Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-05-23
Voice of aClay.

A Legislative correspondent Of the Lou
isville Journal writing from Frankfort,
gives an extract from letter written by
Thos. H. Clay to female relative. 1t
says:
My DEAR: There is nothing in the pres
ent condition of our country which affects
me so profoundly as the condition in which
the women and children are brought
Could the conspirators against the iDtegri-
ty of our Union have foreseen this, they
must have had the hearts of fends. But
1 hold that the masses are everywhere hon.
est, and have been precipitated by ambi-
tlous and unprincipled politicians in the
South into revolution. On the l4th inst.
our gallant people of Kentucky proclaimed
again al the ballot box their answering
devotion to the Union and their unaltera-
BILE love to the Stars and Stripes, that ban
ner which your own true hearted husband
gloriously upheld on sea and land whilst
in the service of the Federal Government.
= = = The aggression Of the South at Fort
Sumter has united the entire North can it
be wondered at, that the heart of the en-
tire Northern and Northwestern States is
at last fired? For years tie Rhetts and id
omne genus in South Carolina have sought
to destroy the Union. The motto of the
old Democratic party was always rule or
ruin. She election of James Buchanan as
President of the United States and the
corrupt and timid policy of his Admins
tration have afforded these traitors an oppor-
tunity to unmask their designs, and the
hope that they could carry them through
without opposition from the Federal Gov
ernment. How far they have succeeded
the gloom and sorrow on the brow and iu
the heart of every patriot show. All the
people of the States are thoroughly aroused.
The tramp of armed men in the cities, in
the villages, on the mountains, and in the
plains, is everywhere resounding. Gen.
Scott is at his headquarters in Philadel-
phia, calmly and quietly securing in his
net all the seeded States, and aided by the
blockade now established on the ports Of
the revolutionary States is quietly awaiting
the time for action. We of Kentucky are
determined to maintain neutrality. Our
Legislature is now in session we shall vote
arms, &C., for the purpose Of effecting this.
Notwithstanding the secession proclivities
of our Governor, and his Administrator,
we, of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives, the true exponents Of the popu-
lar sentiment Of Kentucky, are deterrnin-
ed that neither our hands nor the hands of
our people, shall be imbued in the blood Of
our Northern or our Southern brethren
~ Are we not in the true position =
Our Border Slave State Conference will be
held, and we hope nothing but good from
it. It is our firm determination to do, as
far as in us lies, our whole duty, and, with
a merciful God, we will have results. You
and I are both professed Christians, Have
We any right TO doubt the inlerposition Of
our Heavenly King? He rules the affairs
of nations as we'll as men. Let our pray
ers daily ascend to his throne for deliverance
rom The evils by which we are surrounded.
,@ When John Brown, Jr., was report
ca &c. 70 ce In camp in Ohio, and again in
Virginia. drilling sable hosts of armed men
ne was really in Boston attending to peace
full business. For some months he has
been engaged, under the direction of James
Redpath Emigration Agent in this coun.
try Of the Government Of Hayti,) in can
vassipg portions Of this country and Cana.
da for the purpose Of inducing colored per.
to become citizens of the Hayten Republic
We have couversed with a gentleman who
processes to be familiar with the purposes
of John Brown, dr., who states that, what
ever may be Mr.. Browns feelings toward