, 1862-08-27
!It)& GtlbtaWe.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST "a, 1862.
AND TRAITORS.

pkrRIoTS AND TRAITORS.
The erpose of the organization and doings
Of the Knights Of the Golden Circle in L.
3inois, which We published yesterday from
the official records Of the provost marshaas
Office at Cairo, the arrest Of Josh Allen in
this State, MahonF in Iowa, and Olds in
Ohio, the recent remarkable presentment
Of the grand jury at indianapolis, the arrest
of the Chicago Times correspondents at
Memphis and Cairo, the nomination of Ma-
hony for Congress BY the so-cAlled Demo-
cratic party in Iowa, the dlsnou-
taon Of reasonable: circulars "to the De
mocracy Of 10 Daviess county" which We
exposed not long since, tend irreslstib1y TO
the conclusion that an organized effort is
being made throughout the North-part |
political and part militsy-to aid JEFF.
Davis in suhjugat,ng the loyal States and
destroying the Union. What particular
party machinery will be employed to carry
forward this enterprise? The folio wing
extract from letter from Hon. T. J.
KuYkeudall Of johnson county, published
in the Vienna Courier, will help to answer
-. :. 71acnc 11on the sonrce fro,0 which t,a can
lfor aDtmegatie State Goayention} enanates the
immedlate Vicinity, it il to Be- - nothing more Re nor nor
le:s n Than a. convention i9r partisan M purposes
Certainly opposed 10 it-for while no benefit can
ed mon both nth The coantrV and tie D5mocratic
pary-and earnestly hope no 5osal, taiE-mlnded
hin to the commission Of an act WHICH may tend
to dE1de aae e,s ~sskea AZ nf ins her pponh]e S
81, 1o;tes1 ana psrties and be patriot practically
swell as theoretea to ne END 11s shas tae e9nst @
tur n uational aas respected IN every part Of the
United stztes and for this pn1Pots nm willins aS
1sepubncans nor, should it be necessary, would /
hssaats 10 70 rs neeep, II '
These n,tr;otic and statesman1ike words
arc from the Oldest member, reckoning by
years of service, of the State Senate, and
4be rnost influential member Of that body
ce]1;ro himself 8 Democrat. Not only 50.
,u,t Mr. KuykendaA represents the most
Southern senatorial district in the State.
and he resides in q county which gave
only forty Republican votes in the last
Presidential election, against ,5G3 Demo
cratic. It is such 3 man, representing
such = constituency, who stisn1afze
.he ca11 for q Democratic State Conyent;o,
as I'm unnatriotic. and washes his hands Of !
IN advanco
74oon bo ehou, md ua intnnd tn sho,
7,cf,re the neon,e are called IN IN vote thi
All ,1,ot ne co,,rse of thc so-ca,1ed Demo
cratic leaders in Coneress has been il
conn1etr harmony viii, the schemes of th
7erer,]s Of the Ga1t1en Circle "a diru1oe
IN the regent investigations at In
dianapcls ant Cairo. Their speeche
and their votes have all tended to the san
end, namely, the embarrassment Of th
LOYAL cause, and the comfort Of JEFF. Dayi
and his fellow conspirators. Under tn
tuition Of yalianairham, Richardson an
Voorhees,, a1l their efforts were directed t
shielding the villains Of the rebel confedt
racy from punishment, and to til
dissemination Of views calculated an
Intended to dishearteu tue country, di
courage cnlistn1ents, and bring the war I
= close by 9 recognition Of the Confede
ale States as an independent power.
was with an eve single to this purpo;
that they refused to unite with their fl
mer poll ical opponents in Illinois Is
yca- in the election Of de1crat
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