Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-09-10


Union shall stand, and slavery, under
the steady, peaceful action Of moral,
social and political causes be removed by
gradual, voluntary effort. and with com.
pensatioD, or 0hetherthe UNION SHALL
BE DISSOLVED, AND CIVIL WAR EssuE,
bringing on VIOLENT BUT COMPLETE EMAg.
cIPATIos. We are now arrived at that
stage when that crisis can be foreseen-
when we must forcscc it. 1t is directly
before Us. Its shadow is upon US.
In plain words, Mr.. Seward says to
the South: You can have union aud the
gradual emancipation of slavery, or you
shall have disunion, civil war, and i'm.
mediate emancipation! This, in plain
English. was his proposition.
HON FRANCIS Z. SPINNER.
We next quote from speech delivered
in 1856 by Francis L. Spinner, now
Register of the Treasury Department uu-
der Mr.. Chase:
Should this 1.-THE election Of Fremont
fail, no true man would be a y longer safe
here from the assaults Of the arrogant
slave oligarchy, who would then rule
with an iron hand. For the free North
would be left the choice of peaceful DIS
SOLUTION OF THE UNION, A
CIVIL WAR which wouH end in tie
SAME, or an unconstitutional surrender of
every principle held dear by freemen.
HENRY WARD BEEcHER.
To the same effect spoke that "b light
and shining light" of Black Republican,
ism. the Rev Henry Ward Beecher, in
that celebrated speech of his at New
Haven, in 1856, where he proclaimed
that "Sharp's rife was truly moral
agency" Hear him:
The people will not levy war. nor in.
augurate a revolution even to relieve
Kansas. until they have first tried what
they can do by voting If this peaceful
remedy should fail to be applied this
year, then the people will cou.t the cost
wisely, and decide for themselves, boldly
and firmly, which is the better way to
RISE IN ARMS AND THROW OFF
y GOVERNMENT worSe than that of
old King George, or endure it another
four years and then vote again.
In the same speech, Mr.. Beecher thus
denounced the Constitution of the Union
The Constitution is the cause of every
division which this vexed question OF
slavery has ever occasioned in this conn.
try. 1t has been the fountain and father
of our troubles, by attempting to hold
together. US reconciled. two opposing
principles, which will not harmonize, MOI
agree. The only hope of the slave is
orer tie rains OF the Government and Of
the american Church. The DIssoLuTIoS
OF THE UNION is the abolition of slavery
JAMES WATSON WEBB.
Mr.. Lincoln's Minister to Brazil, was
delegate to the convention that nomi-
mated Fremont, in 1856. and Lincoln in
1860. In the former convention he made
a speech, which was loudly applauded.
but no sen ntence received more boisterous
applause than the following:
Our people-loving order, loving law,
and willing to abide by the ballot box
come together from all parts of the Union
and ask us to give them a nomination
which. when fairly put before the people,
will unite public sentiment, and through
the ballot box will restrain and repel this
pro-slavery extension, and this aggression
Of IL Il Il. IL
doing? They tell you they are willing
to abide by the ballot-box, and are willing
to make that last appeal. IF are fail
there, what then? We WW drive IL back,
SWORD IN HAND. and so help me
God, Jelieving that to be right, Tam with
them. Loud cheers, and cries of 'Goodr
Northern gentlemen, on your action de-
pends the result. You may, with Gods
blessing, present to this country name,
rallying around it all the elements of the
opposition, and thus we will become so
strong that, through the ballot box. we
shall save the conntry. But if a name
be presented on which are may not rally,
and The consequence is CIVIL WAR
nothing more nothing less, but civa aoar
/ ask, then phat is our first duty!
HON. ERAsTUs HOPKINS.
In the same strain spoke the Hon
Erastus Hopkins, another member Of thu
J Convention. He said;
II peaceful means fail us, and we are
driven to the extremity, when ballots are
useless. then we WW make BULLETS
EFFECTIVE.
HON. JOHN p. HALE.
Hon. John P. Hale, of New Hamp
shire, was also delegate to the Conven
ton. and addressed it in a long speech
in which he said:
He congratulated the Ccaven,ion upo
: the spirit of unanimity with which it ha
done its work. l believe (said he) thu
this is not so much Convention
: change the administration of the Cover
; ment, as to say whether there shall
: any Government to be administered.
= You have assembled. but to say whetht
it hall be blessing or a scorn and hiss
: ing among nations.
q As this gentleman is one of the mai
pillars in the Black Republican edifict
!. and has been twice elected by them to tn
United States Senate. we have examine
= his record pretty closely, as develoPe