, 1861-08-23
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The Northern tories sre intensely acttve, They
n.Te bsen snoo1iaEsd 5 y the inpunity with which
3neir eehoo1 spouted treason and faleelood II The
Halls Of Congress, They haye been saima.ed M iT b.
o. o t5e IN 5spusa
st.Gea9n Of he Constitution and arc II ia6oriec @
VS.. Their wxtchfulness, aciiity and unscru
1 Ea1ousness are wonderful. They are pouring
oot ths1r money to circulate sheets that
1hsat eraissAs7ee have been wandering about the
smEs q ashinstoa, stirring up mutinoqs
ana y tas loyal st.tss they hays done a!n
they are al about ut, organizing and working fn
tecsst. and appearing il ppbac adairs just % fat
to test re patience Of the people Whether
about s.Preeidentid usurpatioas," o. atteuntings
to make the tsxes to support the war ,odious. of
cite discomfort amoog those who are In caInn-
t g are the Same breed OF Ecoundrele-ther sr.
TIE 3oEt6aous and perhaps moat dangerous enemies
Interests of fhs bsiefni South csroina u tne
-Ctncs@adti Commercial. ''
That's true; and it is true, also. that
these men, made bold by the impunity
with which they shout treason, are active
II a: work IN this city. In April last thew
had lodge Of the Knights Of the Golden
Circle, numbering about two hundred and
sixty members, organized right here, and
the meetings Of the reasonable crew were
continued until lately, if they are not yet
secretly held. The initiated in that lodge
they are nearly all here yet-are bound
By horrible oaths to favor the Southern
cause; and they are, we have reason to be-
IeTe, endeavorng to discharge their self
imposed obligations, by sending to the
rebel camp all valuable information touch.
ing military and political movements in
the North, by crying out against the
"usuEpations" Of the President, the
"weiEht Of Federal taxation" the "ini-
ouity Of the war" and the ''profts Of
dishonoTab1e 'peace." They may be heard
a1mos. any day OF the streets-blatant de-
nouDce1s Of the hcly cause-jubilant re-
joicers over any Federal reverse
The coavictioui is growing here that there
has been too much leniency shown to these
1naligrants, and that thetime is near when
they must be silenced OF punished. We
have stood between them and the public,
pleading for the utmost latitude Of speech,
with the hope that the unanimity of our
people would shame or awe them into
decent respect for those among whom their
lot is cast; but we shall plead no more.
We hare denounced vigilance committees,
self constituted committees of public safe
ty, and all the machinery by which speedy
justice is meted out to offenders who keep
beyond the reach OF the law, aud we still
think that this community cannot afford a
resort to such doubtful methods Of COM
pe1ing loyalty to the Government; but we
cannot assure ourselves that our remon-
strances will be much longer of any avail
We warn the disafected, then, to keep
their speech within the limits of de ,ency
when they denounce, and to let their COM
munications with the South be so wary
that none snail know ofthe spy's part they
are playing. We warn the Sir Knights Of
the Golden Circle that they, if yet incor-
po7ate, must disband, and give over their
uaitorous endeavors, or take the conse-
uuences which an outraged public will be
sure to visit upon them. The attachs Of the
Chicago 7sme&, who got them together, has
done his work and gone. He is NOW proba-
bly, an officer in the rebel army, or paid
intorner in the loyal camps; but the seed
that he planted will bear fruit, if its first
spro outing be not watched We tell the
people that treason must be rebuked!