The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-11-05

OTlVen 10 talS ALTERNATIVE, our Soseiu-
ment in 1919 declared war against Great
Britain. The federalists of that day
moet vehemently opposed it. The admin
istration of Mr.. Madison was the point of
attack from the federal party all over the
country. This administration and the
men WIN stained it were abused without
stint. The country was then in war with
foreign power, yet tho federalists of that
Gay denounced it as inhuman, unjust and
impolitic. Many of them SO far as they
could gave aid and comfort TO the then
common enemy. They burnt "blue lights"
off our coasts inviting British men-ofwar
into our harbors to burn our towns, sack
our cities, and murder our people. Their
sympathies were with England, then our
belligerent enemy upon the land and the
seas, and not with our own country. The
treason eliminated in the Hartford Con-
ventiop-a meeting called for the destruc-
ton of the American government and a
dissolution Of the'Union. The declaration
of peace coming very soon after this treas
enable meeting separated, prevented the
carrying out of the traitorous plans and
schemes of its members. The Copper
heads of 1868, in their relation to their
country, occupy precisely the same ground
with the tories of the revolution, and the
federalists of the waf of 1912. In proof
Of this assertion let us notice few points
of coincidence between these parties
The tories and the federalists in time
of war sympathized with their country's
enemies, and SO do the copperheads. The
two former loved the British King
better than they dia George Washington
or James Madison ..he latter love jeff.
Davis better than they do their own
government. The tories abused George
Washington and the Continental Congress;
the federalis!s, James Madison and his
administration the copperheads follow
suit and rail at Abraham Lincoln and his
administration.
When Washington and his brave revo-
lutionary heroes were victorious, the
tories mourned when they were defeated
they rejoiced. When our armies in the
war of 1872 triumphed, the federalists
put On sackcloth when they met with
disaster they sung te deunas and thanked
God. Just so now, a Federal victory
sends the copperheads bowling to their
dens covered with tears; defeat brings
thems out again to the light of day, hur-
rahing for JEFF. Davis and the rebellion.
When Washington, under the laws of
war, arrested the tories, as one man they
all rose up and cursed him and the Con-
tinental Congress. When Madison for
the same reasons made military arrests,
the old federalism set up howl against
the alleged tyranny of Jim. Madison and
the republicans. The same thing is seen
now The arrest of an atrocious traitor
like Vallandigham is followed by uni
versal copperhead lament and vulgar
abuse of the government.
The tories preferred monarchy to a
Republic. They chose to live under a
King rather than a written constitution.
The federalists sneered at true democracy,
preferring the aristocracy of the old World
to the republicanism OF the new. So now
the copperheads love the slave despotism
of jeff Davis better than the free institu-
tions OF our own Country.
The tories said the patriots of the
revolution would fail in their attempts to
establish free government; the federalists
declared that England would overwhelm
us by her strong military power, both
upon the sea and the land and the cop
perheads, following in the footsteps of
their infamous predecessors, as loudly
declare this government can never subdue
this rebellion.
These predictions Of the tories and
federalists failed and proved a "refuge of
lies ;" so will the croakings of The copper
heads Our fathers fought their way to
independence and gave us this glorious
government; their descendants in the war
of 1912 brought the British king upon
his knees, and compelled him to secure to
us cur national rights; and so patriotic
heroes of to-day will triumph over rebell-
ion and save our beloved country, nation
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