Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-30
from the n Y. Evening Post 18th inst
Copperhead Meeting at the Cooper Institute

General McClellan's friends took the field
for him last evening. An assemblage was
held 1T the Cooper institute, at which Mr..
Amos Kendall, formerly Postmaster eneraI
of the United States and now Chairman of
the Conservative National Committee pre-
sided The meeting appears to have been
large, and to have cheered vigorously and
resolutey whenever the name of General
Mcclellan was mentioned. The president of
the meeting. il viii be remembered was the
officer under whose administration of
the postotfce it was attempted to prevent the
circulation of periodicals and other pubica-
tions suspected of anti-slavery tendencies, by
encouraging deputy postmasters in destroying
them, or refusing to deliver them 10 those
who subscribed for them.
The resolutions adopted at the meeting de-
nounce the war as fratracidai, as threatening
the permanent dismemberment of the Union
and as so conducted by the administration of
Mr. Lincoln as to destroy all individual rights,
anuiailatc the freedom of elections, bring up
on the country interminable taxation and
financial rum and d" swallow up the integri-
ty of the states and the liberty of their citi-
zens in a fanatical despotism." To avoid
these dreadful consequences the resolutions
close with proposing that General Mcclellan
be made President of the United States. To
read the resolutions one would suppose that
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sent federal administration. No censure IS
bestowed upon the rebels. For aught that
appears on their face, the rebellion is the
most innocent thing in the world, and the
sole crimes for which the war has given occa-
sion are those committed by the federal gov
I eminent and the men who act its name
In other words, the meeting was an assem-
/ blage of those who in this unhappy war take
part with the men who provoked IT, and
against the government upon which II was
I forced. We have taken more than one occa
/ sion to show that there can be but two par.
/ ties in the country as long as the wa lasts
/ those who are for their country, and those
/ who are against it-those VINO are for putting
down the rebellion, and those who are for
/ encouraging 1.-THE loyal party and the Cop
perhes party. The meeting at the Cooper
+ Institute was Of the latter class Mr. Sunset
+ Cox, OF Ohio, the supporter of the traitor
. Y allandigham, was very properly invited Il
( II, aud not being able TO come very naturally
expressed his regret that he whose whole pc
htlcaI activity, as al know, is expended in
series ofeiforts TO thwart the measures takeI
/ ~ the government TO suppress the rebellion
/ could not unite with his New FORK friends il
their proceedings.
We want, saws Mr.. Kendall. 10 see the re
/ Storation OF the Union effected in the kind
est manner possible" The present admins
tration are altogether too harsh in thei
methods. They are assembling large armie
no very bad policy, Gen. Mcclellan woul
sav-but they are doing what is much worse
marching these armies against the enemy
They blockade his coast, beleaguer and bon
bard his towns, subdue and hold his territory
make hostile incursions into his countr,
tearing up his railways and destroying hl
magazines; they set free his bondmen, an
proclaim amnesty and pardon 10 all who wi
desert his cause and promise obedience {
the new order of universal liberty. This,
seems, does not suit Mr.. Kendall and til
others. They do not want the rebellion pu
down BY such means, nor the Union n