Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
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inst Judge jackson presiding.
The rebel women pretend to dospisc
Northern soldiers, but they won't resist
them long-they have such taking ways
with them.
Prentice says that the rebel women are
not half so ready to run away from our
fine looking Yankee soldiers as the rebel
men arc.
Deserters from Bcauregard's army re-
port that the troops are on half rations.
Half loaf is better than no bread, but
the time is rapidly approaching when the
rebels won't have loaf.
jeff. Davis has appointed tomorrow,
the 10th inst, as day OF supplication
and prayer to the Almighty that he will
bless the Confederate arms, &c. jeff S
mock piety will not avail him now.
Certain mechanics in Memphis have
refused to take Confederate money, even
at heavy discount Uncle Sans green
backs are expected there soon, on which
there is no discount.
Beaurcgard has declared the Mississip-
pi to be virtually in the possession of the
Federal forces, and has ordered all troops
to be concentrated at Corinth. That is
right. 1t will enable IIallcck to bag
them all at once and will save time and
trouble.
Tho Monitor and 'Mcrrimac' have
been placticing little coquctry with
each other, advancing and rcccding al
ternotcly, but with no particular result,
further than tantalizing those who had
assembled to see fight. Why don't
/ they pitch in? The Merrimac has since
gone up.
What Mr. Richardson, of Illinois said
during the stormy debate in Congress on
Friday was, "that the country would be
the gamer if the riot act were read and
Congress dispersed" And there is con
siderable Of that sort Of feeling among
the people,
The Memphis 1Ppem Of the 18th ult.,
says; Gen. George b. Crittendcn ha
sent in his resignation to the War De
partmcnt, his intention being to rctir
from the service and remove to Texas
He is displeased with the treatment 1t
has met with at the hands of the Gov
ernment.
The Milwaukee Daily NcwS terms oul
Congress at Washington the "Negrc
Debating Society" Its members think
on the negro, talk on the negro, and vote
on the negro, and the negro is the begin
ming and the end oil all its deliberations
Senator Carlisle has submitted bill
in the Senate, to secure the personal lib
r erty Of the citizen. 1t provides that II,
one shall be arrested for dsloyalty exccp
on the oath Of reliable person, and tha
in no case during the present rebellion
shall any one be deprived the writ of liz
JeaS corpuS.
The great rebellion is on its last legs
When it goes out finally it will be with
no lingering ickcr--it will be suddcnl,
put out. We predict, too, that jeff. Da
Wis and his fellow Conspirators will fin,
the most icentleSS pursucrs among tn
people Of the South, whom they have dc
, ccivcd and ruined
a correspondent of the Chicago Time
charges that the Step-mother of Prcsiien
Lincoln is n poor bcd-riddcn old woman
living on the charity Of the people o.
Charleston, III. She has written to hin
repeatedly for aid, but not syllable OF
a dime has she received.
News has been It ccived at Washing
ton that the youngest daughter of the lat
/, Senator Mason, now rebel agent in Eng
, land has become confirmed lunatic
and is the inmate Of mad house. Tn
cause is said to be the present unhapp,
3 condition OF her native country.
The Confederate Almanac for 1862
0 published by Rev Dr. Summers, at til
Southern Methodist Publishing House
announces an eclipse Of tie san, "giSiJl
oper tie Confederate States !" To thi
the Nashville Union adds, that about tn
same time there will be "tota eclipse 0
tho Confederate States, visible over al
creation"
Congress passed resolution, on Wed
ncSday last, ccnsuring Simon Cameron
Ior his corruption in Office Last sum
mcr when the Democratic State Conven
tiou denounced Camerons eXtrayaganJ
management of tho War Department il
raised terrible howl among the ".Shon
UmioniStS." But Congress- has approved
the resolution of the Democracy of Ohio
Time sets all things even
The Republican Navy agent at Boston
in MaSsachusctts---compols the poor
wives Of the sailors who arc lighting tn,
battles of the conutry, to take tho oatl
of nllCpianCo whan thnv cou 20, tho Lolc