Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-10-18
The Rebel rchives1DemOcrats Impli-
oafnd

Gated.
The archives of the Confederate gov.
eminent, Which were seized in North
Carolina after the capture of Richmond,
are proving mine of historical wealth
to the naion. In these precious docu
ments we have indubitable evidence in
black and white, not merely of the in
tent.ons of the Confederates, but of the
Democratic leaders in the Northern and
Western States. They prove, beyond a
doubt, that in the summer of 1864 the
nation stood upon volcano, the crust
Of which was likely to break at any mo
ment, and the name and life of the IA
slon would be extinguished in that utter
darkness which results from .dismember-
ment and successful civil war.
Jacob Thompson, of Mississippi,
James Bnchanan's Secretary of the
Interior, was selected by the Richmond
government as the most trusty agent for
organizing civil war in the North. He
was sent to Canada: Toronto and Mon
treal we're his headquarters; $500, 1000 in
gold we're placed at his commnd. His
plan OF operations, which we're perfectly
we'll known to the jeff Davis govern
ment, was to stir up civil war in In
diana, Ohio and Illinois, and thus sever
the East from the West; to burn our
great cities, especially New York and
Cincinnati, and to introduce the yellow
fever into our Northern ports. It was
truly Turkish policy worthy Of the
Comic derate government and her Cop
perhead allies in the Northern States
In one of his letters to the Richmond
Government Thompson makes confes-
sion which shows how fearfully the
Democratic leaders in the north had
become impregnated with the crime of
treason. It was addressed to Jefferson
Davis aud we must premise that the
Daily News was the organ of Ben and
Fernando Wood in New York City and
noted for its extreme friendliness to the
southern cause. Davis could commu-
nicate more quickly with Thompson by
an anonymous advertisement in this
journal than through letter via. the
roundabout route of Halifax and Que
bee. In one of his missives to the Rich
mond Government, thus indirectly
mer tons the large amount of treason
abe correspondence which he held in
bis hands from Democratic leaders in
the Northern and Western States.
I infer from your "personal in the New
York News democratic organ.-Ed.1 that it
ls your wish that I should remain here for the
present, and [ shall obey your orders. Indeed,
have 80 many papers in my possession,
which. in the hands of the enemy WOULD
UTTERLY RUIN AND DESTROY MANY OF
THE PROMINENT MEN IN THE NORTH,
hat due sense of my obligation to them will
fOrcA IN ma ho
His words are noticeable. It is clear
mat these prominent men were
plotting to destroy this government.
Jake Thompson still holds that evi-
lence, and so long as he does, he pos
'esses a power to rule the Northern
1oughfaces. Many of the Northern
representatives in Congress will have to
yield to Southern dictation. for this is
he only way to keep that evidence from
he world.
Of course it is not known if he pos
esses any letters from Tilden and
but their conduct during
he war was SO bad that they may both
)e grappled in the Southern wise. It
would be humiliating to the nation if it
Ihould elect President who was under
ritual thralldom to Jacob Thompson,
md it would be even more humiliating
10 the nation to witness such an unprin-
,ipled rogue and robber as Thompson
rewarded with Office as hush-money.
Gov. HAYES cannot possibly be en-
tangled in such complications. By in
'tinct, by association, and by education
he never had anything to do with the
Jake Thompson class of politicians, who
exercised such pestiferous influence
over the Democratic administration of
James Buchanan, and who may be
warmed into life if Samuel J. Tilden is
elected.