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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27
Harper,s Ferry Events.

The scared "sheep" are becoming brave as
lions now that there is no danger and
nobody TO fight. A despatch states ;hat
they are enrolling volunteer corps to scour
the mountains, visit the neighboring towns,
and keep on the alert generally. Their
latest "deed of high emprise" was the arrest
of Mr.. Babb, special reporter sent by Gin
cinnati Gazette, small, feeble man, who
writes short hand, and whose hieroglyphics
were dcciphered to mean "treason, strata
gems, and spoils." They did not hang
Mr.. B.-only threatened it. He remains
at the "seat of war;" says every car on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is inspected
before the train is allowed to pass, and he
advises no small man who has light hair
and blue eyes to venture through Harper's
Ferry.
A citizens guard of twenty is established
at Harper's Ferry, one oftwenty at Shep-
ardstown, and one ofeighty at Charlestown,
where the prisoners are confined
The Examining Court commenced its
session at Charlestown on the 2lst. The
investigation before the Grand Jury will be
short, and the prisoners will be indicted for
murder and melting slaves to revolt.
Robert Y. Hunter, of Winchester, has been
appointed to defend them, and Andrew
Hunter will assist the prosecution. The
trials will take place the present week.
Convictions and executions are matters of
course. The prisoners evidently ask and
expect no mercy frtom Virginia or U. S au-
thorities. es.-Leader.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27
R The attempt 10 connect The Re

H The attempt 10 connect the Re
publican party with Old Browns mad out
break is necessity of the Sham Democ-
racy. AS they are not able to beat the
Republicans in Free State this side of
the Rocky Mountains, they must make the
most of their victory over Old Browns fif-
teen white men and five negroes. They
have made so much ado about it that they
are ashamed 10 have the small number of
their adversaries and victims known. 1t
wouldn't do to own that the Federal Ex-
ecutive and those Of Virginia and Mary
land have been frightened half out of their
wits by madman and his platoon of fol-
lowers. Already the bulletins of this war
exceed in length and ponderousness those
of the war of the Greeks with Xerxes; and
still the telegraphic wires groan with fur
ther details. This is keen hunt for par
ty capital, and will ultimately recoil on the
hunters
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27
heavy sledge hammers attemepted to bat

heavy sledge hammers attemepted to bat
ter down the door. ~
The door swung and swayed, but ap-
peared to be secured with "a rope, the
spring of which sdeadened the effect of the
blows. Failing in this, they took bold Of
ladder some 40 feet long, and advancing
at run, brought it with tremendous effect
against the door. Atthe second blow it
gave wav, one, leaf falling inward in a
slanting position. The marines immedi-
ately advanced to the breach, Major Rus
sell and Lieut.. Green leading. A marine
in front fell. :.
The firing from the interior was rapid
aad sharp. They fired with deliberate
aim, and for moment the resistance was
serious and desperate enoug Ia to excite the
spectators to something like pitch o.
frenzy. The next moment the marines
poured in, the firing ceased, and the work
was done, while cheers rang from every
side.
When the insurgents were brought out,
some dead and others wounded, they were
greeted with execrations, and only the pre-
cautions that had been taken saved them
from immediate execution. The crowd
nearly every man of which carried a gun
swayed with tumultuous excitement, and
cries of "Shoot them! Shoot them!" rang
from every side. The appearance of the
liberated prisoners, all of whom, through
the steadiness of the marines, escaped in
jury, changed the current of feeling, and
prolonged cheers took place of bowls and
eXecralions.
Of Capt. Brown, when the armory wa:
taken it is said:
He never blanched during the assault
though he admitted in the night thai
escape was immpossible, and that he would
have to die.
When the door was broken down, one o
his men exclaimed 81 surrender" The
Captain Immediately cried out, "There, ons
surrenders; give him quarter" and at the
same moment fred his own rife at tht
door.
At last accounts nothing had been hearc
of the slaves that had escaped, under leae
of the man named Cook.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27
Wox,r W,s-Wtb men of sense tn,

