The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-04-04
Northern Tories.

Nort0efn Tories.
Some weeks since We noticed the fac:
that the traitors in the Northern States
were preparing for bloodshed. Some
OF our readers thcnght there was little
foundation for our remarks. We had
such advices at the time az we knew
were reliable, and felt coniden, the facts
would soon be developed. Since then
It has been openly charged tina. tie X.
6. C's have over eighty thousand mem
bers Of the order in Ohio; over ninety
thousand in Indiana, and one hundred
thousand in IIlinois-all sworn for the
South.
The following paragraphs from the
Dayton (Obio) Journal. tell wha, these
secret tories were doing about the time
we wrote:
WHAT DOES IT MEAN Since the
arrival home of the notorious ex-M. C.
the trade In fire arms has been incrcase
very largely. We a,e informed tha,
large numbers of revo!vers have been
soid,-ths old stock exhausted and new
ones ordered on. and still the demand
keeps up. The saddlers. some of them.
have had a good trade in making hole
s'ers. One gentleman having a good
many orders for holsters. suspicioned
something unusual at hand, and inquir-
cd OF parties buying. who after some
hesitation, informed hin that ,hev we've
"Copperheads," and though. it best TO
be provided for any emergency. l, is
known to those dealing in The arms, tha;
nearly all the applications for ,evolvers
come from the class Of Democrats know q
aa coppsrheads.
Now what does all this neaue There
u. DO cause At the present nor in the
'otare. s0r any alarm unless they have
come heliish plo: Of assassination brew.
ing. Tor Union men. We know thew
nate the true friends Of The Union with
devllish hatred that would make The
prince Of devils hang his head in shame.
Can the Empire throw any light upon
!n'' matter! Perhaps its party is get,
s,n3 ready TO rs-enscI the scenes of I'M
french Revolution. with which i, and
rs masters threatened the people las,
Our readers probably all know ,ha
the ex-M. c. spoken of is the dena
gogue Traitor. vallandingham. Th,
Journal 10 subsequent issue says:
tive have already alluded 10 the ex
'raordinary sale OF FIRE arms in thi
city Al the present Time, Since then
We have seen sufficient to justify tn,
assertion that a. leas. $500 worth q
resoIsefs are disposed ..of a week.
ihere Is also an immense sale of gun
powder. There is more than usu,
demand from the coun.ry-men buyin.
from three to five pounds each. I,can
not be said That this is for the purpos
OF hun'ing. as the season has passed.
Other ex changes from Ohio speak Q
the same thing; and the fact of tie ss,
Of arms and munitions OF war in sue
Immense quantities coming to the ear
Of tine government. led to general o,
der from Gen. Wright in which the sal
OF these articles are forbidden as fuI
lows:
"The Major General comnanlin
the Der sr,ment of the Ohio, hayin
ordered that "all sales Of arms, powder
lead and percussion caps be prohibite
until further orders. and that any viola
ton OF said order vii! be followed b
/. the con6scation of the goods sold. an
the seizure of the stock Of the vender,
and said order having been extende
by the Major General to cover the en,ir
Department. is hereby promulgated f.
immediate Observance ,hrorghou, Il,
S'ate."
The failure Of the rebels OF the Sout
to make the p:e-conce.;cd military ad
vaaces al the time. is the only -resso
why these Aorthern tories. did ps; Us
their arms. Their schemes arr. no. 70
abandoned. and will be carried GU,
any favorabls opportunity offers hop
Of success. The bold stand of the ann
and the revived enthusiasm of the Ur
ION masses have abashed and cove
the coppeiheads: bat the. leaders are a
full Of venom rs ever. ani as ready (
strike il they dare.
In this connection The following frcr
Psrson Brownlow- is in pein.. 1t show
that the traitors Of. the North and tlos
Of the South are 'acing in concert
These things shoali be made matters c
record:
''Deserters are coming into our line
every day from the rebel army, twen,,
at . time. and they. rs well as the Unio,
refugees.axree in wIln, they sa-. Brag:
and Johnson had both made speeche
70 The army at Tullaboma and Shelby
vile. and the grand point made by then
WAS, that they intended 10 bresk ou