Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-06-03

MINI ERAL POINT
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1868.


Mr. EDiroR-A few weeks ago the Hon
NJ NJ. Cothren came out in the Home
Inteltigencer of this place in an article
which L understand is claimed by him
self and friends as challenge to all til e
world TO show cause why. he, the Judge,
should not be considered the very glass
and mirror Of patriotism and compla-
cent judicia, dignity | did expect that
some of those editors and otf er persons
against whom the chas,e pen of the Judge
level such complimentary expressions as
| liar &c, would have put in such an ap-
pearance as would have at least prevent
ed judgment by default but seeing no.
thing of the kind on file, | propose to, at
least give the Judge another plausible
pretext for appearing in the newspaper,
either over his own signature or as editor
he has added to his already extended
sphere of usefulness
In the first place the Judge SAYS, in sub
stance, that for the last two years he has
take. no active part in political affair
This is followed up in the next issue of
the paper edited at least in part, by the
Judge, by paragraph in which 1t Is as
serted that for the last ten wears the
Judge had not been on the stump Now
the fact is that Judge Cuthren did make
political speeches In the fall OF 1856, both
at Mineral Point and Dodgeviie, and
tb nix at other places He made public
political speeches beth last fall and the
i.4n before last A After he was elected
Circuit Judge he was a Presidential eiec-
tor on the Pierce and King ticket, and ac-
cor ling to his own oft repeated assertion,
he did, during that and the eext preside1-
tisi canvass, support n Democratic news
paper in this place 1t is true that others
deny that his support was of very sub
stantiai character, We, he has alwavs
claimed to have owned the entire concern,
and to have sunk fabulous sums of money
IN deiraying its expenses. We are Il for
gettul, indulgent people, rs Judge Cothren
well knows But he never wrote tl at ar
tieie for home consumption, for he well
knows that the people of this place will
long remember him as tie most untiring
and unscrupulous politician of this sec
tion Of the State. No one objects to this,
hut when the gentleman proposes to file
"A paper To which he can refer to in after
time as part of the record, that paper
should contain only facts.
In regard 20 the Judges loyalty, am
content TO accept his statement. But
am credi ly informed that he also says
that Vallandigham is also loyal, and that
he. the Judge endorses every word and
syllable of his speeches and addresses
both n Congress aud out And it must
IL, regretted that while the Judge has en-
tertained these sentiments OF loyalty and
patriotism lie has been too modest, or
possibly too fearfui of taking sides in pol
itics, to communicate these sentiments 10
any Of the people. Being possessed of
unus al influence among the people, shat
influence has never been used to I'll the
army the nation, exceptin one instance,
and that for the ayowed purpose of pre-
venting the draft in this place Being Il
good speaker and not averse 70 hearing
himself talk, he has never raised hIs voice
/. for his country during the long two years
F of her struggle for eXistt nee under that
/ form OF government, which the Judge
SAYS he has been taught from childheoi
to look upon with complaeency- A well
chosen word which according to Webster
is compr mise, being more than approba-
ton and less than deltghtor JOY, And an ex-
ceilent singer, his programme has known
no other piece but Dixie from part lst
TO Sd both inclusive.
But the Judge really out does oil.
Pecksniff himself when he comes to
+ the matter OF party epistles Ia regard to
the term "Copperhead he asks ~ hat
does it mean And says III we may
believe the reports from tie soldiers in
the army II has some secret, mysterious,
horrible, but unexplained meaning -
! Now, Tue sNsOltES Ab4tESS NJ - g.
pretty we'll The terms "Batternut and
"Copperhead' were first used by the SOL
der of our Western army, and applied
10 the soldiers Of the Western ">ecesh
army, who we're dressed Ii. Butternut
I dyed clothes giving them coppery ap-
pearauce Now this term having been
applied to rebel soldiers n the field. Is At
ut all strange that 1t should be also applied
10 their sympathizers elsewhere to those
who SO often speak OF them as our breth-
rem" and who are SO careful OF their con
stitutional rights, whose countenances 50
brighten up with each Of their successes,
ana who becume so blue at each of their
reverses. who declare that they never
can be suhducd, and that We ought Il
compromise with them. who shed more
tears over the death Of Stonewall Jackson
than over ali the brave Unio> soldiers and
officers that have fallen from Bull Run to
Big Black Ri er Bridge. Indeed this
term was 50 appropriate shat it was imms.