The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-11-26
Democracy in Preble.

SIRs,-We beg of you Is a great
favor, if you will, to read what We
are about to say. Before we pro-
csea toJour mahr point, let US pref
misc that VIC do not Include a large
number of sound, thoughtful, add
consistent Democrats, in tho re,
marks which wc are about to make.
That we have received great
kindness at the haHds of those who
encouraged us to settle in Eaton,
is a fact, and if any man wishes
to know who they were, and who
they still are, we refer him to the
first few numbers of tie ''Demo.
cratic Press published by us in
Eaton" We will not, except We
should be forced toit, be invidions
but we owe it to our real friends to
say, hat the Democratic members
of the legal profession, have be-
iaved well to us; some of them
even generously. But there are,
notwithstanding, other men in
Preble, who have awaited them
selves of our labors, and kindly
permitted us to speud cur own
money, to supply them for years
with a.paper, and then, when we.
ask CT tEcm to pay US what they
owe, they turn round and tell us
that they will give up their paper
for a time, and start again after a
while! In fact, our experience in
Preble county has fully convinced
US that we are not much better of
than the man spoken Of ir Scrip,
'l'i
ture, who fell among '%..licves. We
know it to be an actual and literaI
fact, that there is a SO called Demo.
craft not Democrats-in Preblt
county, who has, behiud our back
talked about taking tho "Prcss'
out of our hands, in order that il
, might be LANDED over 10 another
, party. And that without consult
!, ing US. Had We been the creates
t scounGrel IN or ont OF hell, W,
could not have been worse used il
n Preble county, than we have beer
by some, who have often met u
land said "haH master" We advis,
some parties of this description, II
be cautious, aid not rouse the lion
If they are tired Of us, let then
d say so opcnly-not srcakingly-
and we promise them that We wi
.c not stand in their way three month
-" longer.
1t is not cnongA hidF We lay
spent our money i'll the scrFioc {
i
these generous, liberal, and int
lectual friends, but tlrI most inf
nous, scandalous, and diSgustin
as lies have been told and circulate
o. about us. That We have been tw
or three times provoked to wrat
" and indignation, since we settled
i Eaton, ~bycircumstances over wlic
lc- we lave had no control, is q ia,
which we are too proud and tt
y. high.minded to deny, but that VI
ID. have ever assaulted a member
'1. our family, is what we simply zen.
and what no respectable man
H. woman who knows us will beliey
%. Though we Lave declared OF
intention to become q n~atuFaIiz(
TO American citizen, We are not
by consequence compelled to rem"
Kin prcbie county, Let orr invet
rate enemies, therefore, he Of 600
Il cheer. III til! mcautimc We W.
lie be glad TO receive all the mon
to due to us from country and forcls
mt subscribers.
When we look at the riso IN t
!. price of papel, ink and firing, al
ov. the M~cecssaries OF life since
ent settled in Eaton, VIC arc moro tn
are surprised that we lave stood o
i've ground 50 long, Oar Democrat
IN, readers also ought to feel sqrprls
sht that they have a county paper
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