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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-06-01
a letter from Gen. sherman

Ntw YoRK, May 25.-The following is
the letter Of Gen. Sherman complaining of
the suppression of his official reports, al
ready referred to:
CAMP NEAR ALEXANDRIA, May 10.
DEAR BOWMAN II am just arrived all
my army will be in to-day. have been
lost 20 the world in the woods for some
time. Yet ON arriving at the Settlements
found have made quite stir among the
people. and that the most sinister motives
have been asclbcd to me. have made
frequent official reports of my military ac-
tions in all public matters, and all Of Them
have been carefully oppressed, whilst the
most ridiculous nonsense has been industr.
ously spread abroad through all the news
papers Well, you know what Importance
attach to such matters and that | have
been too long fighting With real rebels with
muskets in their hands, to be scared by
mere non-combatants, no matter how high
their civil station. 1t is amusing to observe
how brave and firm some men become when
all danger is past. | have noticed on fields
Of battle the brave never insult the captive
or mutilate the dead but towards and lag
CARDS always do. | cannot now recall the
act but Shakspear record how Falstaif, the
prince of towards aud wits, from figured
death stabbed again the dead Percy. and
carried the carcass off in triumph to prove
his valor. So now, when the rebellion in
our land is dead, many Falstafls appear tc
brandish the evidence of their valor and
seek to win applause, and TO appropriate
honors for deeds that were never done,
As to myself, ask no popularity, no re-
ward; but | dare the War Department tt
publish my official letters and reports
assert that my official reports have beer
purposely suppressed, while all the power
of the press has been Indignantly tuneC
against me. do want peace and security
and the return to law and justice, from
Maine to the Rio Grande, and if it docs no
exist now substantially, it is for State rea
sons beyond my comprehension. 1t may
be thought strange that one who has no fam,
but as a soldier, should have been socarefu
to try to restore the civil power of the Gov
ernment and the peaceful jurisdiction of tho
Federal Courts; but it is difficult todiscove
in that fact any Just cause of ofenSe to al
enlightened and free people; but when mel
choose to SANDER and inure others they cal
easily invent the facts for tho purpose whel
the prescribed victim is far away, engaged
in public service of their own bidding. Bu
there is consolation in knowing that though
truth lies in the bottom of well, the Yam
KEGS have perseverance enough to get t
that bottom. Yours, truly,
[Signed w. 7. SHERMAN.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-06-01
Another storm Brewing.

There are unmistakable indications that
Puritanism, having sufficiently disturbed
the equilibrium ofour republican, Institutions
by its onslaught upon slavery, and having
a good supply Of philanthropy and lighting
material on hand, is getting ready for a
crusade against Catholicism. We hear on
every hand the busy notes Of preparations
Prone to narrow -mindedness as the spark 5
are to fly upwards, excessively charitable
ouly to those who think as they do them
selves, the descendants Of the God fearing
PILGRIMS have discovered, that our country
is in danger Of being destroyed by the tni
sarics and prosclytcs Of the Roman Catholic
Church, and they are about to inaugurate Il
grand movement to establish the kingdom
OF heaven on n more secure basis. As they
are the duly anointed guardians Of the tenn
poral and eternal interests ofmankind, they
feel that it is now, in this coniuncture OF
human affairs, their paramount duty, to
bestOw some apostolic blows and knocks
upon the old beast with seven heads and
ten horns. To this end, they have taken
! the necessary pains to ascertain that mauy
| of the Catholics have "sympathised' with
| the rebels while in their love for the negro
they have been led to n sense Of the fact,
! that the Irish and Dutch are no better ullal.
| functions of American citizenship, than the
most stupid and impracticable among the
recently emancipated blacks Of the South.
Having secured, as they think the blcs-
sing Of a strong centralized government, and
having, rs they imagine, got a secure hold
/ of the rains Of power, they now propose To
/ bring about "a unity of faith" by that kind
of coercion which they 50 confidently rely
upon, and in the practice of which they SC
much delight As one of ths~means to tho
end which thcy haye in view, the Knownoth
lnglsm OF Il dozen years ago Is to be revived
and, while the negroes are to be invested
with the rights Of citizenship a. the devotct
allies of Northern philanthropi>ts, foreign
er. are to be pro,crited This, thougl
=, covered up by variety ofplauolble preteXt-
is Il blow aimed aC tho Catholic church. -
And this grand movement of PuritaniSrl
will be the hobby of the next political cam
puign, on which we shall see mounted
motley crew Of fanatics, 2calots, agitators
dcmagogues, shoddyitcS and hypocritcs.-
Forgetting that many of our best officer
and bravcst soldiers in the war of the see
tons were of foreign birth or extraction
they are, now that their services can be dis
ponsed with, to be cast aside because the
are not sound in the faith of Now England
This will be fitting episode to hanging {
witches, the banishmcnt of baptists, tn
boring Of the tongues of Quakers, the persC
cution of univcrsalists, and other philar
thropic entertainments Of our enlightene
! and pious ancestors. If como it must, Il
it come. -iPain Dealer
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-06-01
State Rights and Secession.

