New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-18

Mr.. Lewis Ballard, well known and respect
ed Republican of our city was recently arrested
and sent to Fort Lafayette for entering upon
the business of procuring substitutes for those
who may be drafted for the army-such bust
ness being held by the War Department az
calculated to discourage enlistments Being in
Fort Lafayette, he was presumed by his invol-
untary associates q congenial soul, and they
unbosomed themselves freely in his presence.
Among them were Mes,rs. Madison Y. john
son and David Sheehan, Of Galena Illinois,
where they are well known as active and
noisy Democrats, who support the war for the
Union after the fashion Of Gov. Seymour,
Fernando and Ben. Wood. They were ar
rested as sympathisers with treason, and on
Johnson's person was found paper showing
him to be a member of the secret reasonable
order of knights of tho Golden Circle"
Here is Mr.. Billiards. sworn testimony as to
what be learned from these persons;
C,tv County, and Stat, Of Hs,r York -Lewis Ballard.
being duly doth depose and that during ten por-
oonhnsment a, Fort lafayette extending from the Is, TO
c.sem.s Of the fort, with prisoners. that he lodged
and associated necessarily with other persons confined
the that during b. .tay he participated In conversation
~ -, If bs aid p.r.5ns and th.i he was h..rer 10
much conversation between Different persons there In when
Tia, on tho al Of September Madison Y Johnson Of
Alrna H. and another named sn-.sn something
Al at name so nom (seu. arrived at the fort prison.
-r They at byowed their sympathy with tie violent
,ce.sn psoues who weie there before johnson was TIE
nec,.d win presen: difficulties; ed himself Jarot u
nc Coa',,ssn ., "a, fn.d sfafe. Ihai h. va, epps.sd
f-rf - :
not to BE- continued In thus expressing himself he assumed
th. Rebellion add OF the designs OF their symph4eT' IN
n. aid thai IN. NoEru wr.rgHv STATE. wrRx TO ne
INVADED THx SOUTHERN CoSsrirtTIoS TO nB PROCLAIMED
free Hays1ion u the Mi,si''pP preferred That on
ihi. being done tie people vao Te 2dnied and p,p'eS
j., H. cut oo.e from the Nanses' and n neees
Pot down oppo.ion THs WHOLE NosrH would krs
hvgns MOOD hie he ssse u'ranes to the fore
soiDs wod be accompanied them BY u'ioLs TO orsaniLa
ton. being IN Evidence 10 cary out the plan
lie also stated that when he va, ARRESTED large numbers
from the surrounding country called on him and offered
that he advised them to leave tie whoe matter to
him that III, tim. had not yet arrived oF them to act but
that 4. would surely come.
Ard further this deIouent saith not - ,
sworn before M. ,bl. iO,h Of September. 1881
JoHs kHssKDr. specisi Provost Marshal
Now We beg leave to say that we don't
believe the North Western States are 10 be
seriously invaded, nor that the Confederate
Constitution will ever be proclaimed there
to much purpose. We hold the great body Of
the Democrats of that section, and especially Of
Illinois, to be loyal and true men. who will
stand or fall with the Union. But We have
no doubt that there are traitors among them
that the a" Knights Of the Golden Circle " are
mainly traitors at beart-that the organization
10 essentially treasonable-and that johnson
and Sheehan belong to it, body and soul. There
10 not a shadow Of doubt that Mr Billiards.
testimony as to what lie saw aud heard is
true. But that 1.-the People Of the North
West" will ever "RisE, cut loose from the
Yankees and pour out "rvers Of blood In
resistance 10 their own Government and III
sympathy with treason-all this is the romance
If traitorous lmagnations-the haliuclnation Of
men given over to believe lie. Messrs
johnson aud Sheehan are worth looking after