Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1864.
Effect Of the Presidential Eiection
AbvOud.

the coming presidential election. Es-
pecially is this the case since the late
glorious successes OF our armies But
whs, that issue is, is well understood
both " the enemies of the Union at the
South al by the enemies as well as the
friends OF he Union abroad. They I'M
derstand tina the North is divided INTO
two parties-th party for war and I'm
Ion, and the party'or peace and the sep
aration 1t necessaris'uvolves; that the
vs. --opentous quest to be decided
by the electlo.- To simpl. whether the
Union shall be MAINTAINED ~ 0rrren.
dered. Hence the intense av,etv of
rebels that the peace and surrenN = mar.
~ OF the North shall triumph tttbe
election; hence the remarkable desire
all the enemies of free government and
Of our national greatness, abroad, for
the election of Mcclellan and Pendleton;
and hence on the other hand the warm
interest manifested for the re election Of
Abraham Lincoln by the friends of pro-
gress, of liberal government and of the
peoples rights, as lately well manifested
In the letters to the American people of
those eminent statesmen and publicists,
the staunch John Bright OF England,
and the learned and distinguished Gas
parin and Laboulaye of France.
Now there would be one probable eff
feet of the election Of the Chicago can
didates, could such a misfortune befall
as, that should not be lost sight Of 1t
would undoubtedly be accepted and
acted upon by the governments of France
and England, both which are notorious
" hostile to our Union, as the verdict
Of the American people against further
prosecution of the war The recogni-
ton OF the independence of the South
would Immediately follow, FASTENED by
the desire to be first in obtaining COM
mercial advantages with the new nation.
Those governments, in short, would
find m such an expression of the will OF
the people of these states, the long
sought opportunity for intervention in
favor of the rebels.
Bearing upon this subject is the fol-
lowing extract OF letter recently writ
ten from London by Hon. Robert j.
Walker. He says:
at Is the sboast of the Confederate
leaders in Europe, since the adoption OF
the platform at Chicago, that upon the
election of their candidates, without
waiting four months for the inaugura-
ton in March next, Napoleon will at
once recognize the Confederate govern
ment. Indeed, do not doubt from the
circumstantial evidence (although do
not know the fact) that there is already
a secret understanding between Jefi
Davis and Napoleon the Third to recog-
nize the independence of the South,
upon the election of the Chicago can
didates. Why wait four months until
the 4th of March next, when the Ameri-
can people, by indorsing the Chicago
platform, shall have declared for peace,
with the additional announcement In
that platform, that the war for the sup
preston OF the rebellion has failed 2
There s0M be no recognition of the indpe'a-
Senoe of the South by France or England, OF
any other Power, If Abraham Lincoln should
~ ys- elected IN November nezt. The Ameri-
can people will then have loudly pro-
claimed, through the ballot-box, that
they can and will subdue the rebellion
by force Of arms, and that they will
continue to negotiate from the mouths
Of our cannon until the Southern armies
shall have been dispersed and vanquish-
ed. Upon the news of the reelection
OF Mr.. Lincoln reaching Europe the
Confederate stock, now waiting the sue
cess Of the Chicago candidates, will fall !,
like Lucifer, to rise no more. American
securities, including those of the federal
and loyal State governments, of rail
roads, and other companies with real
capital, will all be immensely appreci-
ated. The difference in favor of our
country, including the rise in green
backs, would be equivalent IN a rev
months to hundreds Of millions OF COL
lars. Nor Is 1t only our stocks that
will rise st homo and s.1oroad, but the
national character will be immensely
exalted"
Mr.. Pennington, the secretary VI inc
United States Legation at Paris, has just
returned home from that city. lie
brings a report according to the New
York Herald) which comedies with Mr.
Walkers views above expressed.
He says "that the Emperor of France
takes deep interestin our present presi
Dental contest, and watches it especial
" In the endeavor to find In the result
the true expression of the American PEG
pie, and the real sentiments of the coun
try upon the questions of union or dis
union, war or peace. The Emperor, i
is said, will regard the reelection OF Mr.
Lincoln as the determined and uuquali
fed declaration of the American people
In favor of the Union at every hazart
and through all the possibilities OF war
He will regard that result as confirm
alton, directly from the people, of al
the statements that our government ha'
made to European Powers to that eject
On the other hand it is said that he viii
regard the election Of Gen. Mcclellan a
au expression of readiness on the part o
the people To make terms with tn
Southern States; to make peace epel