, 1862-08-08
Ehr Triht&ne*
OF TREASON


1fr: Virgil Hickox, !" Chairman Of the
Democratic State Central Committee" is
on his travels at the present time, and he is !
leaving his marks as he gees along, He
was consorting with his allies at Galena
the other day, and the following circular
appeared simultaneously with his visit:
TO TIE DEMOCRATS OF 30 DAVIES
COUyTH.
"1HE CONSTITUTION AS IT Is, AID TH8 u11o4
Ae-H wAs,'
GALKxA, July Is, 1864
The progress Of the rebellion and it, Se.seioaeor
ond o6ertoT, 46olstionltn7, have made, and are
making towards the destruction Of the constitu-
tional form Of government secured to the American
people, O. lending to tie eskabshnaet Of military
e7e7otssm, dest,uc4re Of al cira liberty, inpe,a-
lively demands the assistance Of every lover Of
his country, to oeat tack ta<ss <a<siss Of ee aou~
e7..O1ent ard to maintain the Consultation as 1t
Is, and restore the Union as It was." To effect
This object. organization and co-opeistion are
absolutely necessary.
We, therefore, earnestly recommend that you
Immediately organize yourselves into Democratic
Clubs. one at least In every town IN the county,
who are opposed to Secession and Abolition, and
In favor OF "The Constitution az It Is, and the
Tnion as it wae.H Elect your ofHcers aud send
their namee to the Chairman Of the Democratic
Comfy Committee. RoBr. BRAED, Chairman,
Henry Mardeld, David Sheean, Mchae1 SIM
mons, J. Bennett, Democratic County Committee.
The grammar Of this effusion Is no
better than it should be, but its aninaus is
plain, We remember that Mr. Virgil Hickox
was once proposed by the Governor,
and the loyal members Of the Legislature,
rs one Of the Board Of Auditors Of the war
expenses Of Illinois, Before he received
the appointment, however, his name Was
stricken of, at the suggestion Of the
Democratic members Of the Legislature,
asa man of doubtful loyalty. The circular
<sto the Democrats of Jo Dav1ess country" !"
b1eashes the very spirit Of secession Not
q word against JEFF. Davis and bis unhal-
lowed treason, marked by torrents Of the
best blood Of the nation, not a
syllable in behalf OF volunteering
10 save the country in its dire extremity
naught but an incendiary trade againsl
what is termed Abolitionism,' which i:
dtfned as tending to the establishment
t'of military despotism, destructive O
sail civil liberty" The Democracy Of j
Davies county are cxhorted to "beat bacE
"these enemies Of free government mot tht
<1egiors Of Bragg and Beauregardl, and tt
@meintain the constitution as it is and re
"store the Union as it Was" The Union a!
1t Was means 8 Union With JEFF Davis il
the Senate, Floyd in the Cabinet, Twigg
in the army and the devil supreme over all
II is this kind cf a Union that the Demo
cracy Of jo DaEiess are urged to restore
We believe that the persons to whom th
appeal is addressed will engage in no sucl
aooninab1e undertaking, ard we kno7
that that kind Of q Union will not be 1e
stored.
We shall not review matters at all whe,
we are called upon to mott, ,e these foot
prints of treason. If Jeff. Davis shoul.
tell what he desires above ali things else t.
be doue in the loyal States, he wov1d say
<'Infuse the idea among the masses Of tn
North that I did not fire on For
Sumter, but the Abolitionists di:
<'Eeep it before the people that the
shave more important duties to pertor1
s't than filing up the regiments Of til
@Union. Tel them they are in no dange
e from the triumph Of my armies, but the
t'1ibert1cs will be lost if Lincoln's horde
esoyerpower the Southern Confederacy
The general 1nculcation Of these idea
if they should be believed, would be Wort
more to the rebel cause than half 8 miIlic
bayoncts. Let those who are diEsemina
ing such doctrines be marked as enenai
OF their country.