The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-02-07

A man of varied culture, and more
than ordinary talent, but unfortu-
nately a bitter partisan, who hated
those with whom he differed as
heartily as the old Puritans did
Roger Williams.
A glance at the language of
Quincy, and the record of the vote
which sustained him in uttering it
in the House of Representatives,
serves to show us that we have
sometimes proved ~recreant, and we
will venture here to say, that had
the general government declared
war upon the party sustaining such
doctrines then, the citadel would
been whelmed from turret to
foundation stone. But, say these
raging immediate coercionists," and
Falstatts, Quincy, nor his
party had done any hing but utter
their sentiments, and the case is
now different. The secessionists
have acted now, and you curse the
general government day and night,
because it did not seize them and
hang them up like dogs, the mo-
ment they lisped such thoughts as
Josiah Quincy was applauded for
uttering in 1911. Tenderly and
carefully walk, oh, men Of frailty
and humanity, among the beauties
wrought by the spirit Of a govern
ment founded upon the opinions of
whose patriotism shielded its
early years, nor talk too loudly
about causes of war, lest you wake
echoes which shall sound mourn
over fields Of carnage, ruin,
and desolation. 1t is no time now
for us on account Of party pride, or
pledges, or platforms, toshrink from
duty; first Of all to ourselves, so
that we cannot be false to our
friends, our homes, our country
Men who in these times stop to
Dandy epithets, fan the flames Of
liscord, and stoop to bring up from
he mire of passion, such words as
DRY, traitor and liar, to apply to
one who differs with them in opin-
on, would fight at a funeral and
swear at a communion table.
They are dangerous and unrelia-
Ole in times of peace, but in times
Of trouble they are worse than pes.
thence and famine. In such times
as these, one cool, dispassionate
patriot will do more good than all
the available military force of ma
ton, and the eyes Of the people
turn to our few really great men
who can conccde much, reason
clearly, and work out practical re-
by proper means, while they
look with utter contempt upon
those little waspish bipeds, who
will fly into a passion and shake
their fists in each others faces with
all the grimaces of a monkey rob-
bed of a cocoa nut, should an acct
slipof a comrades tonguebe
construed into a personal insult and
I reflection upon theiS honor.O
The unsubstantial glory Of mere
politicians always wanes when
great results must be wraught out.
When portentous shadows ofthreat-
events, envelop the gaudy
imagery Of their false rhetoric and
he times demand the mere logic of
sense, these visionaries
lind their occupation gone, and
and actors appear behind
the footlights which grow brighter
at their coming, and take part in
the drama. No secession from a
government can detract from its
essential worth. When we reflect
hat our government is a social ex-
on a large scale, and that
II its practical operation, it has du-
the past three, forths of a cen
Jury, established the great fact,
that it confers more real blessings
upon the governed than any form
ever before reduced to practical ex-
we cannot be doubtful as
to the ultimate result Gifts theory.
If the South determines to leave us
they cannot take us, or our form of
government away from us, if we