Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-08-08
HARD TIMES"

Hard times, at the South, are attributed to
the cruel and wicked abolitionists Of the
North Hard times, at the North, at least
by the remaining portion of such as still
cling to Southern pro slavery prochvltes' say
about the same thing. Crotchety men at the
North, some with pro slavery Proclivities and
others with ideas exactly opposite, are ready
to locate the cause of the disease in the body
polite as somewhere precisely where
they do not presume to say
Now we venture to say that there is not an
intelligent reader of the Herald that does not
comprehend in full the causes which lead to
lie present hard times now upon US. 1t
ia ut least thirty years since a warning was
given by the South that these same hard
times should visit US unless we yielded strict
ly to their behests. 1t was even then predlc-
ted that grass should grow in the populous
streets of New York and Boston, unless the
Yankee Welded to the Southron on the ques-
ton of the tariff The North took issue with
the South on this point Gen. jackson then
South on this question, but that the South
would eventually unite on the question Of
slavery propaeandism and force the North to
an assertion of their rights even to the bitter
end. We have all seen the workings out Of
this proph .cv. We have all seen the steady
and constant encroachments of the slave pow
err upon the North since that time. First
thew assailed our political rights. Next they
ventured upon legislative enactments by
which personal liberty was threatened-and
then came the attempt to subvert the rights
of the North entirely and reduce US to SIM
ple vassaIage The North has at length
aroused herself to a sense OF her true posi-
tion. They have suffered themselves to be
driven TO the bitter end above referred to,
and they now stand prepared TO see the end
of thar But Lard times hare come So they
have: but wouldn't hordsr times hare come
had ire mt resisted these encr0GcbmentS rs tce
did, But hard times having come, what IS
the duty of our people now? In the signing
of the Declaration Of Independence Ger
tain man in signing his name said = We may
hang for this ;Ianother stepping up to place ms
name on the glorious record, said If so, then
let Us all hang together And so say we
We have had few failures among uS-ol
what we hope may prove only temporary sus-
pensions. irresponsible, or at least disinter
ested persons, pecuniarily, are disposed tc
make more of this than the facts will warrant
They expect a panic" and they seem IL
want one. They "hope A. or c won fail,
while by the expression of the hope, they ma!
endanger him A, 3 or don't ask for thu
hope; while it may be that they, perhaps, d.
ask the forbearance of their creditors: ant
we think, in the present state of affairs, tina
the utmost limits. that can with safety be CIV
en-. should be extended to them until tn
cloud, which now darkens the financial firm
ament, shall have passed away.
We hope to see a speedy end of this undue
and, as we think, unnecessary excitement
We say unnecessary, for the reason that Ven
mont as a whole, or in her parts, was neve
in more sound condition than she is to-da,
Her crops were never more abundant; he
mechanics were never stronger handed; he
people are fully awake to the full measure
their duty in the present crisis, and the
are prepared to stand by, or fall with, the fla
of the Union.