The Monmouth inquirer., 1865-08-03
From the Jersey Cit, Daily Times g
The Copperheads Uncomfortable.

Inc CoPperheads uncOmfcrtable.
We have never noticed. in allour political
l'experienee, a more Remarkable unanimity oy
Observation-Disclosures than IS now exhibited BY
the New Jersey copperheads From the
Bergen Democrat tothc Camden Democrat,
/ from Judge Naar as centre, to the Sussex
Herald as an "out Squirt" they manifest
the most extraordinary and decided fright,
railing and ill temper that we have ever OBJ
served. They don't like the nomination of
MarcusL. Ward. They don't like the pros
pect ahead in the political campaign. We
are sorry for them, but seriously, what did
they hope or expectf Did they imagine
that the Union party Of New. Jersey was
likely to make a platform; or .nominate can
didates TO please them ? Their talk would
indicate this, but we can't see why they
should have thought SO. The. Union party
in this State never meantlto please the cop
perheads in any thing, and intend to defeat
them in the coming, canvass. Why should
they have counted on any different result of
the Union Convention We hive made a
lust, sensible, Union abiding, freedom loving
platform This, Of course, displeases the
copperhcads. We all intended it should
We have nominated Marcus l.. Ward, and
no man more totally and evidently opposed
to and hated by the pro slavery party, the
copperheads Of New Jersey, could have been
put in nomination. This grief we also de-
liberately intended to put upon them. Let
them beat our candidate and defeat our prn-
ciples if they can, but let them cease whn-
ing, because we did not see fit to arrange
matters as they would have been glad to
have US. h4@ y. :.
But perhaps no one thing tries their tenn
per so sorelY, as, the manly and fearless
speech of Gen. Fitzpatrick, the President Of
our Convention. His BRIEF sharp and truth
full arraignment Of the copEerhead party in
this State, seems to have stirred up all the
copperhead bile in the State. We presume
that this is precisely what the General de-
signed to. He has been astonishing and
stirring up rebels for some time past, and it
came quite natural to him to make charge
on the rebel sympathizers here in his native
State. He simply told the truth about them,
and they are quite naturally, very angry
about it. The Newark Journal says, and
the Standard copies approvingly, that Gen.
Kilpatrick's speech was one of vituperation
and passion. Now we deny it, Itlwas the
earnest utterance of the simple truth in
plain language. Let US quote few SEN
tences of Gen. Kilpatrick's speech, and see
if he, in any sense, transcended the limits
of truth. He said
= truly appreciate the great honor you have
conferred on me, an humble soldier from New
Jersey, in selecting me to preside over the only
loyai convention that will be called in the State
for the nomination ofa candidatefor Governor
Well, isn't that true? Will there be any
other loyal State Convention in New Jersey
this years Not unless that same Conyen-
ton shall reassemble. He said also:
!" Yet do desire to say that I accepted af
invitation to meet with you here to-day in
order that there may, be no misunderstanding
as to how / intend to'conduet myself in the fu-
ture, and to show how think soldier should
conduct himself now the war Is over, when
patriotism demands his services or Influence
To show to Union men and copperheads how
soldiers respect the former and desDise the lat
ter, how he condemns their traitorous acts
which have disgraced my native State for the
past four years | am here feeling that am
among men who never faltered and to repre-
sent men who have remained firm during the
dark hours of the Union, and who have prayed,
fought and bled for our country; led by that
great and good man, Abraham Lincoln. I'm
mense and long continued applause.] .,...
Is not that also true, is it not the feeling
of all the New Jersey soldiers ?. Of course
it is, and Gen.. Fitzpatrick. did not put the
case whit tooforcibly. He further said
"Not satisfied with the sacrifices. expenses,
and all the calamities or the war, they (the
copperheads) now tell you that johnson is, a
murderer for approving the execution Of the
assassins of the President The copperhead
editors were equally guilty with Southern re
bels-he thought the whole batch of such
traitors should be hung on the same tree with
JEFF. Davis"
Is not that correct and true also The
fact is, that in assailing Gen, Fitzpatrick, and
men Of his stamp, who are all old Demo-
Gratis, the New Jersey copperheads are
gnawing a file. They are in a bad fix, and
they know it; they feel that Marcus L.
Ward will be elected, as he ought to be, and
they cannot conceal their intense uncomfort-
ableness at the prospect.
Arrest of John III. Surratt.
A man supposed to be John H. Surratt
one Of the conspirators implicated in the as
sassination of President Lincoln, arrived at
Harrisburg in manacles and under a proper
guard on Tuesday morning from Pittsburg
and left for Washington on the Northern
Central train at noon the same day. He was
arrested in Texas. p tpai sff
SHORT, BUT CONCLUSIVE. Gen. Palmer
made frank and very sensible speech to
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