The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-10-06
The Model of Copperhead sedition.

The Model of Copperhead Sedition.
Benedict Arnold, on the goth day o.
October, 1880, issued the following
Proclamation to the Citizens and Sol
diers of the United States:
You are promised liberty by the lead
ers of your affairs, but is there an indi
vidual in the enjoyment of it, saving youl
oppressors Who among you dare t.
speak or write what he thinks agains
the tyranny which has robbed you Of
your property, imprisons your sons drags
you to the field of battle, and is daily de-
luging your country with blood?
Your country once was happy, and had
the profered peace been embraced, the
last two years of misery had been spent
in peace and plenty, and repairing the
desolation of the quarrel, that would have
set the interests of Great Britain and A
merica in true light, and cemented
their friendships.
| wish to lead a chosen band of Amer.
leans to the attainmentS Of peace, Eberty
and safety, the first objects in taking the
field.
What is America but land of widows,
orphans and beggars? But what need
of argument to such as feel infinitely
more misery than tongues can express? ?
| give my promise of most affectionatc
welcome to all who are disposed to join
me In a measure necessary to close the
scenes of our affliction, which must in
crease until we are satisfied with the lib
erality of the mother country, which still
offers US protection and exemption from
all taxes but such as we think fit to i'm
pose upon ourselves.
Oct. 20 1880. BENEDICT ARNOLD.
The traitor here makes eight points a
gsinst the Continental Congress aud
Washington, the Commander-in-C Chief:
FTrst-That freedom of speech and of
the press ha been taken away
SecOnd-That property has been ap-
propriated
Third-Thatillegal imprisonments have
been made.
Fourth-That odious conscriptions have
been imposed.
fifth-That peace, which might have
been had, was refused.
Sixth -That the first objects in taking
the field have been abandoned
Seventh-That the country has been
deluged with blood, and made land of
widows and orphans.
Eighth-That it is necessary TO join
aim in order to close those affections and
return to prosperity.
Now we defy any man to make out a
more complete model of a Copperhead
harangue in 1864. Take any of the said
speeches We care not which. Turn for
instance to that made by Horatio Sey-
mour, in Milwaukee, an extract from
which We published last Monday, his
points are as follows, and we use his own
words;
Frst-"The freedom of the press has
been denied us"
Second-"it is your property, the prop /
erty of Northern tax payers, which is j
confseated."
Third-"Men have been torn from
their families, and locked up in prison,
and women too"
Fourth-''The policy of the Admins
tration has placed hindrances in the way
of the Union"
Fifth-"Men are told that they must
leave their homes, and devote themselves
to the war"
Sixth-"The Administration has en-
tered upon a settled policy dangerous to
the welfare of our country.
Sevcnth-'In Gods name, are there
DO means by which we can save the lives
of husbands and brothers?"
Eightb-"We nominated Mcclellan
that We might restore prosperity and
peace to the people"
Thus arc the points made by Horatia
Seymour against the Administration in
1864, identical, point with point, with
those made by Benedict Arnold against
Washington and the Continental Congress
in l76c. We see presiseIy what mr.
Seymour meant when, toward the close
OF his speech, he asserted, Sour views
came from our fathers" They are the
views which the Tory fathers, through
their executor, Benedict Arnold, be-
queathcd to their Copperhead offspring.
If any Of our readers will turn to Mics
Register for 1914, and read the long ad-
dress of the Hartford Convention there
published, he will find nearly every point
there made against Mr. Madison's Ad-
ministration and the war of that period
which is now made by the Copperheads
Of this day against Mr.. Liucoln's Admin
ministration aud our present war. In
default Of that, let him refer to Benton
Debate of Congress, and read some of the
speeches then uttered by Federaiist lead
ers. He will find the same arguments.
the same appeals, the same invectives,
and even the same phrases and terms OF
expression that are now constantly as
sailing our ears-N Y. Times.
Simon Cameron in his speech at Pitts
burgh told some good news that will inter
est the Republican audience of the whole
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