Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-11-06
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One editor of the Charleston Mercury
has been put in duelist's cofin-his sue
cessor should be put in strait jacket or
halter. Just hear how the Buchanan
nigger driver raves in the Murcury Of the
18th:
"It is no longer question, whether Our
fate as stakeholder depends on the cleo
ton of Fremont. No matter who is elect
ed President, there can be little difference
TO us. The President is, nowadays, a
mere nose of wax in the hands of party
Buchanan We will vote for, assuredly; but
what blockhead supposes that Buchanan,
or the Democratic party, or any party but
ourselves, can do any thing to avert the is
sue? That must GOMEZ Disguise it by
what subtlety you please, that must come!
For, you see, the simple question is, how
far an enemy, having the power, and sworn
to destroy our institutions will be likely to
forbear when once they know that we are
submissive? If our security is to rest upon
the frail tenure, the forbearance of our en-
emies, there is an end of the whole subject,
and an end of US as a free people. The So
luton is no longer mystery. Elect whom
you please! Clique it as you pleasel Put
Tom, Dick and Harry in whatever petty
positions you please, it is all out! But if
we are resigned to our New England task
masters, then it is high time to be up and
doingl We are in the midst ofreyolution.
Our section is doomed! We are doomed!
Our only hope rests in our concentrated,
united, determined resolution, not to be
doomed, at all events, through the forms of
law, and the packed jcries ofeur assailants.
We have only to show our teeth-grewling,
not grinning-in downright earnestness,
and with the resolve to use them, and We
shall put a stop to all doom and danger =
But, until we do this, the revolution work
goes on, gets headway, and finally acquires
such nomentum, that Fate takes the mat
ter in band, and puts ii out of the power
of Humanity 10 do arythingl Do not
bother about Fremont or Buchanan-do
not waste yourselves upon Tom, Dick or
Harry-all these are vain things! Resolve
only that you viii not suffer impertinence,
and you vii! stop wrong. Had we only
shown ourselves sufficiently Tesentful of the
ilnpertinence, we should have checked the
danger. 1t is not too late, though we are
in the midst of revolution. But we must
organize: l. cur Committee OF Safety; 2.
our militia; 8. our resources of all SORTS
OH for some valiant man to rise up now
in the South, and teach US the meaning Of
the word aReyolution," /" as it was understood
by our fathers. Stamped paper, indeed!
1t is not the paper, but We ourselves that
are now stamped Tax on tea! Did onr
fathers fight about such a matter! Verify,
we have submitted to taxation long enough,
but never thought to fight for it, Labor
and industry! OH surely, they never
went into a war with Great Britain for the
defence of labor and industry! We rather
despise such things! Yet, these were Of
fences which drove our fathers into Revo-
luton. What will drive us? tits hard to
say; for it is labor, capital, Independence,
pride, manhood, name, fame, reputation, all
that is precious to Humanity, upon which
our present enemies now stamp If there
be no reason now for Revolution, what de-
gree of wrong and robbery, scorn and kick
ING, will constitute reason! we do not
say for brave people, but for apeople who
have been so long submissive, that defiance
and resentment to wrong seem no longer
naturalr