Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-04-08

ened, horrid, ard loathsome. as though
it had been visited with worse than
the plaques Egyptian.
1t is Tor US to restore its beauty,
recall It's peaceful happiness, make
glad It's sore and troubled hearts. and
Kill the accursed serpent which has
been the author of so msch wrong,
and suffering and bereavement
Then XII! and spare not
Then strike and let ecely 5ioio cut
deep INTO the heart Of the monster
tie this. and VICTORYt V1CTO-
r I shall be our watchword and re-
ward.-La Crosse Democrat.
This Is the spirit Of Copperheadism
1t is the spirit Of modern -Dcmoc-
racy-" 1t is the spirit of that party
which applauds y. Johnson, libels
Gen. Grant, and hates loyalty 1t is
the spirit which the patriotism, honor
and intelligence of this country will
have to overcome at the polls next
November
As to It's standing with the party
III this State, but one Democratic pa
per thas far has excepted 10 It's
course, and that paper has died for
want Of support. The following
from the last number OF the Prairie
du Chen Courier probably expresses
the average amount Of admiration for
it which is felt by the small fry of
Democratic papers:
There are thou . lds and hundreds
of thousands of brave, honest. patri-
otlc democrats who read and support
the Democrat, because they know it IS
a true defender Of Constitutional lib
erty and advocates the rights of the
people This Is true. We wish it
could also be said Of every editor and
newspaper in the country. Where
the editors and newspapers who as
SAIL the Democrat are known and read
by ten men, Mark NJ. Pomerov and
the La Crosse Democrat are known
and read by ten thousand men! This is
also true.
There are million of staunch
Democrats who endorse his course.
and lend him their aid And he de-
serves it. lie IS right! The La
Crosse Democrat and its editor needs
no defense from so humble a source
as our pen, for it is able to stand
against all such attacks as a milk-and-
water, undecided, wavcring toady Is
capable of"
The La Crosse Democrat is in dan
ger Of losing its prestige. Other or
gans of the party, enYious Of Its sue
cess are equaling if not surprising it
in its own chosen field of scurriIous
and Infamous utterances. Tins the
the Greensburg Herald, It jealous
Democratic sheet in Indiana. speak
ing Of the proposition to entrust the
work of reconstruction to General
Grant. SAYS:
w hen that time does come { when
it passes the Senate J, the sooner tie
earth IS nd Of him the better: there acill
be a io6 tor another booth by the hair
OF st Michael, we would rather see
HIM III h--iI than KING over an inch
OF Ameflcan soIl ana IT IS our oph-
ION, II lis Equestrian Ml@htness were
to accept under the new reconS true
tloh law ne would be seeking nome
III the ABOVE not region before he
"oulo ever Te@'h the caP't"I Of ms
new NIhSao'h.
Here IS also another extract which
is at least equal TO the most elabor-
ata efforts If Rriclz Pon,aror II :
49,. ~. 49,, WI y r.. -
:, ON C''' y '''0" :" M -1'''0'' Z,
cherished organ Of the democracy OF
eve are not disposed to be alarm
/ ed. but what is the use of CRYING
| neaca when there i no neace ? The
people must arouse-tbe tocsiD must