The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-26
slightly Mixed up--who is Cheated
In the recent Ccpperhead Convention, the
following colloquY took place:

In the recent Copperhead Convention, the
following colloquy took place;
VIRGIL DELpH1sI PARIs-Before Gen. Anderson
leaves the platform, W sh to ask him whether from
| his intercourse and conversation with Mr. Bradbury
| he state that Mr. Bradbury occupies the sam posi-
ton that he did year ago in regard tie the war.
ANDERsoN.-I think Mr.. Bradbury's position is
that OF opposition TO the war; with without quail
fcation be is opposed to the He is as much OPP
posed TO tie war, as now conducted blythe admins
tIation, as any gentleman present is or can be.
MERRow OF foPsHAM-I wish TO ask Cen a An n
Maine, would he. as he would have right to do,
withdraw tn troops now in the fedg
upon this very Question on You have declared your
platform, and If you have not declared your mlhd
upon this question. how can You ask your candidate
| to declare what you have not declared You are
committed TO the resolutions. do not agree with
them in every particular, but do not think it worth
while to make an issue before this convention. GU
have passed resolution complimentary to Gov.
Seymour. When Cor. seymour rrithdra,rs the Neu
BRADBURY WILL WITHDRAW THE MAINE
TROOPS. But we do not ask that troops shall
fight their way through New York aud other States,
till they reach their homes in Maine.
In his letter of acceptance, addressed to Gen.
Anderson, ct al, Mr.. Bradbury says:
take this occasion 10 state explicitly that as Gov
ernoT OF Maine. should not recall the troops of the
State from the National armies nor place the State
in opposition TO the constitutional and rightlul
thority of the Federal Government. Such an impu-
tafioR is libel upon myself and the democratic
Convention uchich you represent.
Who ever saw more unblinking attempt
to cheat somebody? Mr.. Bradbury, by his
merit friend, is vouched for as Opposed to the
war Nth or Without qualification" A dele
gate demands to know If elected he will, "as
he would have right to do, WITHDRAW THE
TROOPS NOW IN THE FIELD" The candi-
dates ''next friend" holding his confidential
letter in his hand, says emphatically, 81 PLEDGE
you THAT BIoN BRADBURY WILL WITH
DRAW THE MAINE TROOPS phen Coz.
Seymour ,cithdrdtos the Ne,p York troops,
But we do not ask that our troops shall fight
their way through New York to reach their
homes"
The inquirer is satisfied; the Convention is
satisfied; and now this same Bion Bradbury
has the efrontery, the consummate impudence
and brass to say that the imputation to him of
purpose to withdraw the troops, is libel
upon the Democratic Convention. Does Bion
Bradbury think the people Of Maine are fools {?
that they are blind and ignorant 4? that they
can't read, or hear when others read? We
undertake to say that more unbushing piece
of impudence-a more intensified insult to the
common sense of intelligent men-was never
perpetrated in the English language.
The truth is, the late Copperhead Conven-
ton pitched its tune to the keynote of rebel
lion. 1t intended resistance to law, and hence
it cheered to the echo Virgins recommends
ton for every man, woman and child in the
State to resist the CONSUMPTION law, without
waiting for him to add, in a feeble tone, sin a
lawful way J. W. Bradbury, of Augusta, the
smooth, oleagenous Bradbury, limited at resist
ance when he expatiated upon the aggressions
of the administration, and suggested that, in
a contingency. he should be a ,vdr democrat,
and that contest might come. But for Brad
bury's confessed weakness, equalled only by
his vanity and pomposity, such suggestions
would have drawn as loudly upon the demon
strative elements OF the Convention as did
Virgins recommendation.
The Convention want Withdrdrdl of the
troops; Anderson encouraged their hopes in
this direction; he virtually pledged his candi-
date to the same thing; he was understood TO
dose by everybody; but the leaders have found
that they made a false step; that the masses
are not as ripe for treason as they supposed,
and now they are awkwardly trying to paddle
back, and Bion Bradbury impudently asserts
that the imputation of clearly expressed mo-
tiyes to the Convention is libel! How many
will believe him. The truth is, cheating and
deception are the game. The INSCRIPTIONS
managers stick at falsehood. They make
the most bare-iaced pledges to their dupes, and
then try to cover up their real meaning by
are not stultiied. On the 18th OF September,
they win show they are not by burying all
such schemes and schemers, all copperheads
and their "little joker" of a candidate, beneath
an avalanche that will crush out all hopes of
resurrection forever.