The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-08-10
General Kilpatrick on Copperheads.

. General Fitzpatrick, the daring Cavalry
officer acted as temporary President at
the Union State Convention Of New Jer
sey the other day. On taking the chair
he spoke as follows:
| truly appreciate the honor you have
conferred on me, an humble soldier from
New Jersey, in selecting me to preside
over the only Convention that will be
called in the State for the nomination Of
Governor. Loud and continued ap-
plause 1t is scarcely necessary for me
to say that this distinction is unexpected,
and almost overwhelms me and in accep-
ting it | do not intend to make any ex
tended remarks; | shea Id as soon think
of talking war to that great soldier Gen.
Grant tremendous applause as to talk
politics to all this vast concourse OF poll
ticians laughter and applause j to men
who are not only my seniors IN wisdom,
but in years, and who have made politics
the study for their lives. Yet do say
that I accepted an invitation to meet with
you here to day in order that there may
be no misunderstanding as to how | in
tend to Conduct myself in the future, and
to show how [ think soldier can con-
duet himself, now the war is over, when
patriotism demands his services or inhu-
ence. To show to Union men aud cop
perheads how soldier respects the for
mer and despises the latter how he con-
demns their traitorous acts, which have
disgraced my native State for the past four
years. | am here feeling that [ am among
men who never spoke word of disloyalty
and who never faltered and to represent
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, Abra-
ham Lincoln. Immense and long con-
tinued applause.
You have assembled here to-day, my
friends, under no ordinary circumstances
and trust, with good promise of success
in redeeming the fame of our State. |
tell you, wherever | go-to New York
Philadelphia, Washington, while travel
ling in the cars-everywhere [ hear Ian
guage in reference TO New Jersey which
fills my whole soul with disgust and hat
red to those who have disgraced my ma
tive State; and how it is possible for any
Of its citizens to join hands with traitors
is beyond my comprehension. Fellow
citizens, | have deviated from the course
OF otmihtary men in taking the stand have
But [ have been more excited since |
have been in New Jersey over. what l
have heard than [ was during any of the
scenes Of war. Do you know that have
heard men here say it would have been
better to let the South go that they be-
lieve in State Rights; that the martyred
President was a tyrant! and that his sue
cessor, Andrew johnson, is asecond Nero.
There are men in Sussex, with much
zeal but with very little brains, who re-
joice that they voted for John G. Breck
inridse once, and say, by thunder they
would do it again if they had an opportu
nifty" Not satisfied with the sacrifices,
expenses, and all the calamities of the
war, they now tell you that johnson is a
murderer for approving the execution of
the assassins of the President. The cop
perhead editors were equally guilty with
Southern rebels. He referred especially
to an article in the Newton Herald, which
he denounced with peculiar sarcasm, and
thought the whole batch of such traitors
should be hung On the same tree with
JEFF. Davis