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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30

4 newspapers.
The following elegant specimens of cur,
rent literature of the Secession Peess are
clipped from the Richmond DispaM of the
18th inst:
*** Preparing with rapid strides 10
meet the Illinois baboon and his co-work-
ers of iniquity of our once happy old State,
to welcome them with "bloody hands and
hospitable graves" - Stepped for.
ward 10 drive back the half-staryed Lin
conites, who, with open mouths, and seek
ing to devour us with eager avidity. + + =
Well, let them come-those minions OF
the North. Well meet them in way
they least expect; we'll glut our carrion
crows with their beastly carcasses. Yes,
from the peaks of Blue Ridge to tidewater
will we strew our plains, and leave their
bleaching bones to enrich our soil. 5
*** $ Col. Coicoran has found it very
easy to swallow an oath bidding him to
come from Virginia to cut our throats, and
steal the poor negroe from his comfortable
home. - = Lincoln seems to still per-
sist in refusing not only Confederate State
ships permission to pass Old Point, but
be demurs in granting British ships that
privilege, and in all probability will con-
tinue to do so until the Old Lion gets full
ly mad, springs to his feet, and brings a
roar that will make the Ape quake with
terror, and his rotten fleet return home. =
- No honest man or nation can do 9th
wise than execrate the whole batch OF
politicians spawned into existence from
Black Republican stools. $3.50 They
are all in good spirits, and determined to
give Old Abe's cannillea warm reception
if they come into the Valley.
Here are some paragraphs from Mem
phis, the first from The appeal and the
last two from THE Avalanche: @
+ = If the hungry and ravenous pack
of hyenas who are sent upon their hellish
missions of plunder and rapine are driven
back into their dens they will turn upon
their silly betrayers only to make them the
victims of their devouriDg wrath.
Abe Lincoln is q fiji successor
and representative of the cruel king who
thirsted for the blood of Jesus. His cow
ardly and murderous heart prompts him to
wreak his mean and hellish spite upon
helpless children, rather than encounter
men in open and manly fight. He will
never be caught in that scrape; he will
sooner fly than face the enemy. 4,
3 = We would be guilty of injustice
to the doomed spirits of hell were we to
style these assassins of infants fiends, de-
mons, or. devils. Those apostate angels,
we may well betieve, have too much pride
to wreak their immortal hate on such VIC
Tins. A respectable devil would blush at
such crime. 5s'- sts ~ l..
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30

WHAr DO YOU THINK OF rFa-The expense OF
publishing the Republican is SIG to $ls per
week, saying nothing about the wear and tear
OF material, that will have TO be replaced by
new in few years if the paper goes en-. Our
weekly receipts for the last three months, on
subscription. have not averaged over 81 per
week. Will some kind friend sit down and
cipher out how long it will take us at this rate
to get to Jail or to the Poor House. Very little
has been paid on this years subscription, and
there is not a man owing us for the paper, eth
er for long or short period, but could pay, il
he soonldonlytry. The reason why most of them
don't pay, is because they don't ,ccna to.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30
Have we a Government

Not two months since Europe saw millions
of freemen looking on with apparent indifier-
ence at The swift destruction of their own lib
erties- They saw a government whose flag
was protected on every sea, and worshiped by
freedom loving people in all parts Of the world,
20 deteriorated by political corruption that it
dare not raise an arm against handful Of trail
tors. 1t was a sad picture, and the question
went up from every true American heart, .'Hare
we Government, Little more than mouth
has elapsed since President L1SooLS's call
for z, 900 troops to defend the flag of the Uni
Ted States against formidable rebellion, and
What is the resuIt7 Two hundred and thirty
thousand troops under arms in defense of the
Government Regiments, armed and equip
ped, seemed TO spring up Uut of the ground.
Within Two. months from the issue of the first
demand for troops all rebeldom is invested by
land and by sea. What spectacle for the eyes
Of Europei An army of two hundred and thir-
ty Thousand under arms, from workshops and
farms. from counting-rooms and professional
offices, raw recruits transferred into excellent
soldiers within less than sixty days. And of
these two hundred and thirty thousand, all are
volunteers, happily enduring all the hardships
Of a soldiers life for the preservation Of their
Government. All Europe could scarcely do
this. The "slow coaches" who govern the Old
World will be unable-more now than ever-to
comprehend the American character. This as
tonishing energy suddenly thrown into chan
mel, performing the work of years in weeks.
cannot be understood by those who are unwil-
ling that the people should govern themselves
who do not know how closely the heart of a
freeman clings to Government which gives
: him the full enjoyment of his liberties.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30

