The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-01
Virginia vs.. South Carolina,

consequences OF raScanty GO NOT lall OH VIC
chief criminals, but on the unfortunate subor-
dinates. South Carolina, who led off in the
rebellion, and first voted herself out Of the
Union, enjoys now comparative immunity
Her citizens are mostly resolved into u home
guard to take care of those slaves who have
hitherto been accustomed to take care Of them.
1t is true that her harbors are blockaded that
business is paralyzed, her chivalry suck their
fingers. and get along without butter on their
ohnnycake, and without ice in their juleps.-
The editor Of the Charleston Mercury issues his
bombastic illusions from his hot and mosqultoe
infested sanctum, with nobody to read them
but his own neighbors, and may soon be de-
prived even Of. that comfort, unless be imprints
his bloody pictures as the Chinese do birds and
flowers, on rice paper. The pleasure of being
u spectacle to the world is taken away, since
Fort Sumter was dslnantled. But the din Of
actual war is not heard, and as ammunition is
not plenty since the late tremendous shooting
at the Fort, scarce an explosion louder than
that OF o shotgun fired at some possum-up-
a-gum tree breaks upon the death-like stiffness.
Virginia, poor, decropid, trcacherous, Letch-
er-ous, supcrannuate4 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of
dead statesmen, -submiasiyey yields herself up
as the scape goat. Her soil is overrun, it is
wet with the blood Of her sons, her towns are
laid waste, her granarles are emptied by To-
cust-likc host, her public works for which she
is in debt to the amount Of many millions are
de troyed by her own hands, the last desperate
act Of the suicide. Wise dashes up and down
the discoMtcntcd ranks with the greatness of t.
Quixotte. Lee sits grave, silent and disprited
at the council Her planters g look away over
Dixie's Land with the sullenness Of dispair.---
What makes the matter moro aggravatlng after
bearing the chief brunt of the ARRAY, without
having the honor of leading in rebellion. is that
she is now tainted by the chivalrous sons Of
South Carolina for lack Of courage, if not for
absolute cowardice. Her glory is departed she
is unworthy Of her historic fame. Because her
pickets have sometimes been driven in, her out
posts have taken to their heels, her forces have
retreated from their entrenchments, for the sim
pie reason, (Which will be alleged again and
again as the war advances that the ground
was = untenablc,' she is held up to scorn by
the valorous Rhett, while the knight Of the
quill smokes his cigar, and fairly yawns with
inaction as he looks through his glass at the
blockading squadron. South Carolina could
we'll afford to be the foremost in this offence, to
exhibit dashng spirit, and hold herself up as
gallant little State to the eyes Of an admiring
world. Reason why? Because she knew that
her neighbors would have to bear the principal
burden, and that their soil must be the battle
ground of the strife. Reason why! Because
she was aware that her slaves could not run
away, and that her crops would not be tram
Piled upon. Even the light penalty of the
I" durance vile - to which she submits was lit
tie dreamed of in the fiery philosophy of q
Rhett, who is ready to exclaim in style edto-
would they deprive us Of our champagne
would they put an injunction on our ice-creau
would they hold us like prisoners on the limits
oh the pedlars, the counter jumpers, the mud
stills, the dregs of society -
Hence we view " that Virginia will vet
avenge herself Of her insolent and trucu lent
leaders, when she shall come to her senses, by
making them chew the bitter cud of mortiica-
ton, when as they began tho work of demol-
ton alone, she will leave them to fight the bat
tie alone. With her magnificent realm and
with d white population Of over one million,
she will rise in her pride, and will not consent
at any rate TO play second fiddle to State
whose free people all told would not equal those
of the city of Brooklyn, New York. South
Carolina will cease to swaggeY, when she can
neither rule nor ruin, and we shall be reminded
of her only when we hear at seasons that long
drawn, and somewhat plantivs melody of the
vender as he drives his wagon through the
streets
con, p'ta-ters !-Carona p'ta tiers,
Here goes yer sweet Car % liners -