Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-08-26
copperhead Hypocrisy


There were hyPoerites in the DAYS OF our
Saviour and from Him they resolved the So
verest denUnciaiions We have them IN
the church. in al our societies and benevo-
lent organizations. and ne have then in Do
hiical parties. More especially DO Ne fnd
this class IN eoPperbeAd democracy. Tbev
believe one thing and profess anotber
Their great cry no~ j.. the Constitution,
The Constitution! Let everything b. done
according 10 the Constitution. They saw
the President has violated the Constitufio,
and thai COngrrss has legrsla,ed contrary
20 the Constitution. Nov the truth i,
these sane persons for years and wears.
have been most Shameless violafcrs Of the
Constitution themselves Not one in ten
Of them ever rad that INSTRUMENT and 4
they did we're a. ready and willing 20 tram.
pie Il under foot. a. u they had not done
u They are making the air hideous With
their how Ing because traitors ar arrested.
rebel paper suppressed. and scccssiouiss
IN the North. called @ an account Tor their
seditioas language. Yrt for more thaa
thirty years. many Of these copp~rbrads
have been engaged IN getting up MODS for
eIoly 90 break up peaccable meetings a.
'embled 20 advocate The great principles q
freedom embodied in the Consultation IN
.hooting men down a. they did Loyejoy a.
Alton. for defending press. committed 70
the advocacy Of liberty uzE~r the Consfifu-
ton 10 hanging. shooting. tar and feather
ing. beating and inPIisoning usen and ~
m~n in All The SossheTn Stats. Tor barely
expressing opinions in perfect harmony
With every letter ADD line q the Consfifs-
ton. These are the men Who with al tbs
srranf hyPOcriscy q a J8das Iscariot are
doiefally lamcnting over alleged vol alton.
Of the Constitution
"a They DVefss' % love the union. bu,
On this they are dccervers. The coppe-hra4
leaders ma ugurated the measures. whieb
Jed 20 tbr rrbeliion and nos they arr aaro-
eating peace. When they kno~ not a single
proposition q this kird vii be listens %
Tor a moment b. thc rebel -ovrrnnent. *
cepi upon tie conditions 90 iu,irperden-e.
Which question necessarily involve. fts Der
rnanent -ending Of tbe Union asurd~r "a
7 hes prefoss o. love freedom ani Iise-fv.
but give tbe Do % an such Frefensions uben
they eight against THE enlanri patton of fhe
slaves. and toe dowufan % o. insfitst.or
which IN every light IN Which itcanb~
viewed - the % sum q an vilianies 4tb
They prgfsss. % favor the suppression O.
the rebeiiion-but it t. dep seated hypocri-
~. Words ar nothing vben fatty con
trsdicted BY acts With ALTERING ~ords.
ihsy talk about "fgh'inr 70 out. an a.
the sane lime are doing al III fbefr poser.
O. prevent the adtninisfrafion i- its every
a'tempt 81 subjo-afing TIE rebels stb.
hey f'refs's to vnnt peaor. t1t a-e labor
ing % prevent peace. In hcf the var
you'd have been closed long ago. lad g not
been for ther Opposition 10 could BE- -Io.-
ed up now in q very short tiu,~. would "a.
copperhcad democracy vithirau .,s o-r..-
sifon ard give fhe loyal men thsir "a
Lastly. as H. great study ofil CONFER.
hcads 20 deceive and cheat ti.e people ~.
porrisy 18th thew isa prominent element
We say 20 81 che peopie. d" r. ro, deceiy-
cd Suffer NOT yourselves to o. cheated
I'D ed Astray by The copperheads. Their
rhoi- game D. one 81 fraud and deception.
Foruvarnsd. forearusd