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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09
He.v Lecompton Stands.
ag- The s.Eloopept SramB.ueH. is nc

w The eloquent SrAMBAUeH" is not
likely to be called on very often to make
speeches for BURNS. So lately becoming a
member of that party be has not yet learned
all its tricks in electioneering. He had
been taught to believe while a Republican,
that the truth must be told though the
Heavens should fall. In his speech before
the BURNS ratification meeting at Coshoe-
ton a week or so since, he attempted to
illustrate this principle by telling the truth
about BURNS votes in Congress, and then
explain away the ugly parts, but he was
soon told that that kind of speech wouldn't
do. ."Deny everything" is the doctrine,
SrAMBAUeH says he can't, that BURNS did
vote for Lecompton, but he had perfect
right to do SO. Certainly he had. No
one disputes the right. But SrAMBAUeH
don't you begin to think that man who
will turn Locofoco at this day must be eli
ther fool or rascal?
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09
Time will show whether you caB.

"THAT SpEEcH~-Probably no speech
ever made, created such profound SEN
sation or such intense excitement at the
time of its delivery, as BURNS speech ac-
cepting the nomination for Congress, did.
They are selling the surplus of the At
lantic Telegraph Gable in New York for one
dollar and SOC Is. Il foot. We are satisfied
that BURNS speech would bring more than
that if there was only foot of it, but as
there wasn't, won't somebody good in fig
ures, cypher out how much it would be
worth an inch, and send the answer to the
"Whangdodle" Banner at Mt. Vernon?
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09
ABANDONING THE DRIED Soorr DEc1

ABANDONING THE DRIED ScoTr DEcI-
sIoN.-Mr. Douglas, in his debate, with
Mr.. Lincoln at Freeport on Friday, said:
"The next question Mr.. Lincoln pro-
pounded to me is, Can the people of a
Territory exclude slavery from their limits
by any fair means before it comes into the
Union state l answer emphatically, as
Mr.. Lincoln has heard me answer hun
dred times, on every stump in Illinois, that
in my opinion the people Of a Territory can
by lawful means exclude slavery before it
comes in as State. (Cheers.) Mr.. Lin
coin knew that had given that answer
over and over again. He heard me argue
the Nebraska Bill on that principle all over
the State in 1s54-'5 and g, and be has
now no excuse to pretend to have any
doubt upon that subject. Whatever the
Supreme Court may hereafter decide as to
the abstract question of whether slavery
may 60 in under the Constitution or not,
the people of a Territory have the lawful
means TO admit it or exclude it as they
please, for the reason that slavery cannot
exist a day or an hour anywhere unless
supported by local police regulations, fur
nishing remedies and means Of enforcing
the right to hold slaves. Those local and
police regulations can only be furnished by
the local Legislature. If the people of the
Territory are opposed to slavery they will
elect members to the legislature who will
adopt unfriendly legislation to it. If they
are for it, they will adopt the legislative
measures friendly to slavery. Hence, no
matter what may be the decision of the
Supreme Court on that abstract question,
still the right of the people to make it a
slave Territority or free Territory is per-
feet and complete under the Nebraska
Bill"
Mr.. Lincoln seems to be getting the dit
tie giant" into close quarters. The Dred
Scott dictum, which Mr. Douglas indorsed,
denied to the people of Territory the
right to exclude slavery before they should
come to frame State Constitution.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09

@ The Washington Union of We'd
nesday has two column arsele on Judge
Douglas, full of bitterness and fire. The
following is one of the points:
at becomes the duty of every good Dem
ocrat, both in and out of Illinois, 10 guard
against any misapplied sympathy for Doug
las whilst in his present defiant position
Between him and the Democracy, the true
Democracy, there must continue to be
deep gull, until he shall choose to close it,
by real acquiescence in the decisions of
the party on any great question"
1t is an important question whether the
Douglas Democrats of Ohio will support
the candidates of the Administration which
persists in thus bowling down their leader.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09

