The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-11 00:00:00

Order throughout the loyal States. The names of
all who visited hint at the Clifton-house aro known
to the Government, among whom were William B.
Reed, of Philadelphia, Pendleton and Pugh, of Ohio,
Kribben, of St. Louis, and Storey and Meyrick, of
Chicago, are published. The result of this confer-
ence was also known to the Government about the
Ist of January. Mr Vallandigham issued an address
to the lodges in the loyal States, in which he calls
upon the members to renew their vows. He says
the time is fast approaching which will test their
sincerity. He declares that the prosecution of the
war is a violation of the rights of the States, and
that President Lincol❑ is a tyrant and usurper. A
meeting of the grand commanders of the different
States was held in the city of New York, on the 22d
day of February, for the purpose of organising an
outbreak on the 10th of March, the day fixed for
the draught to take place, but no definite plan was
agreed upon. The names of these conspirators are
also known. The Commanders had a conversation
with the Supreme Commander at Windsor, Canada,
early in April, for general consultation. Among
those in attendance at this conference were the
Grand Commander at New York, Charles L. Hunt,
of St. Louis, and Lafayette Dealin, of Indiana.
The programme adopted at this meeting was
that Mr Vallandigham should represent his dis-
trict in Ohio in the National Democratic Convention
to be held in the city of Chicago. Mr Vallandig-
ham, in the National Democratic Convention, was
to proclaim the doctrines of the Order of the
American Knights—namely, pronounce the existing
administration of the Government a power usurped
which the people had a right to expel by force if
necessary, in fact to inaugurate a rebellion in the
North, in which he was to be supported by the
Order. Each Grand Commander was to have fully
armed and equipped a body guard at the National
Convention in Chicago for the defence of Mr. Val-
landigham. This, it was thought, would precipi-
tate the people of the free States into an armed con-
flict, which was to be the signal for the Knights of
the American Order to unite against the lawful
authorities and kill or capture the civil and military
authorities. The Knights were then to seize the
arsenals, arms, and public property of all kinds,
and proclaim the Government overthrown. There
is most convincing evidence of the truthfulness of
this statement. The reason of Mr. Vallandigham's
sudden return to Ohio was the fear of his being
defeated as a delegate to the National Democratic
Convention to be held at Chicago, and it was only
by his presence in the State that his election as a
delegate was scoured. The numerical strength of
the Knights of the American Order is over half a
million ; 150,000 of this number are armed and
organised. The Order in New York is called the
' M'Clellan Minute Men,' numbering over 200,000
men. The Grand Commander in Missouri is Charles
L. Hunt, a nephew of James IL Lucas, and for
many years the Belgian Consul. The Deputy
Grand Commander in this city is Charles E. Dunn.
An officer in St. Louis has a long list of the names
of the members of the Order, together with all the
information concerning the whole scheme. The
whole affair has been thoroughly brought to light,
and the proof of it is in the hands of the authori-
ties at Washington, and will be given to the public
at the proper time."