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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
New Tax Items.

1t is thought that the abolition members
of Congress will put the following items il
the new tax bill:
For speaking dsrespcctfully Of Mr.. Lin
coin, two hundred dollars and confscatior
of your property.
For thinking against Mr.. Lincoln, one
hundred dollars.
For dreaming disrespcctfully Of Mr.. Lin
coin, fifty dollars.
For taking the name in vain of any abo-
ition Office holder, twenty y-live dollars.
For speaking disrespectlully Of any pri-
yatc republican, twenty cents
For voting Il copperhcad ticket twenty
five cents.
Every Democratic Office holder to be tax
cd thirty-fve cents day-(Sunday inclu-
dcdD
Every man not drafted to be taxed tel
dollars.
For ovory white child born alive twenty
cents.
For every negro child born alive, pre-
MUM of twenty cents.
For not believing Mr.. Lincoln to be the
government, a fine Of five hundred dollars
For talking against the right republican.
have to rob the government, tax Of fifty
cents.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
Candidates Named for Nominal -
ton Before the Chicago Con-
yeDftOn.

The following distinguished gentlemen
are named in connection with the Democrat
ic nomination for President before the Chi
cago Convention:
Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire;
Horatio Seymour, Of New York
Millard Fillmore, of New York
William Allen, of Ohio
Rufus p Ranney, Of Ohio
G. i. Nallandigham, of Ohio
Geo. II. Pendlcton, of Ohio
Geo. Il. Pugh, of Ohio;
James 4. Bayard, of Delaware;
Thomas II. Seymour, of Connecticut
Geo. B. Mcclellan, of New Jersey
Geo w. Woodward, Of PENNSYLVANIA.
FOR vIcE-PREsIDENT.
ID. w. Voorhees,, of Indiana; S. S. Cox
of Ohio; James Guthrie, Of Kentucky; G
II. Pendleton, of Ohio; Charles \. Buck.
acw, of Pennsylvania and James G., Allen,
of Illinois.
There are other names which we may
probably have omitted, but give any of the
good and true men above named, and We
will go for them heartily.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
Judge IeaVitt.

MIR. Senator Sherman, of Ohio, in de-
bate in the United States Senate ON Mon
day, repeated the stale calunny that Judge
l.eayitt, who had refused the privilege of
the writ of hdbcdS corpus to Mr.. Nallnndig
dam, mainly on the ground that the military
would not obey it, belongs to, and acts witt
the Democratic party.
When first appointed to Office, Judge
LeaVitt prolesacd Democracy, but he go.
braycly over it. General jackson, it is said
appointed him with great reluctance, pro
testing to the Ohio delegation who recon-
mcndod him, that he was not reliable man
but those who knew him longest, combattcC
the !dca, and he was appointed Because o
this want of confidence in him by Genera
jackson, Juge leayitt left the Democrat,
organization, and for over quarter of ,
century has not voted Democratic ticket
lie Is not Democrat, and never was eXcep
for Office, and the opinion felt and expresscC
10y General jackson thirty years ago ha
been more than verified. .-Ne,o IoH
NClCS
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07

Six brothers from Vermont, named Hull,
enlisted together at the commencement Of
the war. The last survivor was killed i'll
one of the recent battles. War took the
"hull family, down East" friend OBJ
serves.
General Butler recently issued an order
to detail three brave men to try cow
ard. lie has not yet been sentenced.
The Conference Committee on the Mill
tary Bill have agreed upon bill and will
report to Congress that Communication is
abolished and recruiting permitted in GER
tain rehellious States named in the bill. -
Fifty days is the time fixed for volunteering
before II draft.
a burglar entered six different houses in
Strattord, Connecticut, on Tuesday night,
and secured n considerable quantity of sill
very ware.
We learn from reliable authority that
during Hunter late movement in Virginia,
he lost upwards Of two thousand head of
horses.
Seven thousand people have died of star
vation at Santiago. Almost rs bad as q
reconnaissance in force at Petersburg.
A large number of the wounded are still
IN the Wilderness, and the dead of both
armies remain unburied.
The 43d Indiana regiment has returned
home. They went out with twelve hundred
men and brought back only one hundred
and fifty
The enemy in Richmond appears, accor-
ding to Loyal reports, to have been mys-
tilted by Grant late movement.
The New York Times has an article a
column and half in length, the object of
which is to show that the rebel General Lee
doesn't amount to much as military COM
mander.
The drouth in Southern Ohio still con-
tinues, The effect upon the crops is disas-
trous In some sections there has been no
rain for several weeks past.
Mr., John Clancy, editor of the New
York Leader, died last Friday after briel
illness, the result OF IL sun-stroke. Mr. G.
was politician of eminence in the Demo
cratic (Tammany) party, and had been
Councilman, Alderman, and County Clerk,
lie enjoyed the warm regards of a large
circle Of friends
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
The Diseasc--The Remedy.

