Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-25
RUTLAND HERALD.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1864.


5inUtOn cores OnuehI tlSpatOli'" :" ''''N
,oner rnmor that the administration
yas about TO propose an armlstlce 10 the
,obsIs Ofcourse the rumor was ground
less and silly, but the World at once be-
came alarmed and proceeded in the
strongest and bitterest terms to de-
,orrce the Lincoln administration for
n, nresuming upon such a step, Now
we know that these copperheadS have
heen for sometime necessarily dilating
mon the horrors Of war and clamoring
for an armistice,-for peace and surren-
De- 10 traitors. When the administra-
ton is for putting down rebellion by
force of arms, these precious supporters
OF the government are against it the
moment it is idly whispered that the
administration will propose an armistice,
thay are dead against that, until they
pet into power at least. The fact is that
although the Republic is in fearful dan
ger of destruction from armed traitors,
D danger which imperatively demands
the union of all patriots to avert it, these
men are bound to be satisfied with moth
ing the administration can do. If vol
nnteering is relied upon to fill the Union
armies, they clamor for draft ifa draft,
then they denounce the draft, and so on
through the whole catalogue of execu-
tive acts undertaken to defend the
Union against gigantic treason. Are
such men patriots
q 4 letter from Gerrit Smith to MeSsrs.
Wade and Davis in regard to their recent
manifesto is published. The letter is
independent and full OF practical wis
dom. Mr.. Smith is by no meas blind
30 errors which he thinks Mr.. Lincoln
has committed, but who, he asks, in his
perplexing circumstances would have
Been exempt from them. Mr.. Smith
Says
3" 1t may turn out that Mr.. Lincoln
Il the man for whom 1t will be vtal to
II uqtioaql existence to east the larqest posi-
b. rotc Personally he may not be more
worthy of it than Mr.. Fremont or Mr..
Chase or some other man who may be
dominated. Buff, as the election draws
hear, it shall be seen that he will
probably get a larger votenthan any
cther candidate of the uncOmpromising
opponents of the rebellion, then il lcW he
H. absolute dttty Of eg9y one Of them to cote far
Jm. The election of man who would
consent to anything short of the uncon-
ditional surrender of those who, without
Even the slightest cause of complaint,
have made war upon US, would not only
be the ruin of our nation, but it would
BE also the base betrayal of that sacred
cause of nationality, which they of one
nation owe it to those Of every other ma
zion, the earth over, to cherish and
maintain. But no such consequence,
nor any other fatal consequence, would
there be, should loyal man Of 'ohatep@
faults be electea-a man who, because he
As loval, would in no event fail to insist
on the absolute submission of those who
had causelessly rebelled against their
country. Hence, though it may be at
the expense of passing by our favorite
candidate, we should nevertheless all
Reel ourselves urged by the strongest
possible motives to cast our uotes just 'chere
f8sy aCiK be like to contribute most to defeat
Biz compromising or sham peace candidate.
And he concludes his letter as fol-
lows;
Pardon me for saying that the eve of
tLe presidential election is not the time
30 be making an issue with Mr.. Lincoln
I'm regard to either his real or supposed
errors. For from present indications, it
Is highly probable that we shall need to
concentrate upon him the votes Of all
loyal voters in order to defeat the dis
lOval candidate.
Issues with the southern rebels and
#their Northern friends are the only ones
i've can afford to make before the cleo
8tion. Let Lincoln getall the loyal votes,
bet Fremont get them, let Chase get
them, let any other loyal man get them
sif this shall be necessary to prevent the
Rejection Of one who is in the interest OF
THE rebellion and of spurious peace
III doubt not from your ardent patriotism
land your strong sense, that you entirely
&agree with me at this point aud that
they altogether misjudge you, who sup
pose that you will in no event vote FOL
&hlf. Lincoln. Inc GltCllOn vi no lOJ d
man, however faulty he may be, car
destroy the nation. But the election o
whatever disloyal man will. Strong a:
lis your dislike Of some of Mr. Lincolni
measures you will not suffer it to stanC
in the~way of your voting to save thu
country, nor in the way of your entreat
ing others to do So"
1t is reported that Gen. John Cochrane
the Cleveland Conventions candidate TO
i vice president, said in a recent speed
that it was the duty of the people t,
sustain the war, and that deficient a
was the present administration, it wa
SO far superior to any copperhead gov
ernment that no citizen could be JUST
fled in any act that would tend to
change. That is sound doctrine, at leas
and under it manifestly ''no citizen coul
be justified" in voting the Clevelan
Convention ticket. Every vote SUI
stracted from the Union side, by bein
thrown Tor Fremont and Cochrane
simply vote gained for the CONNIE,