Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21

Gov. SEYMOUR ON VALLANpIGHAM's
ARREsr,--The following is an extract
from the letter of Gov. Seymour of New
York TO the Albany meeting of vallan-
digham sympathizers on Saturday last
The people of this country now wait
with the deepest anxiety the decision of
the administration upon these acts. Hsv
ing given il a generous support IN the
conduct of the war, ,re aow pause TO see
what kind OF Government il is for which
we are asked to pour out our blood and
our treasures.
The action of the Administration will
determine in the minds of more than one
half of the people of the loyal States
whether this war is waged TO pm dorm
rebellion al The South, or 10 deStroy free
institutions at the NORTH, We look for
its decision with the most solemn soIci-
tude.
HoRATio SEYMOUR.
To which the Albany Journal-which
has by no means exhibited an unfriendly
spirit towards Governor seymour,-re-
plies;
This is not the language Of uncondi-
tional patriotism for it makes a support
of the Government and prosecution of
the war for the suppression of the rebel
lion, contingent upon the decision OF an
individual. Whether the President shall
act wisely or unwisely in this case of Val
landigham, cannot affect the restoration of
the Union. In assuming that it will,
Gov, Seymour reveals more of the parti-
san than the patriot, and insults the com
mon sense as well as the loyalty of the
people, He, and those who think with
him, may "pause" while the bloody hand
of rebellion is at the throat of the Nation,
but they will "pausen alone. The 10y
al people will know no "pause" until the
rebellion is put down, and the Union re-
stored.
But his Excellency not only "pauses"
but threatens. If Vallandigham, the con-
frere of Breckenridge, and the pimp and
pet of the whole tribe of traitors, is not re-
leased, then, according to Gov, Seymour,
| the war will be deemed war to des-
troy free institutions at the North !" and,
in that event, of course, the war will be
opposed Thus, his Excellency makes
the fate of the Union hang upon the decis-
| ion of the President in the case of Nallan-
dlgham!
Said a soldier Saturday evening, We
are grateful to the citizens of Albany for
the noble reception they gave us on our
return, but this meeting seems to us to be
an intentional insult. While we have
been lighting traitors, Vallandighani has
been preaching treason and he is a
traitor" And this sentiment is general
among the brave fellows who have just
come from the bloody battle-felds Of the
Rappahannock. They cannot comprehend
how man so infamous should be eulo-
gized as martyr.
The friend and companion of Brecken-
ridge-the man who fraternzed with him
at Washington while he combined the
character of traitor and spy-who preach
he sought to induce the people of thatcity
to take up arms against the Union-who
has plotted with traitors since, and
preached treason from one end to the 9th
er of the loyal States-who has malgned
the Government, defed its authority and
been eulogized and condoled with by ev-
cry rebel orator and press in the South
this man, in spite of protests and ir spite
of sophistries, will BE deemed to have
been defended and deifed by the people
of the capital of the State of New York
Such will be the Interpretation put upor
this meeting at home and abroad, and thu
effect will be at once mischieyouS anC
dishonoring, if the loyalty and patriotism
of our people are not promptly vindicate'
by an equally formal and public demon
stration.
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