Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-11-16
RUTLAND HERALD.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1865.


In the montreal "Schiy iiohssiiF'
which bears date of Nov. 10, we find a
I ssder with the above heading, and also
mother article entitled Brother Jona-
1 ban on the war trail" The general
n urport of both is the same, and it
an ,ounts TO a wholesale accusation
ara inst this country. That paper ex-
pre, uses something "more than regret "
al he quarrelsome disposition of the
Unit ID States; that whatever minor diff
fereno es may exist throughout the
Union, there should be one point In
which all sects and parties agree, they
,pM haN We q war with England, and they
syM whip. her. AT this point it makes a
uause in its accusations, and proceeds
to show how perfectly inyinclble Eng
land is, an d how, by hook or by crook she
has in all her contests "contriyed TO
have the best of the fight in the end"
Several illustrative examples are given,
hut the battles of Bennington, Saratoga,
Yorktown, New Orleans, Lake Erie and
Lake champlain, which contributed to
bring some things to satisfactory
Send" did not "happen " to be men
toned among the number. The writer
o, oes on to say the Americans have con-
tri\ ed TO pick quarrels with several
coun, tries--they have had war with
Enp,an d--a war with Alglers, referring
N +ne time when Commodore Preble
chose his q wn method and material of
paving the tribute which had been ex-
acted bv that barbarous government
from all vessels thai entered the Medit-
erranean. They (the -Americans) nave
had war with Mexico, and twice they
have been on the eve OF war win
France. They have maintained a chI"h'
ic state of quarrel with England; tht.N
have had disputes with Spain about
Florida and Cuba; with Portugal about
Portuguese merchantmen with Prussia
and with Austria. Quite recently it
says pretty little quarrel has sprung
up between the United States and Eng
land, in the matter of American proper
ty destroyed by Southern cruisers, and
another with France in relation to Mex
leo. "These two disputes" it goes on
to say, may be arranged as others have
before; but there is no doubt that
dangerous spirit is at work among our
neighbors which must lead to mischief,
il not arrested in its course" -
nSome how or other this Montreal
Weekly Transcript "contrives" to come
out about Fright in the end" We may
as well own up at once that there
is rather dangerous spirit at work"
There are good many thousands of
these dangerous spirits in our country,
that would relish a good square fight
with Old England about as we'll as they
would a "good square meal" when they
arehungry. This feeling has existed and
,,.y.. growing more intense for the last
g four years. As much as the country has
suffered, as terrible as has been the expe-
rience of our brave soldiers, and as heavy
as is our present Indebtedness, we believe
the people would respond with alacrity
to a call to arms against the British
Government. 1t is Of no use to offer
any explanations, or make any attempts
toenlighten such a bigoted and besotted
intellect as that which dictates the
articles referred to-but any sensible
Englishman may know that this feeling
arises not at all from a disposition to
pick quarrel, but from sense OF
wrongs received and unredressed. This
feeling will certainly 'lead to mischief
unless it is ARRESTED" There is very
easy way to arrest it, and it is ex
pressed in very few words. Dea
Justly, o England, o France The de-
cision as to war or peace, now and in thu
future, lies more with England and Will
France than with US. We have giver
neither Power any ground of offence
and shall give none to either. We hav
overlooked wrongs and injuries on tn
part of both Of those nations, such a
often have in other times and among
other nations led 10 war. 1t is this as
pect of the case that people Of othe
countries should regard. So far as tn
people are concerned it would not b
very difficult to bring on war, especi
ally with England; and that natio
n, cannot avert the mischief" by raisin
false issues, or by any black-guard a.
Dy tempts at misrepresentation.
STAR RESTORED South Carolln;