Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16
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peEneiAdts@ asAG the WAR
Despite the croaking of the Northern
allies of the South the official news from
Charleston is, TO say the least of it, in no
way discouraging and yet, since the
battle of Fredericksburgh we have heard
no such wailings as are now being sent
over the land by these ardent friends of the
Union cause, With them, the fact that
Commodore Dupont did not reduce the al
most innumerable batteries and fortifca-
tions which protect this stronghold, and
capture the city al sight, is proclaimed as
an evidence of the weakness of the plan
of attack, and of course the navy depart
ment, the cabinet and the President are
all assailed as an imbeclle set of poltroons
who are bold, only, in their assumption of
illegihmate power, and in their continued
fragrant violations Of the constitution. A
simple repulse which in first attack upon
this confederate Seyastopol was not unex-
pected, or at least feared, by the true
friends Of the government, is magnifed bv
these croakers into q disgracefG defeat
and while the truly loyal throughout the
nation are gathering new hopes over the
actnal successes of this engagement-these
pretended friendsof the Z" cause" have, as
10y concert of action resolved themselves
into band of Jeremiahs to bewail the
misfortunes, and the continued reverses of
oar arms, under the direction of dishonest
and Incompetent leaders.
But the loyal people OF the North are
fast learning to place true and inst esJi-
mate upon the honesty and sincerity of
this portion-small We are happy to say
--oR our community, AMI their lacrTmOse
winnings and their protesta.lons Of iealty
to the common cause are alike unGersto TODD
and appreciated.
An honest and conscientious opposition
to the war of the revolution had ut least n
partial justification in view of the highly
ceaseryatiye element Of that portion Of the
| colonsts who darei NOT riois the exppr-
ment of a republican form Of government,
and who honestly thought that the safety
| of the colonies rested in the protection of
the British government. And so, too, Of
those, who, in the outset, opposed the in
augurahon OF the war of 1872, much may
be said in mitigation of thai judgment
which has so almost universally been
passed upon them, But aman who in the
present state of our national affairs pla-
ces himself in opposition to the govern
ment in its efforts to crush rebellion
the wickedness of which earth has never
before witnessed-has no excuse whatever,
and no extenuation can be made in his be-
half In looking upon the course and con-
duct of the disloyahsts of the present time
we lose sight of their manhood, and almost
look upon them as we would upon a con-
clave of fiends and devils And these
are the men who through their excessive
love of southern institutions, southern
chivalry and southern negroism would aid
in the final disruption of the Union, and,
to use their own expressive language, leave
New England "out in the cold" But the
malicious plottings ofthese oonspirators will
prove of no avail. Charleston will in due
time be made desolate-the supremacy of
the government viii be maintained-and
all that will remain of copperheadism!
viii be the foul odor which will forever
hang around its posterity.