ANOTHER SOUTHERN VIEW OF KANSAS
AFFAIRs.-The Mobile (Alabama) Regis
ter, Buchanan organ, says:
at will be remembered that by the
terms of the Conference act, it is provided
that in case the people of Kansas accept
the proposition submitted to them by the
act, and thus incidentally ratify the Le-
compton constitution. Kansas is by the
fact admitted as State with her present
population; but in the event of their re-
lection of the proposition, Kansas is to re-
main Territory until she has the requisite
population to entitle her to Representa-
tive in Congress. This constituted Ms
Compromise. If Kansas was not to come
in under the Lecompton Constitution as a
Stare State the South ,cas to be COM
PENSAI'ED By keeping her out as a
Free State for an indetiaite number of
years"
There is the point exactly, and to it the
South will stand, and according to Senator
Bigler of Pa, and Thomas HI. Partley of
Ohio sis a little weak in the knees, and
wincss under the Southern thunder.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09

HE DODGE REPuDIATED-The Iowa
State Democrat, Buchanan paper, says:
sit has been urged and claimed by some
OF our cotemporaries, who in company with
us have sustained the Administration, that
the chief and foremost cause of the rejection
of the English bill by the people of Kansas,
Is the inability and unwillingness of the
Territory to assume the expenses entailed
upon them 10y q State Government This
We would willingly believe, and urge upon
the attention of our readers if 1t were true;
but we consider it worse than useless, and
do not believe that it will add one iota to
the Administration or to the Democratic
party to state so palpaJte an absHrdity."
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09
,,,.an,s HFinaIity.,

Tho Washington Uaion, the mouth
niece of President BUCHANAN, in an article
upon "Ohio Politics" speaks of the nomi-
nations about making in this State by the
Democratic party of candidates for Con-
gress, and hopes "the patriotic men who
sustained the President in his struggle to
have a 'fnality' put to the Kansas agita-
ton would be returned" What sort of a
'sfinality" was it that the President desired
to have put to the Kansas agitation p
Why, to have the Lecompton Constitution
forced upon them against their will. Such
a "fnality" as dose of poison would be
to the man that took il. BUCHANAN says
to Kansas "here's my :inality,' 1 know
twill kill, but it will also put stop to fur
ther agitation, so down with it" The
highwaymansa says to the footpad, ahand over
your money, and I'll give you .fnality,' in
the shape of a bullet SO that you'll never
feel the want of money again." BURNS
had different "fnality" In the celebra-
ted letter in which be advised his constitu-
ents not 10 "tear their shirts" about Kansas,
he thought it would be good idea if you
could drive all the rogues into Kansas and
then let them 60 to "cutting each others
throats." That's a capital suggestion
Because free people desire to remain free,
drive in enough of murderers from adjoin-
ing States to cut their throats. This mode
of settling the Kansas difficulty was not
original with BURNS either, for the U.
States troops sent there by President Bu-
cHANAN had been practising it for couple
of years before the giving ont of BURNS
celebrated letter.
Further on in the Unions article, it
speaks of HALL, LAWRENCE, BURNS, DC,
as "Lecompton Democrats" What does
this mean? Out here BURNS is claimed
to be an anti-Lecompton Democrat, and
'tis denied that he ever voted for Lecomp-
ton. Is the Union mistaken, or are the
Locofoco papers in Burns District trying
to pull the wool over the eyes of their fol-
lowers?
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09

HARD RUIN several townships adjoining
each other, but belonging to the counties of Tus-
carawas, Coshocton and Holmes, there reside a
large population of what Is known as "Omish. "
They are Germans and considerable prejudice
still exists among them toward the Methodist
Church. Burns friends, Ito their shame be it
said, are taking advantage of this prejudice
and trying to injure Helmick among them by
representing him as a dumping Methodistl"-
This is small business and a mean business,
and instead ofinjuring Helmick will make him
votes, as it will tend to rally around him the mem
bers of that Church so soon as they discover that
his connexion with it is trying to be used to his
injury. Members of other Christian denomina-
tions will not countenance such means to make
votes for Burns either, and will, rs we believe
they are in duty bound to do, start the inquiry
among themselves, whether they can, consistent
" as Christians, vote for him. They are in
duty bound to find out of both candidates, before
they vote for either, whether their moral charac-
ter is sucha will adorn or Disgrace our Nation
al Congress. and whether their influence at home
and abroad, is given TO the cause of Religion or
to its enemies. Mr.. Helmick's friends have no.
thing to fear from u close pressing Of this nqui-
r.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09

