Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-01-10
THE RAGE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.

The rebels, elated by the prospect Of Brit
ish Intervention in their behalf, are more than
ever Respondent since the news of the sur
render of Mason and Slidell reached them.
The most reliable accounts from refugees from
the South speak Of the general distress and
despair that almost everywhere prevails, and
of the real Union feeling which exists among
thousands from Richmond to New Orleans,
and only waits an opportunity to make itself
manifest. But the Richmond Dispatch of
Dec. y is more than desPo2dent tits indig-
nant and wrathy, and giyes'yent to It's rage in
the following dramatic style:
"Auhell shall cape for ths."-Shrkspeaye.
Among The many sinking portraits which the great
tha II Ancient Pistol His swa4gcr. his bluster, his
bold front, his c0watdy heart, bis rant his fstan his
strange oaths, have iu them something inimtaby mdi-
His uragadlcia aud big talk impose for time
even on the mcu II such at my as that which leny
led into France, and which won for him the me-
moraDc field u Agincourt At last grown bold by long
impunity he ventures far and his exposure is COM
plse. Welsh gentleman NJ dauntless courage, but
odd demcanur became the subject OF his ius1euce He
laughs az h, broken English and deHdes his nation. he
national pauI-the leeA-bt comes the subject Of his
mperneuce. II finds that he has 90 use an American
phrase walked up the wrong passenger The gentleman
is man who docs not uudc stand Testing especially At
the expense Of his country lie puts up with the az
front when first received because they are on the eve Of
great battle but, the victory won his first step is to
seek the aggressor and 10 call him % lie finds
Pistol presents hun with leek-(he national emblem
which he has derded) and tells him he must swallow it,
Inc ouly s"eafs ana swaggeTs' Inc Welhhmau does
neither. lie is perfectly calm. but still presents the
eek, aud tells Pistol lac must swallow IT, Upon further
refusal he proceeds 10 beat hin without mercy This
more than mine Ancient had bAIPained for Never
iheless, he at last gup'd down, protesting with thun
derng oaths that hereafter his prosecutor should be made
Pa B
oil, aud we hear Of him no naurcs~-ci-
II the Yankee government have not enacted the part
Of Ancient Pistol the very fc iu their embru-
ment with the English government, then there is no
such thing a imauon and paalt cases cannot exist
in nature When the pratral onslaught was FIRST made
the British vessel the yell OF exultaon which
IN lankeedom resouuded throughout the world Vast
meetings assembled 10 testify their admiration Of the
deed City councils voted It untisalied in daring and
sagacy since the days NJ Bayard The press rang with
applause. The cfctafy of SiAis fastened with his
need OF praise. TIE Secretary Of the Navy was not
slow IN approving the deed. Congress hailed the rising
glory OF the hero and testified their appreciation uf
his exploit without discerning voice. The city Of Bos-
dued him, and wnod him, and hstened % his nara.
tive, and made the welkn ring win is applause. The
newspapers vowed that they would every American
ship burned and every Yankee town and city uprooted
from the very foundation before they would shrink from
the side " Wilkes They were determined to back him
AZ all hazards aud TO the last extremity. Never was
there such defiance MS they hurl,dat England Never
was there so much nsoenre ut red upon any
/ sion. Never we're such threats heard behre since
] the creation Of The world. The HERALD led the
way in these demonstrate Il was guing to raise a
million Of men u oyerrun aud deyour Canada Il was
going 20 M out six thousand priyatees cruise against
Eng ish merchandise II going to oouhscatc nine
hundred millions Of English properly. II wIud not let
England have pound Of cotton Il would get sapetre
/ from the Mammoth Cave. II England dared TO demand
redress, It was determined to Iaise insuueouon in
] Ireland
Never there anything like tAfliblldr, gasconade
bully blusler aud defiance IN which The whole Yankee
racepespe, press, public meetings, Congress. Seere
tares and al-nduged. They have been compared "a
the Chinese and we think with wonderful aptitude. But
the Chinese staggered in This style And aftei
all what has been the RESULT The Yankee 6r, eater,
have drawn back from the FIRST piece Of live coal pIe
scented them. The Yankee swaggerers have been tn,
first 20 eat their words suun as II was ordered
them The Yankee Congr S. who unanimously ap
proved of Wilkes abandon him upon the very hr-t init
nation that might cost them slmetuiug 10 bold on o.
him. And Bennett nstead Of eating up Canada. in
stead Of exciting an instruction 10 Ireland instead oil
fitting out six thousand ships t. orure agaiost bdut
l property, co0ly advises the Yankee government Il
knock under, and he very spirit II Auciru Pistol
cries, IAN hell thal cape for this hereafter Wonder
fl people wonderful press wonderful Congress won
deriul Secretaries wonderful laukeedom Ceraul,
the world never saw your like before Even Egypt. 'h
bAsest Of Kingdoms is respectable when compared /,
you.