Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-09-12
How the world Wngs.

How the world Wngs.
Less than one year ago one of the delegates
to the Columbus fusion Convention, from this
County in the streets of Mllersburg, to.wit;
in front orJonN CoRBus' Grocery, on the 18th
d ay of January 1861, said. "If The South wanis
% go ont bt them so 'ue can get along better cih.
out htn."
Another Of the said delegates published to
the world on the 22d day Of December 1859,
the following; awe hope Northern Republicans
rrA remain firm, and fAe Union must go, 'ehy
'ia her slide."
These are nice I'm ion men to be set up a
models Of pioprety and Consistency to abuse
such old steadfast friends of the Union as
D. =. Leadbetter, N. f. Joss, G. Aultenricth,
George Gerber, II. +. Pounds, Jacob Snidcr,
Henry Pomcrcnc, George SHUTS, Hugh Nc
Cullough, John Gils, d. j. Pcrkey, John
Korns, DR.. Yoder, s. Atkinson, John Sharp,
Capt Maxwell. Jonathan Miller, Stephen.
Troycr, Jacob Fisher, Christian Fisher. Peter
Shut, Samuel Haney, Capt Dects, G. NJ.
williams; Willis IIuag land; John Gray, Capt.
Edgnr, j. S. Nelson, Reuben Carpenter,
John Carpenter, John Butler, And. Emrick
John Shrimpliu, William Shrmplin, LowelIcn
Allison, James Mcdowell William White c.
W. Greer, John Fitz, James Mowry, James
Mackey, A. Parsons, b. Dewitt, l.. Donald
Andrew Mackey, William Hoard, Goor &,
Reed, Jonas Priest, Joseph Kimcrcr. Peter
Hammond, John Poulson, William Reed. l.
r. Ciitchfeld, d. S. Uhl, G. +. Newton,
F. Voorhes, John Stoll, Thomas Lemon, Capt
French, D. Wolgamot, Jacob Chcnyholmcs
Louis Mayors, G.. l.. Cook, Isaac llnpstcr
L. Cutter, Jacob Sloop, John Lint, John Ber
ger, II. Reed, Eli II oclstetlcr, and twenty
three hundred others Of Holmes County. =
| With all these men the Constitution, W tn al
its compromises, and with all its guarantees
has been the object Of their dolatry. They
have never proven faithless to the Consltu
ton. They have never nulifed a Fugitv
Slave Law, nor refuse to recognize the decis
! ions of the Supreme Court or any of the act
of Congress as binding. In every crisis of ou
Country's history these, and the Thousand,
whose names We cannot mention, hav,
ever been found cinging to the time honored
principles of the Democracy, upholding tn,
Constitution, advocating the crushing ont o
IDEAS and principles that might tend to dcstro,
| the Union, and favoring the rigid enforce
ment of the laws in all sccti ons. Last fal
when they were styled "Union Shriekers" b,
their opponents they were honestly work ing
to avoid tho calamities now upon us. They
| ought the cohorts of JEFF Davis OF the Soutl
and opposed the fanaticism Of the Norther
sectiouaists. They were THEN for The Union
and they star d to day, FOR THE WHOLE
! UNION! They do not regard it as necessary
to change their political associa tioDs, disavoy
their principles, and join party with whom
they have no political affinity. They propos
to stand by the old party they have 50 long
cherished, believing that its sentiments ar
Internationally for the Union! No Demo
crat in Holmes county is disloyalt to the Gov
ernment Upon their banners have eve
floated Gin characters Of living light" tha
sentiment of Andrew Jackson, The Union /
must and shaH be preSerped! Every man on tn,
ticket they support Is a Union man; the Con
vontion that nominated them declared, (ir
the language OF the Crittcnden resolution,
''that in this National emergency, banishiug
all feeling of mere passion or resentment, W,
viii recoect only our duty to the Who'll,
country that this war is not waged on til,
part of the Government in any spirit Of op
preston, or for any purpose OF conquest OF
subjugation, or purpose Of overthrowing o.
interfering with the rights or establishing in
stitutons of those States, but to defend anC
maintain the supremacy Of the Constitution
and to preserve the Union with all the dig
nifty, eqcality, and rights OF the several States
uninpaired; and that as soon as these object.
arc accomplished the war ought to cease -
The Democracy OF Holmes County have ever
stood by the Union, and now they invite al
con sctvaiivc men.to join with them in tbei
organization to Gyht for the Union