Finally, they're admitting their end game.
If General Robert E. Lee could have seen how the South is STILL being punished, he never would have met Grant at Appomattox Courthouse. He would rather have fought to the last man, woman and child before subjecting the Confederacy to the never ending persecution.
You may have the power now; just remember “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. As surely as the leaves turn in the fall, the persecution will not be allowed to go on forever.
Deo vindice
Finally, they're admitting their end game.