The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-08-08

himself treated as n mere mercanary,
and Is approached by copperheads with
arguments and temptations which stain
MS manhood and insult the memory of
'5ne dead who fell in battle, by his side.
1hemselves regarding office getting as
the sole business OF life, and that Gov
ernments were established only to pro-
vide hungry politicians with lucrative
| places, they are unable to conceive the
idea of the patriot soldier, who loving
his country more than wealth, luxury
and the comforts Of home, laid all these,
| together with his life, as q cheerful sac.
riice upon the national: ALTAR.
.l1 A WORD 10 YOUNG MEN.
And here let me address word to
the young men of Indiana. You are
before you, where and how to choose.
Beware how you connect your fortunes
with a decayed and dishonored party,
tndelibly stained with treason, and
upon whose tombstone the historian
will write, false to liberty, false to its
| Il lived" The Democratic party has
committed crime for which history has
no pardon, and the memories of men no
torgetfulness; whose colors grow dark
er from age to age, and for which the
execrations of mankind become more
bitter from generation to generation. 1t
committed treason against liberty in
behalf of slavery /; against civilization
In behalf of barbariSm; and its ohroni-
| Cles will be written in the same volume
winch records the most dangerous and
malignant factions that have ever af.
hicted government or retarded the pro /.
/ gresS of mankind. The rebellion was
born of the Democratic party ; cradied
In Its lap, nursed in its breast, and
cherished and sustained by 1t, until it
| perished by the aVenRing sword of the
nation, and It must soon be followed to
the tomb by its guilty parent.
Tho Federal party opposed the war of
1872, and died from the effects or It in a
few yenrs. The Wing party opposed
the Mexican war in 1876, and lived but
six years longer; yet these parties
meditated no treason, and when tho
conflict began did not sympathize with
the enemy, or give him aid or comfort,
but gave their earnest and hearty sup
port TO the government and the army.
How, then, shall 1t be with the Demo-
cratic party the parent of the rebel
lion, who, while the southern wing was
in arms against the government, the
northern wing gave to it material aid
and comfort and cheered 1t on in the
deadly contest. s s.-
OUTLINE OF CoPPERHEAD HISTORY IN
INDIANA.
The history of Indiana during the
late rebellion Is peculiar and differs in
many important respects from that OF
any other State. During the regular
session of the Legislature In 1861. the
Democratic members, with few exCep-
tions, denounced the Government with
great bitterness, laying all blame for
the conflict which seemed to be ap-
preaching upon the people OF the North,
and asserting that Indiana should not
take any part in it against the peopIe
of the South. When, however, the war
was begun by the bombardment of
Fort Sumter, the wave OF enthusiasm
and patriotism which swept over the
land submerged all parties, seemed to
obliterate party lines, and for the time
overwhelmed the factious and disl0yal
leaders. AT the end of six months.
however, the heads of the Democrats
leaders began to appear above the sur
face, and a visible and vigorous effort
was made to reorganize the party upon
the basis of opposition to the war, sus-
pending hostilities, and negotiating the
return of the rebel States to the Union
by giving them new guarantees for
slavery, and If that did not succeed,
permit them to go in peace. Connected
with this We're exhibited strong predi-
lections for a Northwestern Confetl-
eracy, and 1t wns argued persistently
in their speeches and papers that the
interests .of Indiana were exclusively,
with the slave States, and whatever
cou1d be, was said to excite prejudice
and hatred against the States In the
East.
The frat convention held In the Uni
ted States after the beginning Of the
war was in this city, on the 9Th Of jan
uary, 1862, wherein the Democratic
leaders resolved strongly that the peo-
| pie of the North were wholly to blame
for the existing CONFLICT, and should be
compelled to do the South Justice,
which would bring to an end. During
the spring and summer OF 1862 the treal
sonable order of the "Golden Circle"
was extensively organized in various
parts of the State, and the fact was pre-
sented by the Grand Jury in the Dis
trict Court of the United States. The
resentment was published, but the
truth of It was vehemently denied by
the members of the order and its partfs
sans everywhere, and the witnesses
who had testified to II freely CHARGED
with perjury. During the summer OF
this year the Union army suffered its
greatest disasters, under the command
of Mcclellan, on the Peninsula, and
the rebels and their allies In the North,
flushed with victory, were excitl
ed with brilliant hopes OF final
success in the struggle. The 10y
al men OF Indiana, depressed by DIS
aster, watched the progress of the fight
with Intense interest, and spent their
time in recruiting for the armies and
providing supplies for the sick and
wounded, while Democratic, leaders
gave themselves up wholly to election
eering; the circulation of sIanderous
documents against the Government
and spent their money lRVishly in every
possible way to carry the election. In
this they were aided Iby Confederate
agents, with Confederate funds, for it
was well understood by the governs
ment Mt Richmond, that great battle
for the rebellion was about to be fought
at the polls in Indiana. The election in
October almost went by default so far
as the Union party was concerned, and.
the Democracy succeeded by lmajoFf-
ty of nearly ten Thousand in the State.
Nolsooner was the election over, thanit
was given ont in Democratic papers that
the military power of the State would
be seized out Of the hands of the Gov
ernment by the new Legislature, and
that the Indiana Legion, which had
been organized for the defense of the
border, would be dissolved and deprive
ed of their arms. d9si Ca 5ei.st
About the first of December ft was
discovered that the Order of the SECold-
en- Oircle'' had been introduoaIi nv
DemoGratiC politicians into the camps
in this city, and a number of soldiers
Initiated This created the greatest
alarm both here and In Washington
and the most vigorous measures were
resorted to- to put It down, and erafli.
cate 1t from the army. The principal
witness who first div1lged its existence
in the camps, was soon after missing,
and has not been heard of since by his
friends or family. EtFd 3i FIu44I
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