Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-12-19

South. Tho necessary tendency Of the
act would be to unite the South and dis.
tract the North in a measure far exceed.
ing any possible advantage derived from
the immediate consequence Of the policy.
AS the next result OF the policy. the 70.
bellion would be strengthened and the
nation weakened Indefinitely. The result
would be inevitable. The policy, there
fore, even if right, would be fatally mex.
pelient. Bu. we have shown that it is
fatally wrong.
iNHrMANITY OF THE POLICY.
This, however is not all. The policy
is inhuman, as well as wrong and inexpe.
dient. We need not enlarge on this point.
Diciplincd armies, formed out Of the best
varieties of the white race are sufficiently
disposed to insubofdinatiOn under the
maddening influences Of active war
What degree OF subordination could be
maintained or expected in an army formed
out Of newly emancipatcd race, so infe-
rior that even it its claim to the nature Of
man is disputed by the learned we leave
very one to imagine Tor himself. 1t must
be plain to all however, that such body
could be restrained from murder and out.
rage only-by body Of regular soldiers
nearly if not qnite equal in number; but
as the policy in question clearly excludes
everything Of this description, the sable
horde would consequently run into mur.
der and outrage compa ia'ively unrestroin-
ed. Nothing else could follow in the
nature ofthe case. The policy, according
ly, involves a savage cruelty unworthy Of
virtuous and enlightened nation. It
violates the rules OF civilized warfare, and :,
whatever retaliation might warrant as
against foreign enemy, is not to be tho't
of by the country in this style with her
own infatuated children. The policy, we
repeat, is inhuman as well as wrong and
inexpedient.
MR.. PRENTICE EXPLAINS GENERAL GAMER
oS's OBJECTS.
| Why does Secretary Cameron recon
mend a policy which superadds to such
manifest folly and barJarity the open
condemnations of the Administration?
This question is worthy of moments
attention. Is he in his conscience per-
shaded that the policy is a proper one?--
II he is, he is intellectually disquali
fed for the position he occupies. If h'
is not, he is morally disqualified for thu
position, and perhaps intellectually dis
qualified besides. In either case--and
one or the other must be true--he de
serves to be dismissed from the Cabinet.
and the President would consult his own
reputation as we'll as the public good, by
promptly doing justice in the premises
As to which Of these two cases is true,
opinions will probably differ.
| For ourselves, however, we cannot resist
the opinion that Secretary Cameron,
having effectualy killed off Fremont by
the publication olGeneral Thomas, pri-
vate report is now resolutely bent on
winnings at the sacrifice OF his own con.
victions, the place which Fremont held
in the favor of the antislavery men
The place of hero to the anti-slavery
men is certainlyvacant at this moment
and if Secretary Cameron is notbiddin,
for it we knownot who is, or at vha
else the Secretary can be aiming. Be thi
as it may, the time has unquestionably
arrived when Mr.. Cameron should bt
compelledto retire from the Cabinet
His remaining in it it longer will prove a
disgrace to the ADMINISTRATION and q
sore evil to the country. Let his head
follow Fremont's.