A PREDICTION VERIFIED-The eecen-
trio John Randolph, of Virginia, once said,
from his seat in Congress- =
"TAe South as as slure cfthe Democracy
of tie NORTH, as Of their aegrCes"
Verify, John Randolph was q prophet In
the cotton fields of the South there dwells
not degraded slave who bows his head in
more abject and servile submission to the
lash of the overseer, than do the Democra-
cy of the North, the crack of the whip of the
Southern Shareholders. The fawning, cring-
ing, sycophautic creatures even seem to de-
light in their thralldom and chains. Such
state of affairs is burning disgrace to
our Republic, but tits beyond question true.
Repu6Ec.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09
Burns not Reliable--.He 'viO.
lates his Pledges to All.

Gen. BURNS not only violated the pledges
be made to his constituents, before the elec-
tion, by his vote. for the Lecompton swindle,
when it was supposed by all that be would
vote against it, because they had been
taught to place some relience in the mans
promises, and they knew BURNS had de-
clared over and over again, that he would
vote against it, if every other member
voted for il, but he is also guilty ofviola-
ting his pledges to NJ. MIrcHNER and the
Democracy of Tuscarawas county generally.
To them he stood pledged to the one term
principle. MIroHNER publishes number
of certificates signed by prominent men in
the Democratic party who certify that they
heard BURNS say that if they would give
him the nomination once, that he a0ould
not be a candidate for reelection. Mr..
MIrcHNER publishes these Certificates and
says for himself:
reliable men but deem the above sufficient on
that point
=.
In view of all these things it is UNJUST and
UNGRATEFUL for General Burns to claim o
denomination after running as o'.e term man and
thus tell the people he has NO REGARD FOR
HIS WORD OR THE PLEDGES OF HIS
FRIENDS. If you sustain such bad faith at
the primary meetings next Saturday, you by
making the democracy of Holmes parties to it,
establish precedent that can only end in defeat,
and a TOTAL DISREGARD OFF ALL THE RULES OF
HONOR AMONG MEN, WHEN SEEKING cFFICE. l
hold that what is wrong in morals is wrong in
politics. If a man gives you his word, or allows
his friends TO make a condition for him, with
his knowledge, he is bound by all the rules of
morality to sand up to it. Gen. Burns has. by
himself and friends gave his word that he was
one term man. HE NOW REFUSES TO
Liver UP TO IT, and l ask the democracy of
Holmes county as Jury of the county.to read
the evidence have submitted, and give in your
verdict next Saturday. and l will abide by it.
c, Fl. MITCHNER.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09
The Gov. Of Missouri Whipped
Again.

The ST. Josephs Journal of Aug. 26.
says that Gov. Stewart, of Missouri, was
whipped by German Doctor named Ed
man, at that place, ON the Tuesday evening
previous to that date. The Governor re-
ceived black eye. The Journal says:
There can be no doubt about this fight,
and We understand the Governor acknowl-
edged it himself, but says the DR.. commen-
ced it. The DR.. has told us all about ii,
and says it was on account Of the Govern
or's lnsolence, and that his Excellency
commenced it first. We understand the
Governor was not at all in fighting ''con-
dition," and the DR.. is free to acknowledge
that he was not altogether himself. But
enough, the DR.. says he whipped the Gov
ernor, and so say eye witnesses, and we
don't think it would be expedient to dis
pute, at least, the Dr.'s word.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09
Reduction of Salaries

We are authorized to say, if Mr.. Hell
mick is elected, he will introduce Bill on
taking his seat, to repeal the present bill
allowing $4,000 year TO members of
Congress, ard reinstate the old Law which
allows them but eight dollars per day. In
fact we have heard him contend on the
stump, that five dollars day, was ample
compensation for Congressman. He be-
lieves that high salaries should not be tol-
Grated in Republic, where they are paid
out of the labor ef honest tax payers
IMscdrdgas 1dyocdte.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09
Keen IL Before the Peor,.

