The weekly union record., 1864-10-08
The Copperhead Platform.


IL he frs. resolution Of the series forming
that wonderful compound, the Chicago Plat
form, the leading principle is that fidelity TO
the Union under tie Consultation is The ooly
soiid foundation Of our strength, security ard
happiness as people, AID that this Framework
OF governusui is equally conducive 10 the
welfare and prosperity Of all the States. both
Northern ard Southern" So far well and
good; bat here truth is bauished aud It's place
occupied By that hypocrisy which IS used to
cover up the per6dy and treason of those who
manage the wires and control the party. They
resolve. that 10 the future, as 10 the past, they
*ill adhere with unsweryiug fidelity TO the
Union etc. Now we submit that for brazen-
laced impudeuce hypocritical audacity aud
coutempiible iaIsehood, that resolution Is with
cut parallel either il or out Of Paudemonium.
That the nomination and election of President
Lincoln we're strictly coustitutional-that the
party nominating him was pledged not to inter
fere with the domestic Institutions of any State
and that the leaders Of the Peace Democ
racy' declared bis election would be Just cause
for the slave States to dissolve the Uniou-
that they declared the government had 60
constitutional power TO coerce q rebellious
State-that they opposed the exercise of mill
tary power for the suppression Of rebellion, tie
preservation Of the Union, the enforcement Of
law and the restoration OF order under the
Cons,itution-are facts which have passed into
history, and stand there confronting the infamy
Of the base demagogues who insnuate 10 the
foregoing resolution that they have adhered
with unswervlng fidelity to the Union N The
past, and resolve tha; as they hare done III tie
past 50 they lriI do IN tie future!
We'll, from the natural meanness Of their
hearts, as shown By their conduct 10 the past,
we cannot expect anything better from the
leaders Of that concern than that they will in
the future, as in The past, continue TO render
every possible assistance to traitors and rebels
in arms, By opposing every effort Of the gov
erument for the preservation of the Union
under the Constitution and the maintenance Of
its rightiu supremacy over all the States md
territory Of the National domain
Bot the sixth resolution Of that series would
be ore damnng in impudeDce AID unblushing
effrontery than the first. If that were possible
were it not that their hypocrisy is so poorly
concealed that no soldier of the Union army
will be deceived by it for moment. When
the Chicago Convention says by resolution that
the sympathy of the Democratic party is
heafty and earnestly extended to the soldiers
OF their army ia the field under the flag of their
country. 20 one need be so mistaken as to sup.
pose they mean the Federal army. With that
army the Democratic party has 20 bond Of
sympathy whatever. Not ore Of that party
has ever yet been heard to rejoice over Fed
eral victory. Not one of them has been
known to express desire for be triumph Of
the Union arms; and when they speak Of "our
army and the flag OF our country nothing
IS moro PLAN than that they mean the army
aud nag ot re5e.lleuS Dixie. for which they
have manifested The mos; intense anxiety ever
since the war of rebellion began. They sym
paihizs with the Uuion army They, who
denounce the soldiers Of that army as Lincoln 5
hlreiiass, and have never yet been known to
condemn the massacre Of Fort Pillow. 7beu
symPa'hize with the soldiers who have offered
themselves on the altar Of their country for The
suppression Of q rebellion with which the
Democratic party are in league! Yes! when
guilty culpri;s sympathize with the officers OF
the law-when spirits damned symp lhize with
tie angelic hosts Of heaven-when the delights
OF hell become harmonious with those OF
lleaven-tben will the Democratic" party.
under the lead of Seymour, Wood. Valandig
ham & Co, sympathize with The brave soldiers
Of the Union Army.