Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-03-05
The Voice Of the Army.

II anything can put to the blush those who
are bending their energies to embarrass all
measures for the suppression of the rebellion,
the indignant and emphatic rebuke of their
schemes by our defenders in the field cannot
fail Of that beneficial though temporarily un-
comfortable effect. If anything will open
their eyes to realization of the ruinous con-
sequences to country, to freedom, to the last
hopes of mankind, bound up in the preserva-
ton OF this Union, which must inevitably fol-
low the success of their intrigues, it is the
voice Of unfinching patriotism and devotion to
the cause of the Republic and of indignation
against those ntrigues, which comes from our
brave soldiers. If it should fail of this effect,
we may at least expect that it will render
them, through motives of common prudence
and policy, less open-mouthed and violent in
their treason-aidlng utterances and machina-
tons.
We know that it is already having this lat
ter effect. We have seen it especially in the
northwest, where the plans of the copperheads,
were first fully and too boldly unmasked.
calling down upon them from the northwestern
soldiers laundering voice of indignant and
patriotic protest. So at the east, the declare
tons of copperheads in recent nominating con-
ventons are meeting with similar response
from the volunteers of their respective States.
Ana now we regret to say that we must
come home to our own State We have here
no immediate elections to call for any special
display Of copperheadism, but we have never
theless some, comparatively few we are happy
to state, Of that breed of rebellion, aiders and
sympathlzers, who are restlessly striving to
BRING encouragement upon the people by all
possible means, and not least by spreading re-
ports that our Green Mountain bows, who will
never falter in the cause of their country, are
demorallzed, discouraged, and sick of the
struggle in which they SO pair otically volun-
teered to help maintain the integrity of the
Union. These efforts have reached the notice
OF our volunteers, and they too are Indignantly
repelllng these cowardly assaults upon their
loyalty and patriotism, as we might expect
Vermont boys to do.
We print elsewhere, to-day, the resolutions
| drawn up and signed by the officers of the
10th Vermont, and unanimously adopted by
that regiment COL Veazey writes that the
resolutions are forwarded before seeing the
other regiments of the brigade, but he has no
doubt they would fully endorse the spirit of
these resolutions. OF course no one doubts it,
| But it is humilating to feel that there any,
however few, at home, whose course shoald be
such as to cause our soldiers to feel it incum-
bent upon them to give formal expression to
their patriotism. 1t would seem enough that
they cheerfully and bravely endure the prlva-
thousand dangers incident to the struggle against
the enemy without also contending against the
efforts of any they have left al homeland for
whom, in common with us all, they are fight
ing-to Insult, discourage, and dishearten
them.
There are fortunately few of these croakers
in the freedom loving State of Vermont The
voice of our volunteers in the field would alone
efectually drown them. But the task should
not be left to them. The people at home
should by their united and public voice attend
to the home aiders of rebellion, and leave our
soldiers free to fight the armed enemy There
is loyalty and patriotism enough in the people,
but they should not rest too easy because the
cause is lust. Work should be done at home
to efectually counteract and squelch the eff
forts Of the croakers and oopperheads. Public
expression should be given to the popular pat
{ riotism, and our volunteers cheered and en-
outraged We are glad to see that move
nent Of this kind has alre dy commenced IN
f this State. 1t should be carried out. Mean
while there can be no dependency here as to
the ultimate triumph of the Union over trea-
son. so long as this spirit of patriotism, I'M
Anching in the face of every encouragement,
whether from the front or rear, pervades the
ranks of our army. All honor to our brave
and loyal volunteers.