Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-02-24
TUESDAY. FER. ga, 1853
7,,o noneIs and their Friends.

The Charleston Courier, longing for "Ihe
End of the War" and discussing the hopes and
fears of therebels, says 1--WE reckoned' now
on the interference of foreign nations, then on
the breaking down Of Chase's stupid sche'le
of finance and then again on the influence
brought to bear on the administration at
Washington By the conservative political par
IN in thr northern states" 1t says the rebels
have given up the expectation of aid from
Europe, and see no reason to expect the
longed for breaking down of Mr.. Chase's
financial policy, and then adds ut remains
to be seen whether the democrats will seri-
ouslv embarrass the government in its plans
for the prosecution of the war" 1t will be
seen that "the democrats, the conservative
political party in the northern states" in
word the copperhcads and their supporters,
are recognized at Charleston as the best and
most reliable allies of the rebels.
Here at the north these men who furnish so
much encouragement to the rebels dislike to
be descrbcdas 1.-THE political guerrilla of jeff.
Davis" but we never hear of their remon-
strating with the rebels for claiming them as
allies, although this claim is constantly, and,
we must add, very justly, made throughout
the rebel states. The other day rebel at
Richmond writing to rebel newspaper in
Tennessee, expressed his belief that the Union
armies had been utterly demoralized" by the
influence Of our copperheads; and he added
that were it not for the ''quasi rebellion" of
certain democratic governors, and the
"still more serious influence of Richardson,
Vallandgham and Bright" the army of Gen.
Rosecrans would have well nigh crushed out
rebellion in the southwest, by this time.
There can be no mistake in regard to the ten
dency of the copperhead movement. 1t is too
plain to be mistaken, and too helpful to the
rebels to escape their friendly attention. at
remains to be SEEM as the Charleston Court
er says, whether its influence will be sufi-
GENTLY powerful to enable the rebels to de-
stroy the republic. We believe it will fail,
for the tide Of patriotic sentiment is now rls-
ing against the copperheads and promises to
sweep them into the gulf of silence and dis
honor. The signs of this wholesome reaction
are many, and nowhere more unmistakable
than among the copperheads themselves.
THERE'S not an earnest patriot in the country
who does not desire peace; but no one sees
how to secureit without crushing the organized
treason that aims to destroy the republic. Tc
talk about peace in the malignant style Of the
copperheads is to talk treason. They near
submission to the JEFF. Davis conspiracy, or
permanent division of the Union to be
followed by war and confusion for thu
next half century. We should un
derstand what is before us, and not be pur
suaded to ruin the country and plunge our
- ILL. and hloodsbad
We cannot, without multiplying trfdj1tib li ee
shirk the duty of the present time. The rebe
conspirators have made this war, and the
will crush us if we do not crush them Their
is no other alternative; and they who de
nounce the war as if it were in the power G
our government to stop it or continue it a
pleasure, are stupidity blind, or Malignant
reasonable.