Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-12-05

buttons Almost every village and school
district has its soldiers aid society, and al
most every lady capable of "bearing arms,
land most of them can y belongs to them
THE ABETTORS OF JEFF. DAVIS.
There are few radical aboIitionists in the
North, of whom Charles Sumner and Ter
rift Smith NAV b. said TO be the representa-
tives and leaders, who are in favor OF proc
lamation Of General emancipation OF the .
Slaves Th4 y compose no considerable body
of the nor,h4 I'm people, and if left alone they
would be ppweress for evil. When Mr..
Summer advocated this doctrine IN the he
publican convention OF Massachusetts, that
/ BODY gave him the cold shoulder by laying
his resolutions embodying his views, upon the
table. with the exception Of Mr.. Sumner
there is not d Republican Senator or Repre-
sentative id Congress- who IS in favor OF The
emancipation policy Nor Is the scheme ia
vored by 4lnglr Republican Governor or
LEGISLATURE III any OF. the States. The reso-
linton which was passed by Congres, during
its extra Session. declaring the sole object Of
the war to he to preserve the Union, and
maintain the supremacy OF the Constitution
and the Laws. and that when these objects
are Accomplished the war ought to cease, and
al.o declardnt that the local institutions and
reserved rights Of the States ought 70 be re-
snected. rel eived erery Republican eofe, and
doubtless V ould again. and with the hearty
anprovaI Of almost the entire boiy OF the
Republican Party.
Blu; notwithstanding thi, conservative Po-
.i,ion Of the great party which elecre.. Mr..
Lincoln 70 power, and which constitutes
large majority OF the legal voters OF the
northern States. there are certain Democrat
ic presse, and politicians, % intensely par'i-
zan in feeling. % bitter and unTrI~n'ng ~
their warfArr upon their old political TlvaIs,
that thew DO not ,cruple 20 declare that tue
treat majority Of the party Is made up OF
aboli,ionist. Of the school Of Sumner and
Garrison. and = at it j, openly N favor Of
the emanclpati.n Of the Slave, Thi, course
of MISREPRESENTATION i, pursued With \ NEIL
dacltv hat ought to shame a State, Prison
convict. or candidate for the -aIlows.-
. What earthly motive these oeach--'randed
blearhod ana decayed Democrat politicians.
whose latest political idoI-. many OF them,
are now leaders in the rebel ranks, ian have
, in trumpetlng tn, chargr from week 20 week
hat the great Republican party are anfa'th-
ful TO constitutional obligations. and IN favor
Of making an unconstitutional assault, upon
the institutions Of the seeded States. W. ar
F A. A los. 10 divine, unles, it De- 10 keep aAYt
in the minds Of the Southern people IN" be-
p. lief that the Nor.h i. indeed determined q
, trsmple upon all their constitutional rIghts
D and 50 prolong the rebellion. Is not the r.
rect OF it,--wbar YER may be the "o,f<.-
+. to give aid and comfort TO the enemy: Doe
not the head OF jeff DAVIS repo,e tn easier
upon it, pillow from the knowledge thai
there are Democratic journals all over the
North that boldly charge the Republican
t party with being the author, Of this rebel
: hon. instead OF JEFF. Davis and his rehr
It crew? When Democratic presses thus h
g the guilt from the shoulders OF JEFF. DavH
}. AID his demonstrators and place it upor
. the shoulder, Of their naghbor,, the cItizent
. OF the Month"; may it not be supposed tina
their heartk are cheered, and their 'rea,ona
v tie resolves to complete the work Of destruc
{ ton they have begun are strengthened.
It Is this misrepresentation OF Northerr
! sentiment by Democratic politician, carried
e on for wears. that has been instrumental Il
/, goadirg the South into rebellion. For years
r. the Democratic presses OF the North, fol
n mere partizan effect. have held up the Re
J., publicans as abolitonsts-as negro wor
., shippers : las John Browntes-as " Graz.
. fanatics '-as e. GarrisonIans AS hlghe
law " advoc ates-as denouncers OF the Con
sttution a. covenant with hell IA
,orcible and immediate emancipationis's
J. and so forth, and so forth. These charge
y have been spread broadcast through tn
= Southern States, ever since the Organlzauo
of the Republican party. They were follow
ed by no denial, tor party supposed 10 o'
N so black with perjury to their oaths were nc
y allowed a hearing in the South, either b
N speech or press. Is it strange that Peopl
Or thus made to believe that the Repubhca
y party was made up of lawless band {
'e John Brown and kindred fanatics, when
le actually came into power, were alarmed tc
If Their safety We mean the common peopl