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

an apology can be lcgitimately and
logically demanded; but if it be
thought that we can be crushed by
the sly, or injured with %impunity,
we are fully prepared to convince
the party of whose unkind beha-
vior we have to complain, and the
public at large, that we are not a
toad under a Democratic harrow.
We have done our best, in the
circumstances in which we have
been-and still are placed, to serve
the cause of peace, truth, aud NOR
atty, in Preble county, ever since
we settled in Eaton; and we have
fearlessl.y, and, we think, success
fully, defended the cause of consti-
tutional freedom, from the day we
published the first paper until now.
Our difficulties have been great
our political enemies have been
many-while our real friends have
been few and far between. Had
we been less careful to serve the
cause of Democracy, and had acted
more of the double minded
twO-souled-or faced "man," we
should, no doubt, have Jared better.
For months, we were favored,
according to promise-written pro.
mise-with nearly the whole of
Messrs. Campbell and Foos's legal
advertisements, which, with the
addition of a very few professional
cards, an occasional bill to print,
and the price of the paper, have
been our entire cash dependence &c.
Our readers will not, therefore, be
surprise ed that havefeltlndignant
and we still feel indignant at
being deprived of our moral rights,
without any warning or notice
having been given us from any
quarter, until a party involved in
the whole transaction, expressed
surprise at seeing the legal adver-
tisements which should have been
given us for publication, published
in the Register, during the last
seven weeks. We have been in
formed that it is the Sherif7s fault.
1t may be so-we do not profess to
know the Sheriff; but we do know
that the deed of which we indig-
nantly complain, can be met and
successfully corrected, by appoint
ing q Master Commissioner, to sell
all the estates that Messrs. Camp
bell and Zoos may have to dispose
of. AS the world has but few pa
triots in it, we must take it as we
find it, and thus teach one of it's
sherifs a practical lesson on the
theory of-there must be two to
play a game. But we do not be-
.ieve that the Sheriff is the party
to be blamed by us.
We havesomething more behind
to say, which will keepfor a season.
Here is a list of advertisements,
with their dates, which have ap-
peared in the Register, seriatim.
December 26, 1861, Sheriffs Sale,
Zoos & Campbell, Ats.
December 26, 1861, Sheriff Sale,
Zoos & Campbell, Ats.
December 26, 1861, Sherif's Sale,
Zoos & Campbell, Ats
January 9, 1862, Sherif's Sale,
Zoos & Campbell Ats. Strange
to relate, this last advertisement
appeared for four weeks as Thomp-
son & Harris Ats.
February 6, 1862, Sherif's Sale,
Zoos &Campbell Ats.
SherifPs Sale, December 26, 1861,
S. Banta, Atty for Pl'f.
During the last seven weeks, we
have had, we believe, two legal
advertisements from our very ear
nest, faithful, and really Demo
cratic patrons; while the Register,
of which they speak so highly, 1--WE
sneer in disgust at their conduct
has had five or six. When we
look at these simple facts, and re-
member that we have the most
plausible and specious promises, in
writing, of all the support in the
power of the firm Of Campbell
and Zoos, we feel sick of life. W.
never asked anyone to max a COL
lection for us 10 start US in Eaton.
Our paper is before the public, and
respectable scholars, clergymen,