The Shasta courier., 1863-08-22
The Prospect.

From all parts of the county the most
cheering news comes up, giving all hail to
the Union cause. As the canvass draws to
close we hear of many influential and
prominent Union Democrats who say they
cannot be led into the support of such men
as Tod Robinson, Weller, and John Bigler,
and others associated with them, on the
State and county ticket, simply because they
retain the name g Democrat;" but ty their
teachings ignore the very lifelong principles
of those patriots and statesmen, Thomas
Jefferson and Andrew jackson Parties in
this State are now squarely on the record,
and by that record must each man be known
through all future time. The Union party
have the proud satisfaction of embodying
those principles which have BUILT up and
supported :tiis government from its infancy
until it became the proudest nation in the
world, and those who will rally to the sup
port of the Union ticket in this county are
the nsen to whom we must look for aid in
maintaining the Constitution apd laws of our
beloved country should any disturbance be
forced upon the people of this State by the
base supplisnts TO Kipg JEFF. On the other
hand those who claim the name of "demo-
crat" have by their action in their State and
County Conventions and by the principles
advocated by their public speakers, allied
themselves on the side of the enemies of re-
publican institutions, and are doing all in
their power to bring ruin and disgrace upon
she people of this free State, by denouncing
all eA,rts of our officers in maintaining our
government. in suppressing the rebellion
riotous proceedings of the thieving rabble in
the country. and giving countenance and en-
couragement through their public prints to
acts of violence and rapine which overrides
all law, and stimulates the mob to acts of
murder and destruction
After -eyL.yins tbs teachings of the Cop
perhead Democracy throughout the country
no candid mind can come to any other con-
clusion than that the leaders eff that party
are now seeking. with all their power, to aid
the rebellion on to success aud to destroy
where they cannot rule. One Of their speak
ers the other night admitted that if they
were successful the war must be continued
but they wanted the management of the off
ces end the conduct of the affairs of the ma
nation, that they might compromise with
the rebels who have arms in their hands
seeking to destroy every right which free
people hold most sacred and dear. What
an outrage would such an act be upon the
rights of proud and high spirited people
that were forced to the solemn neoessity of
acting in self-desense to preserve our nation.
alityl Let it be borne in mind BY every
voter at the coming election that those who
cast their ballots for the candidates on the
Copperhead ticket, thereby invite such riot
ous acts as those witnessed in the city of
New York and places in other free States.
ard the.t thereby sach one makes his record
against the Constitution, laws and good or
der of society, and their principles thus pro-
claimed will through all time stamp them and
their children with disgrace. Remember
that in such times as these it is the duty of
each man to lay aside all former party names
and to rally around the ballot box and cast
his vote for such only as are known to be
ready to lend all the aid in their power to |
support the officers of the general and State
governments, and who are ready and will
ling to uphold our flag upon the battle field
# called, until the last rebel shall lay down
MS arms.