Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-09
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Some remarkable condolences in tho
views of Southern traitors and Northern
have been frequently remark
cd upon, and are familiar TO tho people
generallys Another coincidence, no less
has been recently noticed
Thomas III. Seymour, as all arc aware, is
a prince Of the copperhead tribe. Many
Of that faction, 1t is true, protested
in the outset Of the rebellion, to favor
resistance tc the attempts of tho rebels to
destroy the Union while Seymour must
have the credit, (such as 1t ISL of consis-
,ency from the. start, IN denouncing any
attempt to oppose the traitors by force,
in their plundering the government,
defyieg the laws of the country, and
breaking the republic into worthless frag-
ments But others, who are now com
monty .deaomnated copperheads, have,
under one absurd petence or another,
crept upon the Seymonr platform, and no
is now their standard bearer in ths State
of Connecticut, and is sustained and on
dorsed by the tribe elsewhere. The cop
perheads generally, therefore, could hardly
claim land we don't know that they have
any disposition to) that they are not pro
perly represented by this Seymour, by tho
other speakers, and by the resolutions of
the Hartford Convention. which nominated
Seymour for Governor of Connecticut.
Seymour stands a better chance for the
Governorship of South Carolina than he
would for that of Connecticut, were the
twenty thousand patriots permitted avoice
in the election next Monday, who, because
they hold views squarely antagonlstic to
those of Seymour, have volunteered from
that State to defend the Union. Without
them, the patriots left at home have tre-
mendous odds to contend against. May
they, nevertheless, be successful.
But to the coincidence spoken OF. IL is
one mentioned by the New Haven Paiiad-
ium between the declarations in b 'sedtCt
ArnoId's proclamation to the citizens and
soldiers of the United States, issued Get
ooh, 1880, and the declarations made in
the platform and by prominent members,
including Seymour, of the Hartford Con.
venton, held Feb. 18th, 1868, Whit NOM
mated Seymour for Governor:
"You are promised liberty Ivy the lead
ers of your affairs, but is there any iudi-
vidual in the enjoyment of it, saving your
oppressors? Who among you dare speak
or write what he thinks against the tyran
ny which has robbed you Of your prop
erty, imprisons your sons, drGgs yoa 70
The Eeld of bottle, and is daily detteg5ng
yomr country NTH your blood ?-Benedict
ha9eotd.
1--WE deliberately avow that the liber-
ties of the people are menaced by congress
sional and federal usurpation, and can on
" be prosecuted by energetic action OF
state authority - I'd Res. Democrats
Platform.
Your country once was happy, and
had the proffered peace been embraced,
the last two years of misery had been
spent in peace and plenty, and repairing
the desolations of quarrel that would
have set the interests of Great Britain and
America in true light, and cemented
their Observation-Disclosures Arao5d.
aThe time has now arrived when all
true lovers of the constitution are ready to
abandon the 'monstrous fallacy' that the
Union can be restored by the armed hand
alone, and are anxious to inaugurate such
action as will stop the war, and avert uni
versal bankruptcy Sd Res. Dem. Plat
form.
uT wish to lead chosen band of Amer
leans to the attainment of peace, hbertl
and safety, the first objects IN taking TN
field .n-Beaedict ATaoLd
az was offered the command of req
ment in May, 1861, and ] refused, but
would like to join an army OF peacemaK
ers and carry the olive branch to the heal
of the South" A. Phelps, Prcsadea
of the Hartford Convention. !.
"What is America but land OF VIC
ows, orphans and beggars--but what nee
of arguments to such as feel lnhnltel
more misery than tongue can express
give my promise of most attectlonate we
come to all who are disposed to join me
measures necessary to close the scene
our affection, which must be increased III
iii we are content with the liberality
the parent country, who still offers |
protection and perpetual exemption fro
all taxes but such as we shall think hit I
impose on ourselves. "-Benedict Arnot'
ALREADY have our quarrels Tiled u
world with widows and orphrns. Bl
perhaps you say to me-some OF you"
are to gain by this struggle, and therefor
it should go on. Gain what? lslt lIoe
ty you are to gain ? Alas my friend
YOU have well nigh lost your liberties :
permitting the military to override Il
civil power. Depend upon it, in such
contest there can he but one end, and tn
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