The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-01-03


Prom ihs indianapolis Journal.
We rresnms that no rational man In the
nation doubts that there are many disaffscted
men In the loyal States. who have either
pledged themselves 90 assist the rebellion. or
only await an opportunity 10 do "a. TIE In.
dications Of their existence have been TOO
frequent aud sneouivoosl 70 allow q doubt
on that point. bat mAny may have doubted
whether they could muster audscisy enough
70 engsEe In any positive acts Of hostility
The peril OF treason now IA % great that IL |.
not ontragang reason 10 enppose that the
most slrulent enemies Of the Government
have concluded 20 be quiet. saying nothing
psblcly, preserving = stndlous Abstiasnce
nom all topics and Illusions that might irh.
tate loyal feeling against them. and showing
their real spirit only In secret rejoicing M ma
uonal defeats. or la such Ansauits upon the
Government As might be easily attributed to
some less obnoxious motive. But though
treason might be reasonably supposed TO be
driven 20 this conccslment. and the course Of
the SssfSsd and other rebel ~sympathizing or
gans would confirm the superstition. there IL
absolute proof that 10 has not confined itself
10 such harmless operations. Ii IL actively
At work, right Ia our midst. snd In various
places In the State. II still preserves It's
outside appearance Of discontinued quiet,
willing 70 lst the public believe that IL i not
dead, II they will only believe that it Is not
at work. but under this veil Il Is reaching
out Ia all directions 20 seixs and combine the
elements OF resistance to the Government,
and fashion them into a deadly power for
evil. We have. heretofore, alluded to some
Of the efforts. insigaisd by John @. Davis,
and supported by the Ssa..nd. which aimed
TO defeat the collection Of the direct tax In
this State. but later discoveries show that
those efforts were but the beginning and
rough outline OF q system which u nov a
complete and thoroughly prepared for in In
fernal work as IL can be. By means which
IL Is not necessary to Disclose IL has been as
certained that q secret society has been organ
lied in this State Nth che purposs Of oppesinS
the rar and dsfsndins all attempts 10 s~usfaiA
IL by farafion.
This society has its oaths, passwords
signs and lodges, as any other secret society
and Is undoubtedly an sffsoot Of the tx. @
Co. association. adapted to this Latitude. Il
exists in this city, in Terre Haute. in Rock
vile, in Madison, and several other places
Its meetings are secret. Ihd its lodge rooms
are kept carefully concealed. Its member
in this city, ano several others, are positive
ly known. though IL is not known that there
may not be others connected with Il thar
those who hsvs been spotted"
The existence of the Society has beef
known for some time, but il has only beer
within a short time that appliances could b
brought 10 bear 70 procure a full exposure o
the secrets. The meetings hare been watch
cd, and the participants marked. but thei
purpose could only be copjectured. The,
have been tracked night after night througl
all their windings and concealments till Al
that could be learned outside has been mad
as familiar to the detectives as TO the mem
bers themselves. But recently detection hs
got inside. and We publish below the expos
ure IL has made: