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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
West Point, virginia..

West Point which has recently been
captured by Gen. Mcclellan, is about
twenty miles by water from York.
town, ard aboutthirty-iyc from Rich
mond. with which it IS connected by the
Richmond aud York River Railroad. 1t
is small village in the southc'ly anglo
of King William county, apd at the june.
tion of the Parmonkey and Mattaponcy
rivers. which form York river.
West Point is a place Of considerable
historical Importance. 1t was the resi-
dence of Opcchancunough. tho celebrated
Indian chief. brother Of Powhatan, aud
author OF tho great massacre in 1922. 1t
was occupied and fortified in 1875, by
Nathaniel Bacon, during the rebellion
which took his name.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
Desperate Safsic2t West Point
--Bscbcis Defeated with Great

FoErREss MoERegs. May 0.-I learn by
tn steamer from Yorktown, that Gen.
McC lclIan has advanced Twelve miles be-
yond Williamsburg, and had several
with the enemy, routing them
with heavy loss,
The embarkation Of troops un Ter Gems,
Franklin and Scdgwick, and the rebels
under Lee, who were endeavoring to make
their way to Richmond 1t is said to
have been the scvercst battle on the Pen
insula. The rebels were totally defeated
and Aanked, being driven back toward
the forces under Gen. Johnston, on the
Chickohomny,
The whole number of Federal killed
and wounded was three hundred.
The enemy were driven back by our gun
boats with great slaughter. They had
not less than thirty thousand men, while
our whole force was not over twenty
thousand landed. Had it not been for
the gunboats, they would have been de-
lcatcd.
Deserers from the enemy report there
was great excitement at Norfolk this
morning; that Gen. Burnside, with a
largo force is within few miles Of Wei
don, and that rebel troops are evacua-
ting the city at all possible speed,
Sewall's and Pig Points, they say, are
already abandoned, and preparations are
making to destroy the Navy Yard and 9TH
CT public property.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
Thc Homestead Law Passed.

Congress has at last passed the Homo
stead Bill. There is much to be said in
favor of homestead law, but just now
W en- our country is almost buried under
its debts, it looks good like suicide TO
give away the only tangible assets she has
to pay them with, The Pacific Railroad
and Telegraph bill also passed both
Houses of Congress, This at the prop
er time might have been a wise measure,
but at present, with the war debt hang
ing over us, it is hard to appreciate its
fitness to the times. The taxes without
these measures would be enough, but it
seems to be the policy of the present
Congress to ruin the country with high
taxes, If they do not succeed, it will be
no fault Of theirs, R,chidRa Democrat.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
lkccp il Before the pcon,c.

That the following Republican mem
bers of the Ohio State Legislature voted
against and defeated a bill to allow our
volunteer soldiers the privilege of voting:
NAYs-Brachman, Bradbury, Glessnor
Gunsaulus, Harrison, Hills, Howard,
Howe, Huston, Keck, krum, Latham,
Lemon, Marsh, Masters, Miller, Mont.
gomcry, Myers, McGill, Odlin, Osborn,
Pierce, Pursell, Robb, Rockwell, Schell,
Scott, Sicg, Smith, Stanton, Stewart,
Tiffany, Warner, Woodbury. and Speak
cr--35.
Let it also be kept before tie people
that the following, comprising the whole
Democratic strength of the Lower | ousc
of tho Legislature, voted to allow soldiers
the right to vote
lEAs-Ault, Bates, Blocker, Boesel
Converse, Drcsel, Fee of Brown, Fee oil
Vinton, FcrrilI, Flag, GriJben, High,
Holden, JcfIiicS, Kennon, Keyser of Mon
roe, Lind, Lott, Manett, Monroe, Nc.
ClclIan, Rcamcy, Reisinger Smythe
snyder, Sticrs, Taylor, Thorp, Titus, Uni,
Wallar Wells, Wilkin and Wilson-3l
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
General MERRIAM.

The success which Goa. Mcclellan
has met in his march upon Richmond
exceeds the expectations of the most san
guinc. llo has met with an unbrokcn
series Of tiumphs, dispensing and seat
tering the rebels in terror and horriGing
tho Abolition hounds who have been ON
his track. At last accounts his army was
within % miles Of Richmond; but few
days can elopSc til he will be in possession
of tho rebel capital.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
,vbc Battle of Williamsburg.

