Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-01-30
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 80.
THE JEFF DAVIS DYNASTY DE
NOUNCED BY A SOUTHERN
JOURNAL.

nothing but gloom and disaster in the fu-
ture, and pours curses without stint, ana
with boldness that must startle the south,
upon the heads of jeff Davis and his
Cabinet He declares that the golden
opportunity of invading the North, captur-
ing Washington, and establishing southern
independence at the point of the bayonet
has been lost, and he fears forever. "ln
one word" says the Argus, "'ce are hem
med IN. The expectation of foreign in
PREVENTION, the Argus says has proved
snare and delusion to the South.
"Almost every article Of domestic man.
ufacture is quardrupled in price, and our
money will soon be exceeding scarce for
lack of paper and pasteJoard aohere,oih to
make It," 1t is a sorry look for the con-
federates, surely, when they are not only
out of gold and silver, but must soon de-
ny themselves the cheap luxury of paper
currency for the want of material where
with to make it! A government that thus
confesses itself to be SO poor that it can
not even manufacture a paper currency
must be inevitably upon its last legs. 1t
is in the condition of a cripple without
food or drink. Seeing this the Argus
M "cannot refrain from cursing the selfish
ness or idiocy that stopped the .uoring
Beauregard' &c.
The same paper, day or two later, is
even more fierce in denunciation of JEFF.
Davis, and still more responding as to the
success of the rebel cause. 1t utters the
E following bold language:
a ave have yet to learn that this confed-
eracy is the private property of Jefferson
Davis, or the joint domain of his cabinet,
and we find it still harder to comprehend
how either the President or his cabinet
came TO be considered the autocrat dis
untrammelled by any responsibility TO the
same.
We, for one, were and are far from con-
sidering that in voting for the secession of
Tennessee from the despotism Of Lincoln
we were merely making choice between
two irresponsible Sultans, popped by du-
plicating diyans. We never meant in
a abandoning the Union to abandon with it
the rights ef speech and of the press and
as long we can wag tongue or WELD
apen, we shall do both in the assertion of
truth, however palatable or unpalaablc
TO Presidents, Caninets, minoritles or ma
jocities."
ss1 The Memphis people have at last come
to the realization of the fact that 'the
southern confederacy is the private prop
erty of jeff Davis and coterie of select
oligarchists, and that in seeding from the
Union, Tennessee sold out her liberties to
an embryo despotism, if it can succeed in
coming to birth and maturity. They have
learned that JEFF. Davis and his cabinet
are the "autocrat dispensers of veal and
vocal ''woe" and no "weal"---to the
:, southern people who have been eaJoled
into rebellion, and the Argus has the bold
ness to disclose it. The declaration of the
Argus that it has "yet to learn it," means
only that it has yet to learn that the
southern people will submit to the usurpa-
g ton. As this feeling and conviction deep
ems and broadens in Tennessee, and
spreads and increases in the other sece9-
cd States, how long will it be before the
misguided masses will be goaded and
driven in their despair TO rise up against
their oppressors, hurl them from power
and return to their former happy position
in the great American Union2 Cherish
ing hate towards JEFF. Davis, ascribing
their misfortunes and miseries to him and
his counsellors, the government itself
which he administers will al last come to
be hateful to them, also, and the remem-
berance of the old Union, and the glories
and blessings which cluster around il Will
soften their feelings, subdue their passions
and lead them back once more within. its
pale to enjoy its Leneiicence. After only
one years trial OF secession they find
themselves lacking everything from a
shoe-latchet to steam engine, when be
fore all was peace and plenty and will be
again, when the Union is restored. jeff,
Davis begins to hear the first mutterine
Of the pent up wrath of his own people
His days and his dynasty are numbered
The federal army will soon be in Tennes
gee. and Tennessee will rejoice nj her de-