New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-23
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"ExcitcdrPeopie Show the SOLDIER"
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n ths Editor Of 1heN " Tribune
S,R. The past week bas been one Of great excite
rent here among the 1900 men congregated. Inc
glorious victories which were GROWING the Union
Arms with success ard filling the hearts of the Union
,eldiers with ioy, were becoming rather common
place, when the Seymour-Wood Copperbead mob
uepped in TO keep up the Interest ana create an
.sserness for fresh news. At first, the demonstra
Nou in your city created come alarm, bat as the
sloven foot of Seymour and his " friends began
40 exhibit n. meelves 30 plainly that lie that runs
might resd" Tie feeling changed to that OF venge.
ance ON The heads of the leaders whose teachings OF
treason finally culminsted in murder, arson, and
pluuder.
The curses upon the ads of those Copperheads
are not only loud but unanimous by our brave men,
who have taken their lives in their hands and flown
TO the defense of their country. They feel thai
while sacrificing their lives and health In tie field,
party OF Gemag0gue politicians N the Empire Htate
have been cons tantly giving nd aud coufoH 10
our foes. The SeymOurs, the Nalanclghahs, 'he
Woods, the Copperneads generally III our rear
have been more dangerous than our Toe "a we MONT
BY cOnverslng with Southern Copperheeus, taken
prisoners, they unanimous IN expressing 'hd'
their only reliance now ~ that they car Keep up tine
rebellion til the Seymour Wood peace party becomes
bold emo sch TO strike for ihtni al any rate they
tliuk il Copperhead can be elected frteldeht, lney
will tfen have tie thing all tier oirH ray. More
than one OF the L. +. We. have remarked TO Inc Tie
snbstanee of the above. Last Fall, when the news
of The election came down upon the army X wet
blanket an old rebel citizen near N6TfeLton ie-
marked 10 me that the election was victory 10 their
cAuse; that eymour stood q " smart chance 10 oe
thu next President, aud then the army would he
xriven back aud their cause would triumph. lne
sI rcssions of Northern sympathy for the traitors
have often made the blood OF the patriots IN the army
Aiuost Gu de III their veins.
How Gvd-fors.k,n the miserable wretch must be
20 loves party before Lis country!
No fears need be enter aimed North that the Cop
rerhead mobs will have IA bad influence ON tie
army. On the contrary they Will lave The opposite
efisc.. We al Ill favor OF The draii ara VIII
not only "s;and by our flag but II needs be, we
will assst the Marshsls IN enforcing the drniI at the
roinS OF the bsyonet. We have go, The southern
Copperbeads now where we can finish them ny
any tine We feel like dealing heavier blows and
more OF them. There are az least 2eVtO sohil-Ts
within three miles OF the camp, and there are not ~
OF them but feel that Seymour, W 0od N 20, are Us
great enemies as Lees army. Many OF them are
full If vengence and swear that tbs day Of retrlbu
Eon aud revenge must surely cone
These Peace men, who have been panderug TO
tie basest passions Of human nature, until IL lts
borne lie legitimate fruit, should rene nlber that
there are several hundred thousand men who have
learned the art Of war 10 the knife and the KNIFE
TO tie nit" and they know and feel that the Peace
party, or rather mob parry, are their enemy asmnch
Is the armed Rebels. They should remember TOO
and Their "chickens msy come home TO rocst =
Tney will not be opt 10 forget the men who have
been constantly whetting the Rebel knife Tor t"eir
hearts while sacrificing their all for their country
We read with shame aDt contempt The HerGld
editorials and Ssymour's speeches. the one styling
that band OF outlaws and murterers "ths excited
people the other LIS friends whom lie begged,
Gu. of kindness to him." .ot TO use so much
violence" We locked in vain for one disapproving
word in Tie Herald, or one word Of command IRON
the Executive for that lawless mob to dsperse But
We old notice that TIE TRIBUNE called things by
their night names with It's characteristic fearessness
Tue character of that mob, we repeat Il rightfally
understood here. The army and country Will Proht
BY lite teachings. Political demagosues cannot es-
cape the doom that awaits traitors TO their God and
country and long before the blood Of the Murdered
victims of COppsrheadlsm ceases to cry Tor venge-
enee the conspiratoTs Will be eonagned TO their
political graves go deep that they will be beyond
the power Of resurrection and such Damss as Soy
moar, Wood, Vallandigham, Davis & Co., Will 30
down 10 generations unborn Ia close pTeAInlty ~
that Of Benedict Arnold. ".
Comp Co.vaIe,eeEt, near WasAingt"", July %, 1863