Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-08-28
Can "a whistle be Made orn Pigs
EniIl

Can "a whistle be Made orn Pig,s
Tails
A time-honored adage (honored only
by time) says may; but time does moi
always verify an uncontradicted assum
ton. The history Of the mechanic art,
throws DO light on the question; but al
things are so nearly possible that we are
inclined to think that an inferior whistle
may be made Of pigs tail after it has
been boned and tanned.
The President of the United States
whom democrats arc disposed to commend
just now, on account Of certain new indi
cations Of a rational add acceptable policy
hereafter to be persued by him in the
arrangement Of the war, was, until quite
recently, deemed by the Northern disun.
ionists so incorrigible an abolition pigs
tail, that "the music Of he Union" could
not be played upon him. But position
Of responsibility, from which he was o.
bliged to look his county and that
country's great questions in The face,
seems already to have accomplished a
part Of the supposed impossible mctamor-
phasis.
The wind Of abolition doctrine flowing
in furious blasts upon him has produced
certain Union notes, than which the ultra
Republicans would rather have heard
harsh thunder or even the crash Of the
downfall Of our national edifce He ha
refused to the abolition nullifers Of the
constitution their darling policy Of arm.
ing the slaves and mastering them into
service, to stand before the world upon
an equality with the white citizens as the
representatives and defenders of our coun-
try in the field. This stroke Of presilen-
tial rebellion will greatly shock the rabid
hordes, because Greeley, upon whose
counsels they most rely, in view of the
possibility OF such recusancy, recently
assured his readers that, unless the negroes
should fight our battles, there was no
possible means Of insuring success to our
arms. He has resisted the pressure Of all
vilainous mpoItunity TO "crush out' the
gallant commander of the army Of the
Potomac, even in the face Of the argu-
ment that it would be better for the coun-
try to sacrifice that army and the objects
Of its pursuit, than to allow an unaboli-
tionized democratic General to win such
popularity as to enlanger the abolition
succession in the Presidency and in Con
gress.
Even that is not all. Atthe very time
when the domestic enemies of our gov
ernment, in Congress and out of it, felt
most confident Of success in their desper-
ate game, and saw, in their minds eye,
the guaranteed rights of States and cit
izens swept away by unauthorized and
wicked legislation and the unchecked
hand OF military power, the President, to
their great chagrin, refused to WELD that
power to destroy that government which
he was sworn and empowered only to
protect By his veto he took the deadly
essence out of their confscation and G.
Emancipation scheme-anl when the clam
or was loud and urgent for the most des-
trrctve abolition policy to govern our
military operations, and such lawless spir-
its as Fremont and Jim Lane were desired
to com mand our citizen soldiery because
they regarded no law, the President met
the demand and incurred their cnmity by
placing that accomplished General and
conservative democrat, Gen. Halleck, at
the bead of our military counsels. This
measure breathes the music of the Union
Let Ike measures characterize his future
administration and the honest part Of the
people will stand by him. In what he
may have erred her,t fore he shall he len
iently judged. Overlooking for the pres
ent, any objections to past executive pol
icy, let the people rally in their strength
not only to fight our battles in the field
but to supply the nation and the eXecu,
tive branch of the Government with hon.
est, rational and patriotic representative
who will ignore all negro fanaticism anC
lcgislate, under the constitution, for tn,
benefit of the country-and then, shortly
shall abolition und secession occupy the
same diShonored grave Hoyae Co10,ty
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