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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-28
Expressing Opinions.

The same power that caused the arrest of
Mr.. VALLANDIGuAM and sent him into exile
would arrest others for truthnlly expressing
their opinion Of the act. The treatment of
Mr.. VALLAsDlGHAM has produced feeling Of
indignation and smothered wrath among the
Democratic masses that knows no bounds
The mau does not live, who has any regard
for truth, that will say Mr.. VALLASplG-
HAM ever uttered word or did an act design
ed by him to destroy tho Constitution or over
throw the Union. In all his speeches he has
plead for the Constitution and the Union as
they have existed since 1857. He Travelled
seven hundred miles to vote for SrErEEN A.
DouGLAs, and thereby prevent the election OF
n sectional President, and after LINCOLN was
was elected he supported every comp omise
presented to Congress, any ono of which, we
are well assured, would have avoided war and
saved the Union. The people do not regard
alone the punishment inflicted upon this dis
Itinguishcd patriot but they keenly feel tn
inroads made upon tho sacred rights OF ever
American citzen-the liberty of freely citici
sing the conduct Of our public servants.
What are we with letters on our souls,
And padlocks on our lips :
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-28
Please Tell us.

If ON ADE in tho Government, as the Alb
olitionists continually tell MS no is, is not the
young LlScoLSs young Governments And
will somo OF the patriots about Millersburg,
tell us how many more Governments we may
expect, and what the 'wet nurses" bills will
bo A beautiful sight to see a niger wench
spank ons Of our Governments 2 Poor things
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-28
A Fact,

The Democracy have been upward OF sew
enty years IN building up the Union, making it
great, wealthy, and prosperous, honored and
will in four years tear 1t down, and leave this
people weighed down by bankruptcy, burden
ed with taxation, distracted by fouds and in
testino wars, with all hopes for Constitutional
Liberty forever gone.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-28
"SiIcnce Every TouSue!"

John w Forncy, of the Philadelphia
Press, saws "sllence every tongue" So
say the contractors as they reap their
gain, SO say the plunderers of the pco.
Pies money. Such il always the cry Of
dishonest men, of ambitious, designin O
officials, who fear to have their conduct
exposed, that the people may be warned.
That i, the policy the robber pursucs
when he gags bis victim, and seizes and
carries off his property. Free discussion
frequently makes men honest when moth.
ing else will. When men opposes it and
seek to siilc a proper spirit of inquiry,
they give sure sign OF evil-doin9. This
l'orncy who has for years made politics
a trade, aud been ready to do the 'slavish
work of those who bid highest, is calling
for every species of dcspotism to be prac-
ticed upon the people Let the nation be
/ throttled, gagged; let ovcry tongue be 81
lenced, and tho will of frcomen hoard no
more. Such is the policy advised, in or.
der that those in power may do THEN will
unmoleiel and unrebuked. These fanat
ical demagogues are enemies to liberty,
inimica to republican form Of Govern,
ment, and hopo by denying free speech
aud prohibiting free, untrammeled press,
to carry matters with high hand, re,
gardless of the rights and wishes o the
| people. The American people must icarn,
/ if they have not alleaty leaned, and OK,
lompiiCy the doctrine that "etelnal vigil
once ia the price of liberty - Portsmouth
| Times
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-28
n Row Among the Loyal
Leagues

We learn from the Dubuke Herald that the
"Loyal Leaguers had big row in their re-
cent State Convention at Waterloo, Iowa.
The radical Aboitionsts contended that ne.
groes ought to be members of the organiza.
ton, while the "war Democrats" and and u
few moderate Abolitionists opposed the
scheme, but the ultra Aboltionsts carried
hp dav
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-28
Democratic Com
VcniiOs.
INpIANAPoLIs, May 20, 1868

