The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-06-25
COpperheadlem.

COpperileadlem.
The Copperhead's OF Illinois assembled
in State convention at Springfield
last week for the express purpose ofre
tarding the present administration and
giving united expression .W their
views and feelings upon the war and
the policy with which it is conducted
One Of their resolutions contains the
expression, "that this war should nc
logger be prosecuted on the offensive
Here we have it now plainly oatspokcr
that the, are opposed to the furthe,
prosecution Of the war, that they aresl
favor of,ste country being broken Up il
to small republics aud so,ercign,ies
which would always be At war with
each other sitter The manner Il the
various European, aud Asiatic petty
States and divided empires. They arc
directly n favor Of the abominablo and
'cmoralizing institution Of slavery, and
I've success of the rebels, aho make this
wre;clcd institution the cl.ief corne,
stone Of their Governments. They are in
lerestea in the SIS o!thc rebels, and
are givln. aid and comfort to them b,
procIaianing that this war shosli nc
longer BE prosecuted on the offensive
This is virtually and fully declaring thai
the war should Immediately cease, be
Cause they well know that If We should
withdraw our armies frosa the slave
States and withhold them from there,
that the rebels would not at present
make war upon us in the Free States
and also az 4 consequence that we neye,
could enforce the United States laws il
tho Slave States, that lhx rebels would
have j; al their own way and thus IN
no'ested establish their own Con.
feaeracy, aud our glorious cd Union
TO broken up and rnined.
The rebels are the real offenders, in
obstruc,ing the execution Of the laws
and raising armies to defend their
adopted policy, yet we must conduct
the war upon the offensive to meet and
crush those armies and oblige them to
acknowledge the supremacy Of the U
$. government. D1l we not do this
they never would yield to the laws, and
hence we must either compel them to
come to terms BY prosecuting the war
on the offensive, or abstain from, such !
course and acknowledge their indepen-
aence. 80
The Democracy have advised the
latter, yes have advised the ruin and
death Of our country. They have
learned that they cannot rule and 20
they are determined to ruin. Some
may tell US that such ore the scntimer Is
Of only the Democracy Of Illinois. Bu,
did the Democracy Of Ohio in State
convention assembled, say less in their
nomination Of that traitor at heart, G.
j. Valnnaigham, for the Office Of Co
vernon? And in Iowa have not that
party . their leaders, Henry Clay
Dean, Mahoney, and Thayer, who
are equally rcprehcn.ib'e, although less
notorious?
Let it be distinctly understood tia,
the Democracy ASH party in the north,
are opposed to the Government by.
being opposed to the further prosecu-
ton Of tbs. war on the offensive. But
perhaps say some Of their dupcs who
are 10th 70 give up the name Of Demo.
crat, 1--WE propose e hold general
convention or appoint special dele :sa:es
and compromise our difficulties with the
South, and we will all again belong to
one unien.' We would AJAX such If
they have ever heard that the South
ever offe.el to settle the existing war in
that way !? Have they not on the con.
trary repeatedly said, that they wanted
no compromise, had nothing to compro-
mise, that they would not apon anycon
dition return to the Union, even though
We should furnish them blank sheet Of
paper. upon which to write Il cir terms?
This being the state Of their feelings
how could any compromise be effected
aud hos finally could the supremacy Of