Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-26
From tho Daily Of. Nov. 81.

PIcrUREs THEREOF. The Richmond Elk
sminer presents TO its readers a glowing
picture of the blessings enjoyed in Rebel
dom, in comparison with the condition OF
affairs under the terrible despotism pre-
vailing att the north. There is no leaden tyr
amy, no covering before provost mar
shals, no prostration before the awful maj
esty of the government in that quar-
ter A military despotlsm, above
all things, is a remote contingency
at the south! They "are mon and
walk erect" down that way. Says the
Examiner:
"Here we do not feel the weight Of
leadeu tyranny in every breath we draw;
wo do not cover before provost marshals,
nor worship the Fitish of a flag; we donot
PROSTATE ourselves IN mute alteration be-
fore the awful majesty of the government.
We are men, and walk erect. A military
despotism in the south is remote eontn-
gency, not an expedient discussed IN every
issue of the press, and adyocs ted IN plan
language by every despairing friend OF or
der,n &C., &c.
We are to infer then that all the stories
of CONSUMPTION after CONSUMPTION of the
most tyrannical character, until the last
abie-bodied man of the southern people is
in the field, the stories Of government ex-
tortion and impressment of food &c.
from suffering population, and all similar
reports of military do.ngs at the south are
"iuventlons of the enemy" Or, on the
other hand, we are to suppose that the
Richmond Examiner is only speaking Of
the magnates of the Kingdom of JEFF, who
walk erect regardless of provost marshals,
aud who do not themselves feel the weight
of the leaden tyranny they intiict upon the
poor trash known as the people. We
rather think this is the meaning of this
Richmond paper, for otherwise 1t is talk
ing even unusual abSurdity.
AT all events the people of the South
evidently do not see it in the same light as
does the Examiner.
Here is another picture of the blessing;
enjoyed in Jeff's dominions, sadly at varl
ance with the above. 1t is an extract from
letter written by a mother in one of tn
Gulf states to her son who haC
, ESCAPED to the North, which is pub
, lshed by the Philadelphia Inquirer Tn
letter says:
9 ssThe greatest comfort to us both is tina
: YOU are in a country where you are sat
a from confederate conscript officers, ant
q from the bloodhounds that are put upol
: the track of deserters tn at have come hom
: to see their wives and children die of star
. walton. | rejoice that you are where yo1
4 can get enough to eat, if you will work
S while your friends at home are living al
i, most on bread alone This is the first da,
we have had mouthful of meat to eat 70
o two months. We killed a little calf las
: night, and shall probably have meat one
a dav for a week. There is no meat il
i, the country to buy, and the country PEG
q pie will not sell eggs, chickens or butte
4 for confederate money, and we have n
# other. They will sell only for factor
thread, and the factory people will let non
T but their favorites have it. The conscriI
: officers have pressed all the beef that
brought to town, and the inhabitants car
not get any. Thousands of poor peopI
q are starving. Every man that is able
y do anything is conscripted and sent to Ii
y war, If he attempts to escape or get OF
q of the way he is shot down, or hunte
!, down by bloodhounds. There is no sue
u thing as law, and no man has any securit
'e for his life or property. We are Twin
;. under terrible military despotism, or
81 should say, tyranny, which occasions su
70 ferngs unparalleled in history.
eve are taxed to rum. Besides all OF
t. other taxes your father has soon to pa
for the confederate war tax alone over
ne thousand dollars, and give to the cenfed
Ii, rate government one-tenth of everythir
ne he raises. Our money is nearly as valu;
ed bic as the continental money use to be-
IN For seven dollars and half, we can g
yard OF calico. The country people So
. they cannot buy anything with the confe'
- crate money, and ii is Of no use. v
:. have not an ounce Of meat for black
% white except that aforementioned, al
have not had for weeks. Our dinners CO
a. sist of bread and cornfeld peas; o
= breakfasts are of bread and rye coffee.
- man refuses to take our money for de
he loses the interest, and is taxed five tol
RS There is not third Of tee people here W
ry have had as good fare as we. Mr.. -
to the great secession man, is among t
e number"
~ Here is also some recent testimony frt
former rebel leader, the Hon. K.
CAN'T of Arkansas, man of influence,
W man who was elected to the United Stat
er Senate just before the rebellion, a man "