Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-08-20
A LEAF FROM rHE ABOLITION
hEC0RD.

RECORD.
WHO WE'RE THE ORIGINAL
SECESSlONIsTS.
The Proof OF Abolition Treason
aud hypocrisy
Ii has always been believed and charged
by the Democracy that tho Abolitionists
of the North were in sympathy with the
! socessionists of the South in their at
tempt to dissolve tho Union. In the
Spring Of 1859, call for grand Re-
publican Mass & Convention to be held in
, cleveland, was widely circulated through
out Ohio. and in short time received
over fourteen hundred signatures. Tho
convention was held on the oath Of May.
1859. and all the leeding Republicans OF
the State attended. The proceedings
were of the most violent and reasonable
character, but were published with ap-
proving comments by the Cleveland Lea.
der and the Herald. and oil the Black
Republican papers of the State, not ex.
ceptiJ 6 the Register of this place. whose
editor signed the call The convention
passed resolutions looking to a repudia
ton CT the Federal Government, and a
secession from it by the State. The
Black Republicans have been exceedingly
careful to suppress these proceedings
: since, and it was with extreme difficulty
that we were enabled to get hold of them
, We subjoin one resolution which shows
| al ~f Ia 4 Il
swindling Hypocrisy of the political
tricksters who are now most prominent
in denouncing secession and urging war
OF determination against those who have
followed the doctrine they irst enunciated.
Here is one of the resolutions adopted at
convention. and generally approved by
the Black Republican party four years
ago:
Resolved, That the several States com
prising the United States of America, are
not united on the principle of unlimited
G submission to the general government
If but that by compact under the style and
IS title Of the Constitution Of the United
| States and amendments thereto, the,
o created general government for speca
1t purposes or delegated to that government
ic certain defuite powers, reserving eacl
|. State TO itself, the lesiduary mass OF right,
y to their own government, and that
whenever the general government assumes
o undelegated powers. its acts are unauthor
IA lied, void and of no force; and being void
q can derive no validity from nero iudicia
y Interpretation; that to this compact each
y State acceeded, as a State, and 10 an in
n tegral party; that this government created
by this compact was not made the excu.
s.ve or final judge Of the extent of the
/. powers delegated to itself; since that
would have made it discretion and not
the Constitution the measure of its pow
ers. But that as in all other cases OF
compact parties having no common Judge,
each party has an equal right to Judge
for itself. as well OF inlractons as Of the
mode and measure of redress"
> The following are the names of the
. Committee on Resolutions which report
ed the above;
y y, Il. upton summit. James N. Ashley Lucas,
: Jane, Monroe, Loran, Jacob Ioaton salem.
u Q. I. Brown, Por age ". +. Day, Day, Hamilton. mHni
: " W T. Ts,GG%' va ss,or rI,nnhlin and R'Tk s..rk
It Dr. $. Howe, Trumbuli. J. NJ Kpclcr, sandusky.
n p. Hitchcock. Geauea. II. G. Blake, Medisa.
, Look at those names. and then remem
Der where the men who first cnucated
the doctrine of secession in Ohio now
stand. They are the high priests Of the
abolition party. the leaders of the loyal
the bowling hervishes OF the administra.
, ton. who favor the determination, by
mob violence. exile. massacre, or assas.
: sination, OF those who have always and
do now oppose their reasonable doc.
trines. Wade is in the United States
Senate while tho rest are either in Con
gross or hold Office under the present ad :
ministration. All those who signed the
call, attended tho convention or approved
I OF its proceedings. among whom there
q are dozens in this town and county
t who are now furious war men--wbo
stand about the streets. cursing the Dem.
ocracy. and condemning all who do not
endorse their fanatical isms to infamy and
death. They were the original traitors
now, They are the mon who do not want
the Union restored AS it was; they favor
a continuance OF the war until slavery is
abolished and negro equality established.
Men of Ohio--you whose brothers and
sons are daily pouring out their life. blood
upon the battle field to restore the Union
we appeal to you to repudiste those
hypocritical enemies to the Government
at the ballot-box. If you would have
peace; if you would have Union; il you
would have nationality, you must put
them down. While they have political
power. war will be a permanent ins,tu
tion, The blood ofyour kindred will be
, shed for years to come. and in vaiu.-
They favored dissolution of the Union
four years ago. and they favor i. now
They arc the enemies of the Government,
tho soldiers and tho people. and to secure
an honorable peace and restore tho Union
they must be put down,-HahoniHg Sen
! tinel.