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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1861
Page
2
The Paton Ohio paper prints a December 19 1861 note quoting the Ohio and U S constitutions on free speech and the press. It states the editor does not hold himself responsible for correspondents opinions and that the paper and editor share ultimate responsibility.
Weekly survey laments war in the East and urges calm, warning of Abolitionist pressure and Southern resistance. It advocates petitions to Congress, appeals to Democrats, and a searched peace through compromise while condemning violence and urging constitutional rights.
Cincinnati area market notes include scattered vendor names and prices with unclear entries. Readable items mention figures like 16 and 18, with partial phrases such as Huner and Figge View Five. Details are fragmentary and not fully decipherable.
An 1861 dispatch from the purser of the Royal Mail Steamship Trent describes the capture of the Confederate envoys Mason Slidell and their party by the US steamer San Jacinto off the Bahamas. British papers condemn the act as piracy under the flag and warn of possible diplomatic consequences while noting mixed public sentiment toward the Union war effort and calls for a just settlement.
New advertisements announce the Christmas Number of the Democratic Press with the first part of a tale titled The Christmas Angel and other features. Subscriptions begin January 2 1862 with advance pricing for individuals and clubs offering multiple copies through August 1862.
Preliminary notice of a sheriff sale in Preble County Ohio under a common pleas order. The auction at Eaton Court House on January 18 1861 will offer a 80 acre tract in Keuntiunh Hix area township range two lot near a life estate, price 8000 dollars. One third cash and rest in two years with 10 percent interest and a mortgage. Attorneys Frow the day of sale.
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