The weekly union record., 1864-11-05
Remarkable Letter from John S. Berry
The Copperhead Conspirators.

JuCge parker, OF tlis Coai' a.pcSESu hIlSi
ally in the Sacramento Union Of Friday. and
was copied by the Marysville Appeal Of the
S0,h uli. John s Berry, it will be remembered,
was at one time Associate Judge OF the Court
of Sessions of Butte county, and afterwards
Prosecuting Attorney. He was delegate
from this county TO the Copperhead State
Convention, by which be was sen, as a delegate
to the Chicago Conveotion which nominated
Lit,lemac. We cory the letter entire:
NEw YoRK, September Is, 1864
Dear Colonel: When left the fair shores
of the Pacific, | little expected to have been
absent from California so long but the du,its
devoving upon me as servan, Of the cause
of true Democracy laliss Secessia) made il in
cumbent upon me 10 remain over, and il may
now turn ont that will remain on this side
until the turning out of "0id Abe from the
confines of the White Heuse. Don't infer IRON
! the foregoing observation that | am so unso
phisticaied as 10 think fuT a moment thai the
-Chickahominy Grave Digger" will beat Lin
coin for the Presidency. Far from it. But
what do mean is this BY the ard Of green
backs, military orders. the army vote and fne
counting, the result will be declared against
Little Mac in the Electoral College. What
( | mean, though, is this: that there will be the
prettiest little fight for the succession that has
ever been witnessed 10 ancient or modern times.
lincolD's election will not be on the squGre,
but will be accomplished by agencies utterly
subversive 10 the elective franchise. Never
lheless. whether substantially fair or not, there
will be sufficient irregular;ies TO afford pre-
text to the 'uDtcrrifed to claim that it is
unfair, and then comes the "tug Of war" |
tell you, Col, war for the succession is in the
air on all sides, and is as sure 10 follow the
election of Lincoln as the secession Of the South
followed his first election. | cnly speak Of the
facts of the situation, not that desire that it
should be so. Now it must be apparent that
the advantages Of The new phase OF battle Will
be against yonr side when you take into CON
sideration that the natural law Of the situation
will make the rebels our allies: and again.
Mcclellan on that issue will divide the army.
The soldiers are now for him if they had their
way; and, under the almost certainty of Nc
CleIlan's success against Lincoln on the issue
have alluded 10. officers and soldiers by reg
ments will come 10 him. 1t will be much like
NapOleOns return from Elba therefore | hold
that "Abe's" hold on the jugular vein Of the
public pap is limited.
uC StdtGS VI htHtuGhNs hiScOutlt luNloua'
Illinois and Ohio will inaugurate the contest.
declaring Mcclellan the lawful President. New
York city will respond. and soon New Jersey
aud all New York and Pennsylvania will join
in the movement There is one thing tha: may
save that catastrophe: in case "our stumperS'
down in Georgia. mean Hood & Co. you
know-and Lee and Early in Virginia, should
brush up and turn the tide right sharply against
Grant, Sheridan and Sheridan, Mac" would
be elected i'll spite OF fate and would quietly
take possession of the portfolio of State. |
don't, however, expect that such will be the
case. JoHx S. BERRY.
p. S.-Our Convention holding over and the
nomination OF military cheftain who was
liked by The soldiers, was part OF the programme
to which alluded above j. :. b.
Private, except you and my friend.
The MaryssIlle Appeal comments on the
above as follows: A word or two about the
authorship of this precious rebel document 1t
is genuine. We have seen the manuscript,
read it, know the signature attached to it, lis
address and postmark. We know the author
and recognize the handwriting. The Express
publishes it. and with teigned nOnchalance
'supposes the letter was actually received" 1t
inimates it is forgery, but dared not declare
it for fear the authors name wonld be paraded
to the public The Express knows it is true.
The author is particular friend Of the editor
of the Express, and was arm in-arm with him
few days previous to his departure as a delegate
to the Democratic (rebe) National Convention
The rebel spirit of this letter is more worthy
of attention than its belligerent forewarnings
and prophesyiugs. lis iutimidating threats
about inaugurating civil war should 60 for
nothing more than evidence Of what many
Copperheads would attempt if their necks were
iron clad But the rebel spirit of the letter
the undisgused alliance confessed between the
Copperhead and the rebel cause.-The identity
OF interest admitted between "true Democracy
and Secessa this ought TO convince the
Northern men in California who are connected
with the Mcclellan party Of the rottenuess and
degeneracy of whot is claimed as the Demo
cratic party Can Northern man, who is
for the Union, longer doubt the alliance of the
Copperheads and the rebels?
/ Can any true Union man vote for the Cop
perhead candidate sor the Presidency, after
reading the above expose of the sentiments of
that faction? Arnod's treason was none the
less treason because it was unsuccessful. The
treason Of the Copperheads is none the less
damning and Infamous because ''nipped in the
bud" by the Government. Let all honest men
read and ponder well this remarkable letter,
and act according TO their honest convictions
OF duty on election day.
ALADY who was Frustrated BY severe illness