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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
National Paper Issues.

The Committee Of ways and
Means have still under consideration the
scheme for national currency, and have
added the following important section in
view of the suspention Of the banks in
all the leading cities North:
"That for temporary purposes, and un-
til the circulation notes authorized by
this act shall be issued and put in circula.
ton by corporations and associations to
the aggregate amount of 800, 200, 900,
the Secretary be and is hereby author
lied to issue $50, 100000 of Treasury
notes on the faith of the United States,
payable on demand without specifying
any place Of payment and of dcnomina-
tions as he may deem expcdent not less
than IS each, which shall be receivable
for all debts and demands due to the IN
tied States, apd for all salaries, dues,
debts and by demands owing the United
States to individuals, corporations and
associations, within the United States,
and such Treasury notes shall also be n
legal tender in payment Of all debts, pub
lie and private within the United States,
and shall be exchanged at any time at
their par value the same as coin, at the
Treasury Of the United States, and the
Offices of assistant treasuers in New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, St. Louis,
and Cincinnati, for any of the coupon OIL
registered bonds which the Secretary Of
Treaury is now, or may hereafter be, au
;horized to issue. and such Treasury
notes may be rcissued from time to time
as the cxigencies Of the public service
may require. Such Treasury notes shall
DO signed by the trcasurerer of the United
States, or by some officer of the Treaur.
ry Department designated by the Score
tary of the Treasury, and shall be coun-
tersignod by the Register of the Treas
ury, or some officer of the Treasury De-
partmcnt, designated by the Secretary of
the Treasury, for the register. And all
the provisions of the act entitled An Act
to authorize tho issue of Treasury Notes,
approved, the 23 day Of December, 1857;
SO far as the same can be applied to tn
provisions of this section, and not incon,
sistcnt Herewith, are herebp revived or
rc united.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
Taxation in the Future.

The Chicago Times says; "llitherto
the most oncrous taxes have been for
State county, and local purposes. The
taxeo for Federal uses have been imper-
ceptiblc, because they were Indirect
This will not be so hereafter. TO meet
the future permanent wants Of the Gov
ernment, the Secretary of the Treasury
estimates that at least two hundred and
ten millions of dollars will be necessary,
only forty millions Of which will be from
indirect taxes, The remaining ono hun
dred and seventy millions must be raised
by direct taxes, and it is proposed that
this shall be done by levy of one per
cent. on all real and personal property
and six per cent on domestic manufac-
lures. In addition, it is suggested that,
contingencies, poll tax of one dollar
dollar on each voter shall be levied -
Taxes will, altogether, be something to
think of in the future"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
The Mississippi Expedition.

The formidable fleet intended to pass down the
Mississippi has just been completed at Cairo. 1t
is of vast Importance to tlc Great West that the
Mississippi river he opened and kept open, that
the products of the West may have an outlet
The necessity of opening this stream its whole
length was carly forcsecn and provided for. Con.
grcss at its extra session in July last authorized
the construction of twelve Gun boats, thirty eight
Mortar Boats, and the employment of twenty.
eight tugs and steamboats,. The Gun Boats car.
y Is guns each aud are built rs follows:
rs feet in length. 81 feet 6 inches. beam, and
when loaded to draw 3 feet. Each Vas to have
two Engines and five boilers, with fvc ilucs cacl
cylinders twcnty two inches with six feet stroke
wheel of wrought iron, to be placed near the
stern, like ferry boat, so as to be as title ex'
pose as possible. A small engine, to pump WI
ter in the boiler was also to be provided. Al
the machinery was to be :, placed aS to be undcl
water; boats to have an average OF $50 tons; tt
/ bc Hat bOttomcd, and constructed of the heaviest
and best oak timber; the side covered with plates
of the best charcoal iron, two and half inches in
tlicknc aud securely bolted togc her and to the
woodwork within The sides were to incline in
ward, at an angle of about 49,, so as to turn or
"glancc of missile, the bottom to have the
same llCIluAtlOn iONalu tnc keel, fNCN DO0I
was to carry fifteen guns--fve 6S.pound Coum
biauS AT each side, three lilled guns at the bow
aud two at the stern. The guns and gunncrs
were to he protected by easements rising seven
feet from tie deck, constructed Of heavy timber,
plated with iron.
The flag boat of this fleet is called the Tom
Bcnotn, - and is described as follows:
The Bcnio- is 100 feet long on deck, and Is
feet wide at the beam. Her hold is s l., feet deep
and with armament and crew draws about five
feet. She has doubled hull, with the wheels work
ing in a re, css near the stern. Her hull is of
inch blank and timbcrs s by 10 inches The
hull is doubled by ) fore and all bulkhcads and l3
cross bulkhcads, making in all 45 water tight
compartments The deck frame beams are 10
inches square The main deck is plankcd with
Il inch plank. The forward defence runs down
to the feet water line, and is of 2i inch timber
all shcathed with 30 inch iron plating. The en-
tire boat is sealed with 3 and 4 inch oak plank
cauklcd aud made perfectly tight Classmates tx
tend around the whole boat; and are made of !.
inch timber. At the knuckle on the main deck
the timber is from three to four feet in thickness
solid
The Benton is pierced for and will carry s hcav.
| guns, all of which are now aboard. The guns arr
| from 30 to AZ Founders cnlibrc some lihcd an
some smooth bore, and there are two inch Dahl
green guns.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
Reported RcpuIsc Of Union For.
ccs in south Carolina.

