Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-05-06

party. The great Democratic party OF the
nation were loval and true to tie flag of
freedom but latter day Democracy, MS
expounded by the MurphyS, Earnests,-
Whites. Parkinsons and their co 1aborers
in the work of treason in Lafayette coun-
ty, Is false to the cause in which they he
roically fought and nobly died they stood
by the Government of our fathers, and
poured cut their blood in it's defense; but
C"Pperheads of do day by falsehood and
misrepresentation, and with all the N .lice
of their traitor masters, are plunging their
poisoned and envenomed dagger into its
very vitals, and assisting in its overthrow
by every means in their power. The
Washingtons, Aonroes, MadiSons, Jack
sons. Adams and their cp-liberiy loving
and treasou hating fellows sleep in honor
ed graves whilc their false and mistaken
representatives live to ahrogate a coward
ly and dishonorable peac ,, and to favor
return to power and place of the traitors
who have pillayed our .rsenals, robbed
our treasury and slain the loyal and pat-
rietic defenders Of cur land and nation
The Democrats, pardon the use OF the
term. my friend, the northern allies of
Treason, slavery and robbery, asser: that
the Republicans, now denominat I'd, indis
are the cause ofthe war; that John Brown
the great high priest of the party, com
menced it. and shed the first blood in this
contest Have they forgotten that John
Browns property was twice burned i.y the
minions of the slave power before he rais-
ed an arm against them? Have thew for
gotten that one of his sons WIS shot d .wn
on the road like wid beast and that an
other of them under an August sun, WAS
drawn in chains, under the lash, fbr thir
tv miles by the same rufians and that
death put Il stop to his suffrrinys but
short time after? Have they for often
that from the commencement Of the Kan
sas troubles, down the 18th day of April,
1861, when South Carolina = that great
nest traitors-commit-e ed the 0ue,t act
of firing upon a few half starved soldiers
IN the performance of their sworn duty2
Have they forgotten that down to that pc
riod prosecutions without a parallel in the
history of anv nation were carried on in
the South against thos,- who would refuse
u how the knee te the slave power and
those who wera even suspect. oi being
inimicai To it were subjected to treatment
the most iarherous, and IN MANY cases
were horribly and brutally murdered by
friends who wrre instigated 10 she foul
m ni>trator- OF the laws They have not
forgotten these mel inchoiv truths but
with ,ffronterv CORES ponding to their trea
son. they may deny them A,d vet, with
all the facts fresh ia their memory, these
defenders of traitors charg. the loval men
Il the North with the crime of brin gin2
this devastating war upon the country.
If the loval men of the North are SO
anxious to overthrow the Government
nv are they not, like the Democrats -:
La Fayette county. denouucIng the Al
ninistration for its efforts TO conquer II
psate e. Why are~bot-the 1svat Demuerats
and Republicans like them ra.sin- the
cowarily cry of Peace on ms FERNS 2
Whv are they To dav battling against trea-
son which "Copperheadism" wouid have
successful and which "Copperhea Is so
zealouslv defend? 1t is because they are
tcyal TO the Government. and true to the
Gag Of their fathers. Thank God my
friend, there is no Republican in arms
against the Government 10 day \ tra
tors that won rejoice over its fallen AMI
adsd glory That insamy belongs alone
to the Tn on hating, Liberty despisi <
and Slavery loving Democrats of La Fay
cite county and elsewhere; and the future
historian will record il against them To
their shame
DO they suppose tina. justice will ALWAYS
sumher and that n day ofretribution viii
never Gomez Let them not hug this deiu
son to their souls, for SO sur. as there i.
a Heaven above us, just so sure will jus
tice overtake them; and the reckoning
will be fearful one A great man once
said that 'truth is Omnipotent and public
Justice certain, and have full faith in
the dec aration.
That the God of Battles will always be
with us, and will give us courage, wisdom
and power To cement in stronger bands
than ever before this once glorious and
pea eful Union of ours is the sincere
prayer of your friend
J. E. DUNCAN.