Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-20
The Reaction at the south.

gress at the South, are too numerous to be
without foundation. The loss of Vicks-
burg and Port Hudson, with the defeat of
Lee, are blows of such momentous force
as to finally break the Southern con-
hdence of success. The decisiveness of
these blows cannot be disguised from the
people of the rebellious States, by their
leaders or newspapers. The attempted
sweeping Consumption, reaching to the last
able-bodied man in the Coniederacy, is
materially aiding the development of
Southern desire to be again safel moored
to the old Union. The frantic appeals of
Davis, of Lee, and of the rebel newspa-
pers to the deserving soldiers Of the South,
to rally for one more grand effort, come
mingled with bitter complaints of a want
of patriotism and fidelity to the southern
cause developing in different portions of
rebeldom. While no effort should be
spared by the North to be thoroughly
prepared for the final great struggle which,
with Lees army, and such conscripts as
can be got together, the rebel leaders will
still be able to make while it is the duty
of the government to put into the field
such numbers as to overwhelm the re-
naming strength of treason developments
seem now rapidly making IN their midst,
which will essentially assist and hasten
the overthrow Of the rebel leaders, the
collapse of rebellion, and the return to the
Union of the seeded States.
We copy below such extracts bearing
Upon this subject, as happen at this mo
ment to be at hand.
If the statements of the correspondents
of Northern papers are not implicitly re-
led upon, yet the language of Southern
papers themselves is sufficiently signif
cant.
The Richmond Sentinel of August 9Th
shows a marked change of tone from ar
rooance to entreaty in an article beaded
"An appeal for more troops" 1t exclaims !:
LET every one exert himself to hasten
back to the army all who are improperly
away. Listen TO the earnest call which
comes over the hills of Virginia from Gen.
Lee. Listen to the earnest, affectionate
appeal which the President sends out to
his countrymen, Listen to these, as they
orv out in this crisis of the country's fate !;
and then let father and mother implore
their son-let wife go down on her knees
to her husband-let sister appeal to broth
er with all her wealth of affection-let
maiden entreat lover as for the most prec-
ious boon-let friend urge friend with all
power of persuasion, and let each and all
implore the objects of their solicitude not
to stain their names with an infamy so in
d.llibe as that of deserving or staying
away from their standards in such ire
mendous hour as this, and when the calls
of their chleftains aye ringing in their ears.
Oh, it is shame that will descend to chill
dren's children"
Richmond papers of the 9th inst, are
full ofsimilar appeals. The Montgomery
(Ala.) Advertiser of the LIST inst, has the
following ........
1t is matter of surprise that there is
so little zeal manifested in this city and
the surrounding country in making prep
arations for our own immediate defense,
and especially by those who have the most
at stake.
To be sure, we have frequently met and
passed very patriotic and selfsacrifcing
resolutions, but where are the fruits of
them The army has not been increased
and we are to-day as defenceless as we
were before any meeting was called.
Have we lost our spirit, or did the val
liant Young men and old who volunteered
at the beginning of this unholy war, take
all the honor, chivalry and manhood with
them?
Neither speeches, resolutions, nor I'M
ending talk can do us any good without
action. What we must have is thor
ough organization, and every man capable
of bearing arms should join it. There are
now a few companies here half filled up,
or perhaps with full quota Of names, but
who do not muster more than a respecta-
BILE sized squad, while there should be in
this city at least a regiment, and they
should turn out at every drill. If our
soldiers can devote their whole time to the
service, we certainly ought to spare few
hours Of each week in preparing to defend
our own homes.
Montgomery is one of the wealthiest
cities in the Confederacy, in proportion to
the number of inhabitants, and it certainly
seems to be the most defenceless."
We have published extracts from South
ern papers, revealing by their complaints
fit, the development of Union feeling
in some portions of the South. The fol-
lowing Is from the Mobile News of the Sd
inst:
ave have multitude of reports h0r-
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