WoN'T WIN.-With men of sense, the
attempt making by some Democratic jour-
mails to hold the Republican party respon-
sible for the late rebellion at Harper's
Ferry, won't pay. A party is no more re-
sponsble for the individual acts of its
members than it is for the acts of its oppo-
nents, and TO argue otherwise, not only ex-
hibits very littls sense of your own, but is
presuming largely upon the wart of it in
your hearers. Ifit is right to hold the Re-
publican party responsible for BRowN's
folly at Harper's Ferry, it is equally right TO
hold it responsible for every deviation from
the path of duty by any one of its members.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27
The '.InstitutiOn,' Democracy,
would Extend.

The National Democrat (Bucbannn) in
speaking of the Harper's Ferry insurrec-
tion SAYS:
With servile population in arms. none
are safe. Outrages upon women and chill
dren of the most beastiy character are COM
mon occurrences-the males are murdered
and tie females meet the most shocking
of deaths in the arms of monsters drunk
with blood and success. II is the remem-
brance of these scenes that startles the
mind at the idea of a slave insurrection,
and renders brave men for time power
less to act. -
A.nd this is the .Institnlion" Mr.. DEM
oerat, your party claims has legal existence
under our Constitution, in every Territory
in this Union, whether that soil has once
been free or not
This the "Institution" your party would
extend until no. foot Of out Territorial
soil but shall be cursed with a ''servile pop
ulation" among whom "outrages upon wo-
men and children of the most beastly
character are common occurrences"
Apropos, is the following from the New
York Posts comments upon this insurrec-
ton. The Post says: Z
But what a condition of society is that
in which one-half the population CONSTANT
ly menaces the other half with civil war
and murd erin which the leading classes
60 to sleep every night, cafelessly, it
may be, over the crater Of volcano-and
in which the dangers do not lessen, as in
other societies, with time, but grow with
its growth until an explosion becomes as
inevitable as the irrup,ions of Etna or Ve-
suvius! What condition of society, to
extended over the virgin territories OF the
West, the seat of our future empire, and
for which politicians should clamor and
scar their conscience and desperadoes should
fight!
How insane the policy which would 10
cruit aud extend this form OF social exist
ence, even while it is becoming unmauage-
bic as it isl Open the gates 10 the Slave
Trade, cry the Southerners, who are as
great fanatics as B:own; tap the copious
resources of Africa, let now millions Of
blacks be added to the enormous number
that now cultivate our fields, let the alarm
ing disproportion between them aud the
whites be increased; it is blessed institu-
ton, and.we cannot have too much of i'll
But while they speak the tocsin sounds,
the blacks are in arms, their houses are in
flames, their wives and, d,children driven into
exile or killed, and furious servile war
stretches its horrors over years. That is
the blessed institution you ask us to foster,
and spread, and worship, and for the sake
of which you even spout your impotent
threats against the grand editice of the I'm
ion
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27

& We are in receipt of Communi-
cation on, "How to get an Education" :"
which covers three pages of foolscap paper,
closely written. The writer proposes that
the public shall "here" from him again
on this subject. Doubtful. We presume
from the partial reading we gave the docu
ment that its author received his education
at a"High School, where they neglect spell
ing, and other important branches Of En-
glish Education for the "higher branches >
If the writer knows "How to get and Ed
ucation" let him get one speedily for he
needs it badly.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27
Gov. Wise Threatening Rcbeil-

Wise is doing boldly what Brown attempt
ed secretly. He declared in his Richmond
speech-so the telegraph reports-that he
had made up his decision on the question Of
jurisdiction in the case of Brown and his as
sociates, and he boldly defied the General
Government! From the steps of the Cap
itol in Washington he told the populace
and the Federal officers that he had taken
the responsibility of placing guard at Har-
per's Ferry, and would distribute arms at
all accessible points throughout the state.
Gov. Wise, as well as Commander-n-
Chief Brown, evidently regards the govern
ment of the United States as only "Provi-
sional," and to be subverted at the will OF
the .Old Dominion" Yet Brown will be
executed by Wise, and the rebel hangman
will be honored by the National Executive.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27

