Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-09-04


sumcs to question that the attempt of the
Southern States to secc, G was without
justification in fact, and utterly void in
law, aud essentially revolutionary. For
all wrongs Of the South, either fanced
or real, their was ample remedy, by peace
iu, action, and 10y calm and kindly ap
peals to the intelligence and justice of
Northern majorities, under the forms
of the Constitution An appeal to
the Constitution and not to the pow.
er Of war, was the right and duty Of
the South, for any grievance it might
sustain, under the Federal system, short
Of that oycrmastering oppression which
RENTS an oppressed people to their revo-
lutionary right Of overthrowing arbitrary
and unjust power. The seeding States
in their act Of war against the Federal
Government, not only violated their duty
to the Constitution, but were guilty Of
an enormous crime.
While such is the Judgment Of North
crn Democrats upon the Southern rebel!-
ion, there are few intelligent Democrats,
who will be dipoSed to eXoncrato the Re
publican party from the fearful responsi.
biIity Of having from the election Of MIR.
Lincoln to the commencement of civil
war at Fort Sumter, pursued policy un-
favorable 10 concliation and an honorable
compromise of the differences that were
fast driving the nation to civil war,
While impartial history will charge
this responsibility upon the Republican
party, she viii also give to the Northern
Democracy the credit, Of having by every
possible effort Of their best and ableat
statesmen cndcavorcd to save the Union
by compromise and peace. And | will fur
thcr say, that there are no Democrats, and
| think few truly intelligent and candid
men, who will not chargo upon the gen
cral anti-slavery, and | may say, Abolition
policy of the Republican party, no small
share Of the responsibility Of having cx-
cited the sensitive and impulsive people
Of the South, by long series OF interier.
cnce and abuse, to II state of mind that
rendered them ripe, upon such provoca
tion as the election Of Mr.. Lincoln, to be
prccipitated by their ambitious and un
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who warmly deny that the Republican
party, was or is an abolition party or in
sympathy OF "iI'''"''on WIN inc Ap"'It,on
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l'7 ''"V o' many +o'o.S' an" 10 ,'y II up
on It's record both before and since Mr..
| l,iucOlu't election. The crimes Of its
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Just punlshmeht' AZ present / Will con
tent myself with noticing ono lact on
plopably have all heard OF the Helper
hook. but | presume few of YOU have read
=, I,,,o,i,,l tho ,irtrol on lor.nnnnt nj
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somr 20 h'lu"Ilcah "ne''ue ~ ,o"S' cSS
MIR, Helper is now one OF Mr Lincoln s
Ministers or Diplomatic Agents to II
S,,,,h American Statn ns a r,,vnrI for
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ms SIt"' P",'t'V"' Sc'N'O'' '"'o"6" Ms
book IN the Lincoln campaign.
! will read two short extracts from this
hook. they are the cream of it. and will
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slavery question hlA'y'HNe lepuoIl'ai
members of Congress, and the Admins
tr,tinn nf Mr. Iinrolu thouoht worthy
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and honorable puulic once.
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III our plu'oue WARFARE Against 'h' most 'unuA'
ana lhsiilous zoe ,h"l ever Ihehac'" the m'neh
ap'e rGh'S ana i'oe''eS anu uo"'cs' interests "
/ America.
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