Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-01-09
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The Courier PROCESSES to have discovered
for the first time, that the Herald supports
the Constitution Of the United States. 1t
says in its last issue that the Herald has
suddenly, but judiciously put its helm about"
The same paper says that President L,ncoln
has likewise "repudiated The platform upon
uhich he 8as elected" The editor of the
Courier thus processes to have discovered a
wonderful regeneration, not only on the part
of the President, but the Republican party
generally, and particularly the Rutland Her
aid.
Pat was once riding on the "box" OF a
stage coach with the driver, when, the coach
| lurching suddenly into cradle hole, Pat was
pitched head over heels INTO the mud. Gath
ering himself up he gazed at the coach and
driver in some amazement, and exclaimed ::
"Diiver, didn't you tip over?" "Nop was
the reply of Jehu. Faith, an if had
known that" said Pat, " Vouldnt haze got
off"
| Now we wish TO tell the editor of the Cou-
rier that when Uncle Sans coach lurched
former political associates prepared for the
purpose OF upsetting it, he turned a somer-
saul from the "box" upon which he had
been riding, and since then, with more or
less consistency, has been supporting gen.
uine Republican Administration, Finding
himself quatuor pedibus Con al fours) with
the Herald in that business, be complacently
tells his readers that the Herald has "put its
| helm about" and President Lincoln the
| driver of Uncle Sans coach, has tipped
over" or else lie wouldn't have "got Off
We wish to tell the Courier once for all,
that the Herald is to-day, as always, Repub-
lican IN principle. So we believe President
Lincoln to be. Nevertheless, when the re-
bellion which threatens our national exist
cnce was forced upon the country, we prefer
mite d all distinctive party discussion, and
Thought only of joining hands with all friends
Of the Union in the endeavor to preserve and
psrpeiuate it. Such we understood to be the
policy OF the Administration But didsuch a
course require a "repudidtiOn of the dis
tinctive principles of the Republican party
Not at ALL When the Union is restored and
Old parties are revived, we shall take our
| place with that shining lost of freemen, who
boldly dared to say to the STAKEHOLDER, Ct bus
far may you 90 with your slave property, be-
cause thus far you have right under the
Constitution TO 60, but not an snch further?
That is our creed and our motto still, but
now is not the time to discuss it. The house
is on fire, and we are engaged in putting Out
the flames. Any man, be he jew or Gentle
Bond or Free, Republican or Democrat, Ole
Line Wing or the rankest Garrisc man Abol
Zionist that ever walked the earth amy 0
these, we say, who will fall into line and pas
the buckets until The flames which are lickin!
around the pillars of our temple Of libert,
are extingushed, we will welcome, and cal
him brother. We know no party in tbi
contest with treason, but the grand party TO
the Union. And while in this work Of sub
DUNG the flames, We deuounce the Abolition.
ist who viii drop his bucket. and step cut c
line to indte an abolition proclamation; O
the Democrat who will refuse to pass waite
unless the Administration will pledge itse
to hold the negro in the death-grasp of bond
age, or the Republican who stops to expoun
the relations which the general governmer
ought to hold TO slavery in the territorie
Let The buckets be passed along The line
silence, leaving it to those who are on tt
ladders and can see where most the fire
raging to throw the water where in the
judgment it will be likely to most speedil
extinguish the flames. And when the fire
ont, and we come to the question of repairi,
or rebuilding the burnt portions of our n
tional edifice, we will then settle the questic
of whether African Servitude shall be IL
: chef corner stone, or whether Human Eqna
! Ity shall be. Aud in the discussion whic
shall accompany the settlement of that nj
mentous question, we will be most happy
3 the Courier shall he found on the same 81,
3 with the Herald. But until that questio
5 shall be presented, the preservation of II
: blessed Union bequeathed to US by our fat
: ers, will engage all our thoughts, all our q
: tention, and all our efforts.
SURGEON OF THE Urn REGIMENT.