The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-08-04
Su Patriots and
Democratic CarbOnari.

We live on the crust oil a volcano. At any
moment. if We are to believe the accumula-
ting evidence. the pent-up fires may burst
forth and we "go up" With something OF a
sensation doubtless felt by the South Car
olina soldiers who we're sent hsaveniorward
by GRANT before breakfast. There be po-
liticsl mines as well as military mines. SCOOP
ed out BY subterranean Patriots, vino have
stored the powder. laid the trains. and only
sal for the match TO be applied 10 blow up
the Union and the Constitution. aud all who
cling to. them There are also counter
mines. had GRANT deferred the time for ac-
ton day or two longer. there might have
been Union. instead OF rebel regiment
sent flying in the air. And so II happened
politically While tho Democratic Car
bonara have oeen mining ia -nbiesranean
chambers and preparing TOT grand esplo-
sion. loyal hands have not been idle
The counter shafts have heen. -,,a, the
match applied. aud the Nibtereanean patriots
4
mp their loyal neighbers.
There Wa = loud explosion ~ -. i.oui-
the other day. followed by Que equally fatal
to the Confederate Democratic Csrbonar IN
indianapolis We shall probably hear OF
other mines being sprung within a few days.
The subterranean patriots aIe being blown
out Of their holes. aud very grimy aud dir
~ set OF fellows they are. They were en.
gagged in gunpowder plot. and the Guy
FAwsfs OF the plot. caught lantern in hand,
and the most sillaneus aspect. is n.ne other
than the greatest martyr of any age or any
| country, the va,orous VsLLlASpisasAs' A
wanderer and pilgrim, lac devoted bis days
OF profitable exile 70 snbierranean politics
After patient bprrowing. lie found himself
so runs the denoucment lat the head OF 40
iasm.dAbss secret organization al lan,ssa- :
awed. lspksbAlliet4 4velhsh-eyed men. ripc
Tor conspiracy aud ready for revolution:
dark-minded End desperate polticsl advsn-
turers, who wear blundcrbusuer in theis ier
kins, and scalping. ksisss hftheir belts! no
wax their mustaches aud curl them behind
their ears. aud leave their uncanny locks un-
-born and unkep, from years end 10 years
snd These be ste Democratic carbonari
over whom vALLAsnsSenAx was placed AZ
supreme oommsndsG whacYst an exile on
unfriendIy shores
Our Sc. Louis letter. and the official report
OF General CARRISeros. have exploded the
mine. ana let daylight IN upon these SUBJ
,srrapean patriots But there was brough,
up 10 the surface. with them mass Of evi-
dence. showing what they had been a, under
ground. We have their Blue Books. tbei,
Yellow Books. their Red Books their con
stitutions. their hy-laws. their rituals. and al
The sss~siss stuff with whieb noodles are ito.
pressed into secret service aud silence enjoin-
ed upon them. Among the rubbish We find
schedules OF their first degrecs.ths osths. oh
legations, :invocAtIons "a strange medley o.
blssphemy and nonsense. passing credalisy
Who. for instance. can imagine that man o
reasonable seuse .ecssniiug "a initiation int
the order OF the Sous OF Liberty. would staDS
sp. after the mystical three rsps At the sub
terranean wicket. and hear BE sponsor. !,
answer 20 fssesfersl Who eQms'sf" grave
" respond.
"a citizen We fopbd "a the hands Of "a
| srrr~ ~ s}vsrbtism bsssnd and wefl rigisernsk
ed TO death beneath their oppression ".
have breught him hsther, ard would nov
restore him TO the blessings OF liberty anl
law"
ho~ msny Of ihs ave thousand and fifty.
three 10 1Ddisns. who have by Otficiai report
go1e through sish ihi. mummsry, ever i'm
sginsd they ~sref fn the hsnts Of the sons o
de-potisn iid DAs rooKHKEs o. some squall
infasest oenAsseue ilfosmed them OF ~
alarming fact; What one Of them. lifting III
hssd 10 heavea. ia an bonsst appeal snd -iil
of>vr vurds fhsn fhe solemn moesery b
nsnbi~i N ts.s nianisht eonclsve. can sf
frn that he dreamed Of being bouod OF sell
nish crushed 70 death by the sons Of 3eepos
isn. tilI some political sdventufsr, with q
eve 20 The NAN eh2Dss. psrsEAdsd ham sks
sch - NE fsrt Who has touched :,
broad acre, that l.agh 9Th plentiful hsfves'
tAEsn from him sas .of he peiisseai or -s-ei.
r.stui tsSltt him lbe freeiom 81 The bslls
sd tls> church. 3sb<rrsa hsa The pa
isction Of isss ssd sqasI lss. when sson
b.- b<ea dose % hsmf sss Que. .svsssal
. saru. q s'saAe-s si.o,s>>nd< -. AS
soas slssssA U.s. n.-ssssle aanmers stsss
iar 10 - en~zzhzss os tue senYis.r ths rial