Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-09-22

CauSe,-W must ana would. 1 his at least |
was certain. America must hencelorth be
tro, if not mdHg nations.
These sentiments were uttered not only |
by the Times and its echoes, but by the de |
spote press. and the adherents of monarch
ical principles throughout Europe, by the |
Rebels of course, and especially by the |
croakers and copperheads of the north.
Over and over again have we heard pre-
dictions of defeat and ruin from these, worse
than rebel traitors-cowards and assassins at
home.
Over and over again have we seen them
exult in our defeats, and sneer at the suffer-
ings of the soldier
They discouraged cnlistments-they re-
fused to loan money to the government-they
gave decisions adverse to our currency
they voted for armistices-thcy clamored for
peace at any price-they talked about ''arb-
trary arrests" "habeas corpus"-and some
went so far as to say that the government of
JEFF. Davis was preferable to that of Abe
Lincoln
Some of them wanted to take the Presi-
dent by the nApe of the neck, and all for
what?
Simply because he was determined 10 do
his duty and fight the rebels till they were
subdued, and the Union restored.
He believed that it could he done-tllai it
{ ght to be done-and that it must and
should be done
IHey didn't believe in either-hence their
continued abuse of Mr. Lincoln and his con.
sistent supporters, and their constant and
most malignant and insulting asseverations
that the south were right, and, that right or
wrong, we could never conquer them.
NoO, how does their conduct look, and
their declarations sound? How do their
croakings and predictions, their reasonable
words and reasonable acts, appear in the
light OF recent victories, and II conquered
peace How will their acts read upon the
pages of history?
What will even the next generation say of
them?
But we need not go beyond the present
age, nor their own ranks for verdict. The
copperheads of Maine and New York State.
have just voted to glority the soldiers. eulo
| gize President Johnson and his advisers, and
canonize Mr. Lincoln, saint, (the very
man whom just now they wanted to seize by
the throat) for conquering that peace which
they said could never be obtained, and which
they did all they could to prevent - for
achieving victories which they declared
could never be gained, or which they con.
unued to underrate or explain away, till the
skill of our leaders and the galantry of the
men, and successiveand overwhelming Unior
Ticferies f'"f them IL, efses, -I.es.e aud maze
the most brazen faced copperhead blush for
his Inconsistency and his crime
Already the process OF galvanizing and
whitewashing the copper stains has com.
menced. Already they are stealing the liv.
cry and using the language oI the patriotic.
Soon we eXpest to hear them claim to hag,
been iic chief friends and supportc Of tb,
war so! Tempus o! Mores!'
viii any OF these opposers of The govern.
ment when struggling for the life of he ma
+ ton, these calumniators Of our brave sol
diers-these bitter and uurelenting opposei
# of the war from beginning to end-ever rt
tract their abuse, and apologize for their con
r duct? And much more will they repent {
Il their great crime of hedH and toord treaso
/ at the north where they had not the shadoy
4 of an excuse for it? Never. We venture
a say, never. \ man who is mean enough
be traitor to his country in the midst of
/. loyal population, and an enemy to freedom
, when all the lessons Of education and rel
= gion teach him beiter-is too mean TO ato,
5, for his conduct, and act the part of tr,
- man.
t. Noi we look for no change in these me
A. except to ignore and cover up the past. "
y look for none from their co.workers and g
A., traitors abroad
.r In vain shall 1--we look for anything so nob
ls and so manly in the London Times, and
le followers and imitators. We point III
Il, abusive sheet to the declarations of its ov
IN rlges. We invite it to pcrusa of parall
issages-taking for example the record an
lie ,-e statements of its columns for OF
nd year Of our disasters-and comparing the
id with that Of 'G5-the year of our victori
he and complete triumph We ask them
ro- look at their own multiplied and repeat
lr- declarations Of defeats and final disaster
er. our cause, their sneers and abuse th
SIS, charges of barbarism, and in short. tn
whole treatment of the North and the IL
he rious cause for which they contendcd n
nd counted all things else hut loss so he tb
ls, could vindieate and establish it, and then
m them look AT the record of our victories a
it) complete triumph over the econspirators-f
I'd success in raising large armies, shipbuildi,
he coast and harbor defence, gunncry, ca
nd palging surmounting the difficulties of
-as mate and space, in loans and finances and
I'D Whatever short of impossibilties, points
rst success,and exhibits the grand characterist
he OF great nation, Let them look and
on how utterly they mistook our people, our
Ia. stltutlons, our resources, and the rlori,
cause for which we contcnded, and III
to confess their stupidity or their malice.
,ch both. Let them see how their vaunted II
'od hctlons compare with the logic of facts, a
AN present results. If they had not face
ne, prasS' and sensibilities of stone, they wo,
IAN hahg thelr hcads for very shame-sbame
his 'nlhk they Knew so little about the Americ
lgs people, ana Shame to think they 50 gros
rer msrepresented and wlmlly abused us.
up But if the course of the Times has h,
ion ridiculous and wrong, what shall we saw
those persons and presses in our mida, ~
of without the excuse of interest, or tbc nro
ain dice and superstition of foreigners. yilif
on and opposed the government, and not n,
d. predicted the success of the Rebels In,
ost all they could to secure ity