q The report from the West that provi-
sions destined for the South, but marked for
kentucky have been stopped on the line by order
Of the Government is correct. The Amipistra.
tion intends rather in Difference to the almos.
unanimous sentiment Of the West, than from a
conviction of the wisdom of such policy, to
stop shipments, whether direct or indirect
The practical difficulty is to determine whether
goods are in good faith intended for Kentucky
consumption, or not. The determination Of
this question must be left to the discretion Of
the official
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30
E1cSIiflesin the war nap.

Ihe telegraph dispatches 10 reia.ion u
the War are frequently unintelligible t.
most readers for want of knowledge as te
the localities of the points mentioned. Ii
many instances the maps in general use fai
to furnish the information required. We
believe, therefore, that the following facts
in relation to places at the "seat of war
now most talked of will be found interest
ing. ,;o,z
Fortress Monroe is at Old Point Comfort,
due north from Norfolk, and distant from
it in straight line about 10a miles
Sewalrs Point lies between the two places,
and is 81 miles from Fortress Monroe
Hampton is behind Fortress Monroe, and
distant from it about two miles. ao Dais
p Lynnhaven is southeast from Fortress
Monroe, on the opposide side of the en-
trance to chesapeake Bay, and just in
side of Cape Henry It IS twelve miles from
Sewalps Point. fe..z '1'li - a=ai9 .
F. Fairfax Court House is in Fairfax Co.,
Va, and is 1S miles from Alexandra, near
the line Of the Orange and Alexandria R. R.
Z Culpeper Court House is in the town of
Fairfax, which is the county seat OF Culpep-
per Co. It is 90 miles from Alexandra on
the Orange & Alexandria R. R., the station
being named Culpeper. A rebel camp is
stationed here, 112 miles from Richmond
Harper's Ferry maintains communication
with the interior of Virginia BY means of
the Winchester & Potomac R. r., 80 miles
long, to Winchester, southwest of Harper s
Ferry. From Winchester there is stage
road of about eighteen miles to Strasburgh
on the Manassas Gap R. R. SO miles from
Alexandria, or l6s miles by railroad from
Richmond. The possession ofthe kenasas
Junction, 27 miles from Alexandria, cuts
off the railroad communication, by this
route, of Harper's Ferry with both Alexan-
dria and Richmond. -1as
There is another route from Harper's
Ferry to Alexandria by Winchester & Pc.
tomac Railroad to Charleston, 10 miles,
stage road to Leesburg, about twenty miles,
and Alexandria, Loudon & Hampshire
Railroad to Alexandria, 3s miles. There
is also a stage road, % miles long, be.
tween Leesburg and Winchester.
Between Harper's Ferry and Richmond
there is yet another route, which avoids the
Manassas Junction altogether, namely, by
rail to Winchester. stage road to Stras-
burg, rail to Mt. jackson, "a miles, stage
road to Staunton on the Virginia Central
Railroad 81 miles, and thence by rail 136
miles to Richmond. r
The shortest route from Washington to
Richmond is BY steamboat 55 miles to Ac-
quia Creek and thence by rail to Richmond
Is miles, passing through Fredericksburg.
There have been some rumors Of pro-
posed invasion of Pennsylvania by the
Virginians at Harper's Ferry. From Har-
per's Ferry 10 Hngerstown Is about 25
miles by road, and thence by rail 10 Cham
bersburg % miles, or to Harrisburg "A
miles. Besides the road from Hagerstown
to Harper's Ferry there are good stage
roads from that place to Martinsburgh, 20
miles west of Harper's Ferry, and to Fred
erick, Nd, the distances being about the
same as to Harper's Ferry.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30
A SPIRITED BET.
UNION. s. c. May 8. 1861.


