Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-07-29
Democrats & Copperheads.

There Is a wide difference between a
Democrat and a Copperhead. The form
er, though differing, perhaps with the Ad
ministratien IN many respects is never
theless loyal to the Government and ready
and willing 70 lend his aid in any wav
that it may be needed t. put down the re-
tellion and restore our government to its
former happy condition Having lived
and prospercd, under, and received the
protection of our free government, he is
willing for the time, to throw aside party
and unite even with Republicans in re-
storing peace and harmony to our coun-
try, even though his party should not
receive all the glory Of accomplishing al
the good that night result from a reunion
of all the States lie reioices over the
victories of the northern army, and is sad
at its rcyersez
On the otl er hand the Copperhcad. Ike
the reptile whose name he bears, Is ever
watching for an opportunity to insert the
poisonous iangs of abuse and SANDER into
the very vitals of the Government that has
made him what he Is in peeuuiary light,
and just as far as his courage viii admit,
Is lending aid aud comfort to the enemies
of his government with hope that they
may trample over the Administration of
Abraham Lincoln, and finally bring them
selves and their party once more into pow
er. They love party better than their
-,
destroyed than themselves kept from pow
er. They have no rejoisingS for victory
over the enemies Of the Union, nor re
gret for a rebel triumph. They feel that
a successful termination of the present
war and reunion of all the States under
the present administration would be fatal
to their party, and thus telling they desire
to prolong the war for another two years
with the hope that they may, by some
chance set into power, when they hope to
offer n compromise satisfactory TO the
South, and thereby secure their aid for
the furthe- advancement of their party
schemes Although they call themselves
Democrats. they have no more sympathy
with the true Democratic party of the
country than JEFF. Davis has with the au-
shorities at Washington We look upon
them as mere dangerous At this time than
the bayonets and minnie balls Of our omen
enemies, for while the latter are in omen
rebellion, the Copperheads are ready to
stab IN the dark, and by poisoning the
minds Of those who come under their in
fuence, render more efficient aid to the
rebels than they could DO If in open hos
tilty 70 the Government
4 CooL INsULT-The Milwaukee NetDs
and other Copperhead sheets are publish
ing an article giving the reason why our
brave soldiers fought 90 determinedIy At
Gettysburg, from which here Is an ex-
tract:
"On the s.e of the recent battles, word
was passed through the army that Nc
0lellan was in command The effect of
this announcement was at once seen
The soldiers declared that they were ready
GO hsht, now their old General was with
them
This Is about the coolest insult to the
soldiers Of the Potomac army yet perpe-
tra'ed by any Of the Copperhead tribe
1t presumes the soldiers ignorant as TO.
by whom they were led into battle. and
that they were fighting to please an officer
rather than 10 rid their country of trait
ors and rebels If any were thus deceiy-
ed they viii undoubtedly learn sheir mis-.
take when they learn that while thev
were driving the enemy at cost of thous
ands Of lives, Gen. Mcclellan was being
cheered and serenaded in the CITY of New
York by riotous gang Of northern reb
els who were numbering women and chill
dren, and plundering houses, under a pre-
text of resistance to the draft of men tc
help our brave boys in the field, in put
ung down Southern Copperheadism