Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-05-07
A Blast from the War Demo
Gratis.


Gratis.
The New York Citizen, one OF the
ablest of the Eastern democratic papers,
is out for Gen. HANCOCK, on the ground
that the party is in an awkward posi-
ton. and to win this time must cut
loose from the leaders of the past six
years. 1t refers to the copperhead ele-
ment and its candidate as follows:
s'The Democratic organization hap
pens to be composed of conflicting and
antagonistic elements; a large portion
of it consists of actual, positive, un-
converted and undeniable peace men,
suomissionists, worshipers of chivalry,
admirers of the South, and flunkies at
its feet; men who would rather be kick
ed by Southern man than kissed by a
Northern woman. These cravens go
bodily for their representative, their
worthy exampler George H. Pendleton;
will have him and no one else, and ac-
tually despise and repudiate Gov. Sey-
mour as too much of a war man. They
are resolute and yindict:ve. They
have secured the party machinery to
their favorite, and have given him a
long start in advance of all other can
didates."
The Citizen, claiming to be the organ
of the War Democrats, proceeds to de-
fine their course, in the coming cam
paign, in the following vigorous Ian
guage. In other words, they propose
to stand by their record made during
the war, and not to be transferred to
the control of the copperheads.
"We say distinctly, positively. and
unchangeably- as the law of the Medes
and Persians, that never will those for
whom we speak help, directly or in
directly, by assertion or silencess by ac-
ton or idleness, the election of the utter
Copperhead and false hearted North
erner, Geo. H. Pendleton. Until water
runs up hill, until trees grow with
leaves under ground and roots above,
until the moon gives heat and the sun
looses its fire, until beasts become men
and angels turn to devils, until ice shall
burn and fire shall freeze, until every
thing that is impossible becomes possi-
BILE, and not then, will War Democrats
vote for the man who was false not only
to his country but to his section, who
was conspicuous only as degrading
example of possible Northern mean
ness, and who, by his indirect support
to their foes, slew their sons and broth
ers. Rather, thousand times, would
they see the loyal soldier and moderate
Gen. Grant, in the Presi-
dental chair, person who, if not
with them in all their views,
is much more nearly their representa-
tive than a copperhead whose prudence
kept him from being traitor
This will be wormwood and gall to
the western democracy, as they are al
most to man "peace democrats and
hence for Pendleton for President. In
deed, the Dayton Ledger, the organ of
Vallandigham, already strikes back,
and speaks its contempt for the War
Democrats in not very smooth terms.
1t says:
"We say to War Democrats of the
Marble Halpin school, that they only
waste breath and ink and paper, if they
that their threats, or their
VOWS, or their oaths, meet with any
thing but contempt from the more than.
a million of actual, positive, unconvert-
ed and undeniable peace men, in the
West and the border States South. We
are ofthat sort ourself, precisely; and
all around in this valley for fifty miles,
there is scarcely any other kind to be
found, and in the State of Ohio, es-
pecially, they number $4,000, with
nearly five years increase to be added"
Pitch in, Mr.. Ledger. A "War
Democrat" that will affiliate with the
present so-called democratic party, is
void ofthe true dignity of his nature,
and don't deserve any thing less than
-he contempt of peace" democrats.