Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-22
THE DAILY SPY.
The style of Treason.

their followers have more in common with the
rebel leaders than is commonly made topic
public discussion. 1t has been noticed that
they are agreed in denouncing those who use
the war power of the federal government to
putdown the rebellion, THAT they agree innIak-
ing slavery superior to every other interests
and institution of the country ,-and that they
aim alike to give the rebellion a triumph over
the government 1t has not been so generally
noticed that the active sympathzers with trea-
son, at the north, are quite as ready as their
southern eXempars and masters to pursue
their aims by means of conspiracy and mob
violence. Those who habitualy maintain the
supremacy of law and pursue their pur-
poses by orderly and lawful methods, do not
easily understand that other men may be very
different from themselves in this respect.
They may have a theory of the devil, but they
do not fully comprehend the devil as re-
atty.
Within three or four weeks past there have
been three or four startling manifestations of
violence that should engage the careful at
tention of every man in the country who is
capable of dreadng mob revolution and anar-
chy. In Pennsylvania, the other day, when
the election of United States senator took
place, the legislature was surrounded and me-
naced by Fighting roughs" from every part
of the state. There was plot, conspiracy,
to bring them to Harrisburg. They went from
Philadelphia in special railroad trains. They
went armed wifi, rnyolvarS and ho,ria
and it was distinctly understood that they
were ready to assassinate certain dem
ocrats, who were suspected of a dispo-
sition to vote contrary to the order of the
party managers who employed these fighting
men. One of these armed scoundrels was
stationed near a certain member who was
most suspected, and kept his place until the
voting was concluded. The democrats
counting every man called democrat, had
just one majority; and this violence was used
to compel every man to vote as they desired.
In Indiana, where the knights of the Gold
en- Circle have an extensive organizations the
conspirators aimed to assassnate Gov. Nor
ton, and assume control of the state govern
ment. 1t was also their purpose to re-eect
the traitorous Brightto the United States SEN
ate. But, partly through the rivalry OF others
who desired the senatorship, and partly be-
cause agreat many democrats discountenanced
the plot of the revolutionary malignants,
this conspiracy miscarried. The revolution
lists retired to contrive some other scheme and
wait for another opportunity. The men elect
ed to the senate are copperhead democrats
but they have not become quite so ripe in vii
lany as they may hereafter. The allies of
treason in the northwest really mean revolu-
ton; but they can not carry with them ma
Jority Of the people in that section.
We have given our readers an account of
what is now going on at Albany, under the
direction OF Fernando Wood and his satellites.
Wood has organized a conspiracy to overawe
the legislature, in which the republicans have
eight majority on joint ballot. This conspira-
cy aims to prevent an organization Of the
house, in which there are sixty-tour
men of each party. Fighting villains from
New York and elsewhere, armed and violent,
have taken possession of the state house, and
by threats of assault and assassination, have
interrupted the proceedings of the house and
prevented the election OF speaker. The
struggle there is not yet over. The house
met again last evening, but the mob came
also as violent and riotous as ever; and it
became necessary to adjourn without renew
ing the attempt to organize. The occurrences
at Albany must strangely excite the people Of
New York. Should such proceedings be at
tempted here in Massachusetts, the whole
commonwealth would turn out to arrest the
revolutionary scoundrels and bring them TO
justice
All this is in the style OF the rebel leaders.
1t was by such means that secession and re-
bellion were organized in the south. But our
northern communities are not as favorable to
such measures. In the south, where the
''poor whites are little better than serfs of
the planters and prominent politicians, and
where many Of those who influence others
largely are, like Brooks and Wigfall, are as
lawless and base as the meanest fight
. ing rough in New York city, or the
most violent "blood-tub" in Baltimore, it is
much easier to organize a reign of terror;
anu lOuS pIeNlOuS 10 une outbreak OF the re-
bellion, the south was full of secret reyou-
tionary societies. BY such means states were
forced into the rebellion against the will
of a majority of the people. Louisiana was
forced out after majority of the people had
voted against seeession; and the Virginia
convention was compelled to vote for seces-
sion by just such means as have been tried at
Albany. n
And the rebel conspirators were leaders in
the democratic party, just as the men who
nave conspired to use violence in Pennsyl-
Vanla' Indiana, and New York are democrats.
vi course all democrats are not of that sort;
but the party itself was long since unfit to
live because of being SO much controlled by
such villanous men
The LECTURE To-NIGHT.-The loo.,,u,. 49,.
Mechanics Hall tonight will be given H..
Wendell Phillips, who needs no introductio,,
to the lecture-going people OF Worcester