Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-27
RIyrlAND HERALD.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1865.
Rebei Braggadoeio.

which according as 1t does, exactly with
arr own views on the subject, we give to
our readers entire. Says the Journal:
encouraged by the course OF the Presi-
dent and the attitude OF the Democratic
Marty. a certain class OF rebels ale resort
inc again TO the old game of threat and
hluster which was played so largely be-
fore and during The war, Their eX'
nres,ions remind us of the famoas bonn
hast about "hoistng a black flag" and
Udyipg in the last ditch"-only IL is in
comfortably ridiculous in view Of the
thorough drubDiug these vainglorjous
bragparts have received at the hands OF
the Union forces.
The Charleston Mercury, original or
Gan of notification and secession, hav-
iug been revived by descendant OF the
Rhett family, draws the sword, throws
away the scabbard, and informs the Elk.
ecutive that the late Southern soldiers
are at his disposal if he requires their
aid in overpowering the Northern dis
upionists. The Mobile Times atiirms
"The South viii resist with force any
change in it's present political status"
The Pine Blug (Ark.) Viudicator is de-
sirous of "fgh.iug for our rights again"
and saws Let Us have no more servil-
ity by the press aud public men Of the
country. Let = near no voice council
ing submission, hut all proclaimlng our
rights or war
Is it not about time for the South TO
understand that This sort of talk will
not do? We have met the rebels and
they are whipped. When they were
thoroughly united, splenddly organized,
abundantly armes and equipped, they
were incapable 81 accomplishing what
they now propose in their broken and
humiliates condition. They appealed
to arms, ana failed in their appeal.
And there is probably no dancer that
they will repeat the experiment. At all
events, the loyal people are not to be
frightened by sEch busaboos.
The triumph Of our arms gave the
nation sertaiu rights in the South. And
those rights will certainly be enforced.
Fhe civil governments of the section
will be reconstructed The COnstitu-
Son of the States will be made con-
SJrmable to that OF the Union. Impair
doned rebels will be excluded from pub
lie Offices. The privileges and immuni-
ties of loyal citizens will be efficiently
protected. This will be done with or
without tina consent Of those who
fought in Confederate ranks to destroy
the constitution. If they submit grace
Mlly, so mach the better for them. If
they prove recalcitrant, they Will be
made to yield.
Unless the rebels want to put them
selves beyond the reach OF :orbaarance,
they will have done with this insulting
braggadocio. The nation, buTying the
memory of it's great wrongs and suffer
ings at their hands, has treated them
with magnanimity which has no par
allel in history. And its generosity has
been recompensed by curses, by out
RACES, by ridiculous assumptions Of su-
periority on the part Of those who took
the right to live from its hands. The
last straw broke the camels back.
There is point beyond which endur,
ance will become impossible, and that
point has almost been reached. One
thing is certain I: the Southern States
do not accept the constitutional amend
meuts, their governments will be re
organized of loyal constituents. The
nation has the constitutional right anC
the physical power to carry out this pol
lev, and will carry it out to the letter
even though, in doing So it should be
come necessary to send troops into every
State and hold them under martial law
A MEMORABLE CHARACTER LIBELIBD
In his speech in the Senate the othe
day, on the District suffrage bill, Hon
Mr.. Foster of Connecticut referred to tn
opposition to the educational qualifica
ton, and said;
Little Justice Gogberry, the Senate
from Pennsylvania Mr.. Gowan and 9th
ers say Away with reading and writing
I'll none of 1t =
The Cincinnati Gazette calls attention
TO the fact that gross injustice is thu
done to that man, Justice Dogberry, VIII
had the greatest respect for reading an
writing, which he regarded as gifts G
nature; and suggests that Mr.. Foste
may have had in his mind a less immae
ulate notability Of the stage, Jack Cad'
who expresses himself somewhat afte
the manner of the Senator's quotation
GEN. FREMoNT.-The New York col
respondent Of the Chicago Republica
writes: Dining, the other day, wit
a noted and prominent politician of tn
city, he informed me it was he who fir:
nominated Fremont for the Presidene