Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-08-31
E We publish the foIlowinj

Address for the benefit of our Cop
perhead friends, Stree gratis for no.
think" We do this as our contribu
ton to their work of love, believing
that it will have more general cir
culation through the columns of the
Journal, than in the form Of circu-
lar to be distributed privately. Where
it was found and in whosepossession
we are not at liberty to state. 1t
will repay the reader, and we com
mend it to all classes, both Union
men and Democrats.
ADDREss-To the remnant of
the Democracy known as Copper
heads, who still adhere to the fixed
and immutable principle s the once
time bonOred party, to " To the
victors belong the spoils, al i the end
justifies the means.
/ BRETHREN:-For four years past
we have beasdefeated in every con-
test. In a wofd we have neither vic
tory nor spoils. All our means to
accomplish those ends have proved
failures, and to dag we stand in the
eyes of the world as even more con-
temptible, than our Southern brothers
who took up arms, because they, in
conjunction with US could no longer
hold the reins Of power. 1t is not
possible that under the present tao
tics of our pal ty leaders, we can ever
recover our former prestige in this
country. The sudden closing up of
the war, to our great dismay and dis
grace, has left no hope for us in the
future. Its close, showed us to be
false prophets, at the same time it
exhibited us to the world, as ardent
ly desiring the fulfilment of our own
predictions T2ere-sS.:- ss,s-esz.-la4 -,es. 49,, : !.
! expect i'll the future that we shall re-
cover the respect of the peol lie. In
deed it is extremely doubtful if we
shall be able to retain any sense OF
self-respect. As party we are the
scorn and contempt even of our
Southern hrothern who, having failed
in their efforts to set up kingdom
based upon the Divine Right of ne
gro slavery, now aver that they
should never have undertaken it, but
for the pledges Of our party in the
North. This is probably true enough,
but had they pro ed as faithful to US
as we to them, this humiliating truth
would not now be cast in our teeth.
There is one way yet left us. The
Union party that has been a unit, for
so many years must be divided We
must thwart Its purposes, by sowing
di;sension and discord in its ranks.
The purpose of this party we well
know, is to secure to all classes in
this nation the blessings of Peace,
Liberty and Union. 1t designs to
make the Declaration of Indepen-
dence mean what it says, not gilt
tering generalities" but plain truth.
The slaves being set free by the
progress of the war, this party de-
signs to carry out their infractions
o. the Constitution, and violation of
the rights of white freemen, so far as
to render the freedom of the slaves
perpetual. and independent of any
State sovereignty that might wisely
conclude to retain slavery as one of
its peculiar institutions. This party
has also plunged the nation into debt
far beyond any hope of payment.
This debt was contracted for the di-
abolical purpose of subjugating our
Southern brethren Now these I'm
ionists design to pay this monstrous
debt, upon the frivolous ground that
the faith of he nation is pledged to
extinguish the last dollar. This
monstrous doctrine will bear pro-
portionably hard on Us, who have
never hesitated to advocate the pro-
priety of reputation whenever the
necessities of our party demanded
it.
Fellow Copperheads, these dam
nable doctrines must be met, and
overcome. 1t is understood that
some of you are in favor of joining
the Urion or Republican party, and
by future actions endeavor to re
trieve that shame now common to us
all. Dearly beloved in the Devil,
be admonished by US of the folly of
such a course. The people will
neither forgive or forget your former
course during the war, nor ever
cease to curse the course of US your
leaders, in opposition thereto. And
can you be SO ungrateful as to desert
us Sow? Can yen leave us to the
cold hatred a1ila. scorn OF the world,
who organized you as a party, and
led you to defeat, in supporting tie
fire. in the rear party. True. we
made you the unwilling instruments,
in shedding much innocent blood,
and wasting millions of wealth, and
covering our beautiful land with sor-
row and woe, but even after all this,
you surely cannot be SO devoid Of