The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-06-13
Severe Rebuke OF an Illinois Cop
perhead by q Soldier i'm the 1Stl
Iowa. .a..

perhead by soldier I'm the 18TH
Iowa.
The following letter of q Warren Coun-
ty Copperhead, with the reply of soldier
of the 18th Iowa, have been sent US from
Springfield, Mo-, for publication. The par
ties are brothers-in-law. The correspOn-
dence is worth reading:
SWAN, Warren Co., H., May 10, 1863
DEAR BROTHER
Well, Lew, you spoke something con-
corning the war, and something concerning
the Copperheads, and requested to know
NV views on the subject. Well, Lew, l
suppose that 1 am ranked among the Cop
perheads, among the low-class of people,
as the Abolitionists, if you please, by their
inconsistency, call the Democrats OF the
North. Well, Lew, / do not suppose the
soldiers know the real meaning of Copper
head. / mean they do not understand the
correct view and principles of the so-called
Copperheads-they are the genuine Demo-
Gratis. We are not negro equalizers; nei-
Their are we negro sympathizers; neither
are we Disunionists, nor Abolitionists, nor
sympathizers with Secessionists. Now,
Lew, what in the name of God and High
Heaven do you think we are. Now, Lew,
will just simply tell you in very few
words-it is easy to explain what Cop
perhead is. The name of Copperhead first
originated from the black-blower viper, or
4 bolitionist, if you please. The black
blower viper is the mother of all SER
penis that are poison, and it was them that
gave the Democrats of the North the ticti-
tious name We are the same Jackson
Democrats now that we were when this
unnatural rebellion first commenced. We
are for the Stars and Stripes and the old
Constitution and the enforcement of the
laws; and you know, and so does every
hof haS Cnn0rfnl brains
that if the Constitution and laws are put
in force they will put down all rebellion,
without going into any unconstitutional
measures, such as executing the horrible
and damnable principles of abolitionism.-
Now, Lew, you know that before the
father of tyranny and OF despotism issued
his unconstitutional negro proclamation,
there was united people of the North
and divided people Of the South; and
how is it now at this time? Why, sir, l
will tell you how it is now. There is di-
vided North and a united South; and what
has been the cause of 1t? Has it been
any constitutional measure? No, sir, it
has not; but it has been just as uncon-
stitutional measures as ever was commit
ted by any traitor that ever lived on the
face of the earth, and that was the issu-
ing of the negro proclamation and suS-
pending of the writ of hdbeas corpus. He
has taken the rights of an American away
from him, and he has tried every way
that man could try to elevate and place
the negro above the white, and he has re-
commended tyranical laws, as far as he
dare, to save his own neck. And do be-
lieve with all my heart, and have Scrip
| ture to lead to believe, that hell is full OF
| just such men as endorse the proceed
| incs of the President since September last;
and do believe that old John Brown is
sitting at the right hand of the Devil him
self, bidding and welcoming the Adolf
| tionists to come in and take a seat in the
lower regions of he'll, where they can sing
"there is more Aboltionists coming;;" and
the Secessionists will bic there to give
them an escort Of tar and feathers to put
them on an equality with the negroes and
secesh. We are in favor of any measures
| to stop this rebellion that are constitution
al, We think that the Contiscation bill
went far enough. The innocent did not
have to suffer quite SO much as they 90
now. There was general rejoicing mere
at the time among the Democrats concern
| the recent victories that have been won on
our side; but the black blown vipers look
down, for they know when this war comes
to a close their pay will, and they do
! not like that part very much. This ii my
view. Write soon. Yours truly,
| RUSSELL BOOTHE.
To LEMUEL GARRISON.
CAMP EDWARDS Mo-. June LIST, 1858.
SIR:-It was with pleasure ] received g
letter from you few days ago, and read
the items of news with which you com.
menced with much satisfaction. In ans
wer would say chat am in. good health
and getting along satisfactorily in my sol
diers' career. But the pleasure with Whlcf
l read the news of personal interest to me
was sadly marred when passed on to thu
perusal of sentiment which / consider ut
terly wrong and vicious-and this from
you, from whom l had expected bette
; things. If there is one thought more pain
/. full to me than another, it is the though
any one, who is united to me by the bond
of friendship and of kindness, should il
, word or deed or even in thought, prove un
faithful to the government that has nour
: ished us, and under which we have pros
: pered and became great and powerful ma
: ton.
D You think the soldiers do not know tn
(; meaning of the term Copperhead. TIL
, soldiers most likely know more than yo'