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The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20
Cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 20.
BUTTER-The demand is good, prices
have advanced to l4@l6c in choice pack
ages. The demand for common to fair is
light at S@l2c.
CHEESE-The offerings Of good cutting
are light and the demand good at &c. In
the small way &c. is paid.
EGGS-The receipts are light, the de-
mand good and prices have advanced to lOc.
for fresh, shippers count.
FL0UR-The demand has been good
most Of the week. The prices at which SUI
perfne has ruled have been from 81 30@4 81.
Extra has sold at 81 1904 As, and family
at 81 5O@4 60, Sales of fancy at 81 75@j.
FRUIT-The demand for green Apples is
good and the market is firm at 81 1908 50
for prime to choice in large brls.
Dried Apples are quiet at Sl@l % per Is
pounds. Peaches are in fair request at
S2@2 so per 80 pounds.
GRAlN-The Cfieringso of Wheat have not
been equal to the demand and prices have
ruled all the week in favoro # sellers. Prime
to choice has been in light receipt. We
Quote Red at 9O@95c and prime White at
996Sl, and choice at $l@l o..
The demand for ear Corn in bulk, BY the
distillers, is active at SOC. The receipts are
fair, but not equal to the demand.
The demand for Rye is good, and the
market firm at, soc. on arrival.
The receipts of Barley are not equal to
the demand, and prices are tending up The
brewers are offering for prime to choice
samples 53@6Oc.. for prime Fall Spring is
in good request at soc.
POTAT0ES-The demand for primo
white N~eshannocks is good and the market
firm at Acc. on arrival, per go pounds. The
receipts are very light Common kinds sell
at 30G35c.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20
Official Dispatches from Commodore
Goldsboro.
. ASHINGTON. Feh. M

w ASHlNGTON, CO.. ii.
A special messenger arrived this
morning, bringing the following
dispatches
~. s. FLAo-sTEAMER PHILADELpmA,
OfRounokc Island, Feb o..
Roanoke Island is ours. The
military authorities struck to us
yesterday. Their means of defense
were truly formidable, and they
were used with the determination
worthy of a better cause. They
consisted of two deliberately con-
structed works, mounting together
twenty-five heavy guns, three OF
them being 100-pounders, riled
four other batteries, mounting to-
gether twenty guns, a large pro-
portion of them being of large
caliber, and some of them rifed
eight steamers, mounting two guns
each, and each having a riied gun
with a diameter of u 32-pounder
a prolonged obstruction Of supken
vessels and piles to thwart our ad-
vance, and altogether a body OF
men numbering scarcely less thar
5000, Of whom 5000 are now our
prisoners.
The fighting commenced on the
morning Of the 18th, about eleven
o'clock, and was continued until
dark. The following morning it
was resumed at an early hour, and
it lasted until late in the afternoon,
when by a bold charge by our ar
my the rebel flag was made to
succumb, and our own was hoisted
everywhere on the island in its
place.
No attack could have been more
completely executed, and it was
carried out precisely in accordance
with the arrangements made before
the expedition lett Cape Hatteras
Inlet.
[Signed] J. M. G~oLDsBoRo,
Flag Officer"
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20

tional debt will be paid off in that
wayH Does he think that we can
thus be compensated for the sacri-
flee offs hundred thousand sIaugh-
tered men? Will it pay for a
hundred million dollars worth of
private property destroyedg Will
it recompense the loss Of untold
millions by blockades on sea and
land? Will it satisfy the widows
and orphans made BY this cruel and
terrible war? And will the Gov.
eminent ever send agents among
the people to repay to every man,
woman and child the full amount
of their war taxes and war losses?
No, no.
l desire the people to mark this
ranting, bloodthirsty Abolitionist.
In his last paper he declares that
Abolitionists had a right to petit
ton for ga peaceful dissolution of
the Union," but he decides that We.
have no right to petition that this
war may be waged to preserve the
Union, and save all the ,onstitu-
tional rights of the States unim-
paired. Let him concoct lies about
our petition, which he dares not
now publish for fear of shame.
His definition of treason will not
pass. Homo.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20

