Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-10-17
JOHN BELL.
The Tribune has long correspondence
from Nashville, Tenn, in the course Of
which this reference is made to John

which this reference Is made TO JOhn
Bell -
His lot (here) is that of complete po-
litical isolation. He stands unrecOnciled
to the present, and parted with the past.
The leaders in the false cause that has
brought about his fall had no honor, no
sympathy for him, while those that once
chung to his political fortunes have grown
Indifferent, and lost their trust in him
And thus he lives an unenviable, lone-
some hopeless existence, cmbttcred, bc- /
yond all doubt, by the consciousness Of .
having, by one false step, inflicted a
stain on his record that obscures all glory ,
of his past, and can never be fully !.
wiped out.
r. appreciate all this, it must be known
that John Bell his public remuneration Of
| loyalty to the Union to the contrary not
outstanding, has really neither heart nor
hand in the great Southern rebellion. He
/ goes with his section, not because he
thinks it Is right, but because it * his See
ton. He pronounces himself a Rebel
! however. not one OF choice. He be-
| lieves. or at least expresses the opinion.
that the war of subjugatian" undertaken
by the North Is wrong-but on the other
hand loses no opportunity in declaring
the Southern revolution unjustified.
Whenever he visits place, of public re-
sort. he takes occasion TO denounce the
jefferson Davis dynasty in unmeasured
terms His past public services secure
him immunity from the consequence thi,
offence would entail upon any other per
son. but render him at the same time un-
popular among the thorough going rebels.
The late con-catiOn OF some Of his steam
boat properly has greatly irritated him
not sufficiently, however, 10 make him
more forbearing with the administration
Of affairs at Richmond
GREAT MEN AT WAsHrSGToS-The
Washington correspondent Of the Phila-
delphia Press. says
There are so many great men here
: that YOU begin to have au idea that every
body is great. Angels have been enter
. tanned unawares in the olden time. and |
have seen an orderly sergeant stop the
carriage of Cabinet Minister. and ask
/, him TO carry a bundle of letters to the
l Post Office. ..if he was going that way.
You can't 20 by appearances. The shah
biest hat have seen in town was worn
; bv statesman Of high position and great
fame-while a certain Distinguished Per-
sonage Is generally attred in clothing
which would excite the disdain OF your
Chestnut street handles. Some OF our
greatest men are the least preteniing.-
Do YOU see the middle Siz~d man. with
F piercing grey eye, the light mOu,tache
a and imperial, wearing a plain. blue, mill
e tary blouse and with common foraglng
: CAP pushed back on his head He wear
H. no Insignia OF rank but YOU know h- j, Z
. soldier. and would probably pass him toi
a Junior lieutenant OF infantry. lie goe-
" rapidly along. with little dash in hl
manner. and calmly smokes a cigar a. h.
IL talk, to a grey-bearied officer. who listen
a attentiyrly. The young officer i Gen
George Il. Mcclellan. Will his H,tene
= Is Col. Van NIiet, OF ms staff.
= The ST. Louis Democrat thus describe
new gunboat which has Oeen sent u
~ the Missouri river -
"Tho cunboat New Era, = terrjhl" en-
cine OF destruction. left yesterday after
n noon tor Missouri river. drawing - fee
TT of water. AMI will navigate tn. Ml,-our
at with r,.,. l. b.. 300 men on board. a
4. nrnnor.5 with rifle, for deadly confic
s. I,..ry man b,.ino . -plenIid mark-mau.-
III The vessel +. -f,0r and she'll proof. an
d L,. .n,..d cnorah to select her own po-
g. ,;,,, ,.;, ,...l..r,I,, and ,,r,c.ion The rr
i. ,,;ra. In;r..r. ami y.l,-..I. are MI p,o.rr.,
le beyond any prratVeutur" hE heiNE iToh
p o,J th,. .L,r, shutters and ,runnrr~. am
i, ~ t.,,.i vii d.. -, no dane.
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