Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-11-15

The Chicago Journal of the Sth has the
following very appropriate remarks upon
the lesson taught those returned soldiers
who consented to be used by Copperheads
for the purpose of defeating the nominees
of the Union Party. Union men have felt
grieyed that they were forced to vote
against some brave soldiers In order 20
defeat the Copperheads, just as good
officer grieyes at the loss of has own men
in defeating an enemy. But those who
train in rebel ranks must not expect sup
port from Union men
:" The elections of October and Noyem~
Der have taught C. good lesson to our SOL
diers, who IN the anxiety for othce, have
accepted copperhead nominations, or al
lowed their names to be associated on
tickets with copperheads. In every case
where they have done this, they have been
overwhelmingly defeated Commencing
with Gen futile, who, in Iowa, allowed
the comprehend party to run him for Gov
ernor, in 1868. and General Mcclellan,
who jumped ut the proposition OF becom~
ing the candidate of the copperheads for
President, in 1861 all soldiers who have
thus lost sight Of principle in their impa-
tient desire for civil Office, have without
single exception, been rebuked by the
popular verdict. In October, General
Benton, in Iowa, and General Morgan, in
Ohio were badly defeated, while running
for Governor for the copperheads AMI
Yesterday, General Rice, in Minnesota,
General Slocum, in New York, General
Runyon, in New Jersey, General Couch,
IN Massachusetts. General Hobart, in Wis
consin. and several Generals in our coun-
" were likewise defeated-not, In single
instance, because the people do not desire
10 honor the returned heroes OF the war;
but because they fraternized with the party
that proved itself the bitter enemy OF the
soldiers, the war and the Union while the
struggle was going on. If soldiers thus
sacrifice their own self-respect, surely
they cannot expect that their friends Will
respect them
On the other hand IN not a single IN
stance that We are aware of, has soldier
who was running "a candidate OF the
Union party. which was true 10 him while
the war was IN progress. been defeated
not one General Stone, of Iowa, Genera
oglesbv, Of Illinois. General FaIrchlld, Of
Wisconsin. General Marshall, of Mime
sofa. General Cox, of Ohio, General Bar
low, of New \ ork, General Ward, OF New
Jersey, have. as the candidates of the Tn
ION party, been made Governors of theil
respective States by large majorites-t'
say nothing of many other soldiers VIII,
have been elected to other Offices by the
same party
This lesson will not he lost upon cu1
soldiers They have discovered to them
sltire satisfaction, 10y this time. that the
IoyaI 1cople Of this country have no char
,,v for ANYBODY who helps the copper
heads. who helps the rebels The people
wish T. reward md honor the heroes VIII,
served the country with courage and II
deity 10 the field, bat they cannot and
wi not honor them when they throw
themselves into d:sgraccfu, and dishonor-
allie political company The | mon party
and the soldiers have common interests
sympa,hies, sentiments sud purposes, and
will henceforth, as heretofore, work 70
gerher and rally together under the same
banner,