Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
lFrom the Ilillsboro Gazettel
Letter from Hon. a.. l.. VaIIau-
dishanl. the Exiicd PatriCt,

Every one Of the ten thousand Demo.
Gratis who read the Hilsboro Gaze,te. will
be gratided with the perusal of anvfhino
that may come from the lips, or from tho
pen, OF that patriotic statesman whom
the Dem ocracy of Ohio have selected as
their standard. bearer in the present con-
test; and we feel quite sure that they will
be delighted with reading the following
letter, fresh from his hand, to highly
respectable gentleman of this place, who
has kindly consented that we shall make
the same public, through the columns of
the Gdzehe. 1t is as follows:
WINDSOR, G. W., Sept. l, '63.
My DEAR SiR:-I received your letter
to day and thank you for it.
am watching the progress of the
ONO campaign, of course, with deep in
terest, and am gratitied beyond measure
to see the noble struggle which the peo.
pie are making to recover their lost liber-
ties. And need not say that am still
more reioiced, if possible, to observe the
dali ly accumulating indications OF success.
One lesson among many Others. tri-
umph at the election will teach all men
how little confidence politicians have in
the intelligence ana virtue of the people,
and yet how much they desere, and how
great the power of the people is, when
they are determined to put it forth. If
public men would always do what they
believed to be right, and do it courage
ously, they would always have the sup
port of the people in the end. For all
such the might and majesty of the "sober
second thought" is a high tower and a
sure rock of defense.
While our friends are making so gall
liant fight for constitutional liberty and
the "Union as it was," the enemy, of
course, are doing the best they can. But
no wonder that at their meetings, tho
numbers are small and the enthusiasm
still less. "Shoddy," and "Shoddy's
wife and daughters are, of course always
there, and very much enthused But
debt, taxation, war, conscription, coniis-
cation. emancipation, peculation, and
despotism, are not calculated to call ont
the people, or make them very enthusi.
astlc. No wonder the county committees
are not a6le "to give notice to the sur
rounding country in time to get out such
meeting as was expected"
| Among other things, | notice that the
Abolition State committee have assigned
to that dirty dog, John Sherman, the
part of abusing me in the canvass. Well,
it rs all right That is all that the fell
low is fit for. And it i, not the first time
that party to suit. having very bad
cause. has employed a vulgar pettifogger
Just to bully-rag tho other side. :" But
it is some credit at least to the A BOLTON
party, that his meetings seem all to be as
contemplate in numbers as his speeches
and himself are in character.
see, too. that Charles Anderson is as
ambitious as a "volunteer counsel" to
ontdo the aforesaid John Sherman. I
make large allowance for him because
Charles is very uncertain quantity-a
ilighty gentleman, whose brain is not
very securely anchored in his skull
cap. lie says he don't like my slow
Dutch name" Well, he does not know
that if the name were Clutch" at all, it
would be High Dutch" But it is Gu
rIous that while the sensitive Charles is
so offended at my name, he is desperate.
ly enamored with the delicate and eupho-
NOUS name of Schenck. But there is no
disputing about the taste.
Charles is factious, too, about my
'cxile." A stranger who did not know
Charles's peculiarities, mi ght think it odd
that he, who, little while ago. whined
so piteously about his own exile from
Texas, would at least have spoken with
some show Of gravity and decency about
others. But where one who boasts that
he was "born" gentleman, becomes
ambitious to be blackguard, nothing
better can DO expected and Charles is
brave behind the backs and in the absence
OF his oppoI ents.
! | am glad to know one fact, at which
| am sure all our friends will rejoice W ith
me. The Democracy in eveyy State in
the Union, take the deepest interest in
our success, and we have the cordial sym.
pathy OF all of them in every State.
II | were not interested in the matter.
| would profoundly regret the divisions
in the Democracy of Ohio. There seem
to he three factions there Just now
First, "Ihe Democracy" who uomina-
ted a ticket on the 11th of June, at the
head of which | find my own name
Next, 1.-The War Democracy" assem-
bled on the l7th of June. and nomina-
ting that "lie.long Democrat" John
Brough. Third and lastly. 1.-The true
Democracy" who met in Cincinnati the
other night and issued an address. Very
strange. indeed, that the "War Democ-
racy" anl the True Dem ocracy" could
not "fuse" at the Hamilton county Con.
vention on Saturday. the Goth ult! But
could not something be done to unto
these factions of the Democracy. in sup
port of the ticket of the 1lth of June?-
Why not? The Democracy" ought to
be "ono and indivisibe," and think tho
support of the first ticket nominated,
would be a fair. compromise. John
Drough and every other "liie-long DEM
ocrat," ! do not doubt. would agree to
it, if they wauld but reflect upon it and
then have the courage to act for them
selves. A unanimous election in Ohio
would produce a powerful effect. The
efforts, therefore. to induce Brough to de-
cline, ought to be persevered in. He
knows was nominated first. and by the