Vastly more official corruption has been
brought to light thus far during Mr. Lin
coins administration than occurred during
the administrations of all his predecessors
and no doubt much more remains uncover
cd than has been brought to light. The
war has really been conducted by spccula-
tors for their own benefit; expeditions like
that Of Banks up Red River, have been
undertaken for their exclusive use; it is they
who have been most instrumental in the in
auguraton of radical policies by the admin
inistration, that the war might be prolonged
in the interest Of contracts; all the enor-
nous taxes are to swell their gains. They
care nothing for the sacrifice Of human life;
if a few millions can be made by the OK
pendturo Of few thousand lives, the mil
lions are made and the lives expended 49,
They swarm everywhere, as the locusts
swarmed Egypt, but nowhere so thickly as
about the Presidential Mansion and the
Executive Departments in Washington
They re-nominated Mr.. Lincoln, and they
will contribute millions to rc-clcct him, that
the war may be continued and their carnival
endure indefinitely. 1t is not for their in
tercst that the Federal arms should succeed
in any decisive expedition; quito to the
contrary, for every Federal defeat opens
the way for calls for more men and conse-
quently for more contracts
There is but one avenue of extricatiou
from this condition. and that is the detea,
of Mr. Lincoln. To this end let the unitct
efforts of all patriota-all good men be en-
ergctcaly directed
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
From the Hancock Couricrl
what the Rebels Think OF lin
COln's Re-nQnlinattOn---Ht is
Endorsed at Richmond.

The following, from the Richmond Dis
patch, shows in what light, and with what
enthusiasm the denomination of Lincoln
is hailed in Richmond, the headquarters
of rcbedom. And they have reason to
rejoice at his denomination, for all they
claim that he has done for their cause is
literally true--and more than true for, in
addition to uniting the South to man, he
has, by his base trcachcry, divided the North.
The ohcdient tool, who, at their bidding
baniShcd Nalandigham from his home and
country, will of course, receive their united
support. Birds of II feather flock togcth-
er, SccessionistS Of the South and
Abolitionsts of the North Join hands in the
support of Lincoln and johnson, Hear
what the Dispatch says:
For our own pant we are glad to hear
that Lincoln has received the nomination
| When some cntcrprSing partisan officer OF
! the Revolution proposed to carry of Sir
! William Howe from the midst of his army,
Washington put his veto on it at once -
! lie had no doubt that it was feasible but
Howe had conducted the war rs stupidity
rs it was possible for any man to conduct
! it, and any change whatever could be but
! for the British interest. Let him stay,
/ for fear ofa successor who might not be
! quite such an imbecilc. So with old
| Abe 1t would be impossible to find anoth-
cr such ass in the United States; therefore,
we say, let him stay.
We, at least, of the Coniedcracy ought
to he satisfied with him, for he has conduc-
ted the war exactly as we ought to wish it
to be conducted lie has confirmed those
that We're wavering, heated red-hot those
who Were mkcwarm, made those Jealous
who were careless, converted cold indilf-
crence into furious passion, and calculating
neutrality into burning patriotism. As for
the military operations conceived and exc
) cuted under his auspices, surely we have no
right to complain. No service ever had SO
many laundering officers, and no campaigns
= were ever conducted with greater stupidity.
) For these reasons we are decidedly in favor
OF Old Abe, and if we could command n
million of votes in Nankcedom, he should
have them all. lie has made the South the
, most united people that ever went forth to
battle with an invader; and for that he
> deserves the lively gratitude of every
southern man. If anything could add to
the obligation under which we lie to the
|, Baltimore Convention, it would be found
IN the nomination Of Andrew Johnson
: ne man of all others most detested in the
south, and the most likely to keep togeth,
er the parties already united in one solid
), mass Tor the prosecution Of the war. -
convinced, as we are, that nobody in favor
oi continuing the war could be elected, and
b that no other would conduct il SO foolishly
we go for this ticket"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
Thrown Away.