We have by telegraph moro details of
the hard fought battle. and the glorious
victory achieved by Gen. Mcclellan, on
Monday last. at Williamsburg, Virgin.
ia. The rebel army was there in force,
covered by earthworks and Notifications,
which they had been long time throw
ing up and preparing, probably in antic.
pation of the possible evacuation oI
Yorktown. Besides, they were led by
their ablest Generals, Longstreet and
Johnston.
But they could not withstand the tire.
menduous and well planned onset of Ger
eral McClellan's "Quaker Army" as it
has been sneeringly called. Though only
thirty thousand of our troops, many OF
whom had lain out in the woods the night
before, were ptted against fifty thousand
of the best rebel soldiers, yet when the OPP
posing forces, by the advance of our men,
came to close quarters, and the order was
given to charge bayonets, the rebels could
not stand the too pointed application OF
cold seeel but broke ard fled in confu-
sion and dismay beyond their intrench.
ments in Williamsburg, leaving their
dead and wounded on the battle field.
The battle lasted from morning til af-
ter nightfall. Our men rested for the
night. Early on Tuesday morning Gen
cral Mcclellan sent out scouts to exam
inc the position Of the rebels, intending
to storm their works. Word was
brought back that the enemy had igno-
miniously deserted his fortified position
during the night. At seven a. NJ, oul
troop entered Williamsburg and General
Mcclellan occupied Johnston late head
quarters.
But that was no time to rest even for d
"Qualor General" Following in close
pursuit, Mcclellan on the same (rucsday)
morning came up with the rear of the fly
ing rebels eight miles from Williams
burg, and drove them across the Chicka
hominy, where, unless they can manag,
/ to get across the James river in hurry
they stand fair chance Of being caught.
The latest dispatch received at thi
writing states that battle has beer
fought at West Point, in which the rcb
els were defeated with great Slaughter
No other particulars are given. But
rebel defeat is Union victory. Wei
may Mcclellan again telegraph to hi
wife, as he is said to have done after tn
battle on Monday-"The Quaker arm,
is doing wcll!'-- Statesman.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
Abolition Vslpu,lcmcc.

On the 18th ult,, in congress, John A .
Bigham, an abolition member from this
State, in debate on the tax bill made
use of the following language "Uno
IN Tie name q hcaccn wanis lie cotton
StatcS or any othcr .Siotc Mjs side ofpcy.
dition 10 remoiA IN tie Union, i siDpery is
10 co"HH"e." That is just it with aLoli-
tionlSts. They can spout treason to the
constitution and the Union, and it is all
hight. If Democrats cling to the con
Stitution as protection to their person
al rights, they are rebels. The impu-
dcncc Of abolitionism never had n parallel.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
From Kentucky.

a Washington dispatch says: The
Military Board of Kentucky, who under
the authority of the loyal Legislature OF
that State, practically took all military
out of the hands of Governor Magoflin
last summer and saved Kentucky to the
Union, have sent deputation to Wash
ington to ask for moderate and conserv-
atlve action on the part of Congress
They say that the Emancipation Act of
this District, coupled with the general
emancipation and con6scation bills still
finding are creating wide spread uneaSi-
ness and dissatisfaction in Kentucky, and
Weakening the hands Of the Union men,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
WARRANTED PERFECT!
Notice to the Supervisors of Holmes
County,

\Ou L attcntion is directed to the following pro
l vision OF the Statute, which has Of late been
almost entirely iisregardcd
THAT each supervisor within his district shall
erect and keep up, ut the expense of tho township
Mt the forks OF every State and county road, a post
and guide board, or finger board containing an
Inscription in cgible letters directing the way and
distance TO the town or towns, or public place OF
places, situated on each road rospGctiycly.n
And also to anot provisou
That each and every Supervisor who shall neg
lect or refuse &c "Shal Forfeit, for every such
ofensc, not less than five dollars nor more than If
= dollars, To be recovered by indictment in the
Court Of Common Pleas, or by an action before any
Justice" &c.
The Importance to the travelling public Of n COM
Plance with the hrSt above provision is complete
ed To Noncompliance in tho second provision above
cclerrcd To L.. r. CRlTCHFlEID,
May 10, leB2w Prosecuting Attorney
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
Disinucc, nom fsirhmomd.

