The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-01-18
Copperhead Catechism.

The Democratic party.
What party produced all the traitors
in the United States Z
The Democratic party.
What party fought against the Union
in the South and gave the rebels AID
and comfort" in the North I
Tie Democratic party.
What party opposed the war, resisted |
the draft, and denounced Mr.. Lincoln as
a tvrant and usurper worthy OF death
The Democratic party.
What party taught that . resistance
TO tvrants was obedience 20 God, thus
teaching the crime OF ASSASSINATION
The Democratic party.
What party in their political process
sions sung songs threatening TO ''hang
Abe Lincoln on n sour apple tree
The Democratic party.
What party produced Booth, haroio
Atzerott and Payne
The Democratic party.
What party in advocating the doc
trine of the Virginia and Kentucky hes
olutions, has been preaching rebellion
ever since the Notification days of John
C. Calhonni
The Democratic party
What party has given birth to ALI the
advocates of State Rights, Modification,
conspiracy and civil war
The Democratic party.
What party alone originated such Or
carnations as the Sons OF Liberty and
the knights of the Golden Circle
The Democratic party.
What party advocated an armls.ce
and com promise with rebels in arms
The Democratic party
What party during the last war never
of a
army-seldem put out flngs, and evinced
by their demeanor their deep chargin
that the rebels had been defeated
The Democratic party.
What party secretly armed itself, last
year, for the purpose OF Staying their
Union neighbors?
The Democratic party.
What party threatened, in ONO. II
Vallandigham was re arrested, that 49,
900 Democrats under Pugh, would rise
in rebellion, rescue him, and drive the
tyrant Lincoln from his throne I!
The Democratic party.
What party contended with the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, that the United otates
was not a nation, but league OF seven
ty- four seperate soverignties, thus Justi-
fyinc the action of the South in with
drawing from the Union
The Democratic party.
What party, in the South, has prac-
tised for forty years past, miscegenation'
thus filling the country with yellow pas
tards 2
The Democratic party.
What party talks loudest against ne
gro equality and practises 1T most!
The Democratic party.
Ought such a party to be entrusted
IA a.. ~
O. Who called the soldiers outlaws,
thieves, murders, &c, in the following
words:
"It, 1.-THE Administration has put
arms into the hands Of outlaws, thieves,
murderers and traitors
A. The Crawford County Forum,
Democratic paper published in Crawford
County, Ohio.
Q. Who called them ''pack of hir-
ed scoundrels," as follows;
They, (Union soldier, are pack
of hired scoundrels, who have never been
auoht but q nuisance to the country.
a. The Ashland Union, Democratic
naper published in Ashland County,
Ohio.
o Who insulted the soldiers wives,
by inserting in its columns the follow
ing:
sThev, Union soldiers, come back
and find their places filled-the tide OF
life running on unconscious OF their pres
ence, and forgetful of their absence
their families probably scattered; thei'
wives probably under the care OF some
charitable agent of an Aid Society, Tht
has found that there more rags than on
or administering consolation These pic
tnres onIy fail of the truth. becaus.
z q
vivid"
A. The Cincinnati Enquirer, the lead
ing Democratic paper of Ohio.
O. Who called them abolition dogs
brutes," &c, As follows:
This is the motto of the Abolition
dogs who are prosecuting this war
Booty and Beauty is the motto OF sue
hellions and brutes-"
A The Circleville Watchman, Dem
ocratic paper published at Circlevills
Ohio.
@. Who argued that the soldiers wer
murderers. as follows;
Every dollar hereafter spent for tn
prosecution of this infamous war Is use
Iesslv wasted-and every life lost in
Is an Accountable sacrifice, murder
the responsibility of which rests upo
Abraham Lincoln and his advisers. TIL
man who does not wash his hands of a
participation in such war, shares Il
guM Of those By @hon il is prosecuted. :
Support of this war and hostility TO
show the dividing line between th
friends and enemies of the Government
He who supports the war, is against ii
Union"
A. The Crawford County Forum. ii
same Democratic paper above quotes
which called the soldiers thieves. GU
laws, DC.
Let every soldier cut out the abo'
record, and paste it up.