Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-09-25

ana IN Starke, secret Soc1etles winch nave
for their object an armed resistance to the
draft and the payment of the Government
taxes. The Plym outh Democrat says. if
this IS the case, we ought to go before
the Grand Jury Of the County and make
complaint. Our reply is. that had we the
practical knowledge Of he..matter which the
editors of the Democrat have, we would
have no hesitation in taking such step.
aud feel a consciousness of having done
nothing more than our duty to the Gov
eminent requires. We are positive that
there is q lodge OF Odd Fellows in this
place, but we could not swear to the. fact.
Just as certain are we that there is lodge
Of the self Protecting Brothers" but we
could not swear to it, because their mem.
bers being bound to secrecy by such horrid
oaths. and their meetings being held at the
dead hour of midnight in retired places.
prevents all persons but members from
knowing anything about the forms of the
society. Suppose in walking down town
we meet half a dozen men in a state of
beastly intoxication. would it not be safe
70 say that there was intoxicating liquors
in the village of Plymouth? If we should
see man in state of inebriation stag
gering out Of one of the whiskey saloons
in our town. would it not be good evidence
that he had been drinking something
stronger than water? Most certainly it
would; and yet we could not swear to the
fact. The Democrat in asking us to go
before the Grand Jury is only practising
sham. species of evasion, for the pur-
pose of binding and misleading the minds
of the people. Aknors ace hare not been
admitted into the confidence of the traitor.
ioring. seeession-syn,pataizing order. and
therefore could not swear to the facts. 1t
knows that it is safe in challenging US to
an exposure. because no loyal man is per-
mitted to become acquainted with the mys-
teries Of its perjured circle. But what is
the circumstsncial evidence surrounding
the case. United States Marshals in Ohio,
Michigan, Illinois. and Iowa have unearth-
ed many Of these orders. and arrested sew
eral of the leaders who are at this time in
Forts Warren and Lafayette for their pub
lie exhibitions OF treason. In many of
these states. members Of the order, COM
pletely Mortified and Disguised at the evil
licences OF the reasonable objects of the
organization, have deserted the order, and
published over their affidavits the nature
Of the society. The details are heart
sickening. The members of the order are
required to swear solemn and very impress
sive oaths before Almighty God that the
earth shall run red with the blood of their
fellow men before they will submit to the
collection Of the Government taxes. Then
there is conclusive evidence that all the
states surrounding Indiana has organiza-
tions of this kind; and this being the fact,
is il not reasonable to suppose that there
arc societies Of the same kind in this State
aside from the fact that the United States,
Grand Jury. from evidence brought before
them from different parts of the State. un-
der oath declared that such organizations
do exist in Indiana at the present time
Men in this State have been arrested by
United States officers for completely with
such orders. We have charged that the
objects of the society are to resist the draft,
and also the collection of the Government
taxes: Sheriff Barnard told us the other
day that be had heard fully thirty men in
this County swear that they will forcibly
resist both, and we can produce half q
dozen other men who will make affidavit,
that they have heard different men swear
the same thing. In passing up the street
few days ago, we heard man, who was
standing in the door of Alleman's Saloon,
with the most profane osths declare that
he would forcibly resist drafting and the
collection of the Government taxes, and
Marshal Wolf was persuading him to keep
his trsitorous jaws still. Wolf is an off.
Ger and Democrat. why did he not arrest
him? or knock him down and kick him
out into the street where he might enjoy
the luxury of a wallow with his fellow
swine. Reliable men in different parts o.
the County inform rs that secret meeting,
are being held throughout the County
They meet at midnight; hare no lights. ana
keep the doors locked. What is this for.
and what does it ell mean? Treason il
publicly advocated throughout the County
BY recklessly desperate men. Midnigh'
meetings are held in secluded places: an,
putting all this evidence together can
reasonable man for . moment hesitate il
believing that there are branch orgsniza
tons Of this kind throughout the County
having their parent lodge in this town.
PoLIT1cAL acknowledgements ar
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