, 1864-09-22
A HKVTEaTERN CON-
EBDEkEACY.


we have lately received several copies OF \
pamphlet Issued By the "Sons Of Liberty" in
Indiana. Here is what they say atout 8
Northwestern, Coufede1acy:
= "Ihe principles OF the Order Of Sons Of Lib
erty are those contained IN the Virginia aud
ke9tusIy Tesolut,ons Of 15vsm5eiSlqMSfops S1 MeG4
>eor-print tIples which disti!aE Euished the DEM
oc1atic party at the hss inning Of this century,
from the Federal party, and on which the
Democratic party came into power in 1901.
The objects Of the Association are the ditfa-
einn cf these pf1ctples-Hhich lie at the
1oundatlon Of tue Federal UnIon-the resto-
ration Of civil liberty to the country, aud tho
defense of the people agaInat the exercise of
~*bsss.ry and ta;4iar q, tu1 anthnsity. 1ne late
its enemies. brought thousands Of men into
1t who pefyre stood aloof. At q meeting OF
the Gratd Council at Chicago, ali the for
nula Of limitation, except the administration
Of the oath Of the second degree-whlch sim.
plF pledges the members together on the
were Dispersed With. 1t Is believed that the
publication of the principles mud tbs aim
lliacation OF the work OF the organization.
will very greatly increase Its members aud
add to lis efficiency. The prestdiug officer Of
o1gsnize new ones in adjoining counties and
he Sensational charge that the order of
the Sons Of Liberty Is engaged In aconspiracY
aeafnet the Government, with view to the
establishment Of Northwestern Confeder-
acf, is sab.olutely and wicked1y false-'
Whatever may be the vie sB or wishes of In
diyiduaIs, the object charged ls not compris-
ed in the purposes. Of the organization. 4
it Is tFGf Is not
would be the effect rather than the object of
an uprising Of the people; an event which a
contiuuaI &C Of acts Of tyranny by the party
in power wlu certainly produce: There is
not much either Of sympathy or Interest, #
and The Northwtet ct together. It was the fan
| atici4m Of New England that caused the war
with the Southern States and brought deso-
latIon and sorroH to the hearth Stones of our
people. She ransacks the entire coun-
try for negroes to 1u her quotas
d vigorous prosecution Of the war, jatktns on
the bzo<d # Westeyn men. The in ;reased tariff,
demanded by the increased debt of the Gov.
ernuent, increases the wealth Of NeH Eng
land at the expense Of the West. She re.
| taine, os far as possible. her white men ut
home, to mahutaetuIe goods tor the army,
/ and 1edoubles her profits every year the war
continues. When the War shall be ended,
three fonrths Of the Government debt-about
three thousand millions of d&1ars-repre-
eented BY five and slI per cent gold bearing
bonds, Hi1l be piled up In New England.
! These bonds, which cost the holders less
| than forty cents on the dollar, and, as a con.
sequt nee, 7ay flf,een Fer cent interest in gold
on the Investment, represent New England's
| plotits in the war for the emancipation OF
tho negro. By the law creating the bonds, they
| psy NO taxes: Three thousand millions worth
OF property In New England, accumulatfd by
| Northwest, will pay no taxes roWRrus nqul-
dating the public debt But the people of
| Tie West Will pay taxes on all the property
they own. What they buy aud what they
cell, what they tat and what they wear, what
they inherit and what they produce, will be
ts1ed. The time will come; With "pay d., ,"
set q, art every third part Of the product OF
his labor, every third -bushel of the produce
Of his fields, every third OK, ass, horse, sheep
! and hog, to satisfy the demands Of the insa-
| tiate taIgatherer, The land that he OWLS,
| the house that be lives in. the bones and
| to pay the interest on debt held mainly by
New Eneland-the pestilentia1 source of al
fanatIcism, all the prescription, I'll the
bigotrr TINT has cursed the country
since the days when the Paritans burned old
women for witches aud banIshed Roger Will
liams for his religions opinions. These
things considered, and it Will be admitted
| that tic day is not far distans-ff the New Eng
| land party which now rules the country Ia
permitted to continue In poWet-When men
not now Sons Of Liberty or Democrats will
CRY ALOUD FOR NORTHWESTERN CoNFED-
EnAoT; but the call may come when the peo-
plc are diearmed and manac1ed; when q cen.
tralfzed despotism shall have fastened Itself
upon the country; when the taxes wrung
from those who cry a1ond will help to enp-
arm Of military power, will hold the West In
thtaldom where her citizens shall continue
to be the thewers OF wood and drawers Of
water for their kn*taa,ters In Mts6 Etglaatl"