Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-05-06

Ed Miss EDrrens Axs Paors' .roas.
- Hons James II. Earnest of LaFay-
esrs Co, and Chas @. Rodolf, of Richland
spent q few hours on Wednesday svering
in cheering the spirits of the Copperheads
of this city. The general theme of their
songs was ''despotism,' aad one would
suppose from their remarks that We lived
in an age and = country where IN IN were
not allowed to open their mouths in cppo-
sition. to the government And yet the
very violence of ths terms they use against
che government was sufficient to give the
lie 70 their arguments Ia their attempts
to prove that free speech is denied, they
proved that there never was a time when
free speech was more unlimited than now
The very fact of such men being permitted
to wag their disloyal tongues in giving aid
and comfort TO their masters at Richmon
Is the strongest possible evidence of the
clemeney &C the government If the au
thorities at Washington were half as ar
bitrary AS they pretend, there would not
be Fort LIS Fayettes enou h in the coun
try to hold one half of their disloyal band
and when once inside those walls, an IN
willing oath of allegience would not omen
the doors of esress Their assertions
prove qu;te too much, for if they were true
they would not be permitted to utter them
SzNz r.
to gentleman in Darlington has been
sent US for publication for the reason that
the Darlington paper declined publishing
1t Although II particularizes the Democ-
racy of Lafayette County, it is equal.
applicable to the same par in tn local
ity, and though the rebuke is severe it l.
truthful and deserved Mr. Duncan is in
the army, where he, in common with ali
those who have left their homes to risk
life and fortune for the restoration of the
Union, knows and feels the effects nf Cop
perheadism In the north, and speaks h,
mind freely.
MiLLIkEs $ BENZ, La,
April 5, 1863
Ny DEAR FRIrsD - have been an st
tentiSe and interested reader OF the pro
cecdinss of the various political meet
iu-s held In Darlington during past
two or three months, and have regarded
with deep concern the ..aiUsas IT each ;
ana am frank, bat paired to say, that
the Democratic party of Ia Fayett. Co.
IS false to its prrnciple-. la sc to the teach
ings of the great jefferson, false To the
last immortal utterings of the patriot AMI
statesman Douglas, and false to the land
that gave them birth and home. ani pro-
lection They seem tn be aiHictsI with
new malady denomInatei Reyroph06ta'
and all the efforts of their friends h.
true Union Democrats and Republicans
to modify the manner nf their madness
have proved unavai ins Even the loY.,l
otterances of John Van Buren,. and Mart
Carpenter seem pUweriess TO al ct any
change Whether sleeping or waking, at
home or abroad. ut church ar ball or as
sembled in squads the hideous spectacle
of some liberty loving Sambo rises up be-
fore them and makes them frantic with
rage, then with curses lond ami deep t.iev
assail their sooty foe, and open up their
foo gates of wrath against that unhoiy
crusade which has been wuged against
their amiable and innocent friends the
Abolition They seem TO love Sambn
hugely while he is willing to rem ,in in
the land of bondage, ami assist Treason
to overthrow the Government Then he
is good fellow, and doing lust what they
want him to do; but the moment that he
turns his eve to the north star. and bis
back upon those twin sisters Sla. cry and
Treason, then they become his sworn and
implacable foe. Now, however this NAL
adv stricken party may desire to make =
safe landing after they shove off this NOR
tai coil they would not accept corner
IN the abodes of bliss, if Sambo were per
mitted to come within haiIing distance -
No, not they they would scorn it-un-
less the spirit cf their sooty friend was
one who in life. had b. en- q voluntary
slave, and . willing instrument in the
hands of treason for the overthrow of the
Republic. They would much prefer An
abiding place In the tropical regions with
his august Majesty the frs, great rebel
Satan, knowing they would there lind in
unbroken phalanx that band of blood
stained traitors, whose interest thev are
now SO zealously defending Should this
war annihilate slavery. the Democratic
party proper Of La Fayette county will
never recover from the black IN. lady
Such calamity to the devoted friends of
the sacred institution, so willin. slaves
20 the enemies Of their country; so faith
ful tc the waning fortunes of treason
so hostile to the government which pro
.ects them. and so willing 10 sacrihca truth
aud justice and patriotism IN order e. ad
vance the cause oftreason. is n loss which
che loyal Cnionisfs OF our country can lily
bear. 1t the downfall OF slavery he th'
death of them then let them prep re foI
the change; for ! honestly believe it
doom has been fixed by higher power
than earth can boast OF.
when treason wants a champion. and
falsehood an advocate. | know of nons
better htted ~ perform the disreputable
work than the leading men of the Demo-
cratic party of La Fayette County. A.
heart, it would seem, bisots. and hy in
elination defenders OF treason, thew stand