Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-03-28
IIaNs OF REACTION AT rae soUTE


now an opportunity 20 make fair issue by d..
mandiDg the reference Of the Montgomery con.
stitution to the people and BY organizing a par.
ty against It's adoption. The secession msnsg-
ers have determined not to allow the peopls 20
vote upon IT, but 90 rush IL through the state
conventions, and then to treat opposition to !,
as l. -eason 70 their coniederacy. The Augusta
fGa. ! J ,sroniele, the boIdest Of the papers In
secessia in oposision 70 the prevalent m adness,
| calls earnestly wa popular vote in that State
an The nev consti,u,, on and denies the aushor.
ity OF the State conventIL a 70 accept n Tor the
people. Il says -
The Georgia convention aL.rd the coniedef-
| ate congress have gone forward in heir work as
none Can deny, -1h0gt eztlictt and dtrsNd aHthof-
uy yI'o'A he peop1s. sse eAcuse was that me u.s.
cessIiIes OF the case dem--ded cslerity and Hes
patch. And the peope, 20 .ssir bo,or ). Il
| spoken, have sustained them ge-~rousIx NOT.
SiIhstandiug many obi jsciions. IL Is Hs.. NOW.
1 ia our judgment, that tbs aSsUmptsSa Of JN--<r
should ceass, and that the people should speak.
/ sooner or later they must be heard-the scci-
| fents OF the hour not always ruie-snd Ve
ssk that the permanent constitution y oI'os-d
| y the Nc n'gOmery congress shall tic s0bmifted
20 a direct vote Of the people Of Georgia. Be.
ore the convention assumes 20 ratfy thIs per-
n.nent constitution let them ubmH It so q So's
VI TIC else tct u have an clcfkiJu TOT
new convention For union, for harmony, for
strength, we ask this act Of simple jus tice."
receHt letter from a gentleman of inHaencs
IN Louisiana 70 bis friend ia New York, states
that at the raising Of the cOafsdsrs y Gag in his
town there was not a single shout and no sign
of popular enthusiasm, and he adds -
at has been proposed 20 raise the national
dag. do not know whether it will be dons.
Among those who favor it is Mr.. n, the
very man who thought you II ought 20 be hung.
He said in nv hearing that he would like 70 as
.fst at the raising. A lawyer IN the o ace says
{ the secessiOusLs doH't let him alone be shal
all for aid on Lincoln, VINO i his pr->ident.ABd
nat he will Be protected Many Of the peopis
rere tank LincDln would be an angel Of light
"a ComUal lson of Old Buck. IL dors ones heart
sOOd TO read tie true Delta. beeEnse IL does not
srt submit 20 the present Crier of things. All
ne parish deless es 20 the convention are de-
erycdly unpopular with the party that elected
hem. The tide IS turn ne slowly but surely.
ia the Language OF Clemens, VI. T.. from Yir-
inia, Th,re Is q holy courage among the mi
pariIy in every slave State, that may be for the
Ime overwhelmed. LsEtrus Is not dead. bat
ieeneth. Ere long the stone will be rolled
way ON The mouth Of The tomb, and he shall
ali the glures o. HeS resurrection 1
d man Of much ph, sIcal courage f; but
stten learn OF the iHdign tses that are being
.~apod a. ON our beloved Country BY fnercenAry
rauors. AN wiliug nay eager, with NV last
'r"p of blood TO maintain the honor, the inte..
ffy. tbs supre nhcy Of the nation. Believe m-.E
ARE firmly, 'st not har-nIy, d-ait with. TIE
ent az fe' lIng~ "f those Of Us ga ~htln a spafk
{ pztr tIsiu Is left cannot Ice restraIued Two
npnth- longer. We IN Itl rally to the federal
.andar1 AMI beg % be All bweI ~ gIorlaim our
ely "a the Union. THE companies - TBrIrh
20 mrt al uO.t every night ana several after.
ms in the week Tor driil. Now they eat
rink, and doubtless sleep "a their regimentsls.S
letter from Montgomery 70 a secession lead
er in Charleston denOunces the new governments
almost as bad a. the one against which they
had rebelled, and says there are thousands in
Georgia who believe it is q great deal worse,
and who will be heard 10 say so eMarch is gone
The Jackson Mssissippian condemns the scheme
Of The Montgomery leaders TO get their consiitu-
ion adopted by the State conventions, withoat
reference to the people, and says -
We protest that il had 90 authority 10 pre-
scribe the mode By which the several states
FhIch will be parties 20 the compact shall raj.
IL. Even If any mode which under strange
'alucinatInn Of unlimited power il may pres
crib., be wise and proper, the STATES, should
hey adopt III, would owe &c 10 themsslYe 20 DIS
sOg all motive of obligation 20 obey its DEGREES.
they and not the Montgomery convention or
congress, are th proper aud only judges of the
node and manner Of raufying the compact If
t1e body ia sessIO1 in Montgomery intended 20
assume unlimited power IN fact let it be done
openly and bravely, and with becoming dignity.
II will, in that event merit al least the award Of
having done uujusTifable act with coura-
geous manifestation of self approval No gov
-rnment can he expected 10 be psnOplied 10 the
strong RrmOr Of their affections, which does not
-tnAnate directly from rhe people. Law makers
must not forget the great truth which should
lHderlie government, that the people the
rightful source of all power. With Virg MIA,
Kentucky, Tennessee, ARK ansas, &. heckOning
th+- Iaanf-dsraie STA IS hack 10 the Union from
Ehch they have with lraw1, the dHra5 Ility of the
new government will be severely tried Before
he ship is cOmmiried 20 the wind and the wav-s,
its builders had beuer :Iske sure that its anchor
the coLf ence end approval of the people.
Without this who can ple ige Its safety :"
The Tuscumbia North Asbsmian saws that
the whole secession movement has been Ggzins.
ne expressed AMI almost unanimous wish Of
North Alabama if not Of a majority Of the pop
i ar vote of the whole State and adds
Had we fcreseen tbs extent to which this
secession wedge was designed 20 separate A'z
bsma finally from the great body Vt the oih~r
states and heard the declarations since maize
~ those now A>sumIn. rOm,nand that rhe
epsratiUn i designed to be- final. that uuder no
rum-ta -tances viii they eyrT consent to q renn-
On under the stars zni stripes tat have ever
reen the PRIDE of our friend. aud the {. rrDr of
,ur foes. We should have deemed IL rdvi-sb'e
nd patriotic for the c. operation delegates 20
1sve retired from tie convention. after thr act
{ secession had been con-umma Ell. and lett fhe
re- possibility Of f. tber acton wholly 10 the
li.uniun members. As II Is. they have, with
Few exceptions refused to sign the ordtuznce Of
-ecessIon. AID We trust thew never will sign it,
unless instructed TO do so by a nsjnrity of their
constituents. Not that the Withholding 0t their
names would make that act less legal. but % Is
dIe to them and the people they represent that
tie record should show VINO were la favor OF
further efforts 10 restore 10 the South peace and
trAiernsl relations with the other states, aud
" o we're 10 favor OF p ecipitatiag tbe south
r.fo revolution in violation Of the wishes T. At
ea,t, q very Respectable minority. IF not al &C
4 Al msjority of the people Of AlAb Ims.
The southern tariff went into effect on saiur-