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Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-23
FROM THE WEST.

MOBILE Jan. lS.--ihc foIl,wi,,r .ii>-
patch was received here. dait,lFTu,l;hom.
.Iau. II:
T" Gen. s. Burh"er: Gen. Therirr. wnl
portion of his cara:,y brig ule, a!irf rf,.nr:..
ing The fa'Ir"ad hriI.c in the rrrn, : rear
pushed !oI The Cumberland River. where. H.,
intercepted and capture tour large lrnn.-
p"rtS. destroyed three ~'th all The supplies
ami h"urted one t. AIRY II the ur hn, .
dred iar"le'I prisoners lie WAS hr ~
pursued by a sunb.at wnich he a,tark-i.
captured. and destroyed, with h.r VINCE
Sign d. BRAXTON BRAGG
PETERSBURG, J,n. 10. The New York
Her"M f lhe l7rh has been receiv..I
whiri' ""niain. Pr-si lea. d .v,S' late mess
aS" ]" III IL SAWS II /, o. n,'u iha r.
binary 'mp'rIa e, "'' II snrr.I by II
c'''sr'''', sectRy "liirh ma ever hirh r
[" "'ia' "cfe''zel ANY nanrt''>r" Mi i, l. $
e"'a"a'e'' trpa the re'" Exeruli~. aud
i'r"n'"es IL, lefe ~ m IN md d-fiauc-
no jn'i fir'i bv ha' - rrt. h.. ,,ullic eve
-.-o
IHS NEGROES AT WAsIIINGTox.-A
gentleman recently fom Was ,inui.,n.
u. u, brings i"for,n 'tnn 10 the Exam, er.
that 'be stolen nn'! runaway nrgr,es iron,
F'rg'na /" the nnmi'rr # three thousand
upwards, are fnrninptdnh The "SIa hes"
within the NorlIer'. .retisc,E of tn cu
They ass badly clothed wOtss I'd, adl
their scanty tents furnish but poor sleIr sr
from the warning elements at this G q
me"' season. Manv haye died. and nam.
"e's are dying very d.y from pneu,nonia
and TYPHOID disc ,ses. .in'ueed bv their
exposed condIi9n, "nl iI,r erpnr sit,I state
fine survivors; aud The s9uaI Ior:.arh Fl III
'er'"ding lhs enc mmnent heggur' all
description. he ,fforts to procure EN-
ployment for those " hos are a5le and W J.
ling TO work have been snrffect,,al. al the
me"'al pl"ce ai'ont the Government De.
partments are filed bys hungry Yankees
and housekeepers, who'Svfl j. TO hire the
"runawayr" even whea offered ior their
sictusls cpd clothes. < :
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-23

COLUMBIA, Dec. s. 1862.
fN and after the 10th instant the Passene d,
~ Train will leave Greenvjlle at 6 o'ulock
4. ~. and Anderson at 6.46. A. M. and w,l,
atop for Passengers only a. the regular. So
tiona. 49,
Extra Freight hy Passeger Trsin will not
received unless delivered Is minutes beft.
leaving time. ''&'
p. r. RAWORTH,
Jan q SO sb
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-23

1t is the style Of the abo lition editor OF this
place, when his falsehoods are exposed, to
seek to cover up his infamy by personal abuse.
Mr. VoRBEs ventilated his Infamous state
ments about the Fourth OF July Pic Mic and
he responded WITH batch OF filthy billings.
gate about Mr.. VoRHEs.
Mr.. VoRHEs has been in Holmes county
twehty' one years. The attacks of the puny
abolition pig, imported from Cincinnati a few
months ago, can do him no harm. He mover
denounced this as dark spot OF creation as
George T. Griffith has done. He never wished
to God Almighty that he had never seen
Holmes county as George T. Griffith has
done. He never had to publish himself as a
public libeller to avoid prosecution as Geo
4. Griffith has done. He has never been
regarded as lying, unprinciplcd whelp, as
George T. Griffith has been, and is now re.
garded. We ask pardon of our readers for
placing Mr.. VoRHEs' name in the same arti
Gle with that of the low curse who runs tho
smut machine.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-23
An Honest Confession.