That the Democratic State Convention
of Ohio in ls4s, and at each State Con-
vention thereafter up to 1858. viz: in 1858,
1852, 1858, 1854, and 1855, solemnly.
RESOLVED, That the people of Ohio now,
as they always have done, look upon sla-
very as an evil, and unfavorable 10 the de-
velopment of the spirit and practical bene-
fits of free institutions, and that entertain
ing these sentiments, they will at all tim es
feel it to be their duty to use all power
clearly given, by the terms of the Nation
al compact, to prevent its increase, to..mit-
igate, and finally eradicate the evil.
If this resolution was Democratic three
sholt years ago, and for seven years prior
to that date, why is it not Democratic nowa
Can any body tell The principle has not
changed, but the men who pretended to be
Democratic have changed.
Al
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09
Democracy i'm Hamilton County.

The Convention was one of the best that
ever assembled in the county, so far as re-
CARDS the personal appearance and charact-
er of its members, and the manner in which
its proceedings were conducted.-Enquirer.
The plain, simple truth about the Con-
vention is, that it was composed of the
same old crowd that has formed the sum
and substance of Democratic Conventions
in this county for the last ten years. That
the personal appearance and character of
these veterans is especially brilliant and
beautiful, we were not made aware by per-
sonal observation. As for "the manner
in which its proceedings were conducted"
there was an astonishing consumption of
whisky and lager, while the staple of con-
versations in and about the hall was sui
phurous with profanity. The proceedings
were also garnished with two decided
rows, and several gentlemen of fine person
al appearance and character, who were
overwhelmed by the liquid patriotism of
the occasion, were taken care of by our
amiable police, and given the soft side of
a plank to rest upon, in the asylum for in
valids on Hammond street, Cincinnati
Commercial.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09

WHICH WILL YOU BELIEvE.-The Edi-
tor of the Coshocton Democrat says that
BURNS did not vote for the Lecompton
Bill, and the Editor of the Wayne County
Democrat, says that he did! Now which
are We to believe? Both papers advocate
BURNS election, and both have access to
the same sources of information, namely,
the published proceedings of Congress
The truth is, before BURNS was talked Of
for 1e-eiection, nobody thought of denying
that he did vote as charged. But noD it
is thought expedient to deny it, aud they
believe, as was remarked by Locofoco the
other evening, 1--WE can make our followers
believe anything"
Time will show whether you caB.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09
Helmick's Prospects.

The prospects of Helmick's election Is
daily growing more cheering. Our friends
in Knox assure us that they will give him
abont 700 majority-in Coshoeton ii will
be close race, the chances being slightly
in favor of Helmick, and in Holmes we are
assured Burns majority will not exceed 600.
If we do our duty, Helmikc's majority in
Tuscarawas will be 4O0-some Republicans
claim $50, so that Bill will have few to
spare. Scores of honest Democrats swear
they can swallow epicac easier than they
can gulph down Burns. They will spew
him -Tuscaroacas Adyocate.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09
SERVED HIM RIGHT.-The renega

r SERVED HIM R1aHr.-The renegade
LAWRENCE, of the Guernsey and Belmont
District, who voted with BURNS for the
Lecompton fraud, has been thrown over
board by bis own party, and man by
the name of SPRIGGs, nominated. Law
RENEE made no show at all in the Con-
vention. The people will throw BURNS
overheard on the End Tuesday of Octo-
Der next. There are too many honest,
hard listed laborers in this District to, ena-
bic any man who votes to extend the curse
of Slavery into Free Territory, to be
reelected, after casting such a VOTE
Some of these people or their children, may
want to 60 to Kansas to seek out new homes,
and they want it to be Free State.-
Send such men as Burns to Congress and
it won't be if he can help it.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09
aw The latest news from California. il

