The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-04-10
Treachery end Treason.

who Is ready to acton either side.
for the sake of Office. may he
expected to denounce Others for
treachery and treason. His loyalty
Is uncertain and unreliable it is
not now the same it was last Octo-
bcr ; nor is it the same it was when
the Chicago Platform was made
1t il no wonder, then, that he
should prefer false charges against
honest men. will hot answer his
ready-made slang.
lie says that l quote the Deela.
ration of independence to prove
the right Of secession. Well, if to
quote that instrument be treason,
then have l offended. The great
sentence in that glorious Declare
ton, made to an admiring world.
is in the following words; let the
people ct PrebIe County read them
but they should read them with
that proper abolition emphasis,
otherwise they may be found
guilty of treason:
ave hold these truths to be
self. That all men are
created equal ; that they are en-
dowcd by their Creator with Ger
tain inalienable rights that among
these are life, liberty. and the pur'
suit Of happiness that to secure
these rights are insti'
tuted among men, deriving theil
just powers from the consent o
the governed ; that whenever any
form of government becomes de
structivc of Il ese ends, it is the
right of the people to alter or ia
abolish it, and to institute new
government, laying its foundation
on such principles, and organizing
its powers in such form IA to them
shall seem more likely to effect
them safety and happiness"
| thank the God.like men who
made that declaration of rights
The Constitutions of the States
were formed to protect them. The
Constitution of the United States
was ordained and established II
order to protect them still more
perfectly. And has the time al
ready come, that we must have ;
government strong enough to de
prive the people of these rights
and to govern them without Their
consent &? Ny answer is, l tlinl
not.
1t may he a matter of dispute IL
to wha: are the "lraaing ideas" il
the Chicago Platform ; but it !
certain that one 'leading idea i
it il, that II negro is the Wilt
mans equal. BAIT | suppose tina
the 4th resolution in it, althong
opposed by Lincoln. is not u ''lead
ing idea;" because, although it wa
substantially rcasserted everywher
last Summer, yet it Is now repndia'
r ed everywhere blythe President IN
g.. III. PARTY. 1t is as follows:
=, "Tlat the maintenance inviol'
, bic of the rights Of The States. an
:, especially the right of each Sta
to- order and control it's O,oit domf
: tic institutions. according to its ow
5 juugment exclusively, is esseiIti
to that balance of power on whie
. the perfection and endurance
our political faith depends al
e we denounce the lawless invasio
o by armed force, Of any State
territory, no matter under VIII
n pretext, as among the gravest
). crimes"
In the platform Of 1860 II
above was supported blythe frient
of LINCOLN. Was it supportt
7 then for Il Cheat ? or why is it r
undated now? Settle this as &c
. will, the people Of the North, I
wei. us of the South-all my con-
: trymen-will pay dearly for Il
whistle. l assert now, as l d
: then, that neither the PresideI
nor the Congress has any constit'
tional authority to interfere in a,
t., way with the institution of slave
9 in any of the States. l fear Meth
e negro worshipers nor negro.dr
G vers. am IL native of Ohio, a,
claim all the States and territori
o as my country. Although a qui
k citizen, | know my legal rights.
IA n ~. - . WA,