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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1856-187?, 1864-06-11
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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-25

At the recent peace meeting in Canton,
Hon. b. II. Letter, who has heretofore acted
with the Lencoln party, being present was
called for and spoke as follows, as reported
by the Stark County Democrat
"Mr. Letter promptly took the stand and
substantially said: lie was not party man
he was not Democrat, he was not Re-
publlcan-but an independent American
citizen. lie believed in people being honest.
lie who was opposed to the war should say
so like a man. And those who beloved wal
should act as though they meant what they
said and not try and buy up or steal cowardly
negroes to place in tho army to sustain, ol
rather TO sacrifice, our brave boys. Let thes,
loud -mouthed war men now go themselye,
or send their sons, when our noble boys il
front need help so bad-dont skulk bohinC
negroes and Canadians, but face tho musi,
| like men.
That is sensible talk--the talk of an hon
est man. Men are to be found in ever,
neighborhood who, like Mr.. Letter, have to,
much manliness TO cry go TO others Will
they stay at homo themselves. They wi
not vote for Lincoln. They are in favor G
peace and they will vote to bring it about
The brawling patriots who are crying wa
and practicing peace are becoming despica
bly, contemplate in the eyes of honest men
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-25
Judge WeIker Nominated.

The Lincoln men of this congressional
district held their convention in Wooster,
on the 18th instant for the nomination of a
candidate for Congress. The Convention
had quite stormy session, and after some
thirty ballots were had Judge Martin Wei
ker was nominated. OF the IA delegates
from this county 10 voted for Mr.. Welkcr.
Judge Welker, in accepting the nomina-
ton, placed himself squarely upon the wild
ow makers platform. He is opposed to an
armisticc and to negotiation to settle our
national difficulties unless the abandonment
of slavery is proposed as a condition precc-
dent. He is in favor Of conscription, and
urges the taking of the last man and the
last dollar to carry on the war according to
lincons plan.
Those who are opposed to peace on any
terms that do not embrace the abolition of
slavery, and in favor of carrying on the war,
regardless of the treasure and blood and
suffering it inhicts upon the people, until
the last vestage of negro slavery is wiped
out, will go heartily for the election of Judge
Welker
In due time tho Democracy and conserv-
atives will nominate n candidate probably
Judge BLISS, who will unequivocally declare
himself in favor of an armistico and nego-
tiation, to the end that the Union may be
restored as it was and the Constitution as
it is be obeyed and respected by the people
of all the States.
The people can then make up their minds
as to what principles they will vote for
whether for war, taxation and abolition, or
for peace, Union and national prosperity.
We can have no armistice, no negotiation,
no peace; but on the contrary, We will have
drafts, war, lamentation, taxation and per-
sonal insecurity until majority is secured
in Congress who occupy different views
from those entertained by Judge Welker
We hope every voter will seriously pom
der these things, and consciontously decide
them at the ballot-box on the second Tues
day of October.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-25
A BeyyiIdered Lincoln Man.

The editor of the Utica IN. W Herod
a Lincoln sheet, is perfectly bewildered by
late political events. He wants to know
what they mean. He says;
"What signifies manifesto like that of
Senator Wade and Congressman Davis 2
What means the Tribune halfway indorse-
ment of it? What is the New York Post
limiting at by the necessity of a national
convention at Buffalo in September? What
is the Tribune after in its criticisms on the
refusal to make much of the Niagara en-
voys? What is Mr.. Thurlow Weed hoping
to effect by his recent charges of the aboli-
tionizing of the Cabinet? Why is Swinton
in the Times sapping confidence in General
Grant? What is the advantage of turning
the Union party into Kilkenny Fair?
The Herald will find out what it signifies
in November,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-25
Our Public Debt nnd the Resour-
Ces Of the United stntes.
tFrom the New York World,

