Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-25
TIE MOTTO or TIE NiTlONiL DE.
...... N0CniCT.
Our Bluty.

From all we can learn we are led TO the conclu.
sion TINT the President in calling Tor volunteers is
doing 50 in good faith, to sustain the government
We deprecnte the course OF policy that led to a
disruption Of the confcderacy; We never have,
neither will We ever .pOogisc for il. But what
produced the sad dreslts Is not now question
. Il is enough for us to know that the National
Flag--thc flag Of our prido--the flag around which
Democrats have ever rilHcd---s assailcd BY men
who disrcga,d the unthority Of the laws and the
duties ,ucy owe to the government We should,
under these circumstance, forget the past look
TO the present and trust to the future.
For more than eighty years this country has
enjoyed unporeilcl"d prosperity. It has been the
pride Of American citizens and the admiration of
the whole world. Ithas been liberty and cqu,lity's
only abiding place, extending Unprecedented
blessings to our own people and receiving under
the shc!tering folds Of the stars and stripes the
down troddcn and oppressed Of other ciIucs. The
way IN which we attained these blessings does, as
st should, make US prize them the higher and love
them the more. They were purchased at the
price OF enduring the porils, privations and hard.
ships, and shedding the blood incident to a seven
years war with the Mistress Of Kingdoms and the
Master OF Empires. After the smoke Of that con
test had passed away aud left the sky clear, serene
and beautiful, Peace, like the shadow Of an angels
wing smiled in all her loycliness over this blessed
land The clang of arms had softcned Into the
whspcrings Of joy-the noise of conflict was melt
ed into the music of the rcapers song. Glad
IN INOr tlp ni,
dure, beauty and fragrance. The nation that
like Judah beneath her pamtree had mourncd
the dess 'ldtion Of her temples, was now clad in
the bridal garments Of the altar, rejoicing in the
beauty of her heritage aud the promise Of her
days The couftry that, like Rachel had wcpt
over the fate and sorrows of her children, now
clapped her hand. on the htops, in the valleys
made glad her heart, and on her lips murmurcd in
perpetual praise the hymn of frccdoml But al
though the lion Of England had quaicd before the
pride Of American arms, mighty and majestic
work remained yet to be accomplished The
jewel OF great price, purchased by copious blood
and heroic sacrifice. was still to be made safe
seeure-peIe!ual. The dscorlant elements ol
national greatness and growing prosperity were
TO be moulded into just and substantial forms o
sucngth, harmony aud proportion The usir
GUS spirits of thlt day were equal to the task
Under the eye and counsel Of WASHINGTON who
had led ar nics to victory and delivered his peopl,
from the house Of bondage the Constitution wa,
framed, marked by talent, inmcnts, aud states
man5hip which are still the wonder and admira.
ton OF the world Under the wide platform OF
wisdom, usIice and equality, in the sml lie majesty
of eternal truth sprang the proud temple of the
AMERIoAN Union, chastc, towering and sublime
And now the new and gallant ship of State lay
upon the tranquil breast of an unexp, red sea-
ready for her first voyage Her hull was strong
her rigging well apportioned--her yard arms
stretching themselves out in the pride of her
strength-hcr spars glittcriug in the morning sun,
and her white sais hutterng in tho balmicst
breath OF heaven. Her command was assigned
to GEORGE W WAsmNGroN, who was by the whole
nation conducted to the crowded Shore With
elastc step and world OF energy yet slumbcring
Ia the cln blue oihs eye he stepped on board
his chart was tho Constitution, Liberty his Com
pass and the Union Of the States his guiding Star
The majestic ship, bearing the hopes and dcstinics
oi the people OF the new world, moved away upon
tspa,h of waters like thing Of liic. Anercight
adventurous years she brought back to the
haven, Strengthened with renewed majesty and
beauty. Since then she has been commanded by
ADAMS, JErfEGsoN, MApIsoN, MoNRor, ]. Z.
ADAMS, JACKSON, VAS BUHGN, llARRIsoN, TyIrR,
PoLK ToYLoR, FlMpRG, rlEWcE, BucnAN,N and
now by LINCOLN, In JAcKsoN's time Southern
bil'o"s beat against hen bat she galanly outrode
the storm. But in later years the raging flood d
fanadcism, diSloyaly and bigotroy have assailet
her from both the North aud the South until now
she hreatens 10 sink beneath their tcmpcstuou.
waves Our remembrance Of the past, our bless
ingS Of The present aud our hopes for the futur,
are all on board, The red, white and blue signal
her distress, and We are called upon to ny to he
relief As worthy sons Of honored sres ",
should respond to that call