The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-03-27
Copperheads, Black Snakes, and Rat
tlesnakes.

It is some tine since We were requested
by friend to pst!!;ata the following arti-
ele, but through neglect ii was laid aside
ST. Psa', aian., Dec. II, 1868.
To the Editor of The Chicago Times;
| inclose tbs necessary funds TO pay for
your paper From the cianor ii has rails
ed in the camp of the disunion, black re
publican desiructives, | feel sure there
must be sound doctrine in 1t; for what
ever is pure, whatever j. peacoable, what
ever is OF COED report nhstersr con:em-
Plates the I.sfpetualion of the Union and
the government on tho constitutional ba
sis, OF anv 5asi. wti;h doos rot square
with their revolutionary platform, is sure
TO meet with, their opposition, ana It's ed
voca'es with peTsecutioa, abuse, aud PFC
scrip,ion.
Orthodoxy, With these witch burnias
fanatics, means Ny dexs;' Eeterodozy
means Your doxy." o,plty meals
fea'.v to party !; treason means devotion
10 the constitution. PATRIOTISM means
The sum of all other isins andcopperheaa
ism n,esns Unionisn, whether the
Chicago plsiform goes mp or down" I
am comprehend" tl.ark God | figh;
the lack snakes. The rattle snske is an
honorable foe compsrs,l to them. IL
rctt!es bstcrs he strikes. lie wtbdraws
from the Union bsfors he strikes at til {
government and the constitution. fhs
black snake coils hInsei! in ,hs folds o.
the stars and stripes, puts Scotch CAP
over hi. head to conceal his snakeship
and, stealing into The ssat IF Washingion
and Jefferson, strikes his fsn9s into tie
constitution Of his country, while Tie oa.r
to preserve that instrument, be inform:
Us, is " lecer,ied in heaven"
The democratic party at FIRST believe
the living words Of the black deceivef, ael
not suspecting lie had 's.olcn tlle livery
Of heaven to serve The devil in" follow =
hi. shiny ns;i in the wicked John Brown
raid which, to keep Up tie dslu-ion. Il
dubbed "lhs war for The Union" Ni!E
the 'Critseud~n resolution" as a blint
(snotber Scotch can), lie rallied Al i'm
ssnae army, which vas 10 sooner seaec
ed than The blind was taken Of, the Crit
tended resolution rspuaated ana vo'e'
down, and the G 'a7!ag eyes and kissing
forkad tongue OF tia black reptile II al
bare to the gaze Of dculed countrv, il
| the epen sckuow fedoen ent that il was
war for ,he blo,ting out Of States, 81
obstruction Of republican government, 10
the ffeaiom os negroes, and The easlzya
ment Of white pen
At last the country has opened IT. eyes
and sees inst the bizck snake is lora dan
gerous to liberty and Union than the rat
tiesnake, because III ore ins;dous and subj
in its attacks and because i.stscnchcd /.
tae cors1rnaent, and armed with the nowe
ard Ike Will 10 en-Iayc al who dare &
oppose It's nsprpatlcns.
You havo drawn tie sword, and threw
away tie sc.bbarJ to battle against Il
serpent, its powers and princinsi'ies. an
ia ~icketness in high places Go on :;
the fight, d" In hoe si9no rinces" III
~hzle is in tie last iinrSr. The ha:poo.
is in him The splash in the waters r1a
be terrible Bat The ,f>Ay r9euster VII
yet be quio;el the waters VII! be s'iiie1
tho ship vii. ride the storm. an! vi ye
be anchored in haven of pecce, ~i.h IL
Stars an s'ripes once n]o.a = tie Hand
OF -, irjends, the Original t':,','''-s 80
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