The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-08-07

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describe, the advanced copperhcads o
1853. livery many are duped int,
Iassociation with them. who would no
do the work performed 10y the Torie,
Icf the Revolution, they support lead
lers, and justify them in doing tn,
identical work "a Whig'' ascribes tc
Tories in 1770 Those leaders hav,
Opposed every enactment of Congress
have discouraged enlistments,. have
encouraged descrtions, have harbor.
ed deserters, and have in every way
possible short of overt acts, promoted
the success of the rebels. Yet are
they leaders to-day, accepted and
acknowledged.
Even the attack upon New England
made so persistently during the rebel.
lion Ivy men Of the North who are
crying for peace. is but the counter
part Of like assaults In l776 The to
ries of those days attempted TO pro
mote division ainoRg the people by
the same means which have been EN-
ployed Iy butternuts and copperheads
during the past twelve months OF
more In the Pennsylvania Evenina
Post of June lst. 1776. an article,
signed by Hutchinson. Cooper, Cato.
&c, classities the objections to indie
pendencc. No. 6 if given as follows:
''The New England men will turn
Goths and Vandals. and overrun all
the Southern colonies. n. BIT is
the fashion with the people who make
this objection to independence to de-
spise the courage and discipline of the
New England troops, and to complain
that they are unwilling to fight out of
their own colonies"
If this is not identical with copper
head assaults upon New England, now
made in words, it is in spirit. They
were identical in motive and purpose
the division Of the people.
VIII not loyal men consider these
indiccs, pointing to the identity of
means, with which the disloyal assail-
ed our patriot fathers in the Revou.
ton, and the di.loval now assail those
trying to save what was then gained?
Tyranny, oppression, Imprisonment,
confscation, destruction of free speech
and free press, &c, howled now by
sympathizers with rebels, was howled
then 10y sympathizers with King
George the 4th and his minions. The
purpose was the same then that it is
now--to embarrass and divide the
people, that tyranny might prevail
then, and rebellion be successful now.
The parallel runs into indifferent mat
tiers also. Copperheads sneer at green
bacl>s-so the tories did Mt the Cont
mental money. Copperheads charge
the cause ofthe war upon the North
so the tories did upon the sons of lih-
erty. Copperheads assail the Presi-
dent, call him Nero. q Caligula, a
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iug.on. Cupperheads complain of
everything doua by the Government,
and OF nothing done by the rchels--so
did the tories Of the Revolution. -
COpperheads charge the blood, the
treasure. the loss and ruin Of the war.
upon the people Who sustain it to pnt
down rebellion, and not upon the reb-
els who causclcssly commenced and
continue it--so did the tories Of the
Revolution charge the evils Of the
war upon the patriots OF those days,
and not upon the tyrants who caused
it by attempting to cnslavc the Colo
nies
/ Men Of the North-inen who mean
to be loyal at heart, in act, and in in
tluence, if YOU would honor the patri-
OTIS Of l176, stand by the Government;
stand by the armies of the Union, and
be one with them for the suppression
of the rebellion. The Efforts to di-
vide yon and to antagouize you with
the Government, are In the interest OF
the rebels, and are one with the pur-
poses of the tories and Cow boys OF
the Revolution. .--Sandtshy Register