American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-12-21
VOLUME q,
From the Chicago Tribune, Nov. s, 1854
The Rebel Raid.

fires have been ready at any moment to
burst forth and overwhelm the city with
its destructive lava. The fires of treason
have smouldered long, and only waited a
breath to make them burn luridly, that
breath. the o. A. X. watchwork. The
treason mongers in our midst have been
laying the train, and had lighted the
match which should fire it. They had
masked their position well, but not well
enough. The mask has dropped from
their faces, and they stand forth in all the
hideous deformity of traitors. 1t has
been but the curtin which concealed the
black piratical ensign-the deaths head
and cross bones.
Chicago has long been an object of de-
sire to rebels abroad an eye-sore to home
traitors. The unsurpassed loyalty other
loyal citizens, their outspokcn, practical
sympathy with the Union cause, its ar
mics, its politics the vast wealth accu-
mulated here, all excited their anger and
cupidity. They hate if for another rea-
son it is the scene where nearly twelve
.h,,,so,d of t,o;r door brctbren are kent
=. aaaero,oont -, n,hoso o;d tbor connt
oru 1,r,.olr oo,ld tboir froodon, no oh
..;soa III o;.,, zoo bos boooroo tbo
- q ~, l,.o,l,on ,,,oonGood
tho Nor,horn tr,;tor, and tbey hv means
e a. +noo.,,ollo a,.oao ba,o snccoe-
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- .p ~ .a,,,,,,n;t,. into cha
boliorthot.b, F,llo.,;r,, t,o;r troad tboy
uanI5 bo a,,u,. ,,o o,nn,,.,, % seryioo 90
20 rondo, 4 ovnoodio,I,. nroh,bIe tb.t a
1ittlo avtr,oo,,,. aid ,,,,,,, +r,,, t,e hal
onoo u tbo;r favor Tho doo,crocy ..
urh,Io ara 40. dis,or,l. thor wisb to
IT. oou.o ..;,,n,rbn,t b,,t tboy
o; 4bo bo,as or man somonvofwbom 60
ara r.nl tr,;tors that tbe rahois abroad
are npder tbe imnrcssion that the djsloval
eIomert !. abont canal to the Ioyal senti-
mani Thov have TINS countad in = ma
t;on,l sonse thev have Tins counted on
Cb;o,,,o
For months mast tbe rebel nIotters have
boan concertratino their eneroies on Chi.
o.. Tbo rohol ,n;so,o.s boro b,vo beon
tho obioct Of tbeir DISTINGUISHED otten-
+ont;ons and tbov have moved earth and
not beoven-to oain the INNER hand of
tbo optbor;,;es bero Several times their
scbames wore d;soovered and frustrated
More RECENTLY thew have reserved their
eneroios far tbe Grand ram, ,retot For
tb;s tbev have beop oraduaIIv sourd;no
the democracy and Initiating the more
nI;ont of tbom into thv mvstories of tbe
order Of the "Sons of Liberty" they have
occrmuIatnd arms IN abundance nrovided
.a;.;on ona 80 ,ol,o al s,ro oo,roo.
ronaoa w;th tho;r oo-nlottors in otbor
aoo4;oua of tho eto+o onorriIIos S,o mo-
L;nn al roaau Gov ono Grand ooroortod
movament which sbonld he overwhelm-
inc IN Sc STRENGTH and consequences
that ouo,nant wos 20 bavo tolap nlace
two wooLs ooo but was for some reason
aoforrod in to,dor oloot;on
rup Movrxpxr
An .;,. ho;o oaa, tbo ,,oro,,o :
hoo.n From Fovotte and Cbr;st;on conn.
~ la.o io,oo.at;ors o..h oud
rro,, Kon,ncl.r ond M;ssour; tho bnsb-
,uhoo1.or, .r.uolod h;tberword For tbroe
or f,nr dor. nost tho trains have been In.
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