Returns from 76 counties in Iowa give
Kirkwood, Republican, for Governor, 2,s44
majority. Ia the same counties loves
majority two years ago was 2,l51. The
twenty small counties to be heard from will
increase the majority slightly. The en-
tire Republican State ticket is elected. The
Senate will stand Republican "a. Demo
Gratis 10; Republican majority 5. The
House AZ Republicans, 81 Democrats; Re-
publican majority IL. On joint ballot l6.
In the three Democratic counties Of
Keokuk, Burlington and Dubuque, it is
stated that 800 men were naiuralized the
day before election, and by their votes the
Democracy saved, two Senators and five
Representatives. The U. S. officials took
avery active part for their master, but the
gallant Republicans swept the State by an
increased majority.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27

A MILL BURNr.-The Touring mill Of
Abram Plank, east of Wooster, was wholly
destroyed py fire on Sunday evening last.
1t was unquestionably the work of an in
cendiary, as there had been no fire in the
mill for days past. The loss to Mr.. Plank
is over $4,000, aud includes his books
of account, DC, being almost his entire
property. There was no insurance. The
many friends of Mr.. Plank warmly sympa-
thize with him in this misfortune. The
savings of lifetime of hard industry
swept away in an hour!- Wooster Rep.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27

THAT LIBEL SUIr-It having been de-
MED that President BUCHANAN contempla-
ted sucing the editor of the Philadelphia
Press for libel, because that paper assert
ed that he was as guilty as TERRY in
the shooting down and killing of BRoDER-
ICE, the Press asserts that such suit acas
threatened, and if BUCHANAN demand the
proof il shall be forthcoming. He won't
demand it and he won't sue.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27
The Democratic Party---lts
Prospects.

The Philadelphia Press Democratic
Anfy- y-Lecompton paper, the editor ot'wnlcn =
did more to bring about JAMES BUcHAS-
.s's nomination and election, than any
other living man, says-"Never in the
history of our country was the Democratic
nartv in the Northern States, in more
prostrate condition than at the present mo-
ment." "The plain truth of the matter is,
that the Democratic party of the North is
now in the last stages ofa lingering decline.
State after State has been swept into the
Opposition ranks; stronghold after strong
hold has been broken up; district after
district has gone over to the Republicans;
and unless there is speedy and thor
ough change in the counsels of the party
its ascendency will be utterly destroyed
According to all the data that the elec-
tions of 1853 and 1859 can furnish, an i'm
mense majority of the American people
are at this moment politically associated
with the Opposition in some shape or 9TH
er, and they will continue to be, if the pol
lev of those who have lured the Demo-
cratic organization on to destruction Is per-
sisted IN. If the Democratic party is to
make the great mission of its existence the
enforcement of slavery into all the Terri
tories of the Republic, against the will and
wishes of the people who are to inhabit
them; if it places itself before the nation
in the avowed attitude of subservient
agent of slavery propagandism, it will be
terribly routed and overthrown in 1860
So much has already been done to outrage
the conscientious conviction of the people
of the North; so many men, Democratic in
their instincts, have turned away, sickened
and disguised, from the shameless betrayal
of the pledges of the campaign of 1856 the
heartless quibbles by which the despotic
and tyrannical doctrines of the Admins
tration are supported, the fierce and vim
dicative prescription by which honest and
independent men are hunted down for
faithful adherence to principle, that 10th
ing short of an absolute surrender to the
Popular Sovereignty sentiment of the
Northern States can secure the election of
a Democratic President in 1860. The pros
poets of the success of the Democratic party
in 1860 are gloomy enough at best. 1t has
already held power two successive Presl-
dental terms-a thing which it failed TO
do from the time of JACKSON up the cleo
tion of PIERcE-and at no period in the
history of the country was the Democratic
party numerically weaker and the Opposi-
ton stronger than at the present moment.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27

