The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-10-16
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no more even to this day, which is
a space of five calendar months.
But the people waited!
And the friends of freedom
cursed and swore terribly at every
body, even Abraham, who had
signed the new laws which created
the army of Beauragard the wicked.
And Beauregard vanished from
that place where he had gathered
his army of Shiloh, and no man
knoweth his abiding place even unl
to this day, but it presumed that
he is standing still somewhere
watching for the glory Of the Lord
which hath been foretold by the
friends of freedom for so many,
many days.
But the people waited.
And the friends Of freedom
cried behold Fremont is in the
mountains and Mcclellan is III the
swamps. and the power of the ar
my is in the long hands of Abra-
ham. We have o%verthrown Nc
Clellan and all the power Of the
words of the man Crittenden. Now
shall we see the glory of the Lord
at Richmond, that city of the Plain!
Now shall we behold all this glory,
which we have so long foretold,
upon the 4th day of July, 1862"
But there came up into the noun
tains q devilish od-fearing-man
whom we know in the flesh as
'Stonewalp jackson, and sat his
host down against the host of Ere
mont, in such manner that Free
mont was led to believe he had the
'Stonewall' in q bag; but while he
was yet tying this end Of the bag
the host of Stonewall went out at
the other end and joined the hosts
of the South Country; and they all
fell upon Mcclellan and spoilt the
Glory of the Lord in that quar-
ter.
Now the man Mcclellan was
faithful and silent; but the friends
of freedom rallied against him be-
cause he could not do two ways at
once. Because, peradventurc, he
could not adopt the plans Of every
body and carry out his own plans
Mt one aud the same time. So they
rallied at him and toldhim lie must
bring his army back to Washing
ton-and he did.
And while he was yet cxtrica'
ting his army from the trap where
in the friends of freedom had
caused it to fall, behold! To-! new
man comes forth out of the West
country and his name was Pope,
and, as he knew all about the
Scotch cap and long,cloak strategy,
he was made chief officer in the
field; and he moved out to show
the people the glory Of the Lord
And as he moved the people waited
to see it.
Now Abraham called again and
said 'IIo! We people, send me six
hundred thousand more fighting
MGR from the midst of YOU And
while the 10000 men were gather
ing together Abraham wrote letter:
to Horace Greeley and made
speech to some other colored pco
pie, in all of which, as he wanted
soldiers, he seemed to cling to tn
old freedom and snubbed the friend
of the new freedom, and the peopI
were pleased and filled up the rank
of the 600, 900 men.
But the new man Pope wen
forth to the battle field, and M
Clellan was left to observe in 81
lence how the new man would lin
the glory Of the Lord
But, 10! as the new Pope wer
forth Wanting himself and breatl
ing great things he stumble
against the Stonewall-and thu
was the last of him.
Then Abraham and 'the frient
of freedom trembled in their shoe
in Washington, and Abraham
mind was f~avorably drawn towar
his Scotch cap and cloak, and Ii
home on the prairies wide.
But the people Of the Sout
country were fast envoloping hi
about, and circumstances force
him, once more, to burrow his oW
ears from 'the friends of freedom
that he might have a moment
think of his country.
And after he thought a momer
for time was precious, he called n
Clellan to him, and sent Pope
honorable exile to the western w
derness, where the newspapers a
too small TO print many big storl
in a week; but to Mcclellan
said: $50 forth to the battle al
Hght. lest peradventure | fall in