Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-02-10
soutbern and Northern Copperheads

There can be no doubt that the Confederate
Government and people are sorcly annoyed BY
party of covert enemies residing In rebellion, and
professedly, favorable to the rebellion, who occu
py position in relation TO the Confederacy SINH
lar TO that Of the Copperheads Of the North to the
Federal Government Many of the papers OF
North Carolina, and especially those OF Raleigh,
come in for large share Of rebel abuse and dis
trust The Simon-pure rebel journals, say these
papers, rarely fail to publish every gloomy art-
Gle and Incorporate accusation against the Gov
eminent lCOnfederate] which appear anywhere
Their editorials inculcate the same sentiments as
the selections, and contain frequent denuueiations
against SecessiOnSts for bringing on war and for
no cause whatever, they indulge In ecaseless &C.
cusations that North Carolina Is not fairly treated
Coupled with these, almost daily are jeremiadcs
over horrors Of the war and the gloomy future Of
our affairs" Change the location Of these papers
and the reference from the Confederate to the
Federal Government, and the papers above alu.
ded to, would make most excellent Copperhcad
sheets The mat;er eOntainedin them IL relatively
the same, and each furnish the same evidence Of
secret hostility to the government under which
they live. In Dixie, this proof Is considered sufi-
Gent to fix upon those papers the stigma OF dis
loyalty, and with a candOr strangely ut variance
with that of Northern Copperheads, they do not
seem disposed to escape or deny the charge. The
Copperheads can find nothing but the most dismal
and chccrless views Of affairs to publish or CON-
ment upon. ...-
They grow lugubrious over the condition Of the
Federal finances but fail to see that the rebels are
suffering from u currency nearly worthless, and
are in actual despair on that account. To the ex-
tent Of their influence, they deprcciate the value
OF our currency, and embarrass and dshearten
the Government and loyal people In their efforts
to sustain and improve it. They magnify every
tritiing error misfortune of Federal officers or
armies, and mnfy or totally ignore their successes
and triumphs, frequently in open violation of
truth and fairness. 1t is perfectly apparent to
| every fair and reasonable mind that they are as
opposed to the Government and rs much in favor
of that bogus concern of Jetf. Davis, as that
arbitrator himself yet they endenvor to beguile
the people into the belief that they are par ex.
ccllence tho friends of the Union, and the only
ones who can be relied on to restore 1t. Why do
they not win for themselves q reputation for hon
estly advocating bad cause, by frankly acknowl.
edging the true position they have assigned them.
Selves
In this respect they ore far more trenchcrous
and dangerous to the Union than are the Southern
Copperheads to the Confederacy. by comparing
the course taken by certain Southern papers with
that of our Copperhead press, and seeing what
evidence is considered sufficient In Dixie to estab
lsh the fact of infdelity to Government, the peo-
pie will be better able to understand the true OBJ
jects and purpose of the lurking traitors among
US, and treat them us they deserve. When North.
ern Copperheads find that those occupying rela.
lively the same position as themselves are pro-
scribed for opinions sake, they will have less
reason to complain that they alone suffer from ar.
btrary restraints but will they acknowledge it 7
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