The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-10-17
ENGLISH ARISToCRACY AND A.
MERICAN COPPERHEADIsM CON.

ENGLISH ARISToCRACY AND A.
MERICAN COPPERHEADlsM CON.
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Loyal Americans will not soon forget
the more than Indecent haste with which
tho Aristocrsoy of Eoghnd drove their
government into concession Of aellig-
erent rights to the rebels at the yeT&.eat
break Of the rebellion, they, however,
thoroughly comprehend the reasons thal
impellol British politicians to such a
course. The traitor leaders in mskiSg
slavery tho cornJr stone OF their hideoaa
superstmclnro Of pretended goVarnmanS
had IN principla identified their treasoaa
BILE maven lent with the Arisocratio ieat
lures of tho English Constitution, bs-
sdeu the success Of the rebellion was Tie
defea, Of America government, a To'
suit which British maaarcbi4tS aud aris-
tOcrats had long predicted and Tor which
10 common with the rebel leaders they
had long wished, and were, therefore,
willing to labor. Nor did it easily pass
from remembrance that later in the his.
tory OF the rebellion some Of tho lead
ing Copperhepds Of our country endea-
vored to sid English oristooracy in secu
ring the success OF the rebellion. An
effort was made, through the British
Minister to procure such an interference
ol the British government in our Alfyirs
as would stay the triumphant armies of
the boys in blue. before the rebels should
DO completely conquered. This fact be-
longs TO the dark history Of Copperheal
sympathy with treason. 1t seems how
ever that the double purpose of proving
the unity OF sentiment betwesn aristoo-
racy in Englaud and copperhoaliSm here
in favor Of the shveholders febelion and
Of showing a substantial afgamens ba-
tween them in their ideas Of society aud
government, hence il was that they both
did all they dared to do to make the re-
btIion successful One tried TO break
the bloekadei the other 10 prevent the
draft. Bolh made the most desperate
Efforts 10 ruin the credit OF the, govern:
msut atEone and abroad. The salla
| obass q, ~ q
Iipallls l0d9gals ,Ol England
aad the comprehend. press oFtha United
statos. Both denounced .lhe measures
necessary 10 suppress the rebellion %
Unconstitutional and oppressive. Each
malignantly magnifjd rebel victories
and Union disasters. Indeed SO exactly
did English alisLoomcY and Amctican
Copperhssdism re echo each other in "a
vor OF tie traasonobie a.lenpt 10 destroy
the American Uoion, ,T6at the edito.
rails of the London Times add the lead
ers of the cOppolhead papers, upon
questions connected with the war might
have been exchanged almost any day in
the last three years Of Tie rebellion
without serious misGt. What was true
Of those journals was almost equally SO
OF the smaller so, called Conservative pa.
pers which yelpeS Of the heels Of those
that led, if we make allowance for local.
ity and aud Inference in information.
Snoe the suppression Of tho rebellion,
tho same interest is observable in Eng
lish aristOcncy and American and
American Copperheadism privately
agreed upon the problem Of rcconstruc
ton, Both eagerly support the mad
schemes Of Johusouism They most Bit
terly oppose any punishment OF rebel
leaders, and with one accord they vic
lently oppose the policy Of the Union
party now as they did during the war
Il Il
In short the American copperheads
keep pace with British tories in their op
position to progress and an extension of
popular rights. ThOy are indeed hand
in hand with them now as they we're du-
ring tho war id one particular they even
,urpasa them, No British tory ever as
,ked that red-haniod traitors should
make laws for loyal people. That depth
of iuromy was Gtly reserved for the lead
ers Of CoPperheadism 10 this country