RE- The Chicago Times, Douglas pa
per, says that during the campaign of 1858
in Illinois, Judge BLACK, Mr.. BUcHANAE's
Attorney General, wrote letters to numbers
of persons in Illinois, denouncing DoUe-
LAS but that becoming frightened, he is
now begging a return of these letters in
order, as the Press thinks, to falsely deny
ever having written them. The leaders in
the democratic party, seem to be, just now,
trying to see which can make himself out
the biggest knave and liar.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27
Minnesoia---Bcttcr and Better

The St. Paul Times, of Oct. 18th, has
returns from n arly all the State, and as
they come in they continue to swell the
Republican majority on the State ticket,
members of Congress, and majority in the
Legislature. The returns now show ma
Jorlty of 4,lo6 for Ramsey.
The 81; Paul Pioneer. Democratic, says
there Will be Republican majority of not
less than seven in the Senate, and of not
less than thirty in the House, That will
do for young Minnesota. 7ff
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27
Extensive Cattle Thieyes.

Charls h. Hunter was recently arrested
in Columbus for driving off 1900 head of
cattle belonging to a farmer in Indiana.
He has been examined at Attica, Ia, and
in default of S2,4OO bail was committed for
trial. An associate named Hoaglean, was
deld to bail in $1,000, while third men,
ber of the firm was taken to Illinois to an
swer a similar charge. They invested
heavily in tho business, and the Statesman
says succeeded in disposing of a large num-
Der of cattle in the vicinity of Columbus,
which the owners are now locking up.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27
H-Whpn Gov WrSr raoohol IL

EWhen Gov. WISE reached Harne,,s
Ferry, and found that town in possession
of dozen of crazy creatures under the
command Of BRowN, he got in n towering
passion Mt the cowardice of the citizens.
One of them said that Brown had them
"penned up like sheep" "Yes, and you
have acted like sheep" said WISE.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27
TRAYELERs, DIRECTORY.

The following shows The time of departures
and arrivals ON the @. q. d c. Il. 4. at Aillers-
burg and Cleveland: --.-a
RUsS1se EoRfH.-The Accommodation leaves
Millersburg at 40 A. NJ, and arrives at Cleve'
land at Ills.
The Express leaves Millersburg at LAO r M
and arrives at Cleveland al 6.15.
RUNNING Accommodation Leaves oiet e
land at 10. 90 A. NJ, and arrives at hliiersourg
at4.42 P. M.
arrives at Millersburg at 917.
K-Tbe Ezpress train running North con-
meets at Orry1lle with the East and West trains
ON the P. Fl. W and C. R. R..
p, Fl. W. & c. z. r.
The following table gives the time Of arrival and de-
prure of trains the Pitsburg, Fl Wayne Chicago
Rail Road, at orrvile-
- GOING EAST.
U.s. Nail e-49 A "
Passenger Train 2s2 ane s45 P. n.
f. - 20 GoINe WEST.
Exprsss = 40 A. NJ
g. Mail Passenger 1912 p. NJ.
Express SIS
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27

@- DR. John S. Rock, colored man,
whose literary requirements are said to be
considerable, lately delivered lecture in
Boston on the Character and Writings of
Madam de Stael. Some of the Boston
papers speak of the performance as evinc-
ing critical powers of no mean order.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27
~ The official returns for State Ser

H The official returns for State SEN
ator in the district in which Senator BIG
LER, of Pa. resides, and which has hereto
fore been steadily democratic, gave the Re-
publican ticket majority of GIL. This
shows Senator BIGLER to be immensely
nonnlar at home.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27

H Among the letters found in Capt.
Browns carpet-bag, The Washington
States mentions "several from HENRY
SMITH and JOHN SMITH, prominern North
ern Abolitionists." Who are these "promi-
nent" members of the great Smith family ?
They have not been heard of this way.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27

@- A tract of land, about 200 by 700
feet, in Baton Rouge parish, La, recently
sank to the depth of IS or 80 feet swallow
ing up a barn from which the people had
barely time to escape. The catastrophe
was produced by the action of subterra-
mean springs.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27
asRepublicanS State Ticket
The Ranublicans of Kansas have in Con-

