Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-01-03

The SOUTHERN PREss.-The Mobil,
Advertiser is moved by the presentation
OF gold medal to that true Sou thernel
Gen. Thomas by the Tennessee Legisla
ture, to sneer at the general and the 10y
alists of Tennessee. 1t says:
"If Tennessee herself had presented
the medal, it would probably have been
Of leather, and under the words of Gen
Thomas, we will hold the town till we
starve, she would have placed the in.
scription, I'm sorry you didn't"
"A paper called the Southern Vindi.
Gator is published at Pine Bluffs, Arkan.
sas, the editor of which considered him
self to be expressing Southern opinion
when he defined his position only two
or three weeks ago, as follows:
off to destroy tyrant is assassina-
ton, then | would destroy the tyrant.
When the news of Lincoln's
death reached me, | rejoiced. When |
learned that man who never identified
himself with the Confederate cause.
struck the tyrant low, l thanked God
that He had selected an Instrument from
the heart Of radiCalism, right under the
tyrants guns, to deprive America of a
radical tool. And when | laid down nv
arms, after bloody struggle for indie.
pendence, | thanked God, from the full
ness Of my heart, that Abraham Lincoln
did not live to mock our misery"
Many of the Southern papers are
talking with wild vehemence of a re-
newal of hostilities. The Charleston
Mercury, the pioneer of secession, shows
its old passions untamed since its res
direction, and tenders ITO the MARTYR
and sufferer wo occupies the executive
chair the services of the late Confederate
soldiers to put down the traitors of the
North"
The Mobile Times says in the same
3ein that "The South will resist with
force any change in its present political
status" although it probably does not
mean precisely that. The Pine Bluff
in another article from that
quoted above, says
"Let US have no more servilitv bv the
press and public men of the country.
Let US hear no voice Counselling sub
but all proclaiming our rights
Or war"
Other journalists are more sober and
sensible, however and the Macon, |
Georgia, Journal, after referring to the
ncendiary articles of the New York
Day Book and other ultra copperhead
papers, characterizes them as follows:
"These articles are very pleasant read
ng. They respond fully to the honest
convictions Of our people in respect to
he cause of the war, and the moral and
political attitudes of the parties to it.
,hese papers talk very confidently, too,
II reactionary opinion in the Northern
states upon these points, and Southern
lope warmly seconds all such sugges-
IONS. But in truth these are mere
reams, and in many respects perncious
lreams. They inspire US with false hopes
M false views ofthe political situation,
When 1t is most of all desirable that we
mould fix our minds upon the sober
ruth, and make the best of our bad. un-
condition"
Atlanta is excited over gross out
age" of an irresponsible soldiery" in
lntruding" upon children's entertain
nent to remove Confederate flag from
Christmas tree. The Intelligencer of
hat city urges that the flag, if there was
ne, was "a very little one, and calls for
be punishment Of the offending officers
nd soldiers.