Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-04-09
COPPERHEAD DEMOCRAcY

l.
SHALL.''-Senator Clark in the Wiscon.
sin Senate, Feb. 8, 1868.
Resolued, That this Convention. act
ing in behalf of the Democrats of Green
Lake County, endorse the message of Gov.
81. Seymour of New York the Demo.
cratic Address of E. G. Ryan; also The
last great speech deli0ered in the House OF
! Representatives by Hon. @. L. VaNandiq-
ham, as pointing out the only means
whereby this nation may be saved from
| final disunion, beggary and disgrace, caus-
ed by incompesency. bigotry, aud dis
ease peculiar to the 18th century, I'D est
Negrophobia." -Resolution adopted By the
Green Lake Democratic County ConUen.
tion, instructing delegates to the state
Convention sohsch nominated Cothren for
Chief Justice.
am for standing by the Ryan address
and by acknowledgements late speech.
think they are both right and both sound.
[Applause. ]-Jo. CLary of Mineral Point,
IN the Convention that nominated Cothren.
Opposed to the abolition OF slavery in
the District of Columbia.
Opposed to the prohibition of slavery
in the territories.
Opposed to the coniscation act.
Opposed TO the Presidents proclamation.
Opposed to the CONSUMPTION bill then
pending in Congress.
In favor of the Ryan address.
In favor of the resolutions of the Indi-
ana and Illinois legislatures
In favor of Vallandigham's recent
speech, every word and letter of 1.-THE
Platform on a0hich Cothren stands.
Stop fighting. MAKE AN ARMS
TlCE-no formal treaty. WITHDRAW
YOUR ARMY FROM THE Seeded
STATES.
* x The kindly offer of an impair
tial power to stand as daysman betw cen
the contending parties in this most bloody
and eXhausting strife, ought to be met in
a spirit as cordial and ready as that in
which it is profered. 1t would be churl>
ism 10 refuse. Certainly it is not incon-
sistent with the former dignity OF this
Government to ask for mediation; nei-
ther, sir, would it bett its ancient magma
nimity to reject it. As proposed by the
Emperor Of France, I could accept 1T at
once. Now is the suspicious moment. 1t
is the speediest, easiest, most graceful
mode of suspeuding hostlities. Let as
hear no more Of, the mediation of cannon
and the Saoord.-E1tract from VaILandiq.
hams Speech, endorsed by the Democratic
State Convention.
"When the people wish to find ard deal
with the real enemies of the constitution
aud the Union, let them direct their at
tention, If not their 6ayonets, to the a6ozi-
ton administration at Washington, and
its supporters throughout the country."-
Oshkosh Reoieao, enthusiastic Cothren organ.
Resoloed, That this war so long desola-
ting the land, and wasting the blood and
treasure of a kindred people, ought to be
closed Immediately; that our Union can
only be restored by peacesble and honor
able adjustment OF existing differences, so
as to maintain the sovereignty aud institu
tions of every state unimpaired, aud pros
tect them in the future from all encroach-
meats, that coercion or ssutjugati0n is not
a righyul remedy for eristing troubles, and
if practlcable would convert our republi-
can form of government into a military
despotism, and utterly subvert the princl-
pies of constitutional freedom, both in the
North and South.
Res0l0e3, That we are IN 1ayor of an
aa'maasttce and the calling OF a national con-
vention for the adjustment of our national
troubles, believing that such convention is
the proper tribunal contemplated by the
trainers Of the constitution tor the adjust
ment of differences between the several
States.-Resolution adopted By the DEM
ocratic club Of Beaver Dam, FEB. 18th.
Thousands and tens of thousands of
Democrats had gone into the army, and it
was very anyudicious maove, gery. If
they had stayed at home, Mr.. Lincoln
aoould either haze had to recede from his
unconstitutional acts, or fight this aoar
aoath an army composed of has oaoaa friends.
He thought it was as impor-
tant to have Democrats on the bench as to
have a Democratic Governor. The Re-
publicans, being about to disband, had not
dared to nominate man for Chief JUS
tice. But they had recommended man.
Did not propose to say anything against
that man, for be was upright, honest and
capable. But he Chat many was Repub-
hcan. Republicans might say that their
man would make the best Judge, had had
{ Experience and all that, but the answer to
all such statements acas, that he aoas not q
Democrat.--Sat. ClarE's address to the
Democratic Club Of Madison.
SAT. OLARK.-The Republican press are
making great ado over tie speeches of
Sat. Clark in the Senate, and they have
concluded that he is a secessionist. Mr.
CLARK Is bold man. speaks just what he
believes, and tells great deal of truth.
He is one OF those who practices what he
has always preached, and does not give
the lie to his past life to prove his loyalty.
We wish there were more ike him
Beaoer Dam Argus. (Dem.)
Gentlemen may laugh and sheer # they
please, but l thank God my heart has not
degenerated into any wish for slaughter. |
Every breeze that comes from the South, !
the cries from every battlefield invoke Us /
to take some action for peace. | would |
appeal to anybody, I soouM appeal fuen to !
the greatest rebel, J. would plead with any
one to come and count the cost with me-" |
Slavery was one of those things which
belong to the economy above. No power,
human or divine, could eradicate it-ao |
not the poaoer of Deity ITSELF Slave7y
,oas q PART or DEITY. The Deity |
himself could not get rid Of SMuery any |
more than he could change the natural |
laws. The Africans were ia far better
situation as slaves than as freemen. I'll
III africa could be scooped dry. and its
Inhabitants all made sJaves 1T aoou1d be a
treat deal better for them.-Ertracts from
Speeches Of 4. s. San6orn (dem.) in the
'ressnt assembly.
The Administration has adopted an ab-
,lition policy and entrusted to abolitionists