On the first day of July, 1861, when thi,
administration had been In power only fou,
months, the public debt, according to the re.
port Of the United States Treasurer, was
500, S67 ,s2S.
On the lst day of July, 1868, his last report
showed an Indebtedness of 81 ,09S, 793, ISL.
According to the last statement, published
q few days since, the debt was s ,S27, ,4g2, III
beside interest due, of which $53, l34, sos,
is payable in gold, and 500, 2s2, 40 in cur
rency. The amout due in gold reduced to
currency, with gold at premium of $50 per
cent, will be $l32, ,S37, 100. Total interest,
Sl56, l20, 800 Total debt, 81 9S3, 6l2, SOL,
and showing an increase for the year ending
July /, 1861, of more than 80, III, 800 per
day. At the same rate of increase from the
lst day of July to the 4th of March next
(247 days. it will be $2,653, ,427, l0l. The
RrJilitics Of the United States will swell that
amount many hundred millions more.
The expenses for the quarter hiding De-
cembcr 81, 1868, were 1857 ,2G0, ,0Sl; for the
quarter ending March 81, 1854 they
were o9,9l3,S72. Total exp penses for six
months, S6ST, ,203, ,9j3, or at the rate OF
81 ,374, 407 ,0O6 per year, or about 81 900, ,00C
per day.
The expenses for the six months next fol-
lowln, to wit; from March 81 to October |,
1864, will be much heavier in consequence
of the increased number of soldiers, trans.
portation during the campaigning season,
further depreci alton of currency, increased
pay of soldiers, &c.
According to the United States census Of
1860, there were then 20, 533, SIT free per.
sons in the now loyal states Including the
counties now composing West Virginia), anC
205, PCS in the District of Columbia and the
territories. Total population in the loya
states and territories, 20, ,S29,7S5.
The public debt, as estimated above, vii
then be 1927, Sc per head for every man
woman, and child, in the states and terrific
ries.
According to the census Table 55), the
the valuation of the real estate and the i'm
provcments thereon was, in 1860, $5,114,.
54O,675. The following table shows such
valuation by states:
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-25
K0TIEE

TO Elizabeth Poulson, Oormerly Elizabeth
, WatH. Naa. al and ] John roGlson, her & husband,
(formeriy Nlasa WattI and William
Carnahan her husband, who reside in Canada,
formerly Jane Watt), whose whereabouts is un-
known, heirs at law of David Watt, deceased
You are hereby notified that George +. New
ton, administrator OF the estate of David Watt
deceased, on the Sth day of August, "A. ID. 1864,
filed his petition in the Probate Court within
and for the County ofHolmes and State of Ohio.
alleging that the personal estate of said dece-
dent is insufficient to pay his debts and the
charges of administration, that he died seized
ted in said county, to-wit: The Northwest
quarter of the Northwest quarter dissection no.
D township No, 8 and range No. I, United states
Military district, excepting therefrom ten acres
decided by David Watt to John Snyder, and de-
scribed as follows' Commencing at the South
west corner of the above described tract of land,
thence east 20 rods, thence north 50 rods, thence
west 20 rods, thence south so rode to the place of
beginning. Also one acre of land bounded as
follows: commencing at the Northwest cor
ner of the Southeast quarter of the Northwest
quarter OF section No. o, township No. 5, and
east 20 perches, thence north perches, thence
West 20 perches to the place of beginning, con-
tanning one acre. and containing IN all thirty.
decedent is entitled to dover In said premises
and that Jane Cullison wife of Alexander Culli-
son, Masa Carnaitan wife Of Wm; Carnahan
Elizaheth Poulson wife of John Poulson, Phebe
Watt, hhna Hoyman wife of John Hoyman,
Margaret Hoyman wife of Henry H6yman, Ma!
Watt as his heirs at law hold the next estate OF
inheritance therein. The prayer of said petit
ton is for the assignment of dover to said Eli
"a Watt, and for a sale of said premises subject
TO such dover estate for the payment of the
debts and charges aforesaid.
said petition will be for hearing on the 5th
- N'''@' '' GEORGE F. NEWTON,
Administrator OF the Estate OF David Wstt,
Aug. II, lsM-Y4 f.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-25

