Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-06-15

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changes time has wrought in this world.
We well remember when good men taught
forboaranco, mercy aud peace, when the
droppings from the sanctuary babe the
troubled world be still aud The most cher.
ished maxim Of pioicssed christians was
"pcace on earth and good will men,.
Last Sunday, while reading an old book
which the professors Of christianity used to
hold in holy reverence, our eyes fell on the
following passage
"And the King Of Israel said unto Ell.
sha, when he saw them, My father, shall
smte them? Shall smitc them? And he
answered. Wouldst thou smite those whom
thou has taken captive with thy sword and
with thy bowl Set bread and water before
them, that they may cat and drink and CO.
Had Elisha lived in this land and age he
would have been denounced as "dsloyal
lcopperhead." In all probability, military
commission would be convened to try him
for evincing sympathy for the public enc
my.
During the last four years we have en-
deayorcd to advocate the principles Of gov
crnmcnt and morals taught years ago. The
one based on the teachings Of the Holy
Scriptures, and the other derived from the
Constitution Of the United States. 1t is
true, VIC have not dared to write all VIC
would wish to publish. Reader, you may
think you would have held nothing back
had you been in our place; but consider
the question moment. Ever since the
war commenced our office has been theat-
cncd by abolition outlaws. They had de-
stoycd Democratic offices in other places
that had said no more than we; then, why
might they not destroy ours? We have
been almost constantly under threats OF
personal violence. Bollmycr was shot down
in the street in Dayton and other editors
have been inhumanly butchercd for saying
less than we have said. We have been
threatened with arbitrary arrest, and no
less than six times has our name been be.
fore the Grand Jury at Cleveland Know
ing all these things, there arc few men who
would hold nothing back against dcspot.
ism they dcspiscd but had no power to sue.
ccssiully combat.
Those, who like We, have had duty tC
perform under the lash Of the tyrant and
the threat Of the outlaw, can fully apprc.
ciate these good old christian teachings and
hopefully look forward to the time when
the old order of things will be re establish
cd.
We have spent many slcepless nights il
writing articles and studying them over, re
aecting AS severely as we dare to on the ia
naticS and knaves who were running tn,
country to destruction, and at the samt
time COUGHING them in such language a
would probably save us from falling into tn
hands Of those who disrcgardcd every guar
anty of the Constitution, trinmpled on ev
, cry provision Of law and set at naught eve
!, ry injunction of the Holy Scriptures.
The North has succeeded in crushing ou
, the military power of the South, abolishe,
slavery, devastated their county, laid vast
s their dwellings, confiscatcd and stolen thei
= property, and made them humble them
selves in submission to the government. |
q this not enough! Elisha would think
5 sufficient Every dictate of humanity an
: religion pleads for the slaughter to be stay
ed. But abolitionists still cry for NOR
blood. They want Davis and Il host o
others slain Not that they fear any dan
ger from them, but that their hellish appe
tites for blood may be satisfied. Viewing
f it in the light Of christianity and nationa
dignity, 1--WE could, at present, but rcgarC
, the execution Of Davis or any other MAJ
, connected with the the rebellion, as nothin,
less than deliberate murder. This, o
cause, is reasonable in the eyes of fanatic
and fools; bat if it be treason, they ma,
mokc the most.o it.