The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-08-13

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But, to show that time, patience
and perseverance may accomplish
the ,corSt, as readily as the best rel
suits; let me point You to q few of
them.
On the 4th of July, the Democ-
racy 0 fthe county met near The
town, and held a regular, o'l,fasil-
toned Celebration At this, our
Abolition cousins took umbfage,
and, in the evening, the masculine
portion of the Registe:ized branch
of the party, to the lumber of
from ten to twenty, got hold of o
young man from the county, by
the name Of Jones, who, they
learned was a Democrat, and they
beat him, kicked him, stoned him,
run him into the outskirts Of The
town, caught him, brought him
back, aud threw him into Jail.
While this formula was being filed,
the hermaphroditic portion OF tho
party, dressed in female apparel,
were busying themselves in at
Temps to rob country girls of such
ornaments as they considered emf
blematic of Democracy. For all
these ontrage7, not only were there
no arrests made, except that of the
injured man, but their black heart.
ell Editor, in his next issue, en-
dorscd the whole himself voluntar-
lily, manufacturing fom whole
cloth, and adding 10 his cndorsal
ton, the known and malicious lie.
that Jones had hurrlhel for Jeff
Davis,
On the 18th, willie some were
going to, and others returning from
the pursuit Of Morgan Eaton be-
ing made, to some extent, a p'acJ
for botIl organizing and disban ling
militia companies - thai same
branch, i. c. the masculine portion
of them, including a few incbriant
returned soldiers, pitched into Phil
ip Reichard, IL Democratic black
smith from the country, who, being
on his way to camp, happened, as
a part OF his cquipage, in addition
to the prescribed cup and blanket,
to have a good sized hatcher knife
on his person. With this, in de.
Tending himself, he wounded Philip
Hinckle seriously, but not danger.
ou3ly. He was immediate taken
, into custody by Constable Krugg.
and heand Ilinckle both taken, q
square distant, to a drug store, tc
ge: their wounds dressed. >Rcicllard
icing wounded with stones, OF
t some othsr hard substances. Here
however, he was pursued by the
inturiated patriots seeing which
f: he hid himself behind the counter
| but til y followed him in, searched
! for him, founl him, gIapp'el with
, him, and dragged him out thoA,
| who could not get near him, hurl
ing stones at him from where they
Were. In this extremity, to saw
his own life, lie again resoltel 10
his knife, with which, in the strug
: gle, lie wounded two of them NOR
tally /; one being a soldier from thu
: Northern, and the other from tn,
|, Southern army, for which he was
very properly, confined in the Jail
but not a single man OH the othe
side was arrested, or, so far as ca,
; be learned, even censured by til,
public authorities, or by the leader
G Of the party. Indeed the bette
IS opinion seems to be that they wer,
melted to it and urged on by them
On the same day, some half do2
j. en- patriotic female FOUNDERS al
tackled a lady from tic countr,
D whose husband was already in til
l. army, and who had accompanied
n relationaof hers to town, who WI
At GU his way to join in the pursn.
D, of Morgan. They followed her t.