Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-06-10
THE copPERHEAp CREED.


The spirit and temper OF the recent Copper
head meeting in New York.-to sympathize
with their leader VaIlandignam-can be bet
ter understood from the following specimen
bricks. taken from the report of the proceed
ings of that assemhlage. Every man who was
engaged in uttering this reasonable Language,
is leader in the so-called Democratic party
We submit these sentiments, to the careful pc
rusal of our readers. Mr.. j. A. Mcdaster. re-
Gently of Fort Lafayette said
ssThat Vallandigham tcas imprisoned on dc-
count Of ms pirgin lore for has country; that
there is question about The independence OF The
South because Southern freenen Uiu fdsfe care
ofthQt; that the South is free and independ-
ett now that the question is about the lib
erty of the freenen OF the North that those
liberties must be preserved 10y organization; |;
that those organizations ought 10 be Of militia
ry character, icith commissions from Coz. Seg-
nonr.'
A Mr.. Tharin, southern rebel from Alsban-
a, probably visiting the North spy. and
receiving much attention from the Vallandle
ham Democracy of New York, proclaimed-
.sTbst the liberties of the North are lost.
and that We should redeem them as our tAth-.
ers did that he impeached Mr.. Lincoln ferries
W HunS HtHl | DtlDle Indt American CitiZGb-
ship which he had outraged aud in the name
of Wash ington. whose seat he polluted that
in the name OF c. l.. Vallandigham he execra-
ted Mr.: Lincoln; applause j that me Prorost
MaTshais may find their Offices less coRUenieHt
than fucrdfiUe &c.
foul mouthed orator, named Ed Blank
man. directing the torrent of his profanity
against the conscription act, declared that
ss Under The theory of fe ,cdr adopted by the
administration. he tronld be d--d If he thought
they (the people, tcouid go to the icar-
This declaration was received with voci-
ferrous applause and cries OF .syou may bet
your life we WON'T The speaker futher said
that
s'If Vallandi cham was brought through the
city of New York on his way To Fort arren.
they would get Judge McCnnn to issue a writ
of habeas corpus, and he'd be id If they
lcoRtda'f hare him OUT. ="
William b. Rankin, formally shy ster lawyer
il Philadelphia, and one of the leaders of the
Keystone Ciab bul now a lounger about the
Toombs in New York, said in his speech
''These people at W ashington had dared to
sieze the great champion Of constitutional rights
Y. l.. Fallandi CHAM cheers for FaiiaBdis-
ham] and ii was, therefore, time for the peo-
pie 10 buckle en- their armor and resist such
oppression" [Applause.l
Mr.. Mullaly s.declared the war TO be
wicked, cruel and unnecessary, and carried on
solely to benefit the negroes, and advised re
sistance to conscription, il ever the attempt
should be made to enforce the law
Isaiah Ryndders recommended his hearers
to ''braye the bay onets of the Administration
the men who ran away at Fredericksbu !"
Daniel G Birdsall, remarking that he chad
weighed we'll all the words tnat he had utter
ed, announced that be was ssn favor of ici.
ping out and repudi0fing the debt contracted by
the Government for carrying this car
Such appears to be the creed of Copperhead
democracy" in the Norhern States. They
do sympathise with the armed rebels, and
are ready to aid them by resisting the laws OF
the Government at the opportune moment.
Loyal men of all parties should be the a
lert, and use their every influence TO avert
the calamitles of civil war which these Cop
perhead leaders are threatening to inaug urate
in our midst