Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-26
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which persists in calling itself the demo-
cratic party. The Boston Courier, as we
understand it, is extremely dissatisfied
with Hon. Il. w. CAN'T of Arkansas, be-
cause Of his conversion to the Union faith,
Here is a man who has been a leading Sc
cesslonist, general IN the rebel army
but who now abandons the rebel cause
and appeals to his fellow citizens of Ar
kansas to do likewise, The Boston Cou-
rier and its co-workers have been oontin-
ually clamoring that the proper weapon to
be used in the warfare against traitors is
the olive branch yet when his, the first
Of the leading secessionists, repents and
returns to the Union the Courier drops
the olive, and gets into rage. What is
the trouble2 One great cause of its dis
satisfaction probably is that he, citizen
Of slave state, speaks rather disrespeot-
fully Of the "divine institution"
Again, some of the so-called democratic
papers are expressing, and all of them are
feeling, extreme dissatisfaction with the
election of B. Gratz Brown TO the Unit
ed States Senate from Missouri. He is a
radical abolitienist, they say, which is
doubtless true. But he is not what they
have been in the habit of denouncing as
an abolition meddler IN the affairs of 9TH
or states. He is citizen of slave state
and copperheads can hardly deny his right
to hold his opinions and express them up
on the subject of the institutions and vel
fare of his own state. Missouri, we sup
pose, has right to throw of the incubus
of slavery if she chooses, and we submit
that 1t is specimen of the worst kind of
what they are In the habit Of stigmatizing
as intermeddling, for the democrats of our
free states to denounce and oppose the
abolition movement inaugurated in Mis-
soar and other border slave states.-
Interference with slavery in the states
where it was established, was no part OF
the Republican platform. We insist that
the democrats" refrain from any attempt
to "intermeddle," now that certain slave
states choose to get rid of this domestic
institution" if they can. Ifthis move
ment in these states has been quickened
by the war, it is the legitimate and una
vodable effect of the course of the slave
holding rebels in precipitating the war
upon us.
| 1t is in truth an amazing delusion ,man-
| Tested by the ''latter-day" democracy IN
their course towards all present opponents
of slavery whether pro-slavery men be-
| fore the rebellion and citizens Of slave
states, or not. The doctrine successfully
| preached for some time that slavery is a
subject so marveilously sacred as to be
above the scope Of ordinary human con-
sideration, except by those who advocate
it, is obsolete; and the copperhead delu-
sion consists in the belief that they can
still maintain this doctrine, in spite Of the
eye-opening shocks Of the rebellion that
they can restore this Union with the re-
bellious clement of slavery as strong as
ever, and by aFying themselves with it as
Of old again usurp the control Of the ma
tional government, And this delusion,
excusabe only il yeritable Rip Van
Winkle, is the foundation OF their general
anti-patriotic course in this war.
The rebels BY fnaugurating the war
for the purpose of conserving slavery,
have taken the course which will most
speedily destroy it; the democracy" by
lending them aid and comfort for the pur-
pose of future alliance and return to
power, have taken the course which will
most speedily rum the party. 1t is sim
ply case of .feJo de SO on both sides.