The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-22

CoPPERHEADS AND DEMOCRATs.-The
large majority of democratic voters do not
mean to be ccpperheads. They are sin.
cerely for the Union, and for the utter sup
preston and destruction Of the rebellion
and its guilty leaders. The cOppefheada
desire the success Of the rebels. Substantial.
ly il not in form. They have opposed the
war from the beginning, abused the gov
eminent and plotted against it. Thew
would prefer TO see the government de.
feated, the Constitution DESTROYED aud the
control of the Davis contederacy extended
over the whole country. This is the sort
OF Union they want. Judge Cation of Illi-
nois, who is copperhead Of the miIder
sort, did not fear u say in a recent speech:
The abolitionists, il they can succeed in
abOilshlng slavery. Cnn control the cOun-
try. Our interests consist. IN maintaining
our relations with our old friends and po-
litical allies, the Shareholders, aud in pre-
serving slavery"
Col. Durham, formerly q democrat in
New York, now in the rebel army, wrote
home to one OF his old party associates, just
before the Chicago convention
"There can be no peace until black re.
publicans aud abolitiOnists are silenced
and reduced to an equality, or, ut least, .
level, with the niggers they claim ~ their
nominate Mr.. Davis for the Presidency
and l know majority Of the delegates
would vote for him if they dared-and on
his election you can and will have peace.
OF course you will not do this. The next
BEST thing you can do is to nominate and
elect Mcclellan. We are satisfied that. if
you elect him, the right of secession and
independence would be ack nowledRed. and
that terms OF reconstruction would be of
tered which we might with honor accept,
I don't say, however, they would be &C.
cepted. II ~ my opinion, rs il 10 the opin-
ion Of President DAvisand the leading mon
Of the South, that the war must continue
until one side or the other il subjugated.-
The more assistance you democrats rem.
der, indirectly, the soones we shall be able
TO vanquish the abolition hordes, and re-
store peace and the Union. It NAV seem
paradoxical, but assure you, my boy, We
are fighting tor Cnion-fghtin4 to place
the old United States under one govern.
ment, and we shall do II in such = way that
the head Of it."
Col. Durham may have Judged the DEM
ocrats harshly when ne said the majority
Of the Chicago delegates preferred jeff Ds-
Wis for President. He evidently supposed
them ali like his old Copperhead associates
in New York. But this much did prove
true: the Ccpperheads had such influence
In the convention as to dictate its platform,
and compel The party to plant itself on the
ought to be stopped for armistice and nego-
tiatton ; and The leading Copperheads, VAL
hndigham, Long aud tho Woodses, con-
tinue stou-.y 70 affirm in their public
speeches. tnHt If Gen. Mcclellan is elected
his administration will be conducted sc-
cording to the Chicago platform. With
these undeniaoie facts before them, we ask
democrats who are not Copperheads Tits
either honest or safe to vote the Chicago
ticket. II Mcclellan should be elected,
and the rebsi States be coaxed back by
some new concession, we shall not have the
old Union and constitution, but surren-
der of the whole country to the rebel con.
federacy under The Davis constitution ana
the grand coHspirators In power. Whoey-
Or IL ready 20 consider this proposition Win
favor can cs neither va. democrat nor
Unien mar. Lae l. Copperhead pure and
simple. Let honest democrats beware IN
| whose hands they place themselves.