, 1862-05-17

lllzkalEs1E7sEe11EI;
s:'rcoi oft1'e iar,i j: OF hc t5' .ls b~t''r for
= ccTslitIt:cp erd TIC Tnion.
Re ozrfd, Tuatwttle our rules ard re ulatic IS
prescribe no such requisite :euir. q it's me- 4
oers to take !the oath Of sIleg,arse, We do again
aver IL publicly our fealy to the Constitution
Rssdrtd, That the Boa:d of Directors he re-
lbs Bo=ra Of any citizenz in tae U::i:s sty':s
against whcm Brspfcfo1s Of digloyalty to the Geu-
eral Government are known to exit. nntit sach
suspaeions arc provedto their satisfaction to be
unfounded.
Mr.. Wright thought it advisable that the
rules relating to the admission Of members be
red. He did not believe that any gentleman
would intimate that there were any members
the Boad whG e tn the Gn
abundant evidence Of our loyalty. We had
given our money in order that ou- soldiers
and their families might be paid. We had
taxed ourselves aud were willing to tax our
selves again. We had sent to the battle field
to bring home our dead. We Ind done every
thing that ne could do to give expression to
our loyalty.
He objected to passing the re-olrt:ons no.
IRON want Of 10y atty, but because if pas2eat- e
Board had no power to carry them into effect.
man, on becoming member Of this Board,
o1A @A1A3C fpkECGcC1 VI luA P4ih VI
Waich he could not be deprived. He could
insist upon entering the room, and the Score.
taEy Or Janitor has no authority to prevent
hin.
The osiginators Of this meetisg were loyal
men, and their object was loyal; 1t was felt
by them there were traitors in this Board, and
they wanted them to be known, but his ad.
vice vast to letthem settle their accounts with
their oEn condolences.
H defined the duties of the directors in
f+vt$*f
Wis the slightest fear Of the'E admitting
man who was guilty Of treason, if there were
%'y means OF Knowing it.
He did not think it at all wise for the Board
t. occDpP it's time in discussing any matter
On which it could not act, and to prove that
ehartsr, rule 10, and article II Of the bye
! laws.
If these resolutions were passed., then any
man who refused to take the oath Of a''eei-
ance became virtually expelled. There was
only one provlso in the 1ules by which d
| WIS not broad enough for his liking, ne mast
act as We have authority, and in no other
| WY. He had not given utterAnce to these
| views from any want Of sympathy with the
Constitution, with the laws, with the supp'cS-
sion Of treason aud the support Of tae Gov
! ernment. He thought it would be wei. for
the Board to treat itself with respect, aud not
render its proceedings ridiculous by pressing
resolutions which could not legally be carried
Into effect.
Arr . few remarks By Mess.s. Hancock aud
CO.. s iephsrd, 11r. Handey said tia; sfr
| Wright had stated that h. had been led to be-
Ieve In the existence Of sccessioatsts in Chi
eago. He {Alr. Handley) did not believe it; and
though he Tus poor mau, he was willing to
give five dollars for any eeccssionist they
could catch in the county Of Cook. he bad
followed Will-o'-the-Wisp in Irellnd, but he
| was disinc1ined to follow him in this country.
Another member said though he was vii
ling to take the oath Of a'}egience at an,
time, lie was unwilling to support resolution:
Which eontraEened the bylaws.
The motion for the adoption Of the origina
resolutions being withdrawn, Mr.. Clary's res
olutions were adopted, With the addition Of
clause proposed By another gentleman.
Camp Douglas.
We Lave previously made mention Of tn
fact Of tile arrest Of q Lieute.lant of tho Irisl
Br-ga5e for conspiracy with rebel prisoners t,
lolcase them from Camp Douglas for q consi1
Grafton. The name Of the raseally Lieutenan
is Patrick Higgins, who, We understand, la
become extremely unpopular With his compa
ny, and petition had been started urgin
Gov. Yates to remove him. In some way til
Lieutenant discovered that such moyenen
wa5 on foot, and in order to avoid the dis
g7ace Of removal, made up his mind to It
sisl. His resignation was written out, an
ne understand was presented to Col. Null
gan, to Es forwarded by lin to Springfield
But before vacatiDg his Office entirely, Lieut.
F:g.ins conceived the idea Of making none
cut Of the prisoners Of war by assisting the1
II escape. Preparations were made to carr
out this idea. For certain sum, to be pal
in advance by each prisoner who desired to n
) gain his liberty, he would assist them to pas
the guard and escape. One man, it is sait
e agreed to pay him $3.50; others were to pa
/ smaller sums-tle price Of liberty having 4
: fixed rate, but being regulated, probably, +
!. the ability Of the prisoner to pay. But ju
I at this time Col. Mulligan discovered tt
treschery of the speeulating Higgins, throug
one CT the prisoners, and he was arreste
: Of course the whole plot was thus fortunate
+! lstratcd, and none of the prisoners su
9 ceeded in getting away. An Investigation
T. tie matter has been in progress forsome day
ard the testimony Of all the prisoners who a
> supposed to know anything about the matt
) is l.iGg taken by Col. Mu1ligan.
A FTATERNAL JUMP.
G They had i reliable and yeritabls Sam Pat<
$ in camp yesterday. In the afternoon, a mau
\ the name Of Gee, who said be had Just ar1iy,
t t t,om New York, presented himself to the {
y ticer of the day for admission to see b
= brother WHO was prisoner in camp. He II
:. refused admission; and was shortly after d
0 covered, perched in q large tree, which stan
# pear the camp fence full twenty-five feet fro
= tie ground, with 4 board before him up,
e which was painted in large letters his nan
r The affair created considerable sensation
4 camp as it became noiscd abroad, and after
two hours roosting the name was observed
Of tie ''eecesh" brother and mutual recoe7
J., tion took place. The "secesh" brother ran
- in his vicinity when Gee vau1ted from his aiz
re height almost intothe arms ofhis brother bell
le Who, in reality proved to be his brother. T
- sentinel, who saw his manouvers in the tt.
Id and anticipated his intentions, presented
is b-3onet and commanded him not to jun
but he paid no attention to the sentinel or
I'd bayonet, and It was only By dexterous mo,
/? ment Of the sentinel that Gee YVES prevent
e from imp!anting himself upon the ugly loo
~ ing weapon. He was arrested and brorn
oeAoie No1VAG4 AAuAlSa41 OAt LIE Gol01
C. learning the real facts in the case, discharc
him with an admonition not to Jump a
he ! more.
IN ARRIVAL OF PRISONERS
~ Thirty more prisoners from the st. Lo1
~. ~ hospital arrived at Camp on Thursday, a
ut will hereafter make their home in this cam1
OF that is, if they be not added to the mortal
r. r. list, which has been the case with la1
an number sent here from TINT st. Louis ins
ch tuition.
=: VISIT OF HON. EDWARD EVERETT.
~ ~ Hon. Edward Everett, in company will
b. party Of friends, visited the Camp yester6
at morning, and took a look at the butternu
u who seemed much interested in the dist
he guished orator and statesman. Probably O.
in third Of the prisoners in Camp voted for ,
ilc, Everett for Vice President, in connection "
u ~ John Bell for President, at the last Presid
he tia1 election. Mr. Everett expressed him:
rd I much pleased with the good order and di:
~ llo pine which were manifest there. Mr.. Eg
H. EFT, after leaving the Camp, visited the gr
es- Of Douglas.
1t. n,,,, xx.u-.
see o17ns' AIoh1-
nd The Observatory" as the proprietor r.
!. a his Yankee tower, opposite the CHM
ers nearly completed and painted-red. WHITE