The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-01-16

Alas! alas! the mighty man has
fallen on to his knees. A little
longer continuation of the present
war, and all will be over, and the
Union will be forever shattered,
the people scattered, and America
will thus be made comparatively
weak and helpless, by the deludists,
religious inccndiarics, and intidel
madmcn, who, like the forty de-
mons that made Il VOW that they
would kill Paul, have been banded,
(0nd are still bandimg) for thirty
three years, to reduccthe American
continent to ashes, rather than Tat
slavery should not be abolished.
That rctrihutivo Vengeance will
ovcrtake the authors Of our present
horrible calamity, is n fact which
will, within trclre months from the
present time, make itself heard,
felt, and remembered to the end Of
time. Let the bold, INSCRIPTIONS,
and daring enemies Of peace, order,
freedom and prosperity, know that
Providence has markcd them. They
have done their work, but the dra-
ma involves the character of God,
as well as the conduct of Puritans,
and Of infdels; and, therefore, He
whose ways are equal, will yet do
n terrible thing in righteousness, to
vindicatc the character of His NOR
al government, and the aspect Of
His ways toward men, and will
thus render vengeance to whom
vengeance is due; but in what way
lie will do it, is q secret which I do
notpretend to know. Secret things
belong unto the Lord our God
But, though hand join in hand,
the wicked shallno go unpunishod.'
Am | then the advocate of sla-
very? No, in no wise;' but neither
nm | the advocate of war, plumber,
murder, oaths, filthy imprecatiors,
or slave manumission by slaughter,
desolation, and death. There is a
right way. as well as a wrong way
Of doing everything that ought to
be done. The Abolition party will
understand me. | am not surprised
that the English anti,slavery party
should send a dcputation to Earl
Russell, to urge on his lordship's
attention, the necessity of avoiding
war with America. The Abolition
papers, both in Old andin New Eng
land, have rushed in wild and in
coherent rant, to stop the threaten
cd war between England and Amer
lea, not because they care a rush
what becomes of either county,
as a country-but to make good
their own cherished vow-to kill
the Paul of slavery and thus they
dcprecate war land so do y between
the two great sister nations, that
their own fendish and murderous
schemes and plans, may be fully
and forever carried out.
| do not wish to see any war be-
tween England and America, be-
cause | knowt that such a war would
be the ruin of both countries but
neither do | wish to see the present
war, between the North and the
South, prolonged. Who will be
the gamers by it? | answer, the
, manufacturers and merchants oil
New England. Many Of them have
} already made handsome fortune:
+ by it. Many military rulers, chap.
lains, and contractors, will be richer
: at the end of the war, than they
: were at the commencement of it
No doubt Of it. But war, like
other subjects, has two sides to il
, as u question. The whole of the
Western States are already threat
S ened with ruin by the war. W.
= are already taxed for county ant
| local purposes, to an extent which
d is deeply and soreIy felt, and whicl
= the people are resolved to have re
duced. There is nothing in Amer
Il lea, with the exception Of the pres
d ent war, which stands so much i
need Of Investigation, and curtaiI
IS ment, as the taxes raised and eX
IS pended in the different counties
Let office seekers and Office holder
i bear in mind, that evils must an