Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-01-02

Now, the battle cry is Go in, boys, fol
the maintenance Of slavery aud Union
Onward my brave fellows: down with this
aecursed treason, but stop if you run
against uiggerl' fDerisive
War Is dreadful alternative, aud iutes-
tine war is the worst Of all. have two
sens in the army and | should expect of
them TO brand me coward if l wanted
to entail this war on the next generation.
Is there doctor neari Voice-Here Z
Well now would you attempt TO cure a
disease without removing the cause of it;
without attempting TO strike at the infu-
enees that produces it. and might produce
agains Ii you would we should call you
quack. want speedy peace, and
want permanent peace. Is there man
here who does not know that this war is
terminated with this old element of dis
cord-slavery-stiil in existence as it was
it will break out again, ard again, and a.
gain, till slavery is national or slavery
blotied out! Loud cheers.] Remove
the cause; cut out The very root Of the can
Ger and we shall have peace, a peace rha.
is worth somell,ing-bul quack treatment
vi leave, instead chronic war. Aud
kt u, carry on this war Of loyalty against
treason heartily, fully resolved to let all
institutions perish that stand in the way
Of prompt aud successful prosecution Of il,
and every shackle will be stricken off, the
rebellion will be stricken down, and We
shall Conquer peace that will be endur-
ing. Cheer>
'Bu,,' someb"dy asks, what will you do
with las negroes when they are freei l
might reply, Let us close this war in the
cheapest Way" sufficient unto the day is
The evil thereof. Blu, propose TO give
you my views. They. don't cost You any
hing you know. Suppose we adopt The
same policy towards the negroes, then,
thai our fathers did towards the indians?
We need not teach them how 10 pillow, 10
sow and TO reap; for they know how.
We need not learn them smillling and the
mechanical arts, for there are mauy of
them mechanics ready-nade. We need not
instruct them in the WAYS of civil life
for quick to initiate, they have learned
Them already even uader burdens of bon
dage. We.need not teach them the habits
of the white man, for they have the habits
of the white man, even to chewing tobacco
and worrying down little rye whiskey.
Laug ghier. Suppose, then, we free the
slaves, pay them wages, and thus retain
them where they are, until white labor
can be substituted without commissions
they meantime, enjoying all the elevations
and dignifying influences of free labor and
Tor final colonization beyond our
border.
Then, suppose we take another policy
obtain n country contiguous 10 tls-a por-
ton of S. nth America, for instance
(Voiee-Scuth Carolinia.) Well, now,
that idea of South Carolina strikes me
very favoiably. Laughter / desire
irst To see The shackles stricken off in a
legitimate manner, SO That our stars and |
stripes may, in truth, wave over country
Of freemen.
Next, desire so see the two races sepa-
the home Of the white man and |
q home of freedom; that the home Of the |
black man and hpnc of freedom. Ap- |
plause. | would that the ocean rolled be-
Tween the Two races. Our prejudices
against them are unconquerable. my
self certainly entertain these prejudIces, in
common with Others. No two races have
Or can live long together, unless they in
ermany. / am opposed to this. Now,
for the good Of us both, let US give them
he discipline that attends freedom and
Iree labo., then let US kindly seperate tbem
rom us, and all will be well.
But, says another, Il would go for this
war being closed permanently by using
The slaves, but | am afraid it will diminish
lhe price OF labor" Now, III the first
place, we need never fear for the safety of
the white lnborers OF America. They will !
hold their own, whatever happens, because
they can always project themselves and |
lEeir interests through the government
which they control.
But, secondly, freeing the slaves would
not lesson the wages oi labor. Freeing
Lhem would compel the payment OF wages
10 lIlem-wouldn'l ii? Now they work
Tor nothing. Their labor now is brought
into competition with you without remu-
neraiion. (Foice--"That's so,' and
cheers. So, l affirm, that it would have
he tendency, not only 10 dignity all labor,
,ut To increase instead of diminishing the
wages of white labor.
Ii there were four millions of white men
working in the South To feed aud clolhe
his rebellion, millions Of money would be
if it would suffice To Withdraw
hein from the service of the rebels. |
nave shown 10 you that the four millions
ii slaves feed aud cluthe this rebelliou.-
Remove them, withdraw them, and this re-
,ellion will crunble 10 the Center, us a yes.
el will collapse when You create 9accum
~ Withdrawing the air.
This subject think could discuss always
lit opens and widens before US as we
ouch it. But | have spoken at length,
md must close by presenting TO you my
hanks for this demonstration, and TO wish
oh, how heartily do wish-that when
We meet again upon such an occasion, We
AN congratulate each other That the rebel
ion is crushed out permanently, any that
We have indeed Republic of freemen.
Cheers long continued followed the
ien.'s retirement from the stand, showing
" their spontaneous heartiness, how the
peaker had touched responsive minds.
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