Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-28

'eht'oh W bt1hc NHS o'atc pue VI tic
Rebel Confederacy, 1t il also said that
nearly all the leading men OF the State,
including Gov Vance, desire to return to
the Union This reported call for a
convention may be premature, but 1t
would seem that the time must be near
at hand for such a movement, Upon no
other hypothesis can the appearance OF
| such articles as L.,. .J..oY'rg - TIC Ra-
leigh Standard, be explained. Published
within the rebel lines, they must be sus-
tanned by such an overwhelming public
sentiment through the State that, threat
ening as they are Of destruction to JEFF.
he dare not interfere lest he make q bad
matter worse. The following is the
Standards article referred to -
We are now reaping the bitter fruits of
PeaecObic Secession" in forcing from their
once happy and peaceful homes into the
army all from Is to 40 years of age to
be driven to the slaughter like oxen to
the SHAMELESS. And TO I'll up the thin
ned ranks, the present Congress now has
before II the monstrous proposition
to conscript all from fifteen to forty-fre
years of age, and make them subject to
military law, which the Richmond En-
quirer boldly denounces as nothing less
than an attempt to make Mr.. Davis
Dictator
Let us examine and see what kind of
a body it is that is imposing such bur
dens on the people of North Carolina.
We have a Congress, the legislation of
which is controlled by members from
Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri. Arkan-
sas, Louisiana, and other places, who
impose odious and oppressive laws upon
us which can no more be enforced on
the people of the States which they pro-
TESS to represent than upon the people of
New York or New England The chief
cause of the revolutionary war which
sundered the connection of the colonies
from the mother country was that the
English Parliament imposed oppressive
laws on the colonies which did not eff
feet the people Of England themselves.
No conscript law can be enforced upon
the people of Kentucky, Tennessee, Mis-
souri,, Arkansas, Louisiana, nor on a
large porson of Virginia, Florida, Mis-
sissippi, or Texas. No tax law, nor
tithing, nor imprcsSment law, can be
enforced on them, while these irrespon-
sible members may force from their
homes every person in North Carolina
able TO bear arms, regardless of age or
condition, and place them in the army,
as is now urged by them in Congress,
and leave the helpless women and chill
dren to starve. They may put us under
a military despotism, and place over us
Dictator and impose taxes and bur-
dens on us which are insupportabe and
there is no redress, unless North Caro-
lima will protect her children.
Is it not an outrage on every princl-
pie of free government for men of des-
perate fortunes, protesting to represent
other States, on whose soil they dare not
set their foot TO make aud enforce obi
Gus and oppressive laws on our people2
Are we prepared TO submit to this Z If
not, then let every man arouse himself
before it Is too late, and denounce these
attempts to betray our liberties and
place us under a military despotism.
Let every man that can speak or write
denosnce these outrages on civil liberty
until their denuncations are heard and
needed in Congress.
But, if Congress- In a spirit of despe-
ration, should act the tyrant and impose
such crushing burdens on the people of
North Carolina as are insupportable,
then they should demand of the Gov
ernor that he forthwith convene the
Legislature in order to call a State Con-
vention of the sovereign people to take
into consideration what is best to be
done to relieve our people from the griev-
Gus burdens imposed upon them.
If the independence of the Confederacy
cannot be achieved by the strength of
our population up to As years of age, it
is clear to any rejecting mind that it
will not be done by placing in the army
the few left, upon whose labor all are
dependent for food. Without food our
present army must diminish, and with
out food our helpless women and chill
dren must perish. Let the people speak
out; write to their representatives in
Congress; yes, hold meetings, and re-
monstrate against those Ubiquitous
schemes to enslaye and starve us. If
you do not silence will be construed into
submission and approval of the chains
that Congress are forging for us. We
have too long implicitly trusted to such
architects of ruin as Wigfall & Co., who
are now for placing every man in the
army, and all under the control of a Die
tator.
Trust them no longer. Remember their
fair promises. The dwellers in the gar
den of Eden when they listened to the
tempting promises of Satan, were not
worse deceived and ruined than were the
people of the fair, happy and blooming
South when they listened to the fair
promises of those arch deceivers, Yam
cey, Wise & Co.
A heretofore contented, prosperous,
and happy people We're told by them that
we must withdraw all connection from
our Northern .taskmasters, who were
making us pay our dollar and fifty cents
for shoes, ten cents per yard for shirt
ing, 81 per sack for salt, ten cents per
pound for sugar, the same for coffee etc
And these same reckless men who are
now for putting all into the army Tex
cept themselves and few favorites |
then told us that Secession uoald be peacea-
be, and there ,conld be no par. That we
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