lNDIANAPoLIs, May ~, 1868.
To the Etitor Of the Cincinnati Enquirer:
Tile Convention to-day is unquestion-
ably the largest ever held in this city
The crowd of strangers is estimated at
seventy five thousand The east half of
the State House square was densely pack,
ell before the organization, and the streets
leading to it were almost impossible from
the throng.
The military are nearly all ont on duty.
Troops are stationed on the Circle and at
the outlet of the streets leading to militia
ry Headquarters. Their arms are stacked
in the streets, and a strong Gordon of SEN
tries pace bace back and forth.
The military comman liant must have
been imposed upon. The people are quiet.
There will be no trouble, unless it is pro-
voked by the opposition.
The Democrats smile at the military
display, and, having no disloyal thoughts,
fear nothing from it.
| The Convention was called to order at
/ IL o'clock, by Thomas Bowling, of Vigo.
/ Hon. Daniel W. VOORHEES, was chosen
/ President OF the Convention. He m sde a
speech, planting himself on the Consti-
tuition, and claiming the right for the
people peaceably to assemble and discuss
the issue in which they are interested. He
denounced tho arbitrary acts of the Gov
eminent.
Hon. R. T, Merrick spoke next. His
speech was a bold and manly vindicatipn
Of the Democratic party from the charges
brought against it. lie discussed the
emancipation proclamation freely
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-28

Gen. Burnside Is authorized to raise two
regiment of heavy artillery to man the forti-
fcations around Cincinnati and in Kentucky.
One Regiment Is to be recruited in Cine lima
ii, and tho other in Kentucky. Tho Ohio
boys are to be commanded BY Capt. Gibson
Of the Ord ar.ilsry
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-28

In six months il is anticipated there will
be hundred Thousand more Cavalry in the
field Infantry are now being mounted In
Western Virga,a, 10 increase Geu Averil,''
command,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-28
CrIttcmden on Arbitrary arrests

The Hon. j. J Crlttchhen in hi speech
accepting the nomination for Congress,
thus speaks Of arbitrary arrests:
"When usurpations of power are made
dangerous, and when encroachments mp
on my liberty and the liberty OF my con.
sltuents and upon the Constitution in
tended TO guard the liberties Of us all, are
made, would have every man have spirit
enough to declare his opinions and offer
his protest. Without this freedom Of
speech there can be no lasting liberty; the
republic cannot exit. A people
who cannot discuss the pnhl'c measures Of
the nation, and apply the necessary re.
unkc to secure correction Of the wrongs,
cannot be Il free people, and do not dc.
serve to be-"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-28

ss-LMcoLN has discarded tho Constitution
and is now going it on the By Laws of the
Abolition Society,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-28

1t is authoritively stated that Secretary
Chase will accept no loans from foreign capi'
talists, except on the same terms on whica
the ,aans aro open to our own citizens.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-28

AT the request of Mr.. Vallandigham,
the testimony of Mr.. Cox was read over.
Mr.. Vallanligham. Gentlemen of the
Court, very briefly and respectfully l Of
Ter the following pro,est;
MR.. vALLASpieHAM's PROTEST
Arrested without due "process oflaw"--
without n warrant from any Judicial officer,
and now in military prison. | have been serv-
ed with a "charge and specifications" as In a
Court Martial or Nj litary Commission.
/ am not in either, "the land or naval forces
Of the United States, or in the militia In
the actual service OF the United States,"
and the reiore am not triable for any cause
by any such Court, but subject by the
exptess terms OF the Constitution. to arrest
on'y by due process OF law-,judicial warrant
regularly issued upon affidavit. and by some
officer or Court Of competent jurisdiction for
tho trial OF citizens, and am now entitled TO
be tried on an indictment or prescntmcnt Of
Grand Jury OF such Court; to speedy and pub
lie tlia by all impartial jury OF the State OF
Ohio; to be- confronted with witnesses against
men to have compulsory process Tor witnesses
in my behalf: the assistance OF counsel Tor my
defense, and evidence and argument according
to common law and the usages of Jucicia
Courts. And all these here demand as my
right as citizen Of tho United States, and
under the Constitution Of the Unite States.
But the alleged soflensc" itsolfis not known
to the Constitution Of the United states, nor
to any law thereof 1t is words spoken to the
people Of Ohio in an open and public political
meeting. lawfully and peacefully assembled
under the Constitution and upon full notice.
1t is words of criticism of the public policy of
the public servants Of the people, by which
policy it was alleged that the welfare OF the
country was not promoted. 1t was an appeal
to the people to change that policy, not by
force, but by free elections and the ballOt.Oox,
! 1t is not pretended that | counselcd disobedi.
ence to tho Constitution. or resistance to laws
and lawful authority. / have never.
Beyond this protest, h9vc nothing further
to submit.
c. l.. VALLANDIGHAM.
CINCNNArG, ONO, May I, 1853.
Judge advocate. find nothing in the
defense Of the accused to call for remark,
except that in regard TO counsel and sum.
moning of witnesses, he WAS permitted
to have, and did have, counsel to consult
with, and an opportunity was afforded him
to send for witnesses.
. The court was then cleared for delibcr
alton. and, after q session of three hours
their decision was made and submitted t,
Gen. Burnside for his approval. 1t wil
not be made public until published in gen
eral orders.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-28

