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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30

We find the following in tie spe eial cores
pondence of the Cincinnati Gazette, under
date OF Helena, April 9th
Yesterday it was officially announced to the
soldiers of this command that Adiutant Gen.
eral Thomas had arrived at Helena, and desr.
ed to address them. Accordingly in the af.
ternoon, regiment after regiment marched in
to Fort Curtis until il was crammed full to
overhowing. After waiting an hour or two
Adutant General Thomas finally made his
appearance, in company with Maj jor General
Prentiss. He was received with three cheers
from the crowd. Mounting the rostrum he
spoke as follows
81 thank you, fellow soldiers, for the warm
reception which you have given me. l re.
ceive it not as an ovation to myself, but to
the Government which | represent.
81 am here to-day to announce to you the
policy which has been adopted by the Ad.
minis,ration in the further prosecution of this
war. | come with authority to carry it out
fully, and with your favor and co operation,
| successfully,
alt is well known that the rebels have had
great advantage over us, in the fact that the V
have all taken the field against us, leaving the
| blacks behind at home to work 70 them. We
now propose to take the blacks, to feed
clotbe organize and arm them. We can thus
starve the rebels into submission, or force
large proportion of their army to lay down the
musket and take up the shovel and the hoe
The negroes have fled to us for protection,
and have been treated badly. The conse.
quenccs have been that many have been driv
en- back to their masters, while many have
been deferred from venturing within our lines
This must cease. Our pickets must bo in.
Structed to receive these unfortunate fugitivcs
kindly and to welcome them within our lines
gladly.
81 have full authority to organize a regi.
ment of blacks at Helena and to commission
white men as officers of the right character
and stamp. We propose to establish colo
nies Of blacks along .he river upon the descr-
ted plantations. l was born in n slave State,
was nurscd by ncgross, and think know
the negroes character and capacity. | be-
licvo that the blacks will make good soldiers
We have already regiments thst have done
good service and proved themselves capable
and brave.
81 have Just organized at Memphis eight
tho same hele. The policy of the Admins
traton must be carried out, and no opposi
ton on the part of officers and soldiers will
be allowed, Even the stars will be no pro-
lection to the officer who, by act or word, op.
poses the policy of the Government which
have Just announced in your hearing.''
1t will be seen that an Abolition policy il
the permanent policy Of tho Administration
aud aliliation and equality with the negro il
uublushingly announced and all further at
tempt to hide or deny it are useless. And
worst of all, no opposition to all this miscra
BILE scheme of equalization will be tolerated
II this is not now an Abolition war, wha
kind of q war is it Do tell
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
A kidnapping Case.

The Ashtabula Sentinel Of the 22d inst,
contains letter giving an account of the
Kidnapping of a negro at Burlington,
Lawrence county, Ohio, who was slave
owned by man living in Hardy county
Virginia. The negro succeeded in escap-
ing soon after he was captured, when the
Colonel of the regiment sent squad OF
men along with the darkcy to hunt up the
kidnappers. They found white man
whom the colored individual recognized
as being in the guilty party. He was
sent to Jail, and the benefit of the hoJea'
corpus denied him. No grand jury had
indicted him, and no one had even testi
fled against him but the negro.
Gov. Tod was indicted for aiding tc
fkidnap a white man; but habeas corpus
was invoked in his behalf, and by it hi
was rescued from the the hands of th,
officer and kept out OF Jail.
Why can't q man who kidnaps "col
ored person" have the benefit of habea,
corpus, as well as n man who assists in
Kidnapping white man?
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
From the Chicago Times Of the 22d ]
Democrats VIctory.

