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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-21
HEADouARrERs ARMY OF THE Ono,
CINCINNATI. ADril IA 1Sf9


Tho commanding General publishes for the
information OF all concerned, that hereafter
all persons found within our lines, who com,
nit acts for the benefit of the enemies OF our
country, will De tried as spies or traitors; and
if convicted, will suffer death This order
includes the following classes of persons.
Carriers of secret mails.
Writers Of secret letters sent by secret mails
Secret recruiting officers with the lines.
Persons who have entered into an agree
mcnt to pass our lines for the purpose OF Join.
ing the enemy.
Persons found concealed within our lines
belonging to tho service of the enemy.
And. in fact, all persons found improperly
within oar lines, who could give private in'
formation to the enemy.
All persons within our lines who harbor,
aid the enemies of our country.
The habit of declaring sympathies for the
enemy will no longer he tolerated in this de-.
partmcnt. Persons committing such ollonses
will be at once arrested, with view to being
tried as above stated, or sent beyond our
lines into the lines of their friends.
1t must be distinctly understood that trea
son, EXPIRE Ssed or applied, will not be tolera
ted in this department.
All officers aud soldiers are strictly charr.
ed with the execution of this order. By com
msnd of Major General A. +. Burnside.
LEWIS RICHMOND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
olhciAl d. X. Laund Capt. and A. A, q
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-21
No ALiiI[AiIIt..

The Admiu.stratouists rest uneasily under
ile recent discussion az to whether the war
might have hssu avoided Ny the adoption OF
the CnrrfSpEN compromise, or by conciia
tory action IN the Poace Congress. The
"blood letting" they were then so anxious to
provoke, and without which they declared
"the | nion would not be worth a rush" has
not been as "little" as vas anticipated and
has been productive Of events pfophesied by
their opponents, bat which were rii.cgled Dy
themselves On them ara % the febgl de
uuiouists, must rsstthe blood aa1 r. 80 e iti,
war. On them also ial,, feft tbs cyoseguet
ccS that will follow II. and The resportDIl iy
for the burdens which, Il even ,be U1iOu b,
restored, will weigh upon the people iof 4
century to come, 1t is natural tha. they
should seek 10 oyado the responsibility, bul
every effort to do so viii make more clear III,
proofs of thrir crime.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-21
[l'rom the Richmond Wing, May IL.
E'hG Lntc Esntfscs.

From every side we hear that theepoils
lett by llookers army exceed those on
any previous battlefield, not except the
around Richmond; not only
an immense number of small arms--va-
riously estimated from 80 600 to so, 600
but an almost infinite quantity of over
coats, knapsacks, caps aud blankets. An
idea Of tho spoils may be gathered from
the statement made to us by an artil-
lery officer in regard to the men Of his
battery.
He says that the country is so strcwn
with blankets, &C., that his men in march
ing from one field to another, since the
battles, have never numbered themsev
with anything, being satisfied that where.
over they may camp for the night plen-
ty ofblankets and overcoats will be found
Shall these things be gathered up, or
thrown away, left to rot, or to be collect
ed by negroes and citizens, who. after all
the trouble of getting them together, are
to be insulted for so doing? We trust
most sincerely that Quartermaster Myers
will show aproper efficiency in this i'm d.
portant matter.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-21
A Trai,oroms D,smnion Paper.

The Ohio State Journal, the Lincoln
Chase-Tod organ OF Columbus, in it's is
sue Of March 9th, 1861, contained a
long editorial, advocating dissolution
of the Union, from which we make the
following choice extract. The Journal
is constantly abusing Democrats, on ac-
count of their want Of "ioyalty."
From the o. s. journal, March %, '6l,I
The Africanized people of the South
have precipitated work disunion which
we believe advancing civilization and
christianity would have ere long DEMAND
ED AT wHE HAND OF TIE FREE PEOPLE OF
THE NORTH. The completely with the
barbariSm Of slavery which the latter
have had forced upon them by the Union,
has become more burthensome every year,
and must hare been Mroecn of voluntarially
before tie lapse Of many gears. The IN
ion has done nothing in reality for free
dom, THEN WHY SHOULD FREE
MEN DEPLORE THE LOSS OF THE
UNION? Il *Politicians and dotards
may gabble and weep tears of imbecility
over the BREAKING UP OF AN uNNATU-
RAJ COMPACT, but reason, justice and hu-
manity will gladly accept it as one of
those cheering evidences that Providence
is working good to the creatures Of earth
through the process Of events.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-21

