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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24
The Horrors OF War.The Chdl.
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era I'm she British ARM.
A British officer, in letter from n,s /.
habad, gives terrible picture of the suffer-
ings of the British troops. They found it
quite difficult to get enough to eat and
were exposed to every sort of peril. Col.
Nell was in command of party of men
when they were attacked by body of ma
tives. Several lives were lost on both
sides. The writer adds
You can have no idea of the awful wealth
er and of our sufferings from the heat; We
sit with wet cloths over our heads, but
the deaths from sun-stroke continue large;
but that dreadful scourge cholera, has
broke out, and we have lost already 70
fighting men. We buried 20 three nights
ago, at one funeral, and the shrieks of the
dying were something awful; two poor ls-
dies who were living over at the hospital
died, believe, from fright. We have now
got about 400 men outside of the fort, and
the disease is certainly on the decline.
up to to-day we have had little to eat,
indeed, l would not have fed dog with
my yesterdays breakfast, but our mess and
the head quarters arrived YESTERDAY. and
our fare was much better to-day. Ali the
village people ran away, and any one who
had worked fer the Europeans the murder
ers killed, so if the population was to a
man against us, We should stand but
poor chance. A poor baker was found
with both his hands cut off and his nose
slit because he had sent in bread to us, I
need not say how anxiously we all look
for large army from England. We can
hold our own well enough until it arrives,
but India was never in such mess, and it
requires many strong arm and wise head
to put it in order again. The Bengal army
is to man against us, and / arm very ner-
vous about Madras and Bombay; o sin
gle mischance and those two armies follow.
l fully expect to 60 on in advance with
the first party to Cawnpore, so shall finish
this off hastily, as we get only few hours
notice. l have written to my poor wife,
begging her to go home as quick as she
can, for l cannot bear the idea of her being
in country at such time, and would
give all have to know that she was on
her way. We cannot leave this for the
next two years at the earliest, and this mu-
tiny might spread at any moment, so l
long to hear Of her being in safety. I am
thankful to say that am in sound health
and fit for a campaign, though it is one I
least expected, aud almost envy Mortimer
his high stool. had terrible march last
week, concluding with mile and halfin
the dry sand of the Ganges, in the middle
of the day. l never felt anything like it
in my life. One man actually laid down
and died at the end of it. So much for
soldering.
The reader may form pretty tolerable
idea from the above, of some of the horrors
of war. Among them may be included,
attacks from natives, want of provisiohs,
cholera, and sickness and death from heat,
over-exertion and fatigue. The business is
q serious one at all times, and rarely pays.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24
The Reasons.

The Statesman, whose editor voted fol
Salmon P. Chase for U. S. Senator il
ls4s attempts tojustify the oceans ofslang
which are daily emptied upon him through
its columns, by saying that since his cleo
ton to the Senate, ne has devoted him
self "to arousing the bitterest sectional
hatred between the people of the North
and the South" This is untrue, unless
the Statesman considers the free People Of
the South as nothing, and the Aristocracy
the owners of black laborers, as 'the
South" The interests of the free labor
ers of the North and the South are iden-
tical, and Mr.. Chase has labored faithful
ly to advance their interests. He has
steadfastly adhered TO the resolution of
the Democratic State Convention, held in
this city on the sth of January, ls4s,
which was re-adopted without alteration,
at the Democratic State Convention held
in 1850, '52. '53. '54, and '55:
81. RESOLVED, That the people of Ohio
now, as they always have done, look upon
slavery as an evil, and unfavorable to the
development of the spirit and practical bene-
fits of free institutions, and that entertain
ing these sentiments, they will at all times
feel it to be their duty to use all power
clearly given, by the terms Of the National
compact, to prevent its increase, to miti
gate, and finally eradicate the evil.
The Statesman then indorsed the same
resolution, but it has backslid from the
faith, and charges adherence to it as indica-
tive of a disposition to keep up "a feeling
of excited ane embittered aversion" to the
South. The Statesman knows this charge
to be untrue, and no better evidence of
this fact is needed than the enthusiastic
reception Gov. Chase received in the city
of Baltimore few weeks ago.
The second reason, that Gov. Chase,
since his election as Governor, "has not
only bent all the powers of his office to
perpetuate the Kansas trouble, but has
grossly neglected his duty in guarding the
State Treasury" is equally futile. That
Gov. Chase has warmly sympathized with
the Free State men in Kansas, in the eff
fort to maintain freedom in that Territory,
and throw off the calling and oppressive
laws of the Missouri invaders is true, and
it is characteristic of the Statesman to urge
this as an objection. Its democracy" will
not permit it to 60 counter to the policy
of Atchison, who is moving all the powers
at his command to make Kansas slave
State. II is fair to infer therefore that
the Statesman with all its pretended |
hatred of "niggers," is in favor of carrying
out the Amalgamation policy on the plains
of Kansas. As to the other branch of the
objection, the report of Mr.. Sparrow shows
that John G. Breslin abstract
ed the money from the Treasury" before
the Republican Administration came into
power, and that there has been no lack of
vigilance on the part of the State officers
TO protect the public money. In the face
of these facts the Statesman employs its
ingenuity to try to make it appear that
Gov. Chase is the guilty party, and that
John G. Breslin is innocent. So much for
he Statesman's "two reasons."-O. S.
Journal.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24

