Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-22
Northcrn NuliiGcatiOn and
Southern secession.


ture Of South Carolina passed an Ordi-
nance declaring tho protective tariff acts
of Congress, then inforce, unconstitution-
al, null and void, and ordering the militia
and other military forces Of the common.
wealth TO hold themselves in readiness to
oppose the aggressons OF the General
Government. The excitement produced
throughout the ccuntry, and especially at
the North, by this movement in a single
State, nulliiying revenue law of the
United States, was tremendous, and led
to the passage Of an act, by Congress, au.
thorizing tho President to crush out all
resistance to tho execution of that law,
by summoning to his aid all the military
resources Of the Conrederacv.
"South Carolina Notification" is usel
to this day, by many Northern men, as a
by.word and a term OF reproach. But
the same thing has heen done, not by a
single Northern State only, but by at
least dozen OF them. Let facts speak
| for themselves.
A law of Congress enacted to carry out
the provisions Of the Federal Constitu.
ton relating to the rendition Of fugitive
slaves, has been in existence since 1893.
This law has been pronounced constitu
tional by the Supreme Court Of the Uni.
ted States. and by the highest judicial tri
bunals in nearly every Northern State
Ohio not excepted. Yet, majority of
these States have nullifed the Fugitive
Slave law.
The Republican party came into exist
encc, or at least took form and shape. nj
the Philadelphia Convention in 1885,
since that time, through the predominance
of that party in Northern State Legisla-
lures. Personal Liberty bills, as they are
called, and other acts have been passed
multiplying the Fugitive Slave act, and
preventing, as far as State authority can
do it, its execution. Yet no Force Bill
has been passed by Congress authorizing
the President, as in the case of South
Carolina notification, to crush out re.
,istance to the execution Of a law of the
United States, by summoning to his aid
all the military resources Of the Conted-
eracy.
The Southern people have submitted to
these aggressions upon their constitution
al rights in comparative quiet until now.
a President has been elected by the Re
publican majority in the Northern States,
who is believed, from the declarations in
in the platform adopted by the Conven-
ton which nominated him, and from the
avowed sentiments of the men who were
the most active in securing his election
to be pledged to sustain the notification
acts of Republican State Legislatures
| The Southern people argue that, if these
encroachments upon their constitutions
, rights are submitted to, other aggression'
will follow in their train until the South
ern section of the Union will be reduced
, to the condition Of mere vassal to tht
, Republican majority in the northern sec
, ton.
, This has led to the secession m movemen
now in progress at the South. AS The
| primary cause, Republican notification a
the North is responsible for secession il
the South. The Southern people, goad
, ed by repeated multiplying and and aggres
, sive acts Of Republicans at tho North
have doubtless. ih many things, acted i'm
pulsively and indiscrecty. When South
Carolina nulliicd revenue law, the
whole North was in a flame Of excite
ment, and men were loud in their demands
that the recreant Carolinians should be
reduced to obedience by fire and sword, il
necessary Now, when the tables turn
when State otter State has nulilied a law
of Congress, when the people of the South
are pursuaded that majority in tho Nortl
who can control the power and patronage
Of the Federal Executive, is against them
is it strange that they should Offset nulll'
fcation with secession?
We believe it is mistake to suppose
that the ultra Republicans are in a ma
jorty in the North. But that party has
suffered itself to be guidel and CONTROL
ed by ultraists. and this has brought the
Union to the verge of dissolution and ru
in. 1t can bo saved by Northern Leg is
latures rctracing their steps and repeating
their nullifying and other obnoxious acts
, Will the Republicans, where they hav,
the majority, permit this to DO done?-
, AS yet we see no signs of rclcnting. Shal
. We have no assurances from Republican
= leaders and journals that they will us
their influence for the repeal of tho nulli
$ flying and aggressive acts of which tn
G South complain? VIII the Republican
t State organ. tho Joarnol of this city
pledge its influence against the enactment
by the Republican Legislature next win
ter, of laws similar to those passed by on
Republican law makers in 81, for pre-
venting and ohstructinS the execution o
: the Fugitive Slave Law in Ohio?
If Republicans persist in retaining and
l. enforcing those nullification acts. an,
continue to maintain their aggressive at
: titude toward the Southern States, upol
them alone must rest the chief responsible
ity Of the present secession mischief ant
= the fearful consequences that may follow
Statesman.
Hoo CHoLERA.-We stated on Satur
day that hog cholera prevailed among
: the swine not only in Indiana, but to I
1 considerable extent in this city. The La
, fayette Ind journal Of Friday says tha
5 tho disease has made it's appearanc,
among the hogs that are being fed al
Hollsbird's distilery in the Southern por
ton of that city. During Wednesda
and Thursday forty.fvo died, involving
loss of 8. 500, They were sold TO soal