The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-05-26


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coPPERHHAD TACTICS.
The Rebels and rebel sympathizers
in Congress profess to be good Union
men. Their attacks, they contend,
are not upon the Government end the
Union, but upon the Administration
and the prosecution oftho war. They
claim to be patriots and Union
men, and that they are laboring to re-
store tho Union and preserve the Gov
ornment, hut they differ from the Ad.
ministration as to the means. The
Administration would prevent dis
union by war, they would restore the
Union by peace and compromise. Lone
and FINoK are men of this class--pro.
Tossing loyalty and working treason
protesting Union and working dissolu.
ton protesting patriotism and work.
ing national ruin.
We find the tactics Of these mon de.
scribed in tho last volume of the
" Country Parson," in an essay on
4" Evil Spirits" Satan mover appears
to us in the shape of a devil, but al,
ways as an angel of light, and does
any one suppose that a traitor in Con.
gress would appear in his true shapet
Tho following extract from the essay
named, describes the tactics of the
whole Copperhead party;
"And will not the most crafty way
in which an owl spirit can present
himself and his temptations to our
mind and heart DO the way in which
wo least expect him to do so2 Yes
Scripture tolls us that Satan can trans,
form himself into an angel of light.
He is loo cunning to present himself
in his own black colors when he can
veil himself in more engaging form.
We can we'll imagine that it might
form part Of the tactics of the great
Adversary to seek to induce men to
believe that there are no evil spirits at
all. X x X Why, if the Devil
showed himself to our eyes or hearts
in his true aspect, do you think tha,
would be a temptation to any ono
No; it would be the most effectuaI
caution aud warning against him. II
is Gods word that tells us how he goes
about like roaring lion, seeking
whom he may dovour; he is not likely
to announce that himself. Do you
think fraudulent tradesman would
SO about proclaiming that he was q
rogue, and that if you dealt with him,
he would bo sure to cheat you? II a
man were trying to got you to buy his
bud wares, would ho be likely TO take
pains to tell you how bad they were
Would the cheat succeed in deirauding
any one, if ho laid open tho arts by
which ho hoped to deiraud men if he
openly said, Buy my knives, they
won't cut; buy my cloth, it won't
wear; embark in my ship, it is sure
to 20 to the bottom and drown all on
board"
Is not that graphic exposition
Of the tactics Of tho Copperheads
Docs not tho traitor transform himself
into an angel of patriotism2 Is ho moi
too cunning to present himself in his
own black colors, and docs he not ap.
pear in the engaging form ofthe pat.
riot? Is it not "a part Of his tactics to
seek to induce men to believe that
there is no such thing rs traitor in
tho North, and that it is party animos.
ity which leads men to oppose and
denounce him2 II n traitor showed
himself to our eyes and hearts in his
true aspect, could he tempt or deceive
tho people INTO following his lead
No, We should then know him, and be
warned against him.
There are hundreds Of these Satani
in angels cloaks in the North, and the
people should fellow no man who IL
not Internationally for the Union and
for its preservation by war.
R0-Governor BROuou has decided
that the families of the National (3nards