The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-11-08
The Programme Of the Rebels.

The Programme Of the Rebels.
We have repeatedly said that there
was a collision between the rebels OF
the South and their friends. sympathi-
GERS and abe,tors in the North relative
to the future conduct Of their affairs.
We have had evidences Of this for more
than year. To what extent this un-
d~rstauding extends in the North. We
do not know; but We think directly with
only few leaders, a. the Woods. Sey-
mour. ValIandingham. etc.: and they
are left to manage with the masses oi
:heir party friends. We do not for q
moment believe that all who voted the
Democratic ticket at the recent elec.
tons in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana,
are disloyal; bat we think they voted
for men who are in league ~ith jeff
Davis, and who disire to put an end "a
the rebellion BY compromise which
will make the rebels victorious in the
government.
Indeed. We may say that this is a
fact, in some instances. beyond dispute
The leaders have deceived the people
by one device or another, and most ol
all BY an appeal directly 10 their parti.
zan prejudices. and thus have succeed
ed, to considerable extent, in consum-
mating their reasonable designs.
1t should be noticed. that just on the
eve of these elections and Immediately
after. the Richmond papers. the leading
organs of the rebel government, came
out in articles limiting at peace. COM
promise, and that the South was tired
Of the war.
l, should be remembered. too. that
the officers in the army whose loyalty
has been questionable. propose at the
same time pro.rsmme" for the con-
duct of the war which shall ultimate
in the same end.
Nov put these things together. the
evident sympathy of the two Woods.
Vail. ndiuyham. and their fellows for
The rebellion. the sudden change in the
tone Of the Richmond papers from fierce
and tlo 'dy war to compromise tine
programme" Of the officers who are
known to lean in the same direction. and
We have . skeleton Of the whole vile
system Of reasonable Vaccinations a,
the North for the benefit Of the rebels.
1t is manifestly the intention Of the
parlizan leaders Of the Northern De.
mocracy 10 sell out 10 Southern Rebels;
or rather. they have sold out. SO far as
they themselves are concerned. and
now il is their intention 10 sell out the
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10 SO.
Whoever lives TO see the doinys oi
the next session Of Congress will per
ceive glimpsss Of the cloTen foot Of ,hi.
Satan as i, is put out. very cautiously i,
may be. and only as kind Of feeler. OF
a preparation for the fnsl dast.rdly
work.
Much will depend upon tie result ol
the elections held in the ten or eleven
States which voted this week. II these
States should go strongly for the Union.
the hopes of the traitors will b. greatly
dampened and their movements CORES.
Pondingly cautious snd concealed bu,
il these States should be partly Demo.
cratic. 50 as TO give them show for the
next Congress. they will be bolder and
less reserved. Al the present wri inS
We have heard nothing from these elec
tons. but hope they have gone right.
Now it is plain that this conspiracy
in the North needs watching. We
would probably BE- safe in saying il
needs the hallar; but certainly it needs
carefully looking after. II the hands
of JEFF. Davis and bis murderous crew
are to be upheld BY men at he North.
the people should know them aud the
moment any overt act Of treason is com
mit.ed, let them be dealt with to the
utmost rigors Of the law. jeff. Davis
himself 10 not more worlhy-if as much
so-of the haliar As are the traitors At
the North. who have No surroundin. :. 10
lead them of and nothing but wick
cd heart.
Food for Thought.