The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-28
Democratic Candidate for Auditor General.

Democratic Candidate for Auditor General.
We last week denounced Col Davis,
the present Democratic candidate for Au-
ditor General, as a genuine Copperhead,
and we herewith present the evidence to
justify us in making that charge and
if it is not sufficient to stamp him as a
Copperhead of the worst die, then We
will yield the point The following
copperhcad effusion is from Col. Davis
paper, the Doylestown Democrat, and
was published in that paper August %,
1864:
With an immense army, a good navy,
and the ports ofthe Confederacy blockaded
we have gained virtually nothing, and
will have gained nothing until we defeat
the two main armies of the south The
reason why we have been SO unfortune
are plain and understandable Mr.. Lin
coin committed himself to an emancipa-
tion policy. He hereby abandoned the
war for reunion, and made it a war alb
solutely and unequivocally for the negro
"Slavery shall not live" was his motto =
Beyond this was an object dearer to his
heart-his own -election-which he es-
teemed more than hundred thousand
lives. These were his two motives for a.
bandoning the principles of our govern
meut, and of pcrverting the war. For
these purposes, and these only, has the
war been prolonged; for these purposes
were the soldiers massacred at Olustee,
and the army of General Grant defeated
and foiled for these purposes has another
draft been ordered, for these purposes
have elections been carried by force of
arms, and "bogus States" declared in
the Union; for these purposes have thous,
ands been buried under Confederate sod ;;
for these purposes have the forts and
bastiles of the country been filled with
fearless patriots who dare expose the
profigacy of Abolition, and the corruption
and despotism of Abraham Lincoln.
1.-The people are now to decide between
this state of affairs and peace-between
the old Government and new despotism
the protection of our liberties
and the surrender of them to an arbitrary
aud perlidious ruler. Peace ended with
the administration of James Buchanan and
war, bloody, remorseless war, began with
the Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
We have tried war for three years let US
now try to effect what war has failed to
do. There is no doubt that Mr. Lincoln
has done more to to cement the States of
the Confederacy together than any man
on the continent. He has pursued pol
icy calculated to divide the sentiment of
the North, and harmonic that of the
South. Yet he has now the presumption
to ask a re collection. The question will
be: Lincoln and his war, or the Chicago
nominee and peace for reunion.
at is mistaken idea that peace means
nothing of the kind. No Democrat ever
expressed his willingness to concede to
lishonorable compromise We have tried
var and found by sad experience that
t is supremely proftless, and that Lin
'oln and his hirelings are incapable off
campaign successfully if they
wished. Something must be done. The
Democratic party proposes, if we Judge
fright, to restore the Union under the
Constitution by peaceable means. Mr..
lincoln has put the prolongation of the
var out of the question. Our nation is
llmost bankrupt, and every branch cf in
iustry is suffering for want of men; there
ore are men called upon to join the stan
lard of peace for re- union, and defeat the
'arty in power which is no more nor less
han thoroughly disunion party"