| i he convention, IN the midst OF all tnls
excitement, preserved it's steadincss, and
received the report of the committee on
Resolutions, after which the resolutions
were taken up one by one and adopted.
They are as follows
/ Whereas, 1t was declared by our fathers thn I,
to secure certain inalIenable riahts, among which
are "lifr liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" ,"
governments are instituted among men, deriving
their Just powers from the consent Of the gov
erned;" and
Whereas In obedance to this principle in the
constitution of the United States, "Lo establish
justice and secure the blessings of liberty to our
selves and our posterity," they divided the pow er
Of the government into three departments-leg.
islatyc, Executive, and Judicial-and declared
that all the legislative power therein granted
should be vested in Congress of the United
States; and
Whfreas. Legislation Is "law-making power
and law is a rule of action by which men shall be
governed ; and
Whereas, The people of Indiana in their con
D stituion, rcaffrmed such division of government
tai power, and "to the eud that justice be estab-
lished, public order maintained, and liberty per
i petuated," they declare that "all power is in
herent in the people, !" and 1.-THE military shall be
= kept in strict subordnation to the civil power
and
Whereas, The constitution ofthe United State,
. provides that "Congress shall make no law
= abridging the freed m of speech or of the pres
of the righ: Of the people peaceably to assemble
= AMI to petition the government for redress o
u grievances" and
Whereas, IN accordance with this declared righ
and long established usage, we have this day as
sembled respectfully and earnestly, MS becomin!
freemen, to present our views to those in authori
ty; therefore.
ReSolred, |, That the people are the source o
all political power; that officers provided by IN
fundamental and statute law are thei: servants
u 10 carry out their will expressed IN those laws
u and that, when any one of said servants assume
to act without the previous sanction oi such auth
&c orty, he ceases to be the servant OF the people
and is striving to become their master, by maxim
! his mere behest law unto them
9. That il is the duty Of every good citizen I
: obey the constitution of the United States and @
n this State, and laws passed in accordance there
- WITH whilst they remain in force' but It Is the
D right-not mere privilege, but RIGHT-to ten
perately, canddy and freely discuss. not onl
the laws, but the acts, of those of their servant
10 who may have passed, or may be in the admins
Ut tration of, those laws.
{, 3. This is the necessary result of the fact th'
ia the people are the source of all power The
n must freely discuss that they may properly d.
termiue whether law is bad one aud ought
be changed, or whether il is right, but wrest
On from its meaning and wrongfully admnstert
no by those in authority and therefore such untat
full ser'suts should be legally set aside
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-17
THE NEW NATIONAL CURRENCY.
Description of the Bank Notes.

