The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-09-18
The Okelona Nan Frees His Mind as ia
the Copperheads Who Now Claim :
-.st to be ss Union Men,"

the Copperheads Who Now Claim :
to be ss Union Men,"
The Democratic party of Northland,
barring its fools and knaves. was unit
in favor Of recognizing tho rights of the
South -s,s. 5 sd
Its members formed themselves into
leagues known as the Knights of the
Golden Circle, and contended, with
grand phenomenal fidelity for za3't
Free speech. a stoG
And the recognition of the young Re-
public of the South.
They left nothing unspoken, nothir.g
unwritten, and nothing undone. to
Hamper, c- 7 5 .-
Embarrass, r-a.
Demoralize,
Annoy,
Confuse, and
Defeat
the General Government in its Beelze-
bub business of coercion.
They helped US as far as lay in their
They hoped and prayed that we
would succeed in shooting the Red,
White and Blue into rags and tatters.
Their sympathy was stimulus to
the Confederate Chivalry from the
commencement to the close OF the
struggle between the Sts.tes. .,fs..
A speech from Valla ndigham was
like blast from the bugle-horn of
Rhoderic Dhu. .4.
An editorial in the Cincinnati En-
iguirer was worth q thousand men.
Their denunciation of Lincoln and
his devils sent thrill and throb of
hope through hearts that had begun
to falter in the fight. -. 80 -.
We have not forgotten that they were
our friends in the times that tried our
souls. and that is why we are solid in
their support to-day. -
We cannot, will not, forget their
services in our behalf in 186l-5.L
Ingratitude is not q part of the South
ern nature. ,-
While we thus do meet and fitting
homage to the Democratic party Of
Northland, we want the branding irons
and the whip of scorpions brought forth
to mark and lash the Sinking scoun-
drels who have turned traitor to the
party faith and still affect an affection
for the party flag. NJ roZ -reV A.
These erunegates-these Shiny, sneak
ing, shameless runagates-seem to for
get that men have memories, and that
history has habit of impaling facts on
her immortal page. s.'.F i-t-'
Turning to the files of Democratic
papers of the Northern and Western
States, we discover that these men
were the loudest and the lustiest in
favor of bidding the South. good-by and
godspeed; 90
That they gnashed their teeth and
stamped the ground in wrath whenever
Linkhorn issued one of his infamous
calls for recruits, and swore that they
would resist conscription to the bitter
end;
That they cursed him to the conc1u-
sion of time and eternity. because he
'emancipated our bond-servants, and
thereby, at one prepotent blow, de-
stroyed the labor system of the South,
.demoralized the social, moral and busi-
ness welfare of the world for indefinite
ages. and brought an unhappy race to
ruin, misery, want and ultimate extinc-
ton.
And yet these fellows say that they
have been Union men, first, last and
all the timei k2 - ;.-''.s -
: And to hear them talk you would
think they had conceived and drafted
the devil-spewed; ;Amendmentsl laE 9a5
E o, the parvitnde of their perfidy!
And how small, how mean, how pitt
full they must feel when their present
position is contracted with the proud
plane on which they stood; in the bat
tle-days of 1875! .rss s'iea 81 x e..
II there was one atom Of manhood in
their moral makeup, they would stink
off to some dark corner and die OF very
shame. it-1Ju fa4l5Ta3 hs
Union men, forsooth!
If they were Union men, why didn't
they drop into line with the party that
fought for the Union, instead of allying
themselves with. the friends and up-
holders of State Sovereignty
"Union menr' -,.e--.s -
Yet they denounced the Union sol
diers as =. Lincoln dogs"
ssUnion menr'
Yet they voted for Alex Long & Co, /,
who wanted to let the Union slide.
"Union menr' l'ss % .iSfs = .
Yet they tried to discourage the Union
soldier by declaring the war failure as
late as 1864. ~. ~ l,10 ~ !
If they meant the Union of ~ ~
Washington, - /, -
Jefferson and i,.f oa :
Buchanan- .-..--.f.z.5
The State Sovereignty,
White Mans
Union of old, we would consider them
worthy of the crown and palm of party
fellowship. -.-..-1 -
But mo-! -.,.- e.ust ..,.7..-a
They want us to distinctly under
stand that they don't take any stock or
bonds in the old Union;
That they believe in this new Union;
This centralized Union;
fraee Union of to-day; 20
This Union of u.
Force. af s.e eek
And hate, s s. Usatsle