Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-09-07
RUTIAND III ERALD
v MONDAY, SEPTEMBER A, 1865,
The Contest

NN-t At the commencement oI the Sieat
war which has Just closed, the true men
OF the country, regardless OF old party
Issues and old party lines, ranged them
selves on one side, and the open enemies
of the Union, with their northern aiders
and sympathiz9rs, ranged themselves on
the other. HC> zealously these north
ern co-workers with southern traitors
labored in their behalf, by attacking all
measures taken by the government for
the vigorous prosecution of the war by
melting draft riots, by justifying seces-
sion and maintaining the divinity of
slavery, by eXaggerating our defeats and
belittling our victories, by embarrassing
our finances, by villainously abusing
abraham Lincoln and his administra-
ton by lauding rebels and attacking
patriots, by solemnly declaring the war
on our part failure, and by all the
thousand and one cowardly means that
the most ingenious malignity could de-
vise,-is well known to us all. The
same men, are now fighting the
same battle al the ballot-box. They
will, If possible, Join hands with their
old southern allies in the halls of Con-
gress and continue the same old contest
there.
Examine, for illustration, the follow
ing resolutions adopted by the Windsor
County Democratic Convention, held on
the 10th OF last month
Resolpea, That in the Virginia and
Kentucky resolutions OF '9S and '99. we
recognize the true Interpretation of the
Constitution Of the United States, and
the honored principles of the Democrat
ic party.
ResolVed, That in the language Of
Douglas, we believe this Government
was made by white men for white men
only, and their posterity forever, there
fore
Resolvea, That we are in favor of the
Union as it was and the Constitution as
1t is; and opposed to any and every,
amendment to the Constitution that
interferes with the rights of States, and
gives more power to the general govern
ment
1'oo"'1e~, LAab we are opposed TO arDl-
trary arrests, even under the plea of
military Necessity" as usurpation of
power not warranted by the Constitu-
ton; opposed to military courts in
times OF peace; in favor of freedom of
speech, freedom of. the press, and resto-
ration of the writ OF AaJeas corpus.
ReSolped, That one of the most high
handed and outrageous acts of Execu
tive tyranny on record has been recently
pdpetrated, by the arrest of Hon. Emer-
son Etheridge of Tennessee, a candidate
lor Congress. Such acts merit, as they
VIII receive, the condemnation of every
true lover Of his country, and we de-
mand the punishment of the perpetra-
Tors of such contemplate acts.
KesoFved, That the efforts of the Re
publican party TO force negro suffrage
and reconstruction on the Southern
otates is @ wanton outrage, subversive
Ol good government, overthrowing all
ctate Rights, and can only end in the
destruction of Republican institutions.
Here we have renewed the same old
gabble about the " Union as it was and
the constitution as it is" in resolu-
lion that would ignore all that has been
accomplished by the terrible sacrifices OF
the last four years; that would send us
back as of old to be ruled by southern
Slave-drivipg masters, even after their
gigantic attempt to overthrow the gov
ernment and destroy the Union; that |
opposes the amendment to the Constitu-
ton abolishing slavery, after all the
dreadful calamities which slavery has
Drought upon us in short, we have |
mere q set OF resolutions which every
pestlient traitor of the country would
most heartily subscribe to. The resolu-
Ions mildly exhibit the spirit which an
lmates all the so-called Democrats who
have throughout the war held out the
hand of sympathy and fraternity to
1Faitors that were starving our brothers
ma sons in their Internal prison pens,
ana who are still holding it out to them
- tne hope that the latter will consent
g axe it and lift them into power.
you see any of these men at the
NORM now anxiously trying TO build up
and'hide behind false issues, just spot
mem, ascertain where they stood dur
rs the war, whether they were true or
ntse TO their country then, and trust
tpem accordingly n0w. You will inva-
many find them on the same side of the
same contest now as then. You will
invariably find them, under whatever at
eempted disguise and under whatever
naa opperheads, treason -sympathiz-
efs' peace democrats, incendiary dem.
agognes, " repudiators," or what not
nsnting the same battle at the ballot
oox, against the peace, honor and wei.
.aie q The country, against progress, +
REGION and true democracy.
w They SUPPORT Hm.-Tbe 50