, 1864-08-23
Card <Tom Mr. Ha11ltt.


In last SUNDAY mornln.'s Issue Of your valrAhle
style "coppeshead Gathering IN that Article
stated, apu rome are omitted. In tae 1rst pla:e
wshto stats TT te ,R meeting was called sna
sdzas aea on 1e
ssS as ts It,
hal on that evening. ad dictated to The working.
men Of chieago platform Of principles" I read
to the woEslDEnsn assembled The platform report:
those present, which vas carried uaantoaoutly. I
object most empbattcallY to being ciaesed with
an ROT acquainted With them m>seI.
You Say that an ''sreok a.oa - that is true
but an not alone; cannot be held responsible
when yon state thst am - working with si1fnifes
zesl to Copperheadize the worhinguen of ChIca-
Co." you state that WHICH is untrue. No man can
md IN my remarks an5 thin. that approaches Cop.
perhesd fenttmects: my heart and soui IL true
AID oyM to my adopted country, therefore, my
iips sa1not @ @ BE- @s1eeped n treason. From 1855 to
TO ne THBGSE- have reid it BY the eamp-drea
81 the "Union army" In States that border the
Miss1as!ppi 11ycr from Louisiana to Illinois, and
hasd hass ,ea ~ a. 70 40 ny duty therc-am Copper
Ian member in good standing, Of loyal In
o G tue sa0s Of The TE
aGoppeshead on this account!
IL In TIA nay only bare offended you, or done
5oa Tcn hc haDf II qssa ny to
know ihai m rbt Il IL ,ns 20 ona sssef M a aaa
interests IS thnt they cut themselves loose from
od party ss ard ssek to hep themselves .hst y
fbat IL heins as aaze ~ ssGf ADVANCED
Allmy acqnalntances know my political aentI-
cers do not know ten. md iv nnf f.hr, p,.s a.
4 coppsrhead you wilt do ,:zeat Injustice to tie
t11,st a e,t 4rti,r;s, 1,1,,a .r,a ,,.>..,
nnbsh s Hr ~" her Vi henap n nnd n, enoash to
prea,dnst nE9hSE EE. +. T., ,n.AztarT; .ssaE;
pu, NJ ssaens Iiaaes assembly.
Loyalty Of r uazitt fxrther than his avn snrecs
gives reason therefor t,l,nr "a tha cronna ~ ~.
cnss1,n, ~ ra,o.t ta.1tshaa -, y. - ~
QUESTION the report iu.n'shed oS any OF the Other
tlai. M Hnzlitt IL ut least unfortunate in being
mixed up In such a crowd, and we wish him, and
every other loyal mon, speedy de1lyeranee from
sdyocsted On The evening n anesttoh. o Ano
s'union,, Laborers nicotine,
The ,nanenrn of tbc .ro,t1n, .,os.a, +,a to
sna wnern ~ sotstr hss sras "a, tas pons
noftica partes in ali nasi rea,s of oT,
pVis,nrra 90 nna ~ ths oat ~ Hasonm ~ "
eenf soe,ins ins ts,aa @ dt 1ne r.
o1ten hce1 orossir 1era;Ha1 *, sss .ne5 nase
thst fher 3.d mi an,ic;n,fe 1o ota"n hnto aualos
~ rrha. srmnaihi9e1a tb IT,. poio move
~ In frv an Jnnce tha 1ehn1er nc t
ne chsn1e1s nf hostinty fo rova,nmant ~, 4o ~
e1.r heen nn IL a,i Ihs hesst ja1t ~ tnat aas
eminent IN earthS tn iho woTSinr n1sn ans gov
Eypn nnu. the tarca ~ v Whfrh 49, III r., su ~.
orsaf r1r,cea ~ ~ - -, 80 ~ " 49,, frn,o
sao o. az Tno re- iaSae ~ ~
90 make the ietter disrcpurable to the poor man,
and standingfn the way Of his advancement N
.ocfety. Is iol snG ahet ~ OF esefy man ti ana
ssxpebo1da1ss rshr1i,nn he mt don ~ as a5
sn1erer, Relieye mt The xnrds nj those mn ,sho
1sm,jd strjyr to e1cita ynn spn1nsf vnnr 1snvsrn.
,nenf and denend unois II tlev have An tssre r.
erind' Of their own.
Nor nv fellow laborer Iook at ibe matter csn
rass MTrh 1rn1ae hv worl-;nv acsfrst rnnr Gnvarn.