The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-10-18

became dormant. Those old or
ganizations are generally thenacle
around which the present ones rail-
ly.
TIE emissary, duly commissioned
by the Confederate powers, who has
been travelling over Ohio this sum
mer, reorganizing these old lodges
and establishing new ones, is
known. lie Travelled from town TO
town, and record of his doings is
in existence. On arriyingin town
ostensibly engaged in sale Of goods,
nc would enquire ont the promi-
nent Democrats, and learn, as iaras
possible, the character Of each,
Approaching these men as broth
er Democrat, and special hater
of AbOlitionism and Black Repub-
licanism, he would, step by stop.
open his scheme, and proceed as far
with his revelations as prudence,
in each case, dictated. Lis pre-.
tence, upon introducing the subject,
was a desire to preserve the unity
of the Democracy, and make the
party efficient against its Black
Republican enemy. Thus would a
lodge be organized, with its various
circles. The emissary spoken of is
now Brig. Gen. in the Confeder-
ate service.
The outer circle-or degree
merely looked to the efficiency ofthe
party 10y secret, confidential organ
ization; another circle to which
those in the outer circle, who were
deemed worthy(Dwould be invited
to enter, would perhaps control
caucuses, and designate nominees.
And so the circle would 30 on, each
inner one admitting its members
as they were found upon trial trust
worthy-into deeper schemes, until
the innermost circle was reached,
where treason and blood lurked.
All the while the brethren were
known, maybe as constitutional
Democrats" and an oath was taken
that such should be succored and
defended against all assailants, and
the penalty for the violation of
which oath was that the body should
be cut into four pieces, and a quar-
ter hung at each gate of the lodge.
Thus, it will be seen, there may
be many members of these lodges
who are innocent of any treason
able design; for those in the outer
circles not only areignorant ofwhat
pertains to the inner circles, but arc
actually ignorant ofthe existence OF
such circles. In one county near
the Reserve there are eleven hun
dred members Of this order.-We
could enumerate county after county
in which these lodges exist.
1t is known where the depot OF
arms was; and also what success or
want of success has attended the
efforts to procure arms. 1t is known
when the arms were distributed and
to whom. The signs, grips, and
pass words of the conspirators are
known, their place of meeting and
place OF deposit for their flag. Tho
number in possession of arms are
known and the kind of weapon they
have. The lodges are supplied
with the New York Day Book.
and it is known through what ave
nues that traitorous sheet reached
its readers.
The existence of these organiza.
ions may we'll startle the commu-
nifty, for the Vaccinations of the
order have been secret but wide
spread. These lodges endeaYored
to control beth of the late State
| Conventions, and certainly in one
county has lodge endeayored t
control the local nominations made
| by the Union Convention Of tina
] county.
The aim Of this conspiracy is t
| paralyze MI war efforts in Ohio
resist by force the collection of tn,
war tax, aud in every way embar
rass the present Administrator
and, if possible, gain control owe
| the next, aud when the State i
bound hand and foot, these conspir
\ ators have promise of a militar,
force from the South, that shall, {
use the expressive language Of tn
| Southern emissary "elean out, th
Abolitionists.
That this scheme has not been a
successful as It's ardent friends an
ticipated, is probably true but tha
all danger to the State has passed
we do not believe, and could max
perfectly clear, did not the publ
good forbid entering into details q
facts within tho knowledge OF th
Government CleUelaad Herald.
ORG eauga county gives over 100
votes for Tod, and II votes Cor Jewett.
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