The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-10-20
One inch Of space will be counted SquarI
The COpperhead Leaders of the Campaign.
Editorial Correspondence Of the Albany
Evening Journal, Geo. Dawson.)
WASHINGTON, September %.


Evening Journal, Geo. Dawson)
WASHINGTON, September %.
The copperheads have the advantage
over the milk-and water War Democrats
who support Mcclellan They hold to the
Chicago platform as the creed Of the party
and assume JUSTLY that the letter Of accept
ance was mere piece of buncombe, ex-
cusable In an office seeker, but not at all
binding upon the party, nor in accordance
with its :'usages." They wink at it as a
political necessity, and talk peace as glibly
| IS ever, quite aware, as Fernando Wood
substantially declared, that whatever Nc
Clelian's personal views or professions he
will be obliged to dance to just such music
as the copperheads Oh, O to play for him.
| They have also this other advantage that
while Mcclellan, to secure few votes from
the soldiers whom he has always led to de-
! feat condescends to act the part Of the
| ''ArtfuI Dodger," Pendleton stands up
suuarely for an ''armisticc," Cessation of
hostilities," and just such ''peace" as his
| friends at Richmond may suggest. So
| that while the ''War Democracy will have
to limp their way through the campaign,
explaining and apologizing, the copperheads
viii swing out boldly and deflntly, hold
ing in contempt their double dealing asso-
cit.tes, giving the lie to their false assunp-
tions and taking the lead generally in Civ
lng tone and texture to the campaign.
TLey are tie party. Those who try to give
1 belIicose hue to McCiellan's addenda to
| the platform constitute a mere tail to the
peace" kite which was hoisted at Chica
80. ...
The copperheads will have still another
advantage. Every stump orator will have
TO pitch his key on the peace" note.
None Of them will dare talk war or to CEN
sure the rebels. To g!oriiy the army, to
praise its achievements, or to wish it God
speed, would be an objectionable sin in
any audience adhering to the Chicago plat
form. Even a War Democrat must be a
peace orator, if he expects to be recognized
as orthodox. The whole party, therefore,
will from necessity, find itself running in
the copperhead rat before the campaign
closes. Vallandigham and his associates
hold the whip as well as the reins, and will
make unsparing use Of the power which
their position gives them.
In what humiliating position does this
place the Democratic party 1t stands out
before the world as the enemy of the coun-
try-u sympathy with the rebellion-haud
and glove with traitOrs-and at open war
with those who are fighting for the honor of
the old flag and the restoration of the
Union 1t retains no single feature of its
former patriotism or greatness lts glory
has departed, and it has become the mere
tender of treason and the cats paw Of Inen
W ho are in alliance with traitors. Vallan-
digham leads it, Wood, Voorhees,, Long, and
Wickl6e act as his Lieutenants; the rebel
ambassadors at Niagara Falls are its coun-
sellers; and it receives its orders from JEFF.
Davis at Richmond. 1t is disuniOn party
with reasonable iples-hostie to the
Constitutional Government; REJOICING at the
defeat of our arms and jubiant over rebel
successes. Such party is writing tor it
self an infamous history, and will be ranked
by posterity with the Federalists Of 1872
and the Tories OF the revolution.
If the loyal people had no other motive
for opposing this party, it would be enough
to know that its success avowedy depends
upon the defeat of our arms. This was the
hope of the Federalists and the Tories 80
that history is forever repeating itself, aud
there is nothing new under the sun" And
as both the Federaists aud Tories were dis
appointed in their hopes, because of the
heroic valor of those called to fight the bat
ties of the country, SO will it be with the
now Nor will the parallel
end here AS Washington triumphed over
the Tories, and as Madison survived the ma
Lightly of the Federalists, so will Lincoln
succeed in spite of coppertead falsehood and
malice Our armies i'll the field will tri
umph, the rebellion will be crushed the
Union candidate will be elected, and history
will do justice to the Northern allies Of
those who are drenching the nation in
blood in the vain attempt to establish q
Southern Confederacy upon the ruins of the
Republic.
Two or three little incidents have occur
red here worth recording. A score of rebel
prisoners while being escorted through
avenue, gr0aDed as they pass
cd under Lincoln banner, and cheered as
they passed flag inscribed with the name
Of Mcclellan. The veteran guard, however,
Justify cheered for the Lincoln flag as an If
set A new regiment from Pennsylvania,
|, 200 strong, obiqued when they were pas
sing the Mcclellan banner, and cheered lus-
lily the name CT Lincoln. These ''straws,"
are seen here daily, and clearly enough
show which way the wind blows."