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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
LiucOin's Suspeuding.

The President has suspended tho habea,
cOypus which IN the best and most perfect
safeguard OF personal liberty Americans On
Joy. He has also suspended the Constitution
of the United States, and all laws enacted in
pursuance thereof which happen in any way
to conflict with his interests or his designs.
But we have not hea ard Of his suspending the
Chicago platform. The writ of habcas corpus,
and the Constitution and laws of the United
States, were created by and belong to the
whole people of tho United States and are
treated as mere blank paper by our present
Chief Magistrate. The Chicago platform was
made by and or the benefit aud is tho prop
crty, of The abolition party; and, as the ad
ministraton is running the Government "ma
chine" exclusively in the interest of that
party, its cdicts are regarded as sacred and
nrevocablo as the laws OF the Mcdcs and Por-
slams. Whatever else may be ignored or
trampled under foot, an abolition administra.
tion will revere the platform of his part y, as
tho devout Mussulman worships the tomb OF
Mahomet.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
NE;ainc and Vermont.

The conservative Democracy have
made actual gains in Vermont, and have
no reason to dcspond for Maine. The
administration, whilst freely Offering pc
cuniary brihes to the manufacturing in
terests Of New England, has also refrain
ed from the worst exhibitions of its TEN
per there. Tho draft in the abolition
States has been moderated by corruption
The eyes Of dead fanatics in New Eng.
!and are closed with grecnbacks instead
Of coppcrs
New England fOnaticsm is in conspir.
acy with the administration against the
liberties of the rest of the county,
Let New York, Pennsylvania, d Ohio
the great central States of the Union,
crush the conspiracy at the polls, and the
States further west will endorse their pa
triotic action,--N y argus.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
Hon. john n. Hale on Corrup-
llOnS'

Hon JouS p. Hale, the Republican United
Statcs Senator from New Hampshire, said in
his place in tho Senate, during the first year
Of this war
al declare upon my responsibility as a Sen
ator, that the liberties OF this country are IN
more danger to-day from tho corruptions aud
from the prohgacy practlced in the various
departments of the government than they are
from the enemy in tho field"
Tins was the be ginning OF Cameron's reign
and before the career of Major General Sen
jamiu Butlcr had begun. We should like /,
hear Mr.. Hale express himself on the sam,
subject TO day. We arc OF the opinion, how
ever, that, like. the protano man in the story
ho would dud himself utterly unable to SO,
justice TO tho subject" The nations extrem
ity is shoddy's opportunity, slightly para
phrase proverb often used aud shoddy i
determined TO make the most oft.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
worth remembering.

"lf the Internal fanatics and abolition.
lists ever get the power in their hands,
they will override the constitutions set the
Supreme Court at defiance, change and
make laws to suit themselves, lay violent
hands on those who differ from them in
their opinions, or dare question their in.
ialibiIi,y. and generally bankrupt the
country, and dengc it with blood. =
DANIEL WEBSTER.
"Nevcr fail to protest against any vio-
lation Of the Constitution. nor let any
member of the Government transgress.--
People are very easily habituated to en-
croachments upon their liberties. The 81
rem song was fatal to the listener. The
people should advise the government to
change its course. ."-Jo Ohm j. CRITrEN-
DEN.
"URder no possible emergency, not even
in iRSurrettiOn on AMID THE THRoEs OF
CIVIL WAR, can this Government jasttjy Of
f'iol interference ,cih The freedom Of speech
or ofthe Press any more than IL can With
The freedom Of tie ballot. The licentious-
ness OF the tongue aud of the pen is a
A MINOR EVIL COMPARED WITH THE HcEN-
TIousNEss OF ARBITRARY POWER. "--Frdn'
c'S p. Blair, Sen, 1855.
"Lct there be no change by usurpation
for though this, in ono instance, may be
the instrument of good. IL IS tie custom
arg weoPoH By erhich free governments are
destroyed. The precedent must always
greatly oyerbalance, in permanent evil
any partial or transient benefit which the
use can at any time yield. = Washing
tons FreweH ADDRESS.
"Ihose to whom power is delegated
should be held to strict accountability
to their Constitutional osths Of othce.--
The plea of necessity is no excuse for
violation Of them. Recollect. 9TH
price of liberty is that of eternal vigi
lance. - Thomas Jr6srsoa.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
Great Meeting at Ntassiiiom

