The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-03-06


to these laws II 20, why nd do ii quietly and
respectfully. Do they intend to resist the lawss
If they attempt this they are lost. They have
no supporters beyond few copperhead leaders,
who have not brains enough to comprehend
this crisis, nor courage enough to put their
words into action. The sO-called democratic
party is not represented by these papers The
conservative party emphatically disowns them.
Like the three tailors Of Threadneedle
street, the three cepperhead papers of this city
may buster defantly; but all their courage
oozes out at their fingers ends, and they shed
ink instead Of blood. Do they desire the disso-
luton Of the Union? Then they are as bad as
the rebels with whom they sympathizs and
whom they thus encourage. Do they wish to
restore the Unions Then why not heartily sup
port all measures tending to advance this OBJ
ject? No honest man can aver that the acts
passed by Congress are not necessary to our
success. Accused be that internal abolition
fanaticism which has rendered them necessary;
but still we cannot remove the pernicious effect
by abusing the sbominable cause. As matters
stand there is no other way to proceed. We
cannot consent to disunion. We must push on
the war, and We are obliged, therefore, to have
men to fill up our armies and money to pay
them. The arts of the niggerheads have made
volunteers and money equally scarce. Conse-
quently it was necessary to pass the Conserip-
ton bill and issue more paper money. We may
regret the necessity, but we cannot deny that it
exists
WI,ofh nd tha porI,a ia ris
sans or as patriots, we find them equally imbc-
cile, ignorant and offensive. They do not seem
to have sense enough to know that the people
are fully aware who made these laws indispen-
sable and what party is responsible for them.
The niggerhead journals like the Tribune, Times
and Post strive in vain to dodge this issue;
for the practical common sense Of the masses
is not to be deceived, and there is scarcely
a man, woman or child from one end
of the country to the other, who does not
fully appreciate the fact that the reason why
every able-bodied man must soon be prepared
to 60 to the war or to pay three hundred dol
lars is the Encouragement of the niggerheads
and their desperate efforts to elevate the negro
at the expense of the white man and the nation.
As partisans, therefore, the coppsrheads have
only to wait in patience and they will see the
republican party annihilated at the next Presi-
dental election. Loud talk and diffusion So
cieties amount to nothing. The CONSUMPTION
bill, the Tax bill, the Indemnity bill-these are
the electioneering documents which are killing
the republican party and thus doubly saving
the country: first, from the rebels, and, second
ly, from the niggerheads. AS partisans the
copperheads commit grave error in spouting
threats of revolution instead of quietly SUBJ
hitting to what is unavoidable and fixing
the responsibility Of these measures where
it really belongs. But as patriots they are
still more gravely ct fault. The duty
Of the people is to heartily support the
government, and the President as the represen-
tative of the government This duty is only the
more obvious and important because the war is
now to begin in earnest. The copperheads do
not do their duty. Let them join with the loyal
people in standing by the President, and the
President will do his duty by deserving the
cordial assistance he receives. By and by.
when the rebellion is suppressed the loyal
people will complete the programme by
putting down the niggerheads as summarily
at the polls.