The weekly union record., 1864-09-24
The UNION RECORD.
OR0vILLE. SATURDAY. SEPT. "a.
Copperhead strategy--A Dirty Trick

The Narysville Appeal OF September 18th,
chronicles shabby trick, attempted to be
perpetrated upon Mexicans, in their recent
celebration. Copperheads will no doubt feel
proud of the shrewduess of their leaders 10 at
tempting TO set the Mcclellan ball to rolling.
Read, Read,
Some "eu,husiastic' Copperheais of this
city, conceived the happy idea. on Friday. of
attempting 10 make httle Copperbead capi-
tai out of the Mexican celebration In the
afternoon of that day, Siguor Leal was Inform
ed by Copperhead that a gentleman was
coming down from 0roville that evening, and
that be 20 doubt would be pleased to deliver a
patriotic address to the Mexicans, aud enqui-
red if such speech was acceptable. Signor
Leal of course accepted the offer. When the
cars arrived from Orovillc, two patriotic
speakers srriSed-L. C. Granger and Manuel
Garfas, of Los Angeles In the mean time.
several others of the faithful had gone to the
place of the meeting and got things in read-
ness. Mr.. Granger, a crazy secessiouist, first
addressed the meeting. He commenced by
giving brief history las brief as igHorant) OF
Mexico, and excited the interest OF the bearers
by laudiug the Juarez and abusing Maximil
ian and the French. After exhausting his
brief know ledge of Mexican affairs, be changed
his broken Spanish into Copperhead speech
Among the silly things he told the audience
were the>e-lhat the French were like our
Government; Lincoln wanted to make slaves
out of the people OF the South. and Emperor
Napoleon, through The neutrality and coward
ice OF our Government. intended to euSlaye the
MeXicanS; that if we elected Mcclellan, the
Monroe doctrine wonld be sustained. and the
French driven out of Mexico in six months
The speaker was evidently addressing Mexi
cans; not Freuchmen. Last evening the same
gentleman addressed copperhead meeting at
Browns Valley, thickly interspersed with
Frenchmen. We are safe in saying that he
told the Frenchmen of Browns Valley that
the French had completely subjugated the
Mexicans under Juarez and that they were
unfit for self government. But let US come
back to the meeting on Friday evening. When
the Mexicans were told that this man Granger
was a traitor, aud that be was abusing the
courtesy extended to him by mixing politics
with their matte nal festivities, they proposed
to some of the Union men present to 'cleau
him out drive him and his party ont of
the meeting If the Union men had consent
ed, there would have been several wounded
bels about town needing the aid of the Cop
perhead Sanitary Committee. But the Union
men said no" Let him proceed and let his
couterer, from Los Angeles speak also" "All
right" said the Mexicans when theY get
through We viii show them that we are true to
the Government. and are opposed to American
traitors as we'll as Mexican" Mr.. Granger
was allowed TO proceed, and his Copperhead
friend Los Angeles was also permitted to make
hfs hhr, In !
concluded, 5 gnor Leal moved Viva la Esla
dee del Nord" Viva President Lincoln.
Viva la Juarez, Viva la Mexico, and three
cheers were given for each. At this demon
stration OF pa;rio .sn aud loyalty, The Copper
head orators drew their tails between their
legs and left. l he idea strikes Us that Gran
ger speaks bad Spanish. HIS Castian must
be too pure, or his moDgrel too mongrel. The
Mexicans must have thought be was making a
Lincoln speech, We were called on yesterday
by Mexican committee who wished US to
thank the mihtary-thc Rifles and Union
Guard-for their kindness in aiding and parti
cIpating in their anniversary celebration. The
Committee also requested US to draw up pro
nuucamento denouncing the Copperhead ora
tor, to be published il he Juarcz organ at
San Francisco.
Inc ioiiowlng Is from the Appeal OF the
same date:
The IMPOSITION Manuel Mu-
rua, Captain OF the Lancers, Lieutenant Padro
Losa with Joseph B. Ezondo, as Interpreter
called upon us last evening to explain how
their friends were deceived. aud who by They
state that Capt. Murray and Stephen D. Ad-
diugton, of the Express waited upon and in
formed them the Governor sent a Union speak
er to address them on Mexican Independence,
and that they wished the Lancers to ride to
the railroad depot aud escort the gentlemen TO
town. The Lancers went to the depot and es
corted the speaker to the meeting, and believ-
ed be was Union man and other representa-
ilons until they heard him speak, These gen
tlemen feel very much grieved as well as indig
nant at the trick practiced upon them, and ask
to make due apology to the military who par
ticipated 10 their celebration. They also tell
us that they can be relied upon to vote down
or fight down SeceSsionists or Copperheads-
and if left to choose they would embrace the
latter