Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-15
PEAcn PROPOSITIONS, Among those

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Peace PROPOSITIONS. Among those
who protest against attempted compro-
miTc with the present leaders of the re-
beA.la. Is class whose voice has been too
little needed, but is certainly entitled TO
G reiul attention. This class embraces the
Sou'tern pa,rots, who amid all sacrifices
al. tuae, hay2 remained steadtast IN
their devotion to the Union. Every one
of these men has earned by his soraly-
tried and unainchng loyalty claim TO be
heard in discussion of the conditions OF
peace with the rebellious South, more po-
tent than that of myriad Of original and
persistent traitors.
So long as the rebellious leaders con-
tinue in their present spirit concerning
" reconstruction of the Union, so long |
the subject will assume no practical impor-
lance, except as matter of Copperhead
clamor. They scornfully reject the very
idea Of compromise upon any basis but
that of dissolution, and will so continue to
do as long as there remains a CLEAN OF
hope of eflecting their purpose. But 1t is
not improper to anticipate what the future
may possibly sometime bring forth,
through the eagerness of Northern Copper
heads to receive back and combine with
their old political allies, the Southern trail
torous leaders, on the one hand, and the
thorough despair which, induced by future
federal victories, may seize the latter, OF
accomplishing the destruction ofthe Union,
on the other hand and in this view the
Unionists of Southern states protest IN
the name of their own sacrifices and un-
wavering patriotism against any "com-
promise" which shall leave the rebel lead
ers in power in the Sonthern states. 1t is
the latter who have prosecuted them
driven them from their families, murdered
their relatives or friends, because of then
LOYALTY to the old flag. A compromise
leaving those rebel leaders in power IL
their respective states as OF old, woul'
obviously bring no end to the outrage
upon these same faithful Union men AM
women Of the South. What reward TO
their fidelity, to subject them again to Tn
tender mercies Of their present persecl
tors. They demand, therefore, that the
be not put under the rule Of traitors th'
the leading rebels suffer the due penai'
Of treason and this demand is not onl
reasonable as regards them, but is all
consistent with the duty which all CO.
siderations of justice, and of future safe
to the Union itself devolve upon the go
..,uu.ut. Will these demands Of Il
Southern Unionists affect the views
course Of the peace-at-any- men
the North Judging from the abu
heaped by the latter upon many OF
former who have escaped IRON th'
Southern prosecutors into the loyal sta'
during the rebellion, we have little reas
to hope it.
Mons RUSSIAN WAR VESSELS b
pEcrED. The Washington corresponds
Of the Tribune says 1t is underste
there, among persons who are posted, u
ten or twelve more Russian vessels OF '
are expected to arrive at New York.
some other American port, within a
weeks. and it is believed in well lnfor
quarters that they are not likely 10
away very soon, but may probably VIII
in our harbors. There are many tn
ries as to the cause Of this movement
the Russian Navy, but the general De
is that the Emperor expects to Keep
feet cruising during the winter mon
lest some difficulty with his nelghl
might arise, and find him, as they 10
him once before, ice-bound ~ his own
bors.
A Curious STATEMENT. The WI
ington Republican makes the cur
statement that the Government has I
49, ,renrmation the rebels contempt;