Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-06-05
Warittp.
who Induced Hunter TO Issue
Isis Emancipation OrdCri

ONeI one InllllOu VI elhNtS, SubSi
ded, the question as to the causes which
induced its publication are beginning to
elicit considerable inquiry. The Gener-
ais life has been Que of comparative Sc
cluson he has never attempted the role
Of the demagogue, but has been modest,
retiring and meiitorious soldier. Besides,
he has passed the age of reckless impulse,
even if he was known to be an enthusi-
ast with him the "hey dey in the blood
is tame" and waits upon the judgement
These being Gen. Hunters charac terls
tics, the astonishment created by his late
order was necessarily great and the
conclusion arrived at is that its origin
emanated from portion of the Wash
ington Cabinet urged by the leading rad
ical members Of Congress.
1t is perfectly evident that, no matter
how conservative the masses of the Re-
publican party are, the leaders OF that
organization in Congress have no idea OF
prosecuting the war for the restoration OF
the Union. This is not their purpose
now, nor was it at the beginning when
hostilities commenced. Their whole
course in Congress has been an agitation
OF the initiating slavery question. In re-
ply to appeals from Crittenden and Holt
and Andrew Johnston, to cease the agi.
tation as it was most penicious to the I'm
ion cause in their respective States, these
leaders sneered, and only advanced step
further in the oath of Abolition aggres-
sion. Their idea is the reduction of the
Southern States to the condition Of ter
ritories taking from them all State Sow
ereignty, making them dependent upon
Congressional action. This would Sc
cure not only the sudden destruction OF
slavery by Congressional enactment, but
fix Abolitionism q permanent power
in the Government. New England, un-
der the lead of Sumner, would then
be master of the Republic her twelve
United States Senators, and her thirty
five or forty members Of the House would
control the legislation of the country
The recent telling victories and the de-
velopement of strong Union feeling in
the border States clearly demonstrate
that the reclaimed Commonwealths will
soon again be fully represented in Con-
gress. Hence the alarm of the extremists
who desire no Union that they can not
This fear OF States redeemed from the
tyranny Of rebellion being soon represen-
ted in our National Legislature is caus-
ing our Northern conspirators to show
their hands. They induced the issuing
of the order Of Gen. Hunter, with the
expectation that the President would not
abridge it. No osoonor did it appear than
the extreme abolition papers Of the Tri-
June school began to commend it, de-
claring that the people demanded" pre-
cisely such policy. This was all, doubt
less arranged by those who agreed upon
that bold stroke, not only for the free
dom of a million of slaves but for the
creation of feeling of bitterness through
out the entire South, calculated to make
hostilites between us even more terrible
than they are. But, thanks to the Presi
dent he spoiled this deep game Of trea-
sonable machnation; and this last bold
stroke to drive him into their extreme
measures be promptly resisted.
TO give our readers an idea Of the bit
terness produced in abolition circles by
the presidents disapproval of General
Hunters order, we direct their attention
to the following dispatch from Washing
ton, and published in the TriJane Of Wed.
nesday;
The PoEIcY OF THE ADMINIsTRATIoN.-I
Senator Grimes, in the course Of the run
ming debate with which the Senate re-
freshed itself after three hours of Garet
Davis, said that he wouid not pOte To kake
up tie tar bill until tie administrator an
nounceS a dcNaHe policy, anR re9ui,'cd all
us Generals, author of Order N0. 3 as
weH as tie author Of No. IL to conform |
10 Il.
IIe would not lay heavy burdens of
taxation upon the backs of his constitu |
ents until he knew for mh@ papose and
10 what end tie war araS being carried on.
No reply was made to these remarks,
which, so far, at least as the expression
of urgent desire for sound and uniform
policy in the conduct of the war, met
with the general assent of the Senate
The significance of this avowal upon
the part of Mr.. Grimes consists in the
fact that, while the President has revoked
the order of Hunter, No. | he has not
interfcred with lialecl's No 3, excluding
fugitives from coming within the line of
his army. This Abolition Scncator and
his extreme colleague desire "a policy"
to suit their lanatical notions. or they will
pass no tax bill to raise funds for the
suppression OF the rebellion. These gen
tlemen seem to forget that the President
has a policy, and that they themselves as
sented to it, by their votes, when it was
first announced, That policy is con.
tanned in the following Congressional ex.