Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-01-16
Northern and southern Traitors.

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Northern and Southern Traitors.
We have always contended that there Is
no difference between northern and south
ern traitors. Each fights the Government
in the most convenient method according to
circumstances. At the South, they use in
tantry, artillery and cavalry, and slaughter
and Cypress every ouispoken Union man
within their reach. At The North, they
sdenounce the Government, discourage en-
listments, and rejoice over the slaughter OF
Union soldiers, and the success Of the rebel
/, army. The last named class are the mean
est and most despicablc, of course. But
the views of these two classes are precisely
alike. The northern doughfaces, from the
beginning, have charged the cause of the
war upon the President and the republican
party. The Richmond Wing declares that
/" Lincoln and his party brought on the war,
and now we have the message of Gov.
Letcher Of Virginia, to the same effect, as
follows: so
"Abraham Lincoln stands this day in
the estimation of the people who constituted
part of the United States, and before the
world, as the justly detested author of the
ruin of his country, and is answerable for
the blood that has been shed, and the lives
that have been lost upon the fields of bat
tie. He and those who elevated him TO
power inaugurated this revolution, and upon
him and them will rest the curses of the
present and of coming generations. As he
has sown. so let him reap. On his retire
ment from the presidency doom more
4 fearful than that Of Devergoil awaits him.
Thus those who join in the so called
9 democratic party, can see where they
are drifting, that modern democracy is lead
ing them straight over to secession, treason
and damnation.
Among the latest phases which the north
ern opposition to the Government has as
sumed, is that of a late democratic conven-
tion held at Laconia, N. H., where it was
boldly put forth and earnestly advocated
that we should call upon the rebels for an
immediate armistice, the States to be re-
united, that we will restore slavery to its
former position and power and that all the
war expenses of both north and south, sho,dd
be assumed By the Federal Government j!
This certainly is one of the coolest propo-
sitions yet on record, and shows how utter
~ rotten portion Of some northern people
who call themselves democrats" have come
to be.
These northern sympathizers with south
ern treason are great danger to the Union
but, thank God, up TO the present time ever
the southern rebels utterly scout, scorn ant
refuse the proffered surrender of thoi
northern whelps. But they do great mis-
chief, nevertheless. In communities wher,
they live, they create dependency anon!
loyal people. Their papers circulate among
the soldiers; and even there, we too Otter
see the effect of their poison.
Let all good, patriotic and loyal people a
tie north again take hold of this matter il
earnest. We need no arms. We can tall
this thing down here if we but win it,
Treat it as the noble Holt Of Kentucky sal
it should be treated soon after the war be
gan. Let the iull force of public opinion
fall upon all these northern imps of nation