, 1864-01-31

Especial Correspondence Of The Chicago Ttibnne.l
WARRINGTON, jan. 2d 1864.
rUT no TRUST IN THEM.
The Copperheads Just now arc trying to
plny the amlable. Tho late elections, haye
been terrible reminders to them. They have,
warned them Of the ruin that stares them in,
tho lace. The effect haa been for q time,
. to render them more careful in their epocches
and acts. It Is only such men rs Fernando
Wood that dare speak ont aud tell the people
what the Copperheads really believe in their
hearts. Fernando made his maiden speech
to-day, and It was outspokcn. rpon thequcs-
fion Of the rebellion. He said the South
never could be subdued; that three years
more Of war would prove this; that no peo-
pie ever were subdued, so far as history
teaches, who had held ont in rebellion for
three years; that at the end q; cessation Of
hcstilitics aud q settlement would be the re-
suit; that he was In 'faytr Of anticipating
this settlement now and appointing commits,
eloners to the rebels; and much more of this
sort. These arc doubtless the real sentiments
and doctrines. of the so-called Democratic
party. But then, but few more In It nrc IS
politically honest and ortspoken as:Wood.
But II all the leaders Of the party dared speak
as they think and as they talk in private,
they Would make such speech ns Woods.
They did SO ta1k in Illinois at the June Con-
vention. They did 60 talk there in al
their meetings in the Central and
Southern Fart Of the Stale, and before the
1nvincible Club Of Chicago. They would SO
talk now, but that they have wholesome
dread of the people. Not many of them
crowded around Wood to-day, when he fin
ished his speech But had Vallandlghanl
been elected, and had Cox and Etheridge suc-
Of Representatives, then yon would have
esz.. si.s UuPptInsads Just is outspoken, Just
as rcbellious, just cs indefaiigably giving aid
and comfort to the enemy, as Fernando Wood
is now. It is only the giyings out Of such
men that indicate the animus Of the eo-called
Democratic party. They stand like light
houses, to warn Us Of tie treacherous shoals
and quicksands and sunken rocks, which lie
scattered Lcrc and there along the track of
that party. There 1s Providence in such
men as Wood and Vallandigham. Theyserye
to warn the people of the true principles and
policy of the Copperheads. Put no trust IN
this party. Read the speeches Of Wood, Of
Vallsndighnm and Voorhees,, aud they will
indicate its true principles. Those princl-
pies are now, rs they hare been from the
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to the principles Of freedom, and to the in
tcg1ity Of 1he country. I like to hear these
speeches now and again. They are OF great
service in reminding the people that the
Democratic party is rotten and REASONABLE
ut the core, and ought not to and cannot be
trusted II we mean to save tho country.
CONTEMPLATING WOOD.
But few Copperheads dared to congratulate
Wood, ut the conclusion ofAis speech to-day.
Among The two or three who did SO, how
ever, noticed that bitter hearted Copper
head, Lewis W. Ross, Of Fulton county,
Ross halls from q notorioukly Copperhead
district, where drilling Of armed rebels has
been going on, and open trcason has run riot
for some lime past. Even Josh Allen held
back, {Josh's District is getting ehaky, which
acconnte for it) learn, however, that
Wood held sort of leyee in the ante-room,
md that he Ind quite IN ovation. So far as
art{stic effect and literary ability are concern
ed, Woods speech Is the best which has been
made on that side Of the House. Coz and
others Of tle party are getting extremely
Jealous OF this influence. They (thc Copper
heads arc all the time apologizing in private
10 Wood, because they cannot openly endorse
his views. They generally promise, howey-
er, TINT the time is coming when they will do
SO without reEeryc.