A gentleman OF undoubted truth, and one
who has held prominent position in the
army, informs us that he recently had con.
versation with member of the drum hca d
court which tried Mr. VALLANDiduAM, In
which he ask ed him what there was in the
charges or evidence to convict Mr. vALLAY.
pIGnAM' The reply of the member OF the
court was Nothing, but it seemed II had
to be done"
That Is the long and the short of the whole
matter. Mr.. VALLANDI0HAM had TO be trans
ported in order to screen army contractor RI
and public plunderers, and perpetuate the
reign of abolition despotism, Legal and
Constitutional rights, and personal liberty the
birthright and safeguard of every American
citizen, are Of no avail whom weighed in tn,
balance with abolition thirst for power and
plunder.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-23
Thc Crimc al slIcncc.

c" The man who stands by aud says nothing
when the peril OF his Government Is discussed
cannot be misunderstood. ."--Lincoin's Last
Was anything casks the New York World,
so extraordinary ever before uttered by the
Chief Magistrate OF free country Men are
torn from their houses and immured IN bas
tiles for the shocking crime of-siLEScE =
Citizens of the model Republic of tho world
az not only punished for speaking their opin'
ions, but are plunged into dungeons for hold
ing their tongues When before, in tie an.
nails of tyranny, was silence ever punished as
crime' Citizens who disapprove Of the acts
of the Administration, arc denied even the
refuge OF dignhed silence, and, on malicious
and partisan conjectures Of the motives Of
such silence, they are deprived of their liber.
tyl Few among us ever expected to live to
see such things done; and nobody, we are
sure, to see them so unblushingly confessed.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-23
Meeting nt Nashville.

Next Saturday evening the Democracy OF
Nashville and the region round about will be
addressed by II, d. McDowELL, Esq, and
probably Others. Arrangements will be made
for forming Demociatie Club. We are glad
to hear this, and with pleasure we spread the
news. We are rejoicod the people are wax ins
mp to a realization OF their situation, and to a
knowledge of the fact that TO be free the,
must themselves strike the blow. We mus
strike for Liberty and Union with
That weapon frmer set
And surer than the bay onet"- ..
tho freeman's ballot, which Is the terror o
'yrants, our shield and buckler against des
potism' and the only hope Of this screly trie'
and outraged people.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-23
Lincoln ;and fhc Dem Ocratic
.-s. Com IN itfec.

In to-day's paper we give tho correspon.
dence in full between the Committee of nine
teen, appointed by the Democratic State Con
vention and Mr.. LINCOLN. We ask our read
ors to carefully read the correspondence, and
would suggest that they preserve the papers
conta lining 1t. We believe no abolition paper
In the State has published 1t entire.
The candid reader can come to no other
conclusion than that Mr.. LINCOLN has been
most essentially used up in the controversy
While we hope every one will read for himsel,
we cannot RETAIN from directing the attention
of our readers to the glaring fact that Mr.
Lincoln admits the binding force OF the law o
Sd March, 1868, but evades IL under tho spe
cious plea that Vallandgham committed nj
offcnse for which he could have been reguarl,
indicted and punished by the ordinary tribu
nails of justice. "Had he committed an OF
Tense indictable and punishable" argues Mr.
Lincoln, "it would have been my duty tt
hand him over for trial by tho civil auihnri
tiesi but because was aware he had commit
ted no offense under the laws OF the land
therefore l handed him over to the military
tribunals, and had him tried by a drum-head
court martial" 1t is we'll to remember these
things, as there Is no citizen in any State g,
the Union who may not, though guiltlcss o.
any oflense against the law, be thus tried
convicted and punished. 1t is only the gull
ty who enjoy the privilege of being regularly
tried for treasoni tho innocent are to be cour
martialed.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-23
Truthful words.

In his speech before the Hardy township
Democratic Club, Judge HUMPHREY said -
" Mr.. YALLASDIonAM ID for pea ce-the Demo-
cratic party is for peace--for peace founded
on a Union of all the States, under the Con.
stitution given us by our fathers. Mr.. VAL.
LAsDienAM, nor the Democratic party, have
never thought of or suggested any other terms
of peace than the old Union, the old Consti.
tuition. and the old flag of our nations pride
which has been respected and honored upon
every sea and every land under the heavens.
And, he who is not for peace on these terms
is an enemy to his country and her dearest
interest, a traitor to liberty, fend In human
shapc.'
This Ia the whole matter in a nut shell. IL
CO oncisely defines the position Of the Demo-
cratic party with which the fanatical abol.
tionists take issue. We make our appeal to
the ballot box for peace founded on tho old
Constitution and the old Union with all their
guarantees of personal liberty and domestic
happiness, and wo invite all Unionloving
men, whatever may have been their former
political prejudices, to join us on the second
Tuesday Of October In furthering a peace on
these terms by the election Of the oppressed
and abused, but patriotic, brave and incor'
ruptible VALLAHDioHAM.
Together together Oh, why should We part2
Together In hand and together in heart
Shoulder to shoulder, as ever before,
Oh, still let us strive for the Union of yore !
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-23
Handy PnrnRrnnhs.
From tho Logan Gazette. I

