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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28
Its Euin Come.

Some time ago the Cleveland Herah ratheI
approved than condemned the mobbing Of Demo
Gratis and the closing up otnews papers which said
anything against the President or his aGlinistra
tlon. 1t is, however, said that every dog must
have his day and the Herald is now having it,
day. 1t has been very abusive Of the Admins
traton since the removal of Gen, Fremont, and
in consideration of this fact Mr. RHopEs, Re
publican, the Supcriut ndent Of the Nnhoninl
Valley Railroad, forbid the paper to be carried
over the road. The HeraH men thought they
would bring Mr. RHODES to terms by appealing Ia
Governor Ton. note was accordingly address
ed TO the Governor, and from his reply we extrac
the following
"That the course of the HeraM for the past fey
weeks has been highly destructive to the best in
tercsts of our Government there can be no ques
ton, and long AS its proprietors see proper t
continue the same line If policy, | hope Mr.
Rhodes (who, since my election, has committee
to his hands the entire management Of the road
will use all legitimate means in his power 10 sup
press its circuaiOn"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28
Ed ward EVercttS Opiniotn.

Some at first feared the legality OF the arrest
of MAsoN and SLrDELL. 1t was thought, too that
England would kick up fuss over it., On the
legality of the question, Hon. EDwARp EVERETT
says it can bc easily managed under the law o
nations They were legally taken and can b,
held. STANTON, BucHANAN's Attorney. General
says there is no clearer right by the law of na
tons The InteAigencr, of Monday morning
contains carefully written article, garnished
with quotations from WHEATON and PnLLlMoRr
establishing that dispatches aud ambassadors are
contraband Of war. vessel transporting them
Is liable 70 cOnfscaton.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28
Rhc Expenses OF the War on
Both Sides

The expenses Of the Confederate States
during the last six months, arc acknowl.
edged to hc fifty millions of dollars. and
the war expenses of the United States, for
tho same time, are acknowledged to be
two hundred millions of dollars. Th,
number ol men slain in battle, in the iif.
zee" or twenty actions great aud small,
that have taken place between the belliy.
erenlS since the war opened in the taking
o' J. o't Snmelr cannot be easily eslima-
ted, but, as near as we can learn. il il IN
the proportion of one to five, and NAV be
set down IN round numbers at Z, 900 Con.
iederaies aud 10000 Federals. mi,
shows that every Hessian killed by us ha,
cost the Confederate Government So. 900
and that every Southerner killed in battl
has cost the Federal Government the sun
of 100000. Tho Southern States car
raise about ono million aud half of fight
ing men. To kill of these at the aboy,
ratc-anl killing is probaly the only wa,
in which they can DO snbdued- will COS
the Federal Government one hundred anc
fifty thousand millions of dollars ! Woul,
1t not be cheaper as well as more hnmanc
in Mr. Lincoln and his cabinet, to max,
arrangements for trying to buy us out p,
Sa0aN'aah { Ga RepuAican,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28
"LOOIS Out For "a SquaIi,"

The Almanac says "look ont for
squall about these days" Gen. Kelley,
u Virginian, at Romney, returns to loyal
masters all contrabands which are claimed
by the owners within his lines.
This the Abolition:sts will call "Nig-
ger Hnnling, ""Nigger Catching, Run
ming down the poor painting Niger, T"
dc. &c., and we may lookout for a
squall about these days" from the anti
Administration press, the Leader inclu-
ded. ..
Gen. Halleck. successor to Gen. FIRE.
mont finds the contrabands acting as spies
extensively and toprevent this shuts them
off as rigidly as he does white men,--
Now "look out for a squall about these
days" from tina. black cloud. The oc.
cason for squall so terriically wrought
up by the New York Tribune at Beaufort
where arrangements were made for thu
rush in of cloud Of contrabands, ha
failed, and correspondent at the New
York Post writes that of the 30, 900 slaves
in Beaufort county alone, but 50-hav'
come in as runaways. traffickers, or any
other account. As the matter stands a
present, therefore, the distress attributed
to us hy the New York Tribune, on tai
account. is very much nlleviatcd. Unles
II much larger proportion of the negroes
than are yet enumerated run away, w
think we shall manage to get comiortabl
through with the affecting occasion
still it is well enough to 50 look ont 70
a squall these days Plain Dealer.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28

