The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-10
New City Hall.
This monday Evening, Aug. 10Th,
Gen. GEORGE F. SHEPLEY.
Coppcrheadl.m becoming Thin-skinned.


Copperheadism becoming Thin-skinned.
In reply 10 the welcome speech OF Mr.. Her
to this city, Mr.. Hancock, President Of the
Chicago Boar. of Trade, incidentally referred
TO the remark of Canadian gentleman to his
friends, which remark was intended to show
the feeling of intelligent business men in
Montreal towards our country, and by how
our internal dissentions, and by how large
figure the prospects OF our4peace when that
peace Is restored. Mr.. ii. Used this language:
While gentlemen of Montrcal,wcre discussing the
cause OF the war In America, ore Of them remarked
volved which, when once rubbed out, the American
people would have nothing more to tight about. The
best Of wishes were then expressed towards Gov
ernmcnt and grand toast offered to the President
Of the United States
f;eafismen-I only refer TO these matters to pre-
vent any misunderstanding in the minds Of the pco
pie Of the two governments.
In the estimation OF the Coppc.head rcpor-
ter for the Argus, the employment OF this Ian
guagc by Mr.. Hancock was highly improper,
and its suppression was deemed necessary to
save his credit This we infer from the follow
ing reporforia note. enclosed in brackets,
found in the Argus, report of the reception:
The reporter Is sorry 70 record that any. one had
the bad taste TO Introduce the irrcpressibie GENTLE
Of African deseeutr hut such was the fact. lie
had not incorporated 1t intb his report Of Mr.. Han
81 Il DO.
explanation Of the rcbuke administered TO him byl
Mr. Hayes.
The editor Of the Copperhead sheet is quite
as thin-skinned as his reporter, and so expresses
his offended feelings In this wise:
We trust our citizens win not think because some
individuals foistcd party politics into the social
and commercial meeting yesterday, that such .
coursc Is generally approved by our Western guests.
What thew 90 not intend 70 saw the imprcpresy q
which they do not perceive while speaking. Mr..
Hayes administered very proper rebuke OF the
proceeding and we trust there viii be no recurrence
Mr.. Hayes administered a proper rebuke,
did he? This, Mr.. Hayes, as reported by the
Argus, said:
would ask 10 be excused from responding to your
call, after the eloquent speeches TO which you have
listened, had 1t not been for a remark which was
made BY the President Of the Chicago Board OF Trade
(r- Hancock) In his reply on behalf OF your Chica
gogussls, 70 your address Of welcome.
All that has been said by the gentleman and
othsrs N Avor q the Union and q unccssng efforts
asscnt ~ 1heo isno sacrifice however great, which
lwould mot cheerfully make TO secure that result
oar naxse that the way TO restore the Union is to
rub ont slavery the domestic institution Of large
number q our states, respectfully submit that he
entsrcd the deld or party politics. and that he CAV
utternnce 10 an opinion, In which many OF your
guests, myself included, do not concur--in hich
cratic city q Chicago do mot concur-and which,
under the circumstances, he was not authorized TO
express
II was this speech which the Argus said
twas received with enthusiastic applause, mill
gled with Misses" and which, according to its
report, caused several abolitionsts, OF the
pinch faced persuasion, to leave the hail."
The exact truth is, this Mr.. Hayes. while
greeted with very faint applause, mas COM
pictciy ouersohelned with Kisses, and the dem
onstration against him was so general and so
emphatic that he was obliged to change the
train Of his remarks. And those who Kissed
him and those who arose TO leave the hall-the
"pinch-faccd persuasion" as they are cour-
teously styled by the Argus-were Western
men-men who felt chagrined, Inundated and
compromised by this uncailed-for attack by
one who had no authority to speak in their
name.
Really Copperheadisn must be getting ex-
tremely thin-skinned. A gentleman is not al
lowed N tell how we are regarded By foreign
srs, or what foreigners say of us, lest he should
offend one OF these semi-rebes. To suggest
that slavery has had anything to do with dis
turbing our peaceful relations, is to invade the
realm of party politics! Whose party Is in
vaded, we would ask? Or how is any party
invaded unless it be a party that thinks more
Of saving slavery than OF saving the Union?
1t will very soon be deemed breach OF pro-
priety by the same men, to say one word adj
verse to Jeff. Davis. And why not? Is not
JEFF the head of their party? Is he not their
chief? And to revile him will it not injure
the prospects Of the Coppcrheads? We are
expecting that the day is not distant when To
secure Copperhead appreciation it will be nee
essary to foreswear liberty, and to swear only
by negro slavery Such is the tendency of the
Copperhead party--a party baptized in trea-
son from the sole OF its foot to the crown of its
head--a party which to-day, in this State, il
the representative of disloyalty, and which In
its recent convention suunciated doctrines as
rank in their treason as any that are promul
gated In Charleston or Richmond land 1t ].
just such internal Copperheadism of which the
Argus has become the accredited organ.
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