To the Editor of the Herald:
| will bet you 200 bales of good cotton
against $4,000, or its equivalent, that the
South will succeed in establishing her indie
pendence. l will bet you $4,000 in gold
that the Government of the Confederate
States is recognized by England and France
in less than six months from date. will
bet you 81, 900 on the result of each battle
fought between the North and South where
the forces engaged are more than 500 on
each side, without reference to the relative
strength. I will bet you my plantation
and 100 negroes that Washington city will
be in the hands of the Confederate States
in less than ninety days after the commence
ment Of hostilities. Communications con
idential. Address Box No I01, Union
vile, South Carolina. 'a.''e
Ihave not got The 200 bales of cotton,
but will put up instead $4,000 in cash,
that the South will not succeed in estab-
fishing her independence. l will bet you
Gas you ofer) $4,000 that England and
France will not recognize the South rs a
nation. Also, 1 will wager $4,000
that, in less than six months, this so-called
''civil war will be over, and that the Uni
ted States, and all belonging to her, will
wave the "Stars and Stripes" And not
only that, but, as you have few negroes
to spare, l will bet you another $4,000, if
any of them run away from you, and are
caught in this city, they would be returned
just rs much SO as any property that South
Carolina would return to us, if stolen.
s-... JOHN F. BRODERICK,
No. 76 Twenty-ninth street, New York.
N. B.-The money for any Of the above
wagers will be deposited at Wilkes, Spirit
of the Times on II hours notice. n
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30

An AMABLE PERscN-A gentleman in Bos-
ton has received an epistie from a former friend
in Alabama, who discourses in this pleasant
fashion,: 81 would not in the least mourn your
loss but would remember you in my prayers as
remember John Brown. beseeching for you and
him alike the hottest corner of the hottest de-
partment of hell, and the closest an1 most un-
remitting attentions of the devil. a
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30
HThe MISSOURI military BIN is clearly

WThe Missouri Military Bill is clearly un-
constitutional. Ii only requires the troops to
swear allegiance to the Constitution Of the
State. This is an open and direct violation of
section 3s, article of the Constitution of Mis-
souri,. 1t requires the State Guards. TO disarm
the United States troops. Its whole spirit is in
violation with the Federal and State constitu-
tions. Any attempt 10 enforce it should be
promptly crushed out Guess Harney will do
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30

sBIn his message to the Montgomery con-
clave, JEFF. DAVIS stated that he had been in
duced to call his Congress together because OF
war like declarations contained in President
LrScoLN's proclamation. 1t seems, however,
that his call was issued on the 18th of April,
three days before the Presidents proclamation.
DAVIS statement, therefore, is false.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30

They. have fighting preacher up at
Cleveland, named Beatty. He was selected the
other day to present revolver to a volunteer.
The following is his speech: "Take it, friend
McIlwrath, and rs you draw sight on Seces-
sionist, first pray God TO have mercy on his
soul, and then drop him. If you have not time
to pray. shoot him first and pray aftcrward."
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30

exandria Railroad for the purpose of seiz-
ing the Manassas Junction, and thus cut
ting dhe abproach, ofsthe rebels from
Harpers Fs6y Eby the Winchester and
StpsAuH route 81 from the rebol camp at
Culpeppr Couft House.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30

ID The Roston Journal says that the pros-
poets for fruit in that section are very bad for
this season. Trees of all kinds are yery hack
ward and many of the varieties of fruit which
oegih to put forth blossoms show that they are
oad'y injured that very little, if an fruit can
" expected. The blossoms on the cherry and
pium Trees are almost all killed, and the sans
10 true OF many varieties of pears.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30

eE-A gentleman from Tennessee says the
outward feeling there was intense against the
Government, but there is a deep current in IA
vor of maintaining the Union. Senator JoHS-
son was prohibited from speaking in many
places, and he travelled with him on the cars and
saw Secessionists enter in search of him, but
contentipg themselves with groaning at him.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30

tE The 18th Regiment in which the Holmes
County Boys are mustered, have been removed
from Camp jackson, at Columbus. to Bellair,
below Wheeling. Report says that they go
from that point to Grafton. in few days. If
this is SO, they will probably all be gratifed by
having hand in some fighting before the term
OF their enlistment expircs.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30

IA Washington correspondent says that
"Extra Billy Smith," who has been some days
lin Washington; is suspected of being spy. Il
it il true. tho Smith family stands a chance of
losing an extra Billy.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30