Tho following statement Of the dstan.
ceS of different points in Virginia from
Richmond is of interest at the present
time, when our armies are in motion
there
Washington, ID. c., is distant from
Richmond 1870 miles; Norfolk lOl; Sul-
folk 50, Cape Henry 1870; Hampton 9G;
Fortress Monroe 90; Yorktown 70;
Williamsburg GO; Frcdricksburg G5,
Winchester $50; Gordonsville 10; Stan
ton 100.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
A WORD to RCptsbIiCnns

There are many mon who arc not Alb
oltionists that have voted the Republican
ticket under q mistaken notion as to Tho
aims of their party leaders, and who did
not believe that the success Of that party
would bring upon the country such dis
I tress as we now witness. These men arc
honest, and when convinced of their error
of voting in opposition to the national
Democratic party they will abandon their
political associations. 1t is to such men
we design to talk.
Before acquiring power the Republican
party promised, in the event of success,
to restore the Government to the purity
of the days of WAsurNGroN and JErrER-
SON. Instead Of fulfilling this promise
more corruptions have been practiced
upon the Government during the fourteen
months of the present Republican Adj
ministration than were pcrpetrated from
the first day WAsnlNGroN entered the
Presidential chair to the last day Mr..
BUcHANAN occupied it.
The Republicans, many Of them, prom
ised not to interfere with slavery where
it existed but simply to confno them
selves to preventing it from acquiring
new territory. Notwithstanding this
promise Congress has passed law, and
the President sanctioned it, to abolish
slavery in the District of Columbia and
compel the oyerburdcncd tax payers to
pay from their hard earnings three hun
drcd dollars q piece for the negroes set
free by this bill In addition to this,
Congress, on the recommendation Of the
President, passed resolutions pledging
the Government to aid States in abolish.
ing slavery by paying out of the publ,
Treasury for the slaves set free.
The Republicans promised to restore
the country to order and quiet, retrcncl
public expenditures and Tighten the bur
den of taxation. In six weeks after Mr.
LlNcoN took charge of the Goyernmcn
the country was plunged into a civil wa
which has already cost fifty thousan,
lives and twelve hundred millions of dol
lars, dcranged business, destroyed til
friendly relations existing between tn
different sections of the country, brorgl
mourning to hundred thousand house
holds, filed the land with helpless wild
dows and orphans, burdened our pcopl
with monster debt for all time to com
and made the Union Of our fathers
scattered and disiointcd wreck. Let thes
facts be carefully considered.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15

The Merinauc was blown up by the
rebels and sunk shortly after receiving
the news of the fall of Norfolk. Without
Norfolk, the Nerrimac was helpless. The
capture of Norfolk and the destruction of
the Merrimac will be bitter blow to the
rebels. They had vaunted SO much OF
the powers and invincibility of that ves-
sci. that its destruction cannot fail to be
very disheartening to the people who
sympathize with the cause of the rebel
lion
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
Notice.

GiSERAL ofrIcE, 7. Fl. W. c. RAILWAY CoMPAEY
PTrsBURGu, May /, 1902. !
'I'HE Plttsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway
Il Company having received proper legal convey
ance OF the Rail Road, from P1burs to Chicago, with
an its appendages real, personal and mixed, late the
property OF the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Raj Road Company, assumes the control and man
agement Of said Road and Property.
All persons employed on about said poad may
continue in their respective positions stations until
further notice.
All persons, associations and corporations, desiring
business relations, wishing to continue change any
existing will at once apply to the proper Of
hcers of this Company, as this Company is bound by
arrangement or understanding that I does not express
ly assume, c. W. CASS,
myl5w4 President.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
Abolition Triumph.

The Abolition debating society, vul,
carly called Congress, has passed LOVE
JOYS bill for the emancipation of all
slaves within the exclusive jurisdiction
of the United States, by vote of IS to
%. The Democrats and Border State
men oil voting against it,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
XHr News