1t is estimated that the Richmond cam
paign, under Grant, has, so far, cost the
army one hundred thousand men, and the
Treasury hundred million Of dollars, -EI-
change
That money and those men are much
worse than thrown away, for if we get
Richmond it will have no effect on the du.
ration of the war. How sad to think o
the loss of so much valuable life and of tn,
misery it has brought upon the land. How
much good could have been done with thi
money, thus layishly expended in an insan,
enterprise.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
The unburicd Dead In the
NAIlhRrMpRa.

An officer who recently visited the battle
field OF the Wilderness writes; 1t is estima-
ted that fifteen thousand of our men, and
as many, or more, ofrcbcls lie here unbur-
led; and six weeks have passed sncc the
battle, imagination in its widest iancics can
not begin TO laint the spcstaclc. After
passing through this wilderness of death,
we found another hospital, surprised the
guards, took possession, and found about
sixty woundcd in charge of one of our sur
geons, he being n prisoner also. We did
not stop to inquire to whom or what side
they belonged whether friend or foe but
commenced at once to put them into our
ambulanccs and to make our way out of this
wilderness aud shadow Of death, fastening
on our way to Washington.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
Humiliation and Prayer.

Some of the abolition papers are urging
the President to appoint day Of National
humiliation and prayer. The prayer would
be well enough if God has not already de
tcrmincd to destroy this people because OF
the wickcdness of our rulers; but we want
no more national humilation-we have
had no respite from it since Lincoln became
President. There would be some sense in
praying God to ntcrposc His strong arm
to prevent Lincoln's re election and thereby
lift this nation up out Of the humiliation to
which it has been reduced by wicked men.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07

A Washington dispatch says Lincoln is
about to call out SOC, 600 more men. Under
the new conscription bill the call will be for
volunteers, and at the expiration Of fifty
days from the issue of it draft will be
made to fill the quota Of all deficient dis
tricts. Drafted men may furnish substitutes
but no communication money will be received.
One more term and Lincoln will reach the
last man and the last dollar.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
Come 10 Grief.

Two government detectives have come to
grief at Cincinnati They attempted to
levy black-mail upon the wife Of an officer
in the United States service, representing
that grave charges had been preferred
against him, which could be "squashcd
for the small consideration of fifty dollars.
An honest officer heard of the affair and
when the rascals made second visit to
receive the fifty dollars, they were accom-
modatcd with handouts.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
SiAeri0's Sale.
URIAH NJ. WHITE, Plaintiff, J
vs..
JACOB JONES, Defendant,

URIAH NJ. WHITE, Plaintiff,
JACOB JONES, Defendant.
DY virtue of vcnditiona cxponas issued from
ID the Court OF Common Pleas of Knox coun-
ty, Ohio, in II certain civil action therein pend
ing, wherein Uriah NJ. White is plaintlh and
jacob Jones is defendant and to me directed as
sheriff of the county of Holmes and STATE Of
Ohio, will Oilcr for sale AT public auction, mt
the north door of the Court House, in the town
of Millersburg, in said Holmes county
On Saturday, the 9th day Of august, 1861,
At O'Clock 4. NJ. of said day, the following des-
cgbcd real estate, to-wit: The undivided one
tenth part Ca the southeast quarter OF section
number twelve township numbcreight, range
number nine containing one hundred ana slN-
~ acres. Appraised NJ r5ii,W.
Also. The undivided one-tenth part of the
north half of the northwest quarter OF section
number eighteen, township eight, range nine,
containing eighty acres. Appraised at snS0l
Also. The undivided ono-tenth part oi the
Sout h-Cast quarter OF section num'"r eighteen,
township eight, range ninc containing one
hundred and sixty acres. Appraised nj NlIu,Ip.
Also. All of the northeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of section number twenty
four, ownship eight, range nine. Appraised
at $4,000 All lying and being III the county OF
Holmes and State OF Ohio.
Taken ms the property of said Jacob Jones, to
satisfy the claim of said Uriah NJ White.
Terms cash, JOHN =. NELSON,
July 7, lSji-pfS6 90 Sheriff.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
Democratic state Ticket.
Electors for the State at Large.
The $500 Clause Repealed.

