Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-02-26
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q ieadlng member Of the We
SN.str0ngly M eopperhsad, Of ,l,,n eon.'. Assem-
eueea the follosin amendment s.ntrO- - : =, -
lore that body. We follow cow : !" OIL be
the Go1anen g mend by Requesting over v .xc., :
fy the s,er ol the State of wi Cons;n ;Se'ehCy
or tbe froo and ther legislatur ,b., - hou
the s,..a e e aiiOan Rase she'll not en;a saves
The .'amendn was not adoDts5 &
speaking lew ', days ago while Col. Georu. :. :.
a wbo hag a. Hopkington, n. H.. NE nsgs was
said go a%os Always elung to the party 1 arnss @
srnm.n eoi. oeorge do you support ft'e 1hs sna
CoionI IN putting down this rebell;o. 2 1Us- gS
Snb,; ytuea r,spned, "lt cannot be put So.n Inc ne
.snaras ss ,ro.. linen, said the Democr.,a ~
Won. 90 ~ g. you ana the party that spn,,, :
and for 80 Ior my country al an h.ppsts
o swora ,vi putting down the rebeJIon AlArds -
INV u con,,, ! am no Democrat if opnos;,;s. - tae
my country Is Democracy" pp'Siuon to
Inc sorder State Union men shov
% 'ne Democratic peace propositions. tn.
Louisville Journal says; ~
;, Inc adoption Of the policy of NJ ~,
iandlgnam at the outset of the s,ruusl. -, al
nave been fatal to our national bora, "ouio
fesslon that the theory of our oors-n...N, -a con-
been lamentable failure. and On .n. aaHu mao
sna. 1ne people had been unable or uDst 10
govern themselves under republican ips,itu.
.srl uUns; aow much more degrading and sub
versiVe OF the great principles which underl;.
our constitution would craven peace be now
wnen we have so lavishly expended blood and
treasure TO maintain the integrity of the In
Ion ana TO show to the world that our nonnls,
institutions are self sustaining. and thai ,Sa
great problem of our government ba, no, ra
ouced its demonstration to an absurdity Tpa
repels are not yet Inundated; thew have NO,
yet Deen punished for their parricidal cr;ms Of
striking at the heart of our nationalty sna
unul some evidences of repentance are Afford
ed, and some desire evinced to offer rena ration
ior the past we must deal sturdy blows and
invoke the blessing of heaven on our efforts -
/, Since the western soldiers have spoksn 60
Indignantly against the peace movement. the
copperheads of the Indiana Legislature have
dropped their bill to take the military power
OF the State out of the hands of the Governor.
and give 1t TO board of their own sort. and
their alarm has been increased by AN inouirv
of the United States Grand jury into the ex
lstence and designs of the reasonable order
Of the "knights of the Golden Circle
At indianapolis on the 18th there was
one OF the greatest public meetings ever held
there, which was got up by loyal democrats
anxious to repudiate the treason rampant in
their party. Gov. Morton, war democrat,
Gen. Kimball, Col Hathaway and others
made speeches, and the most uncompromising
resolutions for the war and the support of the
government were adopted The grand jury
II indianapolis is ferneflng onf the ffKnights
# the Golden Circle" and already several
# this reasonable order have been indicted.
these demonstrations, in addition to the in
ilgnant remonstrances coming from he arIay
re producing revulsion of feeling among the
opperheads.
The officers of the New Hampshire regi-
nents now in the field join those from other
states in an earnest and patriotic rebuke of
he copperhead spirit. In the address Just
ausulittcu uouic A1cf Sd.
ssWhatsoever of discouragement exists in
ur arm to-day is the result not so much Of
battles and disastrous campaigns,
for our soldiers are ready to-day TO encOun-
,r the foe-as OF the coldness and hostility to
ar cause on the part OF the Northern sympa-
lizers with secession. Those who profess
lemselves fastidieus about the means of de-
ating the rebels, justly create suspicious Of
ler honesty in wishing them defeated at all
he prime object is the preservation Of the
nion. To accomplish this let US accept the
losen plans Of the commander and chief Of
e army and navy, and when the. Union shall
I'VE become an accomplished fact, we call our
lers TO account for any misuse of power,
If so long as great national peril impends,
bile war exists, while great armies are main
med in the field, and Government is strain
? every nerve to AVOID final catastrophe,
mmon sense teaches that the conduct Of fac
us citizens of the North, whether combined
party organizations, or as individuals giving
terance to fault-fnding spirit, is mon
Gus treason"