Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-23
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THURSDAY. July So, 1909,
COpperheadism Protracting the War


There can be no doubt in any reasonable
mind that the loyal states now have it lnthei
power to crush the rebellion and bring tn
war to a speedy close. We have so great,
reduced and weakened the military force o
the rebels and so completely broken dowi
their power in the southwest, that, with GU
armies properly strengthened, resistance tt
the government can not long be maintained by
the conspirators. Should our brave troops
now in the field be left without reinforcements'
the rebels might protract the warfare for
long time; but, bring to their aid the force
contemplated by the draft, and there VIII be
but little more heavy fighting; the disheart-
ened "confederacy" will break down, and the
Union will be restored.
The rebels at Richmond understand this
very well, and show that they understand it.
JEFF Davis, in alright and despair orders a
CONSUMPTION of everybody within his reach
able to bear arms, from which, however, he
will not realize many additional troops. The
Richmond Dispatch, in its dependency, sees
CLEAN of hope in the New York copperhead
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more important than foreign intervention"
1t beholds in this riot the beginning of such
armed resistance to the federal government
as will do the rebel cause important service.
''The peace meetings in New York." exclaims
the Dispatch, 'have borne their fruit" And
it goes on exultingly, "there will be no addi-
ton to the federal army. Let us have more
of these outpourings. 1t saves the confeder-
ate troops a deal OF marching and fighting"
The Richmond traitors hope that the riot will
stop the draft they see no hope left for them
if the draft is made successful.
The rebels at Richmond dread nothing so
much as the expected increase of our armies;
and the northern copperheads, in order to do
the rebellion the best possible service, oppose
in the most ferocous manner the measures by
which such an increase of our armies is to be
secured. Our northern copperheads talk of
"peace," and pretend to desire it; but this is
only cloak for their reasonable purposes. If
these men really desired to close the war and
secure peace as soon as possible, they would
not now so tiercely oppose the only measures
by which such a result can be reached quick
ly and without much more bloodshed. On
the contrary, they would use all their infu-
ence to put such force in the field
as would at once overwhelm the rebel
lion with dismay and despair and drive
the leaders from their attempts TO con-
tinue the war. This is what the govern
ment aims to do; and it is against this that the
most furious and persistent copperhead oppo-
sition is directed.
1t seems plain enough that these dsloyal
men desire to protract the war, and make it
as serious and bloody as possible for the gal
liant federal troops now in the field. And yet
they have the audacity to call themselves
'peace men,! The only peace they have
ever proposed is a complete submission of the
government to the rebels, which they know
to be impossible. Meanwhile, they study dill
igenty to devise means for protracting the
war and battling the endeavor of the govern
ment to close it soon. Therefore, they have
opposed the measures employed to strength
en- the army, seeking to secure at the north
just what the rebels most desire, and not car
ing in the least how much is suffered IN battle
or otherwise, by our troops now in the field.
Nothing but sympathy with treason could
inspire such factious malignity; and when it
is fully understood by the people, it will be-
come as impotent as it is base. We have
won great successes, and now see that the
rebellion may be swiftly crushed; and if we
do not make the most of the situation and do
what will soon end the conflict and give the
country peace, it will be due to the copper
head Vaccinations that aim to prevent this
much desired result