Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-01
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With The last vestige of party feeling
cast aside, with the present darkness and
perils hanging over our beloved country,
with deaths head and cross bones now bold
ly staring the government in the face, it
is with extreme sorrow and sadness that we
contemplate the amout of secession sympa.
thy in this town, and the reputation we are
rapidly gaining abroad.
Since the Union mass meeting here last
Tuesday, we have been in the constant re-
ceipt, by letter and otherwise, of the most
bitter complaints that the head devil of
Bellows Fails treason should have been
permitted a position on the platform, and
thus insult the speakers upon the stand, who
week after week are denounced by this
same secession snake as renegades," and
the main cause Of this WARP Our good
friends in the adjoining towns say that as
nemters Of that meeting they feel insulted
In shame do we confess the justice of their
complaint. We could discuss this matter
and perhaps palliate it, but that would be
Improbable; and it were better that we al
once set to work to put down treason here
in old Rockingham.
Our people are probably not aware of the
extent to which our reputation is suffering
abroad. The same spirit of treachery which
has already torn down the U. S. flag at
Norwich, exists here. Whole columns Oh
this damnable treason are poured out upon
US week after week. Only last week we
have in one article over column in defence
of God-forsaken traitor in Manchester
who was recently punished because he wish
ed Mcclellan might be defeated at Rich
mond i Let traitor open his mouth here
in Vermont, and he has but to come to Bel
lows Falls TO get aid, comfort and utter
ance. Fifty thousand voters in this State
who for years past have uttered the senti-
meets Of Washington and jefferson on slav-
ery, are denounced from this same source
as the "main canse Of this rebellion. -
/ Good people of old Rockingham, shall this
longer be? We tell you that U Mess this is
put down at once, the headquarters of he'll
/ itself will be established among you. Il
we cannot talk il down, then it must be put
down by other means--means just as prep,
err 10 be used here as any where else in the
country. But it can be put down withou
the use Of violence or legal measures. WI
must talk ont more boldly on this subject
We must talk it in season and out of sea
son. The ladies must talk it, and give j
their unqualified condemnation.
Why, the republics Of ancient days wer,
destroyed by the very means used in thi
place. Young men are approached by
system Of universal slober,7 and remain
ing in this eonlaminating atmosphere, the.
often. unconscious to themselves, imbibe III
poison. and sometimes even the venom 0
opposition TO the loyal people Of our eoun
try. Even older men sometimes get unde
the subtle influence of this abomination o
Bellows Falls. But we have no more spae
for this week, and in conclusion we appea
once more to the good people of old Rock
ingham, as they value the reputation of on
town, to put down the traitors in our midst
In the name of God, humanity and our i'm
perilled country, let US not permit thes
things any longer.