, 1862-03-26
TREASON IN MICHIGAN.
The Secret Mfstofr sf the Eas< Year
A Curious Development.

Il Curious development. i
The Detroit Tribune publishes the subioined |
curious document, with the following editorial !
remarks:
This letter We have from an official source, |
The original Of which Ia NOW In the Department |
Of State at Washington. It gave to the au-
thorities here and at Washington the first clue |
to tie existence Of such traitorous secret clubs
in this State, and furnished the first data for !
investigations which established the fact that |
such clubs existed here at the date OF the let !
ter, and that they hare been increased and ex- !
tended to most, Il not gil, the principal towns |
in the State. It also led to the discovery Of |
sufficient evidence Of treason against several |
individuals to warrant their arrest and impris- !
oument in Fort Lafayette. |
*tThts letter was communicated to the !
proper authorities last October. At that time I
It vas discovered that the secret organizations
son, Michigan Centre, Kalamazoo, Lapeer, !
Moth Branch, Alrnont, Lakevil1e, Utica,
Mount Clemens, Emmet, and other towns In
the interior Of Michigan, md Port Sarnia, st.
Marye, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto and |
other towns in Canada West.''
L 1T must be remembered that the letter itself
is dated last October, and thetreasonable pur-
poses it seems to refer to, never Hpened into
action.
1.-THE explanations Of the initials in brackets
are furnished us BY the officers Who have in
yestigated the matter, and are believed to be
in the main correct.
''SoR7n BnAscH, LapssE Spts c. 1Maif;h'l
0Dear aid Honored Sir: write to inform
you that the c = commissioners, the sig
i,atures Of the g. Of s., &c, attached,
with number Of skeleton Pts, [permitsl
will be found at the house Of R-L----, W.
G. ". Windsor, Canada West], by the sth
"The work, dear sir, goes brsvely on. I
have received replies from over sixty different
localities, and forwarded them to their proper
destination; and, am happy to say, thus far
Our felloW-citizens are better prepared for
the grand movement than e7en the
most sanguine Of our leaders dared to
hope; Tie League {is] ] extending its
new and valuable adi1erents daily. I feel great
" Strengthened in the belief, that when the
hour comes to erect our glorious standard, an
overwhelming force will spring up at the first
trumpet call. Many who are outward1y rabid
in the tYrant's favor, are with us, heart aud
refrain from expressing my astoniahmcnt, not
to say delight, at the Unparalleled success md
eccresy which has thus far attended the efforts
Of the Brotherhood. God cannot help blessing
cause whose object is the restoration Of .
great nation to peace and unity, By the over
rntsm that ever nsnrnea ned the 1iberties of a free
people.
ligent mind that the only way left to restore
tie honor and rescue the constitution from be-
pGah the fee, ct the y1sn i is
Gnt fhe \ w.5Nn,fhl 4he snccess oi ne he -
lSouthl. until tired and dissustcd, the conser-
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