Year: 1863




If there is anything more Illuminating and Oh
fensive to the dignity of truth and honor than
treason and hypocrisy, it may be found in the
last dodge to which the brawling secessionists
are resortng. The patriotic millions who have
taken their proud stand by the flag of the coun-
try. and who are now waking up to a true sense
OF their duty in urging more vigorous prosecu-
tion of the war; are denounced as aboltionists
and fanatics by the little dirty copperhead
sheets claiming to be Democratic-in fact their
unblushing eifrontery carries them so far as TO
make some pretensions to intelligence and prin-
ciples The greatest eye-sore to these sympa-
thizers with secession is the unmistakable deter
minaton evinced by the Union masses through
out the loyal States TO form Union Leagues by
which traitors and hypocrites to the Government
can be met as they should be met. This last re-
solve of the loyal people to organize Union as
sociations by which the Constitution and the
Union are to be preserved, has nearly non
plussed the parasites Of secession. Their false
pretensions that they are for the Union will not
avail them anything when tested by the manly
millions who demand their action instead of their
lying and deceitlul declarations. "Tbis is The
most unkindest cut Of all " on the d0ughfaced
sympathizers with treason. They fear the dis
closure of their hypocrisy, and that their sphere
of usefulness to the niggerocracy and the slave
driving, amalgamating traitors of the rebellious
States, will be crushed and blasted forever


We ask in all reason of those good men who
are still pining and restless to have some organi
cation which may bear the honored name of De-
mocracY, whether it is to be found In the fGted
ranks of treason aud secession amongst pollu-
clans who have never missed an opportunity
since the inauguration of the Jeff. Davis rebellion
to sneer at the success of the Government and
glory in the temporary triumph OF the traitors
The few good and candid men who belonged to
the Douglas Democracy two years ago, and who
planted themselves under the banner Of stephen
a. Douglas, from principle, are in the ranks OF
the Union masses to-day battling for the preser-
walton of the nation. That class of Douglas men
whose honor and integrity inspired respect Tor
them throughout the State wherever they were
known are at this very time urging upon the
Cotton Committee to disbaud their feeble aud
helpless organization, and unite with the Union
party in sustaining and protecting the Govern
ment against the spoier hands.


There are men in our own county whom We
know to be true and honest in their profession Of
political principles, and whose manhood, patriot
ism and honor would revolt at the idea of being
led by the nose and dictated TO by this same
class of inflated bummers Of the seccsh kidney
but who are now standing in such a position as
10 render more service to the corrupt founders of
this rebellion than to the Government. Again,
we ask aud appeal to these men to drop the ab-
surdiy Of contending for a mere political name,
while The nation is struggling against assaults Of
treason for an existence.


Look at the character and Standing of the
copperhead sheets which assume to lead in what
they are pleased to term Democratic principles.
Who are the agents and chief patrons of these
papers, and who are busy in trying to force them
into circulation? Are any of them known to be
Union men? Have they at any time since the
commencement of this war been anything but
sympathizers with secession and rebellion ?
.'There are but two classes nOw-patriOts or
traitors" said Douglas. "The man who will in
this crisis contend for party and cavil over the
errors committed by the Administration in its
efforts to put down this rebellion must either be
too ignorant TO understand reason, or the yield.
ing satellite of Treason" Joseph Holt, Of Ken
lucky, says: Why should you or persist in
keeping up an organization, the principles OF
which cannot be applied until this war determines
whether we have country or not ~ Revcrdy
Johnson, of Maryland, Douglas Democrat, said
g can have some respect Tor the blind and
mised traitors who are under arms in front Of
us in The field, but none whatever for the towards
in the rear, who pretend TO be fighting the Pres





fence of Democracy" General McCleFnand, Of
Illinois, writing from the battlefield said Let
the loyal people unite and league together, that
they may know each other by speech and action
through all hours Of this crisis" Daniel 5. Dick
inson, of New York, says: " To more eiiectually
pId the Government and meet the conspirators
in the North who are in sympathy with the guer-
ri!la dynasty Of jeff Davis, Onion Leagues should
be formed in every loyal State, into which all
men who love their country should be admitted,
aud none but traitors and their spies and tools
excluded" And finally, Gen. Benz. Il. Butler
says: know nothing Of party or party lines
now. can subscribe with feeling of pride to
the pledge OF the Union League. 1t is one to
which all Union men should Immediately attach
themselves. This war must be fought to the
bitter end


We shall hereafter give the expressed senti-
ments of other tue Democrats in connec ton with
this Union movement, and shall endeavor to show
that the project Of forming Union Leagues did
not cmanate alone with Abolition traitors !"
and Lincoln lck-spittles," the copperhead
prints falsely assert in the face of such contrary
proof as we give above.