Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-10-27
Remarkable Letter from Her.
schell v, Johnson, of Georgia
"No Hope Of Restoration Under
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lIrRscnELL V. JOHNSON, of Georgia,
who, it will be remembered, was the Nation
al Democratic candidate for Vice President
with the illustrious and lamcnted DOUuLAs,
has written remarkable letter, dated Sept
18th, 1904, which appears in the New York
papers, aud which, IN connection with Gov.
BROWNS and Mr.. STEPHENS letters will
exercise a powerful influence both at the
South and in the North. We have not room
for the whole Of the letter, but give the fol-
lowing extract, from which it will be seen
Mr. JOHNSON declares thore can be no peace
while Mr. LINCOLN is in power. He says.
an view of the avowed object of the war on
the part Of the Northern Government, IL is very
honorable terms, SO longas Its present rulers are
in power. The President of the United States
has proclaimed enamel patton and his dctermin-
alton TO enforce II by the sword. lie has an
nounced IN advance Of any formal offer on our
pleased TO call the people Of the Confederate
Statcs) except upon the condition that we lay
down our arms, abandon slavery and return TO
may be compatible with Els sense Of justise.
librrality and magnaniinity. so long, therefore,
as its present rulers are in power and this poll
cy shall be adhered TO, there can be no peace
between us and the Government ofthe United
States, which will not bring upou us confsca-
ton, social dlsorgunlzat poverty, degreda-
ton and ntolerable dshon0r. What worse
would be our doom If subjugatcd by military
powcr9 subjugation is no worse than the sub
mission offered to us as the only condition of
peitce. 1t would at least save to US our honor.
If the people of the United States will change
their rulers If they will repudiatc the avowed
policy Of suhjugation; If they will return TO a
practical recognition of the true principles
which underlie the whole structure of Aneri-
can governments, organized to secure and
maintain constitutional liberty, the door will
soon be opened for an honorable and lasting
peace. Peacc upon any other terms involves
the loss of liberty, because 1t will be the result
| of iorce-not of choice and compact between CO.
| equal and sovereign States Peace upon any
other terms means despotism en- nthroncd in en-
| pire--not rcpublcanism, founded upon "tho
consent of the governed" and organized ''in
| such form as to them shall seem most likely to
kind of peace which the United States now pro-
poses to enforce upon the people of the Confed-
crate States-the peace of death to Constitution
al liberty-the stagnant peace of despotism-the
peace which claims and prison bars impose"
We trust every sincere lover Of his country
will ponder carefully over the remarkable
statements contained in the foregoing ex-
tract. We devoutly believe that with a
change of rulers and change of the civil
policy of the government speedy restora-
ton of peace on the basis of the Union will
be attained. Nay more, we believe that
from the hour Gen. MCCLELLAN is chosen
President, not another drop gf blood icHl
stain tie Mnd. There is still resident in the
South that old love for the Union and the
starry flag; it needs but the assurance of
Justice and equality, to dcvelope it with a
fame that will speedily cause such revolu-
ton of sentiment that JEFF. DAVIS and his
brothcr-leaders will not have n peg to stand
on. Rally then, friends of the old Union,
and make one last effort to restore and pre-
serve the nation. Plain Dealer.