Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-05-16
THE MOTTO OF THE NATIONAL DE-
a fan
no Party Lines Now.

IN LOCALITIES Wnerc Democrats nave majority
the Republicans say all party lines are obterated.
No party now, is their cry 1t is said the North
is united for the Union. Well, If it is so We arc
glad Of tive have devoted the best years of
our life to bring about that happy consumaton--
for many years we have appealed to men, on the
stump and with the pen, "to bear the flag and
keep step to the music of the Union'-we have
warned them against the dangers of sectional
parties and sectional ssucs--wo have held up the
flag won by our fathers in Yorktowns closing
fight, and begged men to cling to it instead Of to
sectional flags they were raying under in the name
OF Fremont, free speech and free men," And
now, if the North is Il unit for he Union we have
the proud satisfaction of bchoding what we, in
common with Democrats, have devoted our best
energies to bring about
But is it true that but one sentiment actuatos
the Northern people Atal the principal Demo.
cratic meetings we attended in the campaign of
1861, that old Democratic motto, 'the Constitu.
tion, the Union and the Enforcement of the
Laws was held up to the people. 1t is now
claimed that all Northern men are for this senti-
inont. If they are, then, they are all Democrats
so fnras that is concerned, and far AZ this goes
party lines obiteipted. But, every tay we
hear Republicans boast that this war will cxter.
inmate slavery, that It will use up the Democrat.
ic party, and for this the dsmembcrment of the
Confederacy may be tolerated. On this question
there is a deyision there are still party lines
The Democrats are, and always nave been for the
Government they are, and always have bcen
ready to give their lives and their fortunes to
maintain it, and to guarantee to every part of the
Union all their Constitutional lights Slavery be.
ing Constitutional right ia fifteen States OF the
Union, the Democrats will oppose any measure
calculated to illegally wrest from them that con.
stitutional right Democrats will sholdor their
muskcts, like true men, and fight for the Union
against foes without, and traitors within but they
do it to preserve the Union and give every sec.
tion their rights, not to divide the Union and per-
petratc wrongs upon the Southern people and i
will be well 10 see that division does not take
place on this question
Still we ARE told all party lines are oblitcratcd
And in the face Of this n Republican admnistra.
tion, a few days ago, turned out of Office DANiri
FREScH, man who in defence Of his country
periled his lic, nnd contracted disease that will
follow him to his grave.
No party now--yct the Republicans in IA,
Rchlond Congressional District have called d
convention TO nominate Republican candilnt,
for Congress, to be elected Us successor Of JonN
SHERMAN
No party ynow--ncverthcless within week a
poor widow woman, named FLtMlNG, was turned
out of the Post Office 1T WoodIlcd, Ohio, to piy,
place to Republican editor
No party now--but last week Route Agon
on the Sundusly Railroad, who had deputised I
Democrat and volunteered, was informed by Jon,
SnERaAN, that the Democrat must be remove,
md Republican put in his place, or the Agen
himself would be removed,
No party lines now--bnt few days ago JANE
liANEA, one of the best OF men an most accom-
modating officer was turned out OF the Post Office u
bonneville, because he Is Democrat
And il Is all the time men arc oycry dn,
being removed from Office, and ineN pcrcnccd uncl
put in their phce, for no other reason than thai
they are Democrats. The cry of no party, whor
these removals are being hadc every day, come
without the facts to sustain IL. Tho Democrat
are for the Union, they always have been for it
they are for sustaining, preserving and procctin,
II with peace, concession and compromise, but i
it cannot be saved in this way, they are ncvcrtho
less for the Union, the whole Union, at all haa
ards aud in every emergency,