, 1864-11-17
THE !" SONS OF LIBERTY"
INSTRUMENTATION Of the JEFF. Davis Orga1
.--Wbere the Fau)t Ltes.-,The Proofs
--Nhere the Money Came
From.

| ~n uE1t luC M2AL9 VN1'N
From.
The Chicago Tsose,, which ut dfst made iofeea
auch at rcvclations made OF INC Aot1o!c eoasPt4
10, m foot in Chicago, now admits the fact, but
doea 40 With as bad grace rs markcd It's deutals.
Nor tat The fact Is patent to all 1t ntt:zs feeble
~ NJ denuncittion against those who have really
hs.n eoneerncd In such plot, "if" there have
feen one; it spealzs did Hastings 10 the Dake OF
Gloucester:
tAnd will may 1t be answered as WIS Hastings:
/ "TalEst thou to me Of is?"
EfstqlI&uF.
The rebel sheet fs now striving to hide Its con-
scious shame by such language as the following,
found In Its issue Of yesterday:
nIndnst5iously attsmpting to east the rsspo.a9s
chief interest OF the Abolition papers Of Chi
caso."
The chazge is simply fhlse; it springs from that
w1lful pcryersity Of intention which has always
| marked the course Of that sheet ever since the
Banehee took possession Of its retreat and doubly
intensified by the advent Of the !" "hre-in-thereas"
so charged. :. L the Tssnet be the Democratic par
y, then would the charge hold goods but thatxi
Itmes has fostcrcd treason IN our mfdst-has done
all in It's power to create In the minds Of Dsmo-
crats determination to resist The Government;
e1ertions IN The oi treason, TINT 50 few have
satan, it has not succeeded, like him, in drawing
the Democratic party has permitted itself to be
identified With tic reasonable organization whose
master inspiration has been gathered from the col
further TINT wc believe that many Of the more r.
l. nornnt members Of that reasonable organization
Ind no iaea Of the depth Of tnfamy contemplated
I,v3 Thap6 6Hx1fa x.a1
| members Of an association whose object 1t wns to
| work for the success Of their party In Il lawful
manner
The truth is Tint ttc 7Ym<. is anxious to fastcu
tbs impression upon the people, because 1t fears
| that very thing with which It has Threatened New
diEmay from the thought Of such monstous iui-
guilty, and now says to them+ in effect, as did the
are in q bad way.'' Used IN the editorial sense,
the ''wc" expresses the truth; used az Tho repro
sentatiye Of the little piebald Clique which stood
landiehsm and Pcndleton to the death, It Il also
true, bnt used rs a word expressing the ahilation
@ xa ea the SS e1 1aos who
| II is false. They have repudiated such s'ws''
little more than week ago; they hare shown
inc e ngase o e %noe
march, spite Of all the efforts which that Sntan has
made 10 appear an angel Of light. 1t has played
| persnade tic spectators that they went halves.
% So for .'iehabod' is written in IT. head line
Tic pfoo!s aFe daily .ccumnlat!ng which will
fasten CONVICTION on The t1aitors Ehose evil hands
may the rebel organ shuddcr at the revelations
made. They point to the feet that nothing less
was intended Than the setting up Of that North
the darling object d is ambition Chicago Enows
not get ths pinnacle Of greatness to which she was
to hare been ratsed. 1t was intended to make her
the Capital Of the Confederacy, and gather about
heE all the elements Of q central power. But this
would @ only be accomplished through blood. A!
with prescription mczcifess In ita character and
extensive In its range rs that made ont when the
Roman i ttirms5Eats Pareslled ont The world be.
some Of the more mesciful among the conspifa-
tors were fn favor Of holding them Is hostages In
ne ne, etSnt t q strong force being brought to beaf
Dr. Edwards has been re-arrested; It Is now
placed beyond the possibility Of doubt that he
Of his presence in chcaso to several Of those sup
INT he reyealed to them he designs Of Maarms.
fact that Marnaadukc held British protection d.
pens, and that the Chicago cnnspfrators visited
h35a, h3n a. 1he hoese e Edwards. TRs eass looEs
has confessed to great deal which nc are not per
nitted to puhliah. he admits his identity, admits
that be was here In August last. during the Con-
sSutt!t ~ GotnP9nJ NltQ setel0i olucI fEDe! 0ul-
cefs ne clafms. IT 1s true, that he had no object
n coming TO Chicago now, other than the desire
to recuperate his health, and look round geaer.
ally but the proofs In Other Quarters are toaSronp
to admit Of doubt that he hnd hccn nd unon AZ
The leader of the raid on Camp Douglas. The
proofs against Norris arc iucopt8overti6le that he
assisted rebel friends to escape the Other Drison-
ers 1re nearly all or them held under equally
strong evidence aurh A viii insuYn n vard1rf nf
guilty rom TIC Court;Martiai. aud leave he ones
don Of swinging to be decided 6y the President
whom they have go much reYiled nnil hated
THE T31ses hopes that tne nr1snners viii he ar.
corded IN open and impartiai trial. We hone 90
fno we in mn ,s5ah fHet +ha TS.r.. i+sa1f r. IL
rernaf,, rneon1;nced nf their oi,t prhsa a,,