Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-05-21
COpperhead SCares.

IL is extremely amusing to see how east
ly the Copperhea,ls are scared, and what
very little thing il takes to scare them.
Was there ever a more nervous concern"
than this great Coppcrhead party, this
great party that has been for years trying
to save the Union by tearing it to pieces?
Their guilty consciences arc continually
giving birth TO the most frightful bug a.
boos. That terrible Niger, the blackskin-
ned, thicklipped, WOODY headed sambo, is
still raising the ID with their ducks
Don't you think he is laying a plan-dark
and bloody plan-to extcrminate the whole
white race, men, women, children. rebels,
mules, Copperhcads and all, and take pos
session of the country in the name of
Africa and Fred. Douglass? Why he
ought To be cewhidcd for soaring the poor
Cops out of their wits so. Already many
ofthem are preparing ia leave their wives
aud children and run Otto Canada where
they intend TO dispute every inch of ground
and die i'm the last ditch. o, brave and
valiant Cops, how can you thus run off and
leave your families 10 the mercy Of the
black abOlitionists and their savage, black
skinned, barbarian allies? Why run off to
Canada to hunt for better ''posish.r
Why not fight and die like men on your
and children? Then nj least you would
have the satisfaction of knowing that the
huzzards If your native country exclusive
L. would be in nj the 'fcast" or your dead
bodies, and that no inhuman foreign bird,
beast, nor warmth would have the honor
Of sharing in your funer a ebscquies. You
should be partial To the buzzar6s of Your
native country, even il all ysur patriotism
has died out.
But to my subject. The niger seems
TO be very troublesome to thetops. Just
think OF the rest they lose, the sleeplcss
nights they spend. and the fcverish state
of mind, excitement and fear he keeps
them in constantly. Then too. they are
afraid he'll marry all their daughters, take
their houses and firms from them, and
play the deuce generally. They arc in
terrible ''picklc."
Poor Cops. The victims of their past
cruelty and oppression haunt them by day
and hv night in the form of the most
frightful apparitions. They see them
Coming in the form of avenging demons
clothed in wrath. shifting the earth with a
black STERN of dcsolatinn and blssd. muir
derIng women and children at midnight nv
the light of burning cities, and carrying
off Cops by scores into slavery verse than
death.
Let two or three freedmen be seen to-
gcthcr after dark. and there is n terrible
conspiracy. and instantly the pens Of a
thous nd Democratic editors are busy
writing the most alarming sensational ar,i-
Giles. Ii a Niger is seen in the woods
with n rifle hunting squirrels he Is the van
guard of large army Of blacks marching
70 the destruction of the country, and
President johnson is implored TO send the
army and Navy of the U. s. to keep them
back. Why sirs. piggercsn't flop over"
in bed, in his cabin away down among the
cane brakes OF Florida, without causing n
shivcr to run over every Democrat i'm the
country from Maine TO California
They feel guilty., (and a guilty man is
generally cowardly.) they know in their
hearts that III just Ged was disposed to deal
with them rs they deserve for their many
sins and cruelties. such fate would befall
them. All, gentlemen. the Niger will
never hurt hair Of your heads If you let
him alone, don't be so afr,id Of him. lie
is not The cruel and bloodihi-sty monster
you imagine him to be. Even If he was,
why are you afraid Of him? Afraid Of a
few thousand niggers? You Of the proud
Anglo-Sax race, you who claim to
have sprung from race Of princes and
warriors, graceful and bold in war, and
mighty in council? What, 2s.OOO.OO0 of
whites afraid of 5.O00, 900 of blacks? Oh;
where is your boas,ed superiority of race?
What has become Oft
Ifcyen there is a 'muss" or war of races
about which there is so much talk. /
shall not be uneasy about the success ead
safety of my race. If it can not master
100000 Of poor degraded Africans, ii
ought to be cxterminated. If there is
ever such war, you win find smooth
tongucd, unprincipled Democrat ut the
bottom Of IT. who is on dreadful mischief
bent. But ii the freedmen are net melest-
ed in their rights and liberties there1l be
no war OF races. The leaders of the Dem
party well know this. Hence the zeal OBJ
jcct OF the thousand and enc sensational ar.
ticles is to prejudice the public mind
against the negro, and scare democratic
votes out Of timid, weak kneed Republi-
licans. We have souc such. who hang on
the outskirts oftbe great party of freedom
and progressive ideas. Oscilating be-
tween wind and duty, and afraid TO stand
up boldly for honest principles.
All, gentlemen Democrats, if this is the
way you hope to manufacture votes to
elect Geo. III. Pcndlcton to Tie Presidency
Of the L. S. you will never succeed
The people see through your schemes.