Total.................. S9l9,335,0O0 sl75i,6oO,WO
The public debt already exceeds by $780,
600, 900 the aggregate value of the industrial
and manufactural productions of the loyal
states, and, according to the above estimate,
will be more than half larger on the 4th
of March next.
According to the census-tables of 1850,
the cash value of all the farms and planta-
tions in all the states and territories was
SO, $40 ,245; in 1860, by the census-tables
it was Sc, G3S, 4l6, 22l, or in the ratio of
2.02 to one. The value of all the agricultu-
raj products, including live stock, animals
slaughtered, poultry raised, residue of crops
not consumed by stock, wood, homemade
manufactures, &C., was for the year ending
June 1850, Sl,3ll ,69l 1876. AS the value
of the like productions by the census for the
year 1860 has not yet been published we
must estimate it. According to the ratio of
the increased value of farms, then, it would
give 81, GAO, GIG, ,47S, Ia very large estimate),
as the value of all the agricultural produc-
the year ending June |, 1860. 1t is well
known that the agricultural productions of
the states now in rebellion were very valua-
ble At the present rates of increase the
public debt will therefore on the 4th OF
March next be more than the value of all the
agricultural productions of this entire coun-
try during the last year of peace.
Besides all this, there are the debts which
each state, county, town, and corporation
has been obliged to contract for bounties,
war expenses, &c., which are yet to be paid.
| But perhaps it may be said that we have
only to pay the interest on our public debt.
Let us sec what that is. 1t is to be funded,
and TO draw only six per cent. interest. The
interest on 80, ,653, 427 l0l at six per cent.
is Sl59, lS1 ,626 per year, payable IN gold.
Let US see what we have to pay that with.
The total amount of gross exports, including
specie and bullion, for ten years, from june
30, 1850, to June 80, 1860, according to Of
foal returns, was $2,0S3, ,0O2, 223, and the
total amount of like imports for the same
period was So, So, 252, 206. Total amount
of exports over imports for ten years, $l6l, q,
$50, ,0l5. In other words, all of the produc
tions of the entire United States, of agricul
ture, manufactures, and minerals, which
for ten years was not consumed among us
would only bring a little more gold than II
required to pay the interest on our debt to-
one year at six per cent Then take int
consideration that gold is at a premium o
$50 per cent, payable in United States cur
rency, and that will make the interest equiv
alent to two and half times that sum. A
that rate it would take the whole United
States thirty-fve years, at time OF 1t
Igreatest prosperity, to accumulate enougl
\ to pay the interest for one year. How
the interest to be paids How long viii
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-25
The Chicago Convention.

1t is impossible to estimate the hight and
length, and depth and breadth of the anx-
iety of the people in regard to the result OF
the Chicago Convention. The anxiety is
not SO much as to who will be the candidate
nominated, but that the action of the Con
vontion may be prudent, wise and harmoni-
Gus.
As the dying Christian turns his eyes to
the Cross of the Redecmer in hopes of i'm
mortal life, so does the living patriot turn
his eyes to and fix his hopes upon the sue
cess of the conservative people at the ap-
preaching Presidential election as the Ark
of our political salvation.
The honest people, the unbought and in
corruptible masses-those who think VIC
have had enough of war for the abolition of
slavery of taxation-of national
bankruptcy and ruin-of weeping and sor-
row-enough new-madc graves, comfortless
widows and fatherless children--enough of
Lincoln's imbecility, tyranny and wrongs
know that his defeat can only be brought
about by harmony at the Chicago Convcn-
ton. Hence their great solicitudc.
And, now, We will remind our Democrat
ic brethren that though Democrat will be
nominated at Chicago, one who it is hoped
will be elected, that the election will not be
strictly party triumph. Hundreds and
thousands of men in every State who do not
acknowledge themselves members of the
Democratic party will aid in the election of
our candidate. They will do so because
they want the war brought to an honorable
termination, the Union restored and pros
pcrity returned to the country; and they are
convinced that these desirable results can
not be brought about under Mr.. Lincoln
administration. The triumph, therefore,
will be one of Peace, of Union, of Pros.
perity, rather than of party success. 1t is
our duty to give these men who thus take
part in the great work of rebuilding the
temple of American Liberty full credit for
their patriotic conduct, to take them by the
hand and rejoice with them as brothers ovei
the salvation ofou common country. They
may not be of our political household, but
they are PATRIOTS and actuatcd in their con
duct by those noble impulses which promp
ted such Wings as Clay, Webster and Crit
tenden, and such Democrats as jackson
Cass and Wright, in times of extreme per
ill., to sacrifice political prejudices upon tn,
altar of our country.
Let us throw old political questions asid,
and save the country-securc to ourselve.
and to posterity the blessings of Constitu
tional liberty. This done, and we can agair
discuss minor questions as we did in the
prosperous days of the Republic.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-25
A DishonOrnbIe Peace.