1t is time that it was generally understood
that state rights and secession are not the
same thing The New York Tribune has
assumed them to be so, and has been furi-
ously battling them for the past three
months. States have rights with which
the general government cannot interfere. --
The right to secede is not among them. -
They are ell powers which have not been
granted to the general government in the
constitution of the United States, and which
are embodied in their own constitutions, not
in conflict with it. It's very easy to perceive
tho reason for leading abolitionists to EN-
poy the terms as synonyms. They hope
that the odium attaching to secession may
make not only the term state rights, but
the doctrines involved in the assertion OF
the rights of the states, distasteful. They
have in view divers schemes of humanity,
and divers also which are not human, which
can only be successfully executed by the ox-
crcisc of uncontrolled power on the part OF
the federal government. President john
son knows the difference, and if we do moi
mi3iuage, he will make it clear to the most
obtuse humanitarian in the country before
half of his presidential term has expired.
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General Banks.

The report of the committee on the con.
duct of the war is said to be very damaging
to General BANKS military abilities, if, in
deed, anything can be damaged which does
not exist
1t is intimated that the report will show
that General BANKS expedition up Red
River was purely mercenary, having the
capture Of cotton instead of rebels for its
object. 1t has been pretty well established
outside Of the report Of the committee that
expedition was merely acotton trading move
meut gotten up between the CAsEYs OF
Kentucky some Washington officials and
General BANKS, on the one side, and klRBY
SMITH on the other.
General BANKS is greatly to be p,dcd in
view ofthc report of the war committee -
1t will not only show that he cannot fight,
but that he cannot even steal cotton. This
is poorer record than is possessed by any
other man who went into this war to secure
the interests of freedom. There are thous-
ands of them who have shown complete
lack Of military ability, but none save BANKS,
we believe, has fallen so low that a COM
mittce finds itself obliged to report that he
could not even maneuvre successfully raid
after cotton. Beyond all doubt General
BANKS has proved himself the most con-
spicuous failure ofthe war BUTLER showed
even less ability than BANKS as soldier
but his record as a fnancier in New Orean:
is particularly brilliant. He could not
manage battalions, but he knew how to make
half million in money.
Our abolition fellow-c citizens will un
doubtedly be very much disgustcd will
General BANKS. They are willing to excus'
his lack of knowledge as a military com
mandor, but they will not be disposed t,
overlook his incapacity in the other respect
BANKS can never be president, for he ha
ruined himself irretrievably in the estima
ton Of his party
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-06-01
Indictment Of General Lee.

