Year: 1864


citizen, is to his government. to the gu
preme power 10 the state. Its preserva-
ton and defence should be the object of
his greatest concern. And when politi-
cal parties claim his support and suffrage
they can properly do it only on the basis
of an efficient administration, only upon
the grounds tha. their ascendency in the
government will be conducive to its best
interests aud welfare. Aud especially
when parties introduce new issues and
claim popular support in time OF war
when the government is environed By
hostile armies, ,hey can rightfully do i,
only as favoring measures and policy
which will be the most disastrous to the
enemy. which will best vindicate the honor
power and supremacy of the Government,
and give the country the most advanta-
geous peace.


The Copperhead Democracy have met
in Convention at Chicago. They have
promulgated platform aud nominated a
candidate for the Presidency hostile to the
present A Administration, and for their plat
form aud nomination they claim the sup
port Of the voters of the country. lu es-
tinating properly their action and their
rights TO popular support We should con-
slider the condition of the country and
the attitude Of the present Administra
ton.


The citizens OF one section Of our coun-
try, falsely claiming the right of secession,
a doctrine which il admitted would utter
ly subvert the government sud free insti-
tulions, and on account of alleged griev-
ances which the Vice President of the
Southern Confederacy himself declared
did not exist-inaugurated civil war, and
building up hostile and bastard CJnfed-
eracy within the limits of the legitimate
jurisdiction of the United States, they
sought to perpetuate and defend their
reasonable government by force of arms,
and to this end they have waged war for
more than three years, and still with their
armies arrayed against the government,
they demand the Acknowledgement OF the
independence of the Southern Confedera
cy or subjug alton, and they profess to be
determined to submit to nothing less.





After vainly trying to prevail upon
the South to listen to the voice OF reason.
to cease their suicidal aud parricidal strife
upon their government to submit section
al differences and gfiefs % the action Of
National Convention, and thus TO save
the country from the sad drama Of civil
war, aud after all his efforts in this line
ware ffuitless, finding that the South
blinded by frenzy and sectional pride
and reasonable spirit over which reason
and patriotism had no control, were de-
trmned upon the destruction of the
Union and the overthrow of Constitu-
tonal liberty, Abraham Lincoln determ-
iued to meet force by force and preserve
the Union and the Government at all baz-
ards aud at every cost. His Guty to bis
God and his country, his inaugural oath,
aud the earnest united and irresistible
voice Of the loyal masses of the loyal
States demanded this of him, and there
has been no tine from the day that the
President issued his call for the frss sew
enty-fve thousond men up to this present
tine, that iha, duty and tha, demand
have ceasea to be strong upon him.


We are now in the midst of war, bitter
determined war, not because the Admin
istraton sought it, but because it would
not consent 10 the destruction of the gov
ernment.


The position OF the Republican Union
party in reference to the war is well known.
The Baltimore platform breatLes but one
spirit-a determination to put down the
rebellion. That Convention as the rep
resenta,ivc and exponent of the feelings
of the loyal masses say:


Laying aside all differences and political
opinions, we pledge ourselves, as Union
men, animated By q common sentiment,
and aiming at a common object, to do
everything in our power TO aid the gov
ernmeat in queiling b, force of arms the
rebellion now raging against its authority,
and bringing to the punishment due te
their crimes the rebels and traitors array
ed against it.


And now as to the position of the Cop.
perhead Democracy. Never vas there
greater trifing by political party in ,
time Of great national danger than tha
done by the Copperhead leaders at Chi
cago Look at their platform. Is there
anything in it from which you can dis
cover our national condition? Rebels are
seeking the life Of the nation. For thi.
purpose they have raised arrn;es son,