We frequently hear abolitionists talk
about Democrats wanting dishonorable
peace. Since Democrats are in favor of a
peace that will give us the Union as our
fathers made it, and the Constitution as it
came from the statesmen of the better days
of the Republic, we are reminded that the
abolitionists call any peace dishonorable that
does not embrace the abolition of slavery.
Lncoln's letter 'to whom it may concern
shows what kind of peace they are in favor
of-what kind of peace they deem honor,
able.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-25
OBITUARY.

DlED..,At his residence In Richiand town
ssnip, sp, OF this county, August II, 1864, HANSEN
FERiELi, aged hfty-cight years.
noble heart has ceased to beat forever Tho
deceased was born in Virginia, near Harpers
Ferry. At the age six years he emgrated to
Jefferson county, Ohio, with his step p-fathcr.--
by the crueltics of his step-father he was forced
rom home In youth, barefoot and with but
few tattcred garments upon his person. After
wandering about from place to place be mt last
found himself in this county, penniless lad in
astrange land, where he resided until the time
OF his death. BY his own energy, industry and
economy he accumulated considerable ofwealth.
Well may 1t be said that he was the architect of
his own fortune. Economical, yet liberal for
the benefit of society. by his death, society has
lost one of its most useful members. A faithful
member ofthe Methodist church for many years.
he lived the life and died the death of philos-
opher and christian. The Lord gently SMOOTH
ed his pathway to the tomb, where must all
follow soon. "Let me die the death of the right
Gus and let my last hour be like his"
.Iow bcst the righteous when they dio
Where holy souls retire to rest;
How mildly beams the closing eye,
How gently hcaves the expiring breast
SO fades the summer cloud away,
So sinks the gale where storms are DER.
So genty shuts the eye of day,
SO dies the christian when this life is Ger"
The deceased leaves many relatives and ac-
quaintences who are absorbed in general sor-
row from the loss Of SO generous, SO noble, and
so useful man. h..
DIED-On Tuesday evening, Aug. 9th, of con-
sumption, MRS ELIZABETH ALLEN, aged 80
years, IL months and Y days.
Dear friend, thou art gone to thy rest,
And we are left, thy loss to mourn
While thou art now among the blest,
Where sin and death can never come.
Iifes duties done, in middle age,
Yet life with thee is just begun,
For works of praise thy soul engage,
While thy body moulders in the tomb.
In the triumph of living faith,
Thy spirit left its cumbrous clay,
Shouting glory in the hour of death,
And through ages of eternal day.
NJ y.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-25
s7.693. .OlO, ,5O7

According to that the public debt will be
more than 5l.9 per cent, or than more than
one-half of the entire valuation of the entire
real estate of the loyal states. Such debt
is equivalent ia a mortgage Of an equal
amount
The above table also shows the amount of
both real and personal property in the ag-
gregatc as assessed by state valuation in 1862,
and is taken from The Banker's Magazine
january, No. 64) The above valuation of
the entire property both real and personal
is 81, ,693, ,Ol0, ,597, and according to the pub
lie debt will be "a. 5 per cent, or more than
one third of the entire valuation of all the
property both real and personal in the loyal
states.
According to the last census, liable 33, J
the annual production of industry and man
ufacturc, for the year ending June |, 1860
amounted to 1854, $50, 900 in value, Tin
Guiding raw material y and employed | ,264,
800 persons, and had a capital invested in
the business Of nearly ZOO, 900, 900, accord
ing to the following table,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-25
Query (!

Two years ago, Judge Welker was can
didate for Congress, A draft came on i'm
mediately before the election. At that time
Judge Welker was employed in the State
House at Columbus. Through his inAu-
encc tho drafted men from Holmes, Wayne
and Ashland counties were sent into camp
on the eve of the election, and in the coun-
tirs of Lorain and Medina they were kept
at home until after the election in order that
they might have a chance to vote. The
query is, will Judge Welker try the same
game with tho approaching draft?
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-25
Circular from the Governor on
the Draft.
TIE STATE OF ONO,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
CoLUMBUs, August 23d, 1864.