~ There have been ';brilliant" and nu.
merous accessions to the Democratic par
ty, throughout the State this fall. Let us
see. There is the eloquent Stambough'
of Tuscarawas county, and the Dutch Doc
tor of Summit county. That makes two
Then there is Stambaugh and the Dutct
Doctor. That makes four. Then comes
the Dutch Doctor and Stambaugh. That
makes six. Besides these we see that Mr..
Stambaugh of Tucarawas, and DR.. liable OF
Summit, counties, have gone over. That
makes eight. This is really discouraging
but this is not all There are two more.
The Dutch Doctor and the eloquent StsDn-
baugh. That makes ten. We hope this
Is all.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24
Payne,s Chief Sham.

The Cleveland Leader says: That Payne
declared, "to take the negro from Africs
and enslave him in the South, was an act
Of humanity, in as much as he was there
by brought under the influence Of CHRIS
TIANIrY and CIvILIzATIoNlf"
This is the great sham of all such men.
1t follows, of course, that the more negroes
we can bring from Africa, and make slave
of, the better! The Southern Convention
passed resolution in favor of the Slave
Trade; and Payne is supporting it in Ohio.
That is right. Let the Sham Democracy
take their seats in the car where they be-
lopg-Cin. Gaz.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24
w In Mondays Leader, correspond.

~ In Mondays Leader, correspond
ent over the signature of IA Democrat" /"
put certain questions to J. w. Gray, editor
of the Plain Dealer, in regard to the
dark-lantern proclivities of certain candi-
dates on the Democratic ticket. The on
ly reply that has been made was an ennis
sion of billingsgate in the next number of
the Plain Dealer, the usual argument Of
the editor when closely pressed. He knows
that portion of the Democratic county
ticket is composed of "raseally and intoler-
ant" Know Nothings, and consequently,
with all his disregard of truth, be dare
not deny it. Cleveland leader,
There are weak men of course, in all par
ties, and it seems that some of the Know
Nothings of Cleveland consent to be sup
ported for office by the Democratic party.
The Democracy gladly adopt these Know
Nothings as their candidates to beat the
Republicans. Unquestionably the lips of
every Democratic speaker there are elo-
quent with the praises of the noble and
patriotic Know Nothings. The reason is
that the Know Nothings are supposed to
be strong at that particular point whilst
the Republicans are.
There is not spot in all the the coun-
try where the Democracy would not, 10
subserve their own purposes, eulogize tho
Know Nothings as vehemently as they
now eulogize the old Wings. What they
now call "dark lanterns" they would de-
nominate earthly suns ever shining in glo-
rious meridian splendor.-LouisviAe Jour
nal
The so-called Democracy desire office,
rather than the success of principles; there
fore they abandon the latter, and erect new
platforms once in every two or three
years. They would be Know Nothings,
Abolitionists, Amalgamationists, or Prohi-
bitionists, if, by adopting such creed,
they could obtain possession of the spoils.
The leaders of the Dred Scott party are as
dishonest in their professions as was Judas
Iscariot. He betrayed his master for thir-
ty pieces of silver. They would betray
the people and the country for National
State, or County offices.-Cin. Gaz.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24