FoRT, MoNRoE, 9th, via. BALTIMORE.
Jan. 7th. The accumulation of letters
sent to this place fol'transmiSsion to pris-
oners of war at the South has became
so large that there are now scvcal thou
sand waiting to be examined, and many
of these which are too long will be des-
uoycd without being read
A flag of truce from the Flagship
this p. Nj. brought from Norfolk Capt
Ralph Hunt and LIT. Ives, released pris-
oners of war from Richmond, completing
the number to $50.
The Southern papers received contain
no news except u tclegraphic dispatch
that the Federal troops had been repulsed
in South Carolina and forced to take
refuge under the cover of their gun-boats,
on North Edisto Island.
Capt. Hunt belongs to Co, c. of the
lst Kentucky Regiment, and Lieut.. Ives
to Co, G. Of the 10Th New York.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
what the Banks Demand Of the
GOvcrumcnt.

The Cincinnati Enquirer publishes in
its finantial column the following ex-
tracts from letter addressed to Moses
Taylor, Esq by G.. S. Coo, President Of
the American Exchange Bank, New
Yorl, city, Banks" on the Government:
"Fyrst-By securing from Congress
a law indcmnifying the banks from loss
for depreciation in their hands of the
loans already taken and not yet sold.
".Secoa1-Dy declining to take the
Government notes as money until the
massage Of an act furnished ample guar.
antees of payment by Especial war tax,
which. together with the ordinary sources
of revenue, shall be sufficient to proidov
81. for the ordinary expenditures Of
Government.
"2. TO pay the interest promptly on
all loans contracted.
80, TO redeem, say, within one year,
all the demand notes to be issued
Said notes to be in all cases receivable
for payments to Government"
Mr. Coo then remarks as follows:
"With this provision fairly and fully
made, the Associate Banks and all other
holders of Government loans and notes,
will possess both indemnity for the past
and security for the future
Gas the banks now proceed, their
coin is passing into the treasury, to be
disbursed in various parts of the country
where Government is indebted and where
it viii now remain, the exchanges hav-
ing mainly turned against the eastern
cities. Cur commercial supremacy is
therefore passing away as a consequence
of our patriotism. Have we not now
reached point where it is wise to meas.
ure relative duties and obligations p
And is not every new step taken by the
banks a compromise Of duties in one di.
rection at the peril Of obligations equally
binding upon us?
"The banks have thus far carried Gov
eminent through its greatest dangers
4 Its power to,sustain itself has, through
their assistance, been fully developed. -
Its interest now is to foster and protec
the banks, which have rendered it eff
ccnt aid, and that they may sustain tn
community, with whose future prosperi
ty both are identified The responsible
ity which the backs assumed in the hou
of peril must now be divided with tn
people throughout the country, and Cor
gress should, without delay, take III
necdful action to that end"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
Nothing in the Papers,

People have become so anxious for somcting
exciting something in the way OF Gshts--tlmt
unless their p9per contains an account Of some
great battle they conclude there is nothing in it,.
Printers always take pleasure in giving their
readers the very latest news, but when there l. no
fighting they cannot report battles We publish
all tho army nows We can get that seems to
have any foundation in truth. We have given
our readers an account Of every battle of any
importance that has been fought since the war
began. Weekly papers do not publish all the ly.
ing telsgraphic dispatches OF the daiies but eve.
~ good weekly paper furnishes all the reliable
news of the day, and to this we may add that they
publish some not very reliable. Editors cannot
always sift the truth from the mass Of runners
aAoat.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
From Charleston.

