Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-02-02
For the Holmes County Republican.
From WASHINGTON.
WAsHINGTos, D. G.
Ian. "a. 1860,

L Jan. Sf, 1coV' J
/ Eprros REpuBL,cAS:-As . matter ol
Justice to Hon. VIM. Helmick, the faithful
Representative of your District in Con.
gress, again ask the favor Of permission
to trespass briefly upon your good nature
Your readers will remember that few
weeks since, 1 took the editor of the
Holmes County Farmer to task for mis-.
representing, with the intention of fraudu
lently misleading bis readers in regard tc
the course that has been pursued by the
Republican representation in the lower
House of Congress, in the pending contest
for the Speakership. Now, l would dis.
dain to notice bis response, recognizing, as
do, Dogbeny's motto, which it is not ne
cessary for me to quote, were it not for the
fact that he irnputes the authorship of the
letter to Mr.. Helmick; and in this connec-
tion, would say that Mr.. H. did not write
nor even dictate one word therein contain
ed, except, perhaps, the word Republican, ~
as the name of your paper; but having
held a seat in the galleries of the House
every day ofthe session, {not missing, as l
now remember, single attendance and
as l before stated, having by chance seen
copy oftbe aforesaid newspaper contain
ing the paragraph that / quoted, and real
izing how palpably erroneous it was in
point of fact, / wrote the letter above refer
red to.
Naturally possessing very kind heart,
| stated that the editor of the Farmer
might be excused for being in error to SO
great an extent, on the ground of iguc-
rance as to the facts in the case; for it is
well known that his party generally. thro'-
out the country, read nothing but the er.
parte testimony Of theirpartizan press, and
it is an equally well authenticated fact that
day and night are not more autipodal than
Democracy and fairness. As he still per-
sists, however, in misrepresenting the con-
diticn of affairs at Washington, no other
inference can be drawn in regard to him..
than that his ignorance is wiful. Truly
"When Ignorance is bliss, It's folly to be wise"
And the Democracy of the Northern
States seem fully to appreciate the senti
ment, aud acting upon it, keep their alas
too gullable followers in blissful ignorance
of the true condition of National affairs.
Well do they know that, since the abroga-
tion of the Missouri Compromise, instiga-
ted by the slave oligarchy and effected by
the almost superhuman efforts of Steven
A. Douglas, who looked for his reward in
the direction of the White House.
with longings sublime and aspirations high"
they have been gradually losing ground;
and nowhere is the change more potent
than in the State of Ohio; until they are
but handful, comparatively, throughout
the entire North and West. And well
do they further know that, if they should
inform their followers correctly in regard
to the causes retarding the organization of
House; tell them that although seven De-
mocratic members were absent on the first
day of the session, their friends in tie
House absolutely refused to permit vote
unless Republicans would pair with the
absent ones; that on tie first day of the
session the Democratic party sprung the
@nigger' question upon the House, and
commenced programme Of disunion
speeches, ten fold more reasonable than
in Helpers Impending Crisis, and |
an hundred fold more calculated TO disturb |
The peace and harmony of the country
han any sentiment ever uttered by VIM.
b. Seward, while the Republicans have sat |
with closed lips, desiring 10 expedite an
and liquidate the postal SER
vice, after which it would be time enou gh |
10 discuss patty issues; that since the first
lay of the session, they have fillibustered
n order 10 prevent vote being taken when
here was possibility of an election; and
hat, although ifavote were taken upon the
ldop,ion of the plurality rule, the House
'ould be Immediately organized which
node of election we have the precedents
# both the 31st and 34th Congress; in
be former of which cases, Mr.. Cobb Of
ieorgia, and in the latter Mr.. Banks of
were elected. Forty-one
nembers of the House have appended their
lgnatures to paper, drawn up by Nc
queen of South Carolina, by which they
ledge themselves never to permit vote I
be taken on the adoption of the plural
y rule. If these facts, I say, should be-
ome known to many of the deluded fol-
'wers of Democratic lead, scare a vestige
that once great party would be left in
ne non -slaveholding States of the Union, a
fter the next Presidential election. /
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