II is stated "a rumor which which We
shall be slow to credit that the govern
mcnt is taking steps TO procure the indct-
mcnt Of General Robert Il. Lee for treason,
before the Grand Jury at Richmond II,
contrary to our expectations, this shall turn
out to be true, We shall interpret it as an in
dictment Of intended lcnity to jeff. Davis
That the President has any thought of
hanging Gen. Lee is incredible II such
men ass he and Alexander III. Stevens are
To be put on trial for treason and convicted,
the President will certainly pardon them.
The country would sooner sec Davis par
loned too than those men executed. And
It they are all put upon the same level by
trial conviction, and sentence, they will ma
turally stand on the same footing in the
natter Ol pardon,
That the faith of the government is sub
,tauclaly pledged that Gcn Lee and those
/ who surrendered with him shall suffer no
other penalties, will be admitted hy all who
have the least spark OF honorable or manly
feeling Aud when point of honor is In
.NulNCd, no right feeling man will look about
for tetch,s Of subtle legal casuistry to ah
solve the government from an cyilcn
promise ly which il has proftcd aud b,
.luth ia which other parties have been rem
dered poWercss The government b.
hanging these paroed men for Treason
would disgrace Itself MS indclbly as did tha
& subtle master of cruelty in ancient times
70 Who procured tho surrender of a city by
. promise that NO blood should be she'd, am
kept his word by huying the inhabitant
;, alive.
8 1t the government wants to pardon JEFF
Davis after his conviction and sentence, |,
1t have the courage to obey its conviction
without screening II manly act by 60,
tempub'e subtcriUgo OF course, the con-
% try would prefer to see ,lef Davis pardon
30 ed than Gen Lee hung; and if both We
% under sentence and awaiting execution, Il
o. counisscyatjon felt for thc Que would ma
uaily yopepte 10 tho advantage ogtho othc
But such trick would he unworthy of Il
is soycmgent; which ought, on ell ooca ion
! TO act with sin p'icitv dignity, and Hrgieh
forward urN."r ~ Y Worth
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-06-01
Items Of News.

There are now ten recruiting Offices for
the Mexican emigration scheme in New
York city.
The valuable property of Jefferson Davis
in New Orleans was sold, few days since,
under the conGscation act
Thirty-threc young men have been arrcS-
ted and fined two dollars each, in Allcgha-
ny city, for loaiing about church doors on
Sunday.
Strawberries are selling in Cincinnati for
- and so cents quart
The army of the Tennessee, commanded
by Gen. Logan, is to be recruited to its old
strength, and, it is believed, will be sent to
the west Of the Mississippi
Gems. Burnside, Schurtz, Sigel, A. Lee,
and Raum have resigned,
Seldom, the rebel eX-Sccrotary of War,
has been arrested and is confined in gun
boat on the james.
GOV. piorpont has reached Richmond
and assumed the executive duties Of the
State, \ general election was held in Nir-
| ginia on the 2jth.
| Gen Hood and staff crossed the Missis
sippi river at Tunica bend about the lltt
inst, They hrd a narrow escape from ma
| val force sent in pursuit,
Gen. \. j. Smith has established hi
headquarters at Montgomery, Ala, ,Gen
/ Gricrson command is at Columbus, TaIla
dega, and points in that vicinity,
Col Barrett, with a small federal force
encountered superior body of rebels un
/ der Gen. Slaughter, ON the Rio Grande, bu
managed to reach BraGos with loss Of 4
killed wounded, aud missing.
The payment of troops will probably b
commenced next week.
Telegraphic communication is open from
Memphis to New Orleans.
Gen, Forrest is on his plantation at Co
homa, Mississippi
Gov. Grath, of South Carolina, has rur
nway from Columbia
Gen. Beauregard and staff were at Ne7
Orleans on the 2lst.
, Mil communication between Louisville
| and Chattanooga has been established
, The army of Tennessee will be ordere,
to Louisville and mustered our there,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-06-01
General Sherman Cuts Secretary
stanton.

The Washington special of The Cncsa-
natl GazcHc, in his account Of the grand
review ofthe Army Of the Tennessee in that
city ON Wednesday, records this fact:
The aniuIo-ity existing between General
Sherman and Secretary Stanton on account
of the latter early and unqualified dcunn-
lcHtlonoi General sherman terms ofagrcc-
ment conditinnaily made with Johnston, is
doubtless well known. OccupyingthcStand
on General Sherman's arrival, were Gen.
erals Grant, Meade, Mcigs, Hancock, aud
| President johnson, Secretary Of the Trca.
sury McCulloch, Postmaster General Den
nson, Attorney General Speed. Secretary
Stanton, Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. Grant, .NIrs.
! Meade, aud a large number of other prom.
incnt ladies'. Most of the gentlemen met
General Sherman as he entered the party
and Graspcd his hand, Secretary Stanton
was seated between General Grant and tlo
President. General Sherman approached
the President extending his hand. When
Secretary stanton rose and extended his,
General sherman turned on his heel and
seated himself at the further end Of the
platform, without even bowing recogni
ton The slight was no sooner given thar
noticed by the multitude, who, in the en-.
thusiasm of the moment, loudly appmudcd
the act, and even laughed immediately al
the Secrotary's discontinue. Accompany
ing General Sherman, but little retired,
rode Major General o. c, Howard, the
present Chief the Freedmen Bureau and
late Commander Of the Army of the Ten
noSSce. He was loudly chcerod, and follow
ing General sherman, appeared ON the
stand Immediately after the unpleasant
meeting Just referred to, and took his scat
amid din of cheers.
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The I.snes or llle DEN.


