The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-05-19
onLIaATroN 40 PARTY.

c0nnty VINO. act anu NVeo WIN puS .
Copperheads, because they are under b
shiigations to the old Democratic par n
q. for favors. They think It migrate J
full and dishonorable to-quit organ Q
ization which in time past gave them Q
office and helped them into favor with n
the people. TO an honorable man this 4
is a strong argument. 1t has bad its i
effect in making many good men act !
with party which is beyond all ques
ton, either directly or indirectly, L
against the Government in this strug-
gle for life. r.,
If the Copperhead party of today is
the old Democratic party, there is some
force in the reasoning of these mon,
but still not enough to justify them in
acting with the party on its present
platform. The question as to the same
ness Of the party is like the question as
to the identity of the knife. The
blade had been broken out and q new
one put in the handle. Then the han
die had been broken of, and new
one put to the new blade. There were
many who contended it was the same
knife, just as there are many who con-
tend that the Copperhead party is the
, old Democratic party. We argue that
it is not the same knife. The men
| who made and led tho old party are
nearly all in the Union party or in the
, army. The men who lead the Cop
a perhead party, are political adventur-
ers from all parties, and many of them
g known traitors, who took possession
: of the abandoned machinery of the old
party and turned it against true de.
mocracy and democratic govern
q ment. The Democracy was always
n with the Government, no matter who
,s the enemy might be- The Copper
Il hoads arc with those who are fighting
, against the Government. The Democ.
/. racy was always the war party Of the
i, country. The Copperheads are a
). peace party. The Democracy was q
n Union party, and had for one of its
n notices, Liberty and Union
% now and forever-one and insepera-
:. ble." The CopperheadS are disun-
A. ion party, in favor of giving to the re-
n bellion the territory claimed, and hav'
N ing for its platform that recently an.
70 nounced by Mr.. Long, viz; II can
ID see but two Observation-Disclosures
p and recognition. OF these / prefer
an the latter" The Democracy was al
n anti slavery party, declaring, through
Le Mr.. Jefferson, that in all the terrific
v ries of the Northwest there should b
be neither slavery nor involuntary servl
he tude, except in the punishment Q
~. crime; and through its Conventions
ho that it would use all power given b.
70 the National compact to prevent tn
Tor increase of, and finally to eradicate
be. slavery, The Copperheads are pre-
,de slavery party, justiiying tho institu
t n ton by perverting the Holy Scrip
in ures and the writings of the fathers
m. the Republic, and favoring the perm'
ot nent establishment of the institutio
oh by favorng the establishment OF tl
!, of Slave Confederacy Notwithstandin
nd all these radical differences, and
score of others might be mentione'
on. there are many who will persist
.es. thinking it the same old knife. III
the fact is, carrying out the figure OF Il
en- knife, that the Copperheads and Il
hat Democracy are as different as u
and Jack. knife and the Damascus Blade
osi. Even if the present organizatl'
hat were the same old party, no ma
,ort whatever his obligations may be
lion however much it may have honor
is him, can reconcile his patriotism a
will his adherence to the organization
II is the abottor of disunion, the frie
of treason, and the enemy Of the &c
d. ernmont. 1t has done what is VOL
'h"' than open treason, it has endeavor
i''' to hold tho hands of the Governmt
n''" while the rebellion stabbed it to
'f"' heart. 1t will perish justly before
'pu" righteous indignation of tho peoT
'"u'' and those who have acted with
w"o .' when tho danger is over will curse
NY" hour in which they cast their tortu
onal with tho Tories of the Great War,
aged --e.e.~---
war A WISE ACT.
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