The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-05-30
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The copperhead papers are fist the
same now as ever. The murder of
the President, who was not only the
savior Of the Republic but the kind
father and friend Of the, boys ia blue,
for moment shamed the Coptefhead
organs into silence. Not having him
to abuse, they are now beratins .Seeres
tary Stanton. TIE Chicago Times,
which has called the soldiers AT sorts
of foul names for the past four years,
cannot get over its grief that they
have whipped the rebels, end it now
pitches into them again WEE renewed
malignity. 1t says, in recent issGe
I" Our recruits for the past four years
have been. largely taken, not merely
from the worst classes in this country,
but from the veriest slums of Europe.
A great many presumed and convicted
criminals. have been sold to. the recruit
ing officers. Many Of them are bsoun-
drels of the worst character.
cit is scarcely necessary to enumcrate
in details the methods by which a great
many bad men have gotten INTO cur ar
mics. Suffice it that we have not a
few Of whom the following is truth
full description, and whose disposition
is matter that requires che Utmost
consideration.
''Dirty, begrimmed, ragged, scores Of
them barefooted and bareheaded, with
stolen towelling bandaged about tkeif,
feet and heads, limping, hobbling and
cursing, they appeared the scabs, scav-
engers and scum of all creation: not
face or feature on which was not writ
ten" thief" "murderer, "houseburnleT,"
and awoman-ravisher !"
"On the march they were miles away
plundering, burning, ravishihg, and
during the battle they avoided its
dangers aud confined themselves to rob-
bing the dead. They are not entitled,
even under the cover of their patriotic
blue, to anything but our abhorrense
for their past acts, and apprehensiohs
with reference to their future.
'To this class of totally depraved
must be added many others, originally
not bad men, who have become con-
taminated by association with the 9TH
ers.
"Alrcady we are feeling the sdvatc-
ed waves Of tkis ihundation of ras-
cality. In Chicago, it is not safe for
any man to venture after dark square
from the well.lighted thoroughfares.
Swarms of burglars have settled upon
the city, and not night passes with
out half dozen or more houses being
entered and plundered. Every night
are there men garrotted or knocked
senseless with slung shots, or killed in
some way, for purposes of robbery.
These things are so in Chicago, and
they are the same in other large cities:
1t is not a limited deluge of scoundrel-
ism that has flowed into Chicago, but
it is part of vast food that is over
flowing the whole land. 1t is bad
enough to-day, but Is will be worse to-
morrow, and will continue to grow
worse until the entire rascality con-
tanned in our armies is released and has
settled in our midst. m
'SIKow to deal WITH this present AMI
coming tide of immortality, is aques-
ton of moment"
Our soldiers were, as everybody
knows, mostly respectable farmers,
lGmbermen, mechanics and laborers-
law abiding, orderly and good citizens.
Occasionally, of coprses there were
bal men among them; but the great
majority of rascals, sneaks and de,
serters, were men Of the Times own
politics--pro-Slavery Democrat, and
Copperheads, of whom Canada and
the internal regions are full. The only
reason the Time2 ass for this outrage
Gus attack upon our brave defenders is
because they have fought successfully
against rebels, and voted against
Copperheads. 1t only speaks out
openly the hatred of the Union blue
tiat is secretly felt by all Copperheads
everywhere.