Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-01-22
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1868.



utcry,-around which revolved all the lesser |
rguments and objections, against the Repub-
can party, was its alleged 6 Sectionalism p
was the preeminent claim of its opponents,
superiority, that theirs was the only nation
party,-that equal respect to the opin-
ons and institutions Of the whole Union. with
tut distinction Of North from South or East
rom West, was embraced in their policy. It
not our desire to enter into an untimely dis
,usslon concerning the ground for this claim.
We refer to it only to contrast Herewith the
present conduct Of those factious leaders who
still claim to be acting under the much abused
name of Democracy.
The Union is in peril from causeless re-
bellion. With the fate of the Union is involy-
ed the life Of democratic institutions. The OBJ
]ect OF the rebellion is to split the Union into
sections, and on its ruins build up a slavehold-
ing despotism. On which side should be the
national" party2
But worse than this No sane man can
doubt the result Of the conflict with loyalty
united north. Its vast superiority of numbers,
resources, and means Of oil kinds by land and
water, with its inexhaustible sources Of
supply and its means Of cutting off those of
the enemy, would surely determine the final
result in its favor. No argument is needed to
show this. All history teaches it. 1t is as
sure as the rising and setting of the sun
JEFF. Davis is convinced of it, Already indi-
cations of the approaching exhaustion Of the
rebels come to us, which no ordinary military
successes could avail to repair.-What then is
the arch-traitor's last and desperate resort
He has himself told us. Appeal to the sup
posed interests of the North Western States in
contra-distinction to those of the Eastern; de-
nounce the East foment sectional prejudices,
jealousies and passions between the loyal states
out of which, in his ewn language in recent
speech at Richmond, shall come, first, sepa-
ration of the North West from the Eastern
states, then discord among them which shall
parasyze the poa0er Of both, THEN FOR US Fu-
TuRE PEACE AND PROSPERITY
The object of this northern division is plain
ly enough stated here: the disruption OF the
north and the independence of the south: the
bursting into many "sections % and fragments
of this Union. On which side should be the
Irrational" party?I
Many, very many, we are glad to say, who
formerly belonged to that so styled party, are
certainly on the national side now But we
speak of the factious leaders who in the name
of democracy are opposing the go 7ernment IN
its efforts TO suppress rebellion.
Co-incident in time with Davis appeal to
the West and denunciation of the East, made
with the devilish purpose avowed by him In
the above language, we find Gov. Seymour IN
his message insldiously, Sunset Cox openly at
New York, Vallandigham in Congress at
Washington, and their co-laborers elsewhere,
engaged in the same attempts at exciting Sec
tional divisions at the north. There is even a
remarkable coincidence in the very language
employed by Cox, who is most open, because
less adroit than the others, and by Davis.
Compare them jeff Davis says:
They 1.-THE people of New England) are a
traditionless and homeless race; from the time
of Cromwell until the present moment they
have been disturbers of the peace of the world
Gathered together by Cromwell from the boys
and fens of the north of Ireland and of Eng
land, they commenced by disturbing the peace
of their own country they disturbed Holland,
to which they fed and they disturbed Eng
land on their return. They prosecuted Catho-
lies in England, and they hung Quakers and
witches in America"
S. S. Cox says:
81 speak of that ruling element in New Eng
land, called Puritanism, which in Lancashire,
in Holland, at Plymouth, or at Boston, ever
presents the same selfish, pharisaical, egotstic,
and iutolerant type of character. We find it
in our politics to-day as the Tudors found it
hundreds of years ago, ever meddling, and on
ly willing to concede when 1t can not help itself.
They hunted out little girls and old women
for witches Baptsts, Anabaptsts, Familsts,
Quakers, all were prosecuted and punished"
&c, &c.
One is constrained to ask, did Davis write
Cox's speech, or Cox, Davis?
We know what Davis object is. What is
that of Coz, FalIandigham E Co., and those
sympathizers with them all over the north who
eagerly catch up and reproduce their TRADES
And these men engaged in fomenting these
strfes claim to belong to " national party;
they are opposed to " sectionalsm."
New England needs no defence here; she
has defenders enough outside of her own Dor
ders. Some of these defences have appeared
in our columns. She is attacked only for her
opinions. 1t should be sufficient for the pat
notc. especially in time like this, that she
pre-eminently loyal.
She believes in restoring the Union, and
pours out her best blood without stint for that
end. That is . sectonalism." The south has
rebelled to disrupt the Union, destroy liberty
and establish despotism Vallandigham &
Co. are for ''peace with them, and to estab-
fish it propose to aid JEFF. Davis in dividing
the north by exciting sectional hatred and
strife, paralyzing its power, and yielding the
fragments an easy prey to the rebels. That
is $ nationallsm."
If the schemes Of these men succeed, the |
Union and democracy will perish. They de-
nounce not the rebels; they turn their abuse
entirely upon the section which is distinguished
for its loyalty and sturdy adherence to free
dom.