Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-06-11
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THURSDAY, JUNE IL, 1863.
From the Daily of June 81,


armies penetrate further into the interior
Of rebeldom, some curious developments
are made through the efforts of nouisitive
Yankees. Rebel letters, among other
things, are brought to light, revealing the
secret motives and purposes of rebel action.
oi tins kind is a correspondence discover
I'd at jackson, Miss, during the recent oc-
eupaton of that city bv the Union army,
and published a few days since ia the Chi
cago Tribune. The house of one f. T.
cooper, editor OF the Jackson Mississippi.
an, was occupied by Gen. J. NJ. Tuttle,
OF Sherman's Army Corps, and among the
papers left behind by the "fugacIous" ed
'tor, We're the letters in question.
II will be remembered that not long
since the copperhead orators of the north
were engaged, with all their energies. in
the laudable and patriotic undertaking of
denoancing New England, institutns
ohous comparisons between the East and
West, and melting and promoting hatred,
str,fe and division between these two por-
tons Of the loyal north. Papers of that
stripe, even in New England, approvingly
eOped and helped TO circulate these de-
nmclations of their oi0a native or adopted
States. The only possible effect of this
labor, if successful, of course would have
been the division OF the loyal people, the
paralysis of their power against the rebel
hon, the yielding of both divisions, thus
arayed against each other, an easy prey
to the united rebels of the south. This
sopperhead scheme did not succeed, but it
was not for want of earnest effort on the
part of its movers.
Now, the correspondence referred 10 is
interesting as showing how these northern
eopperheads were only cooperating to
their best ability in what was really
bod and desperate rebel intrigue. As one
reflects how completely and ingloriously
this great effort otthe northern abet ors of
southern traitors was squelched, renewed
confidence is inspired that every treason
sympathising scheme of theirs will be
sprung into existence only to meet an
equally dsgraceful death before the intel,
hgence and patriotism of the people.
The first letter of this correspondence is
long, and we have only room for such ex-
tracts as will indicate its purport. The
answer of the Mississippi Editor is given
IN full. The letter to this Editor was
written from Louisiana, February q,
1868, by Douglas NJ. Hamilton, polti-
ehn of that State, of some note. He
wrote:
In your paper of the Sth inst. is an edi-
torial article to which desire to call your
attention. 1t is headed "The Future of
the Confederate States"
Be pleased to inform me candidly, as
true men, if you are serious in proposing
that any of the Free States of. the old I'm
ion should be admitted into the Confeder-
asy. | can hardly realize that you cat be
willing to any such proposition, but put
forth these propositions as feelers among
our own people, and to stimulate the mis-
erahle Western Yankees to peisevere in
their opposition to Lincoln and his Aboli-
ton Administration, and by producing dis
seDsions, quarrels, and perhaps blows and
bOodshed among our common enemy, re-
keve Us IN measure of the tremendous
power they are about to brin against us.
There is no doubt that our enemy is great
fy crippled already by the want of una
Dimity Of sentiment and feeling between
the people and the army on the one side,
and the administration on the other. And
by this private quarrelllng among them
selves, we have profted great deal, and
VIII continue to profit until we gain our
complete independence, by fostering and
encouraging it. But can not we accom-
phsh all that is necessary and proper, and
at the same time hold out no promises
which in the future we may hesitate to full
mt think we can. Your pa
per, for some reason, is taken as an organ
Of the President, and these views of yours
may be taken as his | am by ma
ture, education and religion Yankee-ha-
yer. | loathed the old ynion, and no act
oi any people ever afforded me half the
aeAght that the secession of the Slave
states from the Old Union did. You may
imagine, therefore, my chagrin and sur
Pnse when | notice in the columns of
reading paper, in one of the leading Sc
eesslon States, articles advocating a re-
construction of the Union NV
dear slrs, write to me in reply and say that
yon are not in earnest, but are batting traps
20 catch green Western boosters You can
no surely be planning to permit these YER
MN, ancuuth, fanatical and depraved, as
.ney have proved themselves to be, TO en-
'er again our Legislative halls, divide our
ohees of profit and trust, and partake