, 1865-09-14

rIo ,p,p,co+e of thc Denonrra,fr machine
M, -ook1nr nominations md preparinp to
=. ntcst 11r fiji elections with Inc Republi-
corz II secms In us that men nossessine
-,o1e,,tc fn.c1,t~rnce s,,ould NOT be LONGER
.l,.cc;ve,1 into snn,.ortinr the candidates Of
,1,,at rartr. I.oot at The record the Cooper
bcsd na,tv has made Within a few years mast.
Tber inserted various thfncr in the interests
~ f1,e rebels. and prophesied evil eou.inu-
mir. Ther assertcd-
lst. That each State WIS sovereagn and had
II constitutional right to seccde.
, "a, That 1t w1s unconstitutional to coercca q
seeded State
:: Sd. That If the attempt should be made oy
; the "Abolltionists'' TO bring back seeded
Slate by force ofarms, the NorthernDcnoc'acy
would open such fire tn the rear as would
Eivo them full employment al nome. bot Inc
+'Abo1itionis1s, mot dctcrrcd by these assump
tions and threats, proceeded to arrest the ab-
scondins States, cocrce them buck into the
Union, and never stopped until all the runa-
wnys were brought back at the point Of the
bayknct, nftcr being first soundly thrashcd.
But we had divers md sundEy Copperhead
prophecies, Of which the following aze sam
pies:
1st. That the South could mover be con-
! qlcrcd; thai history furnished no preceden
| OF a people numbering eight millions Of unit.
| cd warlikc men hayine ever been conquered !;
| the thing was impossible. But the South
conquered. Tic eight millions Of was1ik
chiyalry were whipped In spite of the Copper
head flre-in-tle-rcar, until they cried hold,
enough!
Cd. That the Emancipation Proclamation
would divide tho North, unite the South,
weaken the Union, prolong the war, cause
the army to desert Its standards in disgust,
and make the triumph OF the rebellion cez-
lain. What was the tacts It tstrcnsthcncd the
Union cause, inspired fresh hope In The dc
spending hearts Of loyal men, infused new
| yIcor In 4hc army, enabled the Government
| to enforce thu draft und fill up the wasted
ranks. II changed the neutral, black popu1a-
tion Into aciiYe md zsalous 6scnds- ! twas
tie master stroke and turning point OF lhc
war, and thereafter victory followed VICTORY
until the rebellion crumbfed into the dust
Sd. That Tue enlistment OF nesrocs as so''
dlcrs, and their heorpofatlon INTO oof army,
would Tire the Southern hcart and make Inc
rebels 50 fcrocions that taey Nonld never
submit, While II "ohlo oesraae ana aasssust
our white soldiers and officers, causing ths
former 10 desert and the 1a.,er to resign.
buI al.c iao4e'4s ~. 49,. t..' .t'o
e5,oco blacks were mustered INTO the RANKS
armed, clothed anu pala hks luz "i,e SOL
die1s, and eo,Uoo more "cte pu, ~ ~ 4uoofses 20
to do the hara oraasefy W 'ne alms' ~
body Wns dlsgustoa or rcs1enea' cAecpt a."
"of1n1ese' e,unu ~ Sorf ra,s
q nuisance nj best IN ,he ai1oy. ..
4th. That negro solole1s sou.a a,a, ~ - e ,aa.s
pselcss thai thcy were 100 lsno,'1. W ,e.a
soldiers duty, ana 100 co"a'ns 20 nsut
that they would ftn a. 1ae A1sI nie A4o" eA'
terrible chiys-
Tie sequel proved ~ theso maheaous Is
sertions false. The olacks naae e1eellco
soldiers, tcachable, obedicnt, WILING hnt
brave. They Gorg1t beside the White troop!
on scores Of fields, and defended their color
ralIantly and fearlessly. They proved them
selves to be . full match for rebels, naa1