The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-06-03
Obligation to Party.


There are many Democrats in this
roanty who act and vote with the COP.
perileads, because they are under oh
legations TO the old Democratic party
for favors. They think it ungratcful
snd dishonorahle IN quit an organiza.
ton which in time past gave them
ofGoe and helped them into favor
with the people. To an honorable
man this is a strange argument. I,
has had Its effect in making many
good men act with a party which is
beyond all question, either directly
or indirectly, against thc Govern.
mcnt ih this struggle for Life.
II the Copperiead party of to-day
is the old Democratic party, there is
acme force in the reasoning of these
men, but stiR not enough to justify
thcmu IN aetiS9, Mi'h 'i'.-----
The men who made and led the old
isarfy are nearly all in the Union par
ty or in the army. The men who
lead the Copperhead party, are polit-
teal adventures from all parties, and
inany of them known traitors, wi O
took possession oftle abandoned ma.
eliinery OF the old party and turned
it against true democracy and dem.
eoratic government. The Democra.
cy was always with the Government
NO matter who the enemy might be.
The copperbeads are with those who
are fighting against the Government
The Democracy was always the war
party of the country. The Copper.
heads are peace party. The Dem
"eracy was Union party, and ha
for one of rs mottoes, "Liberty and
Union now aud forever--onc and in
separablc.' The coppcrhcads are q
disunion party, in favor of giving to
the rebellion the territory claimed,
and having for its platform that re.
Gently announced by Mr.. Long, viz:
81 can see but two alternatives sub.
iugation aud rccoguiti' OF these
prefer the latter" TIE Deno,la
was an anti slavery party, declaring,
through Mr.. Jefferson, that in all the
territories of tho Northwest there
should be neither slavery nor invol.
untary servitude, except in the pun.
ishment OF crime; and through its Con.
ventions' that it would use all power
given by the National compact TO pre.
vent the increase of, and finally to
eradicate. slavery. The Copper
heads are proslavery party, Justify.
ing the institution by pcrverting the
Holy Scriptures and the writings of
the fathers of the Republic, and ia.
yoring the permanent establishment
OF the institution by favoring the es.
tablishment of the Slave Confederacy.
Notwithstanding all these radical diff
erences, and score of others might he
mentioned, there are many who will
presist In thinking it the same old
party.
Even II the present organization
were the same old party. no man.
whatever his obligations may he or
however much it may have honored
him, can reconcile his patriotism and
his adherence to the organization.-
il ~ the abcttor of disnnion, the
friend or treason. and the enemy Of
the Government. 1t has done wha,
js worse than open treason. it has en-.
deayored 10 bold the hands of tho
Government while the rebellion stab.
bed it to the heart IT will perish
justly before the righteous indigna'
tion OF the people and those wbc
have acted with it, when the danger
is over, will curse the hour in which
they cast their fortunes with the To
tes of the Great War,