, 1863-02-09

The secession press throughout the coun-
try is bowling like whipped cur, over the
restraints which the Government has at
tempted to impose upon its treasonous full
limitations. To hear its pitiful winnings
one would suppose it to he the subject Of
the most arbitrary and malicious tyranny
that its voice was the only patriotic @oice
in the country-anl that for this reason,
and Ills alone, it las bren wrongcd, robbed
and pclsccutcd, asi! processes to hare l,ocn
A vigorous and simultaneous attempt has
bccn made nearly everywhere in these
Northern States, to pile up roliticalc..pital
and sympathy OCT Of this l.cirymn3e con-
diticn Of tic Scccsh affairs; hut ". much
doubt whether any Intelligent pcrao:,, even
among the extremist Democrats, li,s been
cheated by the special pleading Of this
crocodile press.
1t is unqucstionably q great inconven-
ience to traitors whose columns are open
only 10 tie defense Of the rebellion, and to
abuse Of the President and the Administra-
ton, tohave their papers, and Office plant
-contiscated, and tAeir precious persons
taken care Of. in some one or other Of Uncle
Sans Iimbos; but further than this. VIC
see no great harm in the matter, but on tho
contrary,a great good done to the State
We brain rabid dogs, and kill rattlc-snakcs
and hang murderers by the neck until they
are dead; and VIC do this in sclfrrotection
why moi, therefore, in obedience to ths
same la,s, imprison and make powerles:
and bankrupt, the miserable traitors wht
forswear themselves like Il rerjured Jew
upon tile Koran, and arc really 10 sci! thu
best interests Of mankind to the
rebels who arc in ar1us against us
Wc think imprisonment very small pun
ishment for such sucaSiug and despicable
rcnegadcs. For tithe Of the trcasons
whercwith the writer's ofsccession news
papers have made their columns Infamous
Charles the First Of England was sent t.
the block; and these sncaking poltroon
who claim the protection Of the Govern
nlcnt and the laws, whilst their whole en-
eygies arc spent III systematic attacks upo,
both. may yet meet with ae swift and terri
t'e 4 leuib"ticn.
It would be extremely ludicrous, if i
were not so grave and hypocritical al Of
fcnse against the Government, and til,
common sense Of mankind, to listen to tn
clustering claims which these much abused
seccssionists put forth On behalf of thci
right to unbridled liberty Of speech. n
matter what treasons they utter or wha
encouragement they give to the enemy b.,
their base advocacy Of tho Southern cause
they hold themselves excused Of NIL respon
sibility, and boldly proclaim tic fact, an'
practice the treason, in the very face c
loyal citizens and tie constituted author
ties.
These traitors. however, should he tausl
to remember that wherever freedom {
speech has run into 1icentiousncss, and til
betrayal If Government, by the disaHecte
Arabs Of society, the power Of the ror
and the -scafold has invariably accomp;
MED it
It is the policy Of these misc7cants
bully the Republican party, and call the
"niggcr- -worshippcrs,' fanatical dem
gogucs of freedom, and various other c:
pressive aud slang names, hoping thcrct
to create prejudice against them in Il
minds Of the people, and so influence Il
voting at elections; but no one is real
hurt by such harmless blackguardisn.
They profess, also, to have gre
. contempt for the mighty constituent
"h1cn placed President Lincoln
me head Of affairs; and they dcpouu,
Republicans because they nosse
the very qualities and principles VII,
constitute free, great and n,orrcss;,
people. With, them, The idea Of Nbertv
IL foolish bog-fre-a Will-o-the.w;sn
having no basis, substance or reality. p
1iotiEm is the yericst blarney that e,
cheated fool into the belief Of it; int
2ity is n crime, and God there is nor
Coppcrhcad goes in for the devil, If VEN
use SO popular figure, and builds III
affairs 10 lying, treachery, hypocrisy q
treason.
Is it not curious, all this? Curious, q
also very sorrowful! Coppcrhcad is y
baps TO be piticd, but not the less to
despised and cursed. Hc is dcforncd, I
cased, and is the lowest type Of hum.
that have ever belonged to the rolton gu
Of politics.
"" could swear to~a Corrcrl.cad 4.
E....e.c. lo:s before he opened his mou