The advocate., 1895-05-22

ing the wrongs of the starving poor and was sent to
New York's state prison for year for mere words
Who caresP Oh, it is a dreary record. Every man
OF ability whose heart beats with sympathy for the
poor, is led up into the wilderness to be tempted of
the-existing social ORDER which, showing him the
advantages Of wealth and the rewards which ambi-
lion seeks, says to him. Gan these things will give
thee, If thou wilt fall down and worship me-" and if
ne turn his back upon his tempter it is but to take
up the march to Calvary there to miserably die,
while the very multitude for whom he has thrown
away all that men of the world prize, cry, "Cru-
city him! cruelty himP by way of showing their sp
probation and gratitude. When he reviews the long
catalogue Of the champions of the people-always
the best and the noblest hearts and minds of their
day murdered, that besotted, rich vulgarity might
sleep and rot in peace, the devout lover of Justice
must marvel at the patience of Cod Everywhere,
in all ages, history reveals the dreary repetition of
the money-chsngers of the Temple reVeing in
bloody jubilee over the death of Christ
"Rlght forever on the scaffold
One troublesome species of military conduct
greatly embarrassed and exssperated the Governor.
Having recruited respectable force of militia and
supplied them with arms and abundance of amuni-
tion, the Governor would send them to meet the
rebels; but when the critical moment arrived when
they were to fire upon the insurgents, the majority
of the militiamen would take their good guns and
their ammunition and, amid rebel cheers walk over
to the ranks of the foe; Whereupon the few loyal
troops would have to run. This had occurred sew
era times and became necessary for the Governor
to depend almost entirely upon rich men, their sons
and their clerks and hired men as soldiers to put
down the rebellion. The rich men did not enjoy
military life and the usurers and home. Wreckers
yearned for strong federal government which
could send troops from its standing army to put
down such nsurrecions; for as yet they did not en-
JOY the blessed constitution under which in our day
federal army can be used to put down striking Ia
borers- even over the protest of a governor But
lucky thought! There was a federal arsenal at
Springfield, and under pretense of protecting that
from alleged danger of SEIZURE the Congress could
throw continental army into Massachusetts,.
Congress thought of another plan. 1t pretended
to raise an army to fight Indians and required
Massachusetts, to raise six hundred men for this pur
pOse and the arsenal was also protected as proposed
These plans were carried out, not without Washing
toms concurrence, and the inefficient" COnfedera
ton to the rescue of the Massachusetts plutoc
rscy and compelled the people to submitto be driven
from their homes by Scheming, heartless usurers
The fact was concealed at the time, but that it was
the fact public documents and papers now clearly re-
veal Usurpstion on the part of the Congress of the
ConfederationP True; but what government ever
yet failed to usurp power under some plausible pre-
text when wealth stood in need of usurpation to
maintain its mastery over the peopleP
In the presence of a superior organized force, the
revolution melted away. The armies of revolt dis
ntegrated into bands carrying on guerrilla warfare
for time Most of the leaders fed Fourteen of
them were seized, convicted before packed juries,
and sentenced to die.
Shsy's Rebellion was at an end.