Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-07-15
Showing Their True Colors.

HGen. Grant, in the campaign against
Lee, had 222, 600 men Lee had but 10000
Grant lost from the Rapidan to the James,
ll7,Oo0 men Lee lost $4,000; That is,
Grant lost six to Lee one, and 1900 more
than Lees whole army. Grant constantly
received reinforcements; Lee received none.
Thus, Grant by swopping off six of his men
Tor one Of Lees at last exhausted Lee S
This accounts for Grants objections to an
exchange of prisoners, since one rebel SOL
dier under Lee, was equal to six Union sol
diers under Grant No policy, Grant is
certainly great General.
The above extract is copied from the
Doylstown pa J Democrat, paper owned
and controlled by Col. W. H. H. Davis, who
commanded Pennsylvania Regiment DUR
ing the war-and not Rebel one, as would
naturally be supposed on reading above the
extract. 1t shows the aniin,us of the Copper
head party, and how thoroughly assimilated
they are in feeling with the Rebels down
South.
1t is clear that in the Presidential cam
paign now commencing we are to have the
old fight over again, and that the principles
OF the two parties will be just as distinctive
and marked as they were in the great war of
the Rebellion. Gen. Grant on the one side
heads the Union forces as he did four years
ago. The other side, is as essentially Lee S
army, and fighting for jeff Davis lost cause,
as was the military army four years ago un-
der the leadership of these Rebel Chiefs.
The lines are thus distinctly drawn-and
there can be no neutrals in the contest. 1t
is Gen. Grants army of loyal blue and the
Stars and Stripes on the one hand-and
Gen. Lees army of rebel gray and the
STARS and Bars on the other Voters
everywhere must choose between them.
The Copperhead leaders and papers are
making this broad distinction more and more
apprrent every day. They exhibit all the
bitterness, and venom, and hate of Union
men that was manifested during the war by
the Rebels. They are, in truth, ndiscreet-
ly outspoken, aud even go so far as to assert
that the Rebels in the late struggle were the
true patriots, and the men who fought for
the Union, were the real traitors They
condemn every measure that was adopted
by our government during the war to save
the Republic, and apologize for and applaud
every measure-even to he wholesale mas
sacre and starving of Union men-adopted
by the Rebels to destroy it. In the extract
above quoted, as will be seen, the old Rebel
boast that one Southern man is equal to six
Yankees, is boldly endorsed-and endorsed
too by professed Union Colonel of the
Copperhead persuasion Who doubts, but
that if the same war was to be fought over,
he at least would be on the Rebel side. As
1t Is being fought over politically, we may
cease to be surprised at his attack on Grant
and eulogy of Lee. 1t is his purpose this
time to tight as heUotes.
As the campaign progresses and the real
sentiments of the Copperhead party are
more clearly exposed, Union men of all par
ties will feel themselves bound to volunteer
once more to put down this new Rebellion.
We have no fear of the result. Grant is
certain to be victorious, and his victory will
be the final political Appomattox. After
that we shall have Peace.