Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-07-03
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
,nE UNION As IT WAS. THE CONSTITUTION AS IT l.
For Surycyor-JAMES l.. RICUESON,
mmissioner-UENRY T.. POUNDS.
Emancipation and Comfscation


apply it to the use Of the Government. Con
fscating slaves would be to sell them and put
the money they brought into the United States
Treasury. The Aboltionsts do not propose
to do this. They are for unconditional eman.
cipation.
Two years ago all Republicans, or Abol-
tionsts, from the candidate for Presidential
honors down to the duck legged boy who
brought up the rear Of a Widc-Awake pro-
cession, declared they would not interfere
with slavery where it then existed. They
have been false to all these Professions
They have abolished slavery in the District
OF Columbia, where it was legaized by Gen.
WAsHKGToN; they have passed resolutions
inviting the Southern people to free their
slaves and take pay for them on. of the Ma.
tional Treasury; and to-day they have not
less than dozen bills before Congress to dc.
clare the slaves free in all the Southern States.
One year ago Congress passed a resolution,
the Critcnden resolution, declaring tho war
was waged for no other purpose than to sup
press rebellion and preserve the Union. I'M
der these declarations, and for no other pur.
pose than that declared in this resolution,
seven hundred thousand men rusht d to arms.
Now that the men are in the service and have |
no way Of getting out but by general throw
ing down of their arms, the Republicans are
turning It'll into awar for the abolition of slavery
To cover up their niamy they talk about con-
fscGttng slaves to pay the expenses Of the war. !
pat, al H. Al
and they know it. Freeing the slaves will
not put dollar into the public treasury in
stead of enriching the North it will impover-
ish her by throwing worthless black popu-
lation on our hands to gain a prccarous sub
sistancc from the hand OF charity or the wick
edncss of theft; it will not enable the South
to pay their quota of taxes, but on the con.
trary it will make them so poor that the tax
gathercr could not secure his travelling ox-
pcnscs. Emancipation will heap millions of
taxation On the North, fill our poor-houscs,
jais and penitentiarcs with the black gods of
the Republican party and have sooty thou
sands to dcbasc and degrade our FREQ white
labor. 1t will leave thc South so poor that
their owls and bats will fare worse than did
thuse OF Babylon.
Emancipation will not end the war, Tor it
was the PRONUNCIATION of inccndary abolition
doctrines that led to the rebellion, and il is |
the abolition doings Of the present Congress
that supports it now Were it not for the |
abolition teachings and practices in and about
Washington there would be u live, active, |
working element in the South with sufficient
power, independent Of Northcr men, to beard
secession in its den and bring rebels to Justice.
Last fall the Aboltionlsts pretended to be
for the Union-nothing else. They wanted
all party issues laid aside until the war was
ended and the Union restored. The only par.
ty question the Democrats have raised in our
present national troublcs is u Stcadlast adher-
aucc to the Constitution and reiteration of
their devotion to the Union The Rcpubli.
cans were loud in their professions of dcvo-
tion to the Constitution and the Union before
the election, but it gained and they went into
their abolitionsm with II will and clung to
their party with the greatest pcrsistcncy.-
They are now starting the same game tor the
coming election.
If they are honest they should sail under
their true coors. II they regard the pr oserv-
alton OF the Union they should legisatc in
accordance with the Constitution. If they
desire to so conduct the war as to crush re
bcllion and save the Government, they should
adhere to the professions they made wAcn the
gallant men who are wearing out their lives
for our common country were called to arms.
| great many Republicans say they do not
approve of the doings of Congress. "By tlcr
works yc shall know them" The next cleo
tlon is for the election of Congressman who
VIII either approve or condemn the doings of
the present Congress. Every man will choose
between the candidate who sanctions the acts
of the present Congress and he who will rcpu.
diate them and go for the Constitution as it is
and the Union as twas. This is the question
to be met at the coming election, and we appeal
to our fellow citizens by every consideration
/ they hold near and dear to aid in crushing
out the twin heresics of abolition and seccs-
sion. We beg Of them by the love they bear
for the Union, the dear, blessed Union of
our fathers; by the hundred thousand green
graves which are filed with the mortal re-
mains OF those who have given up their lives
to save our bleeding and distracted country
by the sghs of the widowed and the tears of
the iatherless all over the land by all the
glorics OF tho past and our hopes for the fu-
ture by every consideration of patriotism
national glory and personal interest, to rise
up rs ono man and in one voice as loud as
seven thundcrs condemn the base attempts Of
those who seek to subvert all government and
law for the abolition OF slavery.
The Little Rock Democrat says there are In
Arkansas ten or twelve thousand Federals,
scattered over a large extent of country. Tho
largest body, five or six thousand, are in the
vicinity of Batcsville. At the last account
thoy had crossed White River and were re-
treating towards Missouri.