, 1875-01-04

Eic0y",e. Nttll ita superior prestige had hut to
| como down from ita pedestal OF rcarecahli.y.
na 1t werr. aud identify tsrlf with tho naasscA
tho rcvnntioniHta, ,tn ho recognized as in Tho
| lrad. Tho contest between The two would havo
he"n Himr1y amnang but fer tho eeem-
inglv aInIost inevitable results tlat muss
zersn as tailoring for rern'anenoy an.i power
| through coEatant and rrrsalcnt appeals to tho
rtettldices. The TfdyunP, "a evident, wonl,l
| master tho elements hy playing upon tile pas
| Tho other would iitciso to action. Hath from
their own peculiar standpoint, were playing upon
the weaknesses Of the .nasscF they would cnh-
troll. Tho Iieayane, tako i al il, all, CONSIDER
ing, to expression Of itB OWL 81 the uler-
cNrta[ nature OF oir people,"
PLAYED TIE sTiNS1ER NASD.
! II gradually drew ahead in tho race.
~ r!o the e!ef11ents Of revolution, there mnas
There must he thorough and proper organiza-
ton IF tho fuIces III tho field. There MUST 10
something hAc dohnto purpose III yicw. So
far, tho Committee Of Seventy had heeu the only
tho 1ansacs for political oYect had produced its
legitimate fr,titA. There could 10 no question
III the E,attes Of its effectiveness throughout the
State Tie tfoubo Lay i'll tho uycr-
elements, faEt getting the a.cenaenry.. There
vas serious aangtr to he nprreltc1,dol. fer
Instance. from tc effects throughout tho North,
at Auch patriotic demonstrations tho killing ut
kHS Blk AlHiG u1HClIiS AT t<CNsilHiLA. pNttHiftE
from the earnest rcmonstranecs Of the prominent
Northern Democratic politicians. 1t had somehow
been Interpreted in n Rcnse that made its repei-
tio, ut lcnst nnadyitable. The merging Of tbs
authority OF the Committee Of Seventy into that
Of tho Democratic Genital Committee did lttlu
10 improve the situation There mn.t be q
generally yrccognizcc higher authority iii co,.rol.
10 1ll the measure Of rcqnirc'nens in tho
case, tho Government Of aicEnely aud Penn
must bc assumed ns Intact mud
nINu1S1 UPOE THE PEOPLE.
The Nhtc-Icague organization coald thus DO
lnAdo to como nudor the head OF regular State
militia, oillcercd and controlled III accordance
With tic forms Of law. The claim had been long
mid l'crslstentlr urged before Cong1ess and tho
nation at large. that tile kellogg Government
existed ONLY as miserable usurpation. reared
nEi upheld by Federal bl,onots. The Claim, ao
lar, NJ least, Us material manifestations weto
concerned. n'tEt be proven to tile world. A Gov
esnmcnt claiming to have been duly elected
must 10 seen, though dcposcd by force, AZ
s'!l intact and firm in Its demands. It
altseiauce Of a united and determined
pcorlo The spectacle, us atguel would bo suro
to in,rross upo', tho peoro Of lilo Nurth senso
Of tho terrible injustice and wrong inflicted upon
tue ioNer of lilo Gcuo1ai uoYornmcnt at tho
bands Of tho party in power.
a complete and thoruugh organization, too,
would, bs tho vcry. forus Of public psosh,1re,
Slate. The altar 1t co.,ahatsa, while It's poss,-
ble trpotlilon wa3 u bo avoided, for fcar Ut its
effect III tic North. had put ban of popular
condemnation upon tho carret-baEgers through
uul tho country tnt1shea. Relieved Of tAo Iuile.
encn Of thu cerpct-hus sgcrs, there little fear
u be ap rrhe1dctl Of i vtly thorough ea-opcru-
liutl aHIu1ls tho iilneks
Tho c,.icf ca,lsc OF fear ut before stated, lay
in tho oscr-zenl OF the country Democracy. II
could only be restrained through the general ef.
fecAFcuess OF
1r1LtTAn1 ORGANIZATION. -
That. ns found in tho WLite-l.csgue Order
was demons rated as Insufficient, at least intAo
coHHtrF There must ho military organization
having Ut least q cover OF LEGALITY. There was
but the one way for it. 1ose claiming tn form
tic McEuery Government must assuulo tlo ro-
sro,sibllty. Tho leading or representative
The dissenting element, ii auy. nau4t bs re-
moraelessly whipped into limo.
Wa had thus presented. at once, 4 somewhat
anomalous condition Of affairs. Tic kellogg
mate Government Of tie State, 1t ceta tainly ro,-
resented in its inauguration. II tue ceusl,, TO-
turns can DO claled Ms in any manner reliable,
o largo majority Of the legal voters. Tile lues-
iion ut issse, If any, from the first, could only
bo iH the matter ct returns Of tile actual vote Oh
cast; ont OF this nnill, tho issue, ON the Isapub-
l,can side, Of gigantic aud syssematized frauds,
through which largo proportion Of To- |
Of registration, or were lofraudsl III |
tie matter of boiEg properly returned. |
Wilateyor the i.suen 1t was, All it stlll IL until
otherwise disposed Of by Congress tho on'y |
aud therefore
ONLY LEGAL GOVERNMENT.
Opposed to ts authority, however, il seen an or
ganzation Of politicians, claiming, as per returns
ut partisan Board, to be tue legally-elccca Cow
erlament Of tho State, We have thua the Ko.
loFG Government i'll recognized legnl poHsekaion
md tho alcEnory Government claiming itaelE an
alcna entitled to that tight. III support Of it's
prGtensiots it is seon ~ assuming tic authority
fnr general organization Of What il clalncd al
. legal militia. The organization Ut this 30
,a!lou State militia, too, loJks to nothing
cHs for its immediate object thau tIlo
total snbvcrsion OF tho recognized Government
u tho State. Tls movement WIS but nccea-
tary preliminary etep to zone of those spon-
.aneons upris!uga of tAo people," that, huweytr,
hey may deceive the unintlatct1. liko gponta-
1col1s eoh1bnstlans IN general, re1nirs proper
condition Of the elements to effect Tue result
Al organization Of State milita, to be effect
We, lnuht necessarily Lave something ill tho Way
u arms aud equipments. Tho members OF tho
'ountry organizations. might very well
Je looked TO tn supply themselves. Those
It tho Scat OF Government, as tl,ey required
u provided with moro effective arms. 10 pur-
'haso several Thousand stand Of arms required
10 little outlay OF realy casti. There must
reeds bo
A REVOLUTIONARY FUND
% meet the requirements IN tho caee. Exactly
shero the money came from for tle purchase Of
hose musketa, 10 effective in the hands Of tho
!lcEnery Wh1te-League militia On tint historic
4 which seems to A.aso occaaioned no
title Bollcltude iu council It is
ne, in fact, The discussion Of which
y gonorally, avoided, AZ i IL one thai scena
Ito scandal in general, had better be loft to
year itself out The times had changed, how
,yer, with the progress OF tl.o reyolutlon Hut
few months before tho most urgent aud pa-