Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-02-05

You went to war 10 prove that W. had a
Government. With what rcsult2 To
the people Of loyal States it has, in your
hands, been the Government Of King
Stork, but to the Confederate States Of
King Log.
"But the rebellion will have triumphed.
Better triumph to day then ten years
hence. But | deny it. The rebellion will
at last be crushed out in tho only way in
which it was ever possible. "But no one
will be hung at the end of the war. -
Neither will there be, though the war
should last half century, except by tho
mob or the hand of arbitrary power. But
really, sir, if there is TO be no hanging,
let this administration, and all who have
done its bidding everywhere, rejoice and
be exceeding glad
And now, sir allow me q word upon a
subject of very great interests at this mo-
ment, aud most important it may be in
its influence upon the future-foreign
mediation | speak not Of armed and
hostile intervention, which would resist
as long as but one man was left 20 strike
blow at the invader But friendly mod
itation, the kindly offer of an impartial
power to stand as a daysman between the
contending parties in this most bloody
and eXhausting strife, ought to be met in
,,.it, 80 I"' '"'J 20 ''I' III
III ill., :. r, u 'iIV' w, ~ "?"'" 20 0i'"i
:,i Tc '"'"'S' - 10 ~ O0, G
ernmcnt to ask for me liation; neither, isir,
'' l' IA" =, Ii'5,'''.'
~ ,J'IS r. -. ~ rauPI'5" ny NV =, ,',, po
NJ. '''ov' D", " l., ~ D"Iu ,ho
1.',;.,. : - NIL "
'po.,a,,3i',. ' L.o9;i;,i, ;'o '"'," r 'lo,'' W
,,orn az ,l5, ~ ~,1oI;a,;a, - fa'. nSj ,i,,'
an,.a ,rha I, ai e''i''o' CIV. t"'
~ ,' ,o' ''' ''',' ''',S o,'o ~
,bo,Ls tLot ,o,rn A. lost or,,na tbo Do.
nnLlicon nor,y soon, ,,,1y now to Iirr
tho,,.ol ,.a. 49,, 10 ,l,o 1,;rhf of ,b;s o,o,t
ornnr,ont an1 - Io,l Win il n tLo
sni,it ,r ,I,o ,,otrio,so,d oroot mon rr
otbar conntrios aud orcs and of tho Lottor
dnvs or tho United states
Arl no,. ~ ,yb,to,o,. ,,o, bo,,o l,oo,
tLo n,ot;ycs IF rnrIanl Froyco md ,Lo
othor,,,,o, ,,o,ro,.' 'Sr f,,rona in ',,;,LIolI.
;,,,, ,.,5,,,,r,,;tio, 90, la,,-, r.,, ,I,, Ca,r,I
ing 'cS"S"''i"u 81 IVHS "OHi lhc Npi'c"-
crate States, the South and the North are
both indebted to them for immense public
service. The South has proved her abil.
ity to maintain herself 10y her own
strength and resources, without tareign
onI tho WostNtl,o whnlo oanntrv in5oeI
these great powers have served incalcu-
lably by holding back solemn proclama-
tion to tie world that the union o! these
States was finally and formally dissolved.
They have left to us every motive and ev-
cry chance for reunion; and ii that ha-
been the purpose of Eng land especially
our llvai so long; interested more than
any other in disunion and The consequent
weakening of our great naval and com
mercial power, and suffering too as she
has suffered, so long and severely, because
of this war--l do not hesitate to say that
she has performed an act of unsclhsh her.
oism without example in history. Was
such indeed her purroac? Let her answer
before the impartial tribunal of poyterity
In any event after the great reaction it
public sentiment in the North and West
to be followed after some time by like re-
action in the South, foreign recognition