, 1864-10-23

There is but little Lent Of the once crnat
and proud Democratic party save what Ia en-
brnced In the infamous and tre,son,hIe
"Ordcr OF American Knights the Grand
Commander Of which ia G. l.. Vallaud,rbam
We hope that every reader Of the TR1Bu1nE
has perused the exposure made by Hon. Jo.
scph Holt, Judge Advocate General of thu
United States, Of the o. A. +, giving its ORR
gin: progress, purpose and present strength.
We feel constrained to republish the con
cluding paragraphs of Judge Ho1t's review
Of this reasonable "democra4lc !" Order. ns
1t contains facts that should cause every man
to step and ponder and ask the q1esti5u Is
it possible that any patriotic Northern mso.
calling Ainaelfa " democrat" can continue
to support party which Is nov owned and
controlled by this Infamous, pro~slayery. &C.
cret organization. he says.
In the presence Of the rebellion and th,s sacr,+
Oioe1-Whtch ss but tts echo and faithful alive
cantot bat be amazed 1t TIE utter ana g1de sn-ea1
nron,Gscy; personal and political, which fasss
movements agh1ntt the Government dIacIosa Tbn
guilty men eIeaged IN them, after ca-tinc as{da
their aueciance. eeem to nave trodden un3er I'm:
S' every ssnt1msnt of honor and every restraint of
a~, nnnsn And dlvtte. Jadea produced but one
Judas 1scar1iot, ald Rome, ron The eink. Of her
decentralization, produced but oue Ctt3lIoe, and
3Gt as EfeAts p1QFes I0ete mas arisen tD1elnef IN
our n1 an entire bTood Of such fro tors ali ant
mated ~ tbs same psrc dat ep1r4t, aud all rtrug.
enng ~3'n tfe came 1eensess maiignity Tor the
dtsmenbe7mcnt Ut the Un.on. Of this e111o.di-
mary phennmtnon-n0t paratlted. IL Ia belleved, in
INC ~oflas history there eau be but one explaa4-
uun. ard all there ba~keued and fet1d streams or
crime moT Nen be traced to the Same common
tountAin. So derce)y intolerant and tnper1o1s 70
the temper ensendeftd By Slavery, th 1t Enen the
Southern people. after having controlled the na-
Hona1 council. fot hslf ctututy. were beatEx At
en- e:ecuGn. their leaders turned upon the Goseru-
ment With the irsoent rury with which tneY
Eould have drawn rhrir rsyolyers On rcbeluuus
flave In one OF their negro quarters; aad
thC3 have continued stLce to prosecnta tlcIE var
tare, amid a the harbarfsma aud atrucities nh.ur.
ally and necessarily Inspired BY the 1niezual inari
tu1on IN wbcse interests the7 are sacridclg alike
coufpirutoft, asls Eeu known, vera led. clothed
atd euncatcd at the expelte Of the nat,op, aud
were lossEeo vito .ts honors At the very moment
tier struck st ITS Lie With ehe tb1rtble Grim nalfy
Of the ton sra1bt' the bo.on or hte own mothsr
While impretet1g ktsein. on bis caetks. The
leaders Of the traitors in the loyal statea ~ho 80
completely ffateft1xe with these sp1ra.ors acd
NLose maGhina'ione are nov unmarked, Il Is as
clearly tie ~upry Of the Administration to peose.
cute anu panith Sc II il its tQ:y to s1hu9ase the
1eoeis who ate op lily IL arms aet the {1oyseu
melt, In TIC performance Of this duty, it Ii en-
titled to cxncc4. and viii doubtess receive. the
Jealous CO uperarion Of true men everywhere, who,
In crushing the tt0co'ent f''e ambuehed In the
hnunts Of this secret Order should rival In conr-
rce Sid faliburtsa the asmits which are SO DonIy
ts,ndng OR nag on the b-,ued fields OF the
South. Respectfully submitted.
J. HQLr. Judre Adyoeete Gen.