Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-28
pVTLA\B HERALD.
MONDAY, MARCH Is, 1867
Ps,iuca, Feeling at the south.


From the lately rebellious States,
which few months ago rejected all
oyertures on the part of Congress
toward reconstruction, comes the most
cheering accounts OF a change in the
political sentiments of the masses, and
there now appears to be willingness
on their part, If straws indicate which
way the wind blows, to accept terms OF
restoration to the Union upon the basis
Of the military aud supplemental bills.
The tone of the leading journals has be-
come very much changed since their
passage by Congress, and though all sec
lions have their extremists and fire eaters
who have not yet found the last ditch,
,he popular feeling seems TO consider
the propositions of thu sc bills as embOdy-
ing wise and feasible solution OF the
existing difficulties.
The results OF four years OF intestine
war embracing degree OF poverty and
suffering nearly paramount to famine,
have been stubbornly borne by this peo-
pie in their vain endeavors to overthrow
our government and subvert its consti-
tutiou to their own ends; but when the
government, st the close OF the war,
proved to them and its enemies through
out the world that it was Il permanent
structure, an exclusion from participa-
ton in its political affairs and non-repre-
sentatien in its councils, was more than
they, as tree.bOru American citizens
could bear, and we now behold them,
oiled with true pepitenCe, throwing
the advice of such leaders as Davis,
Floyd, Yancey, Toombs, Slidell, Wigfall
and others to the dogs, and again seek
ing to be admitted to the family of
States Of the Union.
The people of the South have become
convinced that they can hope to escape
suheriDgs and privatiOns only through
a revival of their commerce and indus
tries, result which they could never
hope to obtain until their political
troubles had become settled, and they
restored to the condition OF independent
States, controlling their own govern
ment; and though they may have been
led to believe that, should they persist
in their opposition to the general gov
eminent, it would abandon some Of the
cherished principles for which it so long
and mantully commended, these hopes
have been vanquished by the resolute at
titude Of Congress and the unmistakable
endorsement OF It's acts by the people Of
he North, and they now appear to be
ready to comply with the dictates of the
national legislature and take the initia-
tory steps toward assuming their old
prestige in the Republic, under the am
Pile folds of the star spangled banner.
The burden is not wearisome, and if the
South sees fit, by acceding to the terms
Of the military and supplemental bills,
it's representatives will undoubtedly be
assigned seats in both houses OF Con-
sress at its next session.
Norman has for a moment ever enter
tanned the thought that the majority of
the Southern people favored secession
or dismemberment from the Onion.
They were, or at least the poorer classes
were, generally ignorant, and consc-
quently susceptible of wrong and easily
led to its commission by the few proper
~ popular leaders. And now that the
Easses have had their eyes opened to
their true condition, and are willing to
be restored, it Is to be hoped that the
ultraists in Congress will not prevail
npon that body to longer keep their
representatives out of the councils of
She nation, or them from participation
Ia the management o. it's affairs, bat
rather bear in mind the old maxim that
In Union there is Strength"
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