New YoRK, ian. G.-rhe steamship
Vanderbilt from Port Royal tho the Sd
inst, has arrived. She brings 1907
bales cotton.
Gen. Stevens brigade advanced on the
main land on the LIST and took possession
of the rebel batteries after short resist
ancc. The troops were assisted by the
gun boats in shclling the rebels, and Gen.
Stevens followed up to within six miles
of Charleston. A flag Of truce from the
rebels requested permission to bury their
dead and an hour was granted for the
purpose, when they fell back on their
Notifications, which are said to be very
extensive and defended by from ten to
twelve thousand men, under Gen, Pope
Their loss is unknown.
Our force was 4,500, and had s wound
ed, included Maj. Watson of the Sth
Michigan, mortally.
Gen. Stevens now holds possession of
the main land awaits reinforcemcnts flom
the North, to proceed,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
Skirmish in Virginia

HUrroNvlLLE, Jan. Especial to Gin
cinnrti Commercial
A force consisting of 400 of the 25th
Ohio, 800 Of the I'd Virginia, and 3S of
Bracken's cavalry, the whole under COM
mand of Major Geo. Webster of the 2olh
Ohio, returned to-day, after all absensc
of six days, having marched to Hunters
vile, the depot for rebel supplies in West
ern Virginia, attacked and put to flight an
equal rebel force, and burned all the rebel
stores.
The rebel force consisted of 400 rcgu-
lar cavalry, armed with Sharp's carbincs,
and from 800 to 5000 infantry and ma
litia.
Their cavalry attacked us two miles
from Huntersville. We drove them from
point to point, and finall y they beat a
hasty retreat out of town, as we charged
through it.
Their supplies, consisting of $50 bar
rels of -four, 800 salted beeves, 5000
pounds of salt, and large quantities of su-
gar, coffee, rice, bacon, army clothing.
&c, worth from twenty-five to thirty
thousand dollars, were entirely destroyed.
We also took large number of Sharp's
carbines, sabres, pistols, DC, One reb-
ell was killed and seven wounded.
We had one man seriously wounded.
1t was complete success.
Major Webster and his command be-
haved gallantly through the march, a
severe one of 104 miles, but the boys re-
turned in glorious spirits. The stars and
stripes were left floating over the Court
House.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
EIlC Cost.

Every man and woman. says q cotem-
porary, will shortly begin to feel sensi-
bile the cost of the war. The law which
Congress have inst enacted and which
the President has signed puts duty of
twenty cents per pound ON tea, five cents
per pound on coffee, two and half cents
per pound ON raw and eight cents per
pound on refined sugar, and six cents
per gallon on molasses. These taxes
will so materially increase the expenses
of living that thousands of people will be
compelled to deprive themselves of arti,
clcs which have hitherto been esteemed
neccssaries of life, This they would cheer,
fully do in the holy cause of preserving
the Union if they could feel assured that
all their sacrifices were observing that
all their sacrifices were subscribing that
cause, and that no part of them were foi
the benefit Of those Infamous men every
where found seeking opportunities tc
speculate in the misfortunes of thcil
country, and if, too, they could feel as
sured that the very fountains of this inia
my was not in the Presidents Cabinet.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
4 DisuuiOn scheme.

Senator llarlnns bill to establish prov visonal
governments in the rebel States will, if passed,
make territories of South Carolina, North Caro-
lima, Georgia, Flordn Aabamn, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee, with
every incident of territorial condition, 1t will Gu
up the international State slave trade, root and
devote all the public lands in those States to pay.
ing military bountics to the soldiers aud sailors
whe shall be employed in the suppression of the
rebellion
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
Up and Down.

