Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-05-18
A Question for the Copperheads.

Il QueSlIOu IUf Iue OOpperHeaQS.
1t is now fairly admitted that the COPPER
| head organs and orators in the North. CON
| tr1buted large, ii not The very largest share
of the influence which has brought about the
| shareholders rebellion. For twenty wears
Incessantly, and for the past four years per
slstentiy and bitterly, the clements which
now constitute cOpperheadism labOred to
convince the South that the Abolition senti-
! ments then expressed bya few hasty North
| ern agitatOrs, were tTaught with the most
frIghttul consequences to the slave States.
Aboluonlsm, as 1t was preached in the
North, according 10 the Interpretation of the
copperhead press, implied all that was low
IN morals, lmpious III religion, and traitor
Gus III poiltlcs. Acting on the conviction
derived from such authorities, the people of
the South, the slave drivers and breeders.
encouraged by the speeches of the Northern
ana Southern representative ves OF the factions
embraced within the organization of the
democratic party, prepared TO resist the
government OF the United States. Let il
be remembered, that at the very moment
when these traitors took the field to resist
the national authority, they had possession
OF all the positions involving an exercise of
power IN the Government, and when thew
struck to destroy the Union, they claimed
that both the Constitution and the law were
fairly committed to the protection of sla-
very. Hence, this mighty rebellion to de-
stroy this splendid Government, this hone.
TINS glory and the DenefactOr of the world.
was brought about because the Shareholders
were led to believe by the Democracy and
the copperheads, that few mad fanatics
then called freedom shriekers. " were bent
on aboLshing slavery in the South. The
South believed the moustr0sity, and hence
every slave State turned in fury 10 rend the
Union and destroy the Government. Now
what have these Democratic leaders and
the traitor shareholders gained by their re-
bellion They rebelled to secure what
they called the political franchise and uu
merical increase of slavery, as these were
by abolitionism, and in doing this
these what have theslave-holders gained? TfI
Democratic leaders were honest thev would
the shareholders, and if the slave
holders themselves were candid they would |
confess that their efforts TO save slavery
have cost the life not only of that institution. |
but OF the Democratic party itself Adolf |
lonlsm has now become q nationality ! It |
S no longer the dream of few warm heart |
ID and hot-headed fanatics 1t is the hope |
u the nation The day-star Of the world |
In the very locality where it was once most |
INAiO'A'' 40 l0-14oN iiioot pOpuidf- DuG why |
10 not the eopperhead organs confess these
acts Why do they not inform their read
rs that such men as Gov Andy johnson,
senator ReVerdy johnson, the rebel Gen
,ral Can't, the fearless Parson Brownlow.
Ben Butler, and host Of other Democrats
either once defenders of slavery or now
laye-holders, are now the fearless advocates
If Abolitionism, and swear by the Consti-
utiol and the Union, that slavery must die
.hus the only advocates 'of slavery left in
his country, are either those In arms for
he destruction of the Union, or those who
ecretly sympathize with these efforts. VIII
he copperheads crack this nut ?-Ha7Tts-
MrQ Ieleqroph.