Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-08-22

Why does Mr.. Esr1LL ignore and E,lsify, or
misrepresent all the most important points IN
MIR. JEFFERsoN's creed that have direct bear
Ing Oh the great issues of the day? Why does
he ignore the important principle of maintain
ing the general government In its whole con-
stitutional vigor the sheet anchor of our peace
at home, and safety abroad? Is it not because
he is willing at least TO see the government de-
stroyed rather than have the democratic" par
ty beat, rs openly avo we'd by some o. his fol-
lowers here? Why does he attempt to convey
the impression that the support of the State
Governments in their rights is mild corrective
of abuses rs laid down by Mr.. JEFF EnsoN, when
Jealous care of the rights of election by the
people is laid down by him as that mild cor
rectiye? Evidently because the people have
exercised that right, and he and his democrat
ic' friends in the South with whom he SO
strongly sy mpathises, are dissatisfied with the
result. Why does he make Mr.. Jefferson say
that a generous spirit of concession and COM
promise is the vital principal of Republics,
without which there must be an appeal to force,
de-, instead of the fact that he lays down abso
lutte acquiescence in the decision of the majori-
ty, as that vital principle from which there is
no appeal but to force, the vital principle and
immediate parent of despotism? Evidently be-
cause the people have consitutionally made
that decision, and his despotic friends in the
South are by force appealing from it, and 10
mid them in their unholy purpurse of destroy
ing our glorious constitution and noble govern
ment he would by compromise and concession
aid in the consummation of their designs.
/ Since when has the editor of the Farmer
become the advocate of the freedom of Reli-
gion, of the press, and the freedom of Speech?
Does he not recolect the course pursued by his
party and himself toward the people Of Kansas.
His party repealed the Missouri restriction
prohibiting slavery there, and passed the Kan
sas-N N cbraska Act, prohibiting the people of the
territory the right to form their own domestic
institutions in their own way, and when an
act was passed by a legislature elected by
an invading army of Missourians and other
pro-slavery despots. prohibiting the freedom of
speech and of the press, making it. crime call
ed felony, to publish circulate or say anything
against the introduction of that despotic do
mestic institution. punishable with not less than
two years confinement at hard labor. Who
then thus sustained that despotic act? The
"Democratic" party. Wh7 destroyed the free
press? The pro-Slavery Democrats of the
South and of that Territory. Who justified and
excused the deed? The so-called democratic
press and party. WHO mocked at their calam
ity and oppression? The same foul press and
party. adding insult to injury. sneeringly call
ing them "freedom shriekers,'' for asking the
freedom of speech and OF the press; and now
whose turn is 1t TO mock at your calamity when
yonr fear has come. I, however. am not aware
OF any Republican wishing to silence you or
your press, but in the language of jefferson, as
expressed in his aforesaid Inaugural Address,
"H there be any among us who would wish TO
dissolve this Union or to change its republican
form. let them stand undisturbcd as nionu-
ments of the safety with which error of opin-
ion may be tolerated where reason is left to
combat il. 5ft"
would remind you, however. of the fate of
LxGDEx, a tory editor whose press was demol-
ished in Washington city, during the war of
1912. ..tsf lr,i7 of75 r..
"A large proportion Of the Democratic party.
I am pleased 10 see, are supporting the govern
ment by their speeches, their money and their
personal services. in maintaining its rights,
pewer and dignity. and its efforts to transmit
our Constitution nnimpaired toposterity. But
Mr. Estill and his faction are pursuing course