The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-12-25

copperhead papers of the North and the
poorly reconstructed rebel ones Of the
South have lately become almost as VIC
lent in spirit and language as before the
war. Some Of them dare to hint at a
renewal of the struggle for the lest
cause" To begin far North, in con.
nrmed republican state, the La Crosse
WISCONSIN, Democrat raves in Til. style
abmt Congress-
1.-The rump mob Of lavbreakers, con-
stitntion nulifiers, union matters, and
rutiians of the Massachusetts school of
politics is once more in Session at Wash
ingt"n. There is located the heart of the
dead Union, and sweeping down from the
North, the East AMI the West, the carrion
birds of sbolitioni,m have assembled to
eroak above the hellish work of dcstruc-
tion."
Tho Louisville Journal, which m i'm
tanned a patriotic course before the war.
has fallen INTO the political control of IN
imprniient and bitter rcbel-Mr. Prentice
contcniiny himself with furnishing the
supply of small jokes-anh 1t can use such
language Ms the following about Con
KrCss -
"1his Congress will not heed the con q.
stitution. it will respect no obligations to
man or God; but tho true policy of the
S~iih for tho present is to I've calm, quiet,
arervant and resolutc. The faster tho
Iffairs of the country &c, worsc, the sooner
they will probably get better. 1t may
perhaps be the very best thing for the
South that Congress should go or attempt
to 60 the utmost extent Of possible outrage
A majority Of II million OF men in the
nation are for the rights of the southern
stafcs, and that vast majority will at no
distant day sweep away and scatter every
obstacle M Ivy the breath Of hurricane.
Who is 50 insane AS to think that this
country can Ike controlled permanently or
long by the devili,h passions Of tactic, S
R,inority!'
The Houston Crcxas) Telegraph is also
for ma-terly inactivity us the southern
policy and says:-
'ln the meantime, one thing is perfect.
iy certain for us. 1t is that the Course
at action TO lie pursued by the radical
party North, i not clear TO themselves
Though possessing power to pass meas
ures, their position is embarrassing Their
embarrassment will continue and be no.
grayaied by such mastery inactivity by
The southern states, as shall compel the
radical Congress to take the initiative of
new measures, after the refusal of the
excluded states TO ratify the amendments.
Their condition is not unlike that of the
Iiunchbark, who cxclaims in agony,
"Spesk for heavens sake y"
The Columbia Is. c. Caroinian, one
OF the most violent Of fire.eating papers
takes the same view -
"iOoking 20 Washington one would
imngine that hell had be- transferred to
that point, and that we had exchanged
deliberaiive Congress for pandcmonium
let all Enion-loving, patriotic, God
fearing men, North and South, wait,
watrh, and stand firm! We shall yet
rrush the strong handed faction of rump
treason, and mcie out bloody Justice
upon its advocates! lIe men, and blde
your iiwe--sleep Upon your arms-ready
IN strike gloriously for liLsrty and your
country! Live the republic-pcri.h
all its enemies ="
This is quite tremendous, especially in
'ts high-ioned patriotism and love for the
republic. But religious paper of the
Southwest, the "Christian Companion, ="
printed at jefferson, Texas, does not fall
behind the fiery South Carolinisn II says:
"We are no extremist. We believe in
the Bible rs it is, and the constitution of
the limited States rs it was. Our fight &,
if We have to fight ana must fight, is
against the radicals aud the devil-the
one. it we had the power, we would
simply remove from this Union-the 9th
er from the entire world. Who is 10
base coward that he will not again
unsheaihe his sword in defense of consti.
tutional hberiyi Shall the fanatical
radical nsurp the last vestige of the glori-
Gus constitution bequeathed to US by our
f"hersi Veiernn soldiers, to the 'front.'
march To your tents, oh, Israel! Immin-
ent dangers surround u.s. Organize !!
organize
A family in Danbury, c., missed their