The President has approved the bin increasing
the duty on tea and coffee. These articles, to.
gether with nearly all others we have to buy, are
rapidly advancing in price, while farm and mccho.
ical products are Mt low prices with n downward
tendeacy. This will inHct sore distress upon the
country Taxes, too, will be greatly augmented
The first installment Of the government tax will
be collected the approaching spring, The gov.
ernmeat and state tax will be largely increased
the coming year. The expenses of the Govern.
ment are now overt two millions ofdollars pcrdoy
Heavy rs the tax will be ii will pay but small
portion Of tho vast expenditures of the N"ioual
Government. The great bulk OF 1t will go into a
pAtons yet unborn.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
Of state Expenses.

Owing to the enormous expenses
thrown upon the tax payers of Ohio by
/ Congress to support this war; it behooves
| the Legislature to make a thorough silt-
ing of our State financial system, and re-
ducc every possible working point. If
this is not done, millions of acres of real
estate will bo forfeited for taxes in the
next few years. The use of tea, coffee,
sugar, a.. will be excluded from the ta-
blcs of many poor families from the en-
ormous duties put upon them by Con-
gress, but the land owner cannot escape
the tax upon his farm, and reduced as it
may be in his circumstances. The Leg
islaturc can, if they will, however, so re.
duce the tax levies for city, township,
county, and State purposes as to relieve
the people from an amount of burdens
equal to the United States taxes of next
year. And if they will include fees Of
all officers, which do not come under the
head of taxes, a great relief will be expe-
rienced in that direction.
Although our canals have passed into
the hands of a private company under
a pressure brought to bear upon the last
Legislature, notorious for its nfamy.
yet the people are taxed over $S00,000
a year, to pay the interest on the debt
created for their construction. In ten
years, the length of time this corrupt
lease is 10 run, the people will be COM
PEELED to pay tax of EiGHr MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS ! without the hope or posi-
bility of getting one dollar in return
as the leases will no doubt fall back up.
on the old monarchal doctrine of Leg.
islotiOe contracts and "vested rights"
to this enormous tax is added that of tho
war tax, which together next year, vii
amount to tUo millions fve hundred thou
sand dotlars;; the one half of which, W.
regret to say, looks very much like reg
ular swindle, filched by corrupt contrac
tors.
The people may be able, with any
- kind Of possibility to cary this load, will
the present reduced price of farm prod
r. ucts, and the advance in "store" articles
t every public man, every office holder
T. from a justice of the peace up, mus
@ make up his mind to part with portion
= of his fees, income or salary, as n meas
. urc of patriotism to save the laborin,
T. population from utter ruin.
C An enormous amount Of persona
e means will also go into State and United
c States stocks, and thus be erased from
the personal tax list, all of which vii
be thrown upon land and town lots, an
until Governor DENNIsoN and the Stat
officers show up, (Which we hope to Sc
d next week. the lark and nysteriou
C transactions of the State House for til
G past year, no one can tell what ma
n come forth from there to add to the Stat
taxes OF the current year.
Let those in whom it devolves, there
= fore, make through work, and what the
y can not cure, prepare the people, in tn
= most satisfactory way possible, to en-
o dare. Drive the lobby spectators from
}, the Capitol, and let them go home an
= learn to dig living by honest industr
Y like other pcople.-- Crisis.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
PROBATE NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following Ad
IN miniatrator and Guardians have filed their
accounts in tho Probate Court of Holmes County,
Ohio, which will bo for hearing on
Monday, the 3rd, day of February, 1869.
Final account of Lucllcn Allison, Guardian Of
John Spurgen,
Final nc count of Xavicr Pquard, Administrator
of Francis Piquard, deceased,
Second account of Thomas Rogers, Executor of
Samuel Rogers, deceased.
Final account Ot n. +. Joss, Adm nistrator OF
Joseph Il, Poe, deceased.
Final account of James. Hull, Administrator of
David Skeliy. deceased.
Second account of Jacob AlcshouSc 4 Daniel
l!!cbcngood, Administrator Of Louis Allcshouse,
deceased,
Final account of j, Koch, Admins rator OF
David Phillips, deceased.
second account of William Gorrell & James
Buchanan, Executors Of Thomas Woods, deceased
Final account of n. +. joss Administrator of
Jacob kulp, deceased.
ii. G. SAUNDERS, Probate Judge
Of Holmes County, Ohio.
IAN o. 1861, ,-ni1w3.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
TR,c Emancipation Policy ian
KLesltncky,