HThe Locofoco press are harping over
the delay in the delivery of the General
Laws of Ohio, and attempt to put the
blame upon the Republican State Officers.
It would not answer their purpose to let
the truth be known in this matter, which
is, that the Ohio Statesman Office got the
job of printing these Laws and is therefore
responsible for the delay. They have been
kept back purposely no doubt, in order to
afford the papers of that party little mat
ter 10 lie about.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24
How the Free State Men are to
be again Cheated in Kansas.

The Star Of Empire, a Pro-Slavery Or
gan, issued in Kansas by "Capt" H. Clay
Pate, who figured conspicuously, but not
very creditably, in the Border Ruffian raids
of last year, gives the following reason for
Gov. Walkers declining thus far to enforce
the payment of bogus taxes:
"Gov. Walker claims not to be ready to
force the payment of taxes. He would
wait until after the October election, so
as to distranchise as many as possible
1t Is his intention, as far as in his power
lies, to connect suffrage Nth taxation.-
He distinctly says that those who will not
pay their dues for the support of the Gov
ernment are alien enemies, outlaws, and, by
all the rules of right and Justice, have no
voice IN the government. This is what
we have been contending for. He says
they hare only the right of PROTECTION,
vittomt the right of PARTICIPATION. The
troops are still at Lawrence, nor is there
any reason to believe they will be with
drawn soon. Lanes military preparations
have something to do with their deten- |
ton. Gov. Walker will strike when tho
opportunity is given him."
If anybody imagines that the Free
State men of Kansas are to be allowed
free and fair vote at the Territorial Elec-
ton next month, he must be grossly ig-
norant or willfully blind. The shameful
Apportionment, whereby nearly every Dis
trict has been made to border on Missouri,
and the most intensely Free State half of
the Territory has been substantially dis
frapchised, was not made without pur-
pose. We believe Five Thousand voters
who voted for Stewart and Slavery last
month in Missouri, will vote for Ransom
and Slavery next month in Kansas. But
let not one Free State man refrain from
voting on this account. II
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24

The Republican party of thus county hav-
;,r nominated a ticket and taken the inhi-
atory steps towards an organization, Of
course all the Know Nothing lodges in the
county viii be re-opened Immediately, and
night chosen for their meetings in which
the moon shall not shine, when dark clouds
lower upon the earth, and the hour, that Sc.
lected by the jackall and assassin, to 90
forth upon their murderous work. All
things got in readiness, the work of destruc-
tion is then to begin. Every broad sided,
krout-eating dutchman is to be caught and
suspended by the heels until he promises
to vote the Republican ticket or leave the
country. The Irish are to be put on short
rations of potatoes and deprived of their
"backey," until they promise the same
If these arrangements are fully carried out
we'll have no difficulty in electing the Re
publican ticket this fall.
Seriously. In every county in Ohio in
which there still exists the skeleton of Know
Nothingism, the Locofocos have united
with the members of that order upon a
county ticket for the purpose of defeating
the Republicans. We might name doz-
en- counties or more, where this has been
done. In many places the Know Nothings
openly support Mr.. Payne for Governor,
and Gov. Chase has no bitterer enemies
none that are more reckless in their denun-
ciation Of him, than the Know Nothing
papers in Ohio. Here in Holmes county,
where there are none, except those who are
such by virtue of their brains, this clap trap
is sprung for the purpose of deceiving for
eigners into the support of party that
is fast sinking by reason of its own corrup-
ton. 1t may have the desired effect with
the ignorant portion of them, but with the
reading, intelligent voters in that patty, ma
tive and foreigner, it will soon require some
thing more potent than the ghost Of Know
Nothingism to freighten them into the sup
port of the most abject slavery, both of bo-
dy and mind. Look over the county and
count the fifties and hundreds of good and
true men, who, a few years ago were active
co-operators with that party. What drove
them off but the party's desertion of prin-
ciple and worship of the beast. Look again,
and you will see other hundreds, moral,
upright men, who are disguised, sickened
at the conviction that has slowly but sure
ly been fastening itself upon them for years,
that in this county, aspirants for office must
look for success, more to the appliances to
be found about doggeries, than to good
and qualifications to fill credita-
bly, the office for which they are candidates.
In few short years the places that now
Knows them, will know them no more, for
honest men will not persistantly support
What they sec and believe to be wrong
lave patience. Be steadfast in support of
ight, justice and humanity. They must
nd will prevail,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24
Tbirty.six Persons Poisoned.

