The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-27
30 Prem u De- MONIES Rsgister.
AWE AM n ALL -LOYAL.O

Au~ oV0kssHWtS ~ VSOVECS GluCo ~ nAu sp0eCQ
in this city. = few days since, declared that il
misreprssented .at Washington BY ct Of infs
nous scsundrelsD Who have induced the War
Department 70 invest the, United STATES Marshal
With Extraordinary powers which IRE used or
he oppresIfon 81 loyal psopls. Nor = this II
II The people Ut sle FIFTH ICp1ezsssisnal DtD,
trict csa be induced 70 elect NJ. D. 0sborns
Finch their representative in Congress-, be will
zee 70 It that the PRECEDENT ID truly informed Is
to the loyalty Of men who have been arrested
BY the HAtshsi, q sad BY the weight of his tinfu.
ences at the, War Department. be viii secure The
discharge Of those nov in custody. Now, Ne
have examined the evidence upon which the
Marshal acted when be took these pure patriots,
Of whom NJ Osborne Finch svoHs himself the
champion, into custody; and have secured his
permission 70 lay portions Of it before the public,
emitting everything, the publication Of which
would embarrass the future operations of the
satdoriti6a.t Goi.rf1aoa a ,s4 - -,, -fsy7.g
The rsrrsats which have created the most az.
element were those made in Madison county.
Il A aMdavit before % the afiant ststes, that
sometinS last spring, ID the month Of April /
think. lodge II Ia order called che Knights Of
the Golden Circle was organised in Wintersett,
ksdison County, Ia I have been Informed 81
seyersl rnenbea) by yChristopher G. Mann Of
Polk county. Iowa; that shortly after ths ledge
.as organized I bseame member Of it,
that believe the meeting of Tie Iodes d which
I was iuitiStsd US held Il shouss bslonrinr u
jack Portef, lin Winterset isls*4<y 6st a
the time M Unlisted I,vas told that the OBJ.
Ject OF the organization Was 70, Increase the
power Of tie Democratic party and q ct l.
Into power again; Afterwards learned aur 4
msetingof the lodge at Combs School HOME
that the object to resist the collection of the
Federal tax and to resist the draft; that ct said
meeting the lodge resolved to resist the coaleo.
ton Of the tax snd thedraft;5 that Dsvid NcCsr.
~, <Io*s!t NVd. Gideon, l;y+if% q+s,<
NJ. Keith, IN ,*,n and others we're Of the
meeting at which said resolution was passed:
thar Joseph K Evaus Of Winter.
set vas present u said meeting Of the lodge
aod made aspeech in favor Of tho resolaticn. in
which, he said thar Q similar resolution had been
passed in nearly all the lodges ID the county. And
that they generally passed InaniinouSy:; that I
heard 80 <osay 70 some Of the members of
the ordee i1iDy presence. that there wasS man in
Madison ycounty7 who vas recruiting for Prices
army, taink be said his name was . - =
but canaot be positive % to the name that he
said this recruiting officer hsd the MAI. es of one
hundred,or more men, who said sshey were will
Ing . 60 and would go.if there vaa draft; that
the officer had line Fixed out by which DO could
take them through 10 Pfics's army without trou.
bis thst he generally stad ii the eastern psrt of
tne county b$af3sf - - Was sometimes At
AcOarty's, but knocked around from place 10
place; that have frequently been informed by
members of the order that members from Mis-.
souri, sometimes attended their meetings; that it
has been understood among the members that
vAn1w hon
ammunition; that VIM. Evans came sometimes tn
Dess Aoines for ammunition for the members !:
'said he could get it but il was not eyerybodv
who could; that 1 majority of the nembars havs
arms and more Or less ammunition. And I fnr.
ther depose and cay that Joseph z. Evans, sa;d
In his speech Of Combs School House. TO vhioh
J have alluded above, that he believed that the
var would continue until. the whole Niaaiasinn
Valley would belong to the; South, and that IF
the war should turn out that way the members
Of the order would be benefited by their, connec.
ton With II, and that be would be very veil sat.
isfied with the arrangement; that David NcCs,tv
and *ee*, *ag* = made speechaa A..
proving of what Joseph z. Evans had aaid. that
At the same meeting Va. Gideon made littIa
speech in which he said, "If We have to feht let
Us fight at our own doors; and before Would I'd
South and fight, as think for the freedom ~
the slaves. will die here" and he also approved
Of what Evans had said; that these sneeches
were made at the meeting at which il Wa e
solved to resist the collection Of the Feder,I tar
and the draft; and that have frequently hesrd
substantially the same sentimeuts. endorsed 81
many members of the order And I further A.
pose and say - 80 That have net
in the lodge room at Winterset, joseph III
Evans who was acting a. PRECEDENT. = = .
Jack. Porter; ~ that I have