A correspondent of the Ohio .Stote
Journal from Kentucy, who is with the
Nineteenth Ohio Regiment, Col. Beatty,
writes as follows:
Great dissatisfaction exists among the
Union men in Kentucky in regard to the
policy pursued by Cameron and Congress
in regard to the slavery question-rcst
assured at least in this State is there but
one sentiment on this subject. II the OBJ,
iect of the Government is to free the
slaves volunteers of Kentucky will at
once disband and take sides with the
South together with large proportion
of Northern troops. This may appear
strong language in your part of the
country but let me assure you that it is
true. | have mingled with them and
convsrsed with them freely on this sub.
ect. They are willing to fight for the
Constitution and the maintenance of the
laws, and go on conqucring and to con-
quer until the last rebel has laid down
his arms, and the Angel of Peace again
folds her wings over united country;
but they will not submit to this eternal
croaking about slavery. am satisfied
that if the mass of the people of Ken
tucky and Tennessee were convinced that
this war was not war on slavery, 1t
would not be one month before rebel
could not be found within their border
The designing leaders have succeeded in
making them believe that the only object
of the government is to rob them of their
slaves, and they seize upon the doings
of Congress of late to verify their former
assertion, and the effect is beginning to
be seen abroad.
This is undoubtedly tho true state OF
feeling in Kentucky.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
Southern RuNnOrS.

CAIRO, Ill.,, Jan. GA dcserter from
Columbus on Sunday, who arrived here
this morning, reports that Gen. Pillow
resigned on Friday.
Fifteen thousand left Columbus last
week for Bowling Green. Officers of
the rebel government are impressing all
classes. Over one hundred cannon are
planted on Columbus Bluffs. The river
is blockadel by chain, stretched across,
supported by barges. Torpedoes are
planted at intervals. Gold and Silver
ha, entirely disappeared from circulation
The only currency was the State Bank Of
South Carolina and Tennessee and Con-
federate scrip,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
Sale Of Real Estate.

ON THE 10th DAY OF FEBRUARY, A. d; 1851, 1,
~ ut o'clock, Z. NJ, at tho door of the Court
House, in the town of Millersburg, in the county
of Holmes, and State of Ohio, will be sold to the
hghes bidder ut bubble auction the fOllowin real
estate, lying and being in said Holmes County, to
wi:}cing part of the north east quarter of section
ten in township eight and range eight bounded and
destribed as follows. beginning at po on the
north line of said section fifty rods east of the north
west corner of said section thence east on the line of
said section sixteen chains and twenty-five links
THENCE south forty five minutes west sixteen chains
and nifty links thence south twenty mine degrs west
four chains and fifty links thence south seventy two
and half degrees west twenty chains and thirty
two links thence south eighty.nine and fourth
degrees east thirty seven links thence south forty
hye minutes west twenty chains and forty links
thence north eighty nine and II fourth degrees west
twelve chains and eleven links thence south forty
nve minutes east siXty'onc chains and twenty;one
links to tho place of beginning containing eighty
three acres and seventy five hunudrcdths of an
acre moro or less, subject to the dover estae of
sarah Spurgcn therein assigned to hor BY metes
and bounds.
Terms of sale; one. third cash in hand, one tn ird
IN ono and one,third in two years with interest
IRON the day OF sale to be secured by mortgage
on the premises sold.
JOHN FRENCH, Sheriff,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned
~ has been duly appointed and qualified admins
TRAITOR of the estate of Abncr Ramnge, deceased,
lato OF Holmes county, Ohio,
JAMES RAMAGE,
Jan. 0, ls62-ni7w3 Administrator.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
DIR Ii. II. NERGIN,

DHYSICIAN & SURGEON, Nashville, Ohio
l. Professional calls promptly attended to.
Jan. 9, lc62--n17tf.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the nndsrsighaeSa aS!
IN has been duly appointed and qualified az "A
ministrator of tho estate of Henry Mitchell de-
eased, ate of Holmes county, Ohio; ,,rcupI
CHARLES Q; MlIyuEL,
Jan. ., is6-nis'6s 3t. Adminisrato'''
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-09
For Sale.

THE undersigned is desirous' Of selling his res
L idcnce in Millersburg. The lot isequal to any
in town. The House is comfortable, the premises
contain plenty OF good water and other convenienees
1t will be sold at great bargain, For particulars
enquire OF the owner ,oenpu.v
Nov, IA; le6l. .-n39tf