Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-10

O. The Courier OF last week-in a lucid
style peculiarly its own-says that;
"Had the year 1891 as much developed
as has 1862, that these Northern States were
to be peopled by millions Of semi-barbarious
negroes and worse than Egyptian bonsage
and taxation too grievous to be borne, placed
on the white inhabitants Thereof, The editor OF
Ibis paper wou!d never hare len ms mature
country"
We are here reminded of our obligations
to that kind, benignant Providence which
shows the future in darkness, and closes the
eyes of poor, finite man to its mysteries 1t
would be fearful to contemplate the conse-
quences which would inevitably have result
ed to this country, had the eyes OF the Ed
itor of The Courier" seen the dark pict re in
1881, which his visuals now behold IN this
year of our Lord, 1862; but how very much
worse it would have been to the aforesaid
" Editor of the Courier" had his optics been
thus early opened.
| We might add to the above by the way OF
comment, that although thus beholden to this
supreme power, a-man is bound to see with
such eyes as he has, the plain manifestations
of the designs of this Providence, aud il he
would be-a man, he should take cognzance
thereof 1t is quite natural that the " Editor
of the Courier" should have had but an i'm
perfect knowledge of the workings either of
the laws of God or those Of the United
States in 1881, touching the question Of the
Niger" which now seems to be near his
heart, and which so evidently touches his
brain. But it is surprising, that after res
idence in the country for over thirty years,
that he should now give utterance to the
above, and plead ignorance OF the law Of
God which was as plainly written in the
halls of Congress in 18S1--as they stand
now engraved upon the banners Of free
people battling for their rights Is the " Ed
itor of the Courier" aware of the fact, that
ever since the day when his countenance
, illumined this then darkned and benighted
country-darkened and benighted because
he had not conceive say is he aware tha
even then an active movement was in pro
gress for the emancipation Of the slaves o
the United States? Is he aware of the fac
and if so, will he answer-that within the
time specified by him, thousands of bonds
men and slaves have been set at liberty il
the States, erst slave, and now free, and that
- too, without detriment to free labor Is, h,
r aware of the fact that in 18S1-aS In 1860
States than there are to-day in the free ?
a he aware Of the fact that even to-day thu
, preponderance of free blacks rests in tn,
Slave States? Why has he not before ex
pressed his fears of their encroachment
- npon the rights of emocratic--perhap
f., Irish--freemen Has he been doing al
!. this time--or has he been suddenly arouse,
g to sense of the great danger likely to com
r from the setting free of few niggers" i,
o this year OF our Lord 1862? Burton, in hi
= Anatomy of Melancholy" speaks of tn
a innumerable disorders of brain and stomac
= incident to man. But, in Burton's day
t negro -phobia" was not known, and conse
j quently the ComierS case is not as yet class
u fled. What, then, shall be done for tn
r, Courier? The Courier is trump card
@ and we rather like it. But if the Cowie
l. knew a little more, and would Splurge littl
e less, we should like it still better But ney
a ertheless-- Viua Ia Courier