The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-09-04
Who ProlOng the War and arc Responsible
for the Draft

To this important question there can bc
but ono answer honestly given, viz: The
COPPERHEADS. II the coppcrhcads had
not opposed the confiscating OF negroes and
working of negrocs-if they had not oppos'
ed the offering of freedom to negroes as an in.
duccment to them to iorsakc their masters
and il they had not made the negro to he con-
sidered q fit subject for the abuse and cruelty
of the white man, and thus driven him from
us-we should before this time have broken
down the labor system of the South and
compelled them through the deprivation to
sue for peace. Had it not been for their op.
position to arming the negroes, l5O, 900 stal.
wart, acclmated blacks might now be in tho
field, and do the very work for which our
white men are being drafted. These copper.
heads raised such howl about the negroes
that il was unconstitutional to take them
that they wouldn't Gght-that it was q mig.
ger war--that emancipation would drive of
tho border Statcs-that they would flock
north in such numbers as to take the bread
from tho mouths of white laborers-that
they even made sensible men doubt the pro.
priety or expediency of raising an army oi
black soldiers. In this way they have forced
this draft upon us, calculating that they can
create 30 much disailection through its oper-
alton as to gain an ascendcncy at tho ballot
box. But they will be mistaken.
The coppcrhcads arc helping the rebel
cause and thus prolonging the war. After
the severe losses in July which the rebels
suffered, the Richmond Enquirer, said:
"Let not the people be down-cast by the
result ut Gcttsyburg, nor by the loss OF Vicks-
burg and Port Hudson. THOSE LOSSES
WILL BE MORE THAN MADE GOODIO
US BY THE DlSORGANIZATION OF
NORTHERN SOCIETY BY THE EXPECT.
ED TRIUMPH OF THE PEACE DEM0C.
RACY IN THE FREE STATES"
What better testimony can there DO than
that to tho efforts of the coppcrhcads in aid.
ing JEFF Davis? That is an acknowledge
mcnt of weight. And still later the Rich
mond Whig Of the 2lst has the following:
"Apart from the victories we may achieve
in the field, there are but two means OF
countcractlng the banelul effects of these
events and bringing hostlities to an early
close. These are either foreign intervention,
OR A DETERMINED AND SUCCESSFUL
OPPOSITION BY TIE CONSERVATIVE
MASSES OF TIE NORTH TO TIE ABB
CLIFTON FACTION WHICH HAS CON-
TROL OF TUE GOVERNMENT AT
WASIIIN GTON."
That tells plainly what tho rebel hopes
are, who arc regarded MS their friends. and
what they expect of them. They expect
Bion Bradbury's party to show strong
hand, and if il does thcy will rejoice, be-
cause IL will give them hopes Of holding on
until enough OF such men as Bradbury and
Seymour can bc elected to paralyzo tho gov
crnmcnt. This division which they are striv-
ing to build up in tho Northern States is tho
only thing to be feared. Tho rebels are
played out. Their territory is cut up in all
directions by tho victorious advance of the
federal armies. Their western army is disor-
ganized and the eastern is but little better.
Their currency has deprecated till it takes
fourteen dollars in paper to buy a dollar in
gold. They do not hold single entire State,
and two which passed acts OF secession are
cndeavoring to get back into tho Union.-
As wo write wo have the news that Sumter
is battered down, and of course the capture
of Charleston is tho next thing. IL the cop
perhcads would give up their insane attempt
to keep up division in these States, and stand
shoulder to shoulder with the Onion men in
the prosecution of tho war, we should have
o solid, durable peace in sixty days, and not
drafted man would smell gun POWDER
When tho rebels openly proclaim that they
have no chance but to SELL OUT TO
FRANCE or DEPEND UPON TIE COP
PERIIEADS, there is no difficulty in decd-
ing who is responsible for tho continuation
of the war and tho necessity for draft
J Roekldnd Democrat.