Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-22
me Model of COpperhead sedition.


BENEDICT ARNOLD, on the 2Oth day of
October, 1880, issued the following
Proclamation to the Citizens and Sol IS Of
the United States:
You are promised liberty by the leaders
ofyour affairs, but is there an Individual in
the enjoyment of il, saving your oppressors2
Who among you dare to speak or WI to
what he thinks against the tyranny which
has robbed you of your property, imprisons
your sons, drag you to the field of battle,
and is daily deluging your country with
bood2 ls-lf @
Your country once was happy, and had
the profered peace been embraced, the last
two years of misery had been spent in peace
and plenty, and repairing the desolation OF
the quarrel, that would hsve,sst the interests
of Great Britain and America in true
light, and cemented their friendships.
I wish to lead chosen band of Ameri-
cans to the attainments Of peace, liberty
and safety, the first objects in taking the
field. ....-.-
What is America but land If widows,
orphans and beggars2 But what need of
i argument to such as feel infinitely more
i misery than tongue can e1press2 1 give
nv promise of most affectionate welcome
/ to all who are disposed to join me in meas
ures necessary to close the scenes Of our
aflictiun, which must increase until we are
satisfied with the liberality of the mother
country, which still offars US protection and
exemption from all taxes but such as We
think ht to impose upon ourselves.
BENEDICT ARNOLD.
Der. 20, l7so. slt 10 za.1 1ri a-l
The traitor here makes eight points again
st the Continental Congress and WAsHIEe-
TON the Comander-in-chief;
First-That freedom OF speecn ana OF the
press has been taken away.
Seoond-That property has been appro-
priated.
TBird-That illegal imprisonments have
been made tf5iasifJe.s
} | Fo,.rth-That odious conScriptions have
been imposed.
FFfth-That peace, which might havI
had, was refused. 7-,.s -r-
SirtA-That the first objects In taking tn
! ! field have been abandoned.
! ! iSsUenth-That the country has been Gel
l uged with blood, ndmade land of widow
and Of orphans. ---5
$ Bght-That it necessary to join him il
4 order to close those afllictions and returl
to prosperity. ---i 81 -r-
Now we DEFY any man to make out !
: morecomplete model of Copperhesd haF
$ fangue in 1884 Take any Of the sc
speeches, we care not which. Turn for in
stance to that made by HoRATIo SEYMoR
, in Milwaukee, an extract from which "
: published last Monday. His.points are eles
} and we use his own words
First-"The freedom ofspeech and ofth
= press has been denied u.s.
d Second-"It is your property, the proper
7 ty of Northern taxpayers, which IS eonts
: tated.
e IHird-"Men have been torn from the
+ families, and locked up in prison, and We
men too.s ia
g lFourtA-aMen are told that they mui
leave their homes, and devote themselves
Q war; - l-l
IS Fifth-"The policy'of the Administratio
$ nave placed hindrances in the way Of Il
/ / Union"
!, Sszth-HThe Administration has entere
: upon settled policy dangerous to the We
! fare of the country.
L Sevsnth-'In Gods name are there I
2 means by which we can save the lives
q q husbands and brothers" hs-
u Eiqht-aW Wenominated MCCLELLAN thi
l- we might restore prosperity and peace
. the people" af ts4 I
q Thus are the points made by HoRATI
d SEYMOUR against the Administration.
l. 1864, Identical, point with point wi
+ those made by BENEDICT ARNoLD again
n SSyss MasEBNessagE Il and ths G9gtjRsnta e
y SEYMOUR ment when toward the end off
n speech, he asserted, "our views came fro
le our fathers They are the views whlC
OF the ToRY fathers, through their execute
y BENEDICT ARNOLD, bequeated to their Co
o perhead offspring 10 .,a