Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-07-28
General KiIpatrick's Opinion of COpperher-
heads.


The Newark ADVERTISER gives the following
report of the speech delivered by General Kill
patrick, on taking the chair as temporary Pres
ident Of the Union State Convention at Tren-
ton:
GENTLEMEN AND FELLow-CITIzENs or MY Ma
TIVE STATE: | truly appreciate the great honor
you have conferred on me, an humble soldier
| from New Jersey, in selecting me TO preside
over the only loyal convention that will be call
| ed in the State for the nomination of a Candi-
date for Governor. Loud and continued ap-
plause 1t is scarcely necessary for me 10 say
that this distinction is unexpected and almost
oyerwhelmns me; and in accepting it do not
intend to make any extended remarks; / should
as soon think of talking war 10 that great SOL
| der General Grant, Tremendous applause as
TO talk politics to all this vast concourse of pol
iticians laughter and appause]: TO men who
| are not only my seniors in wisdom, but in years,
and who have made politics the study of their
lives. Yet do desire To say that accepted an
invitation 10 meet with you here to-day in or
der that there may be no misunderstanding as
TO how / intend TO conduct myselfin the future.
and 20 show how soldier should conduct hIm-
self now the war Is over, when patriotism de-
mands his services or influence. To show TO
Union men and CoppeIbeads how soldier res
be condemns their traitOTous acts, which have
disgraced my native State for the past four
years. am here, feeling that am among men
who never spoke word of disloyalty, and who
never faltered, aud TO represent men who have
remained firm during the dark hours ofthe I'm
ion, and who have prayed, fought and bled for
Our cOuntry-led by that great and good man.
Abraham Lincoln. Immense and long contin-
ued applause.
You have assembled here to-day, my friends
under no ordinary circumstances, and, trust,
with good promise of success in redeemng the
name of our State. L tell you, wherever 90
to New York, Philadelphia, Washington while
travelling in the cats-eVeryw | hear Ian
guage in reference 10 New Jersey which fills
my whole soul with disgust and hatred to those
who have disgraced my native State; and how
IL Is possible fOT any OF ITS citizens to Join hands
with traitors is beyond my comprehensions.-
Fellow citizens have deyiated from the course
OF military men IN taking the stand have, but
i have been more excited since l have been in
New jersey over what have heard said than
was during any of the scenes through which
have passed during the war Do you know
that have heard men here say it would have
been better to let the South go; that they be-
lieve in State rights; that the martyIed Presi-
kent was tyrant! and that his successor, An
drew johnson, Is 4 second Nerol There are
men III Sussex, with much zeal but very little
brains, who rejoice that they voted for Johu c.
Breckinridge once, and say "by thunder they
would do it again if they had opportunity" "
Not satisfied with the sacrifices, expenses, and
all the calamities of the wal, they now tell you
that johnson is murderer inaPproving the ex-
ecution of the assassin of the President. The
OoppeIhead editors were equally guilty with
Southern rebels. He referred especially 10. an
article in the Newton Herald which he denoun-
ced with peculiar sarcasm, and thought the
whole batch OF such traitors should be hung on
the same tree with jeff. Davis