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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-11
NEWS ITEMS.

The Mechanics Bank Of Pittsburgh re-
sumcd specie payment on the ith inst.
"A thousand fugitive slaves have left
Chicago for Canada within week.
AT an election in Hartford, Connecticut,
on Monday, tho Democrats carried the city
by 500 majority.
-Governor CURTAIN, of Pennsylvania, has
recommended an appropriation of $500, 900,
for arming the State.
The Chicago Banks have thrown out the
noes Of forty-two of the Wisconsin Banks.
Hands oil the Wildcats.
The Montgomery papers mention terrific
bombshell, invented by II. l.. Sr. JAMES of
Mobile, for the exclusive use of the Con(cde-
racy. II is long shell, with two compart-
ments, so contrived that when it hits It will
explode aud setter u destructive burning
lluid, which water cannot cNinguish
-kiSK, who was arrested not long since,
at Oxford, Ind, for tho murder of DIR. J. IL.
RowE, who stopped all night at KINKS tavern,
has been released, owing to the re appearance Q
Of tho supposed victim. KNK extensively
advertised his arrest, and bcsought Rows to
"tum up" and prove his innocence, and
Rows, seeing the notice, confessed. Another
proof OF the efficacy of advertising.
Ayoung gentleman gradual cd at Yalo Col.
| legc, recently, with awhite hes d and whisk.
crs, who entered with Auburn locks and
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-11
virginia Resolutions.

The Virginia convention has recently adopted
resolutions to the following effect:
deeply deploring the distracted condition of
the country, lamentng wrongs that have com
PEELED some of the States TO dissolve their connec
ton with the Federal Government but sensible
of the blessings of Union, and impressed with
its Importance to the peace prosperity, and pro.
gress of the people, we earnestly desire ad-
justment by which the Union will be re establish
ed in its integrity, that peace and prosperity may
be restored throughout the land"
Had Congress passed the Crttenden proposition,
or anything akin to it, there would not to day be
three States rebelling against the Union. That
proposition could do no injustice to the North
True it might humble the pride ofsome extremists,
and be an acknowledgement that our brethren of
the South have rights which we Of the North arc
bound to respect, but it would do nothing more
than the Constitution demands, good faith requires
and the peace and prosperity of the country enoin
upon us. Had the North rendered to the South
this Olive branch in kindly spirit, and with u
manifest intention Of abiding by its provisions,
to-day we would be witnesses to n prosperous
commerce, and as the sun, day by day increased
in strength, is warming nature Ito life, so would
peace and prosperity smile upon our land end
animate us to add to the honor and glory of ou
country.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-11
Slnle AnOrliOnmcni.

In pursuance Of a provision of the Constitution
the Governor, Auditor and Secretary of State
have made the apol tionment for Senators and
Representatives for the next dccenna period
The senatorial districts in this immediate vicinity
are composed as follows; 2sth, Wayne and
Holmes; 2lst, Carroll and Stark 22d jefferson
and Colun,binnn; 10Th, Ashland and Rchlnnd;
18th, Tuscarawas and Coshocton; l7th, Knox and
Morrow. The l7th district, composed of the
counties Of Knox and Morrow having less than
three fourths the ratio required for n senator, is
attached 10 the adjoining district having the least
population; which is Wayne aud Holmes. Under
this arrangement the four counties, Wayne,
Holmes, Knox and Morrow will elect one senator
In 1861 one in 1863, and in Is65 and 1867 they
will be entitled to two aud again in 1869 they
will have but one. Tho total population of the
State is two millions three hundre aud thirty nine
thousand five hundred and ninety nine. The ratio
of representation for II Representative is tw snty-
three thousand three hundred and ninety six, and
for a Senator sixy.sx thousand eight hundred
and forty FIVE. This county IL entitled to one
Representative throughout the decimal period.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-11
UnlOn savers.

Before the elections ofla fall the Democracy
warned the people that the success of n sectional
party, on sectional issues, wauld lead to dsrup.
tion Of the government and the overthrow of our
boasted republican institutions. This the Repub
licans met by ironically calling the Democrats
Union savers. Ridicule and sarcasm was, by the
Republicans, heaped upon every man who raised
his voice or pen to save country from the dan.
gers of 4 sectional administration. Sectionalism
triumphed and the result Is before u.s. Its first
fruits are a divided and distracted confederacy,
crippled commerce, national credit gone, an empty
treasury, the horrors of civil war settling upon us;
and still ray of light penotrates tho dark cloud
that obscures the future
The Democratic party has always been for the
Union it is for the Union now; for union OF
States, union of hands and union of hearts
and should mad fanaticsm sink our Union beyond
the power Of resurrec ton the Democracy will
moisten isgrave with their tears and ever hold it,
memory in holy reverence.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-11
OF the Republican
administrations.

