The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-16

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ton and the Laws and down with JEFF.
Davis and Delaware ally Chas. Brown.
COPPERHEAns, what are they9
We are sometimes asked, "What is a
Copperhead?" Our answer is, they are
the offsprings of the Tories Of '76,
When this Rebellion first broke forth
we were peaceful unoHending Nation,
but the conspiracy of Toombs, Floyd, Davis
& Co. have laid PROSTATE all the peaceful
tranquility with which we were blest, and
left us an almost ruined and shattered Gov
eminent, Such men as these, who have
openly defed the mighty powers of the
Nation, and who have been assisted in their
hellish purposes by class of men such as
Valandigham, Seymour, Woodward and
host of others, whom we would, without
the least conscientious scruple, denounce
as Copperheads of the deepest dye, and if
this ranch of vile corruption is not quickly
erased from the face of memory, we may
yet be compelled to see the cred Coats
of Britain once more polluting our soil.
viii American freeman ponder over these
declarations and still persist in asking
"what is a Copperhead" f
Have we any such truant scholars" in
our State ?-let US reflect, All our pre-
sumpr ona are correct, We. viii lind such
men a. Bayard and Salisbury amongstus
whose conduct during the past few sessions
Of Congress have added an unforgiving
memory to their eyentful lives. Their
deeds stand emblazened on the hearts Of
all true patriots, never to be obliterated by
the hand of mortal man. Again we have
such man as Charley Brown the Rebel
candidate for Congress in this State. Who
is he? What is he He is a defunct
/, politician from the State of Pennsylvania,
whose conduct in the Keystone State be-
came too filthy to be tolerated even by the
associates Of his own clique, and now has
come forth for Congress in our little State
thinking that his former deeds are un-
known to the true hearts of Delaware
But, we shall yet show him in his true
colors to the thinking masses of our people.
Yes, such men as these have we in our
State to polute the atmosphere and make
the very canine race crouch with disgust
ing hate from their concentrating APP
= proaches.
What is the conduct of these Tories Of
1868?
/ Whilst the Union-loving citizen is max
a ing his sacrifices for the suppression of the
a ebellion-by giving his contributions to
s aid the prosecution of the war, or by try
} ing to alleviate the suffering of The sick
/ and wounded soldiers; yea, even sacrif-
lie cling his own life when necessary, in order
le to overthrow the wicked designs of these
st conspiring traitors. What we ask is the
of Copperhead doing in the meantime VIII,
nd he is enjoying his " liberty of speech, ant
is says those things should not be done a
ch they are cruel wrongs perpetrated on "our
Al Southern Brethren. He sacrifices his a
nm in order to repudiate these vices of tn
,st true hearted loyalist, and is bringing o
ov his own head the curse of all future gene
an rations, by the corrupt misgiyings of a
70 india rubber conscience. m.
nd These are what we would style Cope
of heads, and if the interrogation would wis
an to find companion for this class of di
W loyalists, they have the American Histor
he to refer to. They will find the name {
,st such men as Benedict Arnold to class wit
err these would-be patriots Let the vote
lst consider whether he can be influenced
&C. cast vote in favor Of such men. Mel
ma who would to-day see our noble flag trai
cry ing IN the dust, and trodden ON by d
naughty Southern Chicahy, rather tina
use do one iota' by which it could be raise
ter amidst the proud huzzas of our heroic SC
h a diers, over Richmond, Charleston or Il
, of ruined walls Of Sumter. All we ask is tn
the you viii be calm in your judgments, al
and we are confident that on the day of Il
uld, election these impure patriots of the Co
lese perhead school viii be hurled headloi
ica- into the eternal world where the trumpet
nole Gabriel shall be unheard by their teri
and stricken souls.