Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-07-11

/, ment engaged In the holy pu rposo and act oS
Vlndicating The safety ofmilons and tho hone
OF the world. There is moral outrage in
: advocating peaceful secession and non-coer-
cion which is but little better than conceiyino
, purpose to overthrow the government. SCI
cessslor can't be peaceable, and coercion Is
50 common a thing in society that instead of
uelhg SO new aud wonderful and terrible IL IA
SIMPLY the power--the court which enforces
the law-oiten by the help OF the military and
always with whatever force is necessary to the
successful vindication OF the law. As 10 the
cost Of the war, or the possibility OF It's having
disastrous termination, the one argues a
strong love for Mammon, aud tho other but
Httle i"ith 10 the power OF truth, besides both
oith"sc objections would apply with ten-fold
more force in the struggle of our fathers to
gam onr liberty than to US in our struggle TO
preserve what they achieved; without resource
and against fearful odds they struggled with
a firm reliance on Divine Proyidcncc; and
with almost cxhaustlcss resources and with
overwhelming odds in our favor we drive tho
assassin from the holy place OF our worship
to Liberty. il our fathers succeeded are We
not cow1rds to give mp without blow1
Ny fellow citizens will there be passage
in American history like tbisl The Ameri-
can people commenced their career with
revolution and ended it with a rebellion
] heir sacrifices at drst little deserved such a
reward. Their history is bat playa trag-
cdy at the beginning and cnd-wth the scene
filed up with the sanctimonOusness of a med
dlesomc and law breaking abolitionist, and
the struttng braggodaciO Of slave driving,
manslsughtcring, fire eater" whether this
shall be the historians conclusion depends
upon you the reasoning, moderate and patri-
otic citizen
Hencctorth two days Of national ceebra-
ton will claim the enthusiasm Of the Ameri-
can people. The one which gained US our
freedom, and the one which preserved 1.-TWO
great eras--two sets Of battle -felds-two Sc
ries Of heroic suffering and achievement--two
classes vi martyrs-two historical lessons, two
glorious results and still one glorious nation.
D.. The young heart throbbing with the first
inspiration OF liberty and the old patriot con-
firmcd in uudying fealty TO his ilustrious na-
tive land have alike gone down beneath the
riot Of horrid war aud every village and hamlet
have sent forth their saciifces-the unbem-
ished frstlings Of the flock, purified by the
tears and helmeted with the prayers of tho
mother, the sister and the father, and as each
sacrifice is offered, and each warm heart and
brave soHl seeks heaven through the dscord
and smoke OF war, will not ten rush to the
breach and wiring peace and Union from the
bloody banners Of that goddess array which
has assailed the good ard great things of our
dearly purchased liberty.
The bait OF Lexington is already being
ought again
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po;sod g.. ;e ;,N r",;..a IN niau; in,
Iios he ,io roao,, tLat '.ioora ;so
Over the bnl si1as tbe wild Lre,li ia +olInr
From their fair bamlets tho yaomanrv comoo
As throurh the s,orrn clouds the th1nderhn,st
rolling
Circles the heat Of tho rnrstering drum
Fast an the soldiers nsth
D,rken the wares of 18th
Tono have tbev Gathered and Ioud sbaIl fbev fall.
Rai Si.ros ,ba ,nrsIa,,s a. sh
Sha-9 -nc,s ,ha r;aa,s -
Gay the plume of the hOrSeman was dancing.