The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-05
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From the Cincinnati Gazette.l
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS.
The Greatest Treason Of the Age.
COPPERIIEARTsH RIPENED.
THE VALLANDTGHAM PLOT
REVEALED.
Ohio, Illinois ind Indiana TO be Arrayed
Against the U. 5. Government.
State Officers at Columbus Implicated
- and tie RiagleaderS of the Con-
. Spiracy ArreSted.
GEORGE f. PUGH APPEARS AS COUN-
Sell FOR THE TRAITORS.

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indicating the existence Of deep and
widely spread scheme Of villainy in
our midst, by which treason in the
South was to be followed by treason in
the North, and by which the party
styling itself the peace party of the
North was to carry the civil war up to-
the very cxtLcme eff the Northern
border. But theintimations were few,
and by many, tho apprehensons Of
civil commotion were considered as
ill-founded; and when on Saturday
night, the first blow fell, and several
of tie parties implicated were arrested.
in this city, it was matter Of surprise
to all and SO sudden and so tremcnd-
ous were the developments which were
then for the first time made public,
that even yet it is difficult to believe
in the revelations which every hour is
bringing forth.
On Saturday night Z. S. Marshal A.
C. Sands, who has been for some time
past acting in conjunction with Pro-
vost Marshal Major Reany, and tho
other military authorities Of the Dis
trict ofth Ohio, in sitting out the af-
fair. received information which led
him to believe that the right time for
action had arrived and he accordingly
dispatched Deputy Marshal James
Sands with assistants, on aspcciaI train
to Columbus, at. 10 o'clock, to procure
the arrest Of Charles W. Ii. Cathcart,
School Commissioner for the State OF
Ohio, and J. d. Crcsap, formerly sutler
in the 18th Regulars, but then resi-
dent ofthe Capital City. As soon as
! tho 1enutation to Columbus had start
cd, Marshal Sands proceeded to arrest
Samuel D. Thomas, Mary a. Thomas
his wife, and Catherine Parmentcr OF
this city; while the military authori-
ties arrested James p. Patton Of Gov
ington, and Ruth Mcdonald of New
port. and they also were handed over
to the custody of the marshal.
The plot has been brewing for many
months past, and has only been discoy-
cred by the continual and watchful
vigilance. of the detectives The plan
which had been concerted was nearly
as followi On certain night, which
had not been definitely fixed snili-
cent number Of the conspiators wore
to assemble in the vicinity Of Camp
Chase, and at given signal were to
overpower the guard (Which is far from
being a.strong onc), and at the same
time the prisoners, who We're to be ap-
prsed Of what was going on, and who
number about four thousand, were to
make rush from the inside and thus
secure their freedom Having armed
themselves with tho weapons Of the
guard, they were then to march on
Columbus, led by Cathcart, and seize
the arsenal, arming themselves com
pletcly with the United States arms
stored there From thence their next
attack was to be on the Penitentlary
for the release Of John Morgan and
his men, by whom the rebel army in
Ohio was to be otlicerod. Then the
rebel campaign in Ohio was to be com
monced, and the first proceeding the
part of the traitors was to be the cut
ting of the telegraph wires and the
burning of tho railroad bridges in or
der to prevent the arrival Of national
troops. So much for the plans Of the
traitors in Ohio. The sketch was per
phaps roughin several points, ndin
tcarrying it out might have needed sew
Eeral alterations, bnt this was the gen
eraI plan and had tnot been dlscQv
erod in time itisrhardt to tell how far it
might haYc proved successful.
The parties involved in the matter
aro Nery numoNus,n nndare to DO found
4 in ahnost.Gverypart oi,thc State, some
of them occupying positions under the
United States, and State Government,
which renered it a somewhat easier
tnsk for the detectives to gain access to
the nest Of. traitors. The leading man
in the Conspiracy, Charles w, IL, Cath
! cart, was elected by the Nallandigham
democracy in the last fall election, to
fill the Office of School Commissioner
for the State of Ohio. He sent in his
resignation Il short timo since which
was to take effect on the eleventh OF
the month. He stated to one Of the
detectives, Mr.. Slade, who had been in
troducod to him as II rebel spy, that
he should proceed to Richmond as soon
as it was possible, and he should then
obtain an appointment as brigadier-
general in the Confederate service
He also furnished him with splendid
pistol, which he was to use in the at
. tack on Camp Chase, for the purpose
of killing the guard, and Cathcar
himself was to assist in the underta
king. He (Cathcar0 arrived in tn,
city last night undo, charge of Dopu
-1ty Marshal James Sands, and waI
placed in the county Jail until Wcdnes
day morning when he will be takel
before Halliday foran examination
When arrested yesterday morning
he was at the house Sabin Hough, VIII,
had only just returned from consul
tation with Valandigham 1t will b
remembered that not long since, Sabil
Hough was arrested in Cincinnati, o.
u charge Of treason, and was then dis
charged on mere legal bubbles
t J. d. Cresap, who was arrested i
/. Columbus with Cathcart, was ais
J. broughtdown in the same special traiI
Is and lodged in tho County Jail unit
:. Wednesday morning, when ho will b
,f examined before Commissioner Hall