In Batavia, Clermont county, the boys, who are
too young to go to war, have formed a company,
calling themselves the SawBuck Rangers, regu-
arly differed, whose duty will be explained by
he following resolutions
Resolued, That we, the undersigned boys of
New Richmond, do hereby agree to form our
selves into a company for the purpose Of swing
ing the wood Of those ladies' whose husbands are
in the war.
Res0lued, also, That any lady or ladies' leaving
their name names with the Captain Firs
Lieutenant, can have their wood sawed, giving u
two days notice.
Resoloed, That II copy Of these resolutions
with the name Of each member appended be for
warded to the Clermont Courier and Sun for pub
licali0n.
Good for the boys. There is m opening 70
such company in every city and village in th'
State.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28
A Good Time spoiled.

Letters from Paris say that the rebel commits.
sionors. Slidell and Mason, are expected with j,
great deal Of pleasure by the secessionists il,
France and England. 1hoy think that these arch
rebels have ability and art enough to present in
ducemenis for these countries to take the rebel
states under their protection. These sympathiz,
srs III Europe will we think be doomed to serious
disappointment when they hear Of the act Of
Commodore Wilkes, and the ,nischanccs of war,
which have placed these two hitherto exultaut
rebels in Government hands
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28

therein provided for the extrslition of
criminals.
President Davis speaks Of Mr.. Faulk-
ner as having been per6diously arrested;
and says that in conducting this war we
have sought no aid and proposed no
alliances offensive or defensive abroad
Perhaps we had the right, if we had
chosen to exercise it, to ask to know
whether the principle that blockade to
be binding must be effective, so solemnly
announced by the great powers of Europe
at Paris, is to be generally enforced or
applied only to particular parties.
Mr. Davis says he has caused the ovi-
dence to be collected, which proves
completely the utter incfficiency Of the
proclaimed blockade of th> Southern
coast, and shall direct it to be laid be-
/ fore such governments as shall afford the
means of being heard.
But although they should be benefited
by the enforcement of the law so solemn
ily declared by the the great powers OF
Europe, we are not dependent on that
enforcement for the successful prosecutson
of the war.
As long as hostlities continue the
| Confederate States will expediate a
strictly increasing capacity to furnis III
their troops with food, clothing and arms.
/ If they should be forced to forego many
of the uxures and some of the comforts
of life, they will at least have the conci.
BUSINESS of knowing that they are thus be-
coming more and more Independent OF
the rest of the world,
He concludes as follows
While the war which is waged to take
from us the right of self-government can
never attain that end, it remains to be
seen how far it may work revolution in
the industrial system of the world which
may carry suffering to other lands as wei
as our own. In the mean time, we sha !
continue the struggle in humble depend
encc upon Providence, from whose search
ing scrutiny we cannot conceal the secret,
of our hearts, and to whose rule we con
, fdontly submit our destinies. For tn,
rest we shall depend upon ourselves
, Liberty is always won where there exist,
the unconquerabe will to be fee, and ",
have reason to know the strength that il
| given by conscious sense not only of th
, magnitude, but of the righteousness o
our cause.
The Richmond Uhig, in commcntin!
: on the message Of President Davis, say
we are two people from this time forward
. We are aware that the Yankees are de
+ tcrmined not to quitus happen what may
n If they cannot conquer us, their calcula
r ton is that they will be conquered by us
They have made up their minds to sub
4. NIT tamely to their fate. Well, if w
must we must, though we shall have
great aversion to the event. Our choic
!, !, is, after drubbing them soundly and ma
: king them pay the expenses OF the war
to turn them loose upon themselves
a prey to their own vile passions.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28
The "Morc Perfect Union,

