Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-08-24
WAIT FOR THE WAGON.

q 81 ID Hs
i Wei! the, agony is over. The Phila-
delphia Convention has met, and has
dissolved. Copperheadism and john
sonisnl have fully amalgamated into
6ne, and, the new combination now
hHsses ulier the name Of the Copper
5ohnson party 1t is a curious con-
Elomeration Of all sorts of political
reiiegades, hitherto at loggerheads with
each other, now blended into good IL
lustration Of .''tthc happy, family.mn
Southern rebels fresh from their. trea-
son joined. hands, at Philadelphia,
with Northern Conservatives eagerly
LISTING for their aid TO power. The re-
suit is a continuation Of the Copper
Head movement, as every one can see.
TT is true, Ben wood Henry Clay
Dean, and Vallandigham, most blatant
Of the Copperheads were kept off from
the. roll OF, die Convention, as an artful
devise, to cloak, If possible, the'glaring
aspect Of ,disloyalty. But nobody is
deceived BY so thin a veil. Those vet
Grams Of the Chicago Platform under
stood the game, andsvoluntecrcd to play
it for the sake of the Copperhead cause.
They, were. still the. lions Of the Con-
vention, though their names were nom
inally of, Ealandigham especially
was the most popular and most noticed
hero Of The mottled mass sarcastically
called 'ssNational Tniojl' gathering
hcaTen save The mark y What farce,
to pretend an accommodation Of two
r,threc, OF. the Golden Circle leaders,
while the Convention was still madeup
largely Of the same material, less noto-
rious perhaps, but no less ignoblc! .
A beautiful, assembly that! Rebel
warriors. and Peace Democrats in low
ing embrace, with a few renegade Re
puMicans, signing for. dread and but
ter, to give credit ia the uncouth af-
fair. Is it supposable, that sensible
Americans are going to sacrifice their
dear bought conquest over rebellion, at
tie bidding of those who did their best
10 Illustrate US in our war for the Union,
merely beeals3 our accidental Presi-
dent and a.fcw followers are disposed
to, join tho enemy? We think not.
Rather. vill-the loyal masses "'wait a
littic longer" ., for further develop
ments- at Philadelphia. ...s... ...rf..,,.
For the Convention business at the
Quaker City, is not yet through with.
Sept, g. 81 another Convention of 4
different sort will be in Philadelphia,
The Southern oLoyalists arc going to
me9t, BY their delegates from the differ,
emit States; and they invite the North.
EN- States TO- send Representative tc
meet and counsel with them. Gov
BENTON Of New York has promptly re.
sponded, naming two stalwart Repuh,
licans to represent that State. Oul
Iowa State Central Committee, which
has gust met at Des Moines. has request.
cd GOV. stone to do likewise. Let al
the STATES he, sure to be represented
there. W hat contrast with the late
mottled, gathering of opposition Gle
meats, will SUCH an assembly Of the
'2ottiiSIa. aoHlohlSLS, III coliSeiI "i'h
the free millions of the North, present
Friends, ''wait for the wagon," ths
good old Union Wagon; when tina
reaches Philadelphia, well all take ,
jdeF 15En9 -s>, .Gzs5 Dc. 49,. ..a......
gNYo publish elsewhere, tc-lay, Tia
complete platform of resolutions, aHt
the address set forth by the Cope
Johnson Party last They al
smoothly and artfully framed, to cove
Us much as possible the cloven hoof
but the horns will stick out. Vs..