Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-08-15
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the tip of Thomas Francis Meagher's nose
and cut Of a portion Of his moustachc.
"A movement is making for the erection .
Of monument TO Stephen A. Douglas in
Brandon, VT, his native town.
Tho rcbol force arc dcploying in large
numbers along the Potomac from Mt. Vern on
southwark and are increasing their batteries
on the shore.
Information is being procured of the ocs
cupation and condition of all living graduates
of West Point, with a Wow Of bringing them
into service.
--Wclles, Secretary of the navy, is too
old and i'm beetle to perform his duties, and
Cameron, Secretary Of War is too slippery to
inspire the confidence.
The recent fight has added new smile
descriptive of speed to the already redundant
vocabulary of jockcydom. 1t is now said o.
the fastest horse, "ITe runs like member Of
Congress at Bulls Run"
Returns from the election in Kentucky, |
as yet, are veay meagre, but there is sufficient
indication of its having given large maori-
ty for the Union ticket. Col. IIarncy Of the
Louisville Democrat, Unionists, has been cleo
ted.
The Republican State convention of Iowa
have made the following nominations: For
Governor, S. j. Kirkwood, of Iowa City; for
Lieutenant Governor, J. r. Necdham, Oslla-
loosa; for Supreme Judge, Il. II. Lowe, Of
Keokuk.
The Board Of Education at Chicago have
determined to admit Negroes into the Com
mon Schools Of the city, as teachers and
pupils. Their action is regarded with great
? indignation by the people of Chicago.
A Democratic committee in the East has
offered reward OF one thousand dollars for
Republican speech, or Republican news
paper, that insists that the Constitution shall
be adheard to and sustained. They clamor
for any thin else than an adherence to the
compromises Of the Constitution.
"A correspondent Of the Marietta RepuJh-
can says potent argument used by minis
ter of tho Gospel in that neighborhood, with
persons who have to hire labor, for the total
abaltion of Slavery by means of the present
war is, that if the slaves were all free, wages
would be reduced to the round sum of ten
cents per day.
The hope having been expressed in many
quarters that Joseph Holt, of Kentucky
might he cal led to the War Department. in
place of c p eron, it is remarked that o.
course he will not be, since he is not suppos
cd to stand square on the Chicago platform
and would not look so much to the supper
of the Chicago party rs to the preservation
! of the government.
Hamilton r Gamble, of st. Louis, the
, gent leman who has just been elected Provis
ional Governor Of Missouri by the State Con
, vention, is broher-in.law of Hon. Edward
" Bates, the United States Attorney General
He is one Of the foremost lawyers of thu
. State; thorough going Union man; and {
man of wealth and influence.
: Among the representations by Republican
members of Congress to the President to in
duce him to give the order "Forward to Rich
mond" was, that he party would bo ruined un
. less that movement should bo made. 1t was
a the same consideration of party which pre-
i vented tho acceptance of tho CrittendeI
compromise at n timo when its acceptance
+ would have avoided tho war and killed sccess
II ion.
Wendell Phillips delivered himself of on
~ of his phillipcs on the ''irrepressi bic" "ques
tion, at Abingdon, Mass. ,on West India Eman
cipaton day. tIc is assisting the rebels wit
his tongue, in doing what they are bent o
" accomplishing with tho sword. When the
y" both get through with their work horw haI
py they win be.
A young married woman whose husban
has "gone to the war" heard in conversatio
II the remark that the Government wanted NOR
4 cavalry and more infantry. Sho replied tina
she knew nothing about cavalry, but addc'
with a sigh, that it more infantry was needed
Y tho Government had better send some of tn
volunteers HON againe.
', In one of the counties in Vermont "Un
q ion" Convention, to nominate a ''Union'
ticket, was held. There We're nine candi
" dates nominated, EIGHT Of whom were wool
dyed Republicans, and one fellow who they
o call u Democrat, was nominated for prosccut
G ing attorney Party lines are almost obolish
q ed in that country!
@ The now Governor OF Missouri has issueC
= proclamation, in which ho offers Socurit
, to all citizens under arms in tho scccssio
n cause who shall return to their homes ant
peacefully pursue their occupations; and no
@ tifes tho forces from the rebel States VIII
have invaded Missouri that their contnusnc
there will be considered an act of war. Tn
Federal government endorses the proclama
ton.
. 1t is very unfortunate that the Presidon
c should have appointed rs u General, In thi
war for tho Union, Mr. n. =. Banks, who's
remark. in public speech, that hc was vii
ing, in certain contingency, TO "lct the Ur
= ion Slide" first made him notorious over tn,
l. country and gave him an uncviahlc rcputo
ton. We want no "Unlon s,idols" at IN
head of olr armies or at the head of our Gov
: crnment
: 1t is said that Senator Summer, fror
Massachusetts,, wrote a letter to tho Dlstric
Attorney at Boston n few days before the de
feat at Bulls Run, in which ho stated that h
had seen the President, aud after great eNer
ton had obtained from him promise that lac
tho President, would give positive orders t
make an immediate attack upon tho poSitio
Of the rebel forces.
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