Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-03-26
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY. MARCH 2e. 1863.

THURSDAY. MARCH 26, 1863.
mother Reason fer = Vigorous Prose. I
cation u the war;
eve do not propose" said John Van Blu
EN-, in his Brooklyn speech, "to subjugate the
South; we propose to subjugate JET. DAVIS,
and set the South free" That the Southern
people, aside from the slaveocrats, have no
real interest in the success Of the rebellion =
that, on the contrary, its triumph, with the eS-
tablishment Of an aristocratic or despotlc form
Of Government, which would surely follow,
would be directly antagonistic to their rlgn's
and welfare, by trampling them further unoer
the heel of Slaveocracy,-is evident enough
That they were misled in the outset OF the re-
bellion by the base misrepresentation OF l's
instieators, as to the purposes of the NORTH
blinded by the excitement of prejudices ana
passions, and in many cases forced out OF the
Union against their own wishes, is well KNOWN
That they are still in the same condition. 70
great extent, and from the same causes Is
doubtless true
But potent agencies are at work 10 opon
their eyes to the consequences OF continued
Hind adhesion to JEFF. Davis and his folio"ers'
to the consequences of perseverance In inc
strugple to break up the Union to the fact
that their interests are bound up in the MAIN
tenance of this Republic. Their present anu
,,uo.,ec,ive condition under the rule OF Jen'
,,ror,;s.s to do for them, what abstract patrl-
ot;sm and sense of duty have failed to ACCOM-
plish. to any great extent, through the tyrSi-
NV ;onorance and falsehood imposed upon
them bv the leading traitors of the South
# has been known that the rebel authorities
.o,,o bear forcing into their armies every man
and boy of the " confederacy " VINO was soi0
"a carry musket The resistance to thls
wholesale CONSUMPTION, it has also been KNOWN
-, many instances eliminated in open de-
fance and rebellion against the confederate
authorities. the more significant and desperate
because, from want of united action, these OUT,
hre.ks were sure to be put down and recon-
upon the heads of the "rebels against repoi-
lions We know, too, that great SUFFERING
is being experienced at the South from an
alarming scarcity of food, and that this suffer
ing is being greatly enhanced by the seizure o
aour, &C., belonging to private persons, BY tn
military authorities. But these two facts art
put together by the Charleston Is. C.)Oourlei
in way which demands particular attention
It alleges that the scarcity OF food is OWNS
solelv TO the rude and wholesale conscrlptlol
acts of the Confederate Government, Whlcl
have not left labor in the country sufficient t
till the fields and and gather the crops III
Courier draws moving picture of tho confu
SION dismay and ruin that have been sprea
through all the agricultural districts OF IN
South by the cruel and needless conduct OF I'd
rebel recruiting agents. Instead of trying, t
keen the armies together and In the held tina
were already raised, disease and desertlon wei
allowed to do their fatal work, and every 81
ergy has been bent to draw every able-bodle
man and boy in the South into the mllltar
service, to make up the reckless wastage. III
result is that none are left to pillow and plan
and restitution begins everywhere to prevail
From this it appears that the rebel conscri
ton has been so exhaustive already as mo
materially to interfere with the tillage of tt
fields and the gathering of the crops tn
the scarcity of food is owing solely to tt
cause" What a terrible prospect of fami
then is before them.
These facts are but stronger inducements
vigorous, united, powerful, rapid prossc
ton of the war for the destruction of the po7
er of jeff Davis and his fellow conspiratol
and the relief of the people of the South; W
must learn from the terribly bitter experier
they are undergoing, if in no other way,
welcome the approach of the Union armi
the opening of Northern granaries for their
lief, and the restoration of the comparative
happy days of the Union" A conciliate
policy but adds weight to the yoke upon tn
by favoring the tyranny of Davis and
co-workers in treason. If the statements
this Southern paper, the Courier, are tr
(and all other accounts tend to corrobor
them, it would not seem unreasonable to
pect, under such circumstances, that two
threei mp0ktant federal victories will enco
age the people.of the South to aid in throw
off the yoke of despotism (which is crush
them.
Let us " subugate jeff. DAVIS, and set
South Free"