Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-03-21

ness to boldly avow their OH cct, and stand Or
fall on its accomplishment. They possess the
prevailing traits of the assassin, and like him
are only to be dreaded when they can attack
their victims unaware.
In conclusion, we cannot better give full
Insight into the workings Of this order than
by copying tie following letter recently pub
lishrd in the Portland Times, written by a
loyal citizen in Ohio, for whose veracity the
editor vouclcs. To be forcwarntd is to be
forcarmed, and we doubt not but that the 10y
al people will be fully able to crush treason
in any form it may appear:
IHpIASAroIIs, Feb. !st, 1863.
must say little 10 YOU
Of the condition Of our State. 1t is the darkest time of
the war for Indiana In the absence of 100000 of
our loyal men, the Dcmocrats-I will not say Demo-
Gratis, but traitorhaye got into power The Iegisa-
ture mostly composed of traitors, and they arc doing
their utmost to take Indiana out Of the Union. We
arc Just the borders Of revolution, not this state
alone but Ohio and Illinois ALSO Their project Is to
with and join the South Their secret society tthc X.
q. c. is established in every town and county in the
State. 1t is introduced into the army to corrupt and
dcmoralize our men, and cause descrtion. One whole
battery formed in this city, is broken up. They
out spoken say everything against the Government and
in favor of the South You will ask, why do loyal men
permit this We vii not long They are an organ
lied secret society. An organized body of men can
ovcrpower three times their number of unorganzcd
men. But within the last twenty-five days, the Cuon
men have xshcd to the rescue TO the State. We
have an organization oppose them. 1t started in
this city, and is general i'll nearly every county III
the State. We number three four thousand in this
city. Every is at work though his life was at
stake and assurcdlv it is. We fear that the time
is near at hand when there will be more bloody times
with us than in any State since the commenced
for every man is desperate. They intended to have
taken this city January 9Th, but their plans leaked
out. The Governor had every soldier armed to the
attack. They are often driliin, in the woods
the city. They plotted to kill our Governor but sis
ter Of one Of the assnssns revealed it to him. they
can dispose of him, traitor fills his place. We have
10 900 stand Of arms in the arsenal loaded and at
moments notice from the fire bells, shall he in
II may he three days. il may he three months, before
the ball opens but il is to sooner or later.
1t has gone too far now Traitors and loyal men can
not live in peace. Unless the uprising of loyal men
frighten them, we shall trouble soon, and am
sworn to do my duty. We have meetings nearly
every night and If there is war; shall participate in
it, and If meet the fate of thousands death, shall
not 90 t. my grave Il hcif0r. You may think excl
tod bu, have not told You one-half One man joined
their order in this city 70 expose them. They found it
out, and he has not been heard Of since So you sec
their spirit. \ man in this city in Rush county,
few DAYS ago, and stopped over night farmers. In
the Cniny ,hcy heard awful screaming and following
in the woods. The farmer Informed him it the X.
c. G.s whipping nan to make him join them. They
approach a man, ask him to join them and if he re-
fuses they force him, and death is his doom if he
ycals it.