And goaded them unmasked to spring,

At once to light and show their sting.

Soon may it send each tory sham

Hence hell-ward with Vallandigham!

All this was well: for now we see

Much that was veiled in mystery:

We now behold the secret springs

That worked the puppets with their strings,

And are prepared to circumscribe

The “Golden Circle’s” venal tribe,