Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-07-24
News Etcsns.

The Southern papers say the crops are suffering
for want of rain.
The excitement at Newport aud Covngton is
very great and increasing. Citizens arc organi
ling rapidly for defense
Most spirited meetings have been held in most
of the cities East, at which money has been voted
freely, and men are filling up the ranks.
The country, says a Nashville correspondent,
who lives in Tennessee, is filed with cotton buy
crs. There are many bales ready to be shipped.
Gen. Curtis and army have arrived safely at
Helena and sent to Memphis for supplies.
1t Is reported that the rebel General Price
had crossed the mississippi into Arkansas. He
crossed at Cyprus Bayou, near Napoleon.
The English are complaining that their taxes
must be increased unless they can get a supply
of cotton.
At first the Government paid the negroes in
South Carolina one dollar per acre for planting
cotton They now receive two dollars per acre
for cultvatng it. Bully for the niggers.
The New York 7imrs says companies are fl
ling rapidly; already over 10000 had enlisted and
the number was swelling by thousands daily.
Stringent orders have been issued by Gen. Pope
against granting passes to citizens wishing to visit
Frcdericksburgh and the frontier lines.
1t is said the Richmond papers are alarmed at
the consolidation of the army under Den. Pope.
Well they mag be, for it has significance.
The city Council of Cleveland has voted an
appropriation of S35, 900 to aid in raising recruits
under the late call.
The Governor of New York has taken upon
himself the authority at once to offer State boun-
ty of fifty dollars to each recruit, and to provide
an amount sufficient for the purpose, trusting to
the next legislature to legalizeit
! The locusts are appearing in Kansas thicker
even than candidates for Tax Collectors. The
country will tr ruined
The Republican papers have commenced talk.
ing about the "Godcn Circle" The Statesman in.
qurcs if they have overheard of the 'Sca Serpant2
The Ohio Statesman says, "if our Government
goes to work to disc pline and arm negroes on a
large scale, the rebel Government will do the
same on a still grandcr scale. We shall then have
the ptablc sight of negro armies marching into the
field, fighting against and buchcrng each other
in white mans quarrel"
! The Cincinnati Enquirer suggests that those
who have gone to Washington to look after Tax
Collcctorships, yoluntoern the army but we guess
they will prefer "stting at the receipt of customs"
like the pubIicans of old, and high living and fat
salaries to the hard fare, low wages and perls OF
soldiers in the field.
The Nashville Union of July 18th, says ninety
gucrIlas were captured by Union forces, while
drilling in fcld, and all brought to Nashville.
Two ses of delegates have been appointed to
the Fusion Union Republican, Abolition Conven-
ton to be held at Columbus on the 2lst of Aug
monizc.
| The Detroit Free Press states that while those
who Lad near and dear friends in the army oc the
Potomac were in agony over the news of the bat
ties before Richmond, Abolitionsts in that city
were wishing for the defeat of the army, aud cx
pressed their Willingness "to sit up all night to
hear OF the death of Mcclellan"
It there never had been any Aboitionist there
never would have been any secessionists. If Alb
olitonism had never claimed the superior abilit,
to judge Of tho morality of their nciglbors, sla
very would, ere this, have surely disappeared
from ali save the Cotton States.
The New York Tribune, referring to the sud
den disappearance of small silver coins, calls out
Justify for change and says: eve must have
change" Yes and we must havca change, or we
shall all be rlincd, financially, politically aud
morally,
Although the Abolition papers are urging all
men of all parties to enlist in the army they kce[
up their dcspcable howl that Democrat are Val
landigham traitors and rebel spmpathzers. lfthcy
want Democrats to fill up the regiments hadn't
they better quit insulting them2
Cincinnany continues hammering away at Val
landigham. He keeps up smoke about Val TO
keep the people from thinking about the coTup
tons of the present Administration. More mon
ey says Dawes, has been stolen from the treasury
in one year under the present Administration
than paid all the current yearly expenses of the
| Administration which proceeded it,
Thirty-six of Morgan's men have been captur.
ed in the vicinity of Lebanon, Ky, and are now
lodged in the Newport Guard House.
The Louisville Democrat proposes to dispose Of
Sumner us follows: "Iie him in n double knot
ram him down Rodman gun, fire him into
Charleston, and let the rebels eat and poison
themselves" A good suggestion, but why not
fire all the Aboltionsts at the rebel ut Charleston
Rlchmand and elsewhere, and give the rascals
tone HI OF a dosc'
The New York Express calls for recruits and
says Our old Wide Awake fricnds--not one oil
them ought to stay at home Every man that
bore torch in November, 1850, is now in honor
bound To bear n musket."
The Abolition papers say Vallandigham once
declared that "no troops should march from Ohio
to fight the rebels save over his dead body
Vallandigham in Congress, out of Congress, and
everywhere declares this lie, For making this
/, charge NUlandigham pronounced Wade "a liar
!, II coward and a scoundrel.
Tho distress among the poor and their dcstitu
ton of provisions, amounts to almos a famine il
New Orleans.
! Van Dorcn has declared he would rocnpturc al
the towns in our possession on the lower Missis
sipp; but as he has only land forces, and our arm
Mt all points is protectcdby gunboats, he may fin,
tho declaration easier han the execution,
Hon. John S. Phelps has been appointed Milit,
, ry Governor of Arkansas, with free powers, Tn
purpose is to assist the loyal people to re- c-cstablis
Constitution.