Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-11-06
ussssspesaeses u Vie Chicago Tribune.
THE GREAT TRIUMPH OVER THE
COPPKRHEADs IN THE HAwKS
~h 1i@ EVE TT ATE.

C0PPkHHEADS IN THE AA WAs
7f EYE STATlc. .s..r
A pyramid OF loyal States is now going
thc rounds OF the press, and second in the
list is the name OF Iowa. II is an honor,
duly appreciated. TO be SO young and 80 near
The head but we dispute with Ohio her right
90 head that column. Ohio did noble work
IA rolling upa huge majority for John Brough,
but Iowa has done bettcri And herein is
She proof: Ascertain the number Of votes
cast in each State, and the majorities for
Brough and Stone, respectively, and in pro.
portion to the number Of votes cast in their
respective States, our gallant standard. bearer,
Colonel William NJ. Stone, is q little ahead
Of John Brough! Aud to beat the man who
beat Vallandieham ono hundred thousand
votes. is q little matter which your CORES.
pondent claims should be properly credited.
Another facs should be remembered and have
its weight in deciding which State is entitled
to tho first place in tho loyal column. IL IS
This In Ohio the enemy presented bold
front. accepted for leader the banished trail
tor, and fair fight Was had in an open deld.
but not 20 in Iowa. Here our enemy adop-
the the Quantrell tactics, {. e., be loyalists by
the light Of day, and incondiaries, assassins
and murde.ers under the cover Of night;
and bushwhacking was the style Of our foe.
In favor Of vigorous prosecution OF the
war where that sentiment was prevailing
one for vigorous prosecution Of peace in
tho localities where rebels most do congrc-
pate and every where for Brigadier General
James Madison. Tuttle-of the. Federal. Army
and hero. Of Donelson! Many honest loyal
lorans. whose heads have been silvered in
the Democratic ranks, would not desert their
party now when their standard bearer had
drawn his sword for his country. Too hon.
est themselves to practice deception they
Judged. their party by their own honest mo-
lives, and oh how shamefully have they
been sold by the nero Of Donetson. himself
perhaps led BY men more wicked than ne,
ike . sheep to the shamhes, and by them
o)accd on that "retired list" which records
the names Of Col. VIM. II. Merritt, and 9th.
crs who now all dishonored graves. Such
was the character of our foe in Iowa, and
this our trophy of victory. The largest av
rragc majority for Col, VIM. NJ. Stone, the
rue soldier, that has ever been cast by any
Western State for her Governor-the most
arbitrary arrest and confinement in their
homes Of would.be legislators that We And
any nste Of in the history Of the s1aseholder's
OF il the wars Of history. Perhaps
I've, not more than seven, what o-you-call.
en- vii, represent their Southern brethren in
our Senate. We, the Republicans, have
thirty eight, with chances in our favor for
forty, out Of the forty FIVE Senators in our
General Assembly. In the other branch We
stand eighty. with chances in our favor for
eighty four Republicans, to eight, certainly
not more than twelve rebel rebe! bc.sle-wash.
ers. Whole vote on joint ballot will be 1871,
and the Republican majority not less than
100! Not copperheads enough in both
houses to give each office to be filed can
slidateI And to show coMtnon courtesy
the snakes must be dissected before even
the copperhead order can be discovered in
each committee. A good joke on courtesy
Has Ohio done better? Iowa claims her
place At the head Of the loyal pyramid.