The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-04-03
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departs Tor Il; there is now an un
interrupted communication between
[South and Europe. He leaves Capt
s., sure friend, TO rec. correspondence
&c. ..r..' . r.H 80 t..' TT. 7.
\ "Onr obscurity is our greatest safe
guard. The duties which devolve upor
me could not be conducted in any plac,
Q fnote without attracting attention.
I | forwar led your request TO the c.
NJ Grand Mastor and am in.
structed to furnish you with the cypher
and its key. will send the same t.
~. u Port Huron], thence to W
Windsor. | have much which I wisi
to communicate, but wait till an op
portunity to send il by safe hand
| am obliged to send this by mail.
''May God prosper the cause. The
s. South is d,ing gIoriously
1t wrings my very heart, however,
to see our brave countrymeu N
| North and S. ISouth1 sacrificed tc
carry out the hellish plans Of our ty.
rants. rrr '-r
"May our project prove n second
Slollian Vesper, attended with all its
success, but | fervently pray, without
its bloodshed.
"Denr Sir, excuse this confused and
hurried letter, aud allow me to sign
myself, "YOurs in the Cause, (Signed)
... [Cabalistic signs
"P. S.--Capt. II. will give you in
structions as to his disposition of the
C-s Commissioners. The P-s
Lpermits are to be used as necessity re.
q1iros." ,r...,.. ... ...
In the U, s. Senate, March 25th, the
following proceedings took place, in
reference to the above remarkable, dis
closures. ...........
Mr.. LATHAM of California read an
extract from the Detroit Tribune. which
said a curious document has been found
showing that there was league formed
in Michigan for the purpose of over
throwing the Fedcrnl Government
The document was dated Oct. 5th, '61,
and said tho league was doing noble
work at Fortress Monroe ex.
President Pierce was among the most
influential members of the league, and
tn; he document was now in poss sson
of the State Department.
Mr.. LATHAM also read letter
from Ex- President Pierce. dated March
4th, saying that an nrtice had been
published in the Saturday Evening
Bos on Journal, the substance Of which
had been before published in Michigan.
The subject was not new to him, for he
had correspondence on the subject
with the Secretary of State as early as
last December. He asked Mr.. Latham
II he would offer resolution calling for
the correspondence with the Secretary
OF State, as such an iuputatiou ought
not 10 rest on any man. ...
Mr.. LATHAM offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the Secretary of
State transmit 10 tho Senate copies Of
all correspondence between VIM II.
seward, Secretary of State, aud ex.Pres
Ident Pierce, having any reference to
nv supposed conspiracy against the
Government"
Mr. CHANDLER Of Michigan knew
there was such a letter. The writer of
it was DR.. Hopkins. There was such
nn organization, and it was very wide.
spread. I, .'...
At the commencement of the war,
he Knights ofthe Golden Circle, it was
thought, would be very patriotic, and go
INTO the amy; and, to his (Chandler's)
certain knowledge, they had succeeded
IN getting large nnmber of the worst
raitors into the Federal army, and
,hcse traitors are there now.
Mr.. HOWARD of Michigan said he
knew there was such letter, as he had
'een it. He suggested that the Senator
rom California frame his resolution so
Is TO include that letter. .., ...- ...
An amendment was added TO the res.
'lution, so as to include all other pa.
Ders. Do IIa.1 l.-.a.g -aa Er..f..'
The amendment was then adopted.
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