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

CcTc Ill tnclr VleWS as am Ill mlne-tncy
say to me; IF you think no good result
will come of the war, what would you do?
You would not surely negotiate with
traitors with arms in their hands?"
would, assuredly, if by that negocia-
tion / could get them to lay down their
arms and agree on some reasonable terms
on which they and we could live for the
future in peace. Continued applause.
am sure that there are numbers OF
m oderate and honest men still in the
Southern States who are sick and tired
of this war;
The Southern States have fought a
wonderful fight. Against numbers, weslth
manufacturing Skill against the heaviest
odds they have contendcd, with courage
and fortitude scarce equaled in the histo-
ry Of human endurance; but they must
know that they are outnumbered, over
weighed, tired out, and, inspite of all
their brave words, IL cannot be but that
they would gladly accept any reasonable
terms by which their lives, their rights
and their honor should be guaranteed
them. Cheers.
If ever this Union is restored, it will
surely be by some compromise. Renew
cd cheers
This war must end some time. Peace
il the only legitimate end and purpose of
war. Peace on some terms must come
at last What better day sould there be
to speak of peace than on this day, sa-
cred to the memory of Washington
What filter place than the city of Phila-
delphia? Nay, there are some reason, too,
why a man from the island in which l
was born is not the less fitted on that ac-
count to utter the word l will tell you
why.
In the year 1775, when the struggle be-
tween Great Britain and her revolted col
onies was Just commencing, when from
end to end of England ran one cry of in
dignation at the audacity of their treason,
one voice, even in British Senate, was
raised in their behalf. That voice was
an Irisbman's. Edmund Burke. Others
were hot for war, subjugation, and devas-
tation. He counselcd conciliation, re-
dress of grievances, concession, forgive
ness, peace. His voice was then unheed
ed Great Britain in her arrogance W ould
listen to no concession, and drew the
sword. The colonies resisted Perpetu.
ally defeated, broken up by the British
arms-at one time their whole army did
not number eight thousand men-their fl
nal subiugation was promised from month
to month, and seemed only question OF
time. Yet they were not subdued. a hun.
dred opportunities for concileation were
wasted, They became free States, and
all were lost to Britain forever.
And could Edmund Burke, under the
eye OF naughty and insulted monarch,
stemming the fierce current of popular
prejudice, with the frown of angry Eng
land upon him, could he dare to excuse
tho revolt OF the American people, ana
pray that, to the spirit of liberty, by
which they were moved, something might
be pa,doncd and l, in this republic, that
but yesterday was free, in the city where
Washington presided-within sight Of
the room where the Declaration of Inde,
peudence was signed-is it unbecoming
in me to entreat the American people to
think of their own history, their own
origin-to take warning by the errors Of
their former rulers, to remember that il
was the passion and obstinacy of Great
Britain, that fixed and hardened the
wavering policy of their fcrefathers into
unity of resistance that no power or
earth could break and to beware lest by
! following the same fatal path they, too
create and confirm among the people o
the Southern States the power Of cohc
sion, which, l am persuaded, even still
they lack, and so render their return t
the ancient Confedoracy on any term
undesirable or impossible. Applause.
/ am the more embodened to speal
thus because l know that my words cal
claim no force from the position or au
thority OF the speaker, and carry witt
them only such weight as their own in
} hercnt Justice can command. For d.
not speak for any party or any man, bu
only for myself. ] am no politician.
aspire to lead no faction. | would no
, consent to be it's slave. But grateful t
this country that has given me welcom
and home lowing it for the sake c
: my children, whose birthplace it is
hoping for tho restoration of its integrit
with an anxiety which is perhaps intens
fed by the conviction of the superio
, blessings of its institutions, as compare
with those of other lands f; bound to
= by every strong tie that loyalty can weav
between the citizen and the State, | shud
der at the idea that, in the fanaticism {
: some, the apathy of Others, in obstinacy
= dishonesty, selishness, recklessness an
r folly. the golden hours of orportunit
are flying by, and soon the inexorabI
logic of events will pronounce the fats
words "too late" In one word, ] al
for reconciliation and peace. Peace, pun
and simple. Peace to be obtained b
such means as may best beft the hone
S of nation too great to be vindictiv
5 too powerful to be s,ibdued, too generor
to care to crush and trample on foe.-
;, The applause here was of most VI
4 roarous description. and it was sever
a minutes before the speaker could PR
l. ceed. But men say, 1--WE must puni,
n the South" Merciful heavens ha'
!; they not been punished. Their citi
|; pillagod and ruined, their fields waste
r; their best blood poured out like wate
70 shut up from commerce with the worl
80 their wealthiest reduced to poverty, the
@ proudeSt humbled what have they
1t depend on in their contest against o