The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-08-20

as one man, with one purpose in view, with
their influence may be appreciated by this Hon
orable Court L. is the place where treason is
concocied-the nest where traitors are Matched
The Grand Jury, therefore, respectfully ask
this Court that this their presentment may BE-
spread upon their records.
WV. p. FIsRsAok, Foreman.
! Charles III. Test, Ben. G.. Stout,
Geo. Moon, James Hill
! VIM. A. Montgomery, Daniel Sagrc,
James Blake, II. ID. Scott,
Il. Il. McCarty, Robert Parelt,
Daniel Sigler Fred. S. Brown,
LeonidaS Sexton,
TREAsoNABLs ORGANIZATIONS IN INDIANA.
From the indianapolis Journal of August 4-Edi-
torial.
We need not ask tn Attention pf our rpad-rs
to the astounding revelations made by the
United States Grand jury for this DISTRICT which
appears in another column, for it will compe,
attention. Nothing SO seriously affecting the
safety OF the Government has been developed
since the outbreak of he rebellion othing
so alarming has occurred since the 6rs' drtptt
of our army before Washington A sccref as
socia ion in Indiana OF l5 0nD men, sworn %
resist Federal taxation aud military emil i-'men,s
prepared by slgns 10 recognize and asss each
other, and to recognize nni protect members
of similar organiza'on even in the rebel army
meeting with arms in their hands, and under
protection of armed sentinels, so connected
with rebel prisoners in this STATE that the latter
refuse to testify before the Jury against them,
aud armed with precautions against legal pro-
ceedings or convictions, is a fact to starte the
ion. SO gigantic a conspiracy is second only
to the rebellion of which it is an of shoot. But
startling rs it is the fact of its discovery is
protection against the peril The people will
take care OF such an association when once
known to exist. Secret political societies eau
not live in this country in time OF peace, much
less in time of war, when secrecy necessarily
becomes treason. We have long known, and
tried to warn the public of the existence of this
band Of traitors aud their deluded associates,
but the fact seemed to monstrous for belief, and
though some local excitement was created by
the revelation and by our appeals to the public
to put down the evil thing, the evidence of its
reality seemed too slight to excite the alarm ne
cessary to an effective action. Convincing
proof was needed, evidence that could not be
put aside by an incredulous sneer, something
that would make men think. That we now have
The Grand jury of the United States Court, at
the present term, have taken the matter up, and
made thorough investigation of it. They have
sent 10 he places where castles of the order
were believed TO exist, aud brought to this city
men suspected of belonging to it, put them on
oath and forced out of them, word by wor i,
the reluctant confessions which are embodied in
the revelations now made. The members them
selves are the Witnesses. The traitors them
selves, under the terrOrs of the jail aud the
Judge, reveal the existence and purposes of the
order. Their testimony cannot be sueered away
or disregared. Nearly two hundred of them
brought from various portions of the State, were
examined. A great majority admitted their con
nection with the order, and more or less fully
lad ,n1a ifS
not fully initiated, expressed deep regret on the
reasonable character, and earnestly promised
TO return home and assist in iis suppression
No doubt majority of its members are loyal
well-meaniDg men, mislead as to its purposes,
who will at once abandon il when they see this
exposure. Others, however, jus flied the Order,
aud refused to reveal anything OF Impotence
Rebel prisoners from Camp Norton were exam
ined, but they refused 20 tes iiv because their
evidence would impicste their friends in this
State and iRjure the cause OF the Confederacy."
The testimony is fnll, direct ami Overwhelming.
not only as to the existence of the conspiracy
but AZ TO its reasonable character. o. the cor
rectness of the revelations of sigus, gr p nd
passwords made by the witnesses, some OF he
Grand Jury satisfied Themselves bv experiment.
They mixed with the crowd AZ the Touvrn ion,
on last Wednesday, and the signs they h,d
learned were recognized and returned by about
one hundred persons.
The leading features OF this ex position are:
lst. That the order numbers, according 'he
estimates of the witnesses, about 5 uOn mem
bers in this StatA This, We think, il probably
shove the mark bur whether iC is or not, H. ia
certain that verv many of the members are but
partially Initiated, have no idea OF it, tre son
able purposes, and will have no. hing to do vi
any action that may interfere with the laws or
their duty to their government.
"a. The exitence Of the Order here is know
to the rebels and its members are instructed 10
avoid irjuring rehes in case they should he
compelled to enter the army. By "a sign the
members South Can make themselves known to
those OF the North, and both are sworn 10 FIRE
over the heads of each other, in case they meet
OH opposite sides in battle.
Sd. The conspirators have devised q plan 10
avoid or defeat legal proceedings az inst them.
By changes Of venue counties where the
Judges members or BY getting members on
iuries, they propose 10 keep clear of the clutch
ga of the law. This is hy no means an unsafe re-
lance when it is remembered that single jury
man can prevents conviction, and there Is no
possible way of preventing members of the
Order from getting on juries where they are not
known.
4Lh The members are sworn TO secrecy, and
and to the resistance to the col ecton of Federal
taxes and to enlistmenis.
9th. The meetings are frequently guarded by
armed senrinels, aud the members generally
come to them armed. In this connection we
may state fact which is not without signi6-
eance. On the day the nti-nemocrnt Cohveu-
tion was held in this city, nee hundred yepolpcrS
tesre Id, no doubt to mrmbers of this Order.
In these features. brought out by the perse-
vereing examination oftwo hundred witnesses
we see enough to warn the people TO prompt
and earnest effort in putting down this infamous
association. Their these bands Of traitors must
be dispersed. The Grand Jury has done its duty
by ingicttHg sizty of the members, but. the main
work must rest with the loyal people. let them
put stop to toe meetings in their neighbnr-
hoods; but, above all put the ban Of outlawry,
of exclusion, from oociety, of dark and stern
determination, on every man who has any part
In the conspiracy.