Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-12-05

! III CRY. Anu lHis 10 inc IecOTd Oh
those who cast them.
At the meeting of the Pierce County
Democratic Club, March 2lst last, they
were present and took an active part in
passing resolutions, dcnounciDg the Pres
ident az military despot," and charg-
ing him with attempting "to overthrow
| the Union"-''s strike down the liberties
Of the people, 'subvert the powers of
the States"-''destroy the liberty of the
Press-"suppress the freedom ofspeech
-''drag the Nation into a military dos
/ potism, more intolerable than that inau-
garated by the House of Hapsburg," and
with "haying without excuse, suspended
the writ Of habeas corpus, thus giving
their sanction to the principles held by
such men as Vallandigham, Seymour,
Palmer, and others, whose triumph at the
North, was the hope Of the South.
As the day for holding the Co. Union
Convention drew Oh, the aforesaid illus
trious nineteen, and q few others, held q
eancus and nominated delegates TO attend
said Convention. What their object was
is better understood at home than
abroad. To strangers, it looked like
move in the right direction, and some
began TO think that Perry was about to
be redeemed-that two or three Copper
head votes at most, would be al she
would cast
They were led to believe this from the
fact that the said nineteen, on the night
of their caucus nominated professed
Republican for one of their delegates, and
unanimously passed the Resolutions
adopted by the Union State Convention,
thus enclosing and pledging themselves
to sustain the rinciples and policy of the
National Administration, which they
condemned and repudiated at their Club
meeting, March, 81. In fact their rep
resentatiye in the Uuion Co. Convention
said that lie regarded them as having ro-
pudiated the former resolutions by the
passage Of the latter, and when asked il!
he believed that they would support the
Union nominations, gave it as his opin-
ion that they would, with two or three
exceptions.
Upon this assurance they were allowed
representation in tic Convention, and
were in honor bound with said Conven-
ton to support such men for State Off,
GERS, and such only, as would ''heartly
sustain the National Government in its
efferts to put Down the rebellion"
Il was further believed that rs JAMES
I. LEWIS, the Union candidate for Gov
ernor, was democrat of the truly loyal
stamp. they would substantiate their pre-
tensions TO loyalty by giving him their
hearty support-that being called upon
to choose between Loyal Democrat
and "Corperhead," they would not
hesitate for moment to support the 10y
al man. Having adopted the Union
resolutions, and acted in apparent good
faith in and with n Union Convention,
they could not do otherwise without pub
licly perjuring themselves, and, i they
were honest, they mould not do other
wise.
And now for the sequel. The day of
election came, and their voies were de-
posted for Copperhead GOVERNOR
March 2lst, they were Coppcrheads, de-
nouncing The Administration in unmeas-
ured terms. Oct. %, they were true
Union men, endorsing the policy of the
Administration, declaring that sit should
be heartily and generously supported. =
Nov. Sd, they endorsed the principles of
Palmer, who declared that the nomina-
ton of the traitor Vallandigham by the
Democracy of Ohio for Governor of that
State, was "a noble act Unpopular asser-
ton of popular right against military
despotism in palmer wordg, voted
against the National Administration.
What record Such miserable, con-
temptible shutting is too mean to be des.
cribed. ELLSWORTH
Ellsworth, Nov. II, 1868.