New England has eleven chairmen of
of the Committees of the Senate. Ev
cry New England Senator, with one ex-
ception. is chairman ofa Senate Commit
tee New England has the Vice Presi-
dent and Cabinet Minister. New
England has the Minister to England,
tho Minister to Italy, the Minister to Aus
tria, the Minister to Belgium, and the
Consul to London. New England has
been preferred to other sections of the
Union in smaller matters to numerous to
mention.
Not single appointment has been
made in or from the Border Slave States
acceptable to those States The Admin
istration of the Government IS as com
petcly sectional as it is possible to make
it. The Republicans have hitherto com
planned that an undue proportion of the
Federal Offices have been filled from the
South. We now see how they have filed
them in the first few weeks that they have
been in power. Still they declare that
they are friendly to tho South. The
country will duly appreciate such proies-
sions of friendship, when followed by
such a practce,--Pioin Deaier
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-11
Resign! RcSigu!!

The present Ohio Legislature was elected with
the understanding that but one session should be
held In two years ~ the Constitution contcmpates,
Instead Of carrying out this design the Legislature
was in session all Of the winter of ls59-60, and
at the present time II has been in session nearly
three and one half months without accomplishing
anything beneficial to tie people, and there seem
to be no prospect Of an adjournment. The Re
publieans have large majority in both houses
nnl no adjournment can be brought about without
their consent. The Leg islature is robbng the
people, which they are lily able to endure these
trying times, and we know of but one way IN
which this destructive hoodgate can be shuts
downs let tho Democratic members resign and
leave both branches without quorum. We will
take the rospossb ility Of demanding, in the name
Of the people Of Holmes coun ty, the resignation
Of sufficient number Of Senators and Represent
atives to break up the present session of the Leg
isature, and thereby stop their depredatons up.
on the peoples pockets,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-11
War! War;! war!!!

War now seems inevitable. In all probability
before this papers reaches many of our subscribers
tho first blow will be struck. Once commenced
the end cannot be anticipated. 1t must be one of
the most disastrous, bloody, inexcusabe and dam.
nable wars the world has ever known. Gotten
up and forced upon the country by pack of das'
tardy villains who would sacrifice all that Amer
lean citizens hold dear to gratify their own ambi
tion and pride. The ruling powers have not only
spuned all measures of compromise, but they
have refused to trust the matter in the hands of
the who are to be the sufferers in the event
of war. For particulars as to the state of affairs
the reader is referred to tho dispatches in another
column.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-11
The Present and Future.

The country is full OF rumors Of every
hue. We are told that the European
powers are sending war fleets into our
waters to watch events.
That France and Spain will acknowl-
edge the Southern Confederacy so as to
secure the trade of the Southern ports.-
While England will side with Mr.. Lin
coin and push him into war.
That Spain has seized upon San Do
mingo and will subject it to her power,
and that France will take Hayti in the
same way.
That the Mexicans will be instgated
to make war on Texas, to be aided by
.iayhawkers from the North, headed per-
haps by Capt. Montgomery of Kansas.
That rebellion will be gotten up in the
Cherokee country by the enemies of John
Ross and the road opened to Texas west
of Arkansas.
That the wild Indians will be encour-
aged TO fall down on Western Taxas tc
aid in the strife.
That Parson Brownlow, in Tennessee
will be supported by northern Aboli
tionists to get up disturbances IN that
region ... .
And that Fort Pickens will be rein
forced by President Loncoln as an en-
couragement to these border raids, ant
thus draw off the attention of the Mont
gomery government.
These are the rumors that float upor
every breeze and fill the air with wild
predictions.
How much of all this is true, no one
can confidently tell, but one thing seems
certain that the authorities at Washing
ton are prepared for any desperate act tC
involve the country in inexplicable troub
les, or they mean nothing and do no
know what to do.
They refused to settle our difficultie
when they had tho offers of three-fourth
of the country to assist them, and no,
they are beating about to know what the
can do to be saved Crisis.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-11
81. Louis Excitement.

Intense excitement cxs Is in st. Louis over the
success o. the Democratic party at the recent
municipal election. A dispatch dated the 9Th
gives the following particulars:
The steamboatman's parade last night in honor
of the election of Daniel G Taylor as Mayor, was
the most brilliant and imposing ever seen in st.
Louis.
About thirty yawls mounted on wheels, profusc.
ly decorated with banners and transparencies, to-
gether with large number ofomnibuses, carriages,
horsemcn, and citizens ON foot, were in the pro
cession. The streets were dcnsey throngcd with
enthusiastic spectators.
he Republican and Herald printing offices, and
great many private dwellings, were brilliantly
Illuminated and the display oftorches spyrotecbnics
and bonfres was very fine. A salute of one hun
drcd and fifty guns was fired in the evening.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-11
They Die Hard.

