Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-07-28
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
Lincoln a Copperhead.

Llncoln OOpperHeau'
Before the war Gov. Seymour was in favor of
the Crittenden compromise measures, and made
some powerful speeches in faver of Cancellation.
In one of these speeches, he said that:
at is better to compromise before war than af-
ter"
This opinion is often quoted to prove that he
was always opposed to putting down the REBEL
ion by force of arms. If that opinion is coppery,
then president Lincoln was just such copper
head as Seymour was. In representing the folly
of civil war. Lincoln used the following words:
Suppose you go to war, you cannot fight al
ways, and when, after much loss on both sides,
and no gain on either, You cease fighting the
identical old question, as to terms of intercourse
are again upon you."-Lyadon Union.
If the Union wishes to prove that
Horatio Seymour and Abraham Lin
coin stood upon the same ground in
dealing with the south, it is exceed
ingly unfortunate in its choice OF
arguments with which TO do it. The
extracts quoted by the Union have not
a common meaning. 1t is true that
Horatio Seymour was an advocate of
the Crittenden Compromises mea-
sure which gave everything to the
south, a measure which looked to the
complete demolition Of the old con-
stitution so far as regarded the status
of slavery, and introducing in it arti-
Giles allowing it south of $3.50, both
in state and territory, forbid congress
to abolish it in the District of Col
umbia or in any spot over which it
had exclusive control, compelled gov
eminent to pay for all slaves spirited
away when travelling with their mas
tiers on northern soil, in short was one
of those compromises which gave the
south nine points in the proposed con-
tract to the shadow of one for the
north. Such was the compromise that
Seymour made such powerful speech.
es in favor Of" He truly said " it is
better to compromise before than af
ter" and who did he say it to? To
the north. In whose interest was he
speaking? Clearly in the interest of
the south, since the compromise he
was advocating was all southern
The sentiment quoted was coppery
enough, heaven knows, but 1t has been
so far eclipsed by his later and re-
peated utterances, and while yet the
smoke of battle hung heavy in the
sky. that the one alluded to amounts
to nothing.
But, says the Union, "Lincoln wa
just such copperhead as Seymou
was" and then is so shallow as t
quote from his first inaugural to prov
it. So was Judas as exemplary
christian as was Paul. So was A
mold as true patriot as was Wasl
ington. No such thing 1t is a gros
libel upon the name of the illustrior
martyr. Lincoln never advocated an
such dastardly measure as surrendC
IT, the south, although he was reaC
to exhaust every honorable remed
before proceeding TO hostiities. Fl
words were addressed 10 the sOut
wherein he urges them in words tn
will live to the end of time not
commit the overt act of treason, n
to make the insane attempt to sund
the union, but to acquiesce in the {
tablished order of things and seek
the union for the correction of tho
abuses they would fain rectify ont
it. Did he not give the south who
some advice? Did he not speak Il
ly when he said to her maddened sol
"you have no oath registered in b,
ven to destroy the union ?" We're n
his words prophetic ? And how mu
better would its people not be h
they listened to his counsel W
not our readers-the democrats
particular-compare Seymour wi
Lincoln and see the difference. T
one speaks to the north for the sou
the other to the south for the VIII
country. He was the nations gu
dian and not its destroyer. Will
Union try again? 1t makes but
sorry show thus far.