The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-09-22
THE cOPPERHEAD CONVENTION.
Extracts from Disl0yal Speeches.

GAZETTE, Literary and commercial weekly
gives the following extracts from the Speech
es of the late Copperhead Convention. II
Phernandy Wud (the Aminidab Sleek
the gracious peace angel of the Conventlon9
benignantIy spread his palms from the pal
cow of the Sherman House, like the rope
blessing the people, and blandly perforated
as follows l.,
awe call for peace, God Of our fathers
GRANT us peace, ranen1 peace in our hearts
and at thine affairs; peace on the red waters
and on our blighted shores peace for the
beleasured cities and the hosts that wait
around them: peace for the widows and
fatberIess for the SHINING and the slnned
against. Grant us peace, O God, for all and
for a distracted, torn and bleeding land.
Speed the great time for peace. s,ayos =
= Ben. Allen of New York. was kind enough
to inform US: Slavery IS not the cause Oh
the war; but the Abolitionists are. To re-
move the cause you must remove the ADO
litiopists. There is not a secessionist per Sc
| in the whole South" #...a.
Mr.. Whiting a copperhead spiritualst
s'wanted to know if his hearers were gong
TO submit to CONSUMPTION to night their
| Southern bTethTeR. ne ucnouuCeo 'iiO VIC"
as "a war of invasion. -a
Henry Clay Dean didn't like Little Mac;
When asked if he would support nun IL
nominated, ne said: Before God, reno"
citizens, we have one idiot in the Presl den
tial chair, don't let us put another IN 1t.
Ike Rynders said before the lnvncloie
''" "After three years ais petty despotism,
stand free man before free people.
4 know the South evas gallant chlValrou5
\ and noble people as God ever created.
am sorry the South have taken the steps
| they have but God knows they had Jus,
cause to actas they did act, he did moi
leonsider it a shame to make peace with
power who had kept them at bay for thre'
years. Ns.. .
Es.Bv Cd we must have Mcclellan nom
mated. We must put stop to this ID
war. "-Dean Richmond.
Sunset Cox INDUCED in an infammatorry bu
guarded harangue, in which he claimed;
1--WE are for peace. We depreciate VIC
Ience: but there are things even worse thar
/. war. and that is tame and cowardly sub
mission to wrong. Let US endure no longe
but meet the first outrage OF our constltu
tioDaI rights as our fathers met the aggres
|
sors Of theirs" =,
.tThe war is an uuholy fight. Soon th
net is to be drawn that will gather III Its hal
million more to feed the Unsuitable thirst 10
r blood Of the Negro God. Let us demand
cessation of the sacrifice until the peopl
shall pronounce their great and emphatl
verdict for peace, and let the tyrant under
I stand that the demand comes from earnes
men and must be respected. -D1c Masters.
, 4ssT Iet us hurI the usurper from his power
Never till that day comes when the usurPe
and his victim meet at the judgments sea
Sd can he.be punished for his wrongs, for NJ
- tonspiracy against American liberty. bid
kerr Of Michigan.
2 f'sWhat is this war for? The niger 1t
for the niger against the white man.
think we don't want our bosoms stuffed
much with damned niggers this war;
) weather. | don't believe the negro is equa
to the white man. Is it not high time thu
;. internal war was stopped? If the Sout
could be subjugated by this internal wal
the bayonets would be turned against tn
Il North. Come veal or woe we will be TO
/, the sovereignty of the States and individual
] rights. Nh SaWderSon Of Pa. sgas 49,
+ E"I advise peace and harmony, but If il
! the struggle it reaches the point that thu
: ballot box is even touched with sacileglou
4. hands, Isay then aud there, come what will
let the lives and honor of all be pledged t
/ the biggestfght the world ever saw
Bishop Of Mich
''No more arbitrary arrests will be per
), United with impunity. No more Nallandlg
hams W ill be dragged from the bosom c
: their families, and spirited away TO @ torelg
/ land or dungeon, unless the attempt cost
blood III erren OF Rhode IStaad.
Capt. Kuntz of Pittsburg, id Mr.
Lincoln as thief and leader Of thieves.
. He said 'Lincoln was now played out, tn
opposition to him " as going to be bold ant
powerfuI; there must be no underhand worl
and if Democrats catch any of Lincoln''
by satrap spies among them, they mus
cut their id throats, that's all. should
Hike to see the noble George B. Mcclellan a
4 President, Tcheers1 and that Democrat, Hora
ito Seymour, should occupy the position 0
3, Secretary of Slate In the Cabinet woult
see the name of Voorhees, and the brillian
galaxy of gentlemen statesmenawho cluste
round the Democratic banner
''PII tell YOU about jeff. Davis Abe
Lincoln has a little difficulty with him, anc
1 / make it rule n ever to interfere with black
guards. There was never a crime perpetra-
ted in the history of the world that had no
had its exact counterpartin the conduct O
Mr., Lincoln, Abe Lincoln is a liar anc
perjurer, and has petit larceny, written al
! over his body, from the crown OF his head
to the soIes Of his feet. - Henry Ctoy Dean
John Allen of New York. was decidedly
for peace. War would neverproduce peace.
The olive branch of Democracy" in the
shape of peace platform is all that can re-
store the Union. He would support Nc
FCiellan on such platform ...--.a
The following are specimen chips OF the
speechifying shove In cat the ratification
injecting held last Wednesday:
T. Mr.. Sanderson said: IF Abe Lincoln was
reelected he would free the negroes OF the
South and then ensave the people. We
must maintain State Rights" &c, &c.
Judge Miller, of Ohio, said "a bloody war
! has been waged torelevate the negroe to an
equality with the white man. There is no
| difference between War Democrat aud al
Abolitienist, they are both links i'll the
same sausage made from the same dog"
Mr. Rollins, of Missouri, said Il loce
orr Southern friends. They are noble, a
brave and chivalrous people, although they
are trying to break up the Government.
Mr. Hanna, of Indiana, was heavy on
Ben Butler and poured over his devoted
head such venomous slime as this
"By whom was Lincoln supported ?
Prominent among his supporters is Butler,
half devil, one quarter beast, and less than
one-fourth human, begotten by the Prince
| of hell, hewed from the rotten womb Of crime
and thrown into the lap of civilization a de-
formed, unfinished wretch He was sent
before his time INTO this breathing world, less
tbor boIf r,oda mn md 10 On ha tsfnl locking