Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-09-01

trnllcnV DC Ib our nODcSU itlill W liSlSl VI
renewing the experiment Thus we shall
do homage to the memory of its authors,
and at the same time robuko those who
would 'change the fundamental laws of
the Republic. Among the latter is one
(whosc name | forbcar to mcntion) who,
speaking for his masters, tells us we must
''rebuild with European improvements -
What improvements Conscription, dec
mating neighborhoods and tearing away
by force the stay and support of the house
hold; debts and taxation, vast armies and
navics, and "stamp acts, reminding us OF
colonial bondage! These are the. guilty
means by which the house is to be i'm
proved at the expense of the. occupants--
As for the Conscription, a main pillar in the
new edifce, it is simply barbarous. Some
ingenious politicians trace its origin to
France. They are mistaken. They must
90 back to Persia, in the time OF AcrXcs, for
the true origin and most striking ilustra-
ton of the inexorable draft. . s
Whilst on his way to Greece, an eHpedi-
ton which Xerxes undertook contrary to the
advice of the aged Artabanus, the in
vadcrs received valuable assistance from
Pythius wealthy Prince who resided in
one of phyrgian towns situate on the route
of the Persian host Pythius had five sons,
all of whom were held by force in the Per-
sian camp. Before the army resumed its
march, Pythius begged that one Of his sons
might be allowed to 90 home with him on
condition of freeley giving up the rest. At
th, the King flew into Il violent rage, in
ccnscd that any parent should make such
request Of 'thc government. " and to pun
ish the wrctchcd petitioner had one Of his
sons, 'the one he clung to most fondly,'
Killed before the eyes Of his father. The
! i thp,, 1iro,tnl tl,at fbn
dead body should be split in halves and
thrown, the one on the right side of the
road and the other on the left, that the ar
my, as he said, ''might march between
them" How many mutilated bodies Of
Door American conscripts lie on each side Of
the road in the march Of the Federal
army
These, then, are some of the evils that
come of political necessity, and desire to
rebuild on model which the founders ofthe
Republic Indignantly rejected. 1t is only,
say, by arcturn to the Constitution that we
can qet--rid of these evils. Once removed
there may be some chance of another EZRA
Of GOOD feeling" The first grand scene in
;, this work of reform should be to stop the
war. An orD,i$ticc would be worth more to
the entire country than thousand battle
I. fields. This ! take to be the splendid mis-
SION Ol lllC VI lnC DItSCIlL lllIlt,
to secure an armistice and make peace !
If this is not its mission, then | have mis-
taken the character Of the Democracy, and
YOU make strike my name from the roll. -
The first step, | repeat, for Il triumph in the
right direction, should be to stop the acdr. -
Pardon me for saying, five blink this quos-
ton. everything else for which we are con
/. tending must come to the ground. Once
ended, peace may be secured ON honora-
BILE terms. If prolonged, untold calamitics
must belall us. Put an end to this strug-
Gle by making the Constitution our inter
!, prctcr between opposing sections N IA tins ,, un-
! land. when she consented to change her pol
icy toward Wales, might apply in case Of
! the South and all concerned on both sides
''From that moment, as by Il charm, the
tumult subsdcd obedience was restored;
peace, order and civilization followed in the
train of liberty. When the day-star of the
British Constitution had arisen in their
hearts, all was harmony within and with
out. -,
Already we bahold the signs of peace, like
II rainbow ON the cloud, Just beginning to
arch the heavens. But as there Is scarcely
a good thing that can be named that has not
= its shadow of evil near, we behold the Fed
= cral Executive, in that folly Of madness
II ting his unconditional schemes in the lolc
; ground, as paramount considerations to thu
freedom of the white race The cost o
l. such schemes, if accepted by the American
y peoplc, instead Of wiser counscls and NOR
II exalted humanity-the cost OF these will b
y more blood, II renewal Of barbarism, and nj
i timntely general civil war, sweeping ava
J. the last veStige of republican institutions
g But civilians and soldiers see this, and
lc wcaried with taxation and slaughter, dc
I, mand reposc, us relief from tho burdens c
is war. and the further horrors Of II tratric
=, dial contest.
o Here leave the question-leavc it wit
~ YOU and your fellow w-citizens. have writ
> ten plainly, and in looking over my lines SC
,, nothing | will consent to retract, The oc
I casion demands free speech, and II
W does not, will still insist on free speecl
~ though death should stand at the doorway
w II cannot othcrwiso-God help me! ll
y = people, you tell me, want to hear the'
!! matters discussed" There is hor
VI in this for the future Of our country, /,
in present discussion, ERRORS will assured
Us be uan,fNed, as by the spear of lthudal.
y, That want, however, your talented speaker
l." some of whom have had the pleasure
~ hearing cannot fail to supply. We are /
", " ouiress this way, not going far from hom
~ and content to renew our strength by liste
" inc to the instructions OF others
-, In conclusion beg you will accept N
VI, best wishes for the success Of the Democl
'' cv of Illinois, and with renewed thanks
Nv their invitation, so cordially extended to l
'" through your committee, remain, gent
~ men, very respectfully, your fellow-citiz
IN IN '''' THOMAS II, SEYMOUR.