Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-25
From the Daily of Fen. ss.
Change OF Hase.

condition OF public sentiment, staring |
them IN the face on the one hand, and
the question how 10 oyercome-not the |
rebels-but the loyal party of the Union
at the approaching Presidential election,
ON the other, the Democracy" are ut
terly COMPOUNDED, Their immense labor
hitherto has been an immense failure IN
ito results, 1t has exhausted only them
selves, while the people are only the
more determined in their support of the
war and of the Administration which Is
conducting it, The following extract,
said TO be from the pen of Mr. j. NJ.
spillesy, editor of the Universe, Ro-
man Catholic Democratic paper, is at
least sensible and true;
The 8 20 loan is entirely subscribed
for. We Democrats, however much ana
bitterly we are opposed TO the Admins
tration. must admit by this fact that
the whole country is determined to sup
mort the same Administration in carry
ING on the war, in its efforts TO restore
the Union, in much of its manner of gov
ernino the entire Republic. Let us be
lust enough 10 confess the truth Inc
late elections disappoint the Judgments,
the desires, and the hopes OF many OF
us tins exhaustion of the loan has
COMPOUNDED us altogether We may
earn but the elections have gone against
us and the loan is entirely taken; that
is TO say, both the votes and the money
of the people sustain Abraham Lincoln
in his mana cement of the Republic, Our
talk about despotism the ruin of law,
the destruction of the Republic, and all
that, are silenced by these two facts
Candor, like this, is seldom TO be eX-
pected, but many of the Democratic"
leaders and papers, by their actions, tao
lily admit the same thing.
Hence a grand change of base is talk
ed Of The people are getting hopelessly
abolitionized by slavocratic treason
The army is getting abolitionized by
contact with it. 1t is a foul thing, ana
the term "abolitionist" has lost its stig-
ma. Accordingly 1t is said that Dem
ocrats" $50 called) are talking Of not OPP
posing the abolition OF slavery by an
amendment of the Constitution; or more
strictly speaking, they are willing TO
submit such amendment to the people,
though they will not yet commit them
selves squarely in favor OF the amend
ment itself" They are trimming their
nnnnlor p1rrpnt
SO far as they can, through the ITesi-
Dental campaign, and still be able to
turn about, if successful, betray the
poor people, and be again as pro-slayery
as their natural instincts lead them to
be. The New York Herald is trying TO
scud before the abolition gale. But the
leaders do not wish to commit them
selves" too suddenly or squarely.
Again, the New York World, few
days ago, had an article advocating the
| granting of men and money to prosecute
the war. This would be rather surpris-
ing, were it not all explained by the con-
| Guiding lines, as follows:
ucIflOCEdbS WI SiioW thS Vhiec 1Sush
| er noso, with the presidential election so
near, deserve the fate of soldiers guilty
| of misbehavior in the face Of the enemy.
We may fall, but this is no time to
finch.
| In other words, ii is because the pres
| idential election is so near that they
must now support the war When that
! is over, they may return to their vomit
and be as hostile to all loyal efforts and
measures for putting down rebellion, as
they have hitherto been. se go
We think the people have had sufii.
Gent experience of these men during
this war to prevent the possibility OF
being duped by them. Yet it will not
do to be Indifferent or ncautious The
| Independent well says that "to settle q
civil war is usually a harder task thar
wage it." Upon the next Admins
tration, probably, will devolve this diff
! ficult task 1t belongs to the people tC
see to it that an Administration is inau
gurated which shall make such settle
ment as will insure lasting and honor
able peace,-such an one as will mot rem.
| der fruitless all the sacrifices of the war
| REPORTED BATTLE.-A dispatch from
Huntsville, Ala, gives the bald state
ment that heavy battle is reported to
have taken place between the forces Of
Gen. Sherman and the rebels under Polk
near Brandon, Miss, in which Polk was
whipped, and lost $4,000 in prisoners
alone. A few days since, the report OF q
battle at Brandon came to us from rebel
sources. The same dispatch says that
Gen. Dodge has frustrated an attempt
on the part of a large force to cross
the Tennessee River at three separate
ferries. The enemy are believed to be
! Rhoddy's command. Our loss is report
ed to have been slight.
The ENROLMENT AcT.-The enroll
ment act, as agreed to by the committee
of conference, and passed by both Houses
of Congress on Friday, is improved in
one respect at least from the old law it
| leaves fewer chances for exemption, and