Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-09-12

to retain all prisoners of war, pirates and those
arrested on charges of treason, until the conclu-
sion of the contest. This is Letter than holding
out premium 10 treason, by the unheard-o
lenieney with which we have hitherto treated
| the rebles
| For the Republican,
Mr.. CAsKEY:
| In an article in the Farmer. of the
9th inst, headed Volunteers Wanted )" the edi-
tors say, "The call for volunteers is filling up
very slowly" and give as Il reason that corrupt
politicians are endeavOring to use the difficult
ties of the country as stepping stone to office,
and public plunder. In which representation
they have very fairly daguerreotyped themselves
and their associate party leaders. Some ofthe
readers of that sheet in this vicinity, rs l am
credibly informed, are daily prowling through
the country advising Democrats not 10 enlist
in the service of the country or TO pay the taxes
imposed by the government to carry on the
| war.
After making number of silly and partzan
Misrepresentation they say, ,"Let the noisy ab-
olition and office seeking scoundrels be quoted,
let the administration give assurances to the
loyal men of the South that thev shall be pro-
| tected in their Constitutional rights and there
-
and the rebellion can be subdued and the coun-
try be restored to peace and prosperity" Are
| the editors of the Farmer Ignorant of the fact
that the Union men of the South are already sat-
| istfcd with the assurances that the administra-
tion have given, that their rights shall be pro-
tected II so let them read amongst the nu-
merous evidences before the country of that fact,
the following from the Louisville (Ky) Journal
dated the 25th of July last, and if they are anx-
ious to favor the Union mesa of the South as
they pretend TO be. perhaps they will publish
it and thereby help to allay the party excite
ment and strife their partlzan course is produ-
cling:
THE OBJECT OF THE WAR ON THE PART OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATEs--The Pres
ident concerning this point says in his special
message to Congress
Lest there be some uneasineSs in the minds
of candid men as to what is to be the course OF
| the Government towards the Southern States
after the rebellion shall have been suppressed,
the Executive deems it proper TO say it will be
his purpose then, as ever, to be guided by the
Constitution and the laws; and that he proba-
| bly, will have no different understanding of the
powers and duties of the Federal Government
relative to rights of the States and the people,
under the Constitution, than that expressed in
the inaugural address"
| He desires to preserve the government, that
it may be administered for all, as it was admin
istered by the men who made it. Loyal citi-
zens everywhere have the right to claim this of
their Government; and the Government have
no right to withhold or neglect it. 1t is not
perceived that, in giving it, there is any coer-
sion, in any Just sense of those terms.
The House of Representatives concerning the
same point adopted on the 22d inst, the fol-
lowing resolutions with but two dissenting
votes:
Resolved by the House of Representatives of
the Congress of the United States, That the
present deplorable civil war has been forced
upon the country by the disunonlsts OF the
Southern States, now in revolt against the Con-
stitutional Government and in arms around the
Capital
That in this national emergency, Congress,
| banishing all feelings OF passion and mere re-
sentiment. will reeollect only its duty TO the
| whole Country.
| That this is not war waged on their part in
any spirit of depression, nor for any purpose of
conquest or subjugation, nor purpose of over
throwing or interfering with the rights or es-
tablished institutions of those States but TO de-
fend and maintain the supremacy of the Consti-
| tuition; and to preserve the Union with all the
dignity, equality, and rights of the several
States unimpaired; and that as soon as those
objects are accomplished the war ought to
cease" I'D
The Senate concerning the same point agreed
on the 18th inst. to the proposition which fol-
lows by a vote of 80 to 4:
"That the purposes of the military establish
ment provided for in this act are to preserve the
Union, TO defend the property, and to maintain
the constitutional authority of the Government
The negative votes in both instances respect
| lively were cast by secession members.
| Thus fellow citizens. the President, the House
of Representatives and the Senate concur in de-
claring solemnly that the object of the war on
the part of the Government is ssimply and pure
ly 10 preserve the Union and the constitution.
To what more could the Government pledge it.
self? What more could patriot ask :?
Against this frank and explicit declaration,
made under circumstances the most grave and
momentous that ever surrounded the authorities
of people, how puny and despicable appear
the arts by which the secessionists attempt TO
raise an apprehension that the war is waged
for the overthrow Of the Constitution and the
subversion of the rights of the South.
In view of the foregoing evidence of the fact
that the Government have given satisfactory as
surance to the loyal men of the South that they
shall be protected in their Constitutional rights
what further evidence do the editors of the Far
nacr want? Ii they are not satisfied they sure
ly must be traitors and should be deemed as
such.
Any other than traitors and corrupt poll
ucians and "blatant office seeking trucking
fed
Inc republicans of this State having full
ce.naenee IN their ability 10 elect every State
officer at the coming election, being actuated
oy aesire 10 ailay party strife while the Gov
erhnene ,s conlending with the monster rebel.
lion Tor lis existence, made to the Democratic
party the generoacs and magnan;imous offer of
giving them one half of the Offices vet the , "cor- r.
rupt politicians" are not willing to accent the
liberal offer, but are ".endeayeridg TO use the
difficulties the country is in as stepping stone
for office and public plunder." r'e 0''''
They will find themselves SO completely foil /.
ed in the consumation oftheir nefarious designs.
and SO signally rebuked that they will be as
anxious to deay their identity or connexion
with the ''white flag Democratic party as they
have been their origin from the old Blue Light
Hartford Convention Federal party.
/ A JEFFERSONIAN.
Berlin, Sept. Q. 1861.