Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-05-22
The Democratic party does not neet


err, Mr.. Herald, than it is to day, and the
Hon, c. L. Vallandigham, a good Doug
las Democrat whom the Aboliltionists de-
desire TO kill because he stands by the
Constitution, is endorsed in his own Con-
gresslonal District by largely increased
Democratic vote Courier.
Of democratic voters for President in
1860 more than one-half were in the
Southern States, and with very few eX.
ceptions are now engaged in the wicked
attempt to overthrow the Constitution and
destroy'the government. OF the Demo-
cratic Governors of States eIeVea at least
are traitors, and were leaders in the con-
spiracy whereby their respective States
were taken out of the Union. Of the
Democratic candidates for the Presiden-
cy and Vice Presidency, one only was
true to the Union, and it is lamentable
that he is no more. The others, namely,
Breckenridge, Lane and Fitzpatrick, are
rank secessionists, and no longer of the
Democratic Party" of the Union. Of
Democratic Congressman two. thirds of
the number are traitors to the sold flag,
either bearing arms against it, or actively
supporting the rebellion. All there is
left Of the Democratic Party in fact, is
made up of few Northern sympathisers
with their former Southern associates,
who are now vile rebels. And yet the
Courier says "the Democratic party new
er was stronger than it is to-day" The
Courier endorses Vallandigham, as "a
good Douglas Democrat" Did Vallan-
digham endorse Douglas when he nobly
took a stand by President Lincoln and
boldly and eloquently denounced the
traitors The Courier is drifting fear
fully into the secession current.
In saying that there is no Democratic
Party in the North except those who sym
pathise with the traitors, we speak of the
Party organization. We are aware that
there are thousands of men in the North.
ern States, who still adhere to the prin.
ciples and tenets of their former party
and who are not Republicans in principle
But they are not traitors, nor do they
sympathise with traitors. They heartily
support the administration in putting
down the rebellion, and do not spend al
their time in denouncing few crazy Alb.
olitionists and in getting up apologies for
the treason of their former party associates
in the South, as Vallandigham and the
Courier do. With this class of patriotic
Democrats we are ready and willing tc
unite. We honor them, and trust them
They are composed of such men as Nj
Clellan, Secretary Stanton, Andrew John
son, Daniel S. Dickinson, and hosts O
others. The followers of such men in
this County and State, will find no difcul
W in uniting with the Republicans upon
common ground, at least during the con.
tinuance of the war, without yielding up
any peculiar political tenets, that have
formerly divided them from us. But il
there are any Democrats in Vermont who
cannot unite with Republicans upon these
liberal terms, who prefer instead thereof
to follow Vallandigham in his attempt to
| get up distinctive party organization in
opposition to the Administration, and
thus lend moral laid and comfort F." to the
traitors Nor if there are any so bitterly
hostile to the Republicans, that they will
have no common political fellowship with
them, unless they will "renounce their
distinctive principles and discard their
very name as thing of offence and loath-
ing" as was insisted some weeks ago by
the Burlington Sentinel, all we can say to
such men is, that so-called "Union
Party" gotten up on the basis of princi-
pies and policy which they propose, will
draw very few Republicans to its stand
ard, or Democrats either, we opine.
DEATH OF SERGT. BELLows.-Sergt
r. G. Bellaws, of Co. |, 9th Vt. Regi-