Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-09-10

helu ItcpubHcah from " Sauip heal Elk
Run, Va,,h as follows
THE copPERHEAp as A FRIEND.
Dear Republican The copperheads OF
the North are certainly the most faithful,
thorough going, consistent, persevenng,
out.and out, devoted, unwearying, undis-
couraged set of friends that any pack of
black hearted traitors were ever blessed
withal. Their southern lords and mas
tiers have despised them, spit upon them,
abused them as worse than abolitionlsts.
That's nothing, TO be sure, but what they
have always been used to. But see how
they are perseyering now, in the very dis
nteresteduess OF malevoence, through all
possible obstacles, against their own in
terests, through the blood of their neigh
bors and perhaps their own sons-unto
the reatened ruin of their country, to
the blackening Of THEN regulations, TO the
evident prol5ngaton of all the evils of a
terrible war, to the stirring up of riots
that endanger their own property and the
lives of their own households; through
the lowest depths of shame, crime and
treason, through suspicion, Imprisonment
sometimes and the indignation of all true
patriots and good men always, how faith
FIJI are they to their southern friends and
Their southern institution They have no
interest in the preservation Of slavery. 1t
will put no money IN their pockets, add
nothing to the glory of their names, nor
the dignity of their lives. Yet out of
pure, unselfish devotion to that institution,
| they are willing not only to mako mar
tyrs of themselves, but to sacrifice all
their civil and political institutions, con-
/ sent to the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of their coun-
try, give up all our prestige in the eyes Of
the nations-or, indeed, consent to any
thing else in the whole world, no matter
/ how humihating or how wicked, Rather
than continue this war TO the overthrow
Of slavery, they would consent either to
let the seeding States go away as sep
arate nation now that they are on the
point Of being conquered, or stay in the
Union on their own terms no matter how
humihating to us. Rather than stop the
war now, on the condition Of slavery's be-
ing abolished they would continue it
through other years of bloodshed, lighting
even their friends the Shareholders them
selves, if they should agree to abandon
the institution. f peace will bung the
salvation of slavery then peace at any
price of shame and humiliation. If war
is needful for its preservation, then war
to any extent of blood and destruction.
THE CoPpERHEAD AS \ MARTYR.
If there is a bona tde martyr anywhere
in these degenerate times, surely it IS the
copperhead. Nay, he puts most martyrs
to the blush, for while they sacrifice all
things for conscience sake, he adds con
science itself to his sacrifice. Other men
have sacrificed wealth, position, reputa-
ton, 10 their principles. He has laid be-
fore his idol, wealth. position, reputation
principles and all. Others sacrifice tC
their country, he sacrifices his country
The South doesn't appreciate the exalta-
ton of his spirit. The rebels deliberately
? and treacherously attacked the Union II
, behalf Of slavery because it was with then
practical institution, whose niggers, cot
ton bales and profits were visible to thel
naked eye. They can't understand or be
+ lIeve in the sincerity of one who dlsln
terestedly does the same as and more thai
they do themselves, without any sucI
temptation of profit. The South bold.
= staked slavery on the issue c
, the war, and our executive has abolishe
it, as war measure, and both sides Wi
abide by that issue as a foregone conclu
: sion. But the copperhead witt. no per
t sonal interest IN the affair, in the grea
] interests of our common humanity, STEP
i in and demands the re-establishment {
the benefcent institution on indlsputabl
!, guaranty, to be perpetual torevermore,
y, the sine qua non to any negotiation
However, this is too hot weather for poll
6 ical letter writing or anything that verge
: on it, and it was only my intense appr'
!? citation of the constancy of the copper
heads to their twant of principles, thu
Ii led me to try to put in word for then
ie though not particularly in other respec
their admirer. Yours truly,
Dunn BROWNE.