Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-09-21

want to know, what a copperhead is ? asked
Mr o. He would tell them, and he would give
the copperhead traitors what they deserved if
ne had breath. [Applause and hisses.] When
South Carolina went out
voice.-"What did Massachusetts, do"
Senator III give you all you want before
have dose for You Il % sou viii fHppes Reep s~ie.
tApplause.l Mr.. O. continued by saying that
South Carolina raised the rattlesnake flag and
tWinsd t ed it around the Palmetto, and gave notice
that the Union must be dissolved. The rattle.
snake is reptile that is brave, and gives notice
before 1t strikes: [Applause and Kisses South
Carolina bravely sprung her rattle. Her sons
sprang to arms and took the chances of the
bullet, the bayonet and the halter. Voice.
"Bully for South Carolina"l Other States
sprung the rattle and gave notice. The
who thus took the chances of the bull
let and bayonet. But there is q reptile
that is meaner than the rattlesnake, but its bite
is as deadly. 1t lacks all the bravery Of the
rattlesnake. More cheers for Mcclellan, and
calls for various Democrats.) You find him
in the long damp grass, the muddy swamps
bites from behind. IApplause and Kisses He
is cosTardly reptile. 1t is the copperhead.
[Appla,tse on one side and cheers for McOlel-
Ian on the other. The copperhead is q mean
else can. [Applause and Kisses. You cop
perbeads call yourselves respectable, do you
Judas Iscariot was poor devil. He carried
the bag and wanted money, and sold his Mas
ter for thirty pieces OF silver. EVoice.-"And
small ones at that You copperhead traitors
have sold your country for nought Judas
Iscariot had the decency to hang himself. Will
you copperheads have the decency to hang
yourselves [Applause, Kisses, and cheers for
McCielian.] II you do hang yourselves you
will go down to the grave with honor equal to
that Of Judas. [Applause.]
Voice.-"I am no copperhead or traitor, but
] am Mcclellan man."
MIR. Chandler.-"I believe you are an infer
nal copperhead. I have never met a copper
head who was not Mcclellan man Now
you mean copperheads, you came here to break
mp this Union meeting. LVoice.-s'So we did,
and we succeeded pretty efectually"l You
are mean as hell, you Internal copperheads.
You are the meanest men that could be found"
[Applause on one side, and Kisses, groans and
cheers for M Mcclellan, Vallandigham and others
on the other. Some one again called out "Hur-
rah Cor Stonewall Jackson."]
Mr.. Chandler continued by charging upon
the Democratic party all the horrors of this
war. and said that the copperheads were
slain on both sides. Voice sit was the id
abolitionists did it."l You Internal cspper
heads can say so But you are towards as
well as traitors for you dare not face the bull
let and the bayonet. [Groans, and Cheers for
McClellan.] Senator c." Howl, howl you
Internal traitors. howl, for you will go down
with Arnold and Iscariot, and all the traitors
groans and cheers for Mcclellan and Pen.
dletcn.
In conclusion, the speaker gave a cheering
word, that the rebellion was its last legs;
that Grant had men enough now to whip Lee
on an open field, and that he would soon have
enough to whip him anyhow, Tapplause,I
but for the encouragement Of northern copper-
heads Lee would have given up long ago.
[Applause mingled with Kisses.
Speeches were made by Hon. Mr.. Kellog,
OF Mich and Mr.. Cutchon, speaker OF the
House OF Representatives Of that State, and at
late hour, and after music by the band, the
crowd separated, one crowd cheering Justly
fer Lincoln, and the other for Mcclellan.