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Marcus M. ("Brick") Pomeroy of Wisconsin was the copperhead editor of the Lacross Democrat. He was not known for mincing words. In an 1864 editorial, he famously called Abraham Lincoln,
In July, 1868, during another presidential campaign, he turned to poetry to speak of "Ulyss: Old Jess Grant's Boy":
"fungus from the corrupt womb of bigotry and fanaticism and a worse tyrant and more inhuman butcher than has existed since the days of Nero.... The man who votes for Lincoln now is a traitor and murderer.... And if he is elected to misgovern for another four years, we trust some bold hand will pierce his heart with dagger point for the public good."
In July, 1868, during another presidential campaign, he turned to poetry to speak of "Ulyss: Old Jess Grant's Boy":
Bringing the