Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-03-10
gates Of Sdrrrtisino.

The acts Of oppression we have alluded to in
this address.
! The situationis grave, but furnishes no lust
excuse for despondence. Instead of harsh
criticisms on the Goverfme Mt and our(}en-
erals; instead Of bewailing the failure TO ac-
complish impossibilities, we should rather
be grateful, humbly and profoundly, toa
benifinant Providence, for the results that
have rewarded our labors Remembering
the dispropartion in population, in military
and naval resources, and the deficiency Of
skilled labor in the South, our accomplish
ments have surpassed those of any people ia
the annals of the world There is no lust
| reason for hopelessness and fear. Sincethe
outbreak Of the war the South has lost the
nominal possession Of the Mississippi River
and fragments of her territory, but Fed
eral occupancy in not conquest. The fires
:, ofpatriotism still burns unquenchably in the
breasts of those who are subject to foreign
domination. We yet have in ourunin-
terrupted control territory which, accor-
ding to past progress, will require the enc
my ten years TO overrun.
The enemy is not free from difficulties. -
!. With an enormous debt, the financial con-
vulsion, long postponed, is surely coming.
: The short crops in the United States and
, abundant harvests in Europe will hasten
: what was otherwise inevitable. Many sa-
: gacious persons at the North discover, in
I the usurpations of their Government, the
certain overthrow of their liberties. A large
number revolt from the unjust war waged
upon the South and would gladly bring it
] to an end.
f Others look with alarm upon thecomplete
, subversioh of constitutional freedom by
Abraham Lincoln, and feel, in their own per
sons, the bitterness Of the slavery which
three years Of war have failed to inhict on
y the South. Brave and earnest men at the
|, North have spoken out against the usurpa-
8 ton and cruelties daily practiced. The sue
d cess of these men over the radical and des-
n potic faction which now rules the North
d may open the way to peaceful negotiation
. and cessasion Of this bloody and unneces-
: sary war.
IF In conclusion, we exhort our fellow citi-
N izens to be Of good cheer, and spare no la
q, Dor nor sacrifices that may be necessary. to
ID enable us to win the campaign upon which
$ we have just entered. We have passed
st through great trials of afflicton, but suffer
e, ing and humiliation are the school-masters
- that lead nations to self-reliance and indie.
r. pendence, These disciplinary providences
but mature and develop ard solidify our
r people: We beg that the supplies and re-
10 sources Of the country, which are ample.
al may be sold to the government to support and
r, equip its armies. Let all spirit of faction
of and past party difference be forgotten in the
lie presence of our cruel foe. We should not
a despond. We should labor to extend to the
utmost the productive resources of the
IN country. We houldeconomize. The fam
ne lilies Of the soldiers should be cared for and
n literally supplied.
an We entreat from all a generous and hear
to ty cooperation with the Government in al
OF branches of its administration, and with the
OF agents, civil or military, in the peformanc,
ter of their duties. Moral aid has the ''powe
ur- of the incommunicable, and by united ef
forts, by an l-comprehending and self.sac
u.s. rifcing patriotism, we can, with the bless
pa ings of God, avert the perils which environ
ion us, and achieve for ourselves and childre
OF peace and freedom.
the Hitherto the Lord has interposed grac
ads ously to bring US victory, and in His han
d., there is present power to prevent this gres
ade multitude which come against us from cas-
on ing US out of the possession which BE hi