Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-02
and other borler States, the same plan

ma ority OF the people in those States,
and bring them back of their own free will
and accord, and in so doing thus restore,
strengthen and perpetuate the glorious Old
Union forever | repeat, what ever guar
antees will satisfy Maryland and the bor-
der States, (the States now in the Union, J
will create Union party in the seeded
States that will bring them back by the
voluntary action of their own people,
You can restore and preserve tho Govern
ment in that way. You can do it in NO
OTHER.
WAR IS DISUNION. WAR IS
FINAL. ETERNAL SEPARATION.
Hence, disguise it as you may, every I'm
ion man in America must advocate such
amendments to the Constitution as will
preserve peace and restore the Union;
while every disunionist, whether openly
or secretly plotting its destruction, is the
advocate of peaceful secession, or of
WAR, as the surest means of rendering
reunion and reconstruction IMPOSSl-
BILE. l have too much respect for his
intellect to believe, for one moment, that
there is man for war who is not a dis
unionist, per Sc.
Hence, | do not mean, If can prevent
it, that the enemies of the Union-men
plotting to destroy it, shall drag this
country into war, under the PRETExT Of
protecting the public property, and en-
forcing the laws and collecting revenue,
when their object is disunion. and WAR
THE MEANS OF ACCOMPLISHING A CHERISHED
PURPOSE.
The disunionists, therefore, are divided
into two classes-the one open, the other
secret Secessionists. The one is in favor
of peaceful secession and recognition of
independence; the other is in favor Of war
as the suiest means of accomplishing the
object, and making the separation final
and eternal. l am a UNION MAN, and
hence AGAINST WAR; but if the Un-
ion must be Temporarily broken by rev.
olution. and the establishment of de
facto government by some of the States,
let no act be done that will prevent restor-
alton and preservation. Peace is the on
ly policy that can lead to that result.
But we are told, and hear it repeated
every where that we must find out wheth-
er we have government. "Have we q
government" is the question and we
are told that we must test that question
by using the military power to put down
all discontented spirits. Sir this question,
''have we a government" has been pro-
pounded by every tyrant, who has tried
to keep his feet on the necks of the peo-
since the world began.
When the Barons demanded Magma
Charta from King John at Runnymede,
he exclaimed, 'have we government
and called for his army to put down the
discontented Barons When Charles the
l. attempted to collect the ships m oney
, in violation of the Constitution of Eng
land, and in disregard of the rights of the
people, and was resisted, he exclaimed
"have we government? We canno
treat with rebels; but put down the trait
ors; we must show that We have a gov
ernment." When James II. was driver
from the throne of England for tramp
ling on the liberties of the people, he call
ed for his army and exclaimed, "let Il
show that we have a governmental
When George Ill called upon his arm,
: to put down rebellion in America, Lor
i North cried Justify, "no compromise wit
traitors; let us demonstrate that we hav
asovernment." When, in lS4S, the peo
: pie rose up against their tyrants all owe
r Europe, and demanded guarantees for thei
y " rights, every crowned head exclaimed
" "have we government" and appeale
to the army to vindicate their authorit
~ and enforce the law.
u Sir. the history Of the world does nc
y fail to condemn the folly, weakness an
y wickedness of the government which dre
= !" its sword upon its own people, when the
10 demanded guarantees for their rights
. This cry. that we must have agoverr
20 ment. is merely following the example
!" the besotted Bourbons, who never leari
w. cd anything by misfortune, never forga,
70 an injury, never forgot an alront. Mu
= we demonstrate that we have govern
u ment and force obedience without rese
!! ence to tho justice or injustice of the con
% plants? Sir, whenever ten millions
10 people proclaim to you, with one unan
nous voice, that they apprehend the
IN firesides aud their family altars are in dan
no ger, it becomes wise government to Ii
n ten to the appeal, and remove the appr
ne hension. History does not record an o,
Id ample where any human government h
been strong enought to crush ten millio
ne Of people into subsection. when they
co lieved their rights and liberties were i,
ne periled, without first converting the go
ID ernment itself into despotism and
D. stroying the last vestige of treason.
H. Let us take warning from the exampl
NJ of the past. Whenever government b
refused to listen to the complaints of h
u people, and attempted to put down tn
'Se murmurs by THE BAyoNET. they have pa
dc the penalty. OF all those who listened
the people in '4S. and granted charters
Ist liberty, and took an oath to support the
OIL only one has been faithful, and he has be
en rewarded for his fidelity. The King OF 81
he dinia granted a Constitution, and took
or oath to support it, and to-day he is Ki
fty of Italy. If George the III. had listC
III ed to the murmurs of our fathers, a
rst granted their just demands, the war
he the revolution would have been avert,
and the blood that was spilled would ha
to been saved.
es- If we consider the question calm
ace and make such amendments as will CO