Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-06-19
NEWS ITEMS.


Memphis is reported as quiet, aud business
gradually improving. Citizens arc returning
TO their homes
The President has issued his proclamation
offering for sale nearcy four million acres OF
land in Oregon.
Nothing new from Gen. lTallcck. Beau
regards army is supposed to DO still at
Okolona, Ovcrtown and Columbus.
From what we can hear from Gems. Fro
mont end Shields the loss has been very
heavy, considering the numbers engaged
We believe both sides claim the victory.
The first petition ever Presented to Con
grcss for the Dissolution OF the Union, was
, from Haverhll Massachusetts,, and was
signed by abolittionists,
1t is stated that six rebel regiments from
North Carolina refused to go into the battle
of Fair Oaks and that they are now under a
strong guard.
! The difference between an Abolitionist and
II Rebel, is that the Rebel wants to set up a
new government, and the Abolitonists wants
! to upset an old one.
Commander Pennock telcgraphs to the
Navy Department that the buildings and ma
chincry of .he late Memphis Navy Yard
were found unin;urcd when our forces occu-
pied the town.
The New Albany Ledger says that within
the last year band of horse thicvc in Wash.
ington county, Ind, have stolen one hundred
and twenty five horses in Kentucky anG Indi
ana
The Cleveland Lnadcr and Plain Dcal,r arc
disputing as to which is the most reliable
Black Republican paper. Ii is a hard ques.
ton to decidc-they are both filthy abolition
sheets.
The war news for the last week have been
less exciting than heretofore. 1t is evident
from the preparations making that there i,
mnch hard fighting not far ahead. Hot wor;
is expected at Charleston.
; Every abolition speech in Congress, every
bill introduced ombodying abolition views
is worth more to the rebel cause than mil
lions Of dollars and regiments Of soldiers
These make the Southern Union moro COM
pact, and the Southern mind more desperate
The Providence Journal Says:--s'Nlrs. Gen.
Lee and Mrs. Gen. Bcaurcgard are now within
our lines. If they will pardon the apparent
want of gallantry, we propose to exchange
them for their husbands. Can the chivalric
husbands be so ungdllant as to refuse to ac.
ccpt our ofleri
if according to the assertions which are
daily made in Republican journals and Re-
publican speeches, slavery has received its
death blow in this rebellion, WHY should its
overthrow be sought by Congressional lcgis.
Iation, for which, it is conceded, there is no
warrant in the Constitution
A most able and well considered article in
the New York Journal advises the people
not to heed the lying sensation papers in
their predictions of speedy peace. The
journal says such thing, in the Providence
OF God, as an carly peace, may transpire !;
but war Of indefinite duration, is for all
human appearance, quite as probable.
The vaperous patriotism, and lighting pro
pensitics of Republican Abolitionists is fast
cvaporating. Gov. Andrew, of Massachus-
etts, say they will be slow to volunteer here
alter; ana calls Justify on the President to
arm the negroes to do the fighting. The
poor negro! What would they do without
him lie is the foundation and the cap stone
of their party.