Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01

| put Inc ADontlonlsts will not" 9Th,
people will rise and fight before the,
will pay taxes to keep our soldier:
killing our brothers in the South.
"Thc Abolitionists are worse traitors
and more to blame than the South.
The Abolitionists must be cleaned
out and then we can have peace
The people must rise and hang the
Abolitionists at the same time the ar
my put down the rebellion South.
Blood must flow in the North, as
we'll as the South, before we get rio
OF the worst traitors to the Union
"Abolitionists must be put in Fort
Warren as well as Southern men, j
you want peace" These and numer
Gus other similar dark and blood-fore
boding expressions that may be heart
in talking with high Knights, +" only
go to fully corroboratc the written ev
idence now before me, Of a blood
thirsty plot, to assassinate Union men
to secure the success of lie South
l have seen and read the special de-
! 5patches of high knights, sent
from one castle to the high officials oil
another in which the whole programme
of operations, and the means to
be used were deliberately laid dowr
and commented upon, in which it il
always distinctly stated that the onl,
way to success in the North, is 70 Sc
cure the saosss of Tbs Sc.,M by con
certed action throughout the North
that the country must be tired an,
worried out with taxes and the hor
rors OF a war, until a pretence is Civ
en- to warrant a Northern civil war
and an uprising against the "Aboli
tionists," as the cause Of the begin
ming and continuance of the conflict
Then the private arms are to be used
Each X. G. G. is pledged to arm him
self with long knife and rcvolv
ing pistol. They are also prov ided
with small dark pocket or police
lamps. One dispatch to a high func.
tionary, stated that if secrecy and
success attend the projcct--and he
had no doubt on that score-it would
prove second Sicillian Vespcr, which
has reference also to some Of the test
words of recognition. "Are you 60
ing to Vespers ~" Are You ready
for Vcspers 2" is the sly way of ask
ing each other if they are EARNED >
and ready )" and also of asking a
stranger If he is X. G. Cor il
in mixed crowd, any conversation in
which the word "Vespcrs is used in.
dicates membership which leads te
further tests.
| have heard the more desperate open
ly state that If this war is not closed il
less than four months, Abolition bloot
would flow in every Northern city.
am not permitted to go more into de-
tail at this time. | have given you
faint outline of the plot, and the
means to be used to overthrow the
old Ship of State. When it cu,mi.
mates into the assassination Of Union
men in the peaceful, loyal North, by a
band Of secretly organized traitors
when the bell shall toll for anothc
Sicillian Vcspers-when traitors shall
shout their songs of rebellion as tn
signal for the Grand Carnival of Urea
son to commence, with one side score,
~ armed for the conhict-then tn
country will inquire with amazemen,
whether the events of March sc
1862, are not to have their counter
part here, in the year 1862, for no 9th
err crime than being loyal to the Gov
ernmcnt, and wishing to put down tn
most wicked and causclcss rebellion
that ever existed! Then, perhaps
the Government will be aroused t
the Importance of not harb ring vi
pers in it's bosom to sting its yer,
lifc-blood-then the loyal people will
rise in their might and protect their
own liberties and woe be unto those
who have their lot cast with the X
G. c., or have followed their leader
ship.
These are startling developments
and will be vigorously hootcd dowl
by every X. G. G. who is true to his
obligations. Let it be SO for the pres
ent. There are some among then
who have yet an inkling of patriotism
left, and cannot, and will not bc bounl
to this wicked conspiracy. 1t is te
this source that you arc indebted
for the facts above stated-facts which
will say to You, may be most implic
lilly relied upon, and the time will ar
rive when what l have stated will be
verified, and much of the same char
acter added to it. At some future
time, developments will be made that
will satisfy you that l am no alarm
list, and men high in confidence of the
people will be SO connected with this
secret treason, that the country viii
despise their memory. In the mean
time, let every loyal man, wherever
he 10, be watcbfnl and vigilant fol
the signs that l have indicated, to
identify and mark the sure enemies
Of the Union, and in most cases the
sure trademarks Of the X, G. G.
Their cmissaries arc busy and on
the move. The organization is extern
sive, penetrating the backwoods and
the plains. In many cases, in remote
places, one, two, or three trusted mem
bers, are all who are entrusted with
the secrets, but they are busy in max
ing and controlling opinion-in edu
eating their partisans up to the prop
or point. The New York "Cauca.
sian" newspaper, sustained by pri
vate fund of the order, is the special
organ Of the Castles. The princi.
pal headquarters of the North, are
Philadelphia, New York City and Gin
cinnati. They have a large number
of small newspaper editors in their
secrets, some of which have to be
checked occasionally for too plain
talk. y
l have extended this communication
to far greater length than had in
tended, but l could not well make it
shorter and do the subject justice. l
submit it for your consideration, be-
lieving that you will discover many
things in your State and vicinity to
corroborate what l have said. The
work Of the X. g. c., a. used here,
is revised and changed from that used