Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-03-26

ject Of outcry by the opposition during the
progress of the war has been that the Admin
istration, by its alleged "radical course, Tin
other words, its adoption Of those measures
which promised aid in suppressing the rebel
lion,) was alternating irrevocably the border
States. While advocating that method of
crushing determined, desperate and reckless
traitors, which consists in an overwhelming dis
play Of meekness and branches, they
have also professed a peculiarly tender and af-
fectlonate solcitude lest any act of the federal
government, directed against the rebels, should
smack too much of vigor and directness of
purpose to suit the sensitive nerves Of the Dor
der States. It is well known that the tender
overtures of these meek SWANS have been re-
ceived by the " hayward sistersn of rebellion
with contempt, scorn and ridicule. And it is
now apparent that they are also doomed to be
the victims of unrequited affection in their ten
der solicitude for the loyal border States. In
short, the border States are assuming the most
noble, determined and answering stand for
the support Of the government in vigorous
and thorough crushing out of traitors to the
Union. 1t is true that they are the only loyal
States which are interested in slavery, but
they put the maintenance of the Union tar
above it, they are subscribing to the only loyal
doctrine, 6 the Union with or without slavery"
1t Is true that, with comparatively few excep-
tons, the summary arrests, the other great sta
| pie of copperhead howl in the States further
north, have been made in these same border
States but they complain rather that they
have been too few than too many.
! The chief city Of Maryland would not listen
to vallandigham little time ago, while he is
able to speak to applauding copperhead audi
ences in New York city.
Missouri, not discouraged by the failure Of
Congress to pass the bill to aid her in becom-
ing free State, is determinedly pushing on
the scheme of emancipation herself.
And Kentucky has just shown her appreci-
alton of copperheads in asurprisingly emphat
&c manner The Union Convention which was
held in Louisville, on Wednesday last, was
livery large, every county except few border
NO on the Tennessee line being represented
The utmost harmony and enthusiasm prevailed
until Mr.. Wickllfe introduced Mr.. Cravens o
i Indiana, who made speech denounclng th'
] Administration, and eulogizing Vallandighan
and the copperheads generally. The creates
D confusion, says Louisville dispatch, ensuef
among the members before Mr.. Cravens ha
finished speaking, and boisterous expression
O of sPut him out Down with the traitor
= I'VE are Union menu Shame on the col
: perheadsp were heard from every portion
!. the house, followed by cheers for the Unlol
and Mr.. Cravens was forced to subside. II
. dispatch says be was seized by seo'
! or more of men and forcbly elected from IL
IS building, amid the groans and jeers of the e.
cited multitude.
The next day the Convention nominated Il
\ strongest kind of an unconditional Unions
. for Governor (Joshua Belly and unanimous
adopted resolutions pledging the entire I
sources of the State to the crushing out OF t
: rebellion.
!. Thus Kentucky wheels squarely into t
~ line of unconditional loyalty, and eopperhe
wooing is rejected.