The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-02-26

again TO a war Tor the Union, when tps
whole people united can not accomplish
| any thing before the 4th of March, 1861
viii the war continue during that tmef--
G'tNeysrI nevern from al parts Of tie
room. I viii you send out your sons ags!n
to the batildfed2 Overwhelming cries,
t'No, neverRf T. Sha2they be conscriptedt)
carry on this WARRIOR tSo years more ard
for the negro2 ["No, neveH'] Shall we do
this with the vain, futile, absurd and most
uufoundod hope that after tbe 4th Of Marct,
lS65-aiter four year Of such war as Cos
Almighty never permitted to scoargc any
aud--you will go back again 70 War Tor
the UnionH mo. NOR lt. 80
The people Of America mas! calosa no"
the alternative The term of large poI-
ton vf the army expires in May or Juae.--
am told by those who ought to know, thai
the army then will not number over three
hundrad Thousand The Southern army vii!
not be 10 reduced What is the result OF
protracting hostilities? [Cheers If With
an overbearing and overwhelming force
numerically, we have been unable to make
any sensbleprogress, any pslpaole progress
into their territory, to overcome their aE'
mics, to crush out this rebelion-when they
have two soldiers 10 cur one, what is gong
to be the issue Of this war2 Laug hter.
suspect that among the other miserable
dreams-dissppointe nightmare visions
that hang in vapory fumes around the imag
ination OF the Secretary Of Stato--it has oc'
cured to Lin that if he could only invita- the
Southern army in force into Pennsylvania,
and New Jersey, and Indiana, and Illinois,
he would be able to galvaniZe the dead car.
cass of this war. Laughter. Well, II
they invade US, we will write for them pre-
cisely the history they have been writing 10!
US for the last few months. They MiaIol
Valley will have two or three Bull Runs
with which to adown their history; the STATE
of New Jersey will also have several battles
which it is not necessary to allude to-oniF
the picture will be reversed. But thln+
there is wisdom enough in the men VII.
control the Southern Government not to
commodate the Secretary Of State. 1t has
been proclaimed that it never was their pur'
pose to invade the Northern States.
| 1t is very true, that if this war is kop. mp
battles fought, no relenting spirit, no pros
pect of peace, no sound of concord to roach
their ears, they ought to be induced to make
that Invasion But it seems to mo that, tck.
ing this project or plan in its best aspect, !,
amounts only to this-that these men Of the
Republican party. who have implicated Us III
this war the leaders of 1.-THE men in pow.
er who invoked the grim specter OF war, and
brought it on, not as terrible scourge, but
as great national holiday--huUe not the
manhood ao,O, aOhen they see it fdil to stop
the tVdr, but intend that ii shall stop itScJ
Laughter That is the craftsmanship of
the men who control the destinies Of this
once greatest nation on earth. If it be not
stopped upon some fair aAd reasonable terms
not implying separation--that l will not
consent to- Applause --butif it be not, by
! the common consent Of these two Govern
mehts stopped there, then will be realized
in our case what Greeley and Simmer will
do by invoking the interposition Of foreign
powers. There was a time Fwhen peace
might have been obtained bytforeign med-
alton, The proposition of mediation has
been made by power that / believe to be
friendly to the United States--H she is not
false to all her history. But our wonderful
Secretary of State still maintains, with most
mrrvelous pertlnacity, that these people of
the South are not belligerents,w In his cor.
respondence, it appears that he is still pro-
foundly impressed with the conviction that
after all jeff Davis is myth and there is no
Confederate Government. he says there is
no South and no North; he, is going to re-
verse all geography, have new editions
printed, set aside all history. establish q
new nomenclature for the couutry-no
Southern States, no Northern States, no Da.
Wis, no Lee, no "Stopewalr' Jackson. ZAP
plause.1 Sir, this Government is made
mockery in the eyes.of foreign Governments
by this miserable twaddle Of. q man who
calls himself Secretary Of State, and who
holds the place that Wm. i, Mercy once
honored, CApplausc.l '-.o,y -,..
The war must stop or 90 for the negro,
for the abolition Of slavery, forthe destrue-
ton of State rights, and TO kinllo up the
flames of servile insurrottionS, Cries of
"Never." That is the alternative. I am
ready TO trust the people of the United
States. believe they are FOR tic Union as
our fathers made it, believe they are salts
fed that this Is a miserable crusade against .
African slavery, with which you of New
Jersey have no more to do with than with
polygany in Turkey Why, sir New Jersey
was the last, of all the free States to repeal
the law that allowed the right Of transit and
temporary sojourrto the people of the South
and their servants Several voices inter
rupted, and exclaimed ut Is not repealed
vet, and never will be. ]" Lam hrejoiced to
hear it, and to know that one State yielded
not to the black torrent Of AbolitioHism
that swept over the land. 'E4pplause,] !
have said that upon the basis that existed
between the sections of this country fifty
years age, the reunion of these States is a
practicable thing, and in time an inevitable
result. One year ago to-daythe hopes Of a
revival and reorganization Of the Demor-
cratic party were as dark and gloomy as 10
day are the hopes Of a reunion. That par.
~ was publicly and formally organized IN
ing in Washington City for an organization