, 1863-10-08
Ul)ifaqo Qribu11f.


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1868.
TO THE ONION MEN OF 10 WA.
Fernando Wood, Of New York, the man
who sent arms to the South "nen tne
rebellion first broke out, ano co.aapoieA
and boon companion Of Gauand1sna"'
who wrote to Cincinnati firm for guns
destined for the eame locality, has written
a letter 10 the Copperhcads OF Iowa e.
cns;nr himself from taking the stump in
behalf Of Tuttle, the Copperhead candi-
date. Wood alleges the dimsy apology Of
<important events in New York" IS
preventing the visit arranged for him by
lie Gtande BYington. This excuse is q
mere cover; From. the very day Wood
was announced to speak in Iowa, the in
dignaiion Of the masses Of the people was
apparent, and 1t finally reached that pitch
that even Byington, with al his copper
headism, dared not assume the respona-
bility Of shouldering an avoWed traitor
like Wood, and so he hauled him of the
course, The contrast would have been
loo painful Wood, traitor, ready, for
pcacc on any terms, working for -Tuttle, a |
soldier in the field, although representing
3 peace party. 4 peace sneak working for
a soldier, and soldier working for peace
sneaks, would hare been more ridiculous
than the antics Of Grimaldi itself, and 60
Tuttle is left sitting upon his two stools
until the 18th Of October, when the loyal
reon1e Of Iowa will kick them out from
1,nder him and leave him prostrate. mel
ancho,v illustration Of the ScripturaI
nrorerh that a ,nan cannot serve two mns
1crs.
But the fact that the infamous Wood,
traitor and King Copperhcad, is off the
course should not induce, upon the part
Of Union men in Iowa, any abandonment
OF zeal or labor. They stand upon p1at-
form, broad and solid. eye1y plank Of which
is living, vital truth necessary to the sal
vation Of the Union; and their standard
bearer, if they but do their duty, will lead
them to victory as ga1lant1y as he led
his troops in the field to well won success
Colonel Stone is the very embodiment
Of Union principles He has adyo-
Gated the cause Of the. Union with
his eloqucnce at home and his good
sword in the field. Like true man he
stands by the country, the Administration
and his Commander-1n-chieft the President.
He knows no compromise with treason
until every rebel lays down his arms and
sues for peace. He is for conquering an
honorable peace, not for executing dis
honorable one at the cost Of every vital
principle Of the Republic and the very ex-
istence Of that Republic.
Tutte, the Copperhead candidate, is
also soldier in the field, but we put the
question to every man OF common sense,,
can he have the cause at hearth What
men does he represent? The soldiers in
the 1ields MOL Their letters Of indigna-
ton arc pouring in By scores and hund-
reds His OWL regiment repudiates
him by almost unanimous vote. Does
he represent the Union men
of Iowa, BE will not claim that
himself Whom then does he represent?
He comes before the people Of Iowa in be-
hnlf Of men who are sympathizers with
rebels; who justify and apologize for rebels;
whose leaders are disloyal; who are en-
gagged in dividing the people Of the North,
and embarrassing the Administration in
its efforts to put down the rebellion: : men
who rejoice in calamities to our arms as
potent helps for their partizan schemes:
who oppose the confscation of rebel prop-,
~, the employment Of negroes to relieve
our soldiers IRON their hardships, the
Emancipation Proclamation which strikes
a blow at the rebellion N its most vital
part; men who are in favor Of disunion by
leaving New England out and al
lying the Western States with the
rebel Confederacy; men who lead and
urge on mobs to resist the lawful acts Of
the Government; the men who advise and
ass1st desertion and cry" "abolitionist" at
every man who stands by the country in
her hour Of danger. These are the men
1utue represents. For the empty
honor OF running tor the guberna'
1or1al CHAIR ne has politically emascu1ated
himself and placed himself before the
world pretending to tight for the Union in
the ficld. and lighting against it at home;
plotting against Freedom in the very house
Of its friends. Brutus had better excuse
when he STABBED Caesar. He did it for the