Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-09-29
Co-operation OF the Rebels with
the Democracy.

Chicago Con, Sul lphlsls dre IN cAacS oo'
operation with each other. But there
are so many persons still acting with
what is cal,e he Democratic party, and
who ne,,r,h,.r,, pa,r to be loyal 10 the
Union that no palus should be spared
to open their eyes to the existence OF
such co operation, and to the inevitable
drift Of the policy pursued by those
who have got control Of their party.
II should be remarked first that as the
rebels have been lighting with unsur.
passed desperation for more than three
years, have undergone untold depriya-
tions and sufferings, for the avowed pur-
pose Of breaking up the Union ana es-
tablishing their independence, 1t is evil
IDENTIFY preposterous to suppose that
their leaders and presses in talking Of
negotiations and voluntary peace, mean
anything but peace which shall secure
the grand object of their fierce struggle.
For this reason, and because of the re-
cent and emphatic declarations of JEFF
Davis and other rebel chiefs Themselves
upon this point, we may dismiss the
idea of UNION peace resulting from ne
gotiation or anything else but the crush
ing out of the rebellion, as an absurdity.
Now the Chicago platform is in spirit
and substance the joint production of
Southern democrats" who are in rebel
lion, and Northern democrats" who are
in sympathy with them. Said the veneer
able DR.. Breckenridge Of Kentucky in
his speech few days since at Lexing-
ton: rgp 7el
at so happened that was at Niaga
ra at the time; it happened that saw
the gentlemen there who were making
these terms. was satisfied that they
were there for devilment, and not for
good. The talk of peace was mere bosh.
They didn't want to make peace with us;
they wanted peace for their confederacy.
IT was that portion of the democratic
party lighting us in the South, and the
other portion supporting them in the
North, who were negotiating terms of
cooperation. The one-half, | say, are
fighting us at the South, and the other
half forming conspiracies and arming
their secret sons in the North and they
of the North send commissioners to the
Clifton House in Canada and they of
the South already have their commits
sioners there. They met and agreed upon
a common platform, which is taken to
Chicago aud ratified by the Convention"
Again it is notorious that the rebel
soldiers have been induced by their lead
ers to hold out little longer in their
desperate struggles, under the assurance
that our presidential election will re-
suit in the triumph Of the democrats"
when the objects of their warfare will
be granted them and peace will ensue.-
Such is the common talk of rebel sol
diers whenever they come in contact
with ours; for this reason the rebels
cheer tor the Chicago candidates with
zest and heartiness hardly ,equalled by
a;y partisans north of our military
lines
But if anything were wanting to put
the matter in an unmistakable light, it
Is found in the fact that the rebel press
now deplore any reverse to their arms
chiefly for the damaging effect it will
have upon the prospects of the "demo-
cratic" candidates, their candidates.
in our presidential contest. For ex-
ample; while they strive, for effect
North as well as upon their dispirited
soldiers, to show that the lossof Allan
ia is reallyof no great consequence in a
strictly military point Of view, yet they
admit that in view of its damaging eff
feet on McClellans presidential pros
poets, it is to them 4 disaster of great
magnitude" Read the following from
the Charleston Courier of Sept. 7th, then
doubt if you can, that the democracy"
under it's present management, is in &C
tual and perfect cooperation with
southern armed disunionists, and vote,
If you can with a party whose success
depends upon disaster to our brave SOL
diers fighting in our and the Unions de-
fence. Says the Courier:
"All OF US perceive the intimate con-
nection existing between the armies of
the confederacy aud the peace men in
the,United States. These constitute ttco
immense forces that aye teorkag togetIer for
The procurement of peace. The party whose
nomination ami platform we are consld- I
sidering are altogether dependent for
success on the courage and resolution OF
our fighting men. If their generalship,
sagacity, valor and vigilance are unable
obtain victories, and to arrest the
rogress of the invading hordes, the ex-
ting administration will laugh to
scorn all the efforts Of the opposition,
and in spite of the most powerful COM
binations, will continue to hold the
places they occupy,
Our Success n ~ 'rS,yss tie success Of |
AcCfeilan. OR ja-s-lG @a3 iuevitobly lead
70 his defeat. 1t Is the victories that
have crowned our arms since this year
began, that have given existence,
strength and harmony to that organiza-
ton which has arrayed itself with firm,
defiant front against the despot and his
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