The Democratic Meeting at Massilon on Mon
day last was tremendous in numb re, enthusasin
and display. All the surrounding counties con
tributcd largely to swell the crowd. Tire i'm
mense professions when formed into one mus
have been twenty miles long. 1t was four hours
getting into the Fair Grounds. When the peo
pie were addressed from different points by
VoonnEEs, AKERs, McSwEENEY, REMELlN, BIR
cHARp and MEpARY, thousands were unable
TO hear what was said by any speaker. The
general estimate of the number Of people pres
ent was 10000. Some placed tie estimate mucl
higher, Others put t down at so 900. Our whole
paper would not afford room TO describe the flags
banners, notices and contrivances. Among
other things was one wagon containing lG0 vo
ters, drawn by 40 horses. A large wagon drawn
by ten horses, and filled with returned soldiers
attracted much attention A great number o
large hickory cars were drawn by teams of from
~ to 30 horses. a canal boat on wheels, flleC
with pretty girls, drawn by sixteen horses, CANT
from Canal Dover. There we're immense horse
back professions. We noticed one procession
OF about 1900 men on foot, mnrcl ing six abreast
But we must stop partcularizing or we will rur
this 10 endless extent.
A number Of abolitionists were insulting and
abusive, but very littlo attention was paid to
them until they came up on the grounds and
commenced their Insults, when lot of boys
went for and cleaned out about u dozen of them
The abolitionsts succeeded in catching n fur.
Tough d soldicrb by himself down in town and whip
ped him, which was the only instance in which
any Democrat was hurt
The people are stirred up against despotsms
and corruptons as they have never been before
Let the work 20 on until the Goths and andal,
are driven from the courts Of despotisn and ou
county is, as of old, rejoicing in the blessing
Of liberty and law.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
settle II.

The greatest outcry made by tho Abolition g.
lists against the Democracy is, that they are
in favor OF peace at any price. Their orators
have proclaimed this from every stand their
newspapers are filled with columns Of stuff OF
tho same tenor, and even tho female Leagucrs
reiteate il in their resolutions Yet the Al.
baay Journ0i and the Now York Commercial
dduriiser, two leading and influential Rcpub.
lican journals of the Empire State, gravely
declare that tho democracy have determn-
ed there shall be no peace until the term of
the present administration expires" There
seems to be slight Inconsistency here, which
we shall leave the happy family to settle
among themselves.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
Answers wanted.

The abolition paper in this place threatens
to rebel and ok np a civil war II VALLApIG
HAM Is elected Governor. JoHN BRouon, in
one OF his drunken sprees, intimated that
II he was defeated VAI1ANpieHAM's inaugura
tion would be resisted by force. There is nc
man with sense enough to do pig over night
believes there is any danger of the abolition
itts attempting to execute this threat. 1t is
designed to scare timid men from voting theii
sentiments. 1t is perfectly harmless--no per.
son regards it-but it shows the infamy and
reasonable feelings Of the men who make it
| The people who do the voting want little in
! formation fiom these gentry. If the Demo
racy are successful will the editor OF the Repab
Rcdn arm aud equip himself to resist the cx
pressed will OF the people OF Ohio, or Of the
county of IIolmesi
Cor. BAKER, will you "pour out the last
drop of your blood" to prevent Democrats
legally elected from being lawfully installed
into Officer
| VIII any man on the Republican ticket en-
gage in a war Of rebellion against people
who show themselves to be in the maj ority
a. the balot-box1
is there one Republican in Holmes county
who will join in such reasonable and unboy
dosigns7
Is there a man in Ohio who docs not know
that the courts would tax c hold OF men rising
in such rebellion and hang them as fast as
gal owscs could be erectcdi
Now, come out, you candidates who are
hunting Office, and let the people know wheth
er you are in earnest about doing as th,
Southern rebels did after Lincoln's election
or whether you are law abiding men.
We want tho editor OF the Republican, L
como ont squarely and say whether he Go
signs to be rebel, seccssonist, Or whetE
er he is a liar We all know he published
himself liar and libeler when he was abou
to be prosecuted by ASA G. DmMocK, Esq
He confessed himself liar once to save hi
purse, and it is safe to guess be would con
J fcss himself liar to save his neck from
deserved halter.
If there is an abolitionist in Holmes county
or elsewhere, who will join in the threatened
rebellion, let him show his hand that all ma
see the man who will declare himself trait
or.
We know some unprincpled men will ge
over this by saying the soldiers will do tn
: lighting. Have not the soldiers voluDteere
to sustain the laws instead Of violating them
Are not great number Of the soldiers Den
crats' Have they not as much fighting o
=, hand now as they can attend to2 viii nc
nearly all the returned soldiers vote the Dem
ocratic ticketi
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
Another Draft.