Tho hardest political battle which has
ever been known in Chicago was fought
yesterday, aud the result is A SPLENDID
DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH.
TO enable the reader TO understand the
splcndor of the triumph, we must show
what the Democracy have had to contend
against
The total number Of votes polled for
Mayor, yesterday, was 20,306. AT the
State and Congressional elections last
fall---one of the most exciting elections
ever held in the city-the total number Of
votes polled within the same territory
now covered by the city was only Is, 5,7S6,
including two or three regiments of sol
diers now absent. There has been no
actual material increase of legal voters
since last fall, but here is an apparent in.
crease of 1920! The simple truth is, that
the Abolitionists, through their secret or
ganizations hare imported two or three
thousand men and Uoted them at this cleo
ton. Look at the total vote in the First
| Ward, where there are comparatively few
residences-it it running up to 1879! Will
any body tell us there are that number OF
| legal voters in the Ward? Look, too,
at the Sixteenth Ward--total vote 1906,
Will any body tell us there are that mum.
Der of legal voters in that ward? Look
also at other wards. In the First w ard
the Democracy ought not to have been
beaten twenty votes. and they are beaten
3S5 votes! and in the Sixteenth Ward
they should have had $50 majority
whereas they have but TIA.
But we cannot analyze this matter thi
morning. An enormous fraud has beer
perpetratcd, and it will be exposed. l
cannot escape exposure
Notwithstanding the enormous frauC
the Democracy have carried the city. Mayo
Sherman is reelected by l57 majority
f all the candidates on the ticket are elected
/ by equal or greater majorities.
For all practical purposes this majorit,
is as good as eighteen hundred majority
would be, and the result determines tn
fact that CHICAGO IS A DEMocRATIc CITY
It the election had been an honest one
the result would have shown Chicago t.
be Democratic city by an immense ma
jority.
As to the Council: The hold-overs ar
six Democrats and three Aboltionists.-
!, Thus the new Common Council vii
stand twenty Democrats to thirteen 400
litionists. Enough is as good as feast
The Democracy of the city are jubilan
over the result, and well they may be. l.
IS A PURE DEMOCRATIC VICTORY. 1t is
terrible verdict against the Administra
ton at Washington, and against Abol
ton AMI its policies. 1t is such verlic
by city which, only a little while ago
was claimed as the very citadel of Aboli
tlonism.
Vox PopUII, Vox DEL.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
Gcucrci ualicck on Northern
Traitors,

Among the letters read at the "loyal Ma.
tional League" mass meeting in New York
city on Saturday, April IL, was one from Sec.
retary CHASE, and one from Gen. HALLEcK.-
The Louisville Journal quotes the following
passage from General HALLEcK's letter, and
apponds the scathing remarks below
ave have already made immense progress
in this war-a greater progress than was ever
before made under similar circumstances
Our armies are still advancing, and, If sustain
cd by the voices Of the patriotic millions at
home, they will ere long crush the rebellion in
tho South, and then place their heels upon
the heads of sneaking traitors in the North. /"
When language such as this was used sew.
eral weeks ago by certain General Milroy,
we denounced it as infamous, and held it up
to the execration of the people. We now
with additional stress apply to the language
of General IIALLEcK what we then said of the
language Of Gen. MrLRoY. 1t is unspeakably
Infamous, and deserves, as it will receive, tho
the people, nor should they, rest with con
tent with simple eXecration, however deep
! and burning; they will, as they should, ay, as
they mast, if they would live free people,
address themselves with new earnestness and
resolution to the great work OF putting down
at the ballot. box the destructive and internal
party of which Gen HALLEcK is worthy
chief. This work is indispensable to the ma
tiunal salvation. Let the language Of Gen.
HALLECR, and all other like manifestations OF
to perform with bolder energy and with lofti-
cr zeal indispensable work. Such manifesto
tions, as we are well assured, can have nc
other effect; and, in this point Of view, they
are Taught with hope rather than with despair.
Whom the gods would destroy they first make
mad. And it requires no stretch of fancy to
see in this hagitous conduct of tho radicals
the madness which hcrads their own des.
| truction.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30

