, 1865-03-08
THE ktFOEE P0IN TSP OF CoPPER.
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Edward A. Pollard. editor Of the Richmond
-Exomiite7, author of the "Southcrn His
tory Of the War;" Is Democrat in good
standing, residing in the city Of Richmond.
TaoChicago Convention utterly refused to
ccnsure him or his co-rebels for their " "isrcg-
ular opposition to what they all styled the
Lincoln despotis1n," !" and which was then as
derccly denounced ut Chicago as at Rich
anond. Never having been read out OF the
Democratic party, nor their acts dlsayowed
or condemned, by the authoritative conyen-
lion of that party, Pollard and his fellow reb.
els still remain Democrats in good standing.
Pollard has recently spent few months at
thc North, in the city of New York and else
where, and while here renewed his old inti-
macy with the Democratic politicians Of the
North, especially Of the city Of New York.
On us return to Richmond he published in
letter to the Richmond Etaminer certain facts
which are well known to almost the eoti.cs
people, but to which " "Denocratic' witness
es hare hitherto bcen somewhat chasy OF con.
dcesing.
"No doubt can rest In history that at the tins of
the Chicago Convention tho Democratic party in
cpcfaiions, tic iiual mud Inevitable conclasoa Of
which .as the acknowledgment Of tho tudepcn-
<tncc Of the Southern Contederacy. II wus pro-
kaccc.sirc etep:, as moi 10 alarm too mach tne
Ca1on scntuacnt Of tho country. The first step
WIS 10 be the prcpo,ition Of the Union as it wa,
~ convention Of Ssates Ii that was voted down,
1Aen t!tc proposition oi neE principle or fedora
7ion. limited to foreign relations and to rerenu=.
y thnt were rejected, then the proposition OF IN
sIblc, by an extraordinary league, Tie American
1restige; and If all lhesc propositions, intended
as Successive tests Of tae spirit Of tho South we're
fall. ttfn Hf list the fEH.4Npndprr&+
1ederste st,tes nadc sine Qza Hon syas to be con.
Ssded @ q the Democrn;te party of the North.
will l,c eecn from this sketch OF The programme
that the design Of the Democr4tic party was to
set the North on the naked iteuc Of war and sep7-
il It's execution
Here NC have tle four points Of Cooper
hcadssm, on which the pretended 'tDcmo-
czutic party'' fought their last fight and lost
their last battle. Only the frs. of these did
1.cy venture 10 uamc in their platform. The
course to be pursued II the convention Of the
Statcs should fall was secretly discussed and
understood, but not published. AS Mr..
Pollard, where not biased By his ardent de-
writer Of much ability, and as his sources Of
information from Northern Copperheads,
7,eecc men, spies and rebel emIssarics, are ex-
7ensive and intimate, ms statement Is en-.
1ltled 10 great weight.
It is we'll enough for the New York World,
If the statement Of Pollsrd is true, to style it
4 eanard and pooh-Fooh 1t without even IN
honest denial. But If it Is untrue 1t would Be
far more to the purpose to state what those
who formed the Chicago Convention did in
tend if a convention Of the States failed.
They were pressed for this answer through
out the canvass. They always withheld IL.
They dare not answer it now. The wh5le
world knew that convention Of States
would amount to nothing. What them.
Pollard answers. Let the e'"Democracy'' coli
trnd'ct Ills statement If they dare, and dis.
prove It If they can. The Issue Is simply
Shas Docs he lie, OF arc you traitors? ?''
Elect IL II you can