The Portland daily press., 1864-12-12
Gems from a SINGLE OOpperhead.

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Gems from Single Oopperhead.
It is said there is jewel in toad's head,
and surely more unpropitious looking locai-
tv to search for such treasures can scarcely
be imagined. Is it remarkable then, in view
of such fact as this, that gems should glisten
in the copperhead? However this question
may be answered, we present whole cluster
gathered from a single copperhead newspa.
per, published in neighboring State, and ed.
tied by an individual exported from the loya
county of York, in this State. Here is
GEM No. 1.-"Governor Brown of Georgia
of whom something had been hoped in the
work OF restoration, is dripen by the re-elec-
ton Of Lincoln, and the desolation Of ms
State, 10 exert all his power against us. = ne
men who have driven q brave and PROUD PEG.
pie TO such strait have much 70 answer ior,
Who will say chat this not gem,-a regu-
lar diamond of the first water? But here Is
another: aao
GEM No. 2--aA day or two since, Mr.. Jos.
Parker OF England, arrived at Washington,
and addressed q note to Mr.. Seward, saying
that he was the bearer of a mammoth memori-
al from the people of England, Scotland and
ireland, containing three hundred and .ffty
thousand signatures, praying for the re-estab-
lishment of peace Ia this country. Mr.. Sew
ard replied that the memorial would not be
received, and that no interview with the Pres
ident would be granted. Why not? George
Thompson was received in this country with
distinguished consideration" We see no
reason why peace commissioner from abroad
Qh0uld not QOmmQnd q Tnnah rs aYl
English war-hawk." ..a yss
The lustre of this gem is seen at two differ
ent angles , sss4n5L -igla IN ieNas
/. Mr.. Thompson asked for no official
interview with the President. The only soon
sideration" accorded to him was that usually
shown by courtesy to distinguished individu-
ais, citizens and strangers. Mr.. Parker, with
out credentials, presented himself as an am
bassador, on official business, and he was
treated according to his folly and deserts, ol
course. t9'a W ~
2 Mr.. Thompson visited Washington as &
friend OF our Government, in favor of its au
thority and our continued national unity ant
integrity. Mr.. Parker came as foe, to asl
the Government to commit suicide. to destro,
its own Union, and to humiliate itself beiort
the rebels in arms; and the New Hampshire
copperhead can see no reason why he should
be treated differently from the other man.
Well, we don't suppose he can distinguish tht
difference between the two cases. t h
GEM No. 3.-"Upon reading the full partic
ulars 10 the World issued this morning, 10
the attempt to burn New York we at Once
declared our conviction to be that the wholt
affair iuas GshGm. II the destruction OF the
city had been intended, The fires would not
have been set as early as nine o'clock, when
all the agencies by which they might be dis
covered and distinguished were In full action
The fact that none of them succeeded show,
thai none OF them were intended 10 succeed
*A* Its known that there is a secre
political organization Ia every village throueh
out the North, called the Loyal League w,
believe this conspiracy originated there; ant
that its purpose was, not to burn New York
but to nuke people believe that somebody els.
attempted to do it,
This win do. Too many such gems all a
once, would create SO brilliant cluster tha
1t would need to be viewed through smoked
glass, The New Hampshire editor should b
awarded diploma for ais perception. Thu
Dutch Mayor OF New York, who didn't see i
In that light, would probably consent to have
the cost of an appropriate "sheep-skin" paie
out OF that S. 900 reward that he offered fol
the detection of the incendiaries, provided
they should be discovered by the police and
the evidence of their guilt be brought out be
fore civil court and not before court mar
tial! If detected by one of his tools and con.
vlcted before the redoubtable Judge McCunr
whom Mcclellan had degraded from his
command-their guilt would be proof O.
damning criminality; but If detected by one
of Gen. Dix'sofAcers, and proved guilty ter
thousand times over before military court
they would remain saints of the first water
and should be released with full and free per
mission to distribute their phosphorus AM
IRE dd libitum. This is Gunther justice -
lightning becoming Sentimental.