their national pride it
was perhaps nc real injury to them. They
were two nations-and lived together, side
by side, much of the time in peace, with oc-
c~asional strifes-fswer, probably, than they
N ghht have had, if one had been conquered
by the other .-DGyton Empire.