that means may be adopted, should
u general emancipation take place
as one of the results of the war, to
keep them where they are, and
thus save them from becoming a
plague to the white race, or ex-
posed to needless danger or de-
struction.
Let it not be said that we have
looked upon the Union as a thing
that was, but is not. We have
looked upon the old Union as it
was, as a thing Of the past; but
there will be, we think, a new and
improved Union formed at the
close of the war, which will en-
brace all that was "lovcly, just,
and Of good report" in the old
form, and which will thus give Sc
curity, peace, strength, and perma-
nent durability to the great social,
civil, political, and commercial
prosperity of the new political
heaven and earth, in which, we
honestly hope, that real freedom,
equality and fraternity" will for
ever luxuriate, bringing forth fruit
in the sunshine of undisturbed
peace-amen.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20
For the Democratic Press.
Modern Women Greatly Degenerated

EDITOR P~REss,-Having been an
observer of the domestic conduct
of our modern women, l trouble
you with q line or two, OH what l
know to be the uselessness of a
great number of our keepers at
home. Give them a few fine chairs,
a rocking chair, and a carpet,
and they will sit and rock, and
spend the day in the most disgust
ing idleness; hence the reason why
we have to go with rent pants, torn
coats, ragged shirts, and buttonless
vests. Ny mother, and sisters,
were a very different race of women
to most of our present mincing,
useless, and practically uneducatcd
race of idle rockers.
What would our own American
Mrs. Child, the deservedly celebra-
ted Miss Martineau, Eliza Cook,
or Miss Nightingale, and a thou
sand other educated, clever, well
domesticated, and useful women
say to our modern helpless females,
were they to see them as | have too
often seen them ? The greatest and
most clever woman | ever saw, had
neither a carpet, nor a rocking
chair. She was too great for a
rocking chair, and too active to
think Of a carpet. Yours,
ANTI UMBUG.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20

None. Only last week, a friend OF
ours, who had an advertisement
for us, was urged in the store of
one of our great Christians, to go
to the Register with his ADVERTISE
ment, andnot to give.i it to us.
All we have looked for, or need
ed, has been falrplay and no extra
favor, but hat we have not had.
We have paid our way as a Chris
tan man ought to do. In our Pen
and Ink Sketches of the American
people, their religion, habits, poll
tics, and offices, we shall take care
that the renowned men of Eaton,
shall have a prominent place in
the temple of fame.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20
Country Democrats, "Look on
This Picture and on That"

We reproduce this week, the
announcement published in the
Democratic Press, on the 23rd day
of May, 1861. We needglf5t tell
our readers, that the advertisement
inserted below, and signed by the
gentlemen whose respective names
are affixed, is plain, and sufficient
for the purpose which gave rise to
it. 1t demonstrates, that the Press
was sold to us, and that we either
had paid for it, or had undertaken
to pay for it, as per agreement.
All right; we stand by, and hold
by the conditions upon which we
purchased the Eaton Democratic
Press. We never graduated at the
University of double-dealing.
We candidly and freely confess.
that we pen these lines with loath.
ing and disgust; but necessity has
been laid upon us, to state our own
peculiar and to us most painful,
case. Below, we render our rea.
sons for what we here state, and
leave our readers to judge for
themselves.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20
Bad Political Leaders.

"Better Disunion, Conffagration
and Civil War than compromise
on the slavery question:" urged
the New York Tribune previous
to the actual outbreak of hostilities
between the two sections of what
was once our united and happy
country.
The same paper now declares
that it has "no regrets for the
Union, and "does not want to see
it restored"
1t is well that the President and
the Administration condemn such
men and their evil counsels. Hart
ford Times.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20
SALE OF REAL ESTATE BY
ORDER OF PROBATE COURT

