Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-11-03
MILLERSBURG OHIO, THURSDAY NOVEMBER A. 1864

with its rude and humble appointments, at-
ter having seen the devotion of these suffer
ing men whose eyes. pcrchancc. amidst their
deepest agony or in their dying hours would
light up at the sight of their country S flag,
after having been impre sscd with their vir-
tue, their courage, and their patriotism; if
you had passed the Capitol and walked
through its gilded halls, adorned with all
that art and riches could place there, with
every emblem that told of our former great
ness and liberty, and listened to the repre-
scntativcs of the people assembled there,
you would have heard with astonished ears
that in this hour of victory they were pour
ing forth the language of bitterness, vindic-
tivcness and strife. Has this government
been made magnanimous. Just, or generous
by victories? ["No, no." Cheers.
| appeal to you again. my Republican
friend, if it is true that in your daily walks
of life you have manifested the same court
eousy and consideration toward those who
disagreed with you in matters of Judgment
in the hour of victory, that you did when,
in the darkest hour of the republic, you
cried, Let us lay aside all differences Of
opinion, and rally once more around the flag
of our country Loud cheering Read
over the acts of vindictivc legislation, passed
in the last three years; acts of confiscation,
acts punishment acts of eXpatriation, acts
sanctioning the violation fyour most sacred
rights and liberties, and say whether the
history ofthc past gives you Il right to hope
for wisdom and magnanimity in the future
These acts must be repealed before the
country can be united and tranqulizcd.
The administration must say to the people
of the South: Come back again and enjoy
M; l. ~ constitutional EInrt,.. fnr ;fit :, do
MED to YOU. in the end it will be denied to
us. Let us forget the immediate past and
go back to the story of the Revolution.
Our flag would not be complete; the glori-
Gus category of the States of this Union
would be imperfect if we were to strike out
the homes of Marion or Sumpter, the grave
of jackson, and the birthplace of so many
men associated with our history IF they
tell you they will repeal these acts, they tell
you they intend to do what they should
have done year ago.
But they can not and will not repeal these
laws. | would not say one unkind word of
the President of these United States. |
would speak of him respectfully as the head
of the Government But neither Mr.. Lin
coin nor his cabinet have now control over
national affairs. / believe most sincerely
that if it was in the power Of Abraham,
Lincoln and the members Of his cabinet to
undo the past they would chcerfully wipe
it out. | believe if they were able to re-
sumo again their private stations and felt
! themselves safe from an injured outraged
and deceived community, if they felt thai
! the laws they had violated would not bt
1 used against them, they would with Joy leave
the places of power, and give the Govern
ment into other hands. Why was Mr.. Lin
coin nominated at Baltimore, against tn,
Judgment of three -fourths of his own party
against the Judgment of almost NIL the Re
publican members of the Senate They
were opposed to the nomination of any mal
who had identified himself with illegal ar
rests, and with violations of constitutions
! law. | ask you this question, my Republi
can friends, and | ask it with all respect ant
sincerity tod knows my heart, that II
| TINS SAD moment cherish no resentmcnts
wish Tor morning out tne good or my count
ry, ana the SaVation ot It's liberties. Ire
mendous outpnrIt OF applause; The char
man proposed tnree cheers Tor Hoverno
'cA hou'' ano ''c 1"'ilence rose e" mass
ana gave !heh' WIN WaiVih% oi mats ah'
llahaNerchieiS' ana WIN the WilueSt en-
'huS'aS''i' :,
4 I'D thelr private CONVERSATIONS they lreel.
ackhoWlcdScd tiat they preferred SOM
othcr man tlan Mr lincoln; IL was natural
oi course, tiiat those who held place unde
HIM should desire his nomination. But tn
one great operating cause that produced hi
nomination was tins, that there were mel
IN the army and others surrounding HIN
) who did not dare to let HIM 90 INTO prlyat
HE, VINO ana not dare to be brought bac
) under the jurisdiction OF the laws OF tn
land, the Judgment OF their peers Cheers.
, Ihe nomination was made because men VIII
| had enriched themselves by unworthy mean
, from the treasury OF the country learned t
he brought to that account to winch the
VIII be brought when our government l
restored and our mon relnStated, Cheers.
Mr. LLncol n and his administration will no
repeal the law that denies you any rcmed
against wrongs done by them to your per
son or property, because they know that T.
do tins Is to bring themselves to Judgment
They Will not pursue course that will Civ
Us a restored Onlon' because a rcstore
lmon reinStateS the authority OF law, an,
there would bean investigation ofthe fraud
and failures that, IN an unusual degree
have marked the conduct OF affairs durln
the last three and IL hall years
90 not mean to say that the admlnistra
tlon is to be condemned because under en-
cumStanfcS SO unusual Us those which nav
= existed curing 'hiS war pad n men nave take
! auVahrase IN the CONFUSION OF aiairs TO d
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