The national Republican., 1866-12-01
WHO IN. n YAULrs.

On Tuesday ~ pebliS ID an article from
the Virginia STATE Journal in which our
neighbor has'a little hn a our expense on
account Of our late political associates, or,
as the Journal calls them, our "late allies"
The Journal concludes as follows:
y dIn this connection, we cannot but admire
the RBruBLrcAN's fidelity in revealing the
motives of its late allies, the Copperheads.
They were undoubtedly after prog in that
untoward coalition, and the REPUBLICAN is
only at fault in not finding u out before. II
is, however, making good time on tho last
quarter"
We had not time sooner to respond
to the Journal. In order to "clear our
skirts Of the charge, even, that We we're "at
fault" in mot finding out before" what the
rascally copperheads were up to, we haye
only to call attention to the following article
printed in the DAILY NATIONAL RnrusIIcAN
on the 9Th Of October last, before the Penn
sylvania election took place, and when the
political horizon betokened the then ap-
preaching storm:
"The President bows to the majority will
Of the people--whatever that verdict may
whenever IL is fairly, fully, and legally
expressed. agr 90 100 70 glif sd .
1--WE take this opportunity 10 suggest to
all whom it may concern, whatever may be
the result in the States OF Pennsylvania,
New York, Ohio, Indiana, and other States,
that the issue presented to the country BY
the President has not been fairly made in
those States Many leading Democrats who
went to Philadelphia and pledged themselves
as National Union men, assumed the party
name, adopted and shouted for the great prin-
ciples laid down there in the platform Of prin-
pies and address, returned to their several
States, resumed the old machinery Of the
Democratic party, took its name, and with an
unpatriotic haste made mp their states for all
the Offices, ignored Conservative Republi-
cans, War Democrats, and Soldiers as the
candidates for the prominent State Offices,
and nominated Peace Democrats and
Copperheads Maine led the van. The
peoples handwriting is ON the wall. In
New York the Copperheads and copper.
seekers defeated the gallant Dix, and thus
forced Conservative Republicans, II not
back into the company Of radicals, certainly
into political silence and inactivity. What
| is true in New York State is true in Penn
sylyania. We protest against the assertion
that the issue made with Congress by the
| President has been fairly presented to the
people in either of these States. Gen. Dix
truly represented those principles, and il he
had been nominated for Governor Of New
York would have been elected by IN over.
whelming vote Clymer, in Pennsylvania,
believes In the Administration, but the peo-
pie, especially the soldiers, War Democrats,
and Conservative Republicans, do not believe
in him. After the National Union Conven.
ton was holden in Philadelphia Mr.. Clymel
should have manifested patriotism enough tc
have withdrawn. Any good War Democrat
like Packer, or Conservative Republican, lik.
Oowan, true representatives Of the Admins
tration, would have defested Geary by twenty
thousand majority. =
"Upon our own responsibility, without con
sultation with any man or set Of men. We
enter our solemn protest against Copper
heads setting themselves up, in crisis like
this, as leaders Of the great National Unior
party. The people will not follow them
They must take back seats in this country
for the present. 1t is assumption on thefl
part to attempt to lead. The true issue il
not fully and fairly made, and the defeat Q
Hoffman and Clymer, il they are defeated
will not be defeat Of the President or hi
policy We serve this notice upon the rad
Gals in advance" L,ag a.aa !aar l