Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-04-26
Prom the Rutland Courier. Douglas.
Our Position.

Our ROSlsOs.
In our last weeks issue, and before we
had heard of the firing Of gun at Fort
Sumter, we took our POSITION TO stand by
tho Natioual Administration, should HOSTILE
lies be commenced, in the following words
Should wars trump he sounded-and
we fear it viii, in few days-we shall
stand by schat remains Of the Union,-by
the Stars and Stripes, emblem Of former
greatness, and by the goyernment--by
whomsocver administered-tha raises the
national banner to the breeze. no IS TO
blame, or not to blame, must be forgotten,
and the Moth, at least, stand together in
order to terminate the contest as soon As
possible, ana to evade the still worse Ca
lamity Of relentless purity ,e0r in all the
Northeru States If civil war comes. the
Democracy of the North can wash their
hands from the crime; yet. when once be-
gun, we believe it 10 be our duty to support
the powers that be, fight under the StaIs
and Stripes, and conquer a peace as soon
as possible
Wars trump has sounded since then, and
The men that conspired under +" Old Buck." >
at Charleston and Baltimore, one year ago,
10 break up the democratic National Com
vention, and divide and demoralze the
Democratic party, have now opened their
batteries to destroy the Union. Without
sufficient cause these traitors to the Demoe-
racy have become traitors to the Union and
consequently openly placed themselves in
the attituded OF foes and enemies to every
man Of every party that remain in the I'm
iOn,--that love the Union and who have
solemnly sworn to defend it against its ene-
mics. We therefore repeat what we sad
last week, that the North at least, must
stand together in order to terminate the con-
test as soon as possible, and to evade the
still worse calamity Of relentless party
agar in all the Northern States
a great calamity has suddenly fallen on
the country Seven States, at least, have
arrayed themselves in open hostiities to the
rest of the Union. Wheat such an hour as
this, would dare to give aid or comfort tc
those traitors that have unprovokingly fired
on the nations defenders, and insulted lis
flag, can have no sympathy whatever from
US. War has actually commenced, and nc
patriot win now inquire as to what party i,
in power in State or Nation but rally to de
4 fend the Nations Capital from the evil de
1 signs Of traitors to the Union. We hopeC
for peace, and have been disappointed. lie
those who unnecessarily commenced hostili
ties take the responsibility, and as war ha
begun, let all political parties unite anc
I fight il out until peace be restored.
From the Woodstock Age. (Democratl
Slavery in the territories is not the ques
ton now, it is this whether demagogue
at the South, such as jeff Davis and other
of that kidney, viii build themselves up Of
the ruin of this government, the best tina
man ever lived under, when administers
according to the Constitution, or not. Tn
refusal to allow the garrison at Fort Sum
ter TO be provsioned was an act Of grea
iuhumaniy, as eowardly as it is infamou,
and deserves as it will receive, the condem
nation of every patriotic heart.
From the Burlington Sentinel tDemocraHc.)
Whose is the primary cause Of blame
, tie matter, we shall not now pause TO il
quire. A graver duty has come upon u
This is no time--so it seems to us--for al
CRY dispute and recrimnation. a commo
: and paramount obligation rests upon Us a
J alike TO support the dignity and the authoi
, ity of the Government.
From the Dauyie Star tDemooratic.l
We are for sustaining the president in til
I momentous crisis, by all tile constitutions
and lawful means al his command to mali
tain the integrity and perpetuity of tn
government, to execute the laws, and
indeed war must come, to pursue such
e policy as will tend either to bring about
. peaceful srperation. or bonoroh!a perp,a,