Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-24
RUTLAND HERALD.
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1866.
the Political battle Notes OF 1866
Sounded.


pEns 10 only one honest course for poliu-
clans, and there Is only enc safe course for the
United States, such is the power and such are
the resources Of the United States that they can
endure poar OF five years more Of such ianau-
cism, Jolly anG scOuudrelism as they have en-
dured ior tie lass siA.-Aelo York World
Ws are going 90 light our political fight, come
veal or come woe, come defeat or come success,
as the Democratic party, holding tho Republic
an party chiefly guilty Of all the blood, all the
misery Mdah the dcbt.-Nelg York World.
The two paragraphs quoted above
from the leading democratic organ Of
the North are significant, By the first
we are given to understand that the
country endured 'fanatlcism, folly and
scoundrelism" at the hands OF the Union
Republicans OF the North, whom the
people sustained by overwhelming ma
jorities at the polls, while they were
contributing OF their substance and
splitting their blood to put down q pow
erfully organized and armed treason
against the government. The treason
the W0r1g has no word or heart to con-
denim, but reserves all its wrath for the
men who put the treason down. The Ga
naticism, folly and scoundrelism" that
paper refers TO and condemns, we are
certain the United States can endure"
and will very cheerfully sustain flour
or five years more" should the party Of
which the Rord is the organ organize
and arm FOR another treason.
In the second quoted paragraph the
challenge is made openly. Come defeat
or come success" the Worl& is prepared
TO fghb its old battles over again. Not
withstanding the thousands of individ-
uals in the democratic ranks who stood
side by eide with Republicans to fight
by word and deed for the government
and flag o. the country, against the
monster treason that was marshalled
against them, the democratic party in
its official capacity was the alder and
abettor OF the rebellion. Its official
head, while President OF the United
States, denied the government power to
enforce its authority, asserted that it
could not COeluc a State, and absolutely
refused to reinforce the little garrison
in Charleston harbor, when there was
no obstacle in the way Of its doing so,
and when he was stoutly and tearfully
urged to reinforce it by Gen. Scott, and
Hon. Joseph Holt, one Of his official ad-
visers. This Buchanan permitted Floyd,
jacob Thorn pson, and Howell Cobb to re-
main ia his Cabinet after 1t was known
that they were actively at work in pre-
pairing for destroying the government
by armed force, and calmly waited for
their resignation. Neither the Woyld,
nor 9th er leading democratic organs,
nor democratic conventions, have re-
buked President Buchanan for the moral
aid ne gave the rebellion; but all
through the fierce struggle these sources
of dem ocratic influence defended him,
while they &pologized for Southern trait
ors, and denounced the administration
and It's supporters for prosecuting the
war against their Southern brethren
And as late as 1864, at the moment OuI
victorious eagles were rising over the
bloody fields Of Gettysburg and the
Union cannon at Vicksburg were thun
dering n their ears, the representatives
OF a false democracy were resolving al
Chicago that the war was failure, and
that the Unju could never be restored
by fighting
Now that the terrible sacrifices have
been made, and the rebel hosts subdued
and made 10 submit to the government
authority the patriotic and brave NE,
who have saved the Union, are to b.
held as the party chiefly guilty of al
the blood, ell the misery and all th'
debt" II these men are really the gull
ty party, then, indeed, are Jefferson Da
Wis, John slidell, Henry A, Wise, Sec
retaries Floyd, Thompson and Cobb, anc
their armed associates in rebellion, to b,
held ss Chiefly" innocent in all tina
bloody work
It is well that the chief organ Of de
mocracy has made the bold announce
ment, that the men who took up arm
to destroy this government are to be de
Tended, and the men who risked thei
property and lives to save it, are to b
held as chiefly guilty Of all the blood
all the misery, and all the debt" W
cheerfully meet the issue; and as tn
party which the World represents AM
defends, was swept from power at tn
ballot box in all the loyal States in 1866
it will be a matter of some curiosity t
us to see how it will succeed in maj
shalling its forces under rebel banners
in 1856.
TIE CRoPs.--The prospects at thi