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The 0ecret Rebellion.
The following article under the above caption is
from the Troy Tmes. 1t brings out the issue be-
tween the two great parties of the country SO
sharply, forcibly and fairly that we take pleasure
in transferring 1t to our own columns:
We can count on our fingers the years since g-
gantic rebellion ragged in the land. Through
years of terror, -tumult and carnage money was
freeley spent and blood was bravely shed; fair
portions of the country were wasted by fire and
sword while the desperate conflict went on. The
men Of the North fought for law and liberty and
the priceless privileges of social and political
freedom. Tho men Of the South struggled to up
hold an upstart Ollgarchy and perpetuate the
dainning institution Of human slavery. Like foe
men worthy of each others steel, asking no ia
vors face to face they met each other and sternly,
steadily fought it ont to the end. So far as the
manner of settling the questions at issue was con-
cerned that was an honorable rebellion. 1t was
settled in the open feid according to the rules Of
modern warfare.
Today we say: the rebellion is crushed; the
slaves Free there is peace throughout the land.
Is this truei Yes, there is peace-in the North,
and the open, the abOveboard, the daylight rebel
lion is crushed, but the secret rebellion continues.
Instead of the ringing yell Of the confederate SOL
diers we have the midnight howl of the Ku-Klux
cut-throat. Instead of the long lines of grey gal
lantly rushing upon the waiting lines of blue and
joining battle in the open day the soldiers Of the
secret rebellion masked and disguised, with torch
and knife and halter, skulk under cover of the
darkness fall upon their unsuspecting victims.
In the dead of night the sleeping and innocent
ones are awakened by the hOwls of Ku-klux as
sassins and while the roof that sheltered them is
wrapped in flames the lash descends upon the
shrinking flesh of the women and children, and
the body of the father or brother bangles from the
nearest tree. The confederate soldiers fought
openly under the leadership of avOwed traitors to
the Government. The ku-klux demons wage o
midnight war with the approval and encourage
ment Of their Democratic leaders, who, secret
traitors, with lond-mouthed professions Of patrio-
tism work cautiously and silently in the darkness
and aid, abet and urge ON their blood-stained
tools in this war for political power. When,
where or in what manner has Democrat, North
OF South, ever been known to den0unce this re-
cret rebcllioni What Democratic paper in all
the broad land ever contained one expose of Ku-
Klux deviltries at the South spoke one word
in condemnation of themf Day after day IN the
face of all llthe-ghastly evidence tO the contrary
t3ey deny even the existence Of the "white BROTH
erh8od, or strive to hide, to pa1liate or excuse
the atrocities of their ku-klux miniOns. Are all
these thousands of Ku-klux banded together
without leadeBf Are these continual Outrages
u
secret rebellion chiefs directorsf 1t has lea
ders; they are Democrats in the South, Tammany
in the North. 1t has mOtive-hatred Of the
Government and desire for power. 1t has an OBJ
jectto defeat by force the reconstruction acts; to
break up and disperse the "carpet bag govern
ments," and to regain political asceutlency Mt
whatever cost. In the Republican address to the
people of Virginia it is truly said that it is not the
real perpetrators of these barbarities who most
deserve punishment, but the more cautious in
fol led in
arts of treason, incite those ignorant brlltes to
acts which they themselves AVOID. Who are these
incendiariesf Who are these murderersf They
. tie Democratic leaders of the North and South;
responsible for the condition of affairs at the
south. Were il not for these disappointed dema-
goguess, these reckless aspirants for power and
authority, the South would really be quiet,
peaccable and prosperous, rs the Democrats en-
deavOr to prove it to be to-day.~-
In the c0pperhcad nest of Northern Democracy
this secret rebellion was Matched, and the men
who are really responsible for the epOrmities
practiced at the South walk in our midst. The
leaders of the Tammany Democracy, who in the
North ride rough sh0d over law and justice and
rob the public treasures of millions Of dollars to
carry on their struggle to subyert the government
obtain political power and avenge past defeats, in
the South encourage rebellion, organizes the ku-
Klux and cut the throats Of Union men to accom-
pish the same object. Let these leaders accom-
plish their object, sgain come into power and
elect their President in 1872, and We must sub
NIT to the loss of everything gained in our long
and bloody struggle, and the war Of the rebellion
must be fought over again. The nation must be
vigilant- These leaGlrrs are. still strong. They
are reckless aud INSCRIPTIONS to tho laAt degree.
They will leave no stone unturned, no device un-
tried, however Disastrous to the country, howev-
er wild or wicked it may he, to accomoplsh their
object. They prate of duty and patriotism, they
take "new departures, |" and profess 10 accept the
results of the war antf bend In subInissiOn TO the
law. They do submit, they do bend, but it is the
of the beast that crouches to spring.
Let the ku-Klux leaders, to reassert the noble
principles of the Republican party and re-elect
their President, " they may hook with .dre0d 20
what the future may have in store for them.