SO far as The raising of troops is con
cerned it is we'll understood that the con
scription has been en- entire failure, and
that either another draft will have to be
ordered under it, or tho conscrip-
ton itself will surely have to be
abandoned. This question will be one
of the first to be brought before Congress
at the approaching session, unless the
President issues a Proclamation for an
other draft before next December. In
stead of 800, 900 men the administration
expected to get by this draft before, they
will not get over 10000, and it is ncces
sary to have more men to carry on the
war. SO look out for another draft
Piaindedier.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
Abolition Wicked

Tho abolitionists, in one breath, tell US that
slavery is doomed; that its destruction was seal
ed when the war commenced; and that it is now
as chectaauy killed as though its corpse had
been delivered into the hands of the undertaken.
In the next moment they declare their purpose
of carrying on the war until the last slave in
the rebel States is in the actual en- joymcnt of his
freedom, Aud it is to enforce this idea that the
euerGies of the nation are now being directed
Its resources wasted, and the continent plunged
into still deeper gloom and mourning. Car
madness OF wickedness reach a greater depth
Aud how can party which unbushingly avow.
such sentiments appeal to an intelligent ration
al people for support or approval
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
Abolition Outragcs.

About hundred abolition scoundrels at.
tempted to take the life of THOMAS S. WOODS,
ESD, editor Of tho Ohio Patriot, while on the
cars returning from the abolition meeting at
Alliance. They were foled in their unpro.
vokcd and murderous assault.
The Great Democratic Mass Meeting held
at Mt. Vernon on "Wednesday of last week
was attended by 80 900 people. While a far,
mer was quietly driving homo with his family
he wOs usSailed with stones from an abolition
mob and his little girl, some eight years OF
age, killed by tho villains.
These things transpired in our immediate
neghborhood. Various other outragcs have
been committed by the mob party in Other
parts of the State. Vote down the outlaws
who are hurrying the country to despotisn
and the people TO ruin.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
what will You Have!

If you want tho country restored to what
it was when governed by the Democratic par
ty you must vote the Democratic ticket. If
you do not wish to have yourself and your
sons drafted and carried away to fight for the
freedom Of the niggers you should vote the
Democratic ticket. If you want tho Consti-
tuition and the Union as our Fathers made
them, securing personal liberty and Do
mestic happiness to all, you must vote the
Democratic ticket. But ii you are in favor
continuing the war until slavery is abolished
and tho old Union is dcstroyed; if you ART
in favor of still increasing taxation if you
are in favor OF more widows and orphans il
you are in favor OF being drafted and having
your fr lends drafted, then you will, of course
vote the abolition ticket. These arc the is
sues to be decided at tho ballot box one week
from next Tuesday.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
New Issues.
The New York Tibune SAYS:


The fact simply is that new issues are con
tinualy arising to divide and recast old parties,
so that those who were together last are antago
nists this year; each new contest secs r arrange
ments and re distributions OF persons according
TO tneir several pred lections and preferences If
this truth were generally understo d and regard
ed, party bigotry would subsidc, and the chap
who boasts that he has "always voted the regu
lar ticket just as his father did before him, -
would perceive that he has sacrificed his Judge
ment on public questions without preserving his
darling consistency
The new issues whicl are continually arising
a-e the progress of the administration in abli
ton policies Arbitrary arrests are a new issue;
the displacement Of Democratic officers in the
army was another the abolition of slavery in
the District of Columbia was another; the diyis-
ion Of Virginia was another; the proclamation OF
emancipation was another; declaring negroes to
b. citizens, in defiance o! the uniform ruling oil
the Government and the decision of the Supreme
Court, was another; the employment of negroe.
as soldiers was another; the colonization of them
on the plantations of their masters was another
the suspension Of the habeds corpus was another
and the list is but commenced here. 1t is moi
surprising that newspaper that has advocated
these startling innovations and new issues should
snccr at consistency. and cndeavor to delude its
readers with the idea that other politca partic.
are as vacillating and inconsistent as its own.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
The Administration. A

