Juliet signal., 1863-06-02
secret PoII,Ical OreanIzaIIo1a,.

OCShCt OIBuACuu VEBonIZdttOuBs
The Cincinnati Enquirer, one of the
most able and fearlessof the democratic
press Of the country, in an article on Gen.
Burnside's letter to Judge Leavitt, in which
that general condemns secret societies,
says: f
I'VE have always holden and have ex-
pressed the opinion that secret orgauiza
tiOns add nothing to the strength Of par.
ty tor any legitimate party purpose. They
are the means by which the hot and fauat.
ical rise above the judicious, the unwise
above the wise, the irresponsible above the
responsible. They are places where the
counsels OF the rash override those of the
prudent; where those enthusiasms are gen.
Grated which obscure the reason and rem
der the EXTREMIST propositions the most ac-
ceptablp. They are the harbors where
! assemble the narrow, the bitter and vim
! dIctlVe, who hope to rise to the surface up-
on the tumul $ which they themselves ex>
cite, and were men,r of themselves prudent
and cool, are carried away, and made par
ties to acts which they would dread or
scorn to commit upon their owu respon.
! sihility." --..... F..
! This is most true, and in accordance with
the time hoDOred -sentimt ut of the Demo.
| cratic party; but while the commander of
the western military department. publicly
deprecates secret yOlitical organizations,
the party IN his department which claims,
par excellence, to be the only loyal party,
and which is engaged 10 systematic per.
secutl0n and vilIhcation Of all who deny
the intallibility Of the national administra-
tiOn and its subordinates, is organized by
secret leagues" in every town, county
and state in the loyal st ties; their meet
lngs are held in secret, aud their purposes
4 are only known to the initiated. 1t is in
these midnight leagues that the bitter and
malignant spirit, now So rife with the alb
oltiOn party, is encouraged and stimulated.
1t is at these midnight meetings, that 1.-THE
bot and fanatical rise above the iudicious"
where morbid ''enthusiasms are generated u
where reason is obscured, and 1.-THE ex-
tremest propositions are most acceptable" )"
induced and fostered by irrespOsibility &c
general public opinion. Under cover 81
the common oath of secrecy, reckless and
designing men there urge actions which
they would not dare to advise or to ap.
prove In the light of day, subject to the
criticism or investigation of their fellow
citizens of all shades Of opinion. The
bloody instructions" of the drama of the
French revOIutiOn teach us what the secret
Jacoblnism of that day effected, and but
ten years ago, IN our own country in times
OF peace, the career Of know nOihingism
reminds US that political prOfigacy, arrani
demagoglsm, and aspiring littleness ruled
and controlled, 10 that secret organization
the better disposed and responsible men
who were weak enough to join their politi
cal fortunes, IN midnight eonclaye, witt
demagogues aud reckless adgenturers VIII,
had but little of political or other sort O
, character to loose, but everything of per
sonal profit to hOre for, in a secret ecrsm
! BILE tor preferment, where their auestiona'
Die practices were not open 10 public criti
cism.
Qetsnsibly for the purpose Of uniting tn,
lhyat Tor patriotic purposes, these leagues
to-dayere but the underground engineery
OF revolutionary charlatans and bungrl
, lovers Of power, place and patronage
they we're the invention of the renegade
John rOrney, whose name is synonym0u
witt party corruption and political infamy
They are intended to form the machiner,
OF party organization for the presiden
tIal election, that he and such as be ma
/ continue TO disgrace the prominent posi-
tons OF the government, and to WELD
power which, exercised in accordance will
his public teachings, at least, must iaevi
tabiy plunge the country into anarchy.
, 1t Is to be hoped that Gen. Burnside
counsels may be Effectively directed TO-
wards the disbaDdmeDt, in his district, Q
an acknowledged secret D. litical oreaniza
tion, invested with ell the evil feature
which he deprecstes. He can doubtless
have material to work upon within stone
throw Of bis headquarters.