head; should be overthrown. But there must be
candOr and manly sincerity between the admins
tration and the citW. The people demand it ;
justice aud mercy toNe broken hearted wife and
the orphaned children demand it. And will can
dor and sincerity be longer withheld Are We
fighting to restore the Union as IL was7 On this
question hang the hopes Of the people. III there
be less holy design than this--if States are to
be overthrow and their lines oblitcrated--iftL tLeir
Governments are to he cXpunged-ii the Consti.
tuition is now to he cast aside-if the government
made by Washington is to be supplantcd by u
pcir and dsSp0iic dssOcidtion--thcn We declare, in
the hearing OF men and OF nations, that we will
not be partakers at the sacrifice. Heaven aud
posterity will hold the man guilty of his country g
ruin who, at time like this, would barter the
blood OF the people for purpose less sacred than
the preservation Of the Union and the Constitu.
ton "a they we're made by our fathers.
The outrages upon the balot.box in Connect.
cut, Rhode Island, Cincinnati, indianapolis and
elsewhere plainly Indicate the purpose of the Abb
olitonsts to carry the approaching elections BY
any means at the command CT desperate and cor.
rupt men. The formation over the country of
secret Inbound leagues admonsh us to pre-.
pare for the contest. Eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty and that vigilance should be ex.
ercised now. We may confidently look for the
most exciting political campaign ever wit
messed in this country. Let us prepare for IL by
the organization of township Democratic Clubs
and by such other means as will enable us to dis.
charge our duty to the country in the suppression
of southern rebellion and the determination Of
abolition treason and we may invoke the assist.
ance of merciful God in the holy undertaking.
In the approaching canvass for nominations let
candidates and their friends carefully abstain
fiom speaking dsrespectlully of others be actua.
ted by moderation and honorable competition in
securing nominations, that harmony and unity
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
A Negro Rcgiment--SOMn Doc
ariRp.

Why does the President hesitate about
giving the authority to Gov. Blair and
Senator Chandler to raise negro rogi
ment in this State? We cannot under
stand tho cause of the delay. Surely we
need more II oops in the Union army; and
the war having become one avowedly to
free the negro race, it is no more than
Just to the freeman Of Michigan to let the
negroes have chance to fight for their
ensaved brethren South. We greatly
fear that all the noise about raising negro
regiments North, is mere pretense--a
sort of electioneering trick. Now, we
wish the Administration to distinctly un-
derstand that the Democrats of Michigan
are in favor OF their taking every negro
in the State; and not only that, but they
would rejoice to see, in case enough ne
groos cannot be found to make full reg
iment, that tho balance should b, made
up from the ranks of the Abolitionists.
without regard to age.--Detrou Free
Press.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
NEWS ITEMS.

Pension papers require no Government
Stamp. Let this bo borne in mind
Gen. Grant ordered all the Government
ancipation Of "A sanganary battle. Look out
for thrilling news.
Since the commonc cment ofthe rebellion
20 600 900 pounds OF cotton have been i'm.
ported from foreign countries to New York
value G,Gl2 ,329. OF this amount, 10000
GOO pounds come from England.
| One of the six pound oblong shells fred in.
to the vessel on which Gen. Foster ran the
rebel block ade, bore the mark of George II.
Fox X Co., Boston manufacturers.
Over seventy applications to bank under
the uniform national currency act have been
made to the Treasury Department.
The French victories in Mexico arc utter
ly discrcdtcd by the French Minister at
Washington on the ground that the four stca-
mers from Havana, with later dates do no t
confirm the report
-Robert Richardson of KY, is spoken OF
as Democratic candidate for Congress in
tnc Oth DlStrlcl' llo b an aUie man ana ac>
complished gentleman.
A detachment of the ll5 Ohio re gment
brought to Cincinnati Thursday q batch of
rebel prisoners captured in Owen county, Ky.
-EX- Governor Stanley is going to Califor'
MIA, since he was kicked out of the Guberna.
torial chair to make room for moro sooty in.
cumbcnt
Andrew Ewing, and Washington Burrow
arc spoken offo the rebel Governor OF Ten
ncssec.
The farmers in W isconsin, Iowa, and III.
inois have been ploughng and sowing for
nearly six weeks.
The commander Of Fort Ethan Allen,
Virginia side OF tho Potomac telegraphs tn at
he learns that tho rebels did not hang detec.
tive Sherman, on Friday last, as reported.
- tho Democrats Of Maine announce that
they will hold state Convention at Port.
land on the 18th of juno next, to nominate IA
candidate for Governor, elect State Com.
mttcc for the ensuing year, and transact any
other business that may bc deemed exped.
ent,
1t is now pretty well ascertained that tho
contrabands at Washington will be conscrip.
ted into the army as they show no disposition
| to enlist.
| The U. s. Consul at Dublin contradicts
/ the rumors with respect to the enlistment OF
| lrishmen in Ireland tor the United States Ar,
my. The representatives of our Government
/ in ireland are, however, said to be beseged
! by persons applying to be sent out to join oul
army.
A Muriroosboro dispatch of April 9th
states that refugees from McMipnville report
that Gen. Reynolds, who is in command OF
an important expedition, entered that towr
on Tuesday night, capturing two train of cars
one train of wagons, and forty prisoner -
John Morgan's wife was found in tho place.
A Salt Lake City diepatch states tha
Col Evans attacked body OF two hundred
Indians in a canon, seventy five miles south
of aybreak, in Utah, on the 18th Of April
killing thirty OF them, and scattering the 70
mainder, lio followed them fourteen miles
On our de Lieut. Peel was killed, and tw,
Sergeanps wounded.
Intelligence from Gen Hunters department
represents that he bas conscripted nealy al
tho ab 10, bodied negroes undor forty.ive.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
Our Nominee for Governor.

