Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-02

SUM-, iuVulSltiNc, lHteIlcllnS Ill tHe con-
duct of domestic concerns over which
they could have no conceivable right or
control; and they gave repeated warnings
that, unless that meddlng was discontin-
ued, they should part company.
The Eastern States, on the other hand
averred that their Southern neighbors
were, in fact, in vicious, Godforsaken
condition; that they managed their do
mestic affairs in a highly disreputable
manner, that they (the Eastern) would
meddle just as much and whenever they
pleased; and that, whether their Southern
neighbors liked it or not they should
mend their ways as instructed, and stay
in the Union to the end of time.
Now, if the quarrel had been left be-
tween these two belligerents, possibly no.
body would have been much hurt. But
the Eastern people were de ermined not
to let the matter rest there, and so set to
work with admirable adroitness, and by
degrees led the North and West into the
quarrel, and SO it grew from bad to worse,
until it famed out at last in civil war.
Let me stop. here to pay fine tribute to the
extraordinary energy of that same New
England race.
1t calls itself Anglo Saxon, and per-
haps Isl but, however that may be, it has
put forth in this affair force and subtle
ty Of intellect admirable in their way. 1t
is omnipresent 1t thunders from the
pulpit it prevails in the Senate; it has the
press under its control. 1t manufactures
every thing arms, shoddy and
public opinion. Checrs and laugh
ter.
1t gives its treasure for public purposes
with prodigal liberality, and reimburses
itself by the shrewdness OF its specCla-
tions or the immensty OF its contracts.
1t bids the West and Middle States
go and fight its battles, and they go. 1t
governs the Senate, the Army, the Navy,
the Cabinet, the President and keeps turn
ing the whole dangerous machinery of
Government round its plant fingers with
a quiet confidence in its own infalibility
which would be pleasant to look at if it
were not also exceedingly Alarming
I Loud and continued applause.
1t has now the management of this civ
il war. What is to be the result of it?
AS to it's object we are all agreed; North,
East, West, all parts say i. is ocar for
tie Union. In order to preserve the Union
we are called on to prosecute the war Wig
orously, and il we can thereby preserve
the Union, by all means let the war go on.
Secession | consider a fatal mistake, a
great calamity to the South as well as
the North, and would adopt all honor
able and legitimate means to prevent it..
If this Union is divided into two con-
federacies, very much fear further di-
vision will be found necessary. | don't
believe the principles of cohesion exists
either in the South or in the North or
West.
We have, no doubt, by the severity OF
our measures, done much to harden and
consolidate into one common sentiment
of strong aversion to ourselves the
ia,ring elements in the Southern States
In the North and West, on the Other
hand, the pressure of the war has not been
of kind to produce any such invigora-
ting effect.
In word. fear the great confedera.
ton would crcak into fragments, both in
the South and in the North. European
intrigues would keep them apart, and ut
ter exhaustion and disgrace be the result
Whatever, then, can be legitimately done
to avert this mighty evil, ought to b'
done.
Is war the;way to stay it? Can you unit
a people by war? BY war you can over
power, subjugate, devastste, annihilate
but can you unite? "War for Union
sounds to me like nonsense.
The experiment has been often tried be
fore now, but know no case in whicl
it has completely succeeded. HOLLAND
tried it in 1880, when Belgium revolted
and Holland failed. Russia is in a stat
of chronic war for union with Poland. l
tries the bayonet, the gallows, the knout
and can't succeed Austria plays th
same game with Venice and Hungary
with what success we all know. Eve
England and Ireland, for six hundre
years, have been vigorously prosecutin
a war for union, and verify believe tina
they are as far from any real, cordial, re
liable union now as they were on the da
when they commenced. Loud cheers.
History is against the experiment
reason revolts at it. BY war you repel
not attract or unite. Every battle Tough
every town destroyed, every field lai'
waste is drop more in the chalice OF bi
ter memories which make aversion IN
stinctive and eternal.
If this be so--if by war we can not r,
store the Union, but rather render it i'm
possible-on what grounds can this wa
be defended?
But l may bo told, by successful wa
we may be able to conquer the Souther
people and coniscate and possess tn
Southern land. We can then set the nc
groes to word for us, and grow cotton an
rice and sugar Tor ourselves. That idea
intolligible enongh That, however,
, not restoring the Union.
To unite the land, and not the peopl,
, is what simple men are in the habit (
, calling subjugation, and subiugation of
) most cruel, barbarous and inhuman kin
, But, even at the best, such subjugatic
never is complete. Destroy Challesto
destroy Vicksburg; open the Mississipr
: break the back Of the Southern powe
trample it under foot, you will still ha
{ to keep it under foot; and for this purpo
n an army Of occupation and fleet will
a permanent necessity and a permane