NAshlNoroN, May 10.
"The subject Of the proper construction
to be placed on the 18th section of tho
Conscription law is being considered Mt
the War Department. 1t has been reprc.
sented to the Secretary, and he is under
stood to believe, if that section is SO cou.
sirued az TO mean that the Government
must let off any conscript on the payment
of $500, the purpose of the law will bo
in great measure defeated, and the con
scriptions prove, to large extent at least,
a water haul. Secretary Stanton is un-
stood to hold that the law leaves it op.
tional with him to receive the $500 or not 4;
that he is not Federal Treasurer, that he
gives no bonds, has no financial officer
under him, has no means of enforcing
the security for such sums of money when
paid to his subordinates, and has no time
to 90 into the business of hunting up
substitutes. Solicitor Whiting, the law
officer Of the War Department, is under.
stood to concur in these views, and unless
the President object it seems therefore GER
tain that the whole clause giving exemp.
ton on the payment OF $500, will be
practically Ignored. Conscripts will Ell
ther be left to hunt up their own substi-
tutes, at their own price, if they don't
want to go themselves, or a plan will be
adopted of calling an equal number of
volunteers at the time the draft is to be
ordered, said volunteers to be accepted
only as substitutes for drafted men, and
oreccive therefor the Government boun-
! tv Of 500, and the conscripts' commu-
tation of $500. On this plan volun-
teers would he permitted to select the
conscript whose places they would take,
and it is quite certain that few of them
would consent to so as substitutes for
Coppcrheads. The advantage, therefore,
which its advocates claim for this plan
would be its compelling peace men to bear
their share Of the burden Of the war, as
well as Republicans and War Democrats
In any event it is now believed the Presi-
dent will insist on the adoption of some
plan by which the law will not be turned
into revenue measure instead of O
military one, and by which man to car.
ry musket in some way viii be produced
for every name drawn from the box"
Since the foregoing article was in type
we have received dispatch, which will
be found under our telegraphc head, sta
ting substantially that the President and
Secretary of War have agreed on practic
ally ignoring that section of the conscrip.
ton act, which provides that a conscript
may purchase an exemption for a sun
not exceeding three hundred dollars
Statesman.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-21
4 New Cntcchisni for Teachers

The Democratic Register, published at
Mercer. Pa, on the 7th OF May, said
"Ihe Superintendent of Common
Schools of Lawrence county, in his ex
aminations of applicants for teachers
certificates, has introduced the following
"shorter catechism.'
"Do you think the Southern States
had a right to secede?"
"Doyou think the Emancipation Proc.
lamation is Constitutional"
ado you think the President acted ac -.
cording to the Constitution in calling out
troops?"
"Do you think the Confscaton bill is
Consttutional?"
Those who do not answer these uues.
tions in the affirmative are refused Ger.
titicates. a great country is this-and
growing.
Nowhere have the partsans of the Ad-
ministration so grossly abused official
position as in Pennsylvania Yet nowhere
are they so weak They will not dare,
in the next election, to put forward a
Republican ticket, for if they did it would
be beaten by 100, 900 majority.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-21
Governor SeymOur's Letter TO
the valIamdigham Meeting.
ALBANY, May 18th, Is

