, 1862-07-01


Of secession, and force 1t by force and fraud
to do the dirty work: Of slavery, will not
sczuple moment to use any means to car
~ the constitution through, and thus reach
the end Of their dark plot.
These traitors think: that all is fair in
WAY, and they intend to fight the battles Of
stccssia in Illinois, under the forms of law
it is true, but with just the same desperate
courage and utter contempt for honesty or
good filth, as the other traitors are fighting
their battles with guns and steel. Beaure-
ga1d lies always and With alacrity, when he
thinks q Lie will help his cause. JEFF Davis
walks through and over all laws humaH or
divine whenever they stand in the way Of
his SUCCESS and Immediately thereafter pro-
claims day Of Thanksgiving if his crimes
have dou1ishing appearance; or else
one Of humiliation because they have not.
And the sworn comrades Of these arch
traitors and brethren in the great cause Of
treason and slavery, who lsaye plotted so
profoundly, and worked so dill
gently who have set all manner
Of traps and contrivcd ell means
of ensnaring and betrayiug the peo~
pie that the devil or secession could sug-
gest, for carrying their great hope, the new
constitution, will not be foiled or defeated,
if any means within their reach however
wicked OF atrocious will ensure success.
flying will do it, there will be specimens
oflyirg displayed By these rebel support
ers Of the new constitution thai will surpass
in size and infamy, if such 4 thing be pos
sihle, any Of the falsehoods Of Beauregard
himself, unsurpassed as they have hitherto
been both in yileness and enormity; Which
even the Eanc!imouious phrase, and pious
cant Of JEFF. Davis will not be equal to the
EypocriGcal professions Of love for the
l-niou aud whining sympathy for the peo-
PIE, with which fraud and crime will be
covered ul and carried through.
No man who is ut all acquainted with
the hatred of secession, and the fierce ab
horrence Of treason, that prevail in the
army, has any doubt how the soldiers will
vote On this new constitution. AIrn arc
not such fouls by the thousands as to vote
for Ct cause that they are fighting against:
They do lot usually, in large bodies what
ever stupid individuals may do, sustain
with their sutirascs, and give power and
Place to the men who pyonouace the wal
in which they are fighting IN u1aLo1y WET
ard who t'cnouncc them as nirelings o.
1nurderers for taking up arms agairs
traitors and rebels. Neither do TIL
officers and men who are il
tic army find it desirable that the synpa
1hisers with secession who stay at HON
shc'lld take advantage Of their absence, t
vote themselves and their traitor comrade
into all the good Offices, and leave the pal
riotic and loyal men who have gone to til
field destitute and shut out from every pos
ton Of profit orpowcr in the State. Tne1
Is indeed no COED reason to suppose III
army will vote for the abomiuahle const
tuition rejected with such utter loathing b
the people; but many and controlliD
rsasoDs why they will vote again:
il. al this cry that the arm
viii vote for the atrocious instr,
nent, is only an attempt Of the scces
sion gang IN tl1s State to prepare the pui
lie mind for some great fraud But eve
that canrot be successful here We vi
have neither treason, nor reballisn nor 81
ccsslon listened upon Illinois in any why,
by any means. The attempt, hoWevt
skillful1y managed, viii be failure. Tt
people Of this State will not tolerate sue
an effort. And the traitor politicians al
Golden Knights who are engaged in Il
internal work, will only be permitted to
far enough to prove their completely vi
treason and crime, and reap the punishme
and infamy they deserve.