The $500 clause in the conscription law
has been repealed Two weeks ago, two
thirds of the House of Representatives vo-
ted to retain the Communication, but the
President and Secretary of War went into
the lobby among the Republican members,
and by the power Of money and patronage
succeeded in efIecting the repeal against
the real wishes of the people and theil
representatives. There Is now nothing tC
stand between the people and a draft in the
army, into which they are to be forced
The terrible pressure Of war will now be
felt in all its severity upon the peaceful
cottages of the North and West.
Heretofore the people had the choice Of
giving their money or their lives, but the
poor privilege of selecting between poverty
and life is no longer left to the nation
Enormous taxes have been raised, and
universal conscription being the order of
the day, money and life are both demand
ed, and it seems to be only a question Of
time for the last man and the last dollar to
he called for
The bill, as it passed the House, to which
the Senate will doubtless agree, if it has
not already done so, authorizes the Presi-
dent, at his discretion, at any time to call
for any number Of volunteers for one, two
or three years in case Of draft, the man
or his substitute shall be credited to the
town, precinct or election district toward
filling the quota of which he may have vol
unteercd or been drafted. Every volunteer
or substitute, who may be accepted for one
year, shall be paid bounty of 5000, for
two years $500, and for three years S4O0,
to be paid at stated intervals.
The bill passed by n vote of IS to S3.
We notice that the votes OF two Ohio Mem
bers, Alexander Long and Judge Bliss,
were not recorded. Their absence wants tc
he explained. All the other Democrat,
members from this State voted right.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
COnceaInient OF our Losses.

The system of deception at Washington,
which conceals the extent of our losses in
the war, has two objects, first to deceive
the people, and second, to enable suffers,
contractors, paymasters, and Others to
make profits out Of false army rolls. "To
make dead men chew tobacco" is the pro-
verbal gift Of Pursers Of the British Navy,
who keep charging to the crews, dead and
alive, their pay and rations. We have not
failed 10 improve the practice.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07

no \ number of years have elapsed since the
of Ilostettcr's Celebrated Bitters
to the public. The prejudice existing i'll the
minds OF many persons against what are denom-
mated patent medicines ut first greatly rctard-
ed its sale; but, as its virtues and merits be-
came known, this barrier OF prejudice was ever
thrown, and the demand increased SO rapidly
that in few years scarccly village existed in
the United States in which the afflicted had not
experienced the benefits arising from the use of
the "BttcrS,' and nj the present day there are
to be found in all parts of the world vouchers;
for the great merits of the article No greater
cure for Dyspepsia can be found. See advertise
mont For sale by the Druggists and dealers
generally, every where. limo.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
What FessenGen's Policy VIII
lsP.

The New York Worlds Washington
special says:
IF Fcsscndcn accepts the position of Sec
rotary of the Treasury, his policy will be:
lst. The repeal of the gold bill and all
restrictions upon commercial transactions,
I'd. The issue Of additional currency
merely to make the money market easier
Sd. The establishment Of system of
open loans to supply the necessities of the
government and reduce the excessive cur
rcnCy.
4th. The stoppage of war on the State
banks.
4th TO make the tariff more Of reve-
nuc than political basis
9Th. As heavy II rate Of taxation as Con
gress can be induced TO impose.
7th The issue of 6 per cent. interest
bearing notes instead of currency.
Sth A system Of collecting taxes so as
not to Withdraw currency suddenly and EN-
barrass trade.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
LEGAL NOTICE.

JACOB WOIENER, Hannah Wolever and ia
- cob WolcVer, her husband, all OF the county
of Warren, Illinois; Eliza Flickingcr and Levi
Flickingcr, her husband, of the county of Ash
land, Ohio; Margaret Finncy and George W. Fin
ncy, her husband, Ohio Murray, Amos Murray,
Iorinda Wolcver, all of the county of Holmes,
Ohio; Jacob Wolevcr, Margaret Woevcr, John
IL. WOlcver, Samuel Lorenzo WoleVcr, Harriet
q. Wolcvcr, Eliza Jane Shelden, and Joshua
Sheldon, her husband, all of the county of Por-
ter, Indiana, will take notice that petition was
filed against them ON the 2Sth day of January,
a. II, 1864, in the Court of Common Pleas Of
Holmes county, Ohio by Samuel WolcVcr, and
is now pending, wherein the said samuel Vol
ever demands Partition of tile following desert
bed real estate situate in the county of Holmes
and State ofOhio, and described as follows, to-
wit: The east half of the southwest quarter OF
section tWenty-SeNcn, township fourteen ana
range thirteen containing eighty acres of land;
and that at the November term of said Court APP
plication will he made by the said Samuel VOL
ever for an order that PARTITION may bc made OF
said premises.
SAMUEL WOIENER,
WORRIES & REED, Atty's for Petitioner.
May 10 lS6i-w7pfS6 %.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
Change i'm the Treasury Depart
ment.

