, 1863-10-23

roll up the biggest kid Of majoritiea. Let
us give the CupLcfheads fhf8 foreta2te OF
uhat they may exprct next fall
-, coprEhueAD CONTRACTORS.
The Coppcrhead pspern have been N aking
guat howl about government contractors;
and nottce .mmunication In tile TRIBUNE
asking II there are not laEGe number OF Cop.
part Ct: The State, that nearly all the Govern
ments cont actors here arc Copperheads and
leading and bitter oEes ut that. Therearc the
eops in. law Of tx.Goy. MAttesnn, Messr5.
Gooaell ard Mct1innis, the Renfro'e, the
R:dg1ey's. Dr.. Fowler and host Of othera
whom could na11e. Dr.. Fowler, howeyer,I
will DO him tho justice to etlte. has bolted
tho party, since the passage OF the 23d reaolu-
ton, and openly 4ccuses the 1eaders Of bafng
traitors. and desirpu3 Of irauguratfng ciyil
war il the Northwest. He Is an exception, how
ever, and It has been source Of great morti-
t1ca'ion to Union men here taat these who are
rakii 6 their fortunes out OF the WAT, should
be the most hitter in their denuneiat1ons #
the Government, tie green bAckE, &c I have
no doubt tbat 1t will be found upon iuyestig4.
tIan that majority Of the contractors in the
State, If net the Northwest, are bitter and un-
relent;pg Copperheads. So tint those pa
ptrs which are 60 blatant with lies md nie-
representations on this point, might As well
"d5y up' first as last.
GEN. DEN GRIEEsoS 70 VISIT CHICAGO.
learn that this gallant soldier who is not
Jet recovered from the effects Of his wound
In the leg, will visit Tour city on F1idly next.
Could he not be prevailed upon to stay over
and be present At the Great Northwestern
Fair: would Ike to sec hiu1 In the pro.
cet5ion on that occasion, and I have no
doubt your citizens would also. Gen. Gtier-
eon is one of tho most modest and uDassun.
itg OF men and ayerse to dler1aY Of any kind.
But have no doubt he would be glad to tend
erl1s aid. TO promote such glorious object as
that uhieh is to be promoted by the Fair.
copP1RHEADs MARKED ur TIE SOLDIERS.
The Copperheads In Greene county have not
only withheld their support and sympathy
from the nrmy, hut many Of them hare used
and intultirg to the brave hoys who are gtY.
Ing their all to their country, In her peril
These outloges and insults are on record, and
will be- 1edreased, at tbs proper time, to the
1o little discontinue Of the offenders.
Capt. Of one Of the Greene county COM
Fanies has written hometo friend, to keep
list for him and Ills company, of the leading
Coppe1headA In the county, and to note care
tally their standing In relation to the issues
Of the daT. he thinEs such memorandum
may be useful to the boys Mheu they get
hoire. For the comfort OF these home trait.
ors It may not be amiss to soy ths: some very
interesting facts hare been gathered md pre-.
terved, that Will hare an unpleasant souoda
few years hence.
THE CHICAGO TINES BADGE OF TREASON.
The soldiers consider the Chicago Times on
tie person, b1dge of treason, as the follow
Ing incident will illustrate: A soldier home
on a fnrlough in Greene county, 4 short tins
since, met ueighoor with l. number Of tho
1fRlts in his hand-asked him If he was . sub.
scriber to that eheek :."Yes-' "Then you
are worse than Benedict Arno1d.' Copper
head withdrew from the discussion Of the
erff fnCfe nFa1 fysf fha
application.
4 CONFEDERATE SOLDIER MAKING C0FpER
HEAD SPEECHES IN THIS STATE.
John Carliu Is stir IN iowa Co, ard made
speech at H1lorer school house, ono day
thte week. Carlin is not the only G, 8. 4.
1old1er there is in the country. Headqarters
1t the reeidenca of Mr. Eyans, q short distance
west Of Cnrrollton,
POSITION OF. JUDGE TooDsos.
] notice tint Judge Woodson, Of the Firs:
Judicial Circuit, has been making Union
speech At Jacksonville.
This is IN age Of progress, and Judge Wood
sen Is man Of the age, progressive mau,
but one Of the slow coach order, while radi-
calls are travelling on the parties. railroad
lines: Ihe Judge is q very cautious man, he
doesn't like TO step faster than he thinks tho
district will step with him, as ho has an eye
to Eeat in Congress, He is IN unconditional
Union m7n--so he say6-but fB very tender
1oottd, because he does not think rudical!am
popular, IN his district. Still, as said btfore,
pected 10 be as radical as the most radical,
whenever the people are uumtstakab1y radi-
csl. He Eays be Is now In favor Of sustain.
ing The Government In putting down the re-
bellion- 1trust he is. His record, from the
commencement Of the rebellion, may be
briefly tta:ed, to shaw the progress he ia max
1st, He ia an anti coercion man,