is an error, fraught with great mis-
chief, to suppose that our fathers aimed
to establish a system of government ab-
solutely perfect. Their first aim was to
secure certain rights, which they claimed
as British subjects. Failing in this, they
aime at one single object-the indepen-
dencc of the colonies Having achieved
this 10y means Of Confederation Of the
colonies or States, they next took meas
ures for acc omplishing anothcr great OBJ
ject, which was to form, not an absolute
ly perfect, but "a more perfect Union
than they hal enjoyed before. True, they
used the word "perlect," but as admit.
ting Of degre s, as more or less. Conse
qucntly the perfection they expected tc
reach was an impcricction They sale
their object was to establish "a mole per
feet" not the most perfect Union.
Whatever may be said of the berfcc
tion of natures works as whole, it can
not be denied that, to human view, a
least, they appear full of imperfcction il
the detail. All things and all creatures
seem in this world to be in pro
cess of developmcnt--to be on the roa,
to perfection rather than to have attone,
it. This is admitted on all hands to b.
the case with human beings. No man
community or people can claim absolut,
perfection their works, therefore, mus
partake of the immaturity and impcrlcc
tion of their minds.
Our fathers had to form such n Unior
or Federal Government as the people o
all and of the several States were pre-
pared to sanction. Each member of the
| Convention that framed the Constitution
had in his mind the ideal of perfect
! Government but it was found that nc
one OF these was adapted to the condition
of the country, and the Constitution wa,
framed and the Union finally CONSOLIDATED
by fusion, blending and a compromis,
of the views, sentiments, schemes ant
plans Of different individuals and sets o
individI ais.
1t may be pardoned, perhaps, if, in on
overlooking patriotism, we talk on tn,
F,urth.of-July about our perfect system
Of Government. But in sober earnest
we must admit that it is perfect in II,
OlHcI stHSc tlluH ilo dlHFiatlOn W III
wants of the people. The claw given b,
Moses" though having the Divine sane
ton, was far from insttuting perfcc
government-ac according to modern no
tions of justice and right. Its perlecto
insisted in it's adaptation to the needs {
A the people for whose guidance and il
struction it was instituted.
AS our fathers were united in one ol
jcct in the Revolutionary War, namol,
to gain their national independence 9
u they united in one object in forming til
J. Federal Constitution, namely, to estal
lisl, not a perfect, but "a more perfec
T. Union so we must now, in this prcSer
r momeniuou, struggle, unite in one grci
n obicct-not to make the Union our fail
n crs formed the most perfect that can |
" conceived of, but to preserve and mair
tain that "more perfect Union" they e.
o tablished. Their work is doubtless CT
4 pablo of Improvement but now is ne
-. the time to make improvements, unle,
such, if any, as may be absolutely ne,
cssary for its preservation.-St Statesman
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28
Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that petition will be pre-
scncd to the County Commissioners OF the County
Of Holmes and State OF Ohio at their December Session.
A. d. lS6l, praying for alteration of County road
in Ripley township Holmes County Ohio said alteration
10 commence where the north line of the south west
quater of section th tysiX township eighteen range
fourteen, crosses the road that leads rOm Shreves, In
Wayne county, Ohio, to Muers burg, Holmes county,
Oho thence south west until 1t strikes the section line
between section thirty five and tiry-sx township and
ranges aforesaid, thence south sald section line to
the corner of said section and continue said line be-
tween section one and two township seventeen and
range ou teen until il ntersects the road leading from
llomesyle to Odcls Lake In said Holmes county and
hcre to end, and, also, that much Of the old road
south OF the starting point herein mentioned aud where
the same intersects the said Iomesve and 0del's
Lake road be vacated.
A PETITIONER.
Nov I, 1SGt-u3Swi r. .H
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28
General McCIcIlam's Services in
the Mexican War.

The New York Evening Post in no.
ticing the accession of General McClel-
Ian to the supreme command of the ar
my. thus alludes to his services in Mex
leo. Which will be read with interest at
this time:
General Totten makes especial
mention of the labors performed by Me.
Clellan before Vera Cruz. He speaks of
him as 'animating his corps by his own
devotion and zeal with which he took his
share in the direction of the siege
"At Contreres, Mcclellan was selected
with an engineer, to reconnoiter the
strong breast works OF the enemy. They
had their horses shot under them, and
barely escaped capture by tho Mexican
pickets. When the action commenced
Mcclellan was with Magruder's battery
While it was still doing splendid service
its commander, Calender, was wounded
Mcclellan immediately took command OF
it, and managed it until it was entirely
disabled, with such success as to sustain
all its previous reputation. General
'Twgs Immediately y presented his name for
promotion TO General Scott, and. after
showing consumate bravery in the action
of Churabusco, which took place next
day, he was preveted first Lieutenant. In
the next battle, Molino del Rey, his be
havior was so gallant that he was eleva.
ted to a captancy. lie declined to re-
celve it, and continued lieutenant on the
day of Chapultepec, when General Scott
mentions him as winning the admiration
o' all about him. He was the first to
enter the Almeda with company which
he commanded, and during the day OF
the assault repuSed body of Moxicans
greatly ontnumbering his own corps,
with loss of twenty to the enemy &"
Truth endues mans purposes with
somewhat of immutabiity.
TO set up 'or a critic is bullying man
} kind.
Tho modest man is seldom the object of
envy.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28
SheriG,s Sale.