The Republicans make all kinds Of excuses for
their defeat in the recent spring elections. In
Cleveland the Herald aud Leader, the two Repub.
,ican papers Of that city, have gone into spirited
Kilkenny cat fght and SO is it elsewhere. The
Cincinnati Gazette is extremely cross over the re
suit in that city. The Gazette seys;
Participating the questions that will be asked
as to the cause of this Waterloo defeat, we may
say that Sumter did it. The Republicans, dissat-
isfed and discouraged, had no heart to work, and
they surrendered, without seriously contcstng the
field. And il a tenporizing policy is to be contn-
ued at Washington, this is but tho beginning of
the end"
The defeat Of the Republican party is very ga.
silly accounted for. They gained power by prom
ising firm, peaceful and pure administration
These promises have all been violated. The
President has shown himself TO be cowardly, va
cillating, and without the requisite ability to dis
charge the duties of the office. The administra-
sion has been anything bnt peaceful. BY the prn.
ciples of the Republican party the people Of one
section cf our country have become alienated from
those of another; sectional feuds and fanatcal
whims have destroyed the fraternal feeling among
the American brotherhood, and the success of the
party, on those principles, has wrecked the Amer.
lean Union and we behold it in scattered frag
ments and discovered states; and worse than all, n
threatened war-a civil war--the worst Of wars
is looked for with fearful forebodings The peo
pie well understand that no administration can be
pure when mere party hacks, political trickster
and men without character are appointed to i'm
portant Offices to the exclusion Of those who are
too honorable to sell themselves to designing
knaves and soulless demagogues. Some OF tn,
Presidential appointments are good ones, bu
many of them are made with the most reckcs
disregard ofh honor, honesty and qualifications.
In Ohio we have State officers and State Leg
islature who promised rctrenchmcnt and reform,
but who have disrcgarded every promised and vic
lated every trust reposed in them. Squandcrn
the peoples money, imbecile legislation and
reckless disregard Of the wants and wishes of tn
people have been among their chief cbara cteristcs
The people are aware of all these facts, and il
view Of this is it at all strange that they shou,
place the seal Of condemnation upon their betra,
ers. No juggling of fprofessed politicians, or ex
cuses fromed by editors can cover up the GROWN,
distrust of the Republican party
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-11
Negroes HsebcilIng.

At the election in Cleveland many negroes re-
fused TO vote the regular Republican ticket This
we learn from the Cleve land Herald, u Republican
paper, which bitterly complains of the iugratitude
of "our coored brethren" We had hoped that
the Abolitionists, commonly called Republicans,
who have been laboring for 80 many years to get
themselves and their neighbors down to level
with the degenerate negro race would stop when
that level was gained, without sliding past and
becoming 80 low that respectable negroes would
not associate with them.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-11

LANE and PoMnoy wore elected to the Unit
ted States Senate from Kansas on the 4th inst
by a small majority.
The Bristol (Eng.) Post says that ono Of
the Parish churches in that neighborhood
was lately the scene ofa gay wedding, which
created no small degree 0 T attention from tho
fact that the bride was fine young lady, six
feet two inches in height, while the happy
bride. groom rejoced in the altitude of three
feet two inches.
1t is stated that real estate has deprecated
so much in certain portions Of New York,
s45, 900, was sold few days since for 10000,
and one of the magnificent stores recently
erected on Broadway, with tho expectation
that IL would be rented for S3j, 900 or $40, 900
will not command $4,000.
Creditors never annoy man as long as ho is
getting up in the world. A man OF wealth
only pays his butcher once year. Let bad
luck overtake him aud his meat bill will come
in every morning as regular as breakfast and
hungry children. Never plead guilty Of pow
erty. so far as this world is concerned, you
had better admit that you are ascoundrel.
Another of those horrible cannibal feasts,
so degrading to Africa. has again occurred
in Bonny river during the stay of the English
mail Steamer Cleopatra, and under the very
eyes of the white men. The victims in this
instance were some unoflendng negroes cap
n ~ 1bbnvino trihp Thair haaI =
were cut off and publicly exhibited in fl ont of
the Ju-Ju house (place Of worship, in tn,
centre of the town.
The State Department at Washingto,
has declined to receive the Southern commits.
sioners officially. The Secretary gave then
assurances of peaceful policy on the pal
of tho government
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-11
Good News from SamesViile and
Hsacine.
r E L e c. r A. P Fl I G.
WASHINGTON, April G