ALBANY, May ith, 1903.
The following is the letter of Cover.
nor Seymour to the Vallandigham meet
ing last night: ..
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, May 16.
| cannot attend the meeting at the
Capitol this evening: but wish to state
my opinion in regard to the arrest Of Mr..
Vallandgham. 1t is an act which has
brought dishonor upon our country. 1t
is full of danger to our persons and Cur
homes. 1t bears upon its front con
scious violation of law and justice. Ac-
ting upon the evidence of detailed infor-
mors, shrinking from the light Of day,
in the darkness OF night, armed men vi
olatcd the house of an American citizen
and furtively bore him away to military
trial conducted without those safeguards
known to the proceedings Of our judicial
tribunals The transaction involved q
series Of oifenscs against our most sacred
rights. 1t interfered with the freedom
Of speech; it molested our rights to be
secure in our homes against unreasonable
searches and seizures; it pronounced SEN
tence without trial, save one which was
mockery, which insulted as well as
wronged.
The perpetrators now seek to impose
punishment, not for an oifense against
law but for the disregard of an invalid
order. put forth in the utter disreg ard OF
the principles of civil liberty. If this
proceeding is approved by the people, it
is not merely step toward revolution;
it is revolution; it will not only lead to
military despotism it establishes militia
ry despotism. In this aspect it must be
accepted or in this aspect rejected If it
is upheld, our liberties are overthrown,
the safety Of our persons, security of our
property will hereafter derend upon the
arbitrary will of such military rulers as
may be placed over us, while our consti-
tutional guarantees will be broken down
Even now the Governors and Courts Of
some of the great Western States have
sunk into insignilicancc before the des-
potic powers claimed and exercised by
military mon who have been sent into
their border.
1t is a fearful thing o increase the dan,
gers which now overhang us by treating
the law, the Judiciary, and the State au'
thorities with contempt. The people OF
this country now wait with the deepest
anxiety the decisions of the Adminstra
ton upon these acts. Having given it a
generous support in the conduct of the
war, we pause to see what kind of Gov
ernmcnt it is for which we are asked to
pour out our blood and on: treasures. -
The action of the Administration will de
termine in the mind of moro than one hal
of the people of the loyal States whether
this war is waged to put down rebellion at
at the South or destroy free institutions
at the North. We look for It's decision
with m ost solemn solictude.
(Signed.) HORATIO SEYMOUR.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-21
what's treason (.
is this treason :

is tulS treason
"Tho Union as it was will never bless tho
vision of any pro slavery fanatic or secession
sympathscr and it never ought TO. 1t is a
thing Of the past, hated Of every patriot, and
destined never to curse an honest people, OF
blot the pages of history again"
The Coicaqo Tribune said it.
Is this treason
.sThc Union shall never, with my consent,
be restored under the Constitution as it is,
with slavery to be protected by it,"
TnADDEus STEVENS, the Abolition cador in
the House said it,
Is this treason
'.Bettcr recognize the Southern Confcdora-
cy at once, and stop this ellusion OF blood,
than to continue in this rHinous policy, or have
even q restoration of the Union as it was"
CAssIus NJ. CLAY said it, while the Presi-
dent was pursuing conservative policy.
Is this treason?
"For one. ] shall not vote another dollar
or man for the war until it assumes different
standing, and tends directly to an anti slavery
result millions for freedom. but not one
cent for slnvery!''
Mr. CONWAY, Abolition Representative in
Congress from Kansas, saidlt, while the Pres.
idcnt was pursuing a conservative policy.
II all this be treason-if it he loyalty
then is Mr.. VALLANDIGnAM indeed guilty Of
treason, for, in all his speeches, has he said Z;
"Dissolye this Union2 Never Never!'
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-21
Startling Telegraph.

Saturday nights dispatches convey the
alarming intelligence that our army lost,
~ ttIted anil eouhded, more than 22, 900
men = IN The late battles on the Rappa
bsnnoek. besides prisoners. 25 pieces OF
artillery, and large quantities of am
munition, and that large majority of
general officers desire new comm ander.
So the truth begins slowly to percolate
through the official rock, and the people
begin by calm degrees to realize the mag,
nitudo Of the disaster they have suffered
DO trusting TO hired horse jockeys like
Wilkei, and merccnary Pharasces like
Fomey.
Let us now at last take warning, put
put Gen. Mcclellan at the head OF th,
army which idolizcs him, restore Fit,
j ohm Porter, discard the abolition Jacob
ins, aud turn our attention away from
the Chicago Platform to the Constitution
OF the United States, and the salvation
OF the Union i Pioin Dsal,r,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-21
General Jackson.

