The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-12-10

that they should not succeed. Our candi
date did not hesitate to go before the
people and explain TO them the true issues
involved in the contest. The hypocritical
Woodward was unmasked, and held up to
the public in his true colors. The people
saw in him the man who, when Rebellion
first raised its hydra head, had given aid
and comfort to the Traitors by a speech
in Independence Square. They saw IN
him the man who had pronounced Slavery
ar "incalculable blessing" and who had
ever been a faithful champion OF, "State
rights'-the same detestable doctrines
entertained by the Rebels, and for which
they have undertaken to overthrow the
best Government on earth. And last,
though not least, the people saw In
George W. Woodward the judge who had
decided that the gallant men who take up
arms against the Rebels, and imperil their
lives for the Union and the Constitution,
are not entitled to the privilege Of voting
at our elections.
1t was enough. The Union-loving
masses needed nothing more to convince
them of the disloyalty of the Copperhead
candidate. Strongly in favor of the War,
they sternly resolved to take the best
means to prosecute it to a successful issue.
Curtin had spoken upon the subject
Woodward promised to DO SO cfter tss
election Cur:in's record both as a man
and ara Official was well known, ard could
not be furnished by all the lies which
Copperheadism could fabricate. The
people knew that his pact course would
be sure guarantee for the future. Him,
therefore, they elected, anG Woodward
they rebuked ALI honor TO the People :,
The election over, Woodward, true TO his
promise, has made a speech. He has
solemny said that the Conscription Act
is unconstitutional What pity it is he
did not make that speech before the elec
ton All the letters which George 3
Mcclellan, and other ingrates like him,
could have written in his behalf, would
not have saved hiH from being beaten
worse than Vallaniigham himself!
We have thus taken glance-a
mere glanee-at Copperheadism as it
has displayed Itself in our county and
State. There are many more things
connected with i. upon which it isjght net
be Improbable to dwell WesDnght for
instance tell how, at first, they bOasted
that the Union army Was almost entirely
made up of their political :rienIs, and yet
ho| careful they been have TO ooppose every
project which might let the soldier have
voice in cur elections. We might speak,
too, Of the Willy artiice which they have
employed TO get Union men into the army,
and Of the commutation money they have
expended to keep their own U!en at home /;
how, in short, they have isbored TO get
the Union men to do the fighting and the
Copperheads the voting. All these and
more things We might speak of at length,
but time and space forbid that ne should
do so now. We have, perhaps, already
trespassed too much upon our readers
We can only say, in conclusion, thar we
are diametrically opposed TO Copperhead-
ism. We regard the leaders Of that vile
organization as worse, if possible, than the
Rebels themselves, for they are possessed
of the same traitorous principles, and haze
not the msnIincss to fight for them. Il Is
idle to mince matters with such men. The
threats which some of them have recently
made against US have but served to
increase our contempt for them. The
tide which has set in for the Union is and
will be irresistible. 1t has already swept
nearly every Ncrthern State il will sweep
the country next November. The Cop
perheads aud their rotten cause will go
down with JEFF Davis and the Rebellion,
and their memories will live only to be
execrated by loyal millions yet in the
womb of futurity.
n@- The brief campaign of the Army