The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-07-08
Ooppsrhssds and their Complaints.

The Saco democrat taxes occasion 70 To
mind the people that they will find 1t hard
work to pay their taxes, and adds that sour
fricndsand relatives are dying by scores and
thousands, all to crafty the whims Of the
'suutty old joker" The Democrat has no
"friends" or "relatives" in the national or.
my, and 1t must refer to those under Jef., for
whom it has the liveliest sympathy. Our
taxes are heavy; but they are the result Of
war-war brought on by just such patriots
as the Democrat, waged and continued by
just such men who, drawer than their cop.
perhead allies, would march to-day to burn
our Capitol and wipe from of the face Of the
earth the emblem Of our nationality, were 1t
not for that brave army to support which
those taxes ore levied. This army, composed
of our fathers, sons and brothers, are hero.
ically laying down their lives, cheerfully and
without complaint, considering themselves
happy to thus preserve the Government which
our Fathers fought to secure to US and to
ours. But while they are thus fighting the
traitors in their front, a meaner and more
REASONABLE crew are behind them signalling
from every eminence and from oil their press
O. the most vulnerable point in our arrnor |;
and wherever exists weak point in our lines
there hangs out the signal Gag Of the cop
perheads.
Yes, our debt is largo, taxes are heavy and
our burdens are great and grievous, but who
stands out to weigh dollars and cents. with
the preservation Of the Government? Who
is balancing the life of the nation with their
individual taxationf Papers like tho Saco
Democrat, whose whole stock In trade con-
sists in trying to spread discomfort among the
people; who are the guerrillas of the rebel
army; who are bounding the Administration
and all its supporters, because they are for q
vigorous prosecution Of the war by every ei.
fcient means, until our Gag shall DO vindicat-
cd and who are never heard to utter pat
riotic sentiment that can possibly DO con-
strued in favor Of their country. Aud this
Is done in the name Of Democracy!
That Democracy" differs in no respect
from that sought to be carried out by JEFF.
Davis, except in ability. Its success is alone
assured by the success of the rebellion. II
Grant succeeds, farewell to all hopes Of II
resurrection of the democracy" that lives
and fattens upon the disasters to the country.
In recent article upon the Baltimore Con-
vention, the Richmond Examiner shows that
the rebels do not undervalue the aid gwen
them by the copperheads. 1t says:
We learn that the Democrats ore now uni.
versally turning their thoughts to Franklin
Pierce and the Connecticut Seymour, as their
nominees for President and Vice President.
To GIVE THEN TUE LEAST CHANCE or ELEcrING
THOSE TWO ADVOCATES OF PEACE, GRANT MUST
BE DEFEATED, THE INVASION MUST COLLAPSE
AND DIE OUT, AND TIE VERY NAME OF WAR MUST
BECOME A WORD OF HORROR, UTTERED WITH
LoArHINo AND EMIGRATION. THEREFORE, 1T IL
THE INTEREST OF THE DEMOCRATS TO DO THEIR
VERY UTTERNosr TO WEAKEN THE FEDERAL AR
MY, DIscREpIr FINANCE. in short, to extingush
the war altogether, in order to extingush
the party which invented the war and gov
ems it and lives by it.
The Atlanta Appeal adds further proof
that the position Of tho democracy" iswell
understood by tho rebels, for 1t says:
Every successful blow We strike is 30 much
bone and muscle to the arm which, under the
training of Long, Harris, and Vallandigham,
is preparing 10 strike at the North.
1t will be tho good fortune of Vermont
and Maine to open the campaign against this
Infamous and disloyal element in our midst
that is now aspiring to get control Of tho
Government, and the verdict will be given SO
Enthusiastically that copperheads shall no lon
ger act as though treason was tho normal
condition Of the people.