Kansas sRePubIican State TICKET
The Republicans of Kansas have in Con-
vention nominated fall ticket under the
new State Constitution, as follows:
Governor, Charles Robinson; Lieuten-
ant Governor, ]. P. Root; Secretary of
State, DR.. Robinson; Treasurer, Mr.. Tho
len; Auditor, G. H. Hillyer; Superinten-
dent of Public instruction, W. r. Griffith !;
Chief Justice, 6 years; Thomas Ewing, jr.:
Associate Justices, Samuel A. Kingman,
years, L. D. Bailey, 2 years; Attorney
General, B. F. Simpson; Representative
to Congress, Martin +. Conway.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27

WThe anlipathy of mad dogs to wa
ter, is nothing TO the aversion of Demo
cratic journals to Election Returns about
these days. You can hardly get one of
them to admit that any elections have
been held this fall.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27

H Much space in to-day's paper is
given up to details of the late rebellion at
Harper's Ferry. The citizens of that place
must be rare set of towards to permit
fifteen or twenty men to take the town and
hold it for twenty four hours. No wonder
Gov. WISE compared them to "sheep."
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27
Minnesota EIectiOn:

The St. Paul Times of October Is, says
The following additional returns to those
already published, swell the Republican
majority Of the State 10 4,lO6!
Mower County gives 2l5 Rep. majority
Waseca 6 !" lis 4"
Freeborn {" 200 +" ."
We have elected our senator in Hous-
ton county; two Senatoes and four Repre-
sentatives in Mower county. New Ulm,
in Brown county, where it was supposed
the German vote would be against the Re
publican ticket, gives SO majority for Ran
sey.
The Pioneer (Democratic) says, "There
will be Republican majority of not less
than in the State Senate. and of not less
than 80 in the House."
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27

~ The Cleveland Plaindeaier says
the war upon the Anti-Lecompton Post
Masters in Ohio, has been resumed, and
that soon some of them will be headless.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27

@ A preacher lately said in his SER
mon, "let women remember while putting
on their profase and expensive attire, how
narrow are the gates of Paradise"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27

ES- The Oswego Times of the l4th
says that a "soap-man" there agrees to
clean all the clothes in that city in four
weeks, and cure all the chapped hands.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27

Among the passengers BY the steamship
Hammonia who arrived few days a,.o,
from Hamburg, is the noted Lola Moutes,
now Mrs. Held. a'is.4s 81
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-27

Drown TO surrender, The Marines under
Maj. Russell, attacked and took the En-
gine House, mot the Armory as previous
accounts have had it.)
The engine house contained two fire en-
gines and hose carriage, which ineommo-
ded the marines greatly on entering. The
citizens who were prisoners separated from
the insurgents and were recognized by the
Marines and none were injured. After the
Marines entered they were compelled to
fire at The rebels. A son Ct Browns was
killed-a ball passing through his body
near the left nipple. J. P. Anderson was
shot in the abdomen and mortally wound
ed. Old Brown was cut 10 the floor by
the sabre Of Lieut.. Green of the Marines,
who scted in fearless manner An in
surgent, named Edward Copie, one of
Browns sons, who had been seriously
wounded during Monday, and negro
named Gains, were taken prisoners. Two
dead bodies were lying in the engine house,
one of which was that of James Hazlitt, Of
Ohio, and the other that of ]. G. Johnson,
of Connecticut. The bodies of the dead
and dying men were brought out and laid
on the grass, and it was impossible to keep
the crowd back. Capt. Brown told the
crowd not to maltreat him, that soon he
would be beyond all injury. Major Rus
sell had him conveyed into room of one of
the Departments, and kindly ordered all
attention TO be paid him. Brown looked
up and recognizing Major Russell, said,
"You entered first. | could have killed
you, but | spared YOU" In reply TO which
the Major bowed and said, 81 thank you."
The reporter of the Baltimore Erchange
gives an account of his interview with Capt.
Brown. In answer to questions, Capt. b.
said;