Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-11-13
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vssion OF Maryland, be related the fol
loving as the substance Of q socialconver
sation between himself and the officer
who appeared to be very free spoken
and candid gentleman, and man ofun
ordinary degree of intelligence; aud ts
king a particular liking to bis host, who
like himself, had been an uncompromis
ing old line Wing, be spoke freely o
the political issues of the day. Upon
my friends ssking him bow he, being q
disciple of the immortal Clay, could
take part in the destruction ofthis glori'
Gus Republic, which was the pride and
boast Of that illustrious statesman. he
replied that he did not feel altogether
at home in his present vocation. and
often bad serioNs doubts on the subject;
heibought the Southern States should
have made further efforts to right their
grievances in the Union before going
out oft, but be found himself like
thousands of others, the creature Of cir
cumstances, although he had, in the
beginning. opposed Secession as both
impolitic and suicidal to the best in
terest of both sections. The tremen-
dous pressure brought to bear upon
the public mind in the South. soon
caused the irrevOcable step to be taken.
which made it too late for compromise,
and as all his interest lay in that diree-
tion, and his fellow -eountrymen had
cast themselves into the breach, be now
thought it best to cast in his destiny
with theirs, and making common cause,
press the issue TO ultimate success,
which be seemed to have but little
doubt of being the result Of their strug-
gle, the principal aid upon which he re-
lied as means to that end, was a d.
vision of sentiment at the North; snd
the Democratic party" was to be used
as the instrument to accomplish that
very desirable object.
My friend here remarked that he
thought these expectations i'll founded,
as Northern Democrats had no bly, re-
sponded to the call of the President for
troops, and were largely represented in
the field by both officers and men, who
would never cease their efforts until the
rebellion was Internationally subdued,
and the country reunited.
The officer replied: Don't you de-
ceive yourself in the signs Of the times;
our game is a deep one. We have
counted the cost, we know what we can
do. Our agents are now operating all
over the North; they are mixed up in
all the various rami6cations of society,
political religious and social, and at the
proper time the world will stand in as
fonishment at some of the boldest and
most sublime master strokes Of policy
the mind OF man has ever conceived, or
the cunning and perseverance ofthe bu-
man race ever executed; States and
statesmen, President and cabinet will
fall before it like grain before the sickle.
Our plans are well matured; it is next
to impossible to fail. Every thing so
far has resulted just as we arranged
should, and with a few slight excep'
tions and some little unforeseen acci-
dents. we have succeeded fully equal to
our most sanguine expectations.
1--WE planned the disarrangement OF
the currency to destroy Northern cred
It; and our agents, by simultaneously
purchasing gold and silver at a premi- |
um; assisted by other speculators who
unwittingly aided our schemes came
near upsetting the monetary affairs of
the nation, which was only temporarily |
prevented by Northern capitalists, who
feeltEat all is at stake in this war, and
who have succeeded in staving off the
money crisis little longer; but it will
come in spite of all their efforts to pre-
vent it. And after the Northern
elections which we cannot fail of
carrying, and the maturity of other
plans which will soon develop them
selves, we shall have network spread
over the entire nation, SO minute in its
details, and so inextricable in its ma
ture, that even the devil himself, with
all his arts could not escape through its
meshes.
Northern Democracy will fall into
our embrace as gently as lover falls
into the arms of his mistressl Many
who are now acting With that party
have no idea of the extent and purpose
of the political campaign before them,
and it is well they have not, or we
should be deprived of many co-workers,
who are not yet prepared to adopt our
views, and who are acting in good faith
towards the Federal Government, but
who will, at the proper time, with some
few exceptions) follow the victorious
banner of Democracy into the camp
of the South, and openly espouse the
cause they are now secretly, and many
Of them ignorantly advancing. They
will not stand alone in this matter; many
who have hitherto stood above the
reach Of suspicion, will end them
selves gradually and imperceptibly en-.
tangled in the web We have woven for
their especial cases; and who, after fnd-
ing where they have unconsciously wan
dered. may make spasmodic effort to
extricate themselves, but finally yield
helpless victims to the inexorsble desti.
nv which awaits them. =
eWhy. my dear sir, you may not be-
lieve me when ! tell you, but some who
have heretofore been the head and front
Leaders Of the Republican party-will
assist us NOT little in playing ont
nAnooeraru into the hands AZ our Or,