On Sunday last, in Pike county, Ala,
SO persons were poisoned-six Of whom
are dead. A negro cook mixed arsenic
with the food of the family, at the instiga-
tion of Hungarian named Coskina.-
Thos. Erazell, the overseer's wife and two
children, Mrs. Claud and granddaughter,
arc dead, and tho Others living are in q
critical condition. The negro woman was
burnt, and Coskiua will undergo the same
fate to-day.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24

H A Bloomington Qll.) paper says
"Wheat declined to fifty cents per bushel
in this market Thursday. The main cause
of the rapid decline is, that in the present
unsettled state of affairs East, the Chicago
bankers refuse to discount the drafts Of
produce dealers, Tor for anybody else in
fact many of whom are, therefore, unable
to continue buying. At present rates, we
presume farmers will generally: withheld
their grain from market"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24

CARRYING OUT JUDGE TANNEY's DEcI-
sIoN.-The Harrodsburg, KY, Transcript
says that julius Jenkins killed negro man
in Mercer Co., a few days since, on account
of his refusal to pay him a debt of rs cents.
The murderer rode off unmolested.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24

~ Attention is again directed to the
Advertisement of the "Central Ohio Real
Estate Association" in another column
A few days more, and this opportunity of
making fortune on small means will have
gone by. The Agent for this county in
forms us that he still has few Tickets to
dispose of. He starts for Columbus on
Wednesday next, to attend the drawing in
person.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24
Will he do S0.

BENZ. COIN the Clothing man on the
corner says that he intends to "clothe the
million" this fall and winter. Judging
from the array of empty boxes on the out
side, and the piles of goods inside of his
room, it looks as though be meant to do it.
He has had to take out petition to give
him room for his goods. Advertisement
next week.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24

E Hon. o. P. Brown and other good
Republicans are making speeches nightly
in the various townships of Portage Coun-
ty. The Democrat says Portage will give
Chase tremendous vote.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24

NATIONAL PRINTING OFFIcE.-A Wash
ington correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press states that Hon. Senator Bayard
will introduce his bill and press it with
great energy for the organization of ma
tional printing Office.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24

Be The Kalida Sentinel, speaking of
the Locofoco meeting in that town, says
that Lytle and Manypenny 'threw cold
water on the hopes of the opposition
Just so. From all we can hear of them,
''cold water" is all they have to throw,
and sometimes very dirty at that.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24

H Col. JEFF. Davis is stumping Missis-
sippi. He denounces Walkers admins
tration in Kansas, but advises his friends
to stick by the administration as the only
means of preserving the integrity of the
Democratic party.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24

Mr.. BLIoKENsDERFER.-T Richland
Herald says, "the opposition to Mr.. Blick-
ensderfer SO far from being widespread and
serious is confined to a halfdozen sore
headed journals, whose editors failed to
make the Republican Convention squint
through their spectacles."
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24

E The Hon. Mr. KE1TT, the leader
of the South Carolina democracy, made
oath in behalf of himself and his political
friends, in late speech at the Virginia
White Sulpher Springs, to erternainate the
National Democracy and the Administra-
ton.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24

Ef you want good "horse laugh"
read over the list of Speakers appointed to
hold forth at the democratic Meetings" /"
in Holmes county, tLis fall. Leaving out
three or four of the number, who are pretty
good men engaged in very bad cause,
and forty horse power couldn't squeeze
ten sensible ideas out of the remainder.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24

R In Meigs county the Locofocos have
a Reverend on their ticket. The Tele-
graph says '.it is extremely wicked for
preachers to take part inpolitics, unless
they are Democrats"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24
TRAVELERS DIRECTORY.

