The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-09-02
For the Rerablicsl
The Meeting at Williamson.

EDIToR REPUBLIcAS-On Saturday ST.
tended the Union meeting al " llans.on. Ii 4
was a decided success Notwithstanding the !
busg season CT the year, and the fact tia large
amount Of sickness prevails, thus obligiag many
TO be absent, there were not less than si1 or
seven hundred OF the Union loving people Of the
north vest part Of the county present The
Unioa men CT that locality are up AMI doing
Hon J. ". Longyear and Hon. ". H. Piuckney
addressed the people in their usual clear ioreioe
STYLE The duty that every American citizen i
under 10 support the Government IN it, efforts
70 put down the accursed rebellion now desolat-
ing the land, was forced home TO the conviction
OF every sane person be be Union man or cop
2erhead. A scathing rebuke was administered
to those creatures bearing the image Of men,
who. while their country Is engaged in strug-
gle. the resalt Of which is life or death can find
no higher, no nobler sphere Of action than to
whine and grow, without oeasing, al euery effort
OF their Government to sustain its life.
/ Two bands OF martial music enhvened the scene
with martial airs. Ample preparations were made
TO feed those from a distance, and for this pur-
pose a table was set in the Union Hall which Wa
well spread with food, free to all.
The copperheads Of the place, after gazing wiki
unmistakable malgnity upon that emblem which
Is the pride of every loyal person, the glorioo:
stars and stripes, Of which there were severa
present, being apprehensiye lest their position
Wis not perfectly understood, and thinking IL
splendid opportunity to display their colors
erected their standard in conspicuous place
and hoisted their banner thereon which, in tn,
absence of any terms in the English language
capable of conveying the idea of the depth O
infamy and degradation to which they have fallen
consisted Of an image. This was supposed b.
some to be intended TO represent that hideou
spectre which haunts them in their dreams an'
which Is ever present in their thoughts duru
their waking hours, aud which finds utteranc
in the great copperhead battle cry OF Niger
which constitutes their whole stock in trade an
which is the Alpha and Omega Of their politics
BIZ others it was supposed 10 represent tha
mythical individual, the father OF all conperhead'
10 whom it vas said "thos art cursed above a
cattle and above every beast of the field; upo
thy belly shalt thou 90, ami dust shalt thou ed
/ all the days Of thy life, which, by the way, is
5 very proper deouncation for his posterity OF th
2 copperhesd branch, and which is now being il
orally fulfilled by them, especially the dirt eatin
part Ii any one who is OF an investigat ng tur
OF mind Is anxious to make an effort to soy
the question above left AT issue, they can find
present the aforesaid emblem stored away anon
the archives Of a certain copperhead dry gooc
store on the south side Of the street, and whc
y has green window shutters in front, where
probably remains for future use. 1t made i
entree into the street through the front door
the above mentioned establishment, in the con
pany Of the head clerk of the institution, al
y WAS almost Immediately joined by the second Sd
T. Of the leading member of another coppeIhea
r frau directly across the way. The fact that
was soon after seen in this company gave rise
# variety of opinions respecting its paternit
, Some thought there seemed a striking fami
n resemblance Of 10th firms Some would look
: farther for its origin than the senior member
the hrm to whose custody 1t il at present j
d trusted, while others still there were who i
a sisted that it must be attributed 70 the 9th
side OF the street, because, in their opinion. tn,
r discovered traces OF aboriginal descent, and
= fact it did look As though is ancestors mig
have welded a tomahawk and scaping knit
n but as ibis Is a question in zoology which | q
IS not prepared to decide, forbear to express
opinion. UNION.
August Slst, 1868.