The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-10-16

From the Crisis

From the Crisis
the Present Administration Of the
Country-Its Promises-Its Doings-
Its Chances.
?, The official kilograms, now be-
fore us, say that the late restrictions
upon free speech, as executed byD|
arrests, threats, &c; werc pot ~
pFggenttlie ffeest criticisms on The
doings of the Executive at Wash
ington. This seemsto be fair. Then
here goes.
During the campaign for Presi.
dent in 1860, the people were anx-
ious as to the result. Not anxious
as much as usual-to secure q
partisan triumph, but anxious as to
the fate of the Union when it should
be in the hands of those whose love
of union had been lOeakend By their
dislike to some Of its old and time
sanctioned institutions, chief among
which was slavery.
One OF the parties in the field of
1860, was party which had forced
its own issue upon the country, by
continually narrowing up the mind
of the people upon questions, quill
cts and quidets regarding slavery
and negro freedom. We say negro
freedom, because of other freedom it
| had none to give, inasmuch as the
Constitution of the Union had per-
fected all white freedom consistent
with the government of society.
The party of 1860, of which we
now write, had forced the debates
and issue of 'freedom'-such free
dom as we have shown it to be-
upon the Country. The people
wished to avoid these debates and
this issue, but, though, in this re-
gard, the leople cried 'peace,peace,
there uaS no peace. Hence, there
being no escape for the people, they
the people, sought to form new par
ties to Shield the country from this
forced issue of 'frcedom'-as it was
called-and other parties were tor'
med, until, including the freedom
party there were four parties in
the field.
But the freedom party being
the most compact OF the four, and
having its issue well made up and
we'll forced upon the mind of the
large section Of tha people, elected
its candidates-not by the voice Of
of the people-because they were
elected by a minority-but by thu
letter o. the law, and the names o
the freedom candidates thus ant
so elected, are Abraham Lincoln
and Hannibal Hamlin.
Thus terminated the practical eff
forts Of the people in 1860, to save
the Union from c0lOred freedom
we say coLored freedom because
phite freedom was then SURE.
After it it was fully known to til,
people, that the candidates of this
peculiar freedom party were elected
by the letter of the old law
The people paused.
And said, 'Now whatp 'Thes,
men have been elected, not by oul
votes, but by the letter of the laws.
The people paused.
The people put their ears to thC
ground to listen, and they heard {
rumbling noise, as if of the gath
ering of the horsemen and footmer
in the South country.
And the people cried aloud, say
ing, Abraham! Abraham! Thor
who hast been elected by the laws
of our fathers, though by a minor
ity of our people, O! open thy
mouth and say unto all the worlC
that thou art for the Union, and
not for this new freedom which is
breaking the Union"
But Abraham was dumb as the
sheep in the hands of the washer
But Salmon P. Chase, and other
of the new freedom party said
Abraham Speak thou not! Oper
not thy beautiful mouth unto the
people until after thy Inauguration
AS for the South let her rage"
And Abraham did as his free
dom frieuds bid him do, and CLOSED
up his mouth as clam-shell, ant
} spake not unto the people,.
The people paused,
The rumbling in the South grew
stronger and the South people bo't
shin loads of arms and much DOW,