Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-06
Murtestet Daily SPY.
The Fate of COnspIratOrs.
From Tho Raff,moro An,ar;ca,,


Mr. Jefferson Davis is now in fair wav tn
contemplate the consequences OF his deliberate
wlckedness IN attempting to break up the
Union. Upon every breeze is borne to him
the news of some wholesale disaster. somp
overthrow of his hopes and plans, SO signal
that not inanity itself could shut its eyes to
the tact that the vast conspiracy over which
lie presldes Is certainly doomed. The very
impersonatiOn of GOODNESS and deiiberation
himself, he has played the game for empire as
he might play game Of chess and even his
terrible losses, so significant, apparently, of
the coming fate that is to overtake him, do not
seem yet to have stirred him from his haunt
at Richmond to try his fate among the armed
hosts he has been SO successful in forciuo to
the field. Better calculated to consolidate
power already won than TO achieve success by
any brave or desperate stroke of fortune, such
as has marked many a successful coup detat
in the history OF other nations, he as thrust
Others forward into every hardship and per,l
reservng to himself stateer attitude more
selfish course; and whilst he has in this failed
TO "0rganlze victory" lie has nothing LETT TO
make amends for it in that personal popularity
which is the obvious reward, mainly Of Gal.
liant deeds Cold, naughty, reserved bitter
complaints have gone forth from his strongest
supporters OF late, and it is clearly evident
that but Tor dire necessity which forced him
p Ppm: .e P1cPe vi ,ne confederate states, the
80, D.'J ~, "ii'Ii nc uid SO huch 10 lnauguraie
""u'u nave hau some other man as its chief |
engineer at the present period in its changing |
fortunes. AS plainly den0nstrahle as any 9TH |
er iact, that lie has not answered public ex
pectatlon there, the time is at hand when a
cuped aud betrayed section will probably he
III temper to reckon with him harshly tor his
snort comDgs, supposing, meanwhile, that the
vengeance o. the government does not reach
MIN ana II there Is any case on record where
guhty ambition must meet the lashings of an
accusing conscience for its deeds of blood this
man. once so trusted, SO hOnored, must suffer
as tile OetraJ er OF his country, as the murder.
er OF tens OF thousands who, but for him.
might to-day have been the inmates of hapny
MONIES;
we know that he is commonly looked upon
as moderate, quiet parsonage as one sway
Gu oy circumstances, rather than as one who
mas hau hand III moulding them; that 9th.
erS more nolsy-such as Toombs, and Floyd,
ana hhett, and 1ancey--were the real plot.
leiS aSaihSt our government But no one of
theth an mas Played the game for power more
eetiDerateiy or SO effectively, whilst the ma.
lorly nave Deen put as clay in his hands, to
pe Shsped according TO his will, The victim
"i'nseH OF the most lnordinate ambition, eve
ryulhg goes TO show that could he have sue
GeeueG III attaining to the presidency of tue
united States, he might have emuated the
seeming patriotism of many of those who
nave heid that oilce Out u'aue aware ~ M M
'oI! 10 '.Ie Nortn !" 100 tll"' ne ueNel Iou.u
achieve l'lAt Posl'lon ne was % n,
use an eApreeS'Ve pi!aSs-to le'sm ~ Hsl'
He eou'u my 9e' W !" ''"'en