The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-04-17

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and Tories Now, as a'secessionist
is one who withdraws from, or has
withdrawn from, fellowship and
communion with former associates,
md as the Editor Of the D%emOcfatie
Press has never had any fellowship
with any man or number of men
in the South, and as he is not q
native or naturalized American,
he cannot, in the nature of things,
be a Secessionist. But he has an
opinion of his own, and he dares
to avow it just as freely as Amerl-
cans residing in FREE England
avow, express, and publish their
sentiments on passing events. As
for the Democratic party in gen.
eral, they are now in political
principles what they have always
been-sound constitutionalists, and
the unlinching defenders Of State
lines, State rights, and the union
of all the States for mutual pro.
lection, commercial prosperity, and
permanent peace. That they are
opposed to the abolition Of slavery
by force, fire and sword, is a sober
and felt fact ; and so are we.
But the Democrats arenot seces.
sionists. They sincereiy, and IRON
their heart of hearts, lament ant
mourn over the secession of thu
Southern seceders, and blame then
for the step or steps !hey hav'
taken ; but they also condemn tn
rash, violent, and provoking con
duct Of the Abolitionists of tn
North, and cannot hide from them
selves the painful tact, that til
Abolitionists have had their fu
share in bringing about the fea'
/ full calamities and dreadful wa
which has already brought 6
much ruin, woe, and death, upo
e the American nation. 1t has b,
e come fashionable of late, to ca
e the Democratic party Tories. :
Tory is one who is an adherent
q the ancient Constitution of Grei
Britain, and to the Church by la
q established. If it should be sal,
r. that those who are in any sem
y opposed to the present war, a.
Tories. our answer is, what shou'
those be called who were oppose
to the Mexican war? The fact
= the word tory does not, and in Il
nature of things, it cannot app.
to any of the great political parti'
" in the United States, except the1
" be. a political party amongst |
who are secretly striving to reduC
the States into q monarchical Go
ernment-a thing which the Anne
lean people will never submit to.
If our propositions, as stated ar
briefly elaborated in this leader a
logically correct-and we are pr
pared to defend them-it follov
n that the epithets applied to curse
l. and to the party so imperfect
,e but honestly and earnestly, repr
re sented by us in Preble county, a
at so much bluster and raving no
sense. In times like the presel
tn the real and imperative duty of
90 Americans, and of all who des'
the peace, prosperity, ana hap
no ness of the human family, is to
by kind words and mutual forbes
o.. anee, to restore peace and prone
charity and brotherly kindn
among all classes, and to seek I
preservation of liberty, proper
:, and order in all the States, whetl
North or South. If the pres,
state of party politics and
temper should be continued mt
longer in America, we give it
our humble opinion, that the pr
s, ent war, terrible as it is, will pro
in the end to have been but
in first outline of a far more dread
I'd state of things among neighbo
al than we should be Willing to 10
~ forward to.
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Battle of Pittsburp Landing, fought