~ The latest news from California, is
that desperate fight is progressing be-
tween the Administration and anti-Admin-
istration Democracy. Of course, Lecomp-
ton is the issue. Broderiek's war with the
dispensers of Federal patronage is desper-
ate and deadly. California is politically,
in a condition as distracted as Illinois,
But Broderick's present term in the Sen
ate extends four years beyond the 4th of
March next, and he is not fighting for life
in sight of the gallows, as is Douglas
In Illinois, the Administration party is so
paltry that Douglas hardly finds enough of
it to put under his heel, and he fights
squarely with the Republicans. But Brod-
erick finds himself formidably beset by the
modern Federalists, and appears to be seek
ing an alliance with the Republicans.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09


@ The Hon. G. c. Clay, the long
haired fire-eater Senator from Alabama
has written tremendous. letter in replv
to an invitation to partake of a public din
ner at Mobile. He vindicates his course
In Congress on the Kansas question, draws
gloomy picture of the future of the coun-
try, deprecates the weakness of the North.
ern Democracy, enumerates the wrongs
heaped by the North upon the South, and
suggests closer union of the Southern
States and interests, that the Union NAV
be preserved by ruling in it, or the South
saved by its coDsolidation-nothing of which
is particularly new.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE People,

That tho so-called Democratic State
Convention of Ohio, on the 29th day of
July, 1858, adopted the following:
4th. Resoiued. That in the future we
are opposed 10 the admission of a new state
into the Union, until the population there
of shall equal the ratio for representative
in Congress, and until, as in the case of
Minnesota, its proposed constitution shall
have been submitted to, and approved by
vote of the people.
5th. ResolUed, That we have full and
abiding confidence in the ability, patriot
ism, and elevated purity of character Of
James Bushanan, the present Chief Magis-
trate of the United States, and his wisdom
and experience, to administer our Nation
al affais.
The purpose of the 4th resolution, copied
above, is to keep Kansas out of the Union
as free state, and to punish her for refG--
sing TO accept the infamous Lecompton in
strument. Mr.. Buchanan says that 'slave-
ry exists In Kansas as much as it does in
South Carolina or Georgia" yet the De-
mocracy have full and abiding confidence"
in his Administration.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09

Mr.. GIDDINGs DEFEATED.-The Re-
publican Congressional Convention in tho
goth District on Wednesday, nominated
John Hutchins, of Trumbull, instead of tho
venerable Giddings, whom some of his
friends zealously urged for denomination.
1t is well known that Mr.. Giddings has
been quite inirm for year or two past,
and it is proper that after so long service,
he should be permitted to retire, at the
close of .he next session, as he would nat
urally prefer TO do.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09
HT The Washington Union is still har

@The Washington Union is still harp.
ing on Douglas. The folly of the Presi-
dent in urging the war to the knife sgainst
the Illinois Senator is wonderful. If Doug
las is defeated, he has friends enough in
the Northwest TO avenge him bitterly
And if he is successful he can be his own
avenger. From any possible point of view,
the Presidents policy is that off weak old
man blind with passion.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09

~ The Richmond South, in an article
on the Kansas question, which appeared
the 9th says:
awe have gained at least a respite, in
which, with proper effort, we might yet
establish slaTery in Kansas"
That is, as Kansas is to be kept out of
the Union few years, because she would
not come in as SLAYER, there is still hope
that the black institution may be fixed up
on her.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09
H the Indiana papers

g the Indiana papers are making
quite fuss because they have found a
Blacksmith in that State with brains enough
to make Congressman of. Mr.. RAY, the
nominee in the Indianapolis District, was
formerly Blacksmith. Unless the Black
smiths of tina: State have more brains than
some of the Lecompton members from
Ohio, they had better be making applica-
ton for new sett Immediately.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09

CAN'T STAND THE TRUTH.-The rotten
old hull of the ship Lecompton, tumbles
and plunges under the tremendous broad
sides that is being fired into it from the
Free State ship. BURNS chances of being
sent back on another voyage are growing
small by degrees and beautifully less
When your politician from town, who last
Spring cursed him for his votes, goes to
the honest farmer now and attempts to ex-
plain away these votes, or as is done in some
instances, deny them altogether, the latter
begins to wonder what all this means, why
BURNS course in Congress should be any
less odious now than last Spring. The
two-facedness of the thing is what awakens
suspicion, and it's playing the mischief
among honest men.