Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-02-05
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY S, 1868.



Il concealed weapon, from disguised enemy,
are oftenest fatal because impossible to be pre-
pared for. So with nations as well as indiyid-
uals SO with this Union.
AT no period since the commencement of
the war has darker cloud of despondency
hung over the minds of the patriotic than du-
ring the last faw months. Yet at no time have
there existed such certain indications as now,
that with united North, the rebellion, even
without great military reverses, must collapse
At no distant period. AT no previous time
have such significant evidences of approaching
failure of men and means on the part of our
open and armed enemies, to carry on this gi-
gantic struggle come up to us, as now. Atno
previous time have leading rebel journals,
while urging as last resource the compulsory
sending into the rebel ranks of the exempts
from previous conscriptions, admitted that
another year or two of such progress as
they, (the Yankees, y have met with will find |
them masters Of the Southern Confederacy.' |
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save the Union, its restoration could only be |
question of time, and these indications show
that the time would be short one But
even accepting the time stated as above, by the
Richmond Examiner, is not the result,-the
triumph of democratic government, the secu-
rity Of the rights Of the people, the preserva
tion of the Union and of the power of the ma
.ion,--worthy the trial for "year or two"
more?
Accompanying these indications and evil
dences of approaching collapse of the rebel
lion, from failure of resources to carry on so
gigantic war, come to the patient people of
the North sure signs that the experience of
the last twenty months has finally ensured
much more rapid and vigorous dealing of
blows, and a use Of all available assistance, in
ending the conflict and restoring the Union
The progress hitherto has been really great.
The rebels know and admit it, though their
northern sympathlzers deny it, But with the
results of experience, worth many victories,
with the exhaustion of rebeldom, it should be
much more rapid hereafter.
Whence, then, has arisen the dependency Z
From the Vaccinations of the conspirators,
who, under the guise of loyalty and the stolen
livery of democracy, have labored to divide
the North and parayze its powers. Shall the
Union perish through such a disgraceful and
pitful treachery? There is happily good rea-
son to believe that these men will become the
victims of their own increasing boldness; that
their ambition is " o'erleaping itself;' that
their indiscretion is betraylng them to the peo-
ple ia their true light, showing only the
disloyaI sympathiser with traltorous
slaveocracy in the hitherto assumed garb Of
democracy.
How the wave Of patriotism swept over the
North al the fall of Sumter, submerglng all
open sympathy with treason, will be wildly
remembered This wave has gradually reced-
ed, only, however, to sweep on again with re-
newed and irresistible force. This retrogrea-
sion is attributed by contemporary mainly to
the operaton of the well known law OF action
and re action So familiar, according to IT,
has the operation of this law become IN poll-
tics thai politicians count upon reaction III
,,,l,lic continent about the second year after
AN exciting presidential campaign and the OPP
,ositi ON Is generally much stronger IN The sec
on1 Congress of the presidential term than III
the first. and frequently then has majority II
4ha nonular branch. And following out tins
law the more intense the first excitement, the
first burst Of patriotism, the greater the cor
responding depression.
While many stand firm at the highest pon
10 which the first great patriotic wave carried
tbem il cannot be denied that too many OF TIT
more timid faint hearted or selfish, have beer
carried back by the reactionary influence OF
tao oround!ess disappointment AT tina progress
Of the cause, or dissatisfaction with some meas
ure adopted to aid in its pro5ecuton--makn!
the END subordinate to the means.
1be whole brood of croakers, apooglst
of traitors. abusers of the loyal, eo-aborers c
Jeff. are taking advantage OF this de
s,ressiou to come out Of their former compulso
ry disguise and openly and boldly proclaim
tbeir reasonable schemes. The question noN
is, has this depression extended so far as
render the popular patriotism prey to tn
Vaccinations of these men, or will reacto
again come 10 season and sweep oyer the Ian
10 The salvation of the Union
The peculiar danger, resulting from the tol
mer necessary disguise of their schemes undo
fair pratsnces, is being lost to them. III
power TO aisead is gone. If the people wi
follow them to the ultimate destruction Of the
osgp rights, they mnst now do it with the
eyes open The reasonable p!ottings of thes
men, exhibited in all their naked ugliness
must undeceive and disgust IL would seer
that no patriotic man Of any party could fai
90 be aroused TO indignation by recent dem
ocratic !" proceedings at the capitals OF New
York, illinois, Indiana and some other states
,l,v recent proceedings and utterances of sue
men as Cox Salisbury, Vaiiandigham, Wal
&C., Sc Already the Indiana soldiers, NOV
ed by democratic officers, have indignant
protested against the reasonable doings
this class Of persons in their state Legislature
The project recently preached, of leaving 10;