Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-10-01
HE REPUBLICAN
nWhite Hens Rights"


Copperhesd papers have much to say a.
bout "White Mems Rights" Like every
other profession Of that party it is fa'se.
hollow and hypocritical. Their object in
repeating i. SO frequently is to obtain the
confidence Of the unsuspec,ing and then
betray them. as they did the Nation at the
close of Buchanan's term. and as they did
in regaid to the Homestead measure, which
at one time constituted one Of their princi-
pal electionesring hobbies in the North.
but which they turned against as soon as
their Southern masters Informed them they
were opposed to it. because it would pre-
vent the spread of slavery in the terrific
ries, and because small farmers were op-
posed to sristocracy and privileged classes
Of all kinds. What has that party done
for white men since 1850. when it became
pro-slavery organization in Obedience to
the mandate Of the Souti en- Slave Oligas-
cay? Nothing. On the contrary they
have opposed every measure calculated to
benefit poor white men. and advocated
such measures only as were calculated to
degrade and Cypress the poor and benefit
the rich. The cry of "White Mems
Rights" is mere clap trap. for the purpose
of obtaining royer that they may be ena-
bled to destroy republican liberty and be-
tray the government into the hands Of
Southern Aristocrats. .--men who regard a
poor white man with contempt and enti-
tie to less respect than a slave. Poor
white men. no matter how moral or intel
ligent. and free negroes, are place in the
same class, by the Southern holders.
What Northern Copperheads really
consider to be white Mems Rights"
Judging them by their acts. is the right to
buy and sell negroes. separate husband
and wife. tear the smoking child from its
mothers breast. violate the persons ofcol
ored women with impunity. beget mulatto
babies. and then sell them for sordid gain.
These are the rights of rich white men of
the South. The rights of the white men
of the North. rich and poor. consist. first.
in the high privilege of voting for the dad
dy of nigger babies. the practical amalga-
maiionis,. for President and Vice Presi.
dent; secondly. il the Slaveocracy Of
the South are not allowed TO rule the na-
ton. take their slaves wherever they wish,
and destroy the liberty of speech every
where. so far as the right to question the
morality and Justice of the institution is
concerned. or the policy Of its extension
into free territories, to contend that the
constitutional rights of the South have
been interfered with by Northern fanatics.
and that they. the Southerners. are jnsti6a-
bic in seeding and destroying tie Union.
and thirdly. that every Northern white
man has the right to talk treason, but no
right to talk against slavery; the right to
embarrass the Federal Government as
much as possible in order to give aid aud
comfort to rebels. but no righ: to embar-
rass the Coniedcracy by invading the
Slave States. or by depriving the rebels
OF their slave property; the right to- mis-
represent and lie about every war measure
Of the Federal Admin istration, in order to
exasperate the people and prevent their
party friends from volunteering. but no
right to say they are traitors and deserve
"hcll an! hemp" ea
We differ with them slightly in regard
to white Mems Rights" as we'll as in
regard to TRAITORS Rights" m