Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-12

Coppcrheads Stamping Connecileui.
Vallandigham and Fernando Wood are in
Connecticut, making speeches in behalf of
Seymour. They were at Stamford, Tuesday
night, and the copperheads turned out to hear
them 1t is said that Vallandigham spoke on
this occasion sin a rather subdued manner;'
but Wood was rampant and reckless, and
Numbered away at the government and its war
measures, in his most audacious style. He
proclaimed that he would resist the govern
ment, should it attempt to strengthen itself
against the rebels. by enforcing these
measures and he "was satisfied that
Seymour, their candidate, entertained this
same view" The Connecticut copperheads
should now send for Breckenridge, Pryor, and
Toombs; or perhaps Floyd Howell Cobb,
Jacob Thompson might be induced to come
and stump the state in company with their
friend Toucey. Fernando Wood, always
false, INSCRIPTIONS and audacious, outdid
himself at Stamford, by coolly making this
statement:
''On the 18th day of December last propo-
sitions for an armistice, or peace, were left in
the hands OF the president, which, had they
been adopted, would have settled this matter
by the LIST of April amcably, and to the salts
faction of the people both north and SOUTH Of
that matter he was assured, but the proposi-
tons he was bound as a gentleman to with
hold from the public until such time as he
could make them known without violating his
h nor"
We are not at all inclined to doubt either
the fitness or the willingness of Fernando
Wood to otficiate as a rebel ambassador; but
we are quite sure that he has not vet been
empowered to act in that capacity. 1t is I'M
derstood that he sought the office others who
were concerned with him in that negotiation,
report that it was entirely unsuccessful. and
that they were all treated with the most lord
ly scorn. Wood did not get his commission;
and his intinlatiOn that the rebels authorized
him to open correspondence with the federal
government in their behalf reminds us of the
consequential utterances of that brilliant dane
ing Jack, George Francis Train. This
Train went to Washington on a mission TO
the president. No doubt Fernando Wood has
done the same thing, for his self. conceit is
equal to such an undertaking; and, we dare
say, he took with him the whole creed of the
copperheads. We hope he will publish his
propositions forthwith, for he can do it
without the slightest injury to his reputation
a' " ssrf''"ran." Let him print them, by all
means, and read them to his audiences s,,o,,,
night, so that he may seem to his Connecticut
friends to walk in their midst enhaloed with
transcendental glory. He should not dare to
hide his light under bushel as such a time as
this
We shall watch the progress of these ora
tors in Connecticut with some interest. 1t
was appropriate to send for them; but, to
give them all the prestige the occasion
demands, Eaton should make it his business
to introduce them everywhere and pre-
side at their meetings. Thus attended and
strengthened, they would be likely to create a
sensation, and arouse the good people Of that
state to wholesome reflection. They would
deepen the impression made by Eaton's cop
perhead state convention, and make its
work complete. Then we might confidently
count on great increase of that large major
ity Of loyal men in Connecticut, who will
stand forth on the first Monday in April, and
proclaim to the secession corrupters and de-
structiyes that Rome stands by her ancient
manners"