The Border State Convention, met at
Frankfort, Ky, on the 9th. Itis poor affair,
Kentucky and Missouri only are represented.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30
Sporting Patriotism

We find the following correspondence in
the New York Tribune:
New York, May 16, 1861.
To B" Boz No. 1Ol UnionuiHe, South
Cardinal
1 have seen your advertisement in tho
New York Herald of this day, May 10th,
making the offers 10 wager the following
amounts:
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30
MoNraoMERY, Nj

MONTGOMERY, May 20. :
1t is reported Congress will adjourn 10
morrow. Various rumors are INDUCED IN
ABOUT The probable place of rs-sssembling.
richmond IN July seems the most popular
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30

HGen SAMUEL SroKEIY, of Steubenville,
died in that city few days since.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30
e~Tbe Post Master General announce

sEThe Post Master General announces that
he has prepared an order discontinuing the
mails in the seeded States. This step should
have been taken long since, and is now indis-
pensably necessary. For long time the mails
in these States hare not been reliable The
mail bags have been rudely used by the agents
of the Confederate Government. The POST
masters use their option in delivering news
papers to subscribers, stealing and burning
those that do not suit them. Letters contain
ing money, agreeable to the general policy of
the Confederates. have been considered lawful
prizes, and seized at pleasore. 1t is imPos-
sible, at present to secure honest postmasters
in those States, and the only remc dy is to stop
the mails Tennessee is not embraced, as
yet. in the interdicted States. but will be as
loon as she secedes. Western Virginia, we
presume, will also be exempted.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30
~The extra session of the Legislature o,

sEThe extra session of the Legislature Of
Kentucky adjourned Oh Friday last Contrary
to the custom of late secessions of similar boz
dies in the slave States, 1t refused to pass the
ordinance Of sessions, and unmercifu1ly lace.
rated feelings of all dsunion legislators. BY de-
claring that the State would not sever its con-
nection with the United States.R -
This was the second session of the Legisla-
ture, called together by Governor MAGoFF1S,
for the purpose of precipitating Kentucky from
the Union. Twice the deliberated upon it, and
twice they have determined that they would
not secede. The people have sat in judgment
upon disunionism, and IN their choice for dele
gates to the Frankfort Convention have inaugu-
rated Union sentiment, by more than two
thirds of the vote of the State.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30

Ferry. in order to check any movement
from that point.
There are 5000 troops a "a Rslss
House, near Baltimore, and thsy can bold
that place against great odds. Large scoat-
ing parties are sent ont BY tho Federal
officers every night As far 8 the Pointsof
Rocks. ~Az ~ EAS WN
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30

Hlained Ior long Time In wlld Stale OIL
frenzy. .-..I
Col. Ellsworth's body was removed 10 a
steamer and taken to Washington. Jack
sons body lay for hours on the spot where
be fell, sterniy guarded by aparty of Zou-
ayes. So bitter were the threats Of ven.
geance uttered by the Zouaves that the
greater portion were placed on the steamers
during the night to keep them from de-
stroying the town. asiI
jackson, who shot Col. Ellsworth, is the
same man who headed the gang who at
tackled the Republican liberty pole at Occa-
quon, Fairfax county, before the Prsiden-
tial election. He cut down the pole with
his own hands. l -;5r ~
The last thing Col. Ellsworth did be.
fore leaving Washington, was to write a
letter to his father, E. D.. Ellsworth of Me-
chanicsville N. Y, and another 70 Miss
Carrie Spafford, at Rockford Illinois, to
whom he was engaged to be married. His
last act, as he left the tent to embark on
the steamer was to look at her portrait and
place it his bosom. sra ia
The main body of the troops took up
their position on the heights commanding
Georgetown and Washington, and COM
menced throwing up earth earthworks.-
One body proceed up the Louden and
Hampshire railroad to destroy the bridges,
thus citing off communication with Hsr-
per's Ferry by the Leesburg route whilst
another body advanced the Orange il Al
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-30

