Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-04-18
The Presidents PrOcinmntiop--
$4,000 Troops Called to the
Field.

10000 Troops CaRted To INC
Field.
The tocsin OF war las been sounded by the
Executive head Of the Nation, and the clang.
or of arms is now rcsounding throughout the
land What Mr.. Lincoln proposes to do with
SO large an oi,uy is not fully set forth in his
proclamation, but is supposed he contempatcs
no invasion of the Southern States and only
asks this force to defend the Natioual Capt.
!. tol and retakc the Southern FORTS.
We have repeatedly expressed tho opinion
| that Lincoln and his advisers, and Davis and
his advisers, only desire var for the ultcrior
purpose of permanently dividing th Union
not reunitting it,, AID to bring the people to
look upon this division as final necessity,
they will allow tho war to rage so far and no
farther. The Government ut Washington,
cnd the Government at Montgomery are in the
hands OF Sectionalists, politicians, political
aspirants and ambitious men. The success
Of Union party in this country and the re-
union of these States would necessarily
cause the retiracy of these two President and
their Cabinets, to private life. Not only 30,
but triumph of the Union sentiment would
send them to an odious oblivion.
Now, this Army that is to be called to the
field: is to be gathered from the masses, with
out distinction OF party. They are called up
on as citizens, not az partizans to fight tho
battles of the county. But this not being a
military government, but one OF popular opn-
ion, the soldier that is to bear arms and put
| his own life in jeopardy, has a right to in
qure, and will inquire, into the causes OF aud
the objects OF this war;
. OF The four million seven hundred thous-
an votes pollcd for President al the last clcc.
, tion. three millions were cast against the
: prcscpt incumbent on the ground OF his avow.
cd Scctlohallshi' INC Doug,aS ANY, pe' NC"
. believed and so charged that his success
would rnsult in disunion and voted to avoic
snch a calamity TO the country. The cotton
D statcs aud icdcral officer, voted for Brecl,cn-
!. the former to hiring about disunion
@ thn latter 10 bcot Douglas and preseryc thei
:, broad and bu,tcr.
Waving veted aroinst Lincoln and opposcd
&c his mnlicy in road foith before his eluction
d ,hc Irnion mon can sro no reason to chang,
ii th,ir n,,os;tion to lincoln and his nolic,
, sincr Ills rlnction unless that policy Ina
" cInnoeI or bccomc dir,rentlv understood OF
u' nrlnss tbn ,,;oc,,jes ortLc rountrU reoyireH.
rs Th,. G,., ,,Gnstion for IIninn man to osI
L. u,n,s,iyns Lnfnrn enIistipp into th
b, army is. .tIIas Mr.. III coins views in rcgar
In tic nnlicv of carry inc on tl,is Goyernmcn
We Ia,,,nI si,,co tbc close Of the ballot box O,
h" y',r,n,hor IastJ SLnl we ioin a Black Re
-. I,in,,, arrn,,'to n rbt thn h,ttlns of a Blnc
pnn,hIicnn p,rsiIont. and II minority one Al
th,t in carving ont n Black Rcpublica
rs tu,,, ~ c;;n'77 ,, ,,oirrt,ry toln nm arm
av 'i hn ,,hot 90" oll onr lives bcrn Ggh,iu
L., ,,,ain.t I'm. orrovipg force apninst convi,
,ie, ho r,ridoo bny AGAINST Inc ballot no,
my mn A. Ii,,ro,n's yiows ol nolicy change,
OF rLa,nnItnr,hln imnovobIe imnutnl,lc d,
cr. ,nr,,;noiion of his Immediate advisers An
,oa c,;a1, ,a ,os;s, oll n,,ns of con,nron,isc ar
i,,,oh dow MI ,rnnositions ri iracn. nlon