~ the 22d day Of March, 1862, o'clock
in the afternoon, at the door Of the
Court House in Eaton, will be sold to the
highest bidder, the following Real Estate, as
the property of John Stubs, deceased, to
wit one-huhdred acres out of the following
described tracts Of land the N. E, part Of
the S. L. quarter of section No. 81, township
No. I, in range No. 2 E., containing "a
acres, be the same more or less /; . "the west
part of the N. W. quarter of section No. 81,
in township No. I, in range No. 2 E., &c.f
containing lls acres, be the same more or
less !" "the N. W.. part of the s. W. quarter
of section No. 80, in township No. Z, in
range No. 2 E., &C., containing u acres,
more or less" icing all Of said tracts except
so much as is covered by the dover of Mar
garet Stubbs, widow of said decedcnt, to
wit the N. e, part of the S. Z. quarter of
section No. 81, township I, range 2 T., con-
tanning "a acres, be the same more or less"
also commencing on the s. W. corner Of the
s. W. quarter of section %, township 7,
range 2 E., thence E. 80 rods, thence N. 80
rods, thence W. 80 rods, thence S. 80 rods, to
the place of beginning, containing l6 acres,
and also 10 acres in the N L. corner Of said
ll9 acre tract the FIRST aforesaid 100 acres
10 be sold free and unincumbered by dover
OF the widow Appraised at $l505.
Terms of sale. one-third cash, one-third in
one year, and one third in two years: de-
ferred payments TO bear interest from day
of sale, aud to be secured by mortgage on
the premises.
N. l.. WHITE, Adu'r with Will
an'x'd Of John Siuhbs, decd.
J.. T. CANS, atty. Feb 20, lSi2
[P, 1875.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20
Thursday, : February 20, 1852.
Constitutions Rights which We Mean
To Exercise And Maintain.

Congress shall make no law re-
F,ecting an establishment of re-
ligion, or prohibiting the free ex-
srcise thereof; or abridging the
freedom of speech, or Of the press"
-AmendmentS to the Constitution Of
the United States, Article 1.
"Evory citizen may freely speak,
write, and publish his sentiments
on all subjects, being responsible
for the abuse of the right; and no
law shall be passed to restrain or
abridge the liberty OF speech, or of
the press. "-ConStitution Of OAio,
article /, Section II.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20
The Stone Blockade.
TFrom the London Shipping Gazette.

from the London Shipping Gazette
"The resort to the stone block
AIDE has been very properly pro-
tested against by the Governments
of France and England, and Mr..
Seward meets the protest by
saying, that when the wal is over,
the Federal Government will ever
be in a position to keep their word?
To assume that they will. be, is to
assume that they must succeed in
the pending struggle. If Mr.. Sew
ard and his colleagues are to be
permitted to 60 on filling up the
entrances to the Southern ports at
discretion with sunken vessels, on
the understanding that the obstruc-
tions are to be removed when the
Union is restored we fancy there
is a bad lookout for the future
commerce of those ports. Mr..
Seward makes a promise upon a
contingency which may nevera arrive
and on the faith of that promise,
he expects to be allowed to pursue
a career of mischief, the conse-
qucnccs Of which he and his COL
leagues may never be able to re-
pair. The obstruction at Charles
ton effected by the sinking of the
stone fleet is, fortunately, not of
the serious character which many
have believed; but we should hope
that the experiment at Charleston
in aid of an inefficient blockade,
will not be repeated elsewhere until,
at least, the maritime States inter-
ested in the trade with the South,
have better assurance that the mis-
chief will not be permanent, than
that implied in Mr.. Stewards con.
versation, as reported by our Min
lister at Washington"
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20
JOHN V. CAMPBELL.
JESSE B. STEPHENS.
WIN. J. GILMORE.