WASHINGTON, July 3, 1S63.-The Sec
rotary of the Treasury has decided upon
the forms of notes for the national curren-
cy, and the engravers are now actively en-
gagged upon the work. The designs for
the vignettes will represent important ep-
ochs in the history of our country, chron-
| OlOgically arranged the earliest events
being Illustrated on the lowest denomina-
tions, and later events on the bills of larger
amount.
The bank of each note will contain, in a
large central vignette, a copy of one of the
national pictures of the rotunda of the
capitol, which will be surrounded by leg
ends, showing the use of the note and the
penalty of counterfei;ing.
The face Of the note will contain two
original vignettes, one at each end, the
one on the left end representing some i'm
portant event contemporaneous with the
event represented by the national painting
on the back, and on the right end Il design
symbolical of the event represented by the
other vignette.
The painting designated for the back of
the smallest denomination Give dollars is
Vanderlyn's great WORT, Of the Landing of
Columbus, and the symbolical design for
the right end will be Columbus Introduce
ing the New World to the Old, America
being typified by female figure, led by
the hand of Columbus into the presence of
Europe and Asia, who are reclining in the
background, absorbed by the ceremony.
The back OF the ten dollar notes will
contain Il copy OF Powells painting in the
capitol, OF DeSoto discovering the Missis-
sippi, and the left end vgnette OF the face
will Illustrate a great event of the same
epoch, viz: Franklins discovery of the
identity between lightning and electricity,
while The symbolic design of the right end
is spirited figure representing America
with an eagles flight, grasping the light
ming.
Between the two vignettes, on the face
Of all the notes, there will betwo legends,
the upper one showing the national char
acter OF the note, and the lower one con-
tanning the name and obligation Of the
association Issuing it. The upper legend
on AL the notes will be as follows:
''NATIoNAL CURRENCY
The note is secured by the bonds of
the United States, deposited with the
Treasurer at Washington, which will be
signed by the Treasurer OF the United
States and by the Register Of the Treasury.
The lower legend OF the first note issued
will be, ''The first National Bank of the
City of Washington will pay the bearer
four dollars on demand, at their Office in
the City of Washington, d. c." This will
be signed by the president and cashier Of
the association
The notes, though AL bearing al ijlu-
minated history OF the country's progress,
will yet present such marked dissimilari-
ties As 10 prevent successful alteration
from one denomination to another.
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THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT

of the latter became excited with the
liquor which was freely sold, eliminated
in a row. A fight commenced between
the barkeeper and the persons whom he
was waiting on, terminating in the bar
room being completely Quilted. The po-
lice, who interfered, were savagely assault
ed, and the melee gradually became ex-
tended all over the grounds, much to the
terror of the numerous women and chill
dren who were present.
The fact that the ascension of a balloon
with horse attached, which had been ad :.
vertised, did not seem likely to come off,
and the swindling practiced in relation to
reserved seats for the spectators, also con-
tributed to increase the anger of the
tipsy crowd. The balloon was set on fire
and some fireworks thrown upon fire,
going off in remarkable style. A squad
of soldiers next appeared on the scene, who
made rush upon the depredators who did
not leave their work, and were then fired on.
Four men were shot dead, and about a
dozen other persons, including woman,
were more or less seriously wounded.
Some of the victims were inoffensive per-
sons. The whole affair seems decidedly
mixed, from the account of the Democrat,
which we condense, and it remains for the
Military Commission, who are to investi-
gate it, to award the respective share of
blame to different parties.
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SIR. l.iacOIn3a Story.

