The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-02-19

~ 1he IoiloWlnS from the DaVeh-
port Gazette, gives, as far as we can
learn, a truthful statement of shameful
affair which occurred here some two
weeks ago. 1t was shameful to the cop
perheads, look at it how you will. The
contraband showed more manlness than
his assailants, but still the law, as admin
istered, would not protect him in his
most manifest rights. If the law will
not protect him in his God given rights,
he will soon learn to protect himself and
then the copperheads will not come off as
we'll as they have done.
Coppcrhcad;ana in Upton.
Editor of Gazette: About ten days
ago man from Linn Grove "of the
right stripe,' called at the Union Hotel,
in this town, KEEP by Mr.. Taylor, (once
a Lieut.. of the 9th Iowa volunteers,)
ordered his horse stabbed; walked into,
the Office and commenced abusing the
President and exhibiting otter cxtrav-
agances common to opperheads; spiced,
as is usual with that class, with an album
dance Of vulgari'y and profanity. Mr..
Taylor expostulated; Copperhesd grew
furious; Mr. L. requested more room
and less presence; Copperhead drew a
bowie knife aud proposed blood letting;
MIR. L. dissented, kick the knife out of
his hand, knocked him down, put him
| nnf cf tlo hone, h sc hrrca al
sent him on homeward pilgrimage, and
thus endeth the first lesson on cleaning
out the Union. But the Union House
must be "cleancd OUT" and on Friday
last larger force was detailed for the
job. About 4 o'clock p. NJ. Copperhead
No. walked into the hotel, pulled off
his coat, hung it up and began abusing
a quiet inotfensive contraband who works
for Mr.. Taylor.
Mr. 7. advised contraband to keep
out of the way, and asked Copp,rhead
to be civil. Things looked squalIy and
kind of armed neutrality prevailed I'M
til evening, when seven more Copper
heads, about as bad as the first came in.
when DISCUSSES grew pcrceptibly thinner
The contraband came in and Mike IT,
struck at him. Mr.. Taylor intcrposed,
and then all disguise was abandoned -
The Cops commencing an indiscrimin.
ate attack upon all in the room. Mr..
I. with three or four boarders and the
contraband gave the case particular at
tention. Aud then occurred such a.lay-
ing down among the Copperheads, (wbo
were mostly of the bog trotting persua.
sion,) az has seldom been seen. One
Copperhead ran his skull against Mr..
kettelPs gun twice, the last time he got
very tired. Another Cop repeatedly ran
the "part where honor is lod ged" against
the toe of contraband's boot and instead
of getting tired, seemed very much re-
vived by it. The most Of the Copper
heads were so tired they were helped out
of the house and soon as sufficiently rest
ed left. Such screams and yels as were
poured forth by the defeated, bleeding
and broken headed Copperheads, it is
generally conceded, was never before
heard in Upton.
The next morning, seven Of the Cop
perheads were said to be not est inren.
hum, (Which means, suppose, they could
not BE- inventoried.) One of them who
seems to have been the leader, was ar
rested on warrant issued by Esq. Eli
OFT; he asked for and obtained a change
of venue. Mr.. Taylor resisted the
change, by putting in his affidavit, allcg.
ing in substance that he was Informed
and believed that the whole scheme was
contrived and arranged in the Office of
Robt. Long, to whom the case was sent,
who tlied the prisoner and discharged
him; although the proof was conclusive
that he participated very actively in the
riot. o. W. i.
| Upton, Feb. 10, 1868.