The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1861-04-25

J y " IL IL III IlLAl\
State by hostile bands is more to be
dreaded than all else. At such a time
as this contentious will spring from
ovor-heated discussons--broils and
street encounters between friends and
neighbors would lead to mobs, and We
would drift into a sea Of anarchy, upon
whose brink we may all pause and trem-
bic. May q merciful Providence avert
this calamity We may all signally aid
in warding of the danger, by studiOus-
ly avoiding offensive epithets. Let us
Danish the words, "traitor," "tory," "li-
al" "niggor-worshiper," Ct I'd oD'no ge-
nus, from our vocabulary.
IF a Democrat assures me that the Re
publicans caused the war aud they must
do the fighting, he it far from me to re-
sent ID by naming him coward or q to-
ry. There will doubtless be enough to
do the fighting without any coercion
whatever, and whether the volunteers
be of one party or another is matter
of small moment. Now that the politi-
cal complexion Of the Administration
has been settled for a season, and while
oalmness resumes her seat near Reason
throne, we may confidently hope that
a corrected public sentiment will frown
down all efforts to stir up new strfes OF
"Tear agapo the healing wounds afresh,"
and that the dictates of prudence, in the
face of common danger, will enable al
intelligent, sober and well. disposed per
sons to sink the partisan at tho high be-
hests Of a noble patriotism, and to be
come true heroes by gaining the ascend
ancy over their own rebellious passions
"He who ruleth his own spirit is greater
than he who takoth a city"
April 10th, 1861. NOAH.
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How the Volunteers Will be Stationed
The New York Herald, of Wednos
uuy' oo"'"'"S 'ne IoHo"'nS from II
Washington correspondents
The employment of this immense fore
will depend mainly upon the course tn
border slave States will pursue in ref
ference to the secession issue. As mat
ters arc situated now. it is the inten
ton of the Government to use the sew
enty five thousand men called into ser
vice, together with the regular army
forming an aggregate ofobout one hund
red thousand men, as follows:
l. A corps Tarn,cc of thirtv-f7c thou
sand men will be collected in and abou
this point, for the purpose of dercndin
the seat of government. PROTECTING tn
military posts. controllinr the Potoma
and Chcsopeoke Bav. and keening one,
communication between the North an
the capital. Washington will serve fo
its DointdapDvi wbiIe the line of oDera
tions will extend along the left ban
Of tho right shore Of the bay.
,. Second corps. twenty-five thousan
strong, will be formed in and about s.
Louis. A portion of it will be employ
ed in protecting the Union men an
federal property in that State from th
violence of secession svmpathisers. an
the rest i'm h,llinc Cairo. at the iunC
ton of the Ohio and Mississippi tn
most important strotaUicoI noint in tb
West
3. OF the remaining fortv tbousapt
Eve thousand are expected 10 be throw
into Western Texas. to form npcIeu
around which the TTnionists of thot Stat
will Gather.
4 Twenty-Five thousand will be en-
ploved in n demonstroiion for the reIie
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