AS far as we have noticed, tho names
OF only three persons ale now mentioned
in connection with the Democratic nomi-
nation for Governor-Vallandigham,
Jowett and Thurman. All these gentle
men are eminent for talent. patriotism
and unSullied personal honor. We do
not predict whore the nomination will
fall; but fall where it may, we shall yiel d
to it support becoming the conviction
that the highest present duty of patriots
is to drop personal preferences and stand
resolute'y by the party which is seeking
to rescue the country from the control OF
politicians who are striving to overturn
the Liberties of the people of the North,
under pfetence Of releasing the Southern
people from the despotsm of jeff Davis
-Nemdrk .Adpocats
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30

Gov. Andy Johnson's Tennessee fotce !:
not to exceed twenty-five thousand men, &c
be mustered in during the war, and is to in
cludo negro regiments.
-Four more YES sells taken by rebel private ers
to wit, Ship, Star Of Peace; bark, Lapning, OF
New York, bark, I. NJ Coicord, Of New York,
and another vessel name unknown.
Gideon Searls, late member of the New
York Assembly, has been arrested on charg
ofbribory and corruption.
Hon. Geo. G. Sherman, President of tho
Watcrtown Bank and Loan Company, and al
eminent lawyer, as we'll as Judge and banker
died at Warrentown on Friday.
The 18th and 9th New York regiments
were mustered out OF service on Thursday
the 23d, their term Of service having expired.
The New York Tribune recommends Gen.
eral Burnside to arrest Hon. Jno. McHenry,
candidate for Congress in Kentucky.
The I'd fMay is the time fixed by New
York Tribune, for recognizing the Southel
Confederacy.
The President has pardoned Saml. Van
Horn, q soldier in the S4th pennsylvania
who had been sentenced to the Albany Peni
tentiary for one year, for some crime. He re-
joins his regiment as condition of the par
don.
The Chicago Municipal Election takes
the Black Republicans in Washington by sur
prise. They had made heavy bets on thu
election going the other way.
Gen. Fremont has q staff of several idl,
Colonels. Why is this staff not dissolved
I Too much "Nigger Oh the brain" These ne,
/ patriots!
Lawyers mouths are like turnpike gate
mover opened except for pay.
| --Marmadukes Raid into Missouri has alb
ruptly terminated. He is now in full retreat
with large amount of plunder. His force
estimated at 3 900 men and sixteen pieces G
artillery Both Mcneil and Vandcrver are i
pursuit, Marmaduke is retreating toward
Bloomfield.
The State Board of Agriculture have decid
ed to hold the Fair in Cleveland, on Tuesday
Wednesday, Thursday aud Friday September
Is, lG, II and Is.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
An Incident in COnnCctICut.

1t is well known that, in the recent
election in Connecticut, soldiers who
would vote the Abolition ticket were al
loved to go home from the army and
vote. Some Democrats who were ex.
tremely anxious to see home once more,
also pledged themselves to so vote, if they
cotld be allowed to return and see theil
friends.
One, by the name of Randall, having O
sick mother at Danielsonville, and wish
ing to see her once more ere she should
pass from earth, begged for furloueh as
starving child would beg for bread, and
at last, when all other means had failed
consented to pledge himself to vote for
Buckingham. He came home; saw his
dying wother; went to Killngly town
meeting voted for Buckingham, as he had
agreed to; and then stood up in the town
house and related these facts.-Ports
mouN { " H. Union.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
which Shall we Follow.

