Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-12-18
LETTER FROM WILLIAM PENN.


If ihe notorious Fernando Wood showed
he weakness and dsloyalty of the party he
essays 10 lead, when he offered his Peace
resolutions in the House of Representatives
u few days ago, Mr.. Davis of Kentucky exhi-
bited the malicious bitterness Of his heart.
in the Senate, on Tuesday, when he charged
dishonesty and lack of patriotic motive upon
the President, in the suppression of this in
famous Shareholders war against the liber-
ties of the people. Mr. Davis did not think,
perhaps, when he uttered the vile SANDER,
that it would be so promptly met and dis
posed of, as it was by Senator Hale, al the
very instant almost, of its utterance. AL
though he was aware that he was asserting
a lalsehood against the Administration,
which no sensible man could or would be-
lieve, he doubtless was unprepared for the
severe castigation lie so well merited and
which was SO ably administered to him by
the Senator from New Hampshire.
1t is lamcntable to think that men like
Mr. Davis, claiming to he honorable, can
voluntarily so stab their personal reputation
and sink themselves Lclow the esteem of
upright and honest men, by such deliberate
acts Of meanuess and falsehood, in the face
Of truth, justice, history, and the universal
opinion of the people of the entire land.-
But such is the influence and tendency of
treason Being in itself crime Of the
first magnitude, its demands upon the con-
science Of its advocates are such as TO re-
quire the constant exercise of all sorts OF
lesser yillainies and abasements to keen il
in sufficient sustenance to perform its work.
Yet with all itsresources of folly and wick
edness it fails to accomplish anything,-as
it shOuld-except the disgrace and igno
miny of its adherents
The Presidents Proclamation of amnest,
to offenders against the laws of the country
is, of course, very distastelul to the copper
heads in Congress. Being the cspecia
guardians of the Constitution-which fol
over thirty years they have been trying tC
destroy that the slave power might live an,
flourish on its ruins-they as might hay,
been expected, see nothing but illegality
tyranny and unconstiiutionality in Mr.
Llncolns edict of mercy and humant,
towards a set of as great scamps as eve
earned halter or deserved the penitentia
ry. They have no plea or defence for pa
trotism--not one word. They are so alb
sorbed in fault-iinding, and pointing out tn,
unconstitutional acts of the President. tia
they ran find no time to say word for Til,
Union or raise hand in defence of its ex.
lstence, though traitors with all the ferocit,
OF wild beasts, are hunting it down with fir,
and sword
But if copperheads sympathise with tn,
enemies of the old flag, and avail Themselves
of every occasion to betray and desert tn,
glorious land of Freedom and its grand ira
ditions and history, we must remember
that there is power mighlier than trea-
son--a united, patriotic, uncomfortable Low
al Notwithstanding between their assault.
and our bleeding country, resolved upon it.
rescue not merely, but also unyielding in il.
determination to punish all armed assal-
ants, and show 10 the world that come wea
or woe, prosperity or adversely sorrow OF
JOY cost what it may in blood, life, treasure
or time the Union shall not be destroyed
the old starry flag shall not be lowered in
the dust; slavery shall not be the lord and
master of thirty millions of free people; and
that whether constitutional or unconstitu..
tlonal, treason and human bondage must die
the death, and America stand before the
world free, powerful, glorious, united, pros
porous, peaceful and happy.
The approaching holidays will in some
degree Interfere with the vigorously begun
work of Congress, but il will ia nowise
abaio the zeal of the Union members, or
lessen their unmeasured devotion to the in.