Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-23
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se-5bnI TIC PoIIey Of the siopperheads.
b Il lie osrtsinly q very unfortunate PO-
-ssition FOR political party to occupy when
their success becomes more probable ss
their country draws nearer to the verge Of
-onrhin.1 And yet this is precisely the posi-
i;on Of the eopperhesds. Their organs
reek with their rretched efforts to embar-
rass the Government. No weapon is left
- unused which msy move the passions and
CIV p+e;udiees Of the masses SO IS to make
them feel that their interests lie in OppO-
~ siiion to the Government. Is PROPOSE
81 itlen, nsde to tax the country, risting in
- wealth, SO that hAlf the expenses Of The
= war can be paid thus The eopperheRds
s.immsdistely begin fierce hOwling about
1.-the crushing burthens under which the
people groan. Is gold advancing7 The
ooppsrheads denounce the system Of. f.
sdl nsness to which the Government has been
&C compelled by want Of taxes. Is gold de-
clining2 The ooppsrheads are afflicted
.-- becGuse public alarm and excitement over
81 the advance Of gold is necessary to their
80 success with the people Does the Gov
ernment propose TO raise money by pop
-sulsr loan The oOpperheads sneer at the
idea Of loans, and vaguely hint at re-
pudiation not very far hence. They are
very careful not to invest in these loans
themselves and eHdesvor to prevent 9th
10 ers from doing 80. Is the public. debt
large, and is there strong certsinty Of
our ability to pay it The cOpperheads
are sure to magnify it thrice beyond its
real amount and to rail about impending
bankruptcy. Have there been slight de-
fosts Of cur forces Every thing is 60
ing wrong, and military movements prom
ise nothing but failure. The eopperheads
exaqRerate our losses and dispsrsge the
value Of our triumphs. Have We Large
army2 The rebels have larger. Have
We live General2 The rebels since Nc
Clellsn was deposed, have better. Do
the rebels kill, burn cruelty and bury aliO'
our soldiers, black and white? The COP
perhesds deny the facts and denounce the
Government for employing black men.
Are our prisoners in Richmond starved, do
they die by the hundred Of foul diseases
Acontrsoted in the fetid damp Of the rebel
pest houses The copperhesds declare
that they are comparatively well treated
and publish fictitious accounts Of the hOr-
rOrs endured by rebel prisoners in the
North. Are loyal men in favor Of destroy
ing slavery and establishing freedom
The eopperheads whine unconstitution-
al,H "abolitiOnisis," "miscegens," "ty-
rants aLincoln despotism.n Does an Of
fcer masea blunder Lincoln is tho cause.
Does shoddy parade through The streets
Lincoln is at fault. Does a mud-bOund
army fail to mover Lincoln is to blame
Is anything done, thought or said by the
Government calculsted to infict a crush
ing blow upon rebelliOn2 Our "dear
Southern brethren" are enraged and ex-
cited, and this ought not to be done. Can
the administration in any way be ira
duced, msligned, hindered, denounced
The oopperhesds watch their opportunity.
Thus it is that they fatten on garbage
Thus it is that the susoess Of the copper
heads depends upon the defeat Of our ar
mics, the ruin of eur finances, the delay
Il Of the war and the dismemberment Of the
Union.