The Washington Ch,oaicte, edited by
John W. Forney, advises the people to
g have faith in the administration, and all
will be WELL Mr.. Lincoln, before his cleo
ton, used to tell, with inimitable manner,
the story of 'Brudder Bolah," touching
this very subject of faith y The story,
of course, owed much of its fun to Mr..
LincOln's peculiar style of relating it, and
its substance was to the following effect:
One night at "A negro Westinghouse, q
stove which had been heated till it was red,
fell over, threatening the destruction of the
meeting house CONSERVATION fell upon
the congregation many shrieked, women
tainted, and men Were cautious III ap-
preaching the smoking furnace The old
African who was officiating, however, like
Col. Forney, thought Of faith as the GER
tain remedy for the threatened evil; so he
exclaimed to the leader of TIE congrega.
ton, who was standing near the stove, but
who was deferred from any effort to right
it: "Hab faith, hab faith, Brother Bolah.
only hab faith, and the Lord won't let that
stove burn YOU" Brother Bolah be-
lieved his faith overcame all his fears; he
grasped the stove, bpt suddenly withdraw
ing his blistered hands he turned to the
venerable preacher, and responsively ex-
claimed: Deh-ll he won't! de h-ll he
WON'T" Col. Forney can make the APP
plication which Mr.. Lincoln was wont to
do when he told this story on the "cir-
cult. "-Chicoqo Post
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The Rev. NJ D. Conway, whose CORES
pondence, in the name of the abolitonists,
with the rebel Mason, has been already
published, has written letter to the Lon
don Times, defining his position IN the
matter. In his letter he says:
Then, of the Abolitionists, l alone am
implicated by this correspondence. And
here am ready to confess that my mex
perience in diplomatic and political affairs
has led me to make a proposition the form
of which is Objectionable Recognizing
Mr.. Mason as only an unofficial though
representative Southerner, whose views
would be test of the disposition of the re-
bells on the subject of slavery, and anxious
to afford that test to certain very eminent
literary menin England, who acknowledged
that the reply to Such proposition would
decide their feelings with regard to the is
sue, inferred hastily and Improperly that
the right to declare the object of the Abo-
litionists in the war justified me in send
ing the proposition to Mr.. Mason, person.
ally. As this, my first correspondence
with the enemy" was undertaken only in
the interests of my country, and was vir-
tually a demand for the surrender of the
enemy's capitol, shall hope that the ap-
parent disloyalty of it, of which / was I'M
conscious, will be pardoned by the country
meant to serve.
But Mr., Mason and his cOnfederates are
Implicated in this matter in a way to which
desire to call the attention of those gen.
tlemen, to satisfy whose minds wrote the
proposition, and of all others who think
the South is fighting for any worther in
dependence than impunity in permanently
robbing another race of its independence.
In order to compromise the Abolition
lists, Mr.. Mason comedies that had au-
thority to make offer of independence for
emancipation. He acknowledges, on the
strength of Mr.. Garrison's letter of credit,
that l had that authorization to which,
when shown him, he had promised a reply.
So the English public know how, with
clearness which my own laundering way OF
evoking such q confession did not merit,
what the reply the South is to a PROPOSE
ton offering her freedom, as she calls it,
on the condition OF her according the same
to the millions whom she Oppresses
Whether | had right to make the offer or
not, it is answered The believer in the
golden rule has only to ask himself what
would be his interest in the success of the
Northern arms il his own wife and children
were to-day under the lash on a Southern
plantation, now that we have Mr. Mason's
assurance that every gateway except that
OF war is closed
] am, &c, MONCCRE ID. CONWAY
AbreY-housc Nytting-hiII, W. June -
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out fear or favor in all its efforts to crush re-
bellion and maintain the Union, and who e
sire to see no cessation of hostilities until the
glorious old flag of our country shall wave over
a united Republic, without stripe erased or
or polluted or single star obscured, and all, in
fine, who are uncompromisingly hostile to
traitors, whether open-armed rebels in the
South, or covert advocates in the North of
damaging and humiliating peace will assemble
in convention at st. Paul, at hgersoll's Hall,
on Wednesday, August 10, 1868, at II o'clock,
A. NJ, for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for the following offices:
Governor,
Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary of State,
State Treasurer,
Attorney General
Auditor of State,
Clerk of the Supreme Court.
The different counties will be entitled to be
represented in the Convention by Delegates,
who are bona tide residents ofthe counties from
fiol,fl nx, foIID
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Terrible Riot in St. Louis.

A serious disturbance, resulting in loss Of
life. occurred at Hyde Park, st. Louis, on
the 4th The lessee of the Park had adver-
t,sed an entertainment, which was largely
attended, quite number Of paroled sol
diers being among those present. Consid-
cradle i'll feeling had existed between the
lessee and the soldiers, which, when some
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-17

No Delegates will be admitted from morgan
lied or uninhabited counties, not enumerated
above.
By order Of the Republican Central Com
mittee.
ROBT F. FISK, Chm,
MILFORD L. WILSON,
ANDREW NESSEI4,
d. BLAkELY,
90 J. B. GILFILLAN,
BENZ. +. SMITH.
ST. PAUL, July 8, 1868.
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Republican Union Convention.

The Republicans and all other unconditional
Union men throughout the State of Minnesota
who are earnest and honest supporters of the
Administration, and who will stand by it with