This great military leader died at Rich,
mond on Sunday the 10th inst, at a quarter
past o'clock. lie may almost be said to be
the only officer in either tho Union or rebel
army whose military merits have been unqucs,
toned d-morcoycr it may be said OF himi that
he is the only General in the Confederate scr
vice to whom praise, unmingled with any
seeming anger or jealousy, has b1en accor'
dod ly our press, aud by our soldiers. The
courage, celebrity Of movement, aud prestige
Of success. which has characterized his car
Ger, and the entire absence Of all cant, ego
far TO mako him "A favOrtc--daring rebel
though be was. lie led the march on llar.
Icr's Ferry was at Manassas, whore he ac'
quircd the soirigHo Of Stoncwal; was in the
Peummlnr battles; was at the second battle
OF Manassas; figured con picuousIy in the
Shanandoah Valley; was at tho battle Of An
tctami at fredericksburg, and lastly at Chan
colorsyille, whore lie received the wound,
which together with pneumonia, resulted in
lis death. Wherever in these engagements
column was to lac led upon crtial point
the decisive assault was entrusted to Stone
wall JACNsoY, and we are bound to say that
generally tho rush Of that column under the
lead OF this wonderful man carried disaster
and overthrow into our less skillully man.
aged ranks.
InoNAs JEFpEEsoS JACKSON was born in
LOWS county, Virginia, in 1896 graduated at
McCLLLIAS in 1916 was brcvct Second Lieu.
tenant in MAGGupru's Battery in the Mexican
war, became Captain, then Major, for bravery
At Chepnltcpcc. Ia 1882 resigned and was
made Professor in the Military College at Lcx.
inRton Va. lle was 81 years old at the timc
OF IN, death
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-21
Another Arbitrary Arrest.

On Wednesday morning last, as Hon
a. j. Douglas of Indiana, who has been
visiting some friends at Crestline, and
who addressed the Democratic meeting
at that place on Thursday last, was about
taking the cars for his home in Indiana
he was arrested by squad of soldiers
and hurried off to some military prison
He was arrested at the instance Of some
of the Union League spies and informer,
OF Crestline. His only crime was in ex
ercising what was once freeman's pre-
rogative-the right Of free speech, ,-Bu
cyrus Forum.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-21
Avoid chem.

n'moc'1ts, and conservative men general
ly, should avoid all "cn'epgliag alliances"
With Blacl Republican Union Leagues, which
are only Abolition organizations in disguise
Let oyefy Dcwocra, adhere to his cherished
principles, and yaliautly sustain the Union
and the Constitution. The Democrats party
slways has been, aul is TO day tho only true
"uuion Leagsie" IN the county. Tho Abo
lition couclaveswhich call themselves such
have stolen the livery OF heaven 10 serve III,
devil IN.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-21
Coming Ont From the Abolition
Party,

Mr. Lennon, of Toledo, Prosecuting
Attorney for Lucas county, and mem
Der of the so called "Union" State Cen
trail Committee, has left the party and
Joined the good old party. He recently
addressed a meeting at Swanton, in the
Northwest. His speech on that occa-
sion is bitterly denounced by Jim. Ash
ley's organ, and he is declared as being
mo longer member of the Union" or
gsnizstion, but decided and bitter oppo-
nent of the Administration. Good for
Mr.. LENNON Ohio Statesman.
Hundreds of men all over the State are
giving up their places in the sinking Alb
clifton ship, and enrolling their names on
the list of the Democracy who are for res
toring the Union aud perpesuating the
Constitution as it is.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-21
Federal Victory.

MURFREEsBoRo, May 17-10 p. M
The Chattanooga Rebel of the 10th says
Gen. Grant has taken jackson, Miss. He
took it after hard days fight.
The rebel papers contain the following:
MoBIE, May l4.-Jackson, Miss, is
by the Federals. We fought all
day but could not hold the city.
WAsHNGToN, May 1S.-The following
dispatch WAS received to day at the Head
quarters of the Army:
MEMPHIS, May II.
To H. W, Halleck; Papers of the 14th
from Vicksburg and Jackson report that
Grant defeated Gregg's brigade at Ray
mond on Tuesday the 18th. The rebel
loss is admitted in the papers at 700. -
The next day Gregg was reinforced by
Gen. w H II. Walker. of Georgia, when
he was attacked at Mississippi Springs
and driven towards jackson.
On Thursday telegram from Canton
says that the Federals had taken Jacks on
ftom the East, probably by cavalry NOV g,
ment. Gen Joe. Johnson arrived al
jackson on the 18th and went ont toward
Vicksburg with three brigales. He must
have been west of Jackson when the cap.
ture was made by our forces The force
which fought Gregg's brigade was from
Port Hudson, and Walkers was from
Jordon.
Every horse fit for service in Mississip
pi is claimed by the rebel Government tc
mount their troops, Grant has struck the
railroad near Edwards Station.
(Signed.) S. A. HURLBUT,
Major General
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-21
Cen. Lees Announcement of iIA 4
Death OF StOncWall Jackson.

