The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-05-29
A Base Lie Nailed!
A Few Words for the Soldiers !

a Few Words for the Soldiers !!
''Thc Copperhead family have infused most
unholY dislike to the soldiers of the Union ev-
cry where
Thus speaks the Bedford Inquirer in its last
issue. BY the 'Copperhead family" we pre-
sumo, is meant the Democratic party. At least
the Iaquirer man, whenever he tries to be severe
upon the Democracy, calls them by this endear-
ing title. Now, it is scarcely necessary for us
to deny the charge contained in the above SEN
tence, for every honest citizen must admit that
it is false. But lest the soldiers, for whose spe.
cial benefit Q) the paragraph was indited, might
think, if we made no response to this charge,
that we could not successfully refute it, we give
it this passing notice.
Soldiers! 1t is falss that the Democratic par
ty is your enemy. 1t il false that it does not
desire your welfare. It's great heart beats with
pity for your privations and suferings. It's very
soul yearns for your safe return from the battle.
! feld No! mol The demagogues that visited
you in camp to proselyte you to Abortionism,
by poisoning your minds with malicious lies a.
bout the Democracy, are at their old game. For
the purpose Of Turing you into the coils Of the
Blackanake, they tell you that Democrats har.
Dor "dislike" to the soldiers. They hope thus
to stir up your feelings against the Democratic
party, which accomplished, they deem you an
easy prey to their tolls For such of you as
are Democrats this trap is especially laid. Nor
would it in the least disappoint the hopes of
these tricky scoundreis, if in your indignation
at the supposed enmity of Democrats to your
class, you would engage in riot, arson and blood
shed, provided only their political opponents
would be your victims. Do you not see what
these devils incarnate are at7 Do you not pen
citrate the thin gauze of patriotism with which
they overspread the network of their hellish
designs, and do you not perceive the Blacksnake
coiled underneath, ready to wind his deadly
folds about you' 1t needs no sage's eye to look
through the transparent covering intended to
conceal this Abolition pitfall. Common sense
peers through it at a glance, and Reason tears
it into tatters.-But there is, perhaps, another
reason why these Abolition hell.hounds are try-
ing to kindle your hatred against us Democrats
IL is simply because are are youv friends. When
speculating rascals, the pimps and favorites of
Abolition officials, foisted 'shoddy' clothing and
wooden-soled shoes upon you, we Democrats
exposed them and compelled them to do you
justice, When miserable food was served you
and your pay withheld from you for months of.
ter it was due, we Democrats again insisted up
on your rights. When officers were placed over
you wholed you into slaughter-pens and had your
fellow soldiers butchered by the thousand we
Democrats protested against their continuance
in command and rested not till they were re-
moved When attempts were made to degrade
you by placing you side by side with negro SOL
diers, we Democrats took up your plea of white
superiority and prosecuted it regardless of pris-
ons or exile And when the great fraud was
committed upon you, by which the object of the
war was changed from that of the restoration
of the Union to the forcible Abolition of negro
slavery, and you were dragged into war for
the negro, notwithstanding the fact that you had
enlisted only to fight for the Union. we Demo
Gratis insisted that great wrong had been in
fiicted upon you and upon the country. For
these sins against the immaculate Aboitionists.
we are to be punished, provided you can be per-
suaded to take us in hand The Aboltionists
themselves are too cowardly 10 undertake it.
They want you, soldiers, to do It for them.
Should you not rather punish them for presum-
ing you ignorant enough to believe their lies,