Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-05-27
"Disloyal Practices. +"

! Under this heading we find a long ar
ticle in the TntelEigencer of May 10th,
written with much care, and evidently
considered by the writer as strong ar
] ticle We give the writer credit for much
more ability than usually adorns the editori-
/ al columns of that sheet. but the natural de-
ductions from his reasonings place him
self and his party in the unavoidable po-
stion occupied by the Federalst. nd to-
ries during the war Of 1912, with Great
Britain, and we have no doubt, future
generations viii look upon them with the
same degree of disfayor that all parties
have since that war, regarded the Peace
Party of that time. The writer copies
largely from disl Jyal papers, writer's and
speakers of that day, evidently with a de
s;te to show that freedom of the press
+ and of speech were tolerated to a greater
eytaot t5,$n at present He might have
continued his extracts still further, and
quoted from the original Copperhead >
! of 1880, and still foGnd man of "Disloy-
al Practices who escaped punishment
As the writer has undoubtedly : oYerlo 'ket,
| an his researches for the sayings OF per
sons iRinaIcal 10 our government, the proc
lamation of Benedict Arnold, TO the cit, =
zens and soldiers Of the United States, is
sued Oct 20, I780, we copy an extract to
show that his "Disioyal Practice" were
off the same piece rs those of the Peace
Party Of the present day. Here il is, and
we ask our readers to pcruse it carefully,
and see if it differs IN any essential point
! from the sentiments expressed by the Cop
perheads Of the present day
~ GU are promised liberty by the lead
ers Of your affairs, but Is there an individ
ual in the enjoyment Of it, saving your
oppressors Nho among you dare speak
or write what ne thinks against the tyr
amy which has robbed YOU Of your prop
erty. imprisons yonr sons drnps yom to
the fetd Of battle, and is daily detugjHg
your country ,oith yo',r blood?
y our country once was happy, and
/ hal the proffered peace heen embraced.
/ the last two years of misery had been
spent in peac" and plenty, and repairing
the desoiatioa of quarrel that would
have set the interests Of Great Britain
and America in "A true light and cemen--
ed their friendship.
Il wish To lead u chosen band of Amer
leans to the attainment of peace liberty
and safety, the first objects in taking the
fi.Id
what il America but the land of wild
ows, orphans and beCgars-but what need
of arguments to such "a feel infinitely
Af,,-
give my promise of most aifectionl we
come to all who are disposed to join me in
measures necessary 40 close the scene o
our ailiction. which must he increased
until we are cuntent with the liberalitv
of the parent country who still offers us
protection and perpetual exemption rom
all taxes but such - we shall think fl 10
impose upon ourselves
BENEDICT ARNOLD.
Bat the article in the LtsHiqencer
proves quite too much for the benefit al
the writer. for while he is complaining Of
tn suppression Of free press free speech,
aud ike sacred rights Of American eiti-
zcns. his own observation AMI daily read
in. csu but convince him -I ttere is no
government in the world whore IS great
freedom of speech is aIlowai in a time
of war as Is carried an in 5h" United States
at this time by the opponents ~ the Ai-
min ;s'ration and the symptJhizers " th
aur open enemy.
The writer informs u thls it has been
res rvei to tn Republican party 10 orig
1 mat, Il crime called disioyoi practices
/ that il was unheari OF until lately, &c.-
/ Has the writer forgotten that Gen. jack
! son. in 1915 at New OrleAn, had the ed
/ tor OF newspaper arrested and impris-
oned for Just such disloyai course as i
at this DAY pursued by quite number O.
( Newspapers of hi own political faith !;
I that the editor sued ont writ OF hdbeoS
corpus before Judge Hall and that JACK
I son incureerated the Judge in the same
prison with the editor for granting the
writ. ? and has he forgotten that this
course of General jackson was ap-
proved and sanctioned by the Democrat
ic party. and justified 10y al parties IN NJ
ter ears. as al act of VI ilitary necessity
n civ his reading is not So limited as TO
Justify belle. that he is ignorant OF such
facts. The cause of this tIrade aGalns
\ the Administration and Government at
\ this time by Democratic papers ana "<i-
( ters. in our opinion, may be summed up
I in very few words, as follows lhelE
party is out of power; to insure a reason
able hope for success hereafter, they must
keep up an organization, TO do which they
need agitation OF some kind, and all Tor
mer political questions having become ob-
solete new one must be selected, and IL
we are not greatly in error IN our beilsi'
the leaders and the party will hnd them
selves quite unfortunate in seleo; n that
of opposition to the government, by Ht
ing 10 organize peace party IN tune III
war. 1t may for time Sc ure iavor from
office seekers and woulihe leaders, ano
they may succeed in deceivinx . fev hon-