Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-09-25
Republican Mass Meeting i'm Mil.
lersburg on the I 9TH of SePt..-
Holmes County Awake.

lefSDurS ON the 1th OF Sept. -.
Holmes County Awake.
The Republican Mass Meeting in Millersburg
was one Of the largest political meetings ever
eoRgregated in Holmes county. Notwithstand-
ing there was only about weeks notice, and
no time for preparation or in which to make an
effort to secure an attendance, yet from every
part of the county the people came together in
swarms. Delegation after delegation came
pouring in until our thoroughfares were dense
mass of Republicans earnest, honest and
determined men-men who love Freedom, hate
Slavery of every kind, and particularly that
which makes man a marketable commodity.
Never before has there been so much enthusi-
asm manifested in political canvass in this
county. We coafess our surprise at the change
"a change which nothing less than the grave
issues Ofthe present contest could have wrought
Scores of Democrats, standing with the party
organization through all the vicisitudes of the
past, remaining steadfast in defeat in victory,
have arrayed themselves with the great party OF
Freedom in antagonism with the party of Slave
ry extention-to fight at the Ballot box the great
battle which our Fathers fought upon the field
| of battle and OF blood. Who can doubt that
Freedom will now, as then succeed.
The crowd was addressed from two stands.
From the one by the Hon. D. X. CARTER, and
the other by the Hon. JAMES STEWART Mr. C.
is well known to the citizens of Holmes county
as an able and eloquent orator-inimitable in
humor, profound in argument and severe in
sarcasm. An old and tried Democrat, fighting
with and for the Democratic party when they
held the same views and doctrines, and favored
the same course of Legislation. for which he is
now laboring with so much earnestness, ability
and effect. in the Republican ranks.
Mr.. CARTER clearly and foreibly illustrated
! the position of the true Democratic party upon
the present issue, as exemplitied i'll the history
of its legislation, as announced in their plat
forms from time TO time, as taught by their
presses, as resolved by their popular assem-
blages, as published by their orators and states
men from the stump and in the halls of legis-
lation. He showed when they changed their
views, by whom the Democratic party was be-
trayed and for what purpose. Hespoke in terms
of Just indignation of the attempt by party or
glnization to control and change the principles
of the Democratic masses, and the presumption
Of those who suppose that the freemen of this
country can be led to adopt or abandon prin-
ciple or policy to suit the convenience of an as
piring demagogue.
H. Ia1 Mr. ann,
our able Representative in Congressadressedt the
people from the same stand, in an excellent
speech, giving connected history of the battle
of Freedom fought in Congress during the
last session-exposing the objects, the aims of
the slavery propagandists there-their hopes,
their boasts and their plans. He showed for
what purpose the Missouri Compromise was re-
pealed-the fraud and deception by which it was
done,-that slaves are held in Kansas-although
against law, yet by laws as administered and
understood by yslayeholding juists,-that slavery
will be establised in Kansas, and Freedom sub
dued, unless the policy of this Administration
be repudiated. That the only way to secure
freedom to Kansas is to elect JOHN c. FREMONT
and back him by Republican Congress. The
The Major in Congress was laborious and eff
eient-always at his post, always on duty
standing firm by the sacred cause of Freedom.
We regret that we did not hear the Hon.
JAMES STEWART. His effort is spoken of in the
highest terms by those who heard it. Able,
dignified, earnest, strong in argument, and elo-
quent in appeal. He seemed deeply impressed
with the danger that menaees our free institu-
tions, and urged every freeman by every eonsid-
Grafton which actuates the patriot, not to be in
active when freedom is to be lost or won. The
only element which has seriously disturbed the
peace of our country, or which has in the least
threatened the prosperity of our free institu-
tions, is making its last desperate effort for su-
premacy. With it there can be no peace-no
finality-no compromise, if we yield to its ag-
gressive demands or give it preponderance.
That our true policy was not to interfere with
slavery where it exists under state regulations
but to restrict it to its present limits.
On the whole it was a glorious meeting and
we shall be disappointed ifit has not awakened
a spirit of investigation and inquiry which will
result in much good-even in little Holmes.