Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-06-26

and all other loyal men to lay aside par.
tisan controversy and unite with them in
the support Of the war for the preserva.
ton of the Constitution and the Union.
No other purposes for the war was then
heard from the leaders Of the Republican
party, or indeed in any quarter, having
the slightest influence upon public opin-
ion.
The messages and speeches Of the Pres
ident; the proclamations Of the Generals
plcdging the public faith to the people
of the invaded States, and of which his
mere silence was an APPROVAL and confr-
nation; the resolutions of Congress,
passed almost unanimously, only two
Republicans voting against them in the
House of Representatives; the language
of the press and popular meetiugs--al
united in declaring that the war was to
be prosecuted not TO subiugate the South,
nor to change Southern institutions, moi
to deprive Southern men Of their property
or rights, but simply to establish the au.
thoiity Of the Constitution over all the
States. Such were the appeals and as.
surances under which the war commen.
ced. But when we had half a million
, Of men in arms; when our armies were
filled with Democrats and others who
volunteered to fight for this cause and
not for Abolition; when Maryland, Ken.
tucky and Missouri, relying upon oul
promises, hal sent loyal men to Con.
gress, orencd their territories to our
troops and placed themselves in oul
power-then, first, we heard that slavery
being the cause of the war, slavery must
be destroyed. 1t is notorious that al
this day large portion (to say the least
of the Republican party repudiates these
pledges and tramples even on their owr
Chicago Platform. They are the oper
advocates of the abolition of slavery il
the States and OF measures of confsca
ton so sweeping and relentless that thei
like has not been known since the days
of William the Conqucror. They have
theories, several theories. Some of then
maintain that the seeded States are ou
Of the Union therefore have no rights
They adopted the doctrine of Secession
attaching to its consequence that cnchan
ces its absurdity. The States, they say
are gone as States, but remain as terrific
ries subject to absolute power, This il
the theory of Mr.. Sumner. 1t is tn,
theory adopted by great meeting in tn
city Of New York, over which a son O
Alexander Hamilton presided. Other
derive the power to abolish slavery from
a different source. 1t may be done, the
say, by the war power-in other word
by espotic power. Who can bound tn
war power? And to what miserabl
state must this country be reduced, whcr
it shall be thought a justification of ever
violation of constitutional law to sa
that it may be done by the war power
l know that all these gentlemen claim
to be { prominently even } the friends O
the Union. They would sooner abolisl
slavery than that the Union should per
ish. They would exert military despo
t:sm in the South for the sake of tn
Union. They are so passionate in thei
love that they would sacrifice law, libeI
ty, the Constitution itself, to save til
Union. Well, the Union to which the
are so devoted, is one for which | cor
Tess L have no respect or attachment.
know no Union but our Constitutions
Union of free and equa. States. 1t is a
abuse of words to call any thing else tn
Union. Upon the new platform, Phil
lips who declares that for twenty year
he has been the enemy of the Union, ant
Garrison, who formerly stigmatized it a
q compact with hell, are both Union mer
1t is the opinion of these gentlemen tina
the law of Coo AID the Constitution c
the United States are at variance wit
each other, and therefore they hav
sought the overthrow of the Union, bu
they have become converted since it ha
been discovered that one may be an enc
my of the Constitution, and yet frien
of the Union. So, Mr.. Gerrit Smitl
who sat in seat Of honor at the Me-
York meeting, informs us in his circular
though he hates the Constitution, l.
loves the Union.
The legislative address invites to til
proposed Union Convention call Reput
licans, Union Democrats and other 10y,
citizens" This implies that all Repul
ficans are loyal; that diSloyalty may /
found among Democrats and other cit
zens, but nowhere else. Such is not m
opinion. We are in arms against tn
disloyal men of the South, and none hel
now oppose the war. l believe that il
dividuals may be found in the North VIII
sympathize with the rebels and wit
their success. But it would be absurd t
organizea political party against perso or
so few and insignificant, and who dal
only speak in whisper The disloyi
men of the North, from whom danger
to be apprehended, are they who seek
convert the war into a war for the ema,
cipation of the black race by means
the overthrow of the Constitution.
Where are these men to be found? Sum
ner is one Of them; Wade another Thac
: deus Stevens third. If there are Den
ocrats or other citizens among them.
think they will. be found to fraterni;
with the Republicans, or rather in tram
formation state, Is it not plain that
we need Union party at the North, it
in order to defeat the schemes of the'
men? But how can that be if they a.
: invited to take part in the m ovemen
: There is no resemblance between tn
movement and that which resulted in IL
nomination of the Union ticket in tn
State last fall. There was then a sho
. of opposition to the war at the Nortl
! but no difference as to its purpose. W
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