Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-08

REBEL AID IN THE COMING ELEc-

TIoNs. We must give the rebels credit tor
plain-speaking upon one very important
point, even while elections are pending in
the great states Of Ohio, Pennsylvania and
New York Notwithstanding these are
elections in which they admit that they
have great interest, and from the results
of which they hope, through the efforts
of their sympathizers and co-workers IN
those states, to derive material aid and
comfort, yet their determination to be
thoroughly understood on the point re-
ferred to overcomes such interest as well
as their gratitude for copperhead COOP
Grafton. They do not hesitate to smash,
without conjunction, the cornerstone up
on which the peace-at-any- price men at
the North seek to found their laoors.
This cornerstone is g reconstruction"
through Cancellation and compromise. The
shirt of the southern leaders has been
sufficiently manifested on this subject, but
is none the less clearly or emphatically SO
on the near approach Of these elections.
Witness the language Of the new governor
of Alabama CT. II. Watts) in his reply
to charge Of GOODNESS in the southern
cause:
ue Who ia now. deliberately or otherwise in ia
vor 81 ssreconstructionn with the states unoer
Iincoln's dominion is traitor IN ms neaIs ~ .no
state Of his residence and TO the Coh'euel Nv
States and deserves a traitors doom. NO,
.;ri rather than reunite with such a race, would
ace the Confederate States desoltted with nre anu
sword When the men Of the south shall necome
sucb base cowaras as TO wish for such reunion, iet
s ali on the women Of the South to march to the
hattlefeld and in the OF theGod oid
them fight under the banner OF oouthsra n n ~.
The call would not be made IN VAIN. ls; hraast
riot s,res. whose children have barred tneir pIeasts
10 Yankee bullets and welcomed glorious dea.us
in this struggle for sslf-government, repune ,ne
foul spirit which even whispers reoohs'i w
Let the noble mothers, whose sons have maos
sacred with their blood many fields consecLa.ea
to freedom. rebuke the fell heresyl ", our ooOS
stained banners now unfurled "to the paeue anu
th a hre 10 y rebuke the cowardice and cupldity
vh;ch sn oyast DEMONSTRATION" The spirits Oh
our be 70 deadthe martyrs to our sacred cause
rebuke-a thousand times repuke' ie0o'N
toni"
Again. the Richmond Sentinel of the
10Th ult. contained the following;
"Tbe House Of Delegates, yesterday, in most ;r
summary manner, disposed 81 resoiuton lor in u
curing into the tone and TENT er OF the 1iith a
the United States, on the subject OF peace, uonse
view to responding, if favorable. al, ahe ,sso,a-
tons are both idle and mischievous for tney wiz
only be taken by en- emies as evncing ioie ~
less readiness our part for Reconstruction NY
House by unanimeus vote put its loos oh ,n q
RESOLUTION ana without woTd of discuss on OF
moment Of dclay In this they but fairly repre-
sented The manllness and the unanimty OF our
people"
It is evident enough that the southern
leaders are embarked in a cause IN whlch
thew must succeed, by the dissolution o.
the Union, or be themselves involved IN
hopeless ruin, They scorn any asteihptte
conceal it. This war must 60 on until tnt
military power Of the rebel leaders ovel
the southern people is destroyed. w
may then look for Reconstruction" Ihos'
at the North who are now advocating
cessation of hostihties, Cancellation ant
compromise, are advocating peace upol
the basis Of separation, for none other cal
or will be accepted by the southern lead
ers. Are such Union men?
But it must not be supposed from tn
above that the rebel leaders do not appre
gate the value Of the efforts Of the COZ
perheads, or the Importance Of their sue
cess in the coming elections. While the
cannot permit their position on the abo'
pont to be misrepresented, even to al
their friends in the northern elections, the
are proposing to assist them in anoth'
way, viz: by using their utmost endeavo
to defeat the Union armies, and especla'I
Rosecrans', prior to the elections. Inc
expect a little benefit in this way, posslb
from the battle of Chicamauga, but thu
do not regard it SO great success as U
copperheads for obvious reasons endeav
to make it appear, and therefore probao
see the necessity of Bragg's speedily goll
again to to work and accomplishing mu'
more, in order to- give to them tnfous
their northern co-workers the victory
the Ohio and other northern elections.
The Richmond Enquirer proposes 70
the election of Vallandigham IN THIS wa
that is, by decisive victory over nos
Grams, and argues that this would prop
blv elect Vallandigham governor o. YIN
But theFplanest and most complete exp
sition eff the matter which has fallen U
der our notice is that contained IN !
Augusta (Ga.) Constituencies Of
9th ult.: which we give in full in ano'n
column and to which we invi's ~
Of our readers. sIf," says the oohs''
t;onalist in conclusion OF It's afte