returned from Fortress Monroe to Rich
mond, on Tuesday, positively refused to
return, although eagerly urged and threat
cned by their officers, and took the oath
Of allegiance.
The rebel gunboats at Fort Wright, on
the Mississippi, made frantic attack
upon our ilotila on Saturday, but they
were driven back with considerable dam.
age. Two rebel gunboats were blown up
and one sunk. None of our fleet suffered
materially.
a great battle is contemplated at Cor
inth, which, for magnitude of the forces
engaged, will eclipse any yet fought in
America. The numbers engaged will ex-
ceod 100 900 on each side. Beauregard
is said to be outnanked on three Sides
Southern papers express fears for the re-
suit.
Terrible distress and want Of pi owls
ions are reported in Memphis and New
Orleans. 1t is said -four cannot be had
at any price. The Memphis Avalanche
soys Of affairs IN Now Orleans. "Mavor
Monroe and all the Alderman have been
arrested and on refusing to take the oath
IF ol,oo;onco woro sont to nrison -
.,.,L.lo y.
covorcd in poducah ot the mouth Of the
Tcnnesso rivor. whcroLv it was nronoscd
,o do,ivor that im,ortont no;nt into tho
honl. or ,ho roLoi., rLoro oro sivtv 81
,bo,, ~ rrr,bor o,1 ,bo, b,vo LolI CO.
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1he Memphis A'"la"e@e says; 9Th
congressional stampede from hlchmohl
li"o very depressing eloct' ana IL Is Dc
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
The Patriotism of the Demo-
cratic Party.


cratic Party.
AT the time our present national trou-
bles commenced the Democratic party
had Just suffered an overwhelming defeat
at the hands of the Republican party.
Every Democrat felt in his heart that
the successful party entertained principles
hostile to the best interests Of the country
and at war against the cxistancc of the
Union. They had no personal love,
hardly common respect, for Mr.. LINCOLN.
They had no confidence in the Rcpubli-
can majority in Congress. They had
firmly believed that the success Of the
Republican party at the ballot-box W ould
lead to rupture Of the Union and cover
the land with civil war with all its attcn
dant horrors Of heavy taxation, a pom
derous national debt and financial dis
tress. Notwithstanding all these things,
when the President called for volunteers
the Democrats expended their time, and
their money, and rushed to arms with
unprecedented unanimity. This, too, at
a time when they were denounced as troi.
tors and sympalhizcrs with secession by
the party in power, The positions Of
honor AMI profit were not shared with
them except in cases Of absolute necessity.
For opinions sake they were expelled
from Offices high and low all over the
Union. When they were being called to
arms the political cXccutioncr's axe was
vigorously welded by the party calling
upon them to fight. The policy of the
Administration was not then, nor is it
yet, defined. Nevertheless the Democra-
oy were so firmly attached to the Consti-
tuition and the Union OF our fathers that
under all these adverse circumstances
hundreds Of thousands Of them left theil
Offices stores, larmes and workshops, and
all the dear associations Of family ties, tc
endure the dangers, privations and hard
ships of the battle field.
They tamcly submitted to be driven by
an Abolition Congress into the very Jaws
Of death at Bull Run. Finally victory
purched upon the standard Of the Union.
llUMpnREY MARSHALL was defeated, XoL-
LIcorrER was defeated, the rebels were
routed at Pea Ridge, Fort Donelson was
ours, BuRNslDE was carrying everything
before him, the rebels were dcscrtng by
thousands, and the people Of the Border
States were almost unanimously pro-
claiming for the Union. After all these
triumphs an Abolition Congress passed
bill, and an Abolition President sanct
toned it, to abolish slavery in the Dis.
trict of Columbia where it had existed
for more than two hundred years, and
resolved in favor of paying out of the
national Treasury the money which the
soldiers had honestly earned and were
Justly entitled to for the purpose of buy
ing negroes from States where slavery
might be abolished This abolitionisu
oil inc Administration melted the rebel'
who were about to yield to further ex
ertions, made them thousands Of sup
portcrs from those who had hitherto
strove against them, enabled them to fiji
up the ranks of thir army and added such
strength to the rebellion as will cost
rivers of blood to wipe out. Tho pat.
riotic Democrats who compose n very
large proportion ol the army, have wit
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
Timely.

Tho Cincinnati Commercial of Tues.
day, warns tho Republicans at Wash.
ington, that by pushing their Abolition.
ism to the extreme to which they seem
disposed, they are subiecting thcms elves
to the charge Of having called an army
into the field on "ialse pretenses."
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15

The President has issued a proclama.
ton declaring the blockade of the Ports
of Beaufort, Port Royal and New Or,
leans shall cease from and after the 1st
Of June.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
Notice to Tax Payers.
County Board OF Equalization

'HHE Tax payers Of Holmes county, Ohio. are
L hereby notified that the Annual County Board
of Equalization of the Taxable proper of said
county as returned by the Assessor for the year
ls62 will be held ut the Auditors office in the town
of Mllersbug, commencing ON Wednesday, the 2lSt
day of May 1862, and will remain il session three
days. JOHN WElTMAN
May 10, ls62n 3ws County Auditor.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
Grave Digging.

fHHE undersigned holds himself in readiness at all
times to attend to calls for digging graves. Charges
moderate, orderslef with auy Of the cabinet makers
will receive prompt attention.
Mllllersburg, May Is, 1862. JOSEPH d. LACY,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
More Water!

