, 1863-08-21
A COPPERHEAD DEMONSTRATION
At NEW RUTLAND, ILL.
Treason Prenched-Attack Upon
Union Men,

Correspondents Of the Chicago Tribune.l
new Rutland, Ill, Aug. Is, 1868.
During my journey LAST week CHANGED to
1un Into the little village Of New Rutland, On
the line Of The Illinois Central Railroad, and
while there learned that q meeting Of anti
uar Democrats, or Copperheads, or some
other kind Of core heads, vas to be holden On
Saturday, the 18th. Never having heard any
Of their regular speeches, at once detcrmin-
ed to remain in this usually quiet 7iunge and
witness the aseemblage Of and manner Of do
ing business at said meeting.
At about three o'clock p. m. noticed few
farm wagons. with about fifteen to twenty
persons land ut least half women at that)
coming into the town, making something Of
noise, as If to Keep up their courage. un-
de1stood from them that there was Union
League in this village, and they were nppa-
rtnt1y afraid they should be hurt; so they
cane armed with reyolse1s in profuelon, and
also took along little something else to keep
up their spirits, IN the shape OF half:barrel
md numerous long necked articles, not con-
timing pure nectar solely, but slightly mixed,
NJ they found to their sorrow before they got
tbrong il with the meeting.
The vast corcourte Of ffty.one Copper
hends Of both sexes having assembled, with
about one hundred md fifty Union citizens
who were drawn together ont OF mere curtos-
ity, to zee and hear, like myself, the ball
opened ly one Norris Of Lacon, said to be q
paper in the city Of Lacon, from which much
consolation is gathered by the rebel portion
of the community. The broken remarks Of
the speaker did not amount to anything ex-
cepting one statement, which WAS TINT Z we
(the Copperhesds Of coursel hare got fifteen
Now all can see ut once what they wero
driving at, especially when We are informed
that this Norris is d candidate for Office. The
above remark and one other greatly insulting
to The ladies prceent, WAS all there was Of him
Now for the notable smithson, another Of
too small to bo claimed by the great Union
loving Methodist people. They hare discard
ed him, and he now seems in his proper e1e.
mcnt, making speeches, and harapgtng tho
Coppethcads, against tie acts Of the Admin
ist1ation, against all measures calculated to
end the VA, and crush the. rebellion. He
claimed to be Democrat, but no true Demo.
crat will hold to such doctrines IS he advoca-
ted. He attempted to convey to the mind Of
Ills hearers, that many OF the States IN rabel1-
ion had proposed to our Government to 10.
turn, DC, ard that our Government had re.
upon It for lorg time, that It was the boun-
den duty Of our Government to receive them,
as they we're before tho rebellion; also. that
It twas the purpose Of the Administration to
continue the war until this Abolition crusade
is occompliehed;" !" "that the design of tho
Administration y that no Southern State shall
come back into the Union until every ylstago
of slavery Is destroyed. Hedenounced Logan
ard all others Of the Democratic party who
are unconditional Union, and wound up tho
meeting with three cheers for Vatlandtgham,
and three cheers for the New York riats
When the cheers for Vallandiglatu were be.
ing given, good Union citizen Of tho place
three cheers for JEFF. Davis" when the drum
ken mob pitched upon him, aud but for the
protection If q friendly building, and o few
Union men in front Of II, he would have been
slanefully abused, If not murdered. As 1t
was, be was lot hurt. Nearly all tile Copper.
heads were By this time SO far under the i1tlu.
ence Of whisky, TIN. they became drunken
Iheard ons Of lEclr most forward men say
he would drink health to JET. Davis, aud
hope d he would be the next President Of the
United 8totes," and had he not been s1ight1
intoxicated, he would certainly been foosed
on the spot. As 1t WIS, tTo Of their men got
whipped for their inso!ence, both Of whom
Went away wiser If not better men. This
much I can say, never saw during my lifss'
time, 60 dl<g1aceful . scene, or more to try
onc's love q country, than occurred at thi!
meeting on Saturday last. The citizens say
That 1t is the most disgraceful thing that eyel
occurred in their vicinity, us they separated
to 70 to their homes. and as soon Us they hat
paes ed ou's1de Of tho vi1lnge limits, about 10l
revolver shots were fired, which fact eau bs
ye1ifitd by nearly every citizen in the Place
showing fla. they intended to have = ron
when they came. VIAToR.