lFfom the Logan Gazette
IL Vallandigham were a traitor, his
friends would try to hide his Record
instead of circulating it far and wide.
If Vallandigham were a traitor, the
Republicans would be the most active of
oil men in circulating his Record
If a man is traitor, his Record must
contain the evidence of his guilt. See
the Record of Mr.. Vallandigham.
The, opposition to Mr.. vallandigham
was too violent to last. It's edge and
force are already blunted and exhausted.
II Brough had one spark Of manliness
or honor in his bloated carcass, he would
ask for Vallandigham's return.
If B.ough were not very mean mau,
he would scorn to canvass the State
abusing an absent man. ...E
If Brough were not coward, he would
scorn to strike Mr. Vallandigham while
the Government holds him.
Brough says to Lincoln "Hold VAL
landigham's hands, while strike him
Keep him gagged while I slander him 70
Brough says to his party "I'll be
your candidate for Governor, If you will
keep Vallandigham off me-"
Brough is one of those wonderful life
long Democrats, who voted for Fremont.
and wouldn't vote for Douglas.
Brough says he's Democrat yet
spurns the Crittenden Resolutions and
the Crittenden Compromise.
D,o,~l, o1..r., l..
vet says the Union must never be restored
until slavery is abolished,
Brough says he's Dem ocrat, yet goes
with party which has enacted the most
oppressive tariff ever known.
Brough says he's Democrat. yet goes
with party which has created a most
monstrous National Bank.
Biough says he's DEM ocrat, yet goes
with party which has stricken down
State Rights and obliterated State lines.
John Brough says he's q Democrat,
yet goes for squandering the public mo-
ney in wild and wasteful expenditures.
John Brough has the only railroad
which has refused to carry our gallant
soldiers at half fare.
Mr.. Vallandigham, whilc in Congress,
moved an increase of two dollars per
month in the soldiers pay.
Who can point to anything John
Brough has done for the soldiers? for the
army? for anybody but himself or for
any thing save his railroad?
Brough failed % speak a. Toledo from
an affection Of the throat Brough has
as good throat as every man was en-
dowed with but incessant swallowing
has worn it out.
Brough's throat is sore. D. es lying
in ones throat affect the bronchial ves-
sels'
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-23
Odds and Ends.

The tory editor of the rebel organ gave an
| exposition OF his qualities as a misce Ian eous
liar In his last issue, his reputation for drunk
enness and cowardice having long since been
established. Republican.
We suppose the yellow "purp" who edits
the Republican refers to us in the above. he
does not contradict what we said OF him. so
far as our reputation for drunkenness is con.
cerped, no man but the lying villain who edits
The Republican ever intimated such thing -
He has been croaking about II hereto lore. bnt
We paid no attention to It, for u did us no
harm whore we were known and IL seemed 10
do him a vast amount of good.
1t Is too bad that he should charge us with
cowardice. The charge is new ard original
with the evesdropping, turkey trotting, half
rotten, ill-begotten abolition editor. 1t is O
terrible blow on us jnst at this time when we
have been elected Captain Of tho Sandrun
militia. However, on next training day
we propose to sustain our reputation for
courage In the presence Of our command by
placing chip on our shoulder and inviting
the two'fsted, double,iointed, brave hearted
bully bruiser from Cincinnati, who edits the
Republican like tho fellow kept tavern in
Indiana, to knock IL of.
The courageous editor of the Republican
poured out his filthy falsehoods against us for
several weeks without receiving any notice
at our hands. We thought the hruts would
get ashamed of 1t and finally act half white,
but being disappointed in that we gave him
little OF what he deserves and he bawls out
like spanked baby
We have no disposition to deal in person.
alilies with him, for 1t is like digging small
potatoes with few In a hill and them rotten
Let him attend TO running his little smut
mOchine without lying about the people OF
the county and endeavoring 10 bring them
into disrepute abroad aud we win leave tho
polluted, disunion abolition curse alone
But his refusal to do this may cause us TO
give him an occasional stirring up.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-23
Trees stung by Locusts.

