The advocate., 1895-05-22

ing one inotfensVe man. They next made an ex-
peditiOn to Worcester county Their coming was
kept profound secret, and was known at Worcester
only to few prominent citizens who met at Still
wells and arranged to afford assistance in finding
the rebel leaders. How the secret got out those
gentlemen could not surmse but so it was that when
the expedition arrived not one rebel leader was Vis
bic in Worcester county.
Soon after the secret caucus at StilWes, Gertrude
called at Jobs shop to give some further directions
concerning those shelves, which it seemed would
never be completed and before she had reached
home again, the cabnet-maker might have been seen
walking down the street, and presently engaging in
conversation with young farmer. The young hus
bandman left town leisurely, but began to ride at
bresk-neck speed ss soon as he was "out of town
folks sight" These circumstances, which were not
observed by the prominent citizens aforesaid very
likely had some connection with the other circum-
stance that in an incredibly short time the WorCes
ter supply of rebel leaders was so totally inadequate
to the Boston demand. Certain it is, that within
day or two after the unsuccessful raid, rebels were
plentiful and visible enough. force of several hun
dred well armed, marched into town, and the prom
inent citizens, with Isaac StilWel among them took
an extremely sudden vacation.
Thus it ever has been; thus it is now "Sieze their
leaders," This is the war policy Of menaced power
when the people rise. The ruling classknOWs full
we'll how few the able and honest leaders of the
multitude in times of tumult for ambition and love
Of appreciation win to powers side all but few of
Promethean mould, and power is rich in leaders, so
that when one is slain or taken another readily fills
his place. but on the side Of the people, the defec
ton, seizure, or death of few leaders, sometimes of
one man, sufices to reduce an army to mob easily
disOrganized and putto flight 1t is only when Spar
tacus appears at their head that masters heed the
murmurngs the threats Of their slaves and to ssy
Spsracus or to bribe him is the object thenceforh of
mensced privilege.
What dreary record is the history of the fate of
poVertys champions in its long battle with WEALTH.
Tiberius Gracious, eloquent and sble dared to de-
mand justice for the common people, and was MUIR
dered by the rich mobility of Rome. Catiline, of
patrcisn rank, headed a revolt of ragmufhn Rome,
and was slain while Valianty fighting in the midst
Of three thousand followers, every man Of whom fell
in the precise spot where he stood to do battle for
humanity. The extolled three hundred at Their
mopyles were not greater heroes yet, even to this
day, yes, even in free America where it is said the
people rule, every college, as part of its classical
course teaches belief in the hired ISLANDERS of the
sycophantic Cicero, and thus the rich men of old
Rome are still able, after the lapse of nineteen hun
dred years, to blacken the memory of one of the
martyrs to the cause of the common people,
Caesar was great general, great orator, and a
great man. but he dared give the oppressed of Rome
the benefit of his magnificent abilities, and rich
Romans, among them Cicero and Brutus, for sordid
reasons alone, murdered him in most disbolicaland
Cowardly manner; murdered him while pressing him
with pretended requests as friends and to this day.
the perpetrators of the infamous deed are extoled
as patriots, while the patriotic Caesar is denounced
as tyrant who sought to enslave his country.
John Brown devoted his energies to the liberation
OF despised race held in slavery. He was hurried
to the scaffod hslting from his yet unheaed wounds
received in battle, and Lincoln said "Justly
hanged" magnificent monument is to mark for
posterity Lincoln's last resting place and nation
hOnors his memory; but as write the owner of the