The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-04-09

" VIE" F"iNS@S es"uVaA ~, aua httcihpt'ne
20 run the political car in the old russ, and
grooves worn in time Of mere, party conflict
as, though this intestine war were blood
less canvass for the Presidency, and to be
disposed of by platforms, and regulated by
resolutions But the self elected leade rs,
those who provoke partisan strife who di
rect the partisan machinery, and would
leopard and divide our union, if not madly
destroy the best free government on earth,
for the. qualification, of Malignant feelings
and unworthy aspirations, they have my
permission to take toe highest niohe in the
temple af infamy, to which worlds, opin.
ion has universally assigned them for their
baseness, for to-day they / are, the main
springs Of this murderous rebellion, BIZ, pro-
noting strife at home, and they give it's
chief aliment,. and life and hope and endur,
ances They have been, by q common i con
sent, designated .as copperneads, and no
name could be more appropriate. S.rutting
under their borrowed plames, and VAN con-
ceits, claiming officiously to speak for the
old line Democracy, to, whose creed they
seem strangers, they boast ofthe many re-
proachful names the democratic party; has
N N other days been able ty carry away til.
umphantly, and declare their ability to rem.
der this one reputable and popular. But
thep forget that it was that Democratic par
'y that professed and practiced the .princi-
plss ofJeffersop and Jackson, which Was
thus successful. That it Was not encum,
bered wi; b treasopable leaders of the whole
or n, half blood that il did not attempt to up
hold conspiracy and rebellion against the
government, and that so long only as its
doctrines. we're popular and acceptable,
could it laugh at renroachfnI names. !, The
true democratic party might at any time
have withstood successfully the mere desig-
nation Of copperhead, but it has never seen
and God grant THAT i never may, when it
could endure such leaders as these. and
carry over the murdered, cruciAed and dis
severed Union, both brazen head and
copper heart. .,
An ancient fable tells us of serpent--it
was. doubtless scopperhead. which gave no
the lead to the tail insted of the head that
in attempting to crawl through wall it was
stuck, and remained there, indulging in out.
cry, too wiful to recede. ano unable to pro-
gress because Of changing to the front its 1
tapering tail and such seems to be the po-
sition OF the part, which now bears ser
pents name. and ia execating a serpent's
missien. Tue miserable accomplice Of re-
bellion-its chief hope-its malign and mis-.
chievous co-worker and supporter, has al.
ready bad its dav. and indications are abun-
dant that II is to be abandoned to its fate.
by those il has, hy its snakv influences,
betrayed into so grave an error as to appolo-
gise for treason and murder. in this attempt
To destroy the Union The 7s Deums,
10 recently chanted to rebellion on high
key by the sweet singers of secession, are
no longer within the compass of their voices.
and they are evidently about to lower their
tones, or, in military as we'll as music. |
II phrase, effect "caange Of base" As
spring opens We shall see many who have
bossted Of their designation Of copperheads,
crawling quietly out of their political snake
skins and taking sides with the loyal masses
in crushing, for ever, the repetition. Let US,
then, be Of good cheer, and Of unfaltering !
purpose. and God will enable the seed of the
woman not only to bruise but to sever the
head Of this political serpent, rebellion. that
has wound its scaly folds into our political
Eden and thus preserve our cherished Union
For oil coming generations. Sincerely yours,
Il d. s. DICKINSON. 1
Asssrs. b. 8. Walbridge. and others, Com
mittee, &c. is