Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-23
r. TL.AND HERALD.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 1855,
The Peace Seeing ,n the south.

The Savannah correspondent OF the
New York Herald reitcrates the state
ment that peace and Union meetings
have been hed in nineteen different
eounties ol Georgia, at which an over
whelmiug Union sentiment was devel-
Oped. He states that at Augusta q I'M
= ion meeting was broken up by the mill
tary authorities thatat Pulaski large
and influential peace meeting WAS broken
up by rebel soldiers but second call
was made and the citizens expressed Il
determination to hold the meeting and
es express their sentiments at all hazards.
This correspondent further asserts that
1t is believed BY the ast informed men in
. Savannah that majority Of the Georgia
Legislature, which has been convened
by Gov. Brown, are in favor Of calling
4 convention Of the people to determine
what action the state shall take in the
present condition Of affairs and that
Gov. Brown il believed to be fully in
accord with the chief movers Of the
project
Whatever may be the foundation for
the above specific statements. there is
no doubt that Gen. Shermans latemarCh
through Georgia, ending in the capture
OF the chief city OF the state together
with his judicious and liberal course in
that city, has developed a strong feeling
generally throughout the state for
peace and reconstruction.
Gen. sherman is now on another
march, through South Carolina and
how much further remains to be seen
Already appear significant signs of a
revolution in the sentiments of the peo-
pie Of the Carolnas similar to that ef-
fected among the Georgians The Ra-
leigh IN. C.) Progress copies late edito-
rial from the Charleston Mercury the
following extracts from which are sufl-
eient to indicate its tone
South Carolina is now the key of the
Confederacy. Most nobly Is she to be
defended by invinciblc pluck that fears
no odds air. Jefferson Davis is wise.
ALI is great God is good. The depart
ment is in u superb condition. We have
never fought here before against odds
Blt now not an officer ia whipped our
military organizations are perfect our
discipline admirable; our leaders mod
els of capacity courage, Sobricty, tena-
city and wiSdom-all full of fight to the
very eyes Let Us all sing Tc Dct,as and
hurrah for Jefferson DaviS-Jef Davis
forever, and the devil the next day
Now how do "patriots and property
holders" like that? Are not the Car
oiinians, according to this testimony,
quite az much aisqsnted loih JeF. Davi ,,otc
az they Were with 44bc Linnols IN 1861 We
think so
Sherman is coming The enemy
South Carolina has affected so much 70
despse Is at her own door and we shall
wait in breathess anxiety for that spar
tan courage, that heroic daring, that is
70 save that sacred soil" and turn the
tide of revolution.
We may be mistaken, but uf think The
people OF South Cqro''NG, n alg,o,1fy of N.a.
soo"ld jump at peace 'cith reconstruction, and
we doubt not that Shcrmans reception
In that State will strengthen thss con,
victton within us
The Progress says -
"a gentleman Of intelligence aud DO
sition, a man who would not be Nkely
to exaggCratc or state that which was
not true, has just arrived in this CITY
from Florida, coming through Georgia
and South Carolina, and he assures US
that the people Of the last named State,
as far as he could see and hear in work
ing his way through (the railroads be-
ing broken by the freshets) are the aooyst
wh97'ed set thGt he has ere, seen o,. heart of.
They look on all as gone, believe Sher-
man will meet no serious obstacles, and.
In fact eoant the best peaoe they can Get, 0nd
ssaHt u aOO. Such, he says, is the feeling
In South Carolina, and we knew the
man we'll, and know that he believes
what he says to be so"
In regard to the feeling in North Car.
olina, the Progress says:
"Sherman will press forward No
enc can give US good reason for he
HeVing he will be hurled back, and
empty braggadoCio is no longer correct
What then Sherman lrW in all hu,tq,
gfooG6Hty be herr toiH fAf sD,.i,4g end n staa
Ihe Governor, now so placid and calm
80 Iuii OF tun aud coarse jests, will have
Ony 10 some obscure village rs refuge:
Whlie the Legislature, the peoples chosen
op,,esenIatlves, ~, are "o,o aS9e1a5lea here, SO
es"u'' Jo' "'s t8St f'"'a during the continuance
t'e present tca'. From his obscene
he@uquarters In some wayside VILLAGE
Inn, his ExcellenCy may call them 7o
meet in Buncombe, on the ton OF TahIo
Rock, or at some point In that neutIal
territory beyond the Chowan; but ,or
taes not the SHADING of a dopbt buf the Dy,ssst
eeay has met in Raleigh for tic lest tj,1r and
II The members desire to do anything IN
save the people OF their State from tho
ruin that is to follow the events that we
nave foreshadowed, they must act now
mas the Governor no farewell word for
nns ueaf people y the Legislature no
parting blessing for SUFFERING constit
aents3 Are We to look ON these aTrns+
a,gnitaries to-day, knowing that 70.
morrow they depart to he Scan and
known no more, by Us, forever TIs
snp'e 80 eM stay ~herS thsy are, arl If SIR
wa" comes, hsrs and through tie Sat: osa.,
a3g' they 'oW DO as hev have dsne !. S,''s', S,,s,
~ 'aake the Ssst fhtY car Of q o.sSit;,n ~,
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