Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-28
From the Daily Herald oft May 27.
COpperhead journalism.


temporaries: and the merit of the articl
consists not so much in originality, as il
the faithful deduction of certain geners
rules from the writer's careful reading
The article is very valuable as couden
satlon into very short space, of the sub
stance of most copperhead editorials; an
for this reason we recommend it to those O
our readers who have not the time or in
chnation 10 read those ''sound, conserva
tive, democratic" newspapers, as they vii
here, once for all, get them all in a nut
shell. The most important rules lai,
down in the Post, we give below.
Rule lst, is of general Importance. an
pheable to the whole time of the wars con
tlnuance. 1t is as follows:
All the military successes of the rebel ar
mics should be magnifed in their effects
while those of the North should be depre
GATED If we lose ten thousand men, sci
1t down at twenty-three thousand or (thir.
ty thousand), while, if they lose eighteen
thousand set ii down at eight.
Also Rule 8:
!. The efficient and energetic Generals in
the loyal service should be calumniated in
every possible way insist upon it that
tney are plunderers and thieves; and,
above all, denounce them for utter iacom-
potency. On the other hand laud such
Uenerals as have distinguished themselves
Tor donothlnglsm and half-faced sympathy
with the revolt; call them the master
Generals of the age, whose prudence sur
passes that of Fabius. while their inpetu-
oslty rivals Napoleon's; and above all.
remark upon that eminence of intel
iectual and moral quality which renders
them the staunchest of conservatives.
Rule 5 relates to the finances:
The Finances of the Government can
oa made fruitful topic of suggestion. Do
not let your readers know, on any account.
that our securities command better nrices
than they did in years of peace do not
show them what the Exchequers of other
nations have borne in times of war: do
no; appeal to the universal confidence our
oonds inspire In the commercial circles
but talk sneeringly of ''sreanbacks.n and
ask with wink Of the eye what has be-
come of the gold; say that our debt must
be two or three billions by this time. is
rapidly Increasing and can never be paid:
end mutter of frghtful times, OF bank
ruptcy, stock -jobbers, contractors and
shoddy men. 1t would be well if Won
could, to contrast the successful manage
ment of the rebel finances with ours. out
as gold among them is about four hundred
per cehtum premIum-as one of our notes
VIII nuy three of thens-as their debt al
ready equals ours and as their taxation
greatly surpasses ours, very little, we fear,
could be made from the argument. Pass 1t
over, therefore, in profound silence.
Inconsistency has generally been re-
garded as damaging to the parties guilty
OF II, but the following rule, No. 6, shows
It's advantages, and it will be at once
seen that the rule is deduced from
faithful observation of the papers spoken
OF. We subjoin the rule:
In the abuse of Mr.. Lincoln and bis
Cabinet no regard neeu to be paid to the
consistency of your charges. Pronounce
them all weak, tlnid, vaclllating. and Ut
teriy incapable, liz one column; and in an
other, accuse them of tyranny, despotism,
excessive rigor, and determination to
trample the rights of the masses into the
dust. Some OF your readers will believe
one story, and some the ether, and so the |
cont ence Of all sorts will be shaken. You
need give yourself no apprehension about
me truth Of your charges, provided they
ook plausible, or can be made to stick.
Sc sure, however, to insinuate that the
men IN power are not attached to the I'm
on, out that they prosecute the war only
0 compel the separation of the South
hat part OF the nation, it is well known.
so earnestly devoted to the national
ause that nothing but the perverse obs,i-
acy and hatred of the Administration
eeps 1t from rushing into our arms in all
ne ecstacy OF traternal endearment. Mr..
lincoln and Mr.. Seward do not wish the
oulh to come back, and are fighting as
ard as they can to keep it out. CAIN
u yourselves at the same time. the title
the only tue Unionists.
Finally, Rule No. 8, relates to the con-
which i a matter of esnec,al
!
terest at present. 1t is as follows:
Ihe draft-the conscription-ah that,s
le topic OF topics, which can be PLAYED on
ke "harp of a thousand strings.h Re
'reiui at the outset, not to initiate the fool
ardy Vallandigham and advise an omen
slstanee to it. Nor yet let it be known
at our enrolment act compared with the
inscription laws of the rebels--of which
ere are three or more-is like the SER ,
on on the Mount compared to the Draco-
an code. But clalnor against it in de- I
II; intimate doubts of its constitution =
lty conceallns its benevolent exemn- :
IN OF all who have others dependent up .
them, denounce the $500 clause: saw 3
at 1t makes. odious distinction between =
poor and the rich and refer learned
to the despotic military systems of Aus il