Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-12-19

The stone Is IN the possession OF Mr. IL.
Eddy.
:. It is not enough that she (Virgnia)
has 10000 men under arms -- 1t Is not
enough that she has furnished o3,OOo
stand of arms to troops belonging to 9th
or Statee-it is not enough that she has
fed the whole enormous army congregated
on the Potomac for months - 1t Is not
enough that she has furnished them with
cannon. and powder, and balls-it is not
enough that she has done more tor tins
war than all the other States OF the con-
federacv mt together-she must be made
-made by her friends to feel the full
weight Of it, Her richest counties must
be occupied by the enemy, who are by no
means to be disturbed, lest, if they be de-
feated, they should fly into Maryland, and
into Maryland they must not be pursued
The enemy are not to be repealed, lest 1t
should disturb some strategic combination.
She is regarded as but geographical ex-
pression-but field for the exercise OF
grand strategic combination, IN which she
IS sure to be pIundered, no matter what
the result may be. But patience, This
state of things cannot last more than SIX
years. 1t will ruin thousands OF loyal
VirginianS bu: what OF that They are
not cotton planters
The above extract from an article which
lately appeared in!the acknowledgement
Is sufficiently indicative that - Old Vir-
ginny does, at last, begin to " tire" The
heavy burdens of the gigantic rebellion
which Virginia aided in precipitating, are
now resting 80 heavily upon her that the
s:outest hearted CRY out in agony. What
Z change has that poor old State brought
upon herself in one short year! One
year ago her people were prosperous and
happy, living under the protection OF the
mildest government the world ever saw.
Tn an evil hour She threw off her allegl-
ance to that government, and invited the
armies Of the Confederate States within
her own borders, and made her soil the
seat OF the bloody conflict. Seventy thou
sand Of her men have been called from
the peaceful pursuits Of industry and
placed under arms; she has expended
enormous sums for the purchase OF NUM-
lions of war she has been compelled tC
aed the whole rebel army congregatcd on
III potnnac. while she has been forced
n -upplv to a considerable extent the
Federal army stationed upon her SOIL
Rut thi, is not all. The rebel Virginian,
have been compelled to witness the prac
4;caI # not actual ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF then
State, and to behold the Western portion
of it under Il government OF its OVID, re
posing now in safety under the protection
of the Stars and Stripes. Thank God
her rebellious sons begin to feel the ful
WEIGHT of this war. We are glad to know
that retribution though tardy is sure. LII
Dispatch says the war will ruin thousand
Of Virginia rebels, but pleads that the.
he patient. Perhaps they will be. Blu
we are inclined to believe that returning
reason and good sense would be quite a
likely to lead them out of their ditficultle
As < patience" Virginia is now surround
ed nv p wall of fire which threatens
cverrun her territory and consume he
Substance. We do not commiserate ht
situation in the least. She 8 sowed til
w;nd :" let her " reap the whirlwind."
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