The Times has letter from Petersham,
Western Virginia, which says State troops
are constantly coming in, bringing arms,
and we are anxiously looking for help from
Ohio 10 drive them of, and l hope they
will come soon. -
The little county of Taylor gave 700
majority against secession. The vote in
Grafton was 451 against secession.
One of the traitors, standing guard last
night, shot good Union man as be was
passing, going up town. Fathers against
sons; brothers agasnst brothers. We have
force enough in our own section, but We
have no authority to act under. We want
United States officer TO lead.
WAsH1NGroN, May 27.
The bridges of the Orange & Alexandria
Rail Road, and of the Hampshire & Lon
don Rail Road, have been destroyed for 20
miles. le{ - r4- z-s.
The rebels are evidently preparing for ac-
ton. Reports received this morning states
That they are throwing up entertainments
at the Manassas Gap Junction, and Se-
cesslonlsts in Alexandria are loudly boast
ing today that they will sson be relieved
by the advance of rebel troops from Rich
mond. The Government, however. is pre-
pared at all points to check any movements
Of the enemy. fs. -
1t is understood that any movement of
Gen. Lee for throwing rebel forces forward
from Richmond in the direction of Mannos-
sas Gap or Harper's Ferry will immediate.
ly be followed by an attack of Gen. Butler
and it is reported he intends occupying i.
hv fra onth of y,,iv s' sIss.5 =
Gen. Patterson will throw large masses
Of troops from Chambenburg down the
Maryland line 10 the direction Of Hsrper's
, 1861-05-22
Tho Elk I1ffnofa Regiments for Thrco
fxEkss 8efRfces,
Especial plepatc1 to tha Chicago Tribnaa.1


BrIrSor11p,: liay II, 1851.
The Governor to-day made tbs following
eelections ofsi1 cut ofthe ten regiments 70
be immediately 1nuetered into the servlcs Of
The U1ited States for three years:
The 1st Congressional District regiment at
Frcepo,t, Col, Thomas J: Turner; the 81 Con-
crcssioual District, regiment at Dixon, Col
John B. Wym7n, now Assistant A1lutant Gen
era1; the 4th Congressional District regiment,
Col. Leonard F. Rosa, at Peoria; the 5ih Con
greesional Diet'ict. regiment, Col. Robert F.
Smith, at Quincy; the 9Th Congressional Dis
trict regiment, Coz. Jro. NJ. Palmer, at Jhck.
lonyillc, ard the 9Th Congressional District
regiment, Col Michael E. LsW}er, as Auna l.
is understood thtse six regiments will be or
dered 10 RENDEZVOUS ut 1wo points, three 1t
eata) nc4t week, aud the probabilities are
thai Decatur and Springfield will be selected
Al those roints. These stations for rem
dezyous have been selected solely with
stftrence 70 the facility Of moving the troops
at an hours notice Weet or South. Captains
Pope nnG Pitcher Of the, q. s. arm3 ara hsra
zrrargirg the preIininaries fet mastering
these troops into the Service Of the u. 8.
Well Informed men generally entertain the
suspicion that thera will be no movement oi
t1eaps from or upon Cairo for some mouths
to rcme. hear datteripg testimony given to
tha energy and zeal with which Col. Palmer Of
tie 9th ente1a upon the discharge Of the dn-
tics Of bis Responsible position.
Chsr1ts Moran, Esq., ot New York, together
with James Rotb ESQ, and other gentlemen
, 1861-05-22

Of higher jurisdiction, and less contracted
optical range,; where .we believe Chicago
has aomc influence, and where We know
Rll communities can obtain justice. No
less than four ho'uaad ssksa hundred men
have been raised in this city, drilled, aud
rendered to the Government. Of this
number s'ro hundred and ,ffty-tuo have
run the gauntlet at Springfield so
far as 10 get into the service. of the
United States in regincntal order:
4 like proportion, on the basis Of the last
census would give the whole State only
$3.50 men in The United States army, iu-
stead Of twelve full regi1nents, or mini
NUN Of 10,os0 troops. In this reckoning
ne do not include the tAirty,day soldiers
9Tc havea very generous allotment IN Ibis
line Of the service.
We bare suppressed the complaints
which these ungenerous acts have elected
Until they can be suppressed no longer-
until the commoncst principles of fair
dealing demand that they be Suppressed
60 longer. We have explained the dis
e7epencies which exist In every possible
way to shield these upon whom the blame
seemed 10 1est. We shall do SO no longer
| II The magnates Of Springfield ind Quincy
wsnt all the Offices they can take them
without asking anybody in this latitude
But it does not lie in their boots to snul
the volunteers Of Chicago with impunity.