Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-11-07
BEL LA! HORRIDA BELLA!

York and Lancaster seems to find, in the
persistence with which it was carried on,
parallel in the hostilities between the late
Governor Of Vermont and Gen Davis
If civil war RACES in other portions Of our
country, a war of the civilians is raging
in Vermont. And the war of the civil
ians, like the great civil war, seems to
have had its origin in jealousy and ambi-
ton. The people of this State, to an un-
usual degree patriotic and united in the
purpose to do whatever may be in their
power to crush the horrid rebellion which
is stalking with bloody footsteps through
the land, animated by common feelings
and impulses, have been compelled to
look with sorrow and shame upon their
rulers, engaged in petty personal wrang-
lings in respect to precedence, posi-
ton and rank.
As the session of the Legislature ap-
preached the warfare became intensified
and finally Gov. Fairbanks placed his
mark of Reproduction upon Gen. Davis, by
suspending him altogether from the dis
charge of the usual functions of his office.
In such plight were the belligerent par
ties when the Legislature met. 1t was
hoped that with the advent of a
new administration the strife would cease.
| But not so. Soon after the meeting of
the Legislature an event took place VIII ich
has had the effect to prolong the conten-
ton. 1t was thought proper by the Leg
islature to appoint an agent to proceed to
the camps of the Vermont Regiments, as
certain their condition and wants. and re-
port. This brought up the old question
Of precedence. Gov Fairbanks and his
friends d dn't want Gen. Davis appointed
and Gen. Davis and his friends were anx-
ious that he should be appointed, and
| thus in a measure, at least. rub out the
black mark which Gov Fairbanks s,ls-
pension had placed against him. Gen
Davis succeeded. He got the appoint
ment and proceeded at once to Washing
ton. In due time he reported to Gov.
HolbrOok that the general government
would furnish the Vermont troops with
overcoats at once, and uniforms in two
weeks,-that the Second Regiment was
then partly furnished. - and that the
troops were not suffering as had been
represented. On his return he made q
detailed report to the Legislature, in which.
if we are correctly informed he gives a
"tull account of the position and condition
of the troops, ''-.'of the clothing last re-
ceived. and still required" and states that
the Gene ral Government has furnis he'd,
or shortly ,cW tuuish, tents. orercoIts, and
other artic les. and recommends that
/ this State FURNISH Jo0ts. drawers. and rub
Der blankets for the troops. This report
was said TO have been highly satisfactory
at the time it was made.
But that unfortunate sentence in his
Geographic dispatch; the troops not suf-
fering for clothing as has BEEN represent
ed" is lik4 Iy to prove the death of Gen.
Davis What he meant by it Is not
quite certain. The condition OF one or
two of the Regiments ha, been represent
ed a .triqftt;d, and it may be the General
did not I'll d them 50 badly off a. he tx
pected hd would. though in fact needy
If that was the idea he intended to convey
perhaps be was lot far out Of the way, for
in letter from member Of Col Whit
/ ing's regiment,-the regiment that contes-
/ sedly ha, been suffering the most.-,lated
the 18th Of October, the same date of
Gen, Davis Geographic dispatch. publish
ed in the Herald on the Both the writ
er Of which is well known here as both
honest and intelligent, it is said:
The Regiment to-day received the
overcoat> of the lst Regiment. and they
were very much needed. Only fourteen
OF Company b had overcoats before. and
the nights are getting quite chilly even
| here and the pickct> were ant tn feel cold
when the damp morning mist began to
rise. Wear tolerably well supplied with
blankets, excepting the new recruits, who
have been without until to-day-but I'M
derstand that supply has been received,
and will be distributed tonight. Only
part of the Regiment have their new dress
coats, but some of our old gray ones are
about as good as new, except fading. On
the whole, our State uniform wore re-