Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-08-25
Firing the Copperhead Heart.

/ Wv DehiVCiat, UNITY, coWafuiy Jog,
WHO has nothing to loose but his worth.
less life. perhaps. in case of an instruction
here. writes as follows. under date Of Au.
gust Is:
"The Union League in this place, as
we'll as in the different townships of the
county, is perfecting the organization for
the purpose of controlling the elections
this fall. and for other purposes. Thirty
three of the faithful marched into Wood
wards Hall. last Saturday night. accom-
panied with sword and gun.
One Of their number says he has got tired
of the Infamous oath bound concern, and
shall come out from among them. He
says the Leaguers have succeeded in get
ting the government" to agree to send
one hundred soldiers here to enforce the
draft and keep the Copperhcads quiet. 1t
will take more than one hundred soldiers
and all the Leagucrs in tn, county. to IN
timiaote the Democracy of Marshall coun-
ty. We ask nothing but what is inst and
right, and we will put up with nothing
less.
"Our Democratic Central Committee
have issued a call for a meeting to be held
on Saturday. to take into consideration the
recommendation Of the State Central
Com mittee, &c. The unjust manner in
which Democrats have been driven from
the polls at the different elections in the
past four years in this State as well as in
other States, the near approach Of one of
the most important elections ever held in
America. and the organizing and arming
of the Union Leagues. seems to render a
military organization Of the Democrats
necessary"
The object Of the INSCRIPTIONS author
of the above extract must be obvious to
every one. BY his lying statements in re-
gard to the arming of the members Of the
Union League, he hopes to fire the Copper
head heart, and induce them TO arm. well
knowing that it will be an easy matter. un-
der one pretext or another. to excite them
TO deeds Of lawless violence when thus
prepared. We tell him and the leaders of
that traitorous party that in case they suc-
ceed in inaugurating a civil war in this
State they will suffer the same fate tha,
has befallen their traitor friends in Mis-
souri, and Kentucky. For every Union
mans life they take they will have to pay
$4,000. as well as pay for all the prop.
crty they destroy. All over the State a.
well as in this county there are strong
evidences that the Copperheads are arm
ing themselves in obedience to the man
date Of their leaders. under the pretext
that they apprehend that the military will
attempt TO deprive them of the right Of vo-
ting. They well know there is no danger
of this whatever. but their object is. as we
said before. to fire the Coprerhead heart
and induce their poor dupes 10 precipitate
an instruction in the North for the pur-
pose Of giving all AMI encouragement to
the rebels. We repeat what we said be-
fore that there is no intention on the part
of any one belonging to the Union party
to interfere With the ghts of their politi-
cal opponents in any respect. and if there
is any disturbance the Copperhcads will
be the aggressors. Nor do we wish to in
timidate them, neither can they in,imidate
us. But if nothing but fight will salts
fy them. all we have to say is, open the
ball gentlemen. When you get through
with the sport if you do not conclude it
wa, a poor speculation we will admit that
we over estimated the spirit and mei.ls o.:
the Union men.
Here is another nice specimen OF loyalty
and veracity from the same letter:
The approaching draft is the allah
sorbing question under discussion. The
'Copperheads' are OF the opinion that 1T
get remains TO be seen whether party that
can fairly carry an election can also snp-
press rebellion and are decidedly in ia
vor OF letting them fight it ont on this line
if it tukes oil summer You remember
the Copperheads were informed, two years
or more ago. that, if they would keep
still, they. (the party that fairly carried
the election, would soon settle the hash
for the traitors The Copperheads have
kept still what lie, but the hash is
not yet settled. A million Of men have
been slaughtered in this more than useless
war; (anether unmitigated lie, a million
of widows anil orphans left to provide for
themselves; (still another a debt of over
two thousand millions of dollars has &c.
cumulated for generations yet unborn to
pay. Yet another.) Everything we cat.
drink, wear, or can see: every thing ami
mate or inanmate. movable or immova-
BILE; everything that has shape or form;
everything that lives, moves or has be-
ing-is taxed to keep the wheels Of this
iiuggernaut moving. And yet five Hmm
lred thousand more men are wanted for
the slaughter! Four hundred and sixty
six from Marshall county! 1t is ques-
tion Of serious consideration
whether it is no5ler in the mind to suffer
The sings and arrows OF outrageous fortune,
/ Or, to take arms against a SEA of trouble,
And, by opposing, end them.
What think you of this kind Of talk,
reader? Is it not, taken in connection
with the arms recently imported from Eng
land by JEFF Davis and sent to the leaders
Of fndiananolis foo evident That thasa villa