In the regions infested by locusts, we
have seen many young orchards Of peach
and other fruit trees badly stung by the
female locusts. in depositing their eggs.
The best thing to be done for these trees
is to trim off all such twigs Immediately
and burn them to destroy the eggs before
they shall hatch and the young grubs fnd
their way to the roots of the trees. If
allowed to hatch and burrow in the
ground. these grubs will fasten upon the
tender roots and suck their sustenance
thereirom for the next sixteen years. when
they will be ready for another raid in o
same place. Ohio Farmer. .,i ...-
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-23
Army Mortality.

The United States Sanitary Commission b as
addressed letter to the President on the
causes contributing to the rapid dimunition oi
numbers in our armies. 1t attributes the loss
in a great measure to the excess OF duty i'm
posed upon depleted regiments, which are
required to perform the same service as when
possessed of the full com plcment of men. -
According to this estimate, a loss Of one hun =
dred and twenty three thou sand men is sus
tanned every year irom causes which have no
connection with battles or wounds. 1t is a
we'll known fact in the army that nearly every
regiment which went into tho service with full
ranks in the spring of 1861, was, at the time
of the battle of Shiloh, year afterwards, re
duced TO an average OF about three hundred
and fifty men to the regiment. The terrible
Battles are responsible for but a small portion
Of tho deaths. Disease and exposure kill
more men by far than the bullets of the
enemy. -.. ...r...
The government cannot more effoctualiy
encourage enlstments than by remedyin this
condition OF affairs. II the army had been
kept up to its original standard of numbers
solders would have escaped overtasking and
fatigue. and would have been better able to
Withstand the ravages OF disease. This fear.
full mortality has alarmed the country long
since, and driven away many who woud 9th.
erwise have gone into the ranks, for men who
do not fear rebel bullets turn pale at the
thought Of camp diseases, camp hospitals, and
lingering death.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-23

IMPORTANT BusNEss.-The Knights arc full
Of business just now; so overrun that they hav,
to meet on Sunday. Last Sunday Afternoon
members OF this distinguished order nigh
have been seen going and coming to and from
their headquarters, with sane timoDious coun
to nances, and dow ncast looks, hoping to con
ceal their transactions, but creating suspicious
us to the honesty oftheir motives.-R,pubkoan.
The silly fool who edits the Republican saw
some person on Sunday with a sanctimonious
countenance, and he know by the aforesaid
sanctimonious countenance that no was a
" knight" Wonderful discovery 1t is un'
fortunate the " Knights" arc so overrun will
business. Couldn't the Leaguers lend help
ing handi
No person OF any sense believes there /.
such an organization in !his section as the
"Knights"-the editor of tho Republican may
believe il.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-23


power. Much more do the candidates
themselves Suffer them tot. / entroat
you, to evade the issue, aud by the judg.
ment Of the people we will abide.
And now, finally, let me ask, what is
the pretext for all the monstrous acts and
claims of arbitrary power which you have
so nobly denounced? But if, indeed. all
these be demanded by military necessity.
then, believe me, your liberties are gone
and tyranny is perpetual. For if this
civil war is to terminate only by the SUBJ
jugation or submission of the South to
force Of arms, the infant of to-day will
not live to see the end of it. No, in an !.
other way only can it DO brought to a
close. Travelling thousand miles and
more, through nearly one.half of the Con.
federate States, and sojourning for time
at widely different points, met not one
man, woman or child who was not resol-
we'd to perish rather than yield to the
pressure of arms even in the most desper-
ate extremity. And whatever may and
must be the varying fortune OF the war,
in which recognize the hand of Provi-
dence pointing visibly to the ultimate
issue OF this great trial of the States and
people of America, they are better pre-
pared now every way to make their mex
orable purpose, than any period since the
beginning of the struggle. These may
indeed be unwelcome truths; but they are
addressed to candid and honest men,
Neither, however, let me add, did [ meet
any one, whatever his opinions or his STA
ton, political or private, who did not de-
clare his readiness, when the war shall
have ceased and armies been withdrawn,
to consider and discuss the question oi
reunion. And who shall doubt the issue
of the argument return, therefore
with my opinions and convictions as to
war or peace, and my faith as to final re-
suits from sound policy and wise states.
manship, not only unchanged, but con.
tirmed and strengthened. And may the
God Of Heaven and Earth so rule the
hearts and. minds Of Americans every
where, that with Constitution main.
tanned, Union restored aud Liberty
henreforth made secure, grand and
nobler destiny shall yet be ours, than that
even which blessed our fathers in the first
two ages Of the Republic.
@. L. VALLANDIGHAM.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-23
Chuilcs Anderson Prefers the
Defeat of his Country to the
Defeat Of his Party.

