Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-01
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The True method with Ceppcrhcad~

The True uetbOd Win (Sppcsneoo>s
We have suggestion 70 make which may
have been made before. hut which. because % IL
Obvious truth and importance. cannot 10 too OF.
ter Impressed upon tie nIsls % our suihofiiie>
II relates 10 the pr"per method OF suppre-sn the
disconfenis and grunib.ings which. for The want
of better Phrase. sre called copperheaJism, in
the slang Of the day. Everybody will admit that
II i desirable 70 prevent, a. Ear ~ possible these
expressions Of dscord. TO maintain a. great
unanimIty as possible in public sentiment, and To
proceed ia the war against the rebellion with The
same unbroken front in which il begun.
Factions. lotteries and parties only enbsrrass our
efforts and give encouragement u that hope OF
that division al the Norlh which was one OF the
original motives u the ringleaders OF the revolt.
Or suggestion Is very simple one; IL Is this.
tat the best il not the only way Of putting down
the copperhesds Il to defeat capture. scatter and
destroy the Rebel armies. IL the Government
vii assume that TO be it, principal duty just
and will set 10 work doing IT with directness. en-
ergy and unfincbing determination. it will have
no further trouble With enemies AT home. Let it
concentrate its entire ygor upon the military pro-
blem which has the capture OF Lees army for it
solution, and il will not only have enough To do.
but of the right sort The whole loyal comm
nity will applaud and sustain IT, efforts and when
they shall have proved successful. every body will
be loyal, and microscope of the highest magni
fying power will fail TO discover an opponent out
side Of the insane asylums north Of Mason aud
Dixon's lines.
The object il indeed so necessary in itself and
so Likely to be universally salutary that no means
should &c spared To accomplish IL. nor any side
issues be permitted 10 distract the attention Of the
Administration for single moment. IL is the
end to which il should bend all its energies and
devote all the genius and talent il can command.
Our armies are large enough; our soldiers are
veterans. IL needs now only a little more saga
cious and energetic General-hip: aud If the com
manders who have now the management Of the
war in their hands are not able TO beat the enc
my. let them be removed and Others put in their
places
Ii the Government will attend closely to the
war, and If nlitars gentlemen will go and fight
the enemy we shall heir less OF arrests and'0ther
abuses at home. Or, if il be necessary that mr.
rests should be made, let Us begin, rs writer IN
one OF the morning papers the other day advised
BY arresting JEFF. Davis and his ,binet condemn
Ing Lee aud Bragg 10 Fort Lafayette and hang
ing. Tooms, Floyd. Wise and others. ~thout ben
eft of the writ OF habeus corpus or even the cler
gy These are arrests which NAV be made in the
most arbitrary manner and nobody will complain
no court will insist in reviewing the proceedings
aud meeting could scarcely be mustered at lbt
Five Points 10 listen to speeches in vtuperation
IF the authors
Gen Grant, We take leave TO say, is doing a
great deal just now in illustration Of our method
By his gallant passage of the Vck>burg batteries
by his intrepid assault upon Port Gibson: by hi.
rapid movement upon Jack ~on and capture OF th Il
town after several hours hard fighting; by his
instant evacuation OF the place To advance upon
the enemy's works; and, IN short by his four OF
five severe battles in about as many days. he has
done more TO stop the mouths Of gainsayers than
thousand arrests and ten thousand prison:
teemng with State captives. The bitterest op
ponent of the Government is compelled either e
fling up his cap in the presence of such facts, OF
to remain IN stupid and obstinate silence
Could the other officers of the army be made
to initiate this activity of General Grant, and the
half dozen little armies. that we have scattered
about sthe coast doing nothing. be brought
gether: could General Hooker make second at
tack upon Lee from the rear. sup orted. however
by strong reserve; could Burnside. instead o
interfering will, political assemblages. march Will
thirty forty thousand men through Cumber
land Gap into East Tennessee, to interrupt tn,
communications of both Lee and Bragg, anc
menace both their armies: there would never b,
another cOpperhead heard of. The majority o
them would become suddenly loyal and the 9th
ers, in the bitterness of their resentment, sting
themselves to death.
No duty to me Government, then. we repeat
is impressive and momentous that of over
whemng and crushing the Rebel armies TC
capture Richmond, or any ether place in I'll,
South. will not put end to the rebellion to
try political offenders by military courts will MOI
put down the rebellion; to arrest women for flap
ping their crinolines ut the Star Spanged Banner
will not put down the rebellion; but to so mass
our armies and SO plin our summer campaign a.
to defeat. and rout and destroy the Rebel armie'
= --fhst will nut an crd 9niY TO the rebellion
hut - at the N chey1Us ana silly manifesto
lions OF ~ymnarAy will !. ahish appear in I'll,
free Stale Il i - back away hal
inches of tac tai 81 lhe se..eFhead SERPENT; bu
crush his head. and then you will get rid OF tn,
creature without further trouble.