Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-07
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, JANUARY !, 1864.
From the Daily of Jan. ..


Y transmitted TO the Loyal Nationa
League of New York their reply to q
letter addressed to them by the League
last spring. These Frenchmen are the
Count dc Gasparin, Minister of Public
Instruction, who in his book 1.-THE Up
rising of Great People published in
the Spring of 1861, foretold the great
struggle now upon us; Augustin Co
chin, member of the Central Consistory
of France, author of a great work on the
abolition of Slavery Henri Martin, the
historian of France and Edward Labou-
laye, professor in the College of France,
member of the French Institute, politi-
cal essayist and historian who stands
first among the wrilers of France.
A striking fact il is that these men
differ in religious and political opinions,
whiie they agree most heartily upon the
great issues involved in the American
war In religion the first two mention
ed are Protestants, the last two Catho-
\ lies In politics the first is an Orleanist,
the third a Republican of the school of
1S4S, the fourth allied to the party of
Prince Napoleon.
Their letter published in pamphlet
form, can be obtained of the Loyal Pub
lication Society of New York City, and we
hope will be generally read and circu-
lated 1t is too long for our columns,
and we can only give extracts from it,
which will imperfectly indicate its
spirit
No one, we are certain. will read it
and mark the appreciation it displays of
the grand fundamental principles at
stake in our national struggle, of the
importance to ourselves and to all man
kind that the North perseyere amid
all necessary sacrifices and sufferings to
victory, without being refreshed and
Encouraged himself by a loftier view of
the great work being wrought here, and
more astounded and disguised than ever
that there should be so many among us
groveling in the mire of party at such
time whom no ray of the sunshine of
truth and duty can penetrate.
The letter commences by explaining
its delay, which was owing to the pro
longed absence of one of the writers.
The sympathy of Europe was, at first,
withheld from the North, because it was
doubted whether slavery was the real
cause of the war. 1t was objected that
Mr.. Lincoln and his friends were not alb
olitionists; that their programme went
no farther than to stop the extension of
slavery and shut 1t out from the terrific
ries. But Mr.. Lincoln observed the con-
stitution and the laws, which he had
sworn to support and we (they say
! have admired the courageous good sense
with which he has moved straight on
the instant he could do so without dan
ger to his cause or violation of the law.
The letter continues -
And since to destroy the North in pub
lie opinion it was not enough to accuse
it of too much favor for slavery, another
grievance has been found. The North
oppressed the South The struggle was
of two nationalities The South had
risen for independence
Its dependence there We're then sub
iect provinces in the heart of the Union.
Doubtless these provinces had no part in
the government of the country, the South
had not the same rights as the North =
OF course the South was held in this
state of inferioritv and subsection by nu-
merous Federal garrisons Not at all.
All the States enjoyed the same rights,
took like part in elections. If any sec
ton was favored, it was the South, to
which a further suffrage was granted in
proportion to the number of its slaves.
If any advantage had been enjoyed, it
was by the South, which had given the
majority of Presidents and chief officers.
Yet in this free country, country with
II out an army, and whose material means
D as well as laws were a sufficient barrier
Il against oppression, in such country we
are told of a province claiming independ-
nj ence
Al In vain we seek in the United
n States for nationality striving TO gain
u its independence. Not only has indie
e pendence been nowhere assailed, but
there is absolutely no trace of a sepa-
4rate nationality. Nowhere, perhaps, is
#there more thorough national homo
geniety. North and South the race is
Hthe same; faith, language. history, and,
we boldly add, interests are all the same.
#All these States have struggled together,
suffered together, triumphed together
Their glories, their defeats, are common.
Their Constitution sprung from the free
consent of all all pledged themselves
alike to remain faithful otis obligations.
The truth is, that but for Slave
ry, the South would not talk Ct its sup
pressed independence, nor of the right of
secession. Slavery has brought the two
sections to strife. The extinction of
Slavery will restore Unity. The North
and the South will some day wonder that
they could have failed to appreciate the
most complete and homogeneous of ma
tionalities.
1t is not surprising that the
North and the South each strove actively
theoretically, noisily for the triumph OF
their candidate and policy, But when
one OF them, losing the battle of the bal.