Almost every leading policy and distnc
tive measure of this abolition administration
is condemned by the teachings of Scriptnr G,
OF history, Of the fathers of the Republic,
and OF good men of every age, and by all
the trucr and better impulses OF tho human
heart and human judgement. Every policy
it has inNuguratcd has been oppressive and
ruinous, and almost every step it has taken
has been a blundcr--either because it ought
never to have been taken at all, or was taken
at the very time it should not have been. W.
shall seek the pages OF history in vain for in.
stances OF a similarly weak, vacilating, hes
itat ing, tyrannicol government in almost al
that should be reprobated by right thinking
and patriotic men, the administration o
Abraham Lincoln will stand alone In une nvi
able Prominence.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
The Five Righteous Men to Save
SOGOuh.

according to the etiquette of copper.
heaism, honesty is the vulgarest thing in
the world. ."--Aboltioh E1change.
1t can hardly be claimed that honesty
is the vugarest thing in the world; but it
can safely be said that it is a remarkably
difficult thing to find in the Abolition
party, TO he sure there is Honest Old
Abe" and Honest Old Brough," but
these twins would not have counted en-
ough to have saved Sodom, much less
the Abolition party. There needs to be
five and let us suggest Honest Old jim
Lane" Honest Old Simon Cameron
and Honest Old Ohio .State JournaL'
There is the requisite number but wheth
er sufficient or not remains to be seen -
PiaiRdeuier.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
The Arbitrary Arrests.

1t is now proved and admitted by the
local administration authorities, that one
of tho victims of the arbitrary arrest
system was sent South from Philadelphia.
not only without guilt on his part, but
without a charge being left on file against
him ! Tho military commandant says
ho may come back, but his unhappy fam
lily do not know whether he is alive OF
dead, and his oppresSors, even if dispos-
cd, are unable to undo their wrong! II
dead, all tho~ools of the Administration
canno. bring him back 20 life, or peace
to their own consciences
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
More of BrOugh's Platform.

"SL AVERY MUST BE PUT DOWN
ROOTED OUT. IF EVERY WIFE HAS TO
BE MADE a WIDOW. AND EVERY CHILD
TO BE MADE FATHERLESS."
People of Ohio. do you approve of such a
policy-do you desire to sacrifice this much
to establish Negro Freedom2 This is the
Brough platform! The Democratic party he
lieve they can restore the Union, and bring
all the States under the Old Flag, by com.
promise. But the aboitionists want the war
prolonged, not to restore the supremacy OF
the Constitution, but for the oblitcration OF
slavery. II they had never meddled with
that institution there never would have been
seocssionists The two extremes brought
about the trouble. Crush them out by elect.
ing conservative men like VALLANDIGuAM and
PUGH
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
What the Republican Party has
Done for the Country.

The political accounts Of the Republican par
ty ever since they have had the management of
our national Affairs, may be briefly summed up as
follows:
debt of three thousand millions of dollars
with All annual tax of over two hur dred mil
lions,
The disruption Of the Union. aud war which
seems to have no end.
The destruction of nearly million Of lives
and the dcsolation of hundreds Of thousands O
once happy Northern homes,
fhe probability OF II war with France, on III
protenoe of preserving Rcpublieanism in Mexicc
while tho administration is seeking to destroy
In the North,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
A Propositiou 10 Treat.

/" President Davis gave him (Mr. Stevcns)
power to treat on honorable terms "--MoLilc
Register.
Why did not Mr.. Lincoln receive the pro.
posal to treat on honorable terms % Be
cause he wanted to free the :" poor negro.''
"No terms until slavery is abolished" say,
Lincolni tear it out " root and branch, say,
Brough. If you want endless war vote foi
Brought
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
Conservative Republicans.


