Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-11-08
M Programme ofTreason.

A correspondent of the New York Times
relates the substance Of a conversation
which was held between an old and infu-
entail settler in the vicinity of Leesburg,
and prominent rebel officer who had
formerly been Henry Clay Wing, but had
Joined the fortunes Of the rebels. He was
discussing the prospects and plans of the
rebels. and was certain of their success by
means Of the Democratic party at the
North being used TO excite division Of
sentiment The gentleman with whom ne
was conversing remarked that he thought
these expectations ill-founded, as Northern
Democrats had nObly responded to the call
of the President for troops, and were large
ly represented in the field by both officers
and men, who would never cease their eff
forts until the rebellion was uncenditiOn-
ally subdued, and the country reunited.
To this the officer replied as follows:
uDon't YOU deceive yourself in the signs
| of the times; our game is a deep one. We
| have counted the cost; We kHoW what we
| can do. Our agents are noae operating all
oUsr the North they are mixed up in all
| the various ramifcations of society, pollt-
ical religious and social, and at the proper
time the world will stand in establishment
atsome Of the boldest and most sublime
master-strokes of policy the mind Of man
has ever conceived, or the cunning and
perseverance of the human race ever
executed; States and statesmen, Presi-
dents and Cabinets will fall be-
fore it, like grain before the sickle
| Our plans are well matured; it is next to
! impossible to fail. Everything SO far has
resulted just as 5Se arranged that 1t should
and with few exceptions and some little
unforeseen accidents, we have succeeded
fully equal to our most sanguine expecta-
tions. We planned the disarrangement o.
the currency to destroy Northern credit
and our agents by simultaneously pur
chasing gold and silver at premium, as
sisted by other spectators who uDwitting
" aided our schemes, came near upsettinl
the monetary affairs of the nation, which
was only temporarily prevented by North
ern capitalists, who feel that their all is
stake in this war, and who have succeeded
in staving off the mOney crisis a littl
longer;Ib it Diu come in spite Of all thei
efforts to prevent it. "And after tn
Northern elections, Ohich are cannot fail Q
carrying, and the maturity of other plan
which will soon develop themselves, W
shall have a network spread over the en-
tire nation, so minute in its details, and s
inextricable in its nature, that evel
the devil himself, with all his arts an
subtlety, could not escape through 1t
meshes Northern Democracy will fal
into our embrace as gently as lover fall
into the arms of his mistress Man,
who are now acting with that part
l have no idea of the eTtsat and purpose of tn
campaign before them, and it is well the
have not, or we should be deprived c
many valuable co-workeTs, who are not "
prepared to adopt our views, and who al
/ yet acting in good faith toward the FEEDER
r al Government, but who will at the prof.
Z er time with some few e1cepiens) folio
the victorious banner Of 4" Democracy II
to The camp of the South, and openly e:
: pouse the cause they are now secretly an
I many Of them ignorantly, advancing
n They will not stand alone in this matter
many who have hitherto stood far abo1
the reach of suspicion, will find themselv'
gradually and imPereePtibEy sHtangLsd IN &
iOeb aOs hare lcoUen for their especial cases
and who, after finding where they have III
consciously wandered, may make spa
a modic effort to eXtricate themselves, bl
! finally yield, helpless victims to the inc,
: able destiny which awaits them"