Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-30

worlds history VIII he searched IN vain Tor
parallel 10 this stupendous crime. III We in
qup whence or Wherefore, whence the orr
GIN and what the motive of this rebellion, they
are palpable and stamp It's character if posi-
bic with baoker ingratitudo and with a
holder felony.
As We all know, this rebellion had its origin,
and derives its chief support, from that section
Of the country which has most largely enjoyed
its blessings, which has most largely shared
its honors and emoluments and rewards. These
were received from that Government which II
ntw seeks TO overthrow and destroy The re-
belon had its orig n In that section Of the
country which has controlled the Legislation
and disposed Of the patronage Of the General
Government for seven-eighths of the time since
its organization For the greater part of the
time, for more than seventy years, it has been
the boast Of the South that they made the Pres
idents and Cabinets and judges and Foreign
Ministers and all the local Federal officers, as
well as the Federal statutes. And it is, after
all, the same section, this rebelous section, that
has carried elections aud defeated elections, for
times not a few, by menaces of disunion. From
time TO time when any law has been passed or
proposed, when any measure Of public policy
has been adopted or proposed TO be adopted,
when any Federal election has been made, or
pending proposition that it should be made,
which did not exactly suit the views or the fan
cies, or coincide with the scheme the southern
chivalry, they have been in the habit ofthreat-
ening disunion of the government as the con-
sequence That sort of argument, | am sorry
to say, has TOO often prevailed. Thank God,
it's power is now spent. Applause.
This rebellion, in lie spirit and in its pur-
poses, has a remote origin, and dates much
farther back than the incoming of the present
administration, or the election Of Mr.. Lincoln
TO the Presidency. 1t liftedits head and chal
lenged the authority of the Federal Govern
ment in 1882. The question Of the tariff was
| then used as pretext; but Andrew jackson
was in power, and before his power, before his
stern rebuke, notification skulked away and
hid its face. Appause ..- r-
A few years afterward, in the time of one
| John Tyler, of unenviable memory, we were
again threatened with the dissolution of the
Union unless Texas should be annexed to the
| United States, as q vast slaveholding Terri
| tory. A little later we were again threatened
with disruption of the Government if Calfor-
MIA should be admitted as free State /; and
again if the Jefferson ordinance of Freedom
should be applied to the vacant territories and
again if the Missouri Compromise line of slay-
cry should not be abrogated In 1856, you
remember how rebellion was threatened against
this Government, if majority of the free
men should presume to elect j. c.. Fremont
over James Buchanan and last in the list, you
remember how in 1861 the chivalry threatened
to tear this nation all 10 tatters if we should SO
far disregard their wishes or dictahon as to
elect Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency
These threats have this once failed of their
purpose And the assassins of the rebellion,
living in wait for his life, failed of their inten
ded victim and by the grace of God. Abra-
ham Lincolnis President ofthese United States
to-day. Applause
The sceptre of power for the time being at
least, departed from the hands of the Southern
ohgarchy who had so long swayed it, and now
like Lucifer, the fallen angel, it rises in great
rage to destroy the realm which it cannot rule.
But entertain no manner Of doubt that
the same scenes Of rebellion woald have
been enacted, these same capers would have
boon cut up by the Southern Chivalry, had
Stephen A. Douglas been elected to the Pres
idency who by his opposition to the great
Lecompton swindle, had rendered himself lit
tie less obnoxious to the OGgarchy in the South
than Mr.. Lincoln himself. | announce only
an authenticated and well known fact in say.
ing that it has long been the cherished pur
pose of this Oligarchy to establish an indepen-
dent Southern Coniederacy composed exclu.
sively of slaveholding States. And as a first
step TO the accomplishment of this end, it ha:
long been their settled purpose upon some pre-
| or ha rlp IN bfaaL
up this Union, and to sever themselves from
the Free States.
This is the origin, such is the purpose,
. which moves, and such is the spirit which ami
mates this accused and hell born Rebellion
This purpose has been announced, has beef
publicly avowed, time and again in the Hall
of the Federal Congress, in popular Conven
tons IN Legislative assemblies and in the pub
lie press of the South, by the leading and con
} trolling spirits of the Rebellion. 1t is idl
then to say, it is an empty and false pretence
/. that the South have revoted on account of an
oppression; of any wrong or injury, of an,
grievance whatever from the Federal Govern
ment, when they have controlled the Legisla
ton and the patronage of that Government il
pretty much their own way ever since its foun
, dalton. 1t is equally vain and false pretenc
that this revolt was provoked by any uncon
stitutional State Legislation, for instance tn,
personal liberty bill, so called, of this State
, For let it be borne in mind that this Rebellion
was in contemplation, and become fixed pur
pose, long before such acts had a place upol
our statute books Besides this, the Soutl
has never lost a slave through the operation o
these acts.
1t is equally false pretence that this rebel
lion is the effect or consequence OF any prevail
3 ing schemes of Abolitonism in the North
do not speak of that Abolitionism imputed t,
9 us by the South, who denounce us all as Abo
0 litionists who do not regard the institution o
J, slavery as an inestimable blessing, who do no
, agree to the divinity of its origin and to tn
benefcence of its influences, as civilizing, hui
/ MANNING and christianizng. | trust we al
come within that category. But | speak o
that Abolitionism of which VIM. Lloyd CARR
son and Wendell Phillips are acknowledge
representatives; of these and such as these
F.! Il Al