Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-10-03
K Ham, HERALD.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER l, 1867,
A southern man,. OpInIons.

no Vermont, written by Mr Fuch,
editor OF the Star at Gritlln, Georgia, ex.
messing views to which our dissent was
unauahaedly given in preface TO the let
rcr Another communication from his
geu has appeared in the Star, dated at
New York, Sept. l4'h, in which are Ie'
iter.ted sentiments akin to those OF the
former letter, but in some respects more
Southern in their application. Express
iug Che belief that nine.tenths OF the
Northern people regretted the termlns'
too of the war because their incomes
we're lessened thereby, Also, giving the
opinion that our desire TO make money
out o. the war is one OF the prime
causes OF the present delay 10 recon-
structiou." He does not express much
confidence in Johnson, and gives very
good criticism of his character. Altho'
we dissent from his judgment Of the
mercenary character OF our people, the
letter is given that our readers may be
informed of the foul ISLANDERS the South
ern press are laying before the public,
even from men who were bern among us
and have recently been the recipients OF
0ur hospitality;
l have Just got back rom a flying
triD among the Grven and White Noun.
talns, which have been full of visitors
this summer, but the early trOsts are
IRVING them home. After what | have
seen J am free to confess that | do not
much blame the Yankees for their e9ot
jsm. Like one Of ShakespeareS char
..cters, II0re sDrut mpci Of my IaHd to see
tier DloDlts', and nowhere have I found
so lovely a country as New England in
summer. For variety OF scenery, and
romance of landscape, to say nothing OF
the purity OF the atmosphere, l believe
It without parallel. The Green Noun
taius aud the Valley OF the Connecticut
are grand, romantic, and lovely beyond
comparison or description. Since my
asst visit to that section, some eight
years since, great changes have been
wrought. War prices FOR produce, and
the plentitude o: money in consequence,
have made all the people comparatively
sEL and to speak the candid truth, |
really believe the termination Of the war
was regretted by nine.tenths Of the peO-
ple, because it cut down their incomes,
while the prosecution OF the war did not
seriously effect them. True loved
kiusmsn occasionally fell victim to the
MOloch OF war, but most of their real
fqitsrs were hired mrcsnartes while every.
5g3g was making money out of the war !;
and this very fact is doubtless one OF the
prime causes OF the present delay in re-
construction. The t,'uth IS, the people North
gensrally rant more rGr-at least the un-
thinking portion Of them they don't
look to consequences they merely argue
that as four years OF war made me
rich, four years more would make me
richer.
Politicians pandering to this feeling
and at the same time pandering to the
pre- udices and passions Of the more ig-
norant help to continue the present ex-
citement and to perpetuate the unCer-
t4jnties aud disabilities Of business
matters. This might be borne II the
burden was equally divided hut unfOr
tuuStely it all falls upon the South and
the extreme poor Of the North. The
rich are fattening upon it, and the poll
ticians are reaping a glorious harvest
The money bag Influence, sustained by
ignOrant fanaticism, now controls the al
f4irs OF the Nation. And it is 8 source
Of Intense modification and indignation
t9 kuOW that our own Southern people
are playing directly into the hands of
The mobocrats who now control the gov
ern ment. Our Southern ladies' must
have all these abominable Yankee gew-
gaws wherewith to decorate their per-
sons, and thus swell the revenues Of our
task masters. Our planters, with the
blind faulty that attended their course
during the war, still persist ina system
OF agriculture that is perfectly ruinous
making every effort to raise cotton to
ill Yankee pockets, and impoverish
their own soil, and then going to Yam
keedom to buy the bare necessities OF
life. In my opinion 1t would have been
Gods blessing to our people if the
war had resulted in wiping every Amer.
icau ship from the ocean, and destroy.
ing beyond repair every railroad run,
ming TO our land. Then the Southern
people would have been thrown upon
their own resources, and would have
been compelled to root hog or die" -
But it is as it is and IL can't be any tx
-er.
In the political world Johnson's re-
cent demonstrations have created much
excitement among these excitable peo
pie. am free to confess have no con
ddence in the man, and caution oouI
.,eopie against building up sanguin,
nopes upon tho idea that the President
"ilp De their champion. He is despisec
ny the North, and his influence woulr
'se Fought were it not for that "divinitl
which hedges in king" He has l9s
tI.c opportunity Ia SECURE for himself I
t2Sue, aDd his country an abiding peace
He will not be impeached; neither will
he materially aid the Southern people
He is faithless to both sections, and h,
is nGG respected or beloved by either
While doubt DIS ability or inclination
to assist US, by no means counsel an.
base subseryiency either TO radicalisn
or military despotisn. l Iam firm in tn