Secretary Chase has resigned Lincoln
appointed Tod, who the Senate refused to
confirm, and therefore Tod refused to ac-
ccpt; w. p Fessenden, of Maine, was then
appointed
Tod has not single qualification for the
position He is like most of Lincoln's ap-
pointments. Fessenden is better man,
but no man in their party has the ability of
Chase.
Various causes are assigned for Chase 5
resignation. Some think he iorcsaw crash
in the money market; others assert that q
quarrel between Lincoln and Chase led tC
the resignation.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
The Gold IsilE.

In less than n week after the gold bill be-
came law the Senate passed n resolution
to repeal it, and it doubtless will be repeal
ed if it has not already been done The
object was to prevent Specializing in gold
and reduce the premium on it; but instead
OF having that effect the premium on it al
most instantly advanced from $50 to lis
per cent
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
LATEST News.

After part Of our papers are worked of,
word has come that rebel force Is, 600 or
20, 200 strong has taken possession of Mar
tinsburg and IIarper's Ferry. 1t is sup
posed raid in Maryland and Southern
Pennsylvania is designed, The President
has called on Gov. Seymour for $4,000
men for 100 days, Great excitement exists
in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
Pile OR the Taxes.

The New York Times, a Lincoln organ,
calls for more taxes. 1t says we must tax
more heavily, although in 1864 the people
will be called upou to pay
Bay" Ftdooi Tdres,
Day" state TdreS,
Heiy" County Ydces,
Hr5" Borough and To,cnship 7ara,
B%D" School TareS,
Ds1- Bounty 7dreS,
ge.y" Conservation Tdres,
beD" 4Miim 7dreS,
BsDa' .Speciul 70reS,
l1.5n License 7dTes,
ne.3" Road Idc,s,
Bsiy" I1or lures,
Blay- internal Rcrenue Tdres,
Income taxes, and veryheayy additional
taxation for every thing they eat, drink
and wear! Oh, the beauty Of keeping
Lincoln in power .--IhH 1ae,
The Republican twain Of Lincoln anC
johnson ride upon two horscS-Gencra
Taxation and General Conscription. BE
sides, there are stalking General Bankrupt
cy and General Ruin, riding the pale horse.
of Death and Starvation
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
The Alabama sunk.

A New York dispatch of'Tucsday reports
that word has been received by the Steamer
Cdy ef Baltimore, that the rebel priyatcer
alabama has been sunk hy the United
States war vessel Kedrsdgc. Nine of the
pirates are reported killed and twenty
wounded,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
Miliersburg Market.

Corrected ,cechly by Hcr@er d, Rtiy.)
WIIEAT--Rcd 1851 20; white, l,75Gl,SO.
RIE-tiood, 81 Il bushcl
CORN-Sl q buShel.
BARLEY-Wantcd at 10 4 bushel.
OATS-C5a70 per bushcl'
SEEDS-ClOVer, 100; Timothy, 2,2J; Flax, 200
FRuITS-Dry Apples 80; Dry Peaches, 800.
RITTrER-25c = pound.
EGGS-l3c 4 dozen.
IARD-lO e pound.
WHITE BEANS-l 5000 T. bushcl.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
The wilderness Battlefield.

The Richmond Sentinel claims that the
rebel government gathered thirty-eght
thousand small arms on the battle field ofthe
Wilderness, ~ L. Times
From the above it will be seen that our
Ordnance Department is again supplying
arms for both armies
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07
An ACT.

PASSED by the General Assembly of the
state of Ohio, Jan. 18th, 1864, providing that
Clerks of Courts OF this State shall have power
to administer all oathS or affirmationS required
by law, to bc administered in this state. Also,
to take and certify to acknowledged OF
Deeds, Mortgages, Liens, Powers of Attorney,
and other instruments o1 writing.
This business will be promptly attended to at
the Clerks Office.
H. d. McDOWEIL Clerk
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-07-07

Purify, purify, purify the blood with Ayers
Sarsaparilla, and the humOrs, arrangements
and distcmpers which pcrvade the system AT
this season will disappear. We have tried it
and speak with knowledge.