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

lure. we nave used the words
"anaatNral and anholy war. What
a crime! We are, as every candid
and unbiased reader must see /,
speaking of the war as a whole, in
Guiding both North and South.
Will any of our logical and very
scientific accusers step forward, and
declare that any war is holy? Let
them define their terms. Will any
of them say that it is natural for
the father to fight, and kill if he
can, his own son. Here is a case
in point:
"My company (C) is quartered
in the late residence Of q secession
list who deserted his sick wife and
seven children, to join the armies
of the so-called Confederate States.
The poor woman died and was
buried by the citizens, in the gar
den adjoining her late home, and
her children, with the exception of
the oldest son, who is now in the
United States service, are scattered
detenseless through the town."
This is natural is it? But it is
war-is it holy? We prefer com
mon sense to nonsense; and, there
fore, we say that the present wal
is a necessity, that it was begun by
the South, and we are as earnest
as any man can be, in our desire to
see it brought to a close, by those
means, whatever they may be,
which will restore and perpetuate
the Union Of all the States, both
North and South, on the basis on
which the great founders of the
Democratic Republic kept it estab-
lished for the benefit Of succeeding
generations. Next we are accused
of "insulting the fathers and moth
ers, the wives, sons, sisters and
daughters of our gallant men, &C."
We insult them? In what? Has
it been by our pleading for the gal
liant boys, and by rebuking those
who have enriched themselves ,
rather than do for the soldiers
what they ought to have done?
We have urged once and again that
the boys should be well provided
for. We are the son of a fine SOL
dier, and know what is due to SOL
diers, and we tell our friends that
their twisting our statements will
yet recoil with tcnfold disgrace up
on their own heads, for their con-
duct toward us. We say advised
ly, that we have labored without
fee or reward 10 promote the edu-
cation and elevation Of husbands
and wives, brothers and sisters, in
our day, more than all the inhab-
itants.of Eaton, Preble County, put
together, and we carry the CRATE
full proof of the gratitude of tens Of
thousands with us, as a token, in
gold, silver, and books, of the
grateful sense entertained by them
for our disinterested and long con-
tinued labors in their service. Set
tiers, in the manufacturing districts
of England, in Australia, and IN
America, are our witnesses that we
never, directly or indirectly, spoke
or acted, against husband or wife,
brother Or sister. We came to
America, hoping that the health of
a member Of our family might be
j improved, and, in that, thank God,
we have not been disappointed; but
we have been disappointed in the
reception we have met with, at the
hands of certain parties in Eaton;
still we do not fear, for while "the
wicked flee when no man pur-
sueth," the righteous is'bold as a
lion"
The writer of a few thoughts on
our Editorial of the 9th of June,
says, that we assume shat Adolf
tionists commenced the war, and
arc carrying it on for the express
purpose Of destroying Slavery"
Now, reader, remember we quote
this from the Register of the 4th
inst, and we know hat it has been
written by a gentleman who pro-
fesses to be q scholar and a Christ
ian; we subjoin what we do say;
"The war was proclaimed to pro
tect the Constitution. save the I'm
ion, and restore order, and not to
turn everything in the South up
side down, and set the slaves free"
What now becomes of the asser-
tion ofour or;tio2 lot him raol ovor