The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-06-26
Weekly Summary.

great Convention was held in Eaton,
on the 21st inst. The company
was, as we predicted it would be, q
very large one. We do not believe
that n more united, harmonious, or
earnest political band of brothers,
ever assembled at Eaton Court
House, than that under review.
j. B, Stephens, Esq, Henry Shide-
Ter, Esq, Judge Gilmore, and J. H,
Zoos, Esq, were thespeakers at the
above meeting. Each of the speak
ers did his best, and all did we'll.
We are unwilling to criticise the
remarks made by any Of four friends,
but as an impartial journalist, we
are in honor bound to correct the
mistakes OF one Of the speak ers,
who boldly and unequivocally as
serted, that Old England lad aided
in bringing about the present state
Of things in the United States, and
now that she had done 80, she has
manifested her sympathies with the
South! To this uncogitated asser-
ton we take exception, without
begging pardon, and beg to inform
the readers of the Democratic Press,
that for the last fifty years there
has been in old England, an earnest,
and, we think, q conscientious par
ty, opposed to slavery in all its
phases, and they are 30 still; but.
on the other hand, the bulk Of the
educated, aristocratic, and conser-
vative party, both in Parliament
and out of Parliament, have always
advocated, and even now do advo
| cate, the let alone principle; tina
is to say, that slavery can only, an(
: e with safety, be abolished on a peace
a.. full, quiet, and equitable principle
doing equal justice to the slave
holder and the slave ; leaving it tt
I; the influence ofthe Gospel, and thu
teaching of science, to induce thu
owner to free his slaves. To thi
British party, and American elias
of politicians, we belong; and W
y are in earnest when we say, tina
:, we do not count even life too grea
q price, to pay for our convictions
o and honestly cherished opinions
l. For these reasons, we boldly assert
that, in our opinion, the presen
e American wal is "earthly, sensual
II and devilish," and that the extrem
81 Abolitionists of the North, and tn
y equally extreme fire eaters of tn
al South, have violated the NOR
law of God, the laws Of clvilize
to nations, and the Constitution
~ the United States, by their presel
and internal war. Some unprinc
a. pied and blood-thirsty men cry
4 let US have more blood! nothir
. will do but blood Such is IL
A language of the feeble thing Gale
8 the Eaton Register, and such a
the sentiments of some who CO
themselves Democrats From Il
friendship and society of SUI
no bloodhounds "Good Lord deliv
re u.s." Most people keep shouting
to let the war be carried on, not
free the slaves, but to restore t
n old Union as it was! What
nd farce! what q b~urlesque upon Il
English language. The uneducat'
Isl people who talk this nonsense,
not understand what they SO
Wage the wal to the bitter end,
Ia, the cry of the bogus Democra
wage the war to the exterminatic
of the last white man in the Sout
on is the cry of the extreme Alb
III litionists fight on-on-on-al
on, until every slave is set free,
he the cry of the Republican part
"a, WHAT will all this lead to ? VIII
will be the end thereof? Wou
TOT to God, that the American peoI
M would "stop and think, before tn
RS farther 60" Our only polite
Of hope is, that such men as the He
81 G. L. Vallandigham, will yet ri
~ ' in Gods Providence, as we firm
believe that he is destined to ri
of to WELD the helm of state, a
ant thus unite both North and Sou
' on in one harmonious and prospero
rts family, and cement Union, viii
nv will be binding, lasting, and pr,