There are many connected with the adm nls
tration party who, while they endorse and ap.
prove the Chicago platform, have no sympathy
with tho ultra and radical measures which have
been adopted AS governmental policies. The
Chicago platform VIC deemed Objectionable,
among other reasons, because il committed its
supporters to sectional and class legislation, up.
on the most prominent issue before the country,
at the time OF its adoption. If we admit that
the policy for which il declared upon this issue
was Constitutional one, it was yet an impolitic
and sectional one, irritating to the States which
rebelied because Of its triumph in the election
But the conservative men in the Republican
party, who arc willing to g. as far as the plat
form went, and no further have now the choice
Of planting themselves squareiy on the dcclara-
tion Of principles then made, or OF following
their party into the ranks of the aboitionists -
Leaving out Of view the uttcrances OF the aboli
tIon leaders and the press Of their party, and
considering solely the measures of the govern.
ment, We say that the administration has surrcn.
dered itself TO uuadultcrated abolitionism. If
the abolition Of slavery in the District of Col.
umbin, the granting OF citizenship to negroes,
the proclamation of emancipation, the employ.
mcnt of negroes as soldiers, the maintenance o
them within. the lines of our armies at the cx
pense OF the government, and the colonization of
them upon the plantations Of their masters, are
not abolitionism, we do not understand the mean
ing OF the term, Conservative Republicans
cannot support these measures and remain con,
se,vatiye republicans. Between these acts aud
the Chicago platform there Is an antac onsm
that neither reason nor sophistry can concile
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
Heavy Duties.

The Provost Marshas of New York have
heavy duties imposed upon them. In addi-
tion to their functions as constabes, lawyers,
jurymen, aud judges, since the suspension OF
the hab,as corpus 1--WE do not enumcrate their
legitimate duties, as these are long since lost
sight of the Republican Central Committee
requires each Of them to pay 500 to assist
in carrying the election. SO they are to be
made abolition bankers as well as abolition
policemen and judges.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
why is 1t!

Why is it that none Of The abolition ora.
tors that are now stumping the State for John
Brough. tell the people how the Gov
crnment has been swindled hy such men as
Cameron, Wells. HURT, and others who be.
long to their party' The Millersburg S,cill
Tub has never published a word about Quar-.
termaster HURT, of the Ohio State Journal,
swindling the Government out Of thousands
OF dollars. Why does it not tell of them !
Does ii dare deny il
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
stick mis- in XOur Hat.

81 declare upon NY responsibility as a
Senator, that the liberties of this country
are in greater danger to day from the
corruptions, and from the prohigacy
practiced in the various departments OF
the Government, than they are from the
enemy in the open field,"-J, p. HALE,
Republican Senator from Ne'c HdmP-
shire. .t. Ht
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
Meeting at Akron.

A Great Democratic Mass Meeting will be
held at Akron on Thursday, the Sth day OF
October. The speakers are not all announced
The people OF the Western Reserve are wax
ing up. We are assured that the Democratic
ticket will have an unprecedented vote in all
the Reserve counties Push on tho ball.
VALLiSpIOAAn is good for iiny thousand ma
jority,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
A Cheering Prospect.

Our exchanges still bring the same en-
couraging story, The burning watch
words, "Vallandigham and Constitution
al Liberty" are taken up from lip to lip
and will inGuso generous life into our peo
pie until they are exemplilied at the bal
lot box ON the Second Tuesday Of Octo
bcr, Push on the column l-Piaindeaier
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
ReIDieIn bcr,

That oyery vote cast for BR ouom i'll DO an
invitation TO the rebels TO prolong the wal
fer their separate Independence to the last
extremity, and assurance to them that there
is strong party in the North who hsto the
old Union as ch as they do, and are just
as strongly resolved to break II up
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
Fighting with EaischOods

There is scarcely any end of the ma
licious falsohoods which the administra.
tion leaders in Ohio are urging against
Mr.. Vallandigham-Mr. Pugh is COM
paratively unassailable. The Father of
Liars must pause in admiration, we think
to watch the doing of his children,
the Satanic administration party in
Ohio.-New York Argus.