The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-03-10
From the New York Daily Tribune.
COpperhead Conversion.

From the New York Daily Tribune.
Copperhead Conversions.
i In some churches, we have been told, the
benevolent pastors of Scotland pray for the
Deist, upon herground that nohody isrin
greater need of the intercessions Of the elect,
and that even heis not beyond the extraor
binary influences ola saving grace. We
begin ourselves to be somewhat ofthis mind,
when We find the Copperhead species under
1 sort Of ,Anti-Savery conviction. Dssper-
ate, political traders, proposing to embark
in Presidential speculation, which may be
sport to them, but viii DO inevitably mortal
to any candidate cursed with such abe't,rs,
are. already beginning to talk of an Anti
Slavery platform upon which to plant their
victim. and to announce their conviction
pse"''----'-.--i-.a- extinction Of Slavery has
never witnessed more refresn,ug g-e-..--,l
of the p,wer Of truth over the carnal miad
Only yesterday these brand-new philanthro-
lists were loudly asseverating that this war is
waged for the white man, and not in the
least for the negro, and whoever ventured
to say that 10 get,.d Of the Rebellion VIC
must first rid Of Slavery. was denounced as
ismnable fanatic, with but one idea. one
cry, one aim and one ,end--the Dedication
of the Black and the consequent 6sstada-
ton of the White. Emancipation was un-
constitutional then--now itappears that it is
unconstitutional only when it is proposed
by a Republican President AMI supported
by the Republican partyl The Copper
heads are whistling and keeping step to the
same tune which once threw them into
writhing convulsions. and fancy tha. by the
invention Of 8 few variations they may c,a,ge
heretical melodies INTO unmistably orthodox
music. THIS wonderful artistic exhibition is
good for very little, except 10 show the WAY
Of the popular mind. Projectors who pro
pose to start new party, except in cases in
which a convenient smallness is desirable,
are often obliged TO ga'p down monstro,,sIy
unpalatable truths for party ,nay possi-
bly, be all leaders leading nobody strong in
speeches, victorious before the battles, ram
pant in respect Of placards. formidable as to
general committees, .iublant in exaggerated
but fiat and feeble just where it
should be towering and strongest the polls!
Nothing may be wanting to secure the most
and decisive success-except
votes u But though your new party may be
wealthy. wordy, painfully respectable and
avirtuous, yet If you cannot Sc
cure for it sufficient number Of votes, YOU
cannot elect your candidates, and Il you
cannot now andthen carry an election, the
more fuss you make, the more fun the IN.
sodly are apt to poke at you, to say nothing
If the ungratefil tendency Of candidates-
such is the selishness. of human, nature- to
BOLT and 60 over to the enemy or. positive
Y decline to be used any, more There
nave been 2 great many Of these birth,
'trangled political habss, Of which the verv
,ones-if they ever, had any bones--are
lmong thing. lost upon the earth. There
.re enthusiastic gentlemen in this city, who
within the last twelve years have belonged
o as many well-defnedy and separate par.
les all of which have, sfter dubious exist. |
'nce, managed to rid themselves Of their
rnd to die desently or indecent. |
y. Nov, il seems, We areito have new ex- |
We are to havea curiosity o.
'arty, at once radical and conservative, olive |
nd dead, blind and sharp-s sighted, deaf and |
ong cared, pro-SMvery and anti Slavery.
constitutional and unconstiknional, cautious /
nd rash, clear-headed. and fanaticaa, in
avor of Slayeholders and .inortaIly hostile
0 Slavery. This will certainly be strang
T hybrid than apy heretofore begottep even
pon, Pie EsprsS newspaper. p. .TsB.
ever had in his museum such . thrilling.
mazing. unprecedented and awe-inspiring /
ii Of defotmlty, such.a compendium OF all
ossible contradictions. ssLthis, miscellane.
uAy oonstruoted viii be- Phei nernaid
omparsdi With Il, was but piece Of clumsy
'inery.I Pity 'ts, that il should die--a
reaterspity 'tis shat1 when dead, : 1t cannot
Q rubbed well With arsenicsl soap. scienti.
cslly cured. that no more yermip may be |
ngsndered. and then hung pp with the apes
pd the alligators.