Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-23

For the Farmer.
Ma. EDrroR II wish 10 notice n political scr.
mon delivered by Rev. G. l., footc, at what is
called Jones' Temple, Monroe township.
This man Footc Processes 10 be n christian,
minister of the Gospel, a follower Of the meek
and lowly Jesus. lie has put on the garb Of
righteousness TO hide his sins from the world; he
Is doing the work OF the devil under robes Of
christian plety, and Ia the name { the Most High
producing strife, malignity Of feeling and discord
In Church aud State.
lie was recently called to preach funeral dis.
course IN behalf Of young man naincd JoSEs,
who had died In the army. In that sermon he
charged the Democrats with being dlsIoyaI 10 the
government, disloyal 10 the Church and disoyal
to God, and thanked God that tho Methodist
ministry was not dcsecrated by disoyal persons.
lie also said the Methodist Church Is not the
place for Democrats; but for anti slavery persons,
and that the North was not the place Tor Demo-
crats-their place being down in the land Of Dix
10. He further declared that man must be for
JEfP. Davis or for ABE LINCOLN, and those who
did not sympathi,e with LINCOLN were traitors.
Friend Foote, the Democrats you denouncc as
disloyal made the government and always stood
by and protected It. They have ever regarded
and upheld the constitut ion and been obedient 10
the laws. Now, Mr.. Footc, you know it was the
joint action of the abotionists and sccessionists
that caused the rebellion. You must remember
that when the Democrats were managing the
government TO the satisfaction of all Union men
such blatherskites as you denounced US as Union.
savers, Union'screechers, &c. spprehend you
are not too ignorant to know you are lying when
you charge Democrats W tn being dsloyal. You
surely know you never cared half so much Tor
the Union as you did for the liberation OF the
slaves. Four years ago Democrats predicted That
the success OF your party would lead TO disrup.
n ~ I1uiOn. mi headed them
still continued your anti slavery agitation. You
know Democrats nave never wavered in their de.
yotoh TO the Inion, anu that your professions oil
oniohism nave put iateIy been assumed.
=, you, Mr. roote' are so mueh attached 70 tue
ohioh' anu kiiiihS men Is the only way 70 save
H. why don't you offer yourself up sacrifice in
steao Oh winning rouiu aenounclh8 democrats as
traitors are you wil'iul liar, or are you go
ignorant as 10 beleve what you say when you DE
ciare democrats d'sloyai 10 tue government =
gu surely know that secessohists ana aoolition'
lists are the only ones VINO disregard and seek the
overthrow OF the constitution ana that therein
consists 'he sum anu substance vi treason ana
dlsloyalty'
1ou know iuii wen that uhder such Democrat
ic and national administrations as those OF Jack
son, an Buren,, Polk, Taylor. &C., the country
was united, great, prosperous and happy, and that
while while Democrats aud patriotic old Wings
greatness. such charlatans as you were dividing
the churches North and South, sowing the seed:
Cl clSli dlscoru anu laying broad ana ueeP ,ne
iou,ua''o, 'l.' ~, 'Sru,''o'i Vi 'ic S",on ou
pon''c"' "ou 'ioraoo "reeicy, sa'u TUG Cn.ol
no' mor.h supporting III eonnect'on WIN 'u'
oou'h' noracv MANU- pa.ron sam. Vi your
sau, DIETER ulsuI,ion pc'Ier c'Tii Ut ser
sl'e wa, pe''e, a'ly'n'is ula' "ou IL, h's P.o.i
uenoe sna' se'iT an'h "n eH'csio1 ol 'ne p2u'i1s
., III slavery, ,i,pt iour mug" pcio'cu SAINT II,
a,n; ih.rnM' sa'a aae ooula 70 nave 'he s,a.e
e'n'h1'Pa'eu, % anu !, We rannot 10 IL peaceao'y"
Milo WI, uo " ;o.c'oy. w u; DuvALL, one Oh YOU
,eau"'s sa;n's II. New Iork, sa'u' sncere'.
mop. oNn war may ouIst upon the cou'Wy'
wan' " see nuerlca,l % slavery ao3hsheu IN IN.
|ti ul;,; ~ Is iesa, nav no w,sh " leasc m
Gs''urei; .mn my "SSt Je'oent P'dyT Us, ma
L"y.u' ~ a.anSe, una Npa" h'ay Speeauy adne m'
h nue'om .t 'no mei, spee'a' eo"s'a,
uts', aau "nen .ne '.,e urt!.es iog e s"eees T G
ne eu.S p" n's 1Ina tn " "e Itee ana noue 20
a@ 'un """ J:oou ~ ..e No' oeS onns' 'l'
W. ~ .'s oe ,,rs, 'ne.e m.l pe g1io near
Tel1'ce II. eHe re't,ou.'se Jusuce o. iieaVel' EN-
dngs o e uovr % nar, to Sosr sn
civil x,r thot ,So ahn,;,;ou Of S,ororv uigh, 60,
low Since the action of your CONGRESS and IN tb
Proc,matons of your Presi,lent have made tb
ohoI;t;on of s,ovcrv tho leading Feature M Nh;
war Won have suddenly becomn oreat Union mon