New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-24
COPPERHEADISM AGAIN IN THE As
CENDANT.

The recent election of William W.
Eaton as United States Senator from
Connecticut is severely commented on by
the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
That paper charges that mistakes have
been made by both political parties since
the Republican party came into power;
but after a cool retrospect of what has
been done since 1860, comes to the con-
clusion that the mistakes of the Demo-
cratic party have been far more fatal to
its opportunities of returning to power
than have been the mistakes Of the Re-
publican party for rendering it unpopu-
lar with the people. The golden oppor-
tunities that might have led to the
restoration of the Democracy to national
authority, had they not been re-
duced to victories for Copper
heads, have resulted in no good
except to the few that have obtained
place when Republican defeat has been
accomplished. In this way the Democrat
thinks the Democratic party has been
made the victim of the Copperhead fac
ton that has ruled it ever since the Re-
publican party sprung into existence
Time and again, it says, when the pros
poets Of the Democracy seemed fair they
have been ruined by the blight which
Bourbonism or Copperheadism, violently
asserting ITSELF has thrown over them. In
regard to the election of Mr.. Eaton, it re-
marks:
The American people can forgive many
things. They can forgive the armed rebel.
They can remove his disabilities. They can
even welcome him to a seat in the national
legislature; but they can not forgive the
Northern man who either by voice or by pen
contenanced and allotted the revolt Of the
South. Such men must live beyond the
present generation before their record is
forgotten. They are under the ban of the
popular indignation. Among such men
there was none more noisy, blatant and
vindictive than William W. Easton. His
utterances were calculated to paralyze the
arm of the government Outstretched to
chastise the rebellion. So far as they had
any influence they were mischievous, their
influence being happily counteracted by
tlc Cudl az lCI VI luc HAL anu the drUfnt
loyalty of his neighbors. So far as he was
known, he was known as thesfoe of national
honor and integrity.
What then will the people, whose men,
DRY is not dead say to the party which
deliberately makes this man its standard
bearer-which, at the first opportunity.
crowns him with its laurels 1t must nee.
essarily identify itself with him. 1t shows
its quality by its deed. Actions ALWAYS
speak louder than words, and Democratic
professions of acquiescence in the results
of the war and of fealty to the work of re-
construction are of little worth in view of
its preference of man who, if he had the
power, would undo all that the war achieved
and all that reconstruction has ordained.
And, it Is not an unfair inference-the
people will so determine-that the Demo.
cratic party. intrusted with national con.
troll, would inaugurate retrogression, if not
revolution, for the republic.
Mr.. Eaton has won a great personal
triumph. 1t is triumph that such a man
has been able to capture a Northern State
wherein there is SO much intelligence as
there is in Connecticut. The ''Copperbead''
has reason to rejoice; but it is a sorry VIC
tory for his party. 1t renews the distrust
with which it has long been regarded. and
which it was in some measure oyercom;no
1t reveals what may be expected if it shon5d
succeed IN obtaining control of the nation.
politically considered, therefore. the cleo.
ton OF Mr.. Eaton is Republican victory
and it will be 80 acknowledged before Tia
year is concluded.