Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-03-31
Copperheads and Retaliation.

n 1uc NOppci uceues dtuouS tuCit many
ways for getting up disturbances, and
bloody collisions in our midst, claim the
right and urge the duty. as innate and
inlefeasible in every member OF the order.
whenever his property or person is assail-
ed or injured contrary to law. to attack
and destroy the person or property of any
Union man. just as i may come handiest,
This doctrine Of retaliation or reprisals ! is
put by them. in their Copperheal .declar-
alton Of independence. among the Unborn
and inalienable rights Of man, along with
life, liberty and the pursuit, of happiness.
But we must enter our protest against this
new announcement Of Coppcrhea1 princi-
pies, as not only like all their others-re-
,bellious, reasonable, and full Of, violence
and bfood--but specially calculated to
bring the Copperheads 10 a terrible. and
sudden end. II all Union men who have
lost property. suffered injury. hal their
friends wounded or killed. or been any way
injured in mind. body. or estate. by tho re-
bells, may .retaliate on the rebel friends and
supporters in our midst, what Copperhead
is safe? If retaliation and reprissls are to
be the order Of the day. how much is Cop
perhead property worth, and where can
they get either lite or limb insured?
Furthermore,si it must be plain to ell 10y
al men who have eyes to see. land ears to
hear, that not only the editors and mana
gers Of the copperhead press are clearly
within the scope of this new law of retail
alton as being friends and sympathizers
with the rebels; but also more abundantly
worthy of receiving the deadly. blows OF
this unspaIing revenge. as they have been
directly and diligently st.work in sincreas-
ing our burdens. extending our disasters
and defeats. and ia wounding and killing
our soldiers. 1t is D. fact no man in bis
senses will deny. that the Chicago. Times,
with its kindred copperhead prints, have
by their factious, rebellious, and treas na-
BILE acts and words, caused the army OF
the Union delays, defeats and disasters.--
They have prolonged the war. and in
creased the waste OF treasure, and of blood.
There is many . man to-day in, our midst
suffering privations and hardsbips which
they have brought upon him. There is
many . man an invalid for life, many. q
man with but one leg, or one arm; many
man filing apatriot's grave in. the South;
and many desolste home. and mourning
fapil y there, never would hare been bu,
for these sheets, and their aid and comfort
Ito the rebellion. If the law of retaliation
which the eopperhead press has sthe mad
ness to propose new to be actedsupon:s IN
leye for sn eye. tooth for . tooth: the nu.
tilatedl limbs, the torn aud crushed bodies.
the .ghsstly,s execution of this crew ol
sneaking rebels, and m askei trsitors would
be sndden as it would be- oterrible.i ih The
lives which she JEFF. Days organ hes caus.
ed TO beo taken. were to be- ssquired al IL
hands, il would have to sufierss Thousand
Edesths. Habit. as many lives - THAR,
bupon. it, trsitor bead. this Il great wrong
would have stomach foe them ID. OF aoii
0o Wedo notAbslievein violation of law
! In illeesl epsisals, or vindictivs retGlia,
ttisn that takes the1aw into It's own hands
This doctrine issof its fischer The rebellion
and Springs from the same nwomb. TIA,
EgsaesAsed tho sfeaoB now striking with
bloody sad sssissin' steel Ct thes nation.
ili<e; but We are smszedu thar s6oppefhead,
isl1ould atrive 90 have . method Of ahwles.
tienztegan lin whose full pfsy theil
lives would not Be worth IN hours pur
I chase. Let thehs preach 40 obedieneee t.
Elsw With ell their might. and eling'to or
der with ell their strength. = For should
soussd Justiss bid law stand aside, snd
fsAitsa down gritty tresson unfettered BY