Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-03-21
The Reaction.

| themselves to be placed in false attitude, III
opposition to the Administration, and thus in an
indirect manner cooperated with the copper
beaded sympathzers with jeff. Davis are now
diverging from the thorny path of treason and
taking their stand ia the ranks of the true and
faithful TO their country.
! For time the real interest," spirit and designs
| of the traitors South were obscured and lost
sight of by the ingenious trickery and plans OF
their coadjuors North, whose programme was to
raise the cry of unholy abolition war. This 1t
was calculated would have the effect of dividing
the Union sentiment of the people and upon the
ground of a low, blind and ignorant political
prejudice, ALLEVIATE the mind and patriotic love
Of loyal citizens of the Republic.
In each Of the loyal States where but few
months ago many of the leading Union Demo-
Gratis were made captive in the cause OF the DIS
guised secessioniss, reaction is now going on
which will in less than ninety days astonish as
we'll as delight The friends Of the Union through
out the land. The great men OF the Empire
State are beginning to discriminate the schemes
of Northern traitors, and TO place just estimate
upon their pretended patriotism to the Govern
ment Such men as Bronson, Brady and Van
Buren, could not remain long in the traces with
such an association OF forked-tongued scoundrels
without learning their true motives and intent
Such men the little peny-a liner "sunset !"
Cox, and Valandigham, the living pensioner of
the Southern Confcderacy, will ong be re-
duced 10 deservedly execrated position in the
eyes of all true men. We will venture to pre-
dict that in six months from this such copper
heads as the said Cox and Valandgham would
not dare to utter their hypocritical doctrines in
any loyal State in the Union,
The recent developments, as well as the odious
declarations of the Southern leaders in this re-
belion, have tended to disabuse the minds of
Thousands of good Union Democrats who were
! led into the support of men and measures claim
ing to be Union democratic, and who pretended
to be honestly devisng some plan for an honor
able peace, or constitutional and vigorous
prosecution of the war. After months of base
efforts to cripple the Government, impair the pub
| lie confidence in the Administration, raise con-
slitutiona bubbles against the power used by
/ the President cOmmander-in-C Chief Of the Army
and Navy of the United States in declaring free
the slaves of the traitors who were placed against
]
destroy the Union and liberty Of the country,
| the eyes of Union men are being opened
| The " honorable" peace this class Of copper
| heads would have is the peace which would
secure to the negro COnfederacy recognition Of
| her independence by the nations of the earth,
| aud a complete humiliation Of our Government.
| And TO effect this end and bring about such re-
suit, the sacred principle Of Democracy had to
be prosttuted aud made subseryient TO the de-
| sipus and interest of the traitors.
The Dixietes who raised the war and followed
! their defeated leaders and chefains into the very
nest Of treason, have lately responded to the
peace Democrats of the North in tones that can
! not be misunderstood. They openly proclaim it
| to the world that they would not for a moment
! think Of peace unless the terms would recognize
the bastard Coniederacy as an independent power,
and its four hundred thousand degenerators of
! the human the masters of naukiud- These
people, whose degraded habit it is TO put II
brighter hue upon the cheek Of the African slave,
aud then hold him in serfdom for the purpose of
propagating and extending their slave empire,
desire to be regarded the masters and supe-
rors Of twenty millions of free aud enlightened
citizens. Can it be denied or cOntradicted by the
secessOnists in this or any Of The loyal States
that their champions in the ConYention which
nominated the guerrilla chief John C. Breckin-
ridge, preferred Mr.. Lincoln to Mr. Douglas
whom they denounced as the hypocritical aboli-
]
and il there any amongst the Union Demo
Gratis who are in doubt about the truth OF this
matter, we ask such to read the speeches Of
Ben amin, and other Of the supporters Of Rreck
nridge in the last Presidential campaign. The
election of Mr. Lincoln was to he the barren pre-
text for secession and civil war, hence they pre-
ierred Lincoln to Douglas, and now that it is
found to be fact that the Southern Confederacy
is trembling upon its fast rotten props, the
DXietes turn to the friends of Douglas aud ask
them in the name of Democracy to make war on
the Administration in order to aid the rebel
cause. This is the last dodge of the sympa.
tbizers in this State of the PLAYED out Confpd.
eracy to capture the men who followed and de
Tended The cause and principles of Stephen A.
Douglas. The disgusting OVertures made by the
secessionists as well as the silly and sickening
hattery they lavish upon the adopted citizen on
all occasions, betrays itself and is being correct
| ly interpreted by the great and earnest men who
batled for the eternal right of popular SOW
| ereiguty, under The leadership of Douglas, and
in opposition to the Southern conspirators who
abhOrred the very thought of allowing the ma
| jority of the people to decide for themselves.
The reaction is immense in favor of the Union
party OF this and all the other loyal States-
Those who have flung aside the empty name Of
party which was being perverted to the base
ends Of secesslon and who are now flying to the
Union stapdard, will live to see the glory which
lue HHllOWcu Shu9c " CUuuuy ana freedom VIII
shed around their names A proud destiny
awaits the patriots who place themselves in this
terrible crisis unconditonaIly under the stars
and stripes, and until death blow is given to
the uigger-drivers' rebellion. Where are the
leaders and eminent men of the Douglas party
found today The answer will be in the ranks
Of the Union party? Where they are trusted and
honored by the highest positions within the gilt
of that party. Where are the leaders of the
Breckinlidge Democracy found in this war? Are
they not in the rank and file of the traitors who
are using every means to overthrow the Govern
mentg In this State there is not an exception TO
be made to the fact that all the politicians who
went for Breckinridge are to day opposed to the
war and everything done by the Administration
There are perhaps ten thousand in this State who
voted and supported John CONFESS for Governor,
who have placed themselves in the humiliatng
position of bowing to the will of Secessionists,
and who appear willing to he made the cats paws
of the wire-working "Beswaggers " of the
States rights Democracy. What splendid asso
citation for men claiming to he in favor of the