The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-02-21

daily acts OF the great parlles, al
each end Of the Confedcracy, arc
fast coming to DC looked upon as
events which of themselves attract
no particular interest. There is a
Provisional Government South and
q conservative feeling each hour
expanding in the North. The
"blood and thunder politicians arc
fast waning into the sombcr shades
Of obscurity, and like .
-"in omcncd barks.
Built in Eclipse and rugged with curse.
dark
no longer, like horrid nightmares
brighton the souls Of men who like
country more than party. They
have tluttcred and sputtered away
the little hour Of their glory, and
are no more. AS the troubled sea
continually casts up mire and dirt.
so this class Of men, when the hu,
man mind is surging, float for a
little time in shining %putrcsencc
upon the surface and sink, to rise
again when the heaying pillows
shall throw up filth from muddy
shoals. Mr.. Lincoln, the President
elect, the mighty rail-splitter, is on
his way to Washington. Listen,
troubled nation, for To-. he has
spoken. Greeley winccs, and
Weed cxults, for Lincoln counscls
moderation. Why he docs this we
cannot see, for he says there is on
ly an artificial trouble. In Ohio
and New York he is even tacctious
about the present troubles, treating
them rather as q good joke than
otherwise. In Pennsylvania lie is
very oracular upon the Tariff ques-
ton, makes an elegant ]pcroration
by saying he docs not understand
the question upon which he has
been Eliminating, but promises to
study it. The politicians of his
party squirm at such manifesto
tions of incapacity to deal with
such subjects, and many tongucd
rumor says that a streak Of light
ming from Washington intimated
that lie had better have the pad
lock on his mouth again. Taken
together, his speeches since he be-
gan his triumphal march, should
be bound in calf with the celebrated
three hundred delivered by the he
roic Gen. Scott, when he did not
make a triumphal march through
the States. From Lincoln's speech
cs, we find nothing from which we
may infer he is not u good rail
splitter, and Scott evinces
martial ability in his.
Appearances now Indicate that :
Scott will be the right hand of the
coming Administration, Lincoln
the left and Seward the mouth
piece.
"Tlrcc wise men of Gotham went 10 sea
in n bowl
If the bowl had been stronger, their voy-
would have been longer
But enough ofthis, VIC shall see
what we shall see. 1t may be that
Lincoln has ability, if so he is an
unfortunate man, that he cannot
exhibit it, to an extent at least, to
save the Cincinnati Commercial
from using up so much space in ap-
pologics for what as it remarks "it
rather he had not said"
A father once told y foolish son
not to talk in company and the
would not know he was a
fool. Tho boy put the paddock on
his lips. One Of the company at
last addressed the silent boy, and
he made no reply. The gentleman
turning to a friend, remarked "that
Joy is a fool" Thereupon the boy
umped up and said to his father
father they have foundme OUT
The case may have its parallels, not
hat we mean to say that Mr.. Lin |
oln is a man ofno ability, but signs
Indicate that he is about as well
to shine as president, as I
ne fool boy at a social party. lie Il
lay be and doubtless is honest, |
nd from the frank admission of 1
le boy, we think he was, to a re- a
extent. IL