The Republican press say it is treason
to advocate the cause of Peace. Even
preachers continue to preach war. and
yet CnRIsT, in his Sermon on the Mount,
tells us that, BLESSED are the peace ma
keIs: for they shall be called the children
Of God" and in Romans s-X,l5-we are
further told: "How beautiful are the fee,
of them that preach the gospel of Peace" "
Which is it safer, therefore, to follow
the teachings of the Republican press and
War preachers, or the teachings of the
New Testament-the written Will of the
Son of God?
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
Giving His COIOrch Brethren ls,e
Cold Shoulder.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga.
zette, writing from Washington, unde,
date of April "a, says:
Several of the colored brethren Of this
city, actuated no doubt by the desire to
impress the Haytian Minister with the
idea that he was not to be sighted by that
persuasion, called upon him few days
ago. On being admitted into the presence
Of the mulatto, he wanted to know def
nitely what they wanted with him. On
replying that they had merely called to
pay him their respects, he politely inform
ed them that "he had come here to repre-.
sent his Government, and not to entertain
colored people," He. thereupon, dismiss
ed them, directing the servant at the same
time to show them out the back way.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
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The Rebel Congress.

In the Senate on Wednesday, Mr.
Semmes, of Louisiana, from the Joint
Committee on Flag and Seal, reported a
bill to establish the flag of the Confeder-
ate States. which was passed, 1t pro.
vides that the flag shall consist of white
field. with the battle flag for union,
which shall be square and occupy two
thirds OF the width of the flag, and a
blue bar one'third Of the flag in its width,
dividing the field lengtawise.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Wigfall
amending tho law for impressment ol
provisions for the army, so as to secure
equity in the sppraisement Of value.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
Swearing school MarIns and
ElAcir Pupils.

We understand that in Gallipolis, Ohio q,
the Board Of Education require the teachers
of the public schools to take "the oath Of
allegiance to the Governments" and it is sc
riously suggested by one of the public Jour
nails of tho place, that power b given the
Superintendent to "swear' all tho Chi ldren
who attend the schools. What next -
Statesman.
Swearing may be a good enough thing in
its place; but il it amounts to much at the
present time We can't exactly see it. LINCOLN
aud all his underlings are under oath to snp
port tho Constitution of the United States
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
Republican alias Union Party

The attempted "Union" movement is a
confession either that the Republican party is
not Union party or that it isa failure. In.
deed 1t is confessi on of both suppositions.
And such is the iact' The Republican party
never vas Union party--it was always dis
union party. and in that respect it is not a
failure. But in respect to future party action,
( is failure. 1t dare not c)me before the
country under its own name. In its aspect
Of Union party, it has stolen the livery Of
Heaven, and the fraud it is trying TO pcrpc'
trats is more mon strous than has ever been
pcrpctrated upon ony country. Itis committing
deliberate murder upon the Union, and upon
civil liberty also. Since the revolt in Heaven,
o.diabolical party has not been known.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
LicNt. Edcrgiey and GOV Scy.
nnOUr.

The dismissal Of this gallant officer. for
voting the Democratic ticket, in New
Hampshire, has been heretofore condemn
ed by all the Press Of the county, except
Jacobin journals. We are glad to see
Gov. Seymour Of New York, in recent
message to the New York General AS
sembly, has denounced this course Of ac-
ton as illibcral, offensive, illegal and Un-
American. We knew that it would ex
cite the Indignation Of so eminent a
Statesman and patriots as Horatio sly
mour: and we honor him for his manl
ness in exposing this outrage an Ameri,
can liberty.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30

Mon in the South who still adhere to
the Union and the Constitution, are called
"BufaloeS," and those in the North who
occupy the same position, are called
"Copperheads. True Union men and
devoted friends of the Constitution are
vilfied in both sections by the dominant
parties-which is not the only evidence
we have of the truth Of Mr.. Stewards dec
laration. endorsed by the President him
self, that the radicals of both sections are
"actiag in concert together" for the des-
truction of the Union. And they will sure
ly succeed unless they are overthrown by
the "Buifaloes" and "Copperheads"- =
the Union men Of the South and the
Democracy or Union men Of the North"