Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-24
RUTLAND HERALD.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1854.
The Acquicseence i'm the Rcsuis.

left. Davis said TO Col. Jacques that
the South rebelled TO get rid of the rule
of the majority, Loud threatenings
were made by some INSCRIPTIONS men
at the North, previous to the election,
of civil war here for the same purpose,
should they prove to be in the mi
nority. The general quiet and cheerful
acquiescence in the result of the election
has happily shown that the people as a
whole are still faithful, amid all the
storms and connections Of civil war, to
the foundation principle of democratic
yovernment--obedience TO the lawfully
expressed will of the majority. There
are few unhappy, unpatriotic and I'M
democratic sheets of the opposition,
which still foolishly and blindly strug-
gle to make their little clustering voices
heard against the laundering verdict of
the people. But as rule the acquies- ,
eence Of defeated party was never M ere
quiet or apparently complete. " ne fol-
lowing extracts from two pap .ers which
ably supported Mcclellan G.nr. Pendleton,
one at the East and tie other at the
West, will serve as specimens. The
New York Journal of Commerce says:
1--WE bow to the verdict. We must
leave the management of the ship Of
state in the hands of those chosen to
guide her course, and whatever be our
opinions or our fears, it is absolutely
our duty, under present circumstances,
to cease urging our advice, or Emporium
ing those who differ from US to change
their views. They have beaten us at the
polls. They have the President, the
Senate, the House of Representatives,
and a majority of the people in their ia
vor. They have right to the whole
responsibility, and they may with pro-
priety decline to receive the advice Of
those whom they have outvoted: nor
HAS As defeated party right to interfere sotth
any adeiee or opposition 'ohieh could be regard
ed as factioas."
Says the Louisville (Ky.) Journal:
"The unparalleled majority which he,
president Lincoln, has received, we &C
cept as an evidence that the American
people do not fear his policy as tending
to the subversion of constitutional liber-
ties and we shall look to the future of
his career with hope. The bitter rancor
which has been excited, will, we trust,
be allayed, and not be again aroused.
4 We have now to cooperate with
the President as we have done in the
past, to crush out the rebellion, and to
bruise the head of the serpent which has
struck its fangs at the peace and securi-
ty of our Union, and we must do this in
the most effective manner, without put
ting on any drags to impede the war
chariot of the nation in its proud swoop
toward victory
The Boston Post, Buffalo Courier and
many other democratic papers, accept
the result in an equally commendable
spirit and deprecate any further factious
opposition to the expressed will and
choice of the people. democratic cor
respondent of the Washington National
Intelligencer Gan army officer) goes so
far as to propose democratic conven-
tion to pledge support to the Admins
tration in completing the work Of crush
ing the rebellion; a thing, however, not
very likely to happen.
There is nothing in all this which SIM
pie duty to country does not dictate to
every loyal democrat. The people have
decided overwhelmingly that the present
policy is the right one as regards the re-
bellion. There is no lawful appeal from
this decision, and it now becomes the
duty of every man to withdraw all fac
tious opposition to the government in
carrying out this settled policy of the
people, to the overthrow of all enemies
in arms against the Union.
To match this generally quiet and ap-
parently ready acquiescence of the de-
feated party, we have an unprecedented
moderation Of the successful side so far
as regards all noisy Or frothy exultation.
Their victory is overwhelming, but it is
not regarded by them as mere party
victory. The political campaign was
not fought by them as mere partisan
campaign. 1t was fought for country,
and the feeling of joy over the result is
too deep and patriotic for any such mere
partisan demonstrations as have follow
ed some presidential elections in the
past.
The overwhelming character of the
victory has forever crushed copperhead-
ism and ruined every hope Of unscrupul-
Gus malcontents to cause sedition and
bloodshed at the North; it has left to
loyal democrats only the duty Of CON-
plete acquiescence; it has added all
needed strength to the arm Of the gov
eminent for dealing the finishing blows
to treason and rebellion; and above all,
won-as it was-quietly and peacefully
amid the throes of gigantic civil war; it
has triumphantly proven the strength
and stability Of democratic government
for all time and for the whole world.
" The following are the official re-
turns from the States named.