The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-17
COPPER HEAD TEACHINGS.
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sentiment, and then say If they believe
that the men who uttered them are loyal:
THAT he farther ofensice prosecution
Of this par tends 10 subven the constilu-
II q and the government, snd entails up
on this nation all the disastrous conse-
quences Of misraie and anarchy"
One Of the resolutions passed at the
late Springfield Democratic Convention !
Il do not believe aggression by arms is
suitable or possible remedy for existing
evils"
FrankIin Pierce in speech in Con-
cord, N. H., April 10, 1861
"If the South need any assistanee /
will 20 out and assist them. woo't do a
thing that can BE- interpreted rs In any
way supporting this war. l am person
slly acquainted with J-fFerson Davis-I
have seen letters from him He 10 man
Of wonderful executive power and firm.
ness Of will President Lincoln IL
. knave, an imbecile, = usurper. and q
tyrsnt, rho cur.es the country Nth his
Administrofion. Pour miserable,
ignorsnt. Lousy negro The blood
thirsty followers OF beasts, the clergy"
[John H Eastman, Copperhead candi-
date for Congress, in N H
II am rebel. Slavery is right"
[Dr. Nat. Batchelder, leading Con-
nectieu' Copperhsad
The draft must be resisted ut all haz-
ards. should prefer to live under the
Administrator of JEyYEssos DAVIS than
that of Psssident Lincoln"
Fhos. f f. Trrsdwsaa, in II speech At
Concord.
sTh~ .Kmyhts of The Golden Circle
are doing good work in this State"
| [Frsrklin P'erce.l
/ 'Itis time for y separasion of tie coun-
try. have 4 mind to sell my property
and 90 South"
| [Dsnisl Marcy, Copperhsad candidate
for Congress in the lot District. N IT
| Rather than that the Emancipat tion
Proclamation should be enforced, and
slavery be abolished, would prefer thai
the Government shoxid Ls deslroyed.'
i William Burns, Copperhead candi
date for Congress, in the Sd District, o
IN. HI
Il "1he Republicans must be put dow,
~t the point Of The boyon~f"
[Wm. A. Richardson, United State
Senator from Illinois. in speech at Con
cord, N Fl
"If Mr. Lincoln had never been elect
ed We believe We should have had no war
no horrible slaughter of our own citizens
no dssiruc'io ion VI our rights ss citizens
no ruin of trade ard commerce, no grind
ing taxes, no attempt to break down tn
| runxiilutinn- The continued usurpatto
j. If has miserable, corrupt and tnabecii
Admfns tratson may even yet make
Necessary f,r he pe'1pie 10 ri,s. en- mass,
ma,eA b WasAinytoa. and insist that ou
public servants shall carry ON the Gov
ernmeut within or under the Couttitr
tion. not over it-or that they shall '.
: cate their places"
I TRock Island Argus, Dec. Cd.
n no set OF this mfamoss Administr,
o tion has so fully developed the determll
r. alton of the people TO retain their hsa
;. cn-born right of speech as the attempt
suppress the Chicago Times. +"
(Rpck Island Argus. June 4th, 1863
.e.,,~t -, - ~ - Ill f..,I 4, :.
ly to Mr.. Vsllnndighsm.
We really consider his prosp cts to
n Governor Of Ohio very fair. We wi
ii them realized. because he is peace ma
IN He is our style Of man, and
!. such We dn not wish him consigned TO /
misfortune of an exile where be is pow
- lass for good
I'd II declare for Peace, and - prepa
en- tory 10 peace. / am in favor OF ces
M ton OF hostilitiAs. The var should o.,
because il should never have been CO
~ menced, inssmuch as there is no coerci
10 military power in the Federal Cove
20 m. ut ngainst the States; becsase lht
nd is no necessity for il; because Is has b
Al made war for the abolition Of slave
because it is made pre,ext for the m
70 outrageous and damnable crimes; becs,
on it is creating s'upendous public de
vsh because in the military it is establish
new and dangerous power; becs
neither in the military nor in the q
inc departments Of the gov ranent Is tn
any man or men of sufficient mental p
" n to successfully prosecute the !
~ against the vastly superior statesmen
Ind generals Of the South; because the c.
red mercia wealth of the country is be
destroyed; because the popular enth
asm necessary to conduct the war
1ol supply the falling armics has subs't
a.. Force by draft cannot supply this
d,speusahle requisite: aud lastly beos
"'' the over-ruling power Of God is aga
US
Extracts fhom . speech by Ferns
!. Wood.
a;. HE oho supports the par is az.
the Cnion because the war is the
AIT terrible engine for the destruction Of
Union which BseIssbub himsslf q
Of have invented. The pr.tssssd Demo
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