Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-16
tFrcm the Crisis.l
H,OOkk Ont for nrdcr Nh a

to see that there is one General Com, !
also, who can write decent
English. The Alilroys, llsscalls an
had disgraced the character
of the soldier, and butchered the English
tongue, with a number moro cot the
same SORT
We, last week. laid open the inside Of
one OF these "sccret oath bound Leagues"
which General Wilcox so neatly denoun
ces. We hope to give more of the in.
side doings of these secret dens OF dis.
loyalty and iniquty. They are the foun
tain heads Of all the riots. ISLANDERS, mur
ders and disturbances which fill the coun.
uy-which utterly disgrace the good
namc Of our people.
ltshould be the purpose Of every good,
law abiding aud liberty loving man in the
country, to do his part in exposing aud
deposing these oa!h. bound constirators
against the private peace Of the citizen
aud the public liberty of the State.
Though hound by oath to de end and
aid the military power f the State to
rcpel invasion, &C., yet when the Presi
dent a. Il Governor Tod called on them
for only 10000 men. not one responded
False in profession, and prejured before
the world, they seem to have had no 9th
er purposes than to get Q0fce and commit
acts Of violence, ii not murder, upon
their ne;ghJors. Foul as such secret po
Eticoi dens are. these men seem ready to
eclipse all their predecessors in iniquty
Their names should every where be posted
that tbs people may see them.
Ths Philadelp phia Daily Journol ha,
just published the names of 500 or 600
in that city. and shows that seven ony o
the whole latch. responded to the call o
Governor Curtin to defend their State
when invaded And Governor Curtin
IN con- >equence was compelled to call OF
the "copperhead" and "bntternut" Gov
elnors of New York and New Jersey, 70
men to save ms State from Lees army
Was there ever snch sight presented t,
the world before
We arc Hot surprised therefore al Gen
aral Wilcox issuing Order No s." t.
disperSe the periured conspirators an
break up even 10y Military force if neces
,ary, their midnight aud disloyal con
, claves.
Secret societies, not for political pur
poses. are disgIaced by these politics
/ oath honnd organizations. One of thci
bad effects is that they from necessity
' get up counter organizations for self pro
lection. from the very da ger that SUI
rounds.
Hence, when the Know Nothing o,
r g,niza,ion was in its full feather. the So
4 .NcM organization was sprung upon then
to get their secrets and connteract The
designs. 1t had its purpose resulted i
4. IA measure of philanthropy and the publ
u good, but differed in this irom the Know
. Nothing though secret, it was not
:. foiU at organization. 1t was purely or
y OF discovery AMI self protection, and mo
70 ully did At answer It's purpose.
i those Leagues are not broken NJ
=, 'heretorc. it will result, from the very n
cessity of the case. in counter organ
zc,ion, hot a the L'a2te, made up OF o
lice hunters anil puliiitians ot the mo-
ohanloned character, but OF men "!
will resolve not only to 'ollow them al
y meet them, III anv conflict they choo
l 10 inilict npon the country, but more e
! 'ecialy to ferret them ont-and get the
/ secrets. and especially their names. al
be at all times prepared to meet them.
~ assaiIel.
! Self preservation is the first law of u
]" ture, and a sudden necessity forces m,
- 10 not be over scrupulous about the mean
u 80 they are celtain.
10 There i, one of these Leagues viii
!" holds its " i'night caronsalr in Carpe
!" rer's BuiIding on High street, in this cit
IN aud We hope now that it is pr nounced
'' disloyal and dangerous organization,
{ military authority, that it will sell ont
II trumpery OF "Gnm, Thus and Myrlh
gavelS, bibles, flags, shoddy apron
. aud Shoddy eussiuns, and fall into t
- Union ranks aS constitutional dclende
Better, lar better for YOU to put on t
e. il nncent emblem Of one of our most VI
e, uhle forest trees given to us by the J
re mighty hand. when valuable timber a
V. rich nuts were created, than to longer
e. connected with an organization pronou
ay ced reasonable, and hence damnabe,
en- course. Better lose Brough tor Gov,
he nor, or Mr.. Anderson, an old Kno
he Nothing. for Lieutenant Governor, tn
cb stick to SO reasonable and wicked
nv ganzation out of which these new a
er unexpected candidates were vomited
he Jonah from the whales belly, where ii
d, had only been about "three days"
en- GeueraI Order No. 5.
HEADouARTERs DlsrRIor OF INDANA ASD)
MiCnIoAN, DEPARTMENr OF the Quo, !
=" lSDIANAPoLIs, June so, 1868
The peace of Indiana has lately been
'' tnrbed 10y violence, murder, and other II
tn contrary to law, and having their origin
All certain secret political SOCIETIES, clubs
leagues. The common safety now dem u
An, that all such associations should be dscon
- ued, no matter TO what political party Il
10 may belong. They are constant SOU &C
e. dread aud mistrllst-they divide and prove
,d, hostility between nrighbors, weaken tho d
en- nifty and power OF Courts of Justice. exp
the country to martial law, and discourage
people from enlisting in defense of the natl
ny No matter how honest or worthy may h.
" been the reason for such societies in the
Jrt ginning, their very secrecy and the Oaths q
.rv impose do enable wicked men to use Il
ivc unto unlawful ends, and pervert them
W. public nuisances.
All good objects can be accomplished OF
ly, and none but the enemies of thor coui
ever need disgnises.
&c, 1t is perfectly plain that such secret org
II iZations are both dangerous and beyund