Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-19
QuarreIlng Amongst COpperheads.


Saturdays Times contained casiiga-
ton Of .he Cincinnati Enquirer, on ae-
count Of some "ungensrous aud uncalled
for" animadversions which the latter
made against the Indiana State Copper
head Convention, because of the non
coG initial and cowardly nature OF the
resolutions adopted by said body. The
Times deeply regrets this course Of the
Enquirer, as its only effect is to SOW the
seeds Of discord in the Democratic
ranks, and thereby perpetaats Lincoln
rule for four years longer"
The chief point that the Enquirer
makes Is, that the Convention in
question, in emitting to pass acme
resolution indicating that a great
var il raging in the country,
and expressing its opinion on the
merits Of that war, was too cowardly tn
face the true issue. The Enquirer says
We do not hesitate to say, that in
respect to this war there can be no such
thing as rational neutrality A eiti.
zen oil the United States If he is not dis.
'inetly for, must be distinctly opposed "a
Il Their omission Of the subject, argues
nothing for their courage or their intel
ligenee"
Just so. This is what we have said
time and again. There can be no nsu-
trality. The Copperhead Convention in
passing their non commital and COW
ardly resolutions acted in such manner
as will disgust that strong and infuen-
tial element in the party which, in the
words of Colerick of Allen county, "longs
for peace" aud which "hails Union
victory with no joy, and Union defeat
with no sorrow"
A great rebellion--a mighty wars
raging in our borders, which is shaking
the continent from center to cireumfer-
enee, and agitating the political and so
cial elements throughout the whole
world. The greatest events Of the GEN.
fury are transpiring; yetths unterrifsd
Democracy Of Indiana have not the
courage to declare their true sentiment
opposition to the war for the suppress
sion Of the rebellion-beeause, forsooth,
they are afraid that if they take sides
against the war the masses Of their party
will not sustain them.
The Enquirer thus further discourses
on the subject;
" There are times when the party
leader should, for his own sake, forget to
trim, shuttle, and prevarcate. There
are times when the masses cannot be
led away from the true issue BY shoucy
rhetoric, emp y generaiifies or fdctious |
Indignation upon minor points. The
italics are ours. And if there ever was
a time when party leaders should drop |
their propensity to carry water on both |
shoulders that time is now. The people
want opponents, not prestidigitAtors
They are not in q condition to be manip-
nla,ed. The Indianapolis resolutions
will deceive no one but those who wish
to be deceived"
Tbs Enquirer thinks it knows the
cunning author" of the limping
platform"
This is the party-the double-headed
or hydra-headed monster-represented By
these two quarrelsome organs, which the
Times protests weekly is united and har-
moniousl Its unity is the unity of FIRE
and water, its harmony tbs harmony of
: ehiraedri or bsdlam. 1t reminds Us
Of Barnum's happy family, consisting of
snakes, lizards, white mice, Norway
rats, pidgeons, Guinea pigs, chickens,
and other animals, fowls, reptiles and
birds, all co-habiting in one cage,
The truths, the "irrepressible conflict
sxists in the Democratic" ranks. There
$ niger in the woed-pile" there
There is war faction, peace faction.
md faction that is for anything to get
be Offices Of the country. To this latter
action the leaders who controlled the
copperhead State Convention belong.
The peace men comprise the ability,
honesty and courage Of the party. As
reasonable and infamous as their prin-
s'pIes are, they are entitled to more re-
'peet than the Janus faced tricksters
Sno got up the platform which the En-
l@'reT mathematics. The peace men
IRE the salt of the so-caned Dsmoc,s,;c
party. They are its soul aud sp;m.,;rr ,
principle. There is only one war n.rt9 :
u the country and that is the Union ~
saniaation, which favors a vigorous pros. $
'cution of the war for the suppression of i.
he rebellion and the preservation of ths .
Union. Any party protesting to favor 6
be war, but doing all in its power to
stard our armies in their work, and to !
indsr the GcvsrnusOs in Expressing '