Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-03-27
For the Waterman.
LETTER FROM KESEV1LLE, n. Y.

hbshN lbihs ~. D o., MafCh II.
Dear journal :--"You have doubtlessly
heard Of the Great uprising Of the Domoc-
raoy Of the Empire State" and how it "caus-
ed that unconstitutional party-the Republic
cans" to go
Down to the vile dust from whence they sprung,
UnrhFped' an cQrpe,td' and mhHag"
soorr, NTH slight variations.
Well I've seen the monster IL still lives I
1t is found principally in rum shops, the Off
COS of disappointed politicians. and in the
DARK places Of the South" You have only
to say, "ContrabaDd 20 and it rises in wrath.
You need only exclaim, "Draft I" and il
quakes with fear.
To give you good idea of the onimus Of
this animal. and the difference between the
copperhead Democrat and Eagle Democrat, |
will mention to you what was reported to me
as the proceedings of democratic Peace
Meeting held not thousand miles from
here
Meeting was called TO order by Mr.. ---,
the bulldog Of the Democracy. Mr.. ---
was chosen President. lie said
We have met together for the purpose Of
expressing our opinion Of this most unnat-
ural and unnecessary war. Loud aUdiis. |
We wish to show we are human beings, not
Republicans, Terrible yels, that we do
not desire to crush out our brothers Of the
South, No no we go for the whole
country, and not part of tive are for the
Union as it was. Tremendous cheers and
cries, An but HAS. Yes. we are for the
Union as it was, with Massachusetts, left out
in the cold. The President has adopted as
soma niger boy Cries Of That's like
him. We won't go the Niger! No, no. !
If the President will let the Niger alone,
we will sustain him. Not by a long shot,
from several. We want peace. Yes, yes,
and cries of good. good They dare not
draft. i Terrific shouts. We must have
peace
Other speeches we're made. equally as pat
riotic. Then few Eagle Democrats made
remarks, telling the people 1--WE must sustain
the Government and prosecute the war -
This was received with hisses One of them
introduced the following resolution:
RcsoiUed, That it is the duty Of every citizen aid
the Government against enemies at home or abroad.
Thus tyds Uoted dotUn.
The following resolutions passed
Rssolped That we owe It TO the Constitution Of our
fathers 70 defend it from the attacks Of the damnng
hecsy NJ the North the tytannical Of President
and the ambition Of leaders.
Resoivea, That depore this unnecessary war
brought on by Northern fanaucsm, and tender our
sympathy those Southern Brethren who have led
into var to gain their just and constitutional rights
The meeting adjourned to betake them
selves to the peaceful pursuit of stoniHg a
Union mans dog. This being done, they set
fire to the school house, broke open wild
dow's corn crib and went home shouting for
run AND Equal RIGHTs."
For all that the war men are in the ma jority
here. Eagle Democrats are plenty. give
them this name, they are 80 ready to pounce
on copperheads and other reptiles of the
"dnti-t0dr party"
! apprehend the next Presidential Election
will be with but tiDo candidates. One will
go for con6scating rebel property of all kinds
and for treating with the utmost severity all
traitors. The other will go under the Great
Conservative Cloak will urge mild policy
with view to the saving of slavery. | heard
a copperhead just remark in the MUD, bland
manner so common 10 them "D--n that
Banks, he's been and gone and took his feet
clean to St. Helena That's in the Caribbean
sea, believe, and that's the reason be hasen t
been heard from before :" "What you pose
he did it for p said bystander. "Oh, his
father owns a lot CT the ships and gets so
much mile for passengers p "A fair sample
of oopperhead intelligence and logic" said
my chum. 81 believe him, my boy T.
Yours Sin spnts TRAXUs.