The fundamental principles Of the Dem
ocrotic partv--tho principles upon which
the party was founded and which constitute
the basis of Constitution Liberty win endure
as long rs aIemnant Of liberty is left us
But new questions, issues ola day, are CON
stantly arising to be passed upon
When the SO called Republican party as
sumed shape as political organization the
Democracy asserted that its success would
lead TO a dissolution Of the Union and to q
destructive civil war Unfortunately for Us
all, these predictions proved true. 1t was
charged upon thcm that their design was to
abolish slavery, which many Of them per-
sisteutly denied. This, too has been pro-
ven to be welfoundcd charge Their
next object is to enfranchise thoncgroes and
make them our equals ut the Iali0t.box.
The question Of negro suffrage is already
being agitated and promises to be bone Of
contention in the Republican party Conven.
ton which is to assemble at Columbus on
the 2lst Of June Many men Of that par
~ are unwilling to be placed upon the de-
graded level Of the negro race, but many
others estimate themselves no better than
negroes and insist upon their equality in all
the civil relations Of life.
The political atmosphere plainly indicates
that negro suffrage will be the all absorbing
topic of discussion for some years TO come.
The more intelligent members Of that party
do not claim that Congress has the power
to regulate this question, but no man of any
party denies that the State Legislatures
have power over it, except where, as in
Ohio, he State Constitution restricts the
right Of suffrage to white male citizens.
In this State nothing can be done with
ont an amendment Of the organic law, but
if the negro ontranchiscment party makes
q respectable showing to start with, anC
should the coming fall elect a GOVERNOR il
favor Of this horosy, it will not be long un
iii the Constitution of Ohio will be amen
ded and the civil distinctions between white
and blacks be abolished.
General JA,TEs B. STEADMAN, who he
fore the breaking out Of the war, bclongc,
to the Democratic party and was one of on
shrudest and trickest politicians, is noy
prominently named in connection with tn
Republican nomination for Governor. !
short time ago lie made speech in Toledo
evidently designed to secure support for tn
nominations, in which he strongly urged ne
gro suffrage Chief Justice Chase and 9th
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-06-01

-, - III Al .
Gen, kussey Is now negotiating WIN inc
rebel officers OF Western Arkansas ior the
surrender of their comnands', quite q q
number have already come IN and o,therSwlli
doubtless do the same GuerrlIns have
ceased molesting boats aud telegraph wires
Jack son, Miss, adviccS state that the
rebel Leg stature mot there on the 10Th and
instructed Coy. Clark to appoint Judges
Sharkey, Fisher and Grelgcn as a commit
tee to go to Washington TO confer with the
President on the subject of calling a con.
vcution with Il Wow to restoring Mississippi,
to the Union The Legislature adjourned
the same day.
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SiaeEiEs'S Sale.

EMANUEL NICoLEr, plaintih, J
vs..
JACOB JONES defendant.
DY virtue of an execution issued from the
ID Court of Common Pleas of Holmes county
ohio, in n certain civil action therein pending
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June |, lSij-w5pfS sheriff.
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SsgEREEF,S SALE,
Wills IIoAGLAND, plaintiff, J
VS.. In Partition.

WIlLIs HoAGLAND, plaintiff,
In Partition.
JACOB X. RAIFF, defendant.
DY virtue of an order of sale issued from the
ID Court Of Common Pleas of Holmes county
Ohio, in certain civil action therein pending
wherein Willis HCagland is plaintift and Jacob
*. Rain is defendant, ana lO me directed as
sheriff OF said county, will offer torSale AZ pub
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in the village of MiilerSburg, in said Holmes
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Mt o'clock. L. VI. of said day, the following de-
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county of Ho'lurS and stat" Ohio, to-wit :
In Lot, number one hundred Hud nine and one
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in said Holmes cnuutY, except fifty feet OIL thI
north end uf said lot numhcronr hundred unt
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JOHN - NELSON,
June |. lSG5.-pfs