Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-30
The Union Men of Louisiana.
AN APPEAL TO CONGRESS AND THE NoRrr

NAS HNSJSihNu HtNlbiOh
the loyal citizens of New Orleans, ask
ing protection from Congress and the
loyal citizens of the nation, has been
signed by nearly every union man in
New Orleans:
We, the undersigned Union men of the
State of Louisiana, respectfully repre-
sent that after four years combating
the armed forces of the rebels and trail
tors, we are not prepared nor yet willing
that these same rebels and traitors
should return among US, assume author
ity, maltreat with contumely and con-
tempt, or otherwise abuse us. The facts
are patent and beyond question, and
it is well shown that the real Union
men in this State are in the minority.
The returned rebels and traitors have
the balance of power in their hands,
and it is publicly avowed that the
confederate element must rule. Mat
ters have assumed such phase that,
if not strangled in the birth, we, the
Union men, will have no security for life,
property or honor. The returned rebels
and traitors are daily growing more
powerful, and daily insults and abuses
are heaped upon US by them. They no
sooner find return to power than they
commence series of abuses of US. Our
residences are marked, and attempts
have been made to fire the dwellings of
some OF US who are most conspicuous.
We are told that we are spotted, and
| daily threats are heard against US.
! They not only abuse and curse US in pri-
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| Newspapers, of which we have but two
in our interest, cannot be brought on
the Streets but, like private papers, dur
| ing the days of the iDquisition of old,
are passed from hand to hand. We
would infinitely prefer to return them
their arms and fight them in open field
than thus to permit them, under the pro-
lection of our government, TO assume to
dictate to US and govern US.
Our government, under a misapplied
mercy, grants to prisoners of war, guilty
of the highest crime against the State
treason-the privilege, hitherto un-
known, of debating to their conquerors
the terms upon which the conquerers
may be permitted to live in the land of
their birth with unpardoned traitors,
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protest against being termed rebels and
traitors by those whose hands are yet
reeking with the blood of Union men,
and who boldly and with unsurpassed
effrontery, not only in private, but
throughout the daily papers, term us
rebels and traitors, and style themselves
the Union men of the South, and this
too while they are keeping up their con-
federate organizations and utterly ig-
noring that they are prisoners of war
to our government. We protest against
being ruled by prisoners of war under
parole. We protest against being abused
by them. We protest against being
made to feel the vengence of baffied trail
tors. We protest against being used as
the lamb of the sacrifice to conciliate
rebels and traitors. Knowing our shrift
would be short if once these assassins
gain power, as they have proved concln-
slvely by their acts Of pre- me6itated
cold blooded butchery of Union men on
Monday the 18th day of July, the St. Bar
theOlomew day New Orleans. We pro-
test against being left to the tender mer-
cies OF the assassins, who use the knife
ana pistol. We protest most emphati-
caily against being made the slaves, so
to speak, of these prisoners of war who
hate US with unutterable hate, who de-
spise and curse US. Was it for this
hundreds and thousands of our Union
soldiers perished Was it for this we
waged a war for the Union ? Was it
for this we have imbrued our whole land
in taxation 2 Was it for this we spent
millions of treasure Was it for this
we have made invalids and cripples of
our thousands of Union men Was it
for this we elected Andrew Johnson to
the Office from which ill-stared events
caused him to become President ? Was
it for this we conquered We therefore
call upon the conquerors and loyal cti-
zens Of the nation to protect US. We
not only petition, but demand protection
from the Congress of your country, as
we are in duty bound.
PRUssIAN WIT.-There is more of truth
than extravaganza in the following iron
ical description of the armament, &C., OF
the petty German States, which is trans
lated from Prussian paper:
"Waldeck-Two loaves of army bread
have just been baked.
Buekeburg-Corporal Fitzbob has been
appointed Cd lieutenant.
StreliG-Fifty yards of blue cloth
have been bought to furnish the army
with new uniform.
Hamburg-There is an advertisement
for sealed proposals for contract to furn-
ish three cavalry horses.
Bremen-A new cover has been put
on the ammunition wagon of the con-
tingent.
Coburg Gotha-A tent has been put
up op the north eastern frontier.
Altenburg-A sack of sand has ar
rived, to be used in fortifying the castle.
Hildburghauseu "A grindstone has
just been purchased.
Lubeck-The Radical Gazette has re-
ceived orders not to publish the strength
of the army.
Weimar-A Hussar has been thor
oughly equipped.
Nassau-Tbere is prospect for a
loan of thirty-fve forms, (lfteen dol