The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-01-09

in so many words, that slavery
should be abolished by fire and
sword. If there be a law, statute,
or ordinance, to demonstrate that
| am mistaken, inthis my assertion
aud opinion, let the fact be made
known, and made patent to the
thinking and civilized world, and
all that | have to say is, that from
such a Mede and Persian law,
Good Lord deliver" me. The
whole of the States, both North
and South, would do far better
united than divided, or separated;
and | should like to see the Union
restored, in all its nee beautiful
and dourishing branches; but can
the thing be done? Will not the
blood, treasure, devastation, lamen-
tationsand woe, which are involved
in our present struggle with our
Southern brethren, be too great a
price in the sight of God, to just
ify either the North or the South,
in offering such a horrible sacrifice,
to gain the day-whichever side
may be the victor.
The present war was proclaimed
against the South, because the
leaders ofthe Southern people fired
into Fort Sumter;' and we of the
North were so strong in our own
bump of self complacency, as to
publish to the nations of the earth,
that their subjugation would be
but "a breakfast SPELL for u.s.! l
consented that my nephews should
shoulder the musket, tie on the
knapsack, and march to conquer
at Bulls Rum gather the spoils,
and sit down to breakfast in Man
ossas Gap! But it so happened,
that |, as well as millions more,
reckoned without our host; and,
like the highland Scotch singer OF
holy Psalms, who wcnton Saturday
night, at the request ofhis minister,
to steal a sheep, riding on his
clergyman's horse, on Sunday
morning gave out the lines:
4 am worse than | was,
For they have taken from me the horse
Even so, ace went to Bulls Run,
to conquer the South, and to take
their men and horses, but our side
Of the house became worse thar
it was, for it was driven back, beat
conquered, made prisoner, and los
its all-inclrding its horses. Inee(
not inform you, gentlemen, that il
other skirmishes and very small
battles, we have not, in general
been any more successful than a
Bulls Run.
1t is well known, that this wa
has had its start and rise in the re
ligious frenzy Of the New England
churches. They have been en-.
~couraged, and urged on, for thir.
ty-three years, by their Englisl
sympathizing Quaker, Baptist
and Independent friends; and now
that America is involved in physi
cal and political ruin, both the Ole
and New England churches are il
a stand-still state, waiting to 'se
the salvation of the Lord - VIVA
hellish demons must these Scribe
and Pharisces' be, to have preached
lectured, prayed, and published
books and tracts, to incite mil.
lions Of rational beings to ris
and Stay their own white brothers
in order to set the blacks free !; an,
that, too, while they have not pre-
pared either a home, a country, o
the means of subsistence for thei
E loved, adored, and favored sons o
Ham. The history of our race
from the days Of Adam and mothe
Eve, down to the present hour
does not furnish my parallel t.
E the present state of things in tn.
United States of America. If Go,
be with us in the North, He mus
be against the rebels of the South
but if He be with the men of tn
South, lie must be against US 0
the North.
A few years back, the Metho
dists, Bapt'sts, and Presbyterian
of thn Unitnl Stntns were to OH