Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-09-24


or shall it degenerate into coutrivance
by which our labor is taxed and our peo-
pie dccimated by conscription to emanci
pate an incompetent and good for moth
ing negro? That is the issue rendered by
Mr.. Brough, aud the man who votes for
him ought to 60 and fight for him in.
stantly. The man that votes for him and
does not fight, shows he has white liv'
or. tlo not engage in any such busi.
ness as that. l am utterly opposed to 1t.
surpREssIoS OF FREE SPEECH.
But, my fellow. citizens, tina, is not the
worst Of it.. While the Administration
il pcrverting the war. it has broken up
our Union and rendered the prospects OF
O restoration Of the Union more distant
every day and every hour; it has taken
upon itself to prescribe new course OF
politics at home. 1t has entered upon
the idea that all who differ with it in
opinion ought to be sent to the Dry Tor
tngas; that the Administration is the
Government. Solomon said there is not
anything new under the sun. This IS
new and it is so new as to bo very rid
iculous. The Adm. nistration is the gov
ernment. Then, suppose when Mr.
Lincoln is sick, the whole government is
sick, and If he should die (Which would
be no misfortune, the whole govern nment
died. And we shall not ciiticiae the ad-
ministration I Indeed Why, they
exercise each other, and they criticise us
enough; they call us Copperheads. But.
ternuts, Disunionists, Sece3sionists--l
ho nf ho M mr. ftpv N
but that makes no difference; hard
names break no bones. They criticise us
and criticisc each other; and the ladies
criticise the coors and the shape Of each
others dresses, and / would like to know
of what stuff Abraham Lincoln is made
that he should be lifted above the ordin
ary lot of people, and that we may not
cri;icise and speak of him. What SER
vice has he rendered to his country, in
council o, field, to lit him up above the
ordinary lot Of people? tell my Re-
publican friends, once for all. we Will
criticise Mr.. Lincoln. and we intend tt
do it according to our own pleasure, ant
we will accept no dictation whatever
military or civil. We know we have tn
right; nay, that is our duty to arraig'
him and his supporters Tor the manifold
crimes they have committed.
We WILL debate this question, peacea
bly, If we can, but If necessary, wit
arms in our hands, and tho sooner on
Republican friends come to knowledg
OF that fact, the better. to make peace j
the community. The idea that Genera
Burnside, who has no military laurels t
spare, that ever heard OF. can come in
to the State of Ohio and intrude into tn
primary assemblies of the people wher
they meet to consider of their affairs
and prescribe to speakers what they ma.
say, and what they may not sayl Th
General is qnite ignorant both of his du
ties and rights, and Of ours. II is high tim
he was sent to school again. What say
the Constitution Congress shall max
no law respecting the establishment {
religion, or prohibit the free exercis
thereof, or abridgc the freedom OF speec
or of the Pass, or tho right OF th
people peacesbly to assemble and to pc
tition the government for the redress {
grievances"
There is no ono man that is alway
right; no one man who decides rightfull
all his life; nor is It supposed that tn
aggregate Of the individuals will alway
decide right; but after discussion. aftc
long series of years. after hearing al
sides, the people will pronounce a wise
judgement than any one man can do
The moment you take that right away
what excuse can yo find for Republ
can form Of Government? Why not q
once accept a monarchy, or an aristocrO
cy, or some form Of government whic
assumes that God Almighty has MAD
one man, or one body Of men wiser tina
the people?
BURNSIDE AND LINCOLN TO BE PUNISHED
The moment you deny the right OF Il
people to hear all sides, you destroy NJ
only all our government, but all irt
government on the face of the eartl
and when Ambrose Burnside laid h
hands upon Clement l.. Vallandighan
he trampled on the very heart OF freedo,
and free speech; and the people who sui
nit to THAI, who tolerate it, who liste
to any apologies for it; the people who d
not punish him for it, and punish h
aiders and abettors for il, arc peopl
who do not deserve to bo free, and nev'
will be free; and | say therefore; punis
not in vengeance; but. as an example t
all future generations. lie must be pur
ished Yes. and Abraham Lincoln mus
be punished. and Judge Leavitt must b
punished, not from personal hostility
for have none toward them; they mus
be punished, as punishments have bee
visited upon offenders in tho history {
England, and in the long roll of genera
tions, in order that our sons and our som
4. sons may look back upon the histor,
and that they may warn tyrants again
tyranny by these examples. 1t must
great act of Justice. and ! have n
doubt it will be done. (Cheers an
cries of "For certainly
vALLASpIcuAM TO NE ELECTED AS AN Ac
JUSTICE.
The first act Of justice will be II
election Of Clement l.. Vallandigham
Office. That ia the first act. 1t is n
the man. it is the principle that is inv'
we'd. / have known him for fifteen
sixteen years as man Of pure charact,
against whom nothing can be alleged
private life. as a man whose ability N
body questions, as a man who never co