Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-09-13

ecutive, easily seduced, ylelus Wiling
obedience to his old masters. Aided by
his unscrupulous disregard of constitu-
ton and laws, by his merciless proscrlp'
ton Of true democratic opinion, and by
all his appliances of despotic power,
they now dehantly enter the lists In the |
loyal North and seek TO wiring from free-
men Endorsement of their wicked de-
signs. Every foul agency is at work to
accomplish this result. Protesting 10
assent to the abolition of slavery, they
are contriving TO continue its detestaole
power of legislative acts against pre-
tended Migrants. They know that any
form of seryitude will answer their I'M
holy purpose. They pronounce the lour
wears war a brilliant sword scene in the
great revolutionary drama. ProscripuVe
public sentiment holds high carnival
and profting by the example OF the
Presidents programme, breathes ultra
language of slaughter against loyalty
ignores and denounces all legal restraints
and assails with the tongue of mallg'
nifty. Midnight copfagrations, assassl'
nations and murders in open day are
called to their aid. A reign OF terror
through all these ten States makes
LOYALTY stand silent in the presence OF
treason or to whisper in "'bated breath
Strong men hesitate openly TO speak Tor
liberty and decline to attend q conyen-
ton at Philadelphia for fear of destruc-
ton.
THE OBJECT OF THE CONVENTION,
But all Southern men are not awed
into submission to treason, and we have
assembled from all these States deter
mined that liberty when endangered
shall find mouth piece, and the gov
eminent of the people, by the people, for
the people shall not perish from the
earth. We are here to consult together
how best to provide for Union OF truly
Republican States-to seek to resume
thirty.six stars on the old flag. We are
here to see that ten of the stars-opaque
bodies, 'paling their Intellectual fires be-
meath the gloom of olgarchial tyrrany
and oppression. We wish them to be
brilliant starsZemblems Of constitution
al MISUNDERSTANDING orbs, sparkling
with the life giving principles Of the
model Republic, fitting adornments OF
the glorious banner of freedom.
BASES OF THB HOPE AND CONFIDENCE OF
SOUTHERN LOYALIsTs.
Our last and only hope is in the unity
and tortitude of the loyal people of Anne
RIGA in the support and vindication Of
the 39th Congress, and in the election OF
controlling Union majority in the sue
ceeding or 10th Congress, while the new
article amending the National Constitu
| ton, offers the most liberal conditions tC
the authors of the rebellion, and does
not come up to the measure OF our ex
pectations. We believe it's ratification
would be the commencement OF com
| plete and lasting protection to all oul
| people, and therefore we accept 1t as TIT
best present remedy, and appeal to oul
brothers and friends in the North anC
the West to make it their watChWOrd II
the coming elections.
The tokens are aupicious Of overwhelm
ing success. However little the yerdic
of the ballot box may affect the rockies
man in the Presidential chair, we cannO
doubt that the traitors and sympathizer
he has encouraged will recognize tina
verdict as the surest Indication that tn
mighty power which crushed the rebel
lion is still alive, and that those who at
tempt to oppose or defy it will do so a
the risk of their own destruction.
Our confidence in the overruling pre-
violence of God prompts the predictio
and intensifes the belief that when thi
warning is sufficiently taught to thes
misguided and reckless men the liberal
ed millions of the rebellious South wi
be profered those rights and franchise
which may be necessary to adjust an
settle this mighty controversy in tn
spirit of the most enlarged and christia
philanthropy,
(Signed) George W. Paschal, Chail
man. R. O. Sidney of Mississippi, job
H. Atkinson Of Western Virg MIA, job
A. Alderlice of Delaware, A. W. Hawkir
. of Tennessee, Samuel Knox of Missouri
/, Wright R. Fish Of Louisiana, Milton +
/ saroid of Alabama, PHILIPPE Wage
Florida. D. R, GoodlOe of North Carolin'
D. C. Forney of District of Columbi'
John J. Cressweii of Maryland, G. v
Ashburn Of Georgia.