The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-07-11

$1,000 SH"ANh
bill makes us out to have been
guilty of "treason," to be a "trai-
tor" and the expounder of "trai-
torouS principles"
Excellent, wonderful, marvellous, OIL
Is it not now an original gol
b" Incendiary," "traitor," guilty of
" treason"
How musical the comedy,
How charming to our ears
How sweet the melody,
1t battles our eyes in tears.
1t is really sad that men, who
are no longer children, should
write and publish such rank nom
sense and glazing absurdities. If
we are the character they have de-
scribed us, why not place us before
a legal tribunal, and send US to the
Penitentiary at once. But no, they
know full we'll, that it is not in their
Great Indignation" power to do
anything of the sort. Could they
do it, they would. We are fully
prepared to meet our worthy friends
Of the "Great Indignation" bill,
before legal tribunal in Cincinnati,
when they are ready to s%ubstantiate
their charges against US. We tell
them that they have been too short
sighted, too prccipitant, in bouncing
upon a stranger, and in throwing
the blame Of what has taken place
during the last ten days, in Eaton,
rclativeto us, upon their neighbors.
They cannot place Thursday, the
9th of June, before Wednesday,
the Goth of June. They are, no
doubt, very clever in their own
eyes, but there are a few things
which they cannot master. They
took our editorial to the Court
House, on Wednesday night, read
it, talked, and went home, leaving
their pious hearers to do their
pleasure; some of whom found
their way to our doors, ard called
upon us to come out that they
might murder us; they tried to
force our doors, they kept US up all
night. All this was known to the
gentlemen of the "Great Indigna-
ton bill, early next morning what
did they do to save the life of a
stranger? They sent out their
Great Indignation" bill, to rouse
the people to attend a second meet
ing at the Court House, on Thurs
day evening; and to render us an
object to be hated, and driven from
the town, we are called a traitor,
etc. 1t was not until all these
things had taken place, that a few
kind and real friends took steps to
hold a meeting, on Thursday even
ing, to save us from being injured,
if not murdered, and to save the
town from being brought into
trouble and disgrace. The gentle
men of the "Great Indignation"
bill thought, no doubt, that we
should be so frightened at the
thunder Of their buster, asto leave
the town-if not America-at once.
But we are still at our post, and
our leader is just what it was, and
where it was.
Thus far we have written as hu-
morously as the circumstances of
the case would allow us; but, when
we come to relate what has been
said about shooting, and fire, we
must drop the humorist, and act
the part of one who is threatened
with sudden death, and whose prop
erty has been threatened with a
fiery destruction. These are grave
manifestations things, that is to
say, in our opinion but then, it
must be borne in mind, that we are
only san English subject" and
from the emphatic and peculiar
manner in which the gentlemen OF
the Great Indignation bill have
made ourself and country known,
it would appear that shooting a
vexing rat, or an English gentle
man, who has dared to settle in
Eaton, and think for himself, are
alike matters of Indifference. 1t
is q fact, then, that a certain man
in Eaton has said that he would
shoot us, and that he means to do
it. We know him by sight, and by
name; we have our eye upon the
bastard, let him beware. He that
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