The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-29
THE COPPER HE ID INsURrEC.
TlON.
A Miscreant Mob.

it of the Times has q very roadside and
instructive editorial expose of the philos-
opby Of the recent mob in New York
city:
II was the cohorts and henchmeu of
Fernando Wood, and the unprincipled or
ators and spies at the broadway Jacobin
Clubs, that let loose the fepds OF massacre
aud rapine on our city, and furnished to
the ferocious substratum, which Mozart
always builds IN leash. the thieves aud
murdcrers TO stimulate and lead it. This
10 the revelation OF the hour, and those
who fail to ses it, have but poor and
defective mental vision. Ii 10 due 10 the
cunning OF Fernando Wood, to recoguizp
the fact, that he was the first politician
to bin upon the plan of sitting the for
eign element, and organizing the utterly
vicious portion Of it in separate class.
In bis contest with the regular Democra-
cy in 1856, he had been worsted and cast
out. and il was then. probably. that he
was 6rst visited With the idea, that the
rlfians of the city. under the popular
examples afforded by the city counciis,
becoming sufficiently numerous to be
entitled TO an independent organization
of their own. And possibly considering
that he had peculiar claims to their res.
pect, he set himself up for their leader.
and laid the foundation of Mozart. He
was soon surrounded by formidable ele
ment, aud aggregated under bis control
sufficient votes to enable him 20 destroy
the plurality Of the Democratic vote. On
this stock in trade, he has been able for
some years to pursue the business of d.
viding the Democratic party in the city,
and selling back to it, at the election, the
portion which be stole, for certain con-
siderations In the shape OF cash and place
This business proved very lucrative, and
enabled him to make large donstious TO
Catholic Institutions, and il IS worthy OF
remark that he has always beaten even
the most popular Irish men, in bidding for
the political influence of chat Chur rch -
The last proof we have, is in the speech
Of an Archbishop. who calls the Mozart
rioters together. as he assures them, mot
tn scold them" and neglects to utter even
the slightest rep, oach for burning down
an orphan asylum 10 direct proximity Ia
one of bis own. These things are start
ling, when viewed in logical conjunction,
aud they reveal to US the meaning of thai
lofty carriage and defiant language. which
indicates IN Fernando, the MASTER of the
city. While plumiog ourselves on being
republican community, We have realI,
sunk under hu,niliatmg despotism, and
Fernando Wood is as much a noble. over
Us poor private men. as are the dukes oi
England. or the crown princes Of the
Rhine.
His surrounding city lords who circu
late as satellites, and occasionally kick US
in the intsres's of the gutter, are such o
his dependents as have recently beer
braiuing children, s,abbing fsllen soldiers
and who, having had their faces tempo
rarily washed, and clean clothing pui OF
them, were thrust in the Common Coun
Gil 70 manage the Treasury and make ou1
laws. We race them unmis TAX eably i,
every act, and in BeHe more clearly hal
their origin been shown, than in the re
cent doaation of Two millions snd hal
Of our money, as tribute to the thieves
victorious arms.
THIS is the city phase and philosoph,
Of our recent troubles; but if we look be
yonc our boundaries, we shall find tn,
mischief has q heavier backing and
broader scope. We shall 6nd. that Will
Fernando Wood has been playing hi
part here, 10 the interest of Souther
tresson, such men as Seymour, Vallan
digham, Cox, Pendleton and Wall, hav
been equally active in the same interest
in their respective districts; consequently
it is not to be wondered at to see ther
all working harmoniously together, at ey
cry opportunity and upon every inciden,
which offers to impair and subjugate th
Government.
The rebellion embarked with too gres
hopes The FIRST was division OF th
North that would leave the Superior i
arms ; the second was European intsrven
tion. For the 6rst il dep nded on sue
men as VIC have named, but they wer
swed for while BY the popular fury 1
the tall OF Sumter. When European il
tervention fsi ed. the South turned agsi
to its 6rst reliance, and commenced I
nurse northern treason for final trial =
They had been able 10 raise many million
in gold for European purposes, and doub
less, they sen. some millions here. TIL
"nigger' was adopted as the watchwor
of the faction. because they knew it woul
most easily deloysiixe that foreign labor
ing element. which dreaded competition
and the always unweIcome draft was .,
lecied rs the best signal for The cu.miui
thug overt act. Upon this focus, .her
fore, all the copperhead orators concen.r,
ted their in6aming eloquence. and the
did not hesitate, IN many csses, 10 advi,
the people to openly resist the power
the Government
The most insidious and dangerous
these dsmagogues was Hors,io Seymou
the Governor OF this State. With far il
ferior talents to Fernando Wood, and,
fact, less honor 10 dealing with associate
Seymour brought specious eloquenc
and tho character Of : protesting Chri
tian, to the support Of the cabsl. He d