WE the undersigned, each of us having a Pump in
w use bought of WM BRAY, do Chcerlully recon-
mend them to he all they represented We per-
fecy satisfied with their operation, and believe them to
be the REST PUMPS we have seen
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15
PUMPS OF EVERY VARIETY,

Fr ON one to hundred feet dcepi WILL NOT fRgIz.
WARRANTED Sign Of the Big Conee Pot.
May Is, 1l62lf BRAY, TlGE TIMER.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-09-30
3 z TELE e r Al n.
FROM THE Potomac.
Baltimore Sent On


Americans special from Sharpsburg
says Grifin's brigade pickets on the river
at Blackburn and Reynolds fords, oppo-
site Sbepardstown keep strict watch over
the rebels and are actively accommodating
the country along the Virginia side Of the
Potomac. Friday morning battalion
of cavalry crossed and. soon after sent
back as prisoners rebel cavalry Captai n
captured At Shepardstown, Soon after a
boy appeared on the opposite bank shout
ing to our pickets not to fire. He came
over and reported the rebels in strong
force 10 miles back from the river; also
that jackson had had amputation per-
formed in consequence Of u wound receiv-
ed at Antictam. These rebel deserters
are VIGOROUSLY unreliable. Thursday
noon, Griffin in person, with the 9th
Maine and LIST District of Columbia regi-
ments, crossed the River, threw out Skin
mishers and advanced up the hill, pro.
eeeding cautiously passed into the woods
Shortly afterwards they sent back piece
OF artillery and an artillery forge the rcb-
els had left behind. They remained over
during the afternoon no firing was heard.
1t is presumed that they did not find the
rebels in force.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-09-30
---~----sa
Midnight Report.

Especial to the Phil. North American.
Washington, Sept. %.
Rumors are in circulation to the effect
that the Union feet has commenced an
attack On Fort Morgan below Mobile.
The statement with respect to paroled
Union prisoners q, Harper's Ferry being
sent to act with Pope in suppression of
difficulties with the Indians is confirmed.
The Maryland home brigade, which was
at the Ferry when it was surrendered.
will not, however, go out on this expedi.
ton. las they complain that 6eld Of duty
is too far distant. They have been trans.
ferred to Annapolis
The corps OF General Sigel has been
largely reinforced within past fortnight,
aud il is whispered that he is on the track
of the enemy not far from Warrenton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-09-30
Cincinnati, Sept. 20.

The Augusta, KY, correspondent of
the Gazette, says that place was attacked
by SIX hundred and forty mounted rebels,
with two cannon, under command Of
q brother Of John Morgan. Union forces
under Col. Bradford. numbering hundred
and twenty, took refuge in the houses
aud fred from the windows, killing aud
wounding ninety men; among the killed
were three Captains, one Of them young.
or brother OF Morgan; among the wound
ed was Lieut.. Col. Prentice, son Of Geo
d. Prentice. The rebels were so exas
perated At their loss that they set IRE t.
10 the houses and two squares were burn
ed. Our loss was nine killed and fifteen
wounded, and the balance of our forces
taken prisoners. Subsequently, Union
force from Marshallviile intercepted and
attacked the rebels, when they He'd N
panic. Result of pursuit not known.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-09-30
New York. Sent. 28

new OK, sept. 20.
Advices faom Pensacola to the 18th,
and Key West to goth, have been receive
cd. No news. Sickness ashore at Key
West had abated, but no improvement in
the shipping e
A letter from New Orleans states that
the Expedition to the town Of Ponchata-
ma under Maj. Strong, had returned. He
succeeded in driving the rebels out, but
they soon returned with reinforcements
and drove the federals out. Our loss in
killed, wounded and missing,is 40. Our
troops captured the Post Office and con-
tents, ALSO sword and trappings present
ed to JEFF Thompson by the citizens of
Memphis.