The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-06
cOPPERHEAD MOVEMENT
AT THE NORTH.

"All Of which saw, and part Of which I was r.
Thus wrote Cesar a memorable occasion, and
Edmund Wright has fully established his title TO
echo the sentiment, on occasion that will occupy
a long and dark chapter in the history of our Gov
eminent.
Edmund Wright saw what it is pleasanter 70 read
Of than witness, and was an involuntary participation
in scenes and events that would freeze stronger
blood than is given TO common men. What he d.
vulges regarding the causes and inner life Of the
cursed rebellion Of the South, is the newest and BY
far the most startling chapter yet written in the his
tory Of great and bloody crimes while the incidents
of his own personal experience, connected with the
scenes he describes, and the astounding facts be d.
yulges, are Of a strangely exciting interest.
A hundred novels have been produced and read
widely all Of which combined comprise less Of
startling incident than is contained ma this volume;
while hundreds Of narratives Of personal adventure
have been gratefully received BY the reading COM
munity which seemed tame and lfeless when COM
pared with this IL tells Of TRIALS and sOrrOws,
abuses, indigniues, and crimes, trusts betrayed,
and condolences outraged, that we st the North
would never credit, were they not Enthusiastically
related and described by an active partcipstor and
eye witness.
While the merit Of such a work, in a literary
view, ought not to be measured by ordinary stand
ards Il is not too much % say chat the literary char
acter Of this book will abundantly stand the test Of
ordinary criticism. lts utterauce5 are the natural
signals Of found freedom BY a soul long tram
meed, and they are telegraphed into our sympa-
thies Ike the eXultant brGrG3 Of Joyous victory.
The popular heart throughout the great and gl0Ti-
some thTObbngs in response % this reyelationi
We can scarcely comprehend that an organization
Of the fearful character this work describes exists ia
very midst IN short, that 10 influences the
politics, in some degree, Of every Northern State
yet Mr. Wnghts disclosures most cOnclusively
prove such 30 be the fact That the rebels against
our free institutions and the glorious Government
Of our fathers were directing and Influencing the
cent State elections Al the North, and using their
best eXertOns for the success of the Buttemut
ticket, is truly startling fact but Is fact, true
As the existence Of heaven That we have m our
midst, 40 our very doors, hundreds Of men who are
fully in sympathy and in secret communication
with the Southern rebels is demonstrated beyond
cay aRd we are forced 10 believe d.
IL - time thgt an order q character go Infamous
and destructive % every principle Of political nteg-
rty be understood by the people, that is Machine
tons may h. cd once cOuuteractedt and IL very
istence crushed out Of every loyal State. No one
that reads tins narrative VIII fl % understand Why
the knights o. the Golden Circle were Organized,
and why they have been kept 10 existence. No one
viii fail 20 that they were the grand nsti gtOrs
Of the Rebellion, and that the entire 0aius 81 the
Southern treason and Northern Copperheadism y
encouraged, fOstered, and sustained fy the secret
springs and organized wire-pulhng Of this wicked
olgarchy. Mr.. Wughrs book proves al Of these
positions, beyond a doubt
The work l. produced in creditahe style, on fine
paper, with splendid Illuminated covers, and fully
illustrated with