MOTT CE is hereby given that in persuance to an
order of sale made by the Court of Common
Pleas within and for the County of Holiness Ohio.
at its November term. A. u. 1861 in cause in said
Court wherein Peter Hammond as Administrator
Of Daniel Hammond, deceased is plaintiff and
Samuel B. Crawford is defendant | will offer for
sale at public Auction at the north door of the
Court House. in the town of Milersburg in said
llolmes County, Ohio, I
On Monday, hs 30h day Of December, A. d. 1861,
at o'clock, r NJ. of said day, the following Real
Estate Isl and being in said County of Holmes,
Ohio, to-wit-The west half of the north west
teen of range thirteen, of school lands, estimated
to contain eighty acers. more or less.
ALSO,
the west part of the cast half Of The north west
quarter of section number sixteen, township thir-
teen, of range thirteen, lined and bounded rs fol
lows, to- wit it:-commencn Mt the north west corner
of said half quarter section; thence south one
degree. ca.t one hundred and sixty perches to n
post ut the south west corner of said one half
quarter section; thence north cighty-nine degrees
east twenty y-two perchcs and thirteen links to .
post thence north one degree. west one hundred
and sixty pcrchcs to post the north me of said
une-haf quarter section; thence south eighty nne
degrees, west twenty two pcrchcs to the place of
beginning, containing twcnty-tw and fifty ono
hhndrcdths acers of land, ordered to be sold as
aforesaid, MS the property of said Samuel }. Craw
ford, upon an order of sale issued by said Coprt
and to me drecte as Sheriff of said County.
JOHN FRBNCH, Sheriff.
Nov. %. 1Stl-n4lvJ
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28
North Carolina.

North Carolina, which was driven out of the
Union by pack of "irrcprcssibIc" Congressman
refusing to give such aid and comfort to the loyal
men of that State as would enable them to sue.
eessfully combat the Vaccinations Of rebels, is
again rallying under the Union flag. At Con.
five counties were represented, Il Governor was
rclected aud elections ordered for members OF
Congress. How deep seated or wide. spread the
Union feeling is in these counties future cvcnt
must determine. That there are thousands o
loyal men secretly hoping for better times III tn
old North State, is very obvious. We trust tha
the late meeting is an evidence that they have
taken fresh couagc, and will unitedly oppose TIN
traitors
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28
ShcrifI''s Sale.

NOTICE ia hereby given, that l will Offer for
' sale at public Auction at the north door Of
the Court House, in the town of Millersburg, in
the County Of Holmes, Ohio,
On the 30h day Of December, A ID. 1861,
at1 o'clock, r, NJ, Of said day, the following Real
Estate ying and being in said Holmes County,
to-wit:-The south half Of lot number eight, sub
division number one in the first quarter township,
township number nine of range number seven,
containing forty acres Of land ordered to be sold
as the property of George llites upon proceedings
70 forclose u mortgage thereon in the Court OF
Common pleas With and for the said Holmes
County. in cause wherein Peter Biggs now plain
tiB and George llites and others now defendants,
in persuance to an order of sale issued Dy said
Court of Common Pleas and to mo directed as
Sheriff of said County.
JOHN FRENCH Sheriff.
Nov, %, 1S6l-n4lw5
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28
RHOslthI ssssiIiy.

GIoRGE GoRpoS, who some years ago out
rogod the feelings of the people Of this com.
muniiy by his abolition preaching, something
over year ago engaged in mobbinga U. s.
Marshal In Morrow county, For this of.
fence he was recently tried In the u. s. Court
at Cleveland, and found guilty. lie was sen
tenced to six months imprisonment, and pay
a fine OF $500 and costs OF prosecution
Served him right.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28

NEW York, Nov. 26.-The Herald's
Fortress Monroe dispatch says by a flag
Of trace from Norfolk, news reache there
from Fort Pickens and Port Royal, that
Pickens opened fire on Saturday morning,
but the firing was wild. Later it was
stated that Pickens was preached when
the firing ceaeed. The rebels sustained
no loss, but the Union troops heavy
losses. The widest excitement pre-
vailed at Norfolk. Gen. Bragg sent a
congratulatory dispatch all over the
South. From the same source it is
learned that at Beaufort three companies
of Gen. Sherman's command had an
engagement with the rebels but were
forced to retreat with loss Of eight
men. Beaufort is being entrenched by
our forces.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28
From Missouri.

