Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-04-14
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BEDFORD Pa, FRIDAY. APRIL II, 1896.
AsCENDENCY OF TIE COPPER
HEAD PARTY.


HEAD PARTY.
The world has conceded Wilkins Micaw-
Der to be a perfect impersonifcation of that
class of hopeful genius, who abide the slow
but sure developments oe ungracious time,
BIZ standing ever ready to seize the first in
dication Of something favorable and SCUM
ding it to their praise and advantage. Lat
terly, however, it has appeared to US that
Micawber has been totally eclipsed in this
respect by the leaders of the Copperhead
Party. Waiting for something to turn
up has grown not only progerbial with
them but has become a mania Day after
day In these last stages of the rebellion, we
have heheld them betray their unholy sym
pathies, with doieftl visages, consoling
themselves thatsomething would turn up
to their relief in the form of regular god
send. Poor creatures how they have
writhed and squirmed and strained to reach
tenable point Every new feature of the
political aspect of our country has been
grasped as the long lookedfor something .
Dubious positions have been seized and
hastily e.acuated Yea, achange has come
oyer the spirit of their dreams, and they
have sought another base. Like the artful
magician they have preluded, Now you see
it and now you don't see it, nor has any
thing been seen, save their discontinue.
In the effort to crush the great rebellion
they have iabored necessarily How not 20
do it T" To-day they have Khined Peace |
Peace and tomorrow vowed that the war
might last forever or until the Copperhead
Party should get into power. And now alas,
when they find that the rebellion viii be
crushed, they see the ascendency of their
wretched party upon the ruins of the Con
federaey. We have heard of ludierious
things, and have been tempted tolaugh at
the stupidity of some unfortunate creatures,
but in this instance it was not our risibilness
that was excited but our pity: it would be
unkind to acknowledge that we were other
wise affected. We are sorry that space for
bids us going into general review of the
chances OF success, however we will throw
out few suggestions. To do this we have
only to take slight retrospective glance at
the history of this wonderful combination for
evil.
Tomorrow four years ago the President
issued his proclamation calling for $4,000
volunteers TO suppress the embryo rebellion;
this was the key note from which sprung
the first opposition; from that day until this
has the Copperhead party been directly and
indirectly countenancing the rebellion, and
50 alarming did this state of things become
that the loyal people ousted them from ev-
cry Office of trust from Maine to California
Those who had a spark of manliness in their
compositions fed to the rebels, whilst those
who were too cowardly to 90 to their friends
organized resistance at home. Knights of
the Golden Circle were formed everywhere
Their friends were counselled to resist the
draft orfee to Canada. Barns were burn
ed and loyal citizens intimidated. Every
proposition or measure looking to the
suppression of the rebellion was denounced
and the motives of the Government i'm
pugned. No rejoicing was visible on their
part at the receipt of the intelligence of a
Union victory. Doubts and consolation
were always found for such reports. And
even to-day. while we write, when the new
o-beforgotten intelligence, so cheering to
the heart of every patriot, that Gen. Robt.
E. Lee has capitulated to the terms dicta-
ted by General u S. Grant, the Shiny Cop
perhead is occasionally to be seen with woe
be-gone countenance, Struggling his shoul-
ders and hoping that it may be true, when
every hneament Of his face tells us that he
hes from the bottom of his heart. We do
not thus arraign all who have connected
themselves with this unfortunate organiza-
ton, but this mark of Cain, of which we
speak is now too visible.
Is it necessary for us to contend that the
Copperhead Party lcith such record, viii
not spring up to power, upon the ruins o.
the Confederacy +? No, we should not in
suit the good sense Of our readers by at
tempting such nonsense. We might as
well attempt to prove that Satan and all his
host will be re-instated in heaven. There is
about as much plausibility in the one as in
the other.