The following shows the time of departures
and arrivals on the C. z. d c. R. R. at Millers-
burg and Cleveland:
RUNNINe NoRTH.-The Express leaves Mil
lersburg at 6.12 A. NJ, and arrives at Cleveland
at I0.43.
The Accommodation leaves Millersbrrg at 2. IS
P. NJ, and arrives at Cleveland al $40.
RUNNNe eSoUTH-Acconmodn;o leaves Cleye-
land at 600 A. NJ, and arrives at Millersburg
at12l7.
Express leaves Cleveland al 4.40 P. NJ, and
arrives at Millersburg at s.4S.
az The Ezpress train running North con-
meets at Orrvil1e with the East and West trains
on the P. Fl W. and C. R. R.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24

VERMoNT.-The following is published
as the official summing up of the recent
State election the returns are not given in
detail:
FOR GOVERNOR.
Ryland Fletcher, (Rep.) 25,676
Henry Hayes, DEM )------I2,o14
Scattering 220
12.235
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24
Republican State Ticket.

re- Hon. John M. Bolts, of Va, has
sailed to Europe on pleasure excursion.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24

re- Hon. JNo. M. BERNHIsEL was re-
elected delegate to Congress from Utah,
on the Sd ult.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24
Fletcher's majority

| Fletcher's majority y------13,441
The Senate consists Of thirty members,
and is unanimously Republican.
The. House of Representatives will con-
tain Tsg Republicans and 3s opposition
members.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-24

G. w. HoY, Sec'y.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-10-08
A Prattv K5ttlo of Ttsh.

Henry b. Payne, the Democratic
nominee for Governors no longer ago
than 1851. was decidedly opposed to the
Fugitive Slave Law and voted for a res
olution asking its rcpGal-he voted also
against q Union saving amendment, pro
posed to this resolution See journal
of the Ohio Senate, session Of 1850
and 81:
James r. Morris, the candidate for
Treasurer of State, was a representative
i'm the Legislature. I'M 1913 and 10
He during that session voted for resolu-
tions declaring the existence of Slavery
and the Slave Trade, in the District of
Columbia, a disgrace to the American
name, a foul stain upon the character
of our common country, at home and
abroad, and demanding its immediate
abolition. He also voted for Chase, for
L. $. Senator, and in favor Of the re
peal of the Black Laws DO you hear
that. We nigger-hating Democrats? Your
candidate for State Treasurer voted in
favor of placing the ugliest bnckest
uiggcr. in the land on a perfect equality
MllN NDNr ON thh MAAuN0a 1hHuAf anu NI"N
for the repeal of all the laws previous
lv enacted i'm our State, intended to keep
out the free blacks and mulattoes.
Horny G. Whitman, tho candidate
for Supreme Judge was a Senator, in
the same Legislature of 1913 and 40
We have not had time to examine the
record, but suppose that he voted as Nor
ris did.
Abncr i. Baokus, the candidate for
Board of Public Works, figured as a
bidder for tho repairs of the Public
Works. While he was in the employ
of the State as Engineer, he was one
Of a company that bid for the contract
ON Section No. 6. This bid was with
drawn, and the contract awarded to a
bid four thousand dollars a year higher
-Bockus and his partners each receiv-
ed a hribo of one thousand dollars ia
withdraw their bid A pretty Kettle
of Fish, verify, the Convention has
cooked, for Democrats to swallow.-RP,
Eg, Bee.