EXECUTINE DEPARTMENT., :
COLUMBUS August 23d, 1864
To the Military Committees
BY re-adjustment of accounts between
the State and the General Government, we
carry forward credit of about twenty thou
sand upon the call of July 18th for five hun
dred thousand men. This surplus is, or
will be credited to sub districts before the
first Of September, except eleven thousand
six hundred and eighty three III ,GS3) men
in the army, and about one thousand in the
naval service. These enlistments are sur
plus on calls of 1851 and 1862, and as they
are prior to the adoption of the system of
local credits, there is no means of determi-
ming accurately where they belong. With
much labor they have been divided, as /
think, correctly, into Congressional Dis
tricts, and copy Of that apportionment is
appended, The only way Of apportioning
among, sub-districts recognized by the Pro
vOst Generals Department, is to divide
pro rata upon the basis of the present en-
rolment and this will be adopted unless
some more equitable means can be devised.
Notwithstanding every means has been used
to expedite this settlement, it has been de-
layed until very little time is left for the last
adjustment. After brief reflection upon the
difficulty of accomplishing this end, have
concluded to say to Military committees in
the Congressional Districts, that if they can
agree, upon consultation, as to the proper
assignment of these credits, and present
their report to me by the second or third OF
September, | have no doubt that assign
ment will be accepted by the Provost Mar
shars Department, and the credits given
accordingly. If parties are unable to agree
or this is not done by the time specified, the
Provost Marshal will undoubtedly be com
PEELED to adopt the system of prorating thi'
excess. | regret that more time could no
be afforded, but it has been impracticabl,
to do so. Please let me hear from you a
promptly as practicable.
= Very respectfully,
JOHN BRoUGH.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-25

Statement exhibiting the deficiencies and
excesscs, by districts, in the State of Ohio,
as adjusted in the office of the Provost Mar
shal General of the United States, to July
lst 1864
In the First District, there is n defcien-
cy of 492; in tho Second 500--total de-
liciency, 900.
The excess in other Districts are as fol
lows: Third, $50; Fourth COL; Fifth, GA;
Sixth, 35; Seventh, $40; Eighth, 544; Ninth,
1899; Tenth, 1915; Eleventh, 265; Twelfth
73l, Thirteenth, S9j; Fourteenth, S44 Fif
teenth, 1886; Sixteenth, 500; Seventeenth,
G72; Eighteenth, sos; Nineteenth, 39s-
total excess, 1858,
Should the credit be given as suggested
by Governor Brough it will reduce the quo
ia of this county from l25 to l50
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-25
Choose Between Them.

ABOLITION PLATFoRM-War, Conscrip-
ton, Taxation, Con6scation, Misccgenation,
and no peace until slavery is abolished, the
final result of which is Disunion and certain
and irretrievable ruin.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFoRM-Feace on the ba'
sis of the Constitution, the result of which
will be restoration of the old Union, with
all its glorious blessings.
Choose between the two
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-25

take to accumulate enough after this war,
that has drawn more than three millions of
persons from productive cmpoyments, and
shattered our commerce. Experience alone
must answer-fgures cannot show that.
This is what mad fanatics and thought
less demagogues have brought us to One
year more under the present administration
would ruin us hopelessly Can the ropub-
lie YET, be saved2 Let the answer come
next November.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-25

Lincoln TO The Rebel Conn
niissioRerS, Juiy 3, 1861.
Any proposition which
embraces the reStora-
tion of peace, the integ-
rity Of the whole I'm
ion and The abandon
ment Of Siduery, and
comes by an authority
that can control the ar
mics now at war with
the United States, will
he received and conSid-
cIed by the Executive
government ofthe Uni
ted States, will be met
by liberal terms on sub
stantial and collateral
points, and the bearer
or bearers shall. have
conduct both ways.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-25

Lincoin'S Inaugural,
March An, 1861.
/ declare that | have
no purpose, dircctiU or
indirectly, to interfere
with the institution of
slavery in the States
where it exists. / he
licvc | have no ldpCyuJ
right 10 do so, and have
no inclination 10 do so = =
The right of each State
to order and control its
own domestic institu-
tions according to its
own judgment erciu-
SiuciH, Is essential to the
balance of power ON
which Interpretation and
cndurutioll of our politi-
cal fabric depend.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-25

A disciple of shoddy and niggers says, II
will vote for Lincoln, if l die for it. v II
you do, you ought to die for it.
A precious young man, blessed with the
name Of Isaac, says that IF he is drafted,
Abraham will be offering up Isaac as sac
rifcs"