Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-28

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chatting significantly under the Davis d.
potism, and her newspapers aud peOp.
speak Overwhelmingly of withdrawal from l
the Conlederacy. X
The Raleigh IN, Co. Standard, the SD.
eial organ of Gov, Vance, and The gp,
leader of the opposition party mthis S,as
which is now in the ascendepry by a two.
thirds vote, in commenting upon an artcl.
from the Richmond Enquirer, hyorng a,
"Impenal DJspotism' ike chat OF Francs
The Standard saws ave know tb,,
military despotism is making rapid strds /
m these States. We know that no peon.
ever lost their liberties at one but step by
step, as some deadly disease steals up@
the system and gradually bu, surely sam |
! the fountains of life. We know that ".
ants and their minons always prepare tbI
popular mind in advance for their usarp,
! TONS, and that these usurpations ara all
ways. based upon the plea Of tho "geHsd
good or military necessity The arg n
ment now is we hate Lin1olf 50 bltteh |
| tnat Ill OTutT W fCnlsb uisA 90 orNsAhlll, w
must make slaves of ourselvcs.
The answer of our people j. We oil
SLaues neither 10 Lincoln, aos Dauis, Nv
France nor England North Carolina
a State, no. a Prooiaee. She has 500
as brave troops as ever troC the earth.
When she calls them they will come,
the worst should happen she will be alb |
to take care of herself as an independeu|
power. She will not submit, IN any event
to a law of Congress passed IN dehberaa
violation of the Constitution. she VIII nC|
submit to Mr.. Davis being invested Will
dictatorlal power but she viii resist SUE
a law by Withdrawing from the Conteder|
acy, and she will fight her way out agains|
all corners, with courage and an ardo
which will eclipse even any former achiey,
ments of her sons during thu existing wa
For one, we are determined not TO e l
change one despotlsm tor another"
Other opposition papers are also COMM
down rather heavy on the " destructive
The Henderson On, c. Times, in speak
ing of the approaching Congressional ele
, ton, says:
' " Beware Of the Fire Eaters ThT|
are the fag-end Of the old defunct DemS
cratic party VINO fight their battles in bg
rooms or in the shade. They aided a
precipitate the Cotton States into reye
luton which has made bresstwork 4
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee an
Missouri Let them be AEdtaeRG Mya.|
: atha Give them the relns OF government
> and after peace they viii quickly carr
US 10 perdition. Let them be marked
, deeply as Cain was, for they cannot
: trusted IN politics as far as an OK could
thrown by the tail"
Q GALLANT CAVALRY RAID IN ARRl
s sAs.--A few days ago, Col Clayton, v
. the 9th Kansas, 5th Ilhnois and lst Ind
i ana cavalry made a raid from Heross
J. the direction of Little Rock, Arkansas,
e stir up the rebels little. On the way
Cotton Plant large amount Of reb@
- property, and number Of grlst mills 40
buildings were destroyed. From the sati
named place the party set out toward N
. town Of Witsburg. An account Of the sub
sequen. proceedings says
- Col Clayton's entire torce, one tbc|
q sand men, took the country lying o. N
southern bank of the ST. Francis river u
they crossed the river b'Auguille TEi
. had proceeded without interruption
about two miles, when a further lnarul
, was checked by the report of fire arms HI
mediately in front. The men at once did
mounted and formed IN line OF battle, IN
;. colonel feeling confident he was only aoos|
70 fight regiment of infantry and csys
G ~, inferior IN point of numbers to his oOnI
If mand. A charge was made and red
1t els fell back about one mile with sligh'
l. loss. This brought the federals ont to d
d open space where they could see mora CD
r timely, and discovering that the eBeul
l. outnumbered them, they fell back into Y
l. woods. The coIfederates then made a
/ rious charge with shouts and yells. q
G Clayton ordered his men 10 hold their 4
V until the rebels got within twenty yanh
If them, and at the word every man did
= best to send destruct on TO the foe.
e The rebel commander. finding il imp3
l. siOle to force his men forward, and hOph}
e to bring Col. Clayton from under cove
IS fell back; but in this he was entirely N
J. successful the Colonel had come to Y
al conclusion that he could see Just Gs wi
where be was. Again the rebels charget
and again they were punished. The thl1
charge was made, and few rebels 8
into the wood but they were either ~
is ed, wounded or captured. On nqu1
Is Col. Clayton found that he had n
h fighting two brigsdes under Gen. Card
At instead of six hundred men under
e. bins, and that Carter's forces were b
" detachment of force under Marmadd
stated TO be Six thousand, infantry, cav
l. ry and artillery This al once chang
w the base of Col Clayton's operations
He ordered his men TO mount and ss
their horses aeross the L'Auguilla' lH
Fl had scarcely got safely across beiofe
is enemy brought up considerable
v tillery aud began to shell the woods
/ Col. Clayton and hls gallant ban
pe oat of reach The Federal casuI
le were two killed and eleven wounded
N The rebel loss was Fifty i've killed
al ninety nine wounded"
? FRoM MRxIco.-The latest al"
;, from Mav,no ars IN the effect thai