Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-19
THURSDAY, NOV. 10, 1868.
A oosrRAsr. AN remember tbc loilily

presses and southern orators once spoke
ut 'shtlng qualities of "the Yankees
The only ~iltpulty experienced by them
IN tins regard was in discovering terms
oplrobsious enough to do Justice 10 the
su llect, Wcrc not they themselves, how
ever, accustome TO the use Of arms from
their infancy up2 Was not their courage
continually tested and strengthened by
chivalroas quarrels among themselves,
gentiemanly stabsing and shooting aifrays
on the slightest provocation ? Had not
they courage to whip a ''nigger" to death
without the slightest compunction ? These
and other manly exercises were their reg
ular occupation from their boyhood, and
the natural fruits ofsuch training they ex-
hibited.e even IN the balls of Congress, to the
terror of northern doughaces who sabmit-
ted, as the sons of non-cOmbatant mudsills
and greasy mechanics should, to their
domination. Their veins monopoized all
the noble blood of the land; they only
were born and elected TO rule; "Yankeesn
could but do,their work, make their shoes
and their books, so far as they had need
OF the latter, and quietly submit to the
dominance of the superior race.
They were chiefly, but not solely, to be
blamed for this. The course of northern
bringing politicians gave them actual con
troll of the national government up to the
time of President Lincoln. 1t was natu
raj that their magnificent appreciation Of
themselves and contemptuous depreciation
of northerners should be encouraged by
this. h
All remember how the rebel press boast
ed that the southerners, born to rule, sci
ons of a superior stock, accustomed to
arms and manly training, would ask no
better odds than one to three, four, FIVE
or even six Of the yankees who knew
only how TO handle hoe, hammer, or a
yardstick,
Such was the tone of to rebel press and
leaders at the outbreak of the rebellion
Now, after two years and half of war
fare, change has come. The Richmond
Enquirer of the llth inst, has an article
upon "Surrenders and Surprises of
the yankees" but of the southern chiv-
airy. Hear it:
",rhe people and army of the Confede-
rate States have been SO much compIi-
mented upon the prowess and gallantry of
their arms. so much hatered upon what
has been accomplished, that they have
lost sight OF the fact that more suyTeaders
hove been made By their armies than by
The armies Of any ather nation. What
nation in three years of war have lowered
their flag eleven times In surrender p
There have been eleven Confederate sur
renders since the war began. Near Rich
Mountain, at Hatteras, at Island No. 10,
at Fort Henry, at Fort DoneIson. at Ro-
anoke Island, at Forts Phillip and Jack
son, at Arkansas Post, at Vicksburg, at
Port Hudson, and at Cumberland Gap
And then there has not been an instance
of punishment in this long list Of disasters;
but, on the contrary, promotion has in
some cases followed swift upon the surren-
der. If the history Of this war will show
as much gallantry in the fight as that OF
any other war, it will also exhibit more
surrenders than ever befel the arms of any
other nation during the same period Of
time; and we cannot point to any Sara
gossa, Girona, Londonderry, or Genoa, to
offset this long catalogue Of unsuccessful
sieges.
eff our people cannot understand why
European nations hesitate to recognize our
nationality, perhaps they may find the
cause in the fact that the flag we seek to
register among the nations of the earth,
though oftened crowned with glorious vic
tory, has. unfortunately, been lowered
very often in unmitigated disgraces And
as long as foreign nations see surrenders
so complacently made, and promotion so
often following them, they are uncertain
whether some steamer may not bring the
aeacs Of our unconditional Surrender to the |
terms of the enemy. The nations of Eu-
rope, accustomed to such defences as the
Spaniards made in the Peninsula, or that
Of the French at Genoa, or that of the
English vi Londonderry, cannot under |
stand our style of defence.
"The surprises of Kellysville,
Brandy Station, Williamsport, Bristow
Station, and now the late disaster on the
Rappahannoe., show how leniency to the
frst derelictlon of duty may entail contin-
ned and repeated disasters, and careless
ness inficts lasting disgrace upon the
army.
& ''The army of Gen. Bragg has
lately suffered greatly from surprise, by
which an important position was gained
by the enemy, and one which, it is feared,
may neutralize much of the advantage