The above announcement, would
lead any reasonable and unsophis-
ticated mind to infer, reasoning a
priori, that the gentlemen who sold
us the Democratic Press Office, acted
bona fde, and meant to give us the
same amount of encouragement
themselves, which they so kindly
and warmly urge others to vouch-
safe to US. Never having been
used to any dealings or transac-
tons with any but h~igh-souled and
educated men, we very %innocently
took it for granted, that the gen.
tlemen who signed the above small
document, were in earnest, and
determined to stand by us; but
facts are stubborn things, and we
are forced in self-defense to make
use of facts to prove that we have
been sadly deceived, and are now
placed in a condition to verify the
assertion, that confidence in an
unfaithful man is like a broken
tooth, and a foot out of joint"
Country readers, permit us to
submit the following facts to your
impartial consideration and to
prevent any mistake or misappre-
hension, either on our part, or
yours, we place both facts and
dates before you, in an unvarnished
and simple form.
Well, then, we were promised
all the encouragement, strength,
and influence, in the shape of legal
advertisements, and every other
kind of printing involved in legal
proccedings-such as Sale Bills
that could be procured for us. We
have handwriting to verify and
establish the literal and ulequivo.
cal truth of this assertion. If we
insert one word more than the
naked truth, let it be pointed out
the Press is open to any party ac-
cused by us in these structures, and
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20
For the Democratic Press.
"IF THERE BE A TRAITOR, HE rs
ONEF'


Mr.. FERGUsoN,-The present sa-
pient Editor of the Register teaches
his honest readers that slavery is
not the cause of the war. Why
does he cling to this falsehood
with such pertinacity? Because
he wishes to find some plausible
excuse for war and ruin. Yet no
one will pretend that the owner
ship in money, horses, and other
property, is the cause of thefts,
trespasses and lawsuits 1t only
offers an opportunity for wicked
men to violate the tournaments.
AS well might he teach that the
tree of knowledge, placed in the
garden of Eden, was the cause of
all our trouble and his lack Of brains
whereas it only offered an oppor-
tunity for mans first disobedience
his sins and follies could not be
expiated and wiped out by the de-
struction of the tree. By making
the tree the cause of war against
God, the man proved himself a
rebel against Gods law ; SO by
teaching that slavery is the cause
of the war, he proves himself a
rebel against our Constitution ; and
this is the reason why he hates
the word compromise. He hates
the light because his deeds arc
evil.
This sapient Editor heartily sub
scribos to the sentiments and pol.
icy of the Abolitionists. lie goes
for Fremont and Lane, and all the
other jayhawkers Of robbing and
murderous notoriety. He advo.
Gates emancipation through the
war power. He appeals to the
Administration to strike at slavery
as a system and destroy the insti-
tuition. He is for a wal of con.
quest and subjugation = yet he
lie knows that if we could succeed
in such a war, the South would be
reduced to P%otter's Fields, and
the source of our wealth in that
region would be destroyed. He
knows, too, that the union with
that portion of the States would be
lost, and that it would be necessa-
ry to keep a standing army in theil
midst, to make a few "rebels be.
have themselves properly" TIC
save the Union, he would not do 6
manly or honorable act, for fear Of
disgracing himself. lie hates
compromise that might restore the
Union, and prays for the meant
best calculated to destroy it. i
he is not a fool, this proves that he
is a traitor to the Union-and he
may be connected with a secret con.
spiracy, whose object is dissolution
and permanent separation.
This sappy Editor has a discur.
siye genius. He says the property
of the rebels must be taken to de
fray the expenses of the war-"ant
they have plenty to do it." Again
in the same paper, he says, "they
are q land of paupers." Which 0.
these is true? And does he moi
Intend to deceive his readers, wher
he says tive will fully reimburse
ourselves out of the rebels proper
ty?" Docs he believe that the ua'
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20

81. Louis, February 1.-THE casualties
on the gun-bOats at Fort Donelson are as
follows:
S. LOuis-Three killed, two wounded.
Louisuide-Five sailors killed and four
slightly wounded and two severely, each
having both arms shot away.
CdrOndelet-Four killed; six badly
wounded, two severely.
Pttsbury-Tvo wounded.
The force en- route for Donelson had most.
ly come up, and we're located on the left
General Lew. Wallace, with the Eighth
Missouri and Eleventh Indiana, arrived on
Friday.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20
Arrest of a Clergyman at the Altar.