JEFFERSON CRY, Nov. 22.-Passeneers
by the train from the west report that the
rebels burnt Warsaw night before last to
prevent its being used as winter quarters
for onr troops. THE intelligence reached
Syracuse before the train arrived, and is
considered reliable.
A quan tity Of Government stores was
destroyed
a train Of eighty wagons. with an es-
cort of 200 men, left Sedalia a few days
ago for Leavcnworh.
a messenger reached Sedalia at twelve
O'Clock last night announcing that they
had been attacked near Knob Nostci by
five or six hundred rebels, and the train
captured.
Refugees continue to arrive in crowds
many in a most destitute condition.
RoLLA, Nov. 3-McCuloch with a
large force. is now encampcd between
Springfield and Lebanon. His picliets
extended last night over space Of fifteen
miles this side of Lebanon, This is reli-
able. 1t was rumored in camp last night
that the advance of the rebel army. eight
thousand strong. was at the Gasconadc,
about thirt en- miles west Of here. This
however is not credited
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28

The recent announcement that Gen. IlousrhN
had died seems to have been premature. he has
been sick for some time, but the report now l.
that the wind IL still in him. The Galveston
Ciotlian says that, sat last accounts, Gen. lIous.
ton was slowly recovering, and was deemed out of
danger -
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28
Notice.

EVELINE LION, of the County of .Barthola-
II mow, State of Indiana, and Mrs, McCirue
whose first name is unknown of the State of llli-
nois, will take notice that Thomas McG. Ehright,
Administrator Of the sstatc of Samuel Davis de-
ceased, on the 4th day of November, A. D. 1861 file
his peti ion in the Probate Court within and for
the County Qf Holmes, in the state of Ohio, al.
eging that The persona property and effects of said
decedent is insufficient to pay his debts and char
ecs of Administration, that he died seiged in fee
simple of the following real estate situated in the
County OF Holmes and State of Ohio to-wit:-n
lot number thirty as designated on the old record
plat, and which ON roappraisement was changed
and is now designated in lot number fifty-eight
in the town Of Nashville in said COUNTY that
lillian Davis, Lorenza Davis, Pcrmelia Kost, wife
Of DR.. host, Eveline Lion and Mrs. MoGrue, as
heirs at law, hold the next estate of inhertenoe
therein. the object and prayer of said petition Is
for an order authorizing said Administrators 70
sell said premises for the payment OF debts and
charges. Said petition will be for hearing on the
Vt hdap of December 4, H. 1861 as soon thereafter
as counsel can be had.
of Samuel Davis, deceased.
Nov. T. lS6l--n35w4p$
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28
Clothing "COntrnb bands"

The New Engandcrs are calling Justify for do
nations of clothing for the "contraband negroes
We supposed that would he the next thing the
abolitionsts would ask. TIE Fremont portion OF
the Republican party, which by the way comprises
the majority, are using every effort to have the
war carried ON for the determination of slavery
Besides fighting the President on this question:
they are constantly stealing off slaves aul holding
out inducements to them to iun away, and while
the people are oycrburdencd with taxation, debt
and assessments Of every kind, with no prospect
for any man now living to see the end of it, the
niger thieves, who have been chiefly instrlmcn
tai in bringing our present troubles upon US, are
calling upon the people to contribute for the re
lief of the stolen negroes. Well, it is lime th
Abolition scoundl els were attended to. No gooC
citizen will give aid and comfort to the neiariOu
practice Of stealing. negroes by contributing 70
their relief
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-28
illinois Convention.

The Convention 10 amend the Constitution OF
the State of illinois, just elected will consist OF
FFrY'Two Democrats aud TWENTY THREE Rcpubll.
cans. This would Indicate that Republicanlsm il,
Mr.. LscoLS's state had abou. "gone under"