Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-09-03

himself "Copperhead,n as thai term l.
now used by all the Republican paners
Several Republicans of this place have
Ml,n'n lew days assured us that we
We're not considered as "CopperIead
ont war Democrat. Now we protest
against all such blarney.n
VII When the Courier desires here
AFTER 10 thro" undeserved suspicion upon
any respectable person Of tins vicinity,
We "onld snogest for its benefit that il
change It's tactics, 1t Aiight possibly ae.
compIish its object, so far as the paper is
read at all, by euloglzing him. We don't
say 1t would, but that is its only hope
Praise from the Courier, so far as it has
ehec' at all, at once raises the suspicion,
as all our readers know, that the indiyid-
nal upon whom it is lavished has commit
ted some unworthy act. Personal abuse
from the Courier is what every upright
man IN this vicinity expects, and if no.
ticed at all by it, hopes tor.
VIII. The editor of the Courier makes
desperate attempt to reconcile his past
record with his present, by the assertion
that he Is now opposed to the extension of
slavery into free territory. CThat is the
Republican platform upon which Mr. Lin
coin was elected. A very thorough re-
pentance, however, ''of its evil waysn will
be required of the Courier, before admis-
sion into the Republican ranks.-But the
Courier editor now says that the question
of slavery in the territories righfully be-
longs to the people of the territories to
SETTLE. In 1850 he said it was the daty
Of Congress to enact a prohibition of
slavery in the territories. A decided
hitch there yet.
TX. The Courier then goes off on a
tangent to its usual clamor about the con-
scriptlon and the poor men and the rich
men. This miserable clap-trap has been
exposed too often to require further no.
tice. Why, tt asks, are $4,000 men sta
toned in New York City now. What,
we might ask, has that to do with the past
record Of the editor of th, Courier? But
we waive that, and answer. The troops
ara there, because on the urgent request
of ten. Dix, Gov. Seymour would take
no measures through the state militia to
prevent a recurrence of the terrible riots
and outrages upon life and property in
New York City, on a recommencement of
the draft. This is disclosed by the cor
respondence just published by Gen. Dix.
The wisdom of his collecting the troops
there IS seen in the quietness with which
the draft in that CITY has proceeded to its
conclusion.
y. The editor of the Courier proceeds
with several questions, which he does not
answer and concludes with pathetic ap-
peal not to notice what he was in 1850,
but only what he is now. We comply
briefly. He is now the proprietor of a
paper which strives to exc out a precari-
Gus existence by panderlng to the pre)u-
dIces and passions Of few readers, chief
" through personal abuse of all respecta-
BILE citizens, private as well as public, |
against whom ii happens to have pique, |
which includes pretty mnch all of them; |
secondly, thro' abuse of the section of our |
country to which he emigrated from the |
populated Isle of Man, and
hirdly thro' abuse generally of the govern |
nent whose protectioa he has sought and
lnder which he persists in living and car
lying on his udescribable business.
ri. In conclusion, we feel it incum-
bent upon us to apologize to our readers
Tor having occupied SO much space with a
notice of any matter in the Courier, and
% promise that we shall not often offend
n that way. We drop the subject
With the simple remark as to the Herald
hat 1t IS It's own organ, manages its own
business and expresses its own sentiments
exclusively; that it has contrib
lied wat little lay in its power to support
he government IN maintaining the integrity
If the Union against the assaults of trait
rs that in doing so it has done only its
Iuty but when so many are recreant to
he plalnest dictates Of such duty, wehave
eason to regard the course of the Herald
With what we trust is pardonable pride
nd satisfaction.
zen. GILLMoRE.-1tl Is a fit moment
. remember that the appointment of Gen.
llimore is the Presidents appointment,