Washington, Feb. 1Oth.-Some
little excitement was created in
Alexandria, yesterday, by the ar
rest of an Episcopal clergyman,
named Stewart, in the pulpit.
During the services, as has been
usualwith this reverend gentleman,
he omitted thatiportion Of the SER
vice wherein he is called upon to
"bless Thy servant the President
of the United States, and all others
in authority" An army officer,
with a detective, was present, for
the purpose of reinforcing the ritual,
or a"reSting the clergyman. The
detective requested him to give the
service entire. The reverend gen.
tleman declined to do so, where.
upon the officer, assisted by some
members of the Eighth Illinois
Cavalry, proceeded to the altar and
arrested him. The affair created
quite q sensation in the church.
il is reported that the reverend
gentleman is now in prison here
Cor. Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20
WAR IN EARNEST,

We have long and ardentIy
wished for, and prayed for the
restoration of unity, harmony,
peace, and prosperity, throughout
the vast territory of the United
States, and we arc bold to proclaim
that no other man living has been
more anxiously looking out for the
restoration of order and the preser-
walton of life and property in
America, during the present pain
full and devastating contest, than
ourself but for some time past we
have seer that peacc-lasting and
permancnt-would only come by
fire and sword. We have gained a
complete, great, and dear bought
victory over the soldiers of the
South, in Fort Donclson, on the
banks of the Cumberland River.
We doubt not that the effects of
this gigantic victory will soon be
felt, not only throughout America,
both North and South, but also
throughout the whole of Europe.
Ia our opinion, the Confederates
have received their death-blow,
and we may now, thank God lis
ten to hear that they are prepared
to return to the Union, and live in
peace with their victorious breth-
rem !: it must come to something of
this kind-such is our opinion
The road to Nashville, Memphis,
and New Orleans is now, or will
be in a few days, open to II great
Kentuckian army and as it is but
one of several armies, all marching
under the same beautiful stars and
stripes, all animated by the same
determination to "do or die" there
can be but one rational and cor
rectly formed opinion as to the re-
suits of the present campaign. 1t
is, however, eternally true, that
the greatest affection which can
befal any people or country, next
to losing a great victory is to gain
one. The thousands slain the
thousands wounded, hundreds Of
them mortally-the mangled and
ghastly corpsos, left to decompose
in the burning beams of the death
less sun, or thrown into a number
of pits and notes.-the shrieking
wife, the convulsed mother, the
weeping child, and mourning rela-
tives, are facts which loudly pro-
claim that a great battle, whether
gained or lost, is q dreadful scourge.
To have the charge of from ten to
fifteen thousand prisoners, and the
wounded of the conquered host,
must be an awful charge on the
hands of the conquerers !: still, we
are led to see in this great slaugh-
ter an ultimate good. 1t will has
ten peace, save life, and cut short
our terrible expenditure. 1t is
highly probable that we shall have
to fight two. or even three, but we
think not more, great battles before
the South can be fully brought to
yield.
What the fate of slavery has
to be, is not now, to US, a matter of
much doubt, for the complete sub
iugation of the South will leave tho
blacks to take their own freedom.
We have all along resisted the re-
voting idea of placing fire arms in
their hands to STAY their owners ;
we do so still, but as many thou
sa,.ds Of them have been already
engaged in tho South by our mil
itary authorities, on cotton fields
and cared and provided for, tits our
earnest hope, for their own sakes,
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
SIS Reward.

Whereas, early on Tuesday morning, the
18th inst, some evil disposed person or per-
sons, did maliciously break in and destroy
the shop window of John Spatz, naker, Main
street, Eaton, this is to certify that the above
reward will be paid to any one giving such in
formation as shall lead to the conviction of
the offender or offenders. ]. SPATZ.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20

I9- The Elitor Of this paper does
not hold himself responsible fO' the
opinions expressed by his correspond
'nt'. The writer, and not the Editor
Is responsible.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20
litO

Near Euphemia, on the 18th INST, Of
Consumption, WILLIAM SwIsHER, aged 63
years. =
At Oxford, on Saturday. sth inst, THos.
D. CLAYTON, aged rs years, formerly of this
place.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20
dflattie0:

On the 10Th inst, at the Eagle Hotel,
Eaton, by the Rev. J. c. Deem, Mr.. D. AcKEY,
to Miss Lizzie 0'CAIN, both Of this place. -
Thanks for the delicious cake.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-20

GREAT SLAUGHTER ON BOTH
SIDES.