Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-01
RUTLAND HERALD.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1854.


Rebel ~HarmOny.o. Gen. Shcrm AN
marching ON.
The subject of arming the slaves, in
trodr 'Nd into the rebel Congress by
JEFF. Davis MESSAGE, ga. ventto the fires
OF 'iscord smoulu, ring among the promi-
nent rebels, and Sherman's grand march
into the heal t of Rebellion has set them
fairly ablaze. The peace men" VINO
have been snuDbri an lGnounced, are
taking courage ana giving back defiance
for defiance, blow for blow. The "tire-
eaters" no longer level their anathemas
at the head of the rebel Vice-President
Stephens and Gov. Brown Of Georgia
alone, but are obliged to include many
others In their denunciations, -Boyce,
Leach, Vance, Cobb, Foote, ETC., etc.
Leach of North Carolina demands the
privilege of being hung with Stephens,
Brown and Boyce, if the flre-eaters pro-
pose to hang them. Foote calls upon
every member who objects to anything
he says in the rebel Congress to send
him note" to which he will give due
attention, and is arrested and required
to give bail to keep the peace, therefor.
One or two "chivalric" collisions (vul-
ga Y called "knock- downs'') have &C.
Cured foutside the halls of congress) in
q style similar to that formerly prac-
ticed ut Washington. The wrangling is
fierce, hot and general; and Sherman
goes marching on.
Sherman's grand march has set them
completely by the ears. The rebel con-
gress passed in hot haste an act CON-
polling the militia Of one state to go to
the defence of another, with view to
concentration against "the invaders"
The darling doctrine of state rights"
is therefore practically squelched in the
house of it's friends. One state abuses
another for having too many exempts
Estate officers, etc., from CONSUMPTION.
North Carolina it appears has $4,000,
and Georgia $4,000, while Virginia has
but 400, South Carolina 400 and SO
on. The fire-eaters consequently de-
nounce North Carolina and Georgia for
lukewarmness for protecting too many
of their citizens from JEFF. Davis con-
scription; while North Carolinians and
GeOrgians insist upon estate rights"
Finally, as Sherman is marching on,
the Macon, Montgomery, Augusta,
Charleston and other papers have fallen
to denouncing JEFF. Davis, the rebel con-
gress and the whole mushroom govern,
ment" at Richmond, generally. Secret
sessions of the congress are denounced
the wholesale CONSUMPTION Is denounc-
ed; JEFF is denounced as designing to
make himself absolute dictator; con-
vention of editors is called to denounce
his attempt to muzzle the press; and
altogether fine and harmonious con.
dition of things is apparent. These dem
onstrations may relieve their feelings
but they will not stop Sherman's
marching on.
But Sherman must be stopped. 1t is
proposed to do it by asking the womer
and children left in the country, and the
old NJ, and young boys who constitute
the n tia, to destroy their homes an(
their Il, in short to starve themselves
for tho sake of starving Sherman. Thi
prop zion of Beauregard, backed VI
by the Georgia members Of the rebe
congress and the Richmond authorities
to the Georgia women, old men and boys
Is about as patriotic on their part a
Artemus Wards willingness to sacri
fee all his wife's nearest relations il
defence of his country. 1t is extremel,
doubtful if those more Immediately con
cerned will "see it in that light" Blu
suppose they are so selfsacrifcing as
to burn up everything in the path Shel
man is expected to take, he will proba
bly, turn few miles aside and take an
other. The Georgians are powerless t
help themselves and the Richmond aov
eminent is powerless to help them
Sherman will probably be safe at hi
objective" before the proposed cor
scription OF rebel remnants can effet
anything serious. In their helplessnes
the rebels are belaboring each other, AM
meantime Sherman is marching or
And while all this is transporting at tn
South, the North was never stronger, an,
never more firm or united than now il
Its determination to push on the wa
till the rebels in arms surrender and th,
Union is safe. Much has been said @
Northern division and Southern union
The case is now pretty well reversed.
IL The last Army and Navy Journa
says Tat Gen. Sherman's force is be