Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-11-19
THE REPUBLICAN.
PLYMOUTH, IND.
Thursday, Nov. 10. 1868.
copperhead Patriotism.

line ft wayne Itmes speaking OF tne
late call for.volunteers. and the probabili-
ty of escaping the threatened draft in jan
nary next. says: If the people who can
carry an election, can fight the battles Of
the administration we want to see it dem on
sirated. Now is the time. We can tell ,
the abolitionists if they do not volunteer
there will be draft, land If that draft is
not conducted on principles of fairness.
the whole abolition party will be compelled
to engage in either fight or foot race.
If the leaders of the abolition party
believe that the Democrats arc traitors,
they do not certainly want them in the ar
my,-and the Democracy will take them
at their word. Notwithstanding the fact
that those who make these charges ac
knowledge their falsity when they ask MS
to volunteer. We want to see the "loy-
atty" of the country fill up our armies,-
and learn how we'll braggarts can fight"
Time was when the editor of the Demo
crat considered John Dawson, the editor
Of the Ft. Wayne Times. as the most cor
rupt politician in Indiana. and We always
thought be was about half right. John
was a bloody Know Nothing and has very
naturally drifted into the Corperhead par
ty, the leaders Of which are all KS. G.. g.
1t sounds very well for q man who let
Brigham Young scare him ont of Utah to
talk about braggalts. As TO the fight
John talks about in case the draft is not
conducted On principles of fairness. we
guess it will not frishten any one. The
draft will he conducted fairly; no one
doubts but it will, neverr heless there will
doubtless lie attempts made by vile Cop
pciLeads to stir up an insurrection by in
: situations of unfairness, for the benefit
and encouragement it will give the rebels.
Should it succeed it will end as all such
attempts have -heretofore.-in giving the
rioters the hot end Of the poker. We
tell you, Messrs. Coppersnakes. we are
Just as ready as you are to fight. if you
must have one.
The Timesxays we acknowledge The fal
: sity of the charge Of disloyalty against
Copperhcads when we ask them to volun-
teer. If that is good logic then he ac-
knowledges the charge true by refusing
to volunteer. But. he jumps to that con-
clusion 1t does not follow as . matter
Of course. There is a way Of making men
fight against their Wills. No people an
derstsnd that better than the rebels.
But the Copperheads claim to be loyal
notwithstanding our assertions that they
are not. II they are. "now is the time" to
prove it by volunteering. If they will not
and continue to talk as they have been,
and threaten an insurrection at home in
Tease of draft. they may as we'll acknowl-
adge that they are traitors at heart and
want the rebellion to triumph. OF course
we do not mean to say that all who do not
enlist are traitors, but those Of them who
talk like the editors of the Times and
Democrat are. Those Democrats who
have volunteered or may hereafter volun-
teer. as well as many others whose circum-
stances or health will not admit of their
leaving home, yet talk right. are not OBJ
noxious to the charge of disloyalty, and
are always excepted in the charges of tres-
son made against their party whether so
Expressed or not Still. it is . mystery to
us how loyal hearted men can longer act
with the Copperhead party. They are ve-
ry inconsistent to say the least. and they
will have to bear portion Of the odium
that now attaches to the reasonable organ
ixation, unless they soon cut loose from it.
as hundreds and thousands have already
dons. If they remain aboard the sinking
ship they will inevitably go down whit.
entailing upon their posterity a stigma
which generations cannot efface. Remem-
: ber the children of the tories of the Revo-
luton lisownsd them. Do you wish your
children to disown you? If not leave the
vile Copperhead party at once.
The Democrat. commenting upou the
above extract from the Times. says:
"Is it trne that republicans believe their
own charges against the democracy? We
think that as democrats we are entitled Of
right. not Of favor. but Of right. absolute
rigkf. to one of two things, either exemp-
tion from military scrvics, or from the
charge of disloyalty." 49,
This is very bad logic. Mr.. Democrat
Let us test it. You win admit that every
citizen who enjoys the protection Of the
e government is bonnd to fight for its per.
/ petuity against all enemies. unless he il
>. exempted by law. You viii also admit
that child while under ago owes obedi
: ldience to his father, provided his father
discharges his obligations toward him L
y the best of his ability. Then suppose 20,
e have several sons. one Of whom is disobe-
: dent to you. finds fault with the way yol
msnsge your affairs. and insists that he i
e not bound to obey you because you do no
manage affairs to please him. and suppos'
= the other sons were to charge him witt
n disobedience to parentsI authority. whs