HEADQ'Rs ARMY OF THE PoTcMAo,)
Wednesday, May 10. I
The following letter and order is pub
lished in the Richmond Sentinel:
CHANCELLoRsvILLD, May 4,
To Lieut. Gen. I. d. Jackson:
GENERAL have just received your
note informing me that you were wound.
ed. cannot express my regret at the
occurrence. Could have directed events
| should have chosen for the good Of the
country to have been disa bled in your
stead / congratulate you upon the vic
tory, which is due to your skill and en-
ergy.
Mort tsuly yours,
h. Il. LEE, General.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-21
Is Gen. Hookcr n Failure.

We greatly fear that Gen. Hooker is a failure.
Certainly his recent performances at Fredericks'
burg, though we put the best possible face upon
them, do not come up to his assurance in his tes-
timony before the Committee on the Conduct OF
the War. This is but his FIRST trial, however,
aud it is obvious that he is going to have anoth.
err These repeated trials of Generals Of doubt
fl competency are graycly Objectionable in one
respect the harvest Of death which they produce
There are many people Of intelligence concern.
ing Hilary operations, whose knowledge Of Gen
Hooker's qualifications made them just as conf
dent, before the late battles, that he would fail
as they are satisfied now that he did fail, and
who have the like opinion as to his future at.
tcmpts. But the country must wait and see.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-21
lTILLIERsBURG, OH
.EIInvc not begun TO Fight Vet"


The above language fthc gallant and brave
PAt1 Joyrs, when the British Commander
asked Il he had struck his flag ana surrender
cd, nre memorable words Although his
deck was slippery and streaming with the blood
OF his gallant crow, his guns every one dis
mounted, his colors shot away, and his yes
sol gradually sinking, PAUL JOKES with i'm
mortal heroism, continued to fight.
.sDo you surrcuder % shouted the English
Captain, desiring to prevent further blood
shed, and seeing the coors Of the Bon Hom
tue Richard gone, supposing the American
hero wished to surrender. His answer was:
Il have not begun to fight yet ~
The scene is thus described, There was a
Iul in the conflict for an instant, and the bold
est held his breath as PAUL JoNrs, covered
with blood and black with powder stains,
Jumped on a broken gun carriage, waving his
sword and exclaimed 81 have not begun to
fight vet - and the result was, tho tide OF
battle changed, and in a few minutes the Brit
ish ship strucl, her colors and surrendered -.
PAr1 Jcxns lcaped from his own ship ard
stood upon the deck of the British vessel,
e0nqucrer and a hero.
what an admirable watchword docs tho
above stirring incident give to the old Nation
al Democracy. They have ever battlcd un-
der the same flag and for the same Union that
TluL Joyfs did. We have ever irowned up
on all efforts to ALLEVIATE one portion of our
common country from the other. We have
borne the flag and kept step to the music
Of the Union in war and in peace, in prosper
ity and in adversely. Fanatical enemieS tt
Constitutional Liberty have overwhelmed III
with reverse have almost driven us to tht
wall have imposed upon us expressions ont
wrongs, until despair would almost sugges
to us to strike our flag; but let all thcs
promnt MS to plant our feet more firmly, ant
bend our backs moro readily to the burdens
imposed, and let us hurl back in the fac'
Of the enemies TO our free institutions, boil
North and South, the defiant exclamation
owe have not begun to fight yet - and We
will deserve, will command succcss. In this
the darkest hour for Constitutional Liberty
let there be no wayering in our column; but
each man with hi foot planted firmly upon
the rock Of the Union--thc Constitution and
Iaws--bravcly breast the storm and defy it.
fury, and ere long the tcmpestuous storm OF
Abolitionism and secession will be stayed,
anil the patriotic and brave hearted Democra-
cy can Icunite the now scattered and discor'
dant fragments Of a once glorious Union.---
Now, when the Old Ship Of State is so yiO'
lently tossed upon dangerous breakers, and
v hen she is manned by a piratical crew who
arc driving her headlong to destrnction, let it
but nerve our hearts to regain her decks that
VIC may conduct her to a harbor Of safety, and
however swiftly the dastardly arrows Of des'
potism may fly around us, let our battle cry
60 forth from the thickcst of the conflict
eve have not begun to fight yet' and We
will Gud our foes fleeing from our new strength
impaired, and yielding the vantage as we pres
forward ia the noble cause.