Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-08-07
Abolition Treason.


determined to drive President Lincoln in.
to their extreme measures, or break down
his policy in prosecuting the war against
the rebels. Mr.. Geo. w. Julien, mcm-
Der of the last Congress. has taken the
stump in his district in Indiana attack
ing the Administration and its policy,
groaning over the enormous expenses of
the war, and doing all he can to rotard
cnlistments for the army. Ii a Demo
crat were to pursue this villainous course
hc would soon be arrested and consigned /
to n prison.
The simple and notorious truth is that
this abolition faction has no interest in
the present struggle for the suppression
of therebellon but that of the extinction
of slavery. While the rest of us regard
this as being incidental, it is with them
the beginning and the end. Unless
the destruction of the institution is Sc.
surcd, these fanatics have no interest in
our nations struggle for existence. They
fear that the struggle may be closed with
ont slavery being totally cxtinguished,
and consequently they are beginning to
dictate terms to the President, prcparato.
ry to their assuming an attitude Of open
defiance to his policy and his plans
Their programme is being developed by |
the leading abolition organs, and is sim
ply this A proclamation of cmancipa-
ton by the President. freeing the slaves
of the South, and Hen the appointment OF
Generals who will see that the proclama
ton is carried rigdly into effect. Now,
although, until the rebels are crushed,
/ proclamations giving freedom to their
slaves would be 81 much nonsense, still
the game Of the agitators is perfectly
Transparent Their desire is to have
radical proclamation freeing the negroes,
and then radical officers, to supplant
those who enlisted to ii hit for the restor.
alton Of the Union and the supremacy OF
;hc Constitution. In short they desire to
divert the contest to an Abolition war, to
give freedom to millions Of slaves, who.
when trce, would be thrown into competi-
ton with the labor Of the men whose
arms are now engaged in fighting the bat
ties Of the Union.
The New York EreniDg Post, the ablcst
Of the radical press. has been for some
time forcing with its commanding ability
the extreme measures upon the attention
of the Almin,tratio 1t insists upon
such proclamation as we have men.
toned and the appointment Of such Gen.
erals as Fremont to see it enforced In
view Of this course and the course Of the
Abolition press generally for the past tx
months, is it at all astonishing that en-
listmeEts are so tardy ? If this war is to
be converted into miserable Abolition en-.
terprisc and our heroic Union officers dis.
missed to give place to mere Abolition
prcenders like Frcmont, the Govern.
ment might as well abandon the contest
in time. These open demands Of the lead
ing radical journals and politicians fully
explained the extraordinary efforts made
to supplant and disgrace such officers as
Mcclellan. Being in command OF all our
forces, and having no affinity with the
lurking treason of Aboltionists, he stood
in the way of th";r reasonable designs !;
and hence the conspiracy among them
to supplant him. The President resisted
their demands and now they commence an
open fire upon him and his policy.
AS we avealrcady stated, the leading
Aboltiouists of the Unon-and they fur
nish the brains and energy of the Repub.
lican paity-havo no interest in this stu
penduous struggle with rebellion, save
the freedom Of the Southern negro popu-
lation. They arc beginning to proclaim
it now, although the rebellion is as for.
midablo as when hostilitcs began and
this course is the cause of the Backward
ness of the masses to enlist for the further
prosecution of hostilities Their is no
want of patriotism in the country; against
a foreign foe millions of men would
Spriag to arms in a week but in war
which AbolitiOniSts are forcing into a
mere crusade for the emancipation Of
Slaves, patriotic nicn have neither heart
Inor stomach But we feel that these la
tent traitors will not succeed in forcing
him to the commission Of acts which will
not only rctarl cnlistments, but spread
discomfort among those already in the
field. The supplanting of such Generals
as Ilalleck and Mcclellan, to have their
places filled by mere advcnturers like Ere
mont and Shurz-and this to oblige the
dominccrinS and lanatical spirit of Abol-
/ ltionism would not only prove q m oSt
contemplate failure, but disgust every
/ high minded officer and man in the scrv-
| ice. Still, the mere suggestion of it de-
monstrates the lanatica fury o. those
who make it, and aGmonishcs every pa
triotic man of the dangerous teachings
and tendencies ofthe powerful faction who
are cndcavoriug to force the Government
into the adoption OF their destructive
doctrines. Their teachings are as fatal to
the pcrpctuity of our Government as
those of open rebels, and in this trying
contest it is the duty of all who desire
the continued existence of our Govern.
mcnt to shun them PWSJarg
/ Post.
War lIcc!ing LA 81 Night.