A special dispatch to the Herald says:
An officer of the army stated to-day that
the first collision would probably occur
at Charleston harbor. He says the Gov
ernment decided to evacuate Fort Sump-
ter, and were about to send an order how
it should be done, but Gen, Bcaurcgard
and Gov. Pickens refused to accept the
plan of evacuation. What order or plan
was proposed was not fully known or
understood. 1t wanted to leave small
force to protect the property of the United
States. Tho Caroinians percmptorilv
refused. They demand unconditional sur
render. These facts were laid before the
President, who decided unless they would
accept the order or plan, Fort Sumpter
wonld not be evacuated When the ball
is opened he will blockade every principal
port in the Confederate States. commenc-
ing at Charleston and ending at the mouth
of the Mississippi. lie said if an attack
be made on Fort Sumptcr, an attempt
will be made to throw reinforcements
into it. They don't expect to succeed,
uul VIII Illuht tllc tlIolt'
Fort Pickens they mean to hold at all
hazards.
WAsnINGroN, April G.-The steamer
Pawnec, which has been lying at the Ma.
Wy Yard since the first of March, left to,
day for Norfolk. She is in full war trim
Her ultimate destination is not publicly
known.
Lieut.. Talbot has returned to Fort Sum.
ter. He first reported to the Secretary
of War, who accompanied him to the
Presidents house, where he remained for
several hours,
WAsmNGToN, April, IA high Off.
cial of this government left to-day for
Montgomery on a mission to the govern,
ment of the Confederate States.
Lieut.. Talbot carried an order for the
evacuation of Fort Sumter.
Dispatches from Montgomery render
it perfectly certain that there will be nc
attack on Pickens or Sumter.
The Times despatch says the cour
mcrtial of Capt, Armstrong closed yes
terday. 1t is thought he will escape en-
tirely, or with an easy reprimand.
The 7ribane'S despatch says Anderson
is not to be withdrawn, and will be pro
visioned.
Lieut., Talbot will reach Charleston to
morrow with the Presidents conclusiv,
decision, The responsibility rests will
South Carolina entirely.
April 7.--Correspondenco of the Her
aid says; "On emptymg two bags from
Florida at the dead letter Office on Satur
day, two copper-head snakes emerged
which were killed after an exciting scram
BILE.
The same correspondent says oflicia
advices from Central Africa state tina
the impression is general that a move
ment is on foot for the consolidation o
all the States into one government an
that it will be successful.
April The Army and Navy officers
in common with others, are unacquainte'
! with the present military movement, bu
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-11
once Seeking i'm OIden Time.

The Boston Transcript recalls the ear
ly days of Massachusetts, when claws
were necessary to induce men to accept
office, and that office too the highest in
the gift Of the people of Massachusetts" "
for the General Court OF Plymouth. in
1852, passed an act THAT whoever should
refuse The office Of Governor should pay
.f20 sterling, unless he were chosen two
years successiyely, and that whoever
should refuse the office of Counsellor or
Magistrate should pay fl0."
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-11
How Is IL!

The Republicans elect their candidates for
State officers in Connecticut, and they claim by
increased majorities. This we cannot exactly
understand since two years ago they elected four
at the recent election the Democrats elected three
of the four members, (WoopRUrF having been
elected in the 1th district by so majority) How
they could have lost three members of Congress
and still increased their majority of the popular
vote is what we can't figure out.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-11
More Niger.

Cowles. the newly appointed Post
at Cleveland has appointed a
darkey to deliver letters to the ladies of
that city. Ladies, what do you think of
that? Truly the Niger, in the language
of Giddings. is "a heavenly institution"
when they are called to wait upon angels,
Another darkey is appointed to the
lighthouse in Cleveland.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-11
virginia Negroes.

There are about seventy thousand free negroes
in Virginia. These have become 80 worthless, so
much given to stealing and to making mischief
among slaves that bill has passed the Legislature
compelling them to leave the State or be sold
into slavery. We may look out for fresh i'm.
portation of darkcs to Ohio.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-11
THE END OF REPUBl.ICANiSM In
MILWAUKEE.
Shanghai Feathers DrOOp!


Yesterday was a glorious day for the
Democracy in Milwaukee,. The victory
they have achieved in the charter election
is one which they may regard with pride.
Over every influence in the way of favor
iteism, popular prejudice and the lavish
expenditure of money which has been
brought to bear againt them, they have
come forth from the contest with increas-
ed majorities, and the triumphant election
OF every candidate upon tiie city ticket.
Good News from GAINESVILLE and
Racine.
These hitherto strong Republican cit
les have both elected Democratic Mayors
Three cheers for their indomitable Demo
cratic hosts. - MitWoukee NeWS
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Besides these Spain has numerous
smaller vessels for coast service. and had
on the stocks last year three ships of-the-
line. of so guns, and with 1000 horse
auxiliary steam power, and five steam
frigates of from 800 to 600 horse power
each.