In Mr.. Charles Anderson's letter of
acceptance Of the Abolition nomination
for Lieutenant Governor, published in
the Gazette of yesterday. he says:
81 should esteem the election of Mr..
Vallandigham as Governor of Ohio
greater calamity than the defeat and cap
ture of any army we have in the field"
That is frank and plain in Mr..
Anderson. He prefers the destruction of
our army to the defeat of The party tick
ct upon which he (Anderson) is running.
He places party before country. What
a howl would have been raised by the
Republican press how they would have
resounded with the charges of disloyalty
and treason against Mr.. Pugb, If he, like
his competitor, had made the declaration
that he would rather have our army de-
feated than Mr.. B,ough elected 1t is as
proper for HIM to make such remark as
Mr.. Anderson.
Can there be anything better calculated
to prevent unity at home than this re-
mark of the Abolition Lieutenant Gov
ernor, that he would rather have the reb-
els defeat our army than Mr.. Vallandig-
ham elected Governor by the people of
Ohio ? What say the soldiers to this?
Had they rather be beaten and destroyed
than to have the people at home elect tho
man Governor whom they prefer? Mr..
Anderson has made great professions of
devotion to country and hostility to par
ty; yet in his letter he goes futher in sup
port of party than any man on either
ticket, or any man that we ever heard of
before. We feel sure that the time will
come when Mr.. Anderson will deeply re-
gret that he ever made such an extrava-
giant declaration of his preference for
party over country
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-23
The MILITIA for ha m
and Democracy,

The Militia are Tor Vallandigham and
Democracy. Company after company
came into this city, all "hurraing" for
Val. Camp Chase presents the appear
ance Of one vast Democratic Mass Meet.
ing. The Democracy have it all their
own way. Hundreds of the militia who
came here under Gov. Tod's call, as Re.
pubicans, are returning home shouting
for Vallandigham. The State House pre
sented grand appearance on Wednes-
day night, 1t was full of Vallandighsm
ers, who had come up here in obedience
to the Governors call. They kept up such
hallooing for the Democratic candidate
for Governor as walked up the echoes al
about Capitol Square. 1t has been good
thing to be among the Militia this week,
in the city and at Camp Chase, ard hear
their sensible remarks and free criticisms
OF the "wsr policy" of Governor Tod
and the Abolition party. Brough men
have been few and far between. The
Governors proclamation has worked like
a charm Statesman. r..."
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-23
50 Old Jackson Democrats"

Every vile renegade, who leaves the
Dem ocratic party for the sake of office, is
set up by the Abolitionists as "Jack-
son Democrat. Davy Tod and Jack
Brough, (who left us eight years ago.
and Judge Leavitt, (who never was at
heart Democrat, are now all duly la
beled, Original Jackson Democrats.
With equal propriety the Abolitionists
might still quote Judas Iscariot as an
"original follower and disciple Of Christ.
and might refer to Benedict Arnold as q
"patriot and hero of the Revolution."--
The impudence of Abolitionism is un-
bounded.---M. Vernon Banner.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-23
Little Holmes.

The Democracy Of Holmes county arc
rapidly and thoroughly organizing for
the coming campaign. We were in Mil
lersburg on Saturday. and attended their
club meeting in the evening. The court
house was full-the ladies were in atten-
dance-and @. +. Voorhes, Esq. made
a most excellent speech. If the Democ-
racy Of Coshocton would organize and
work as they do in Holmes, she would
give 1,50O majority. Let us now go to
work in earnest. if our liberties are worth
preserving = Coshocton Democrat.