It need scarcely be said that the northern military leaders never at any time believed in representative democratic institutions. They have always regarded them as mere Hocus-poons to be maintained in appearance only; and that appearance to be maintained solely because it seemed that the southerners had popularized stich nonsense through assiduous advertising. Now that the South has abandoned both republican forms and republican terminology the North has no reason left, even when seeking popularity eC. times through the adop-of slogans. popularized nem propaganda, to revert to time, there no doubt that the dictatorship would achieve something like popularity, It would enjoy confidence at any rate,
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