Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-02-17
secret seUnion League,

Secret EsUnIOD League"
We understand that arrangements ere
icing made = this city for the sFganisa.
i 90 of sect political society D Pave the
Fnking forfubes of the AboIitien Rs2ubli.
aAn party, -
These ssetet lesges are 6sing tTmed all
over the NOrtbers STATE 10 9 'io and
Indiana they are said to be quite aumerOus
and it is said that arms are being ylaced
IN Their hands 6Y fhe AbolftfUn =a5SsrnBf.
Of the latter State. In this State the work
of organizing has bat just commenced, bnt
=wa.haSe no dsphtthak ne shall soon have
Oae- Of these free Niger LAeglg leagues in
every town und Sllage where enough
Aololitiosis. can be found to constitute
one ana o;t ss l,r,-.s1, ,,..7-....e -+,.4.,
The Lincoln Ofice.bolders, the Govern.
u,ent c9nsrpctors, and the Abolition swius
dlers GENERALLY are the priwe-moyers in
getting UP these organizations. They are
afraid that TIE means ofa>robbing the PEG.
pie and peculatihg upon the treasury may
be taken from them. Their midnight, Ca.
bells are simply schemes to further cheat
and misIead the people. I7.., 81, SO Q
But We believe the supporters Of Abra-
ham Lincslu's negro freedom policy viii
End il difficult to blind1 the eyes Of penpIe
in regard 20 their nsfsrious schemes. TIE
daySpf secret Political organizations are
about numbered. mt least SO far,as regards
their pOwerlandvin6ne0celfor harm. The
people were sufficiently 'd6sed with secret
Political parties 10 the Else. and fall Of
Know NotbinGiSm tolast them for heIfa
century. -5'-.' '' "A 7r'a - a"l 20
No pHrty can exist in this country. whsEe
Liberty 6nd intelligence are the prominent
characteristics, tbSttFies to -suStsin itself
By rssOrting to secret lodges, The peotl5
viii not telsrats set of midnight e0prpl-
ratOrs, VIII must resort to lodging into
LINES and alleys after nightful, and climb
up dark stairways with the aid of dark
lanterns in order tosuccesd in their designs
II there is one fhjpg more than another
that the citizens n free country Hhou Id
guard against and denounce, il. is a secret
political party no matter what name it
may assume, whether TKDow NothiDg,s'
Loyal League" or Knights Of the Cole.
en Circle" or any othes, the danger. is the
same. Us sg-.iz 1;s55 %. saaE1 sE, ga.-t
p We7would inquire Of the originatcrs of
these new secret political or ganiiz lions, if
their objects are pure and motives good,
why not expose them to the zpub Ilc l7s Il
itb cir fsloyGlty" consists in loyalty 20 The
constitution and the Government, Why 90
they aim to conceal their movements and
ny0id llhe discussions of their sentiments in
open dayf IL it islUot for the purp. Sc Of
trampFng upon, the coustitutfo rights #
the people and sustaining Abraham Lii :
coin and his Abolition advisers, in their
usuroatiOus and violations OF con stitutional
law, what is the object of the new secret
Loyal Leaguesf" These are pertinent
gu -stiORf. and We hope will be 'satifacIori-
ly answered by some of the mem bers of the
secret league. - .ta E-'
The, result of the late election should
awaken the supporters of Abraham Lin
coin 8 policy TO a true sense.of their pusi-
ton. They may try to keep in power by
secret political organizations, but all efforts
will be vain. Their doom is sealed and
their day Of grace is fast drawing to q
close. The decree will go forth from tie
ballot boxes at all future slectisnR, that
will coEsign them and their Abraham
Lincoln leagues to ihfamy and Oblivion.