, 1863-05-30
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SATURDAY, MAY 80, 1868.
nuR WOUNDED SoLpIERs-HOW
COPpERHEADs TREAT THEM.
Let the people Of this State bear this in
mind: Illinois soldiers g1icvou.ly wound
cd-IIlinois soldiers whose gallantry and
hcroism have given the State degree OF
rcnown that makes her the point Of adni-
ration and the exemplar for her sisters Of
The Union-lllinois soldiers, our brothers,
relatives, friends, neighbors, countrymcn-
arc lying in the hospitals waiting their
death, with only such attention as the army
regulations make possible, OF are praying
God in their agony for the coming Of these
who will take them, ere they close their
. ewes on earth, to their State and their
homes. They are the soldiers Of Gen.
Grants heroic army-the heroes OF Port
Gibson, of Raymond, Of jackson, Of Ed-
wards and Of Vicksburg-the men before
whom the loyalty Of the State bows with
reverence aud affectionate admlrationl
For just such cases as theirs the loyal
men in the Legislature, at its late session,
made extraordinary efforts to provide.
They labored with assiduity and singleness
Of purpose worthy Of the cause in which
they were engaged, to put the means in the
hands Of the Governor to aid, succor, com.
fort and save such nlinoisans as, wounded,
should survive the fights that were inevita-
bic. They were in the minority in
each house; but their passionate ap.
peals, urgent entreaties and patri::
otic cxpositions were unheeded.
The Corperhead majority were insensiblo
to all. But at the close Of the session,
sacrificing many things that offered politi-
cal advantage, putting aside plans and
schemes in which they or their constituents
were personally interested, they, by atrade
in which their opponents were the great
gamers, got their appropriation bill through,
and in it was an item Of q beggarly fifty
thousand dollars (all that they dared Ask
for the relief OF soldiers Of the State,
wounded on the field. With this sum ct
the disposal Of the Governor, who has
proved his capacity to use it wisely, much
good it was thought might be done. Many
gallant fellow, said they, may have his
wounds staunchcd, his pains assuaged, and
mayhap his life restored. Many IN one
who, but for this, would leavt
his bones to whiten some South
ern field, may be brought home
where by tender care and earnest love, b
may be given again 10 his family, hiscoun
try, and his friends. The members lcfl
feeling that, this thing having been accom-
plis1ed, the session had not, with all it
indictments to treason and violence, bee
wholly III vain. But their backs were n
sooner turned on the Capital, than cat
Gus Of their opponents-thc Coppcrhcads
was held, in which, we know not for VII:
motive, or upon what wicked impulsion,
was resolved that the Governor shoul
neTer touch dollar ofthc find SO set asitl
for the soldiers use, anu isuch. L: lcas., NE
the1eal meaning Of their action) thai o,
Illinois troors. no matter how nanglcdt
torn, how sick OF helpless, should have 4
advantage from the mid that i
Union men supposed, t'nuG
yaiuly, TINT they had pro ridc
alexander Sfarne, the Treasurer Of Il
State, was instructed how to do his sla
to defeat the benevolent intention Of II
soldiers friends, He turned the key Of Il
vaults, in which the pcop1c-thc fathe
and brothers Of these soldiers-hayc full
million Of money, and, though the legisl
ton was regular, though the object Of tt
appropriation would command the appr
baton Of the angels in Heaven, not dc
lar will he pay-not dollar! The re
reason is that the soldiers are Uni on me
and hate the Confederate and Copperhca
cause. The Governor makes applicable
to the Auditor, who approves
and draws his warrant for VIII
the Executive asks. The warrant
carried over to the Treasurcr's office; AT
though the Governor pleads with the
spiration Of good cause, and with 10:
that Is irresistible, this man Starnc meal
proves that the interests of his party q
the qualification of his personal hate, .
Of fur more importance than obedience
thelaw, or than humanity to the heroes "
are dying for our cause. Not cent will
give up, He does not say it, but looks it
"D--n your Union soldiers; if Hin
has ANYTHING to give, she had better 81
it to the other sidc!' And there the m
ter stands.
Take the case before us: Indiana, 1oV
Wisconsin, and Ohio are fastening forw.
their parties Of relief Halfa dozen stea
ers chartered by these States are, tod
headed toward Vicksburg, each loat
with hospital and sanitary stores, es
comforts that no field hospital can 81
each the bearer to the brave men who h
offered their lives for their country's ho1
the gratitude and admiration Of their
spcctivc States for the noble part that t
hare borne! But where is Illinois?
diers! friends and relations Of soldit
citizens! ask that Copperhcad caucus
Alexander Starne! Let them account
the people for tieing Illinois hands in
emergency like this. When the we:
waiting, wounded soldier, Of our q
State, looks up the river and wonders y
Illinois does not hear the cry Of her 6
and send relief, let them give him an
swer. When the inmates Of the O
crowded hospitals groan in agony for
air Of home and the ministrations Of l.
let the Treasurer and his confelerates
them why they groan and die in Y.
The Union men have done their nj
duty. Now let the Copperheads fr
such excuses as they can. The respe
bility is theirs, and to them let the in
nant people look
THE MASK OFT.
The arrest Of Fallandigham has {
one useful thing, it has stripped the II
off the Copperheads, and revealed to
country their real principles and in
tons. They have asserted many mil
times that they were not opposed ia