Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-08-08

paign. Heretofore, Democrats have only
shouldered muskets and fought the battles O
the country but now they will be compelled
to assume their political positions, and contin
ue the war upon Republicanism. There are
indications that it is time to move in the State
of Illnois.-Ah0n Democrat.
We have for the past several weeks hearc
good deal of the Union of parties" from
our democratic friends, and very many
among us have been deluded into the idea
that there was general, honest wish on the
part of the Northern democrats to show them
selves true patriots in the present crisis.-I
Is quite possible that the above-and very
many like emanations from the Northern
democratic press-will open the eyes of Re-
publicans-and some honest democrats-to
the fact that as in '76 so in '61 we have
tories and traitors among US, who would sac
rifce upon the altar of party the best interests
of the country.
We are told by naturalists that the ostrich,
when pursued by the hunter, invariably hides
its head, but leaves the body exposed and
we are forcibly reminded of this habit of the
ostrich by the course pursued by our demo-
cratic allies in the present war for the I'm
ion. Under the pretense of an exalted pa
triotism and with the boast upon their lips of
having furnished the fighting material of the
army, they are ever ready to throw fire
brand into the camp whenever and wherever
the torch can work most destruction. We
will not here allude to those around us, who
are playing this desperate game, for the
reason that we think their MOI rts are
perfectly well understood by our readers. The
late attack made upon the Executive head of
our own State by certain parties are base
enough to deserve notice but the ridiculous
neSs-not to say Stiffness of these attacks
disarns all criticism.
That we may all see that treachery and
traitorism is not entirely indigenous to Yer
mont, we append the following extracts from
the Boston Herald.-The Herald SAYS:
= The country is engaged in civil war ,bro't
upon the people by demagogues who have
been playing upon the credulity of the public
mind."-All right But who are the dema-
gogues Gen. jackson said, thirty years ago,
that the nullifers of South Carolina, defeated
IN their plans of disrupting the Union on
the question of the tariff, would eventually
spread their banner again in defense of, and
for the extension of slavery.-Mr Douglas in
his last hours began to see the verifcation of
this prophecy, and hence his dying admoni-
ton to his sons, which it would be well for
some of his protested disciples to heed.-But
who are the demagogues ?-The Boston
Herald says -
&" The great business interests of the mer-
chants, manufacturers, and mechanics have
been paralyzed by the croaking of abolition
lists and the rascality of secessionists."
Does not the Boston Herald we'll know
that the croaking abolitionists Of Massachu-
sets have had and can have nothing to do
with the present difficulty in the nation ?
What sympathy has Wendell Phillips or
Garrison with the Republican party? And
ent how much less have the'' croakings' of
these men had to DO" with the pres
state of affairs than had the chains around
Boston Court House at the trial of Burns
But says the Herald:
" The beauties of this nigger war will soon
come home 10 the people in the shape of
direct taxation, when they will be made to
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drew policy, and the way be loves the people.
1t is time tor the voters to topple this crowd
overheard in Massachusetts, and to hurl
them from power. Long enough have the
agitators trihed with trade and commerce,
and honest industry. Long enough have the
people been held captive by these mounting
demagogues, and it is time for the people to
move and put their veto upon them We
intend to ventilate this crowd effectually,
to prevent them from doing greater mis-
chief"
The great difficulty with the Herald in the
above is that it does not see the "nigge
war" in the same light in which it was viewed
by the great heads of the democratic party
in years past.-It sees the events of to-day
through the darkened glasses of the rebel
band which in the days of the elder Adams
attempted to check the progress of Repubi-
can principles. We can say to the Herald
and to such other papers,in Vermont,as choose
to follow its lead-that the distance from
New England to Nova Scotia has been ma
terially diminished within the few past gener-
atoms and consequently these passengers for
the upper banks of the river Lethe will find
full facilities for rapid passage, and we doubt
not safe arrival will await them.
Captain Todd, of the Brattleboro compa-
ny, who was shot in the neck IN the recent
battle. is able to be out on the street in