Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-19
The New Rebellion.

The New hebeIIi0n.
The leaders of the 1ilden party are at
work striving to arouse the democrats aud
prepare them for forcible resistance to
the Inauguration Of Gov. Hayes as Presi-
dent. Beaten at the polls, they propose
to set up Mr. Tilden as a revolutionary
President and invoke civil war to sustain
him. Every day makes more apparent
their determination to go to this dire ex-
tremity, TO follow the example of the Sc
cessionists in 1861 when they found that
Mr.. Lincoln was elected President and
would be sustained by the authority OF the
nation. Already one mass meeting has
been held in Indiana, the home of Hen
bricks, who has thus openly shown his
hand in favor of revolutionary measures
to crafty his ambition for the Vice Presi-
dency. Other mass meetings will follow
In other States unless the scheme of the
conspirators meets with more opposition
than 1t can Withstand.
But the plans Of the desperate men who
are Ia this Tilden and Hendricks move
ment are not confined to firing the pub
lie heart" They intend to organize, in
deed have already begun organizing,
bodies of men to be prepared for forcble
measures to make Mr.. Tilden President.
This 10 what report says, and what in spite
Of the protestation of democratic papers
the public are coming to believe. They
were beaten it is true in the last rebellion,
but they hope by changing the base of &C
tive operations from the South TO the North
to be more successful In the new rebellion.
The southern democrats bore the brunt of
the last rebellion, but they mean that their
northern brethren shall take the response
bility and the burden in the new move
ment, and make our northern cities and
villages the theatre of the war They had
enough Of war at their own doors from
1861 TO 1865. They understand what such
. war Is. 1.-THE democrats of the North
will take the lead they are ready to follow,
but desire TO be counted out of the fight
for Tilden upon any other condition.
The difficulties which the Tllden con-
spirators have to encounter are huge
The utter failure aud terrible cost In treas
ure and blood of the southern rebellion
looms up before them as an awful warn
ing. Then President Grant Is in control
Of army and navy, and shows by his &C.
lions. If he did not disclose by his mes
sage. that he understands perfectly what
the conspirators are about, and means to
be ready for any emergency that may
arise. They know he is an obstinate
man." and generally accomplishes what
he makes up his mind 1t is his duty as
patriot TO do. and would be as thoroughly
In earnest in squelching out Tilden re-
bellion as he was in destroying the South
ern Confederacy. "Grantism" is terri
BILE lion in the pathway of the Tildentes.
Beside the people of the North don't and
won't "fre up" worth a cent" The
democratic party itself is divided, the
larger part being opposed to enlsting un-
der Corporal Hewitt or General Hendricks.
There is a small brigade OF oflice-seekers
In every State that spout blood and trea-
son, but outside of them the Tilden patriots
who are willing to Ego to war" are not
many. With Buchanan in the Presiden-
tial chair and. with full control OF the army.
navy and treasury, the conspirators of
1861 failed what chance have the Tilden-
ties Of succeeding in 1877, with Grant for
President. the whole power of the govern
ment against them and the democratic
party divided Let the Tildenites hold
this up before themselves and consider.