The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-10-30
hat is a Copperhead /?


We often hea, It said of Democrats,
" He's Comprehend. bs's bitter Copper-
head, shun ham, cut hi,.i. doa't couu telAnce
him, aon's associate with him don's trade
With him, don't give him business, ruin
hin, crush him, for hes al inve;essle
Copp-rheai" Well what is a Copper
head Our opponents are very tend of
coming nam es which they imagine to be
severe or opprobtious / remember ho~
they got The lesn lrclyaco. ana applied il
/ b. az # reproach 10 democrats and The
! Democratic party. But they rubbed
| themselves 3 htile too closely against that
erm. That term reminds one Of useful
domestic institution which goes off by
SAY OF friction snd our then poI.tical
opponents soon found that the politics.
! ire, enthusiasm, sni combustion, assocat-
ed with the term .ocofoco, were damaging
to those ho invcLte! it rather than to
/ those 10 whom it WAS applied.
| The abolitlonIst,, ever conscious Of The
ju-t oiiam INTO which they, sheir party
! platform and their political nostrums have
/ fallen, en- account Of ,h. tremendous cal
antilles lhes have thought upon the coun-
! Try, have engaged in the digniiied business
Of coming vpprobrious term, and applying
! them TO AL who viii not he led, or govern
ed, "r driven by their ruinous tsnaticistn.
! !he term coppe,held Is one Of their
c,"ic--t epiths,s. 10 Lear the marked EN-
pha.i. villa which they pronounce it, oaa
.on.d lmsglue II 10 10 tue cardinal ex-
preston ot the age, full Of pointed, well
defined, clear and comprehensive sguifi-
cation; Az expression lh.t told The whole
story, carried every political point, silerc
Cd osery competitor, vanqniihed every
ai-putant, and, ike charity, covered a
| multituIs Of sins in those Who applied it
but ~hst does it mean What is its
signticaEOl Ia ~hst consists its sever
it. OF It's rsproaeh What does The "crit
ler" mean shsn he applies i. Who will
give iile answer? As generally applied
snd accepted, | take 1t TO mean a sound
GalioaaI DeHOCrns, one who loves the
country, rs Constitution, itS freedom, AMI
IL Il es Institutions; ere Who would by all
tue means IN hi. power promote the fra
ternal and friendly union Of all the states,
and The p.os Ie OF ali III STA es and who
i aliiiog ready. and determined TO main
an lLe constitution and TIE L MON in ,heit
integrity. against all the assaults Of seces-
-lsp on the one hshd and Of abolition Oh
| me olher one Who esche~s and dete,is
| political abotitioLi5m in ali its phases, III
! al II. co!fuptions, and il all it. usurpa
! tons, ahd who denloTa5 It's bitt1I, bloody
ard destructive frutte.
Ia short \ +" eopperhead is man who
d@e'gns SIMPLY 10 maintain our system Of
! ifee gogernEnen, IS ths fathers founded IT,
| as their succeaso,s administered it, and as
we and posterity are bound bY every mo
! tive OF interest. patriotism and honor to
| continue It he still '.dhefes, As ali Dem,
! oclsts adhere, 10 the good Old fashioned,
| constitutional Union Democracy lie
knows politically no North, no Sonth, ne
East, no West, and be opposes Whatever
] he tndS to be destructive uf that systcn OF
/ free government. whether found a. the
Esst, West, North. or South, or if pelch4d
o.sn in The presidential chair a; Washing
ton, Ia hi, view mos, freely ackno~l-
ei.:o nyse!t fra, determined, unc1m
/ promising, and Il oar opponeats please,
| most Insetera,e " cot peihead' -
| Il - sometimes .aIA opsnlY, and often
ih,i0ps'e,l, shat "CorpcrhssA" or a
| Demoo?st is 10 faSor Of sscesson. IS in IA
vor Of the rebellion, IS in favor Of dlsso
luton Of the Union, Is in fa;or Of moh,,
| mob las, and mob violence III favor OF
! tho defeat Of ihe Union armies and cf tha
| disgrace Of the Union fog; that he is op
/ p0ssi 10 auiistmeHss. Opro.ei to recessaiv
! taxation, opposed to rasjng nocessary TT
mics, opposst TO tn. government, and O.,
/ posed 10 slI proper means AMI AGENCIES bv
/ which the Union and thc government eau
! lie usintalned These sr4 cslumnie.--ali
| &uuu'es-deiibcrste, ~ii,ful, and malg-
nant caiHnnics.
| Democrat, or a Copperheai," if
/ yoG please, viii sustain the G5UsrRn2eflt Of
| the triial S;stas under I'll circumstances.
ani, inde"'i, it j, the very ohjec, sai mo
/ tive Of Democratic nrtion at the present
/ time 70 main'sia the government against
al who would destroy It, whether North
or South and at he same time, Demo
ctat, or Copperhesl," if you please, wiI'
| oppose, with his influence voice, and vote.
whatever policy he may regard as unwise,
/ that may be pursued by the a1ninistra
! tors of the government for the time being,
aud whatever action on their part which
/ he may regard As unconstitutional, M
wise, or illegal. a Democrat regards
and viii continue to regard the Consli;u-
! ton and framework Of tae government as
Que thing which is to be maintained al all
! hazards, st whatever cost. and by anv sac
! rlires; and at :ha same time he regards
aud will continue to regard the present
administrators Of the government, that is
| to say. Abraham Lincoln and his cabine,
! officers, ana his and their snbordinates and
Instruments, as very different thing, to
be opposed atpIeasure, 20 be resisted when
they overstep the law Of the land, and to
be expelled from office and power AT the
FIRST opportunity.
A Democrat, or Copperhead," if you
p' ease. is in favor Of an honorable peace,
based on a complete restoration Of the
Union. under the Constitution as il was
framed and handed down to Us by tho IA
theirs: and to this end he would make the