Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
WINDSOR, CANADA Wnsr,

September To- 1861
President of Me Democrotic Mass Meet
ing, at Dayton. Ohio
SIN Complying with the desire of
many of mn Democratic friends in the
city and county where have for so many
years resided, l address them briefly
through you. t.-
No further warning or entreaty from
me is needed to arouse the people to the
Importance Of the great issue before
them, aud to the danger which on every
side threatens their liberties The great
popular demonstrations, occurring every
day throughout the State, prove their
zeal and devotion to the cause OF Liberty
and Union, and that they mean that these
two shall in very de3d be inseparable. -
Both these depend largely upon the issue
of the Ohio campaign. Ii that party
should succeed, which, upon the one hand
applauds the attrocious acts of Abra.
ham Lincoln and his servants, and in
dorses the monstrous claim of absolute
power over person and property, not to
say life ITSELF set up by him in his recent
letters to the Albany and Columbus
Committees and, on the other, accepts
as its own the whole radical policy,
'root aud branch" Of Congress and the
Executive in the conduct of the war.
there is an end to both. In the North
and West, every lover of constitutional
liberty looks anxiously to the approach
ing elections. In the South, the eyes o.
hundreds of thousands, who yet, in their
hearts love the Union as it was, the old
Union whlch their fathers and our faith
ers made, and would gladly see it restor
ed in peace ana with security to all, arc
turned now in earnest desire for the tri.
umph of the Democratic Party, as their
last hope for its restoration.
And the very SUCCESS of the Federal
Army do but render this triumph the
more important; for while, according to
Mr.. Lincoln, they have not at all broken
| the strength or subdued the spirit of the
ConIederates in arms, they have done
much to open the eyes Of the people OF
the States still adhering to the Union to
tho fact that the policy Of Cancellation
must at least f,llow--far better that be-
fore any war it had precedel---the policy
of coercion. Moreover, the recent extra
ordinary events in Mexico have greatly
augmented the necessity and importance
OF speedily putting into power the party
in whose hands the rights and interests
Of all States and sections will be secure
Recognition by Mexico and France, and
subsequent alliance between them and the
Confederate States, are impending dan
gers, every hour becoming more immi-
nent. Napoleon well knows, and Joseph
of Austria also, whom he has enlisted
now with him, that if united Govern
ment of ony kind be restored here, either
"the Union as it was" of the Democrats,
or "the Union as it should be" Of the
AbolitionistS--a unity OF despotism no
Empire, at least no European Empire -
would be permitted to continue in Mexi-
co. Hence he, and all whom be can per-
suade or force with him, will very specdi
ly recognize the Confederate States, on
condition Of guarantee of the Mexican
Empire, and that by treaty of alliance
offensive and defensive, as did Louis
XVIII 1777.
And thus the leaders of the Southei
revolt will be enabled to keep the whole
people with them, encouraged, as they will
be. by the powerful support Of the army,
the navy and the credit of France. The
mission of Mr.. Stephens to Paris clearly
points to this result. Unwisely and wick
edly rejected by the Court at Washington
where---acccordin to Southern au-
thori;y--he came with ''full powers to
treat for peace and settlement" he goes
now on special embassy to the Court of
Versailles The disastrous results Of the
success of such embassy, either through
|, him or Mr.. Slidell already there, upon
tho interests and future peace of tho
, North. h.west no man can calculate. Then
indeed, along with permanet disfup.
ton of the Union, and other numberless
caamties, would the Mississippi be er
, iectually scaled against us, except upor
such terms as foreign nations may choose
, to impose; and tn IS every city and town
- upon that great river and its tributaries
would begin to fall into decay. Victor.
les in the field will not all tend to retart
or prevent this alliance and its ruinou,
results. Now, thereto G, is the accepted
time, the very hour before the blow b,
, struck. for the people Of the North an,
|, Wcst to robukc the radicals and malig
nants who control public affairs, an,
prove to the people Of the South tina
they can return to their allegiance to tn
Constitution, and thus TO the Union
"with all the dignity, equality aud rights
of their several States unimpaired."
repeat that the success Of the Democratic
party in Ohio and the other States will e
, further toward this result than any even
= which can happen within the next twelv
months. Shall the golden moment t
aid powerfully in the restoration of tn
9 Union as it was be suffered to pass by?
, Upon another subject allow me now
word. not volunteered, but called ont an,
made appropriate by those who assai
me.
The candidate of the Administration
party is reported to have spoken recent
at Columbus, in q public meeting, in sub
stance as follows:
"What will be the effect of electin
Mr. Vallandigham Governor of Ohio
| viii tell you what the effect OF it vii
be. 1t will bring civil war in your State
1t will bring civil war to your homes
upon tho soil of your own State; for
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