M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-03-12

private Key ana such other lnstrnc
tions as | may need. ! desire to ask
confidentially whether you think we
had better procure arms 20 use or not.
We do not know what contingency
may arise, and hence ask for infor.
nation.
Yours for the Union,
"T. B. GRlFFlTS.
"JNo. TRMBrE, jr., DID,, Chicago.
To this Captain Griffits received the
following letter, and the honest and
uhsuSpecting people can see the bel
lish purposes Of these individuals:
"OFFIcE OF THE GEagRAL SEcRETRY, S.B.l
Post office Box, G ,295, Chicago, Ill.
"Februury 10, 1851
"T, B. Griiits, Captain s.B.) Carthage;
"DEAR CAPTAIN Yours of the 18th
is received, and ! inclose key. We
leave the matter Of arms to the otate
division when formed: / will say
this individually, that arms will not
be wanting to defend our flag when
the times requires it. | will send you
the camp ritual to day. You can
have arms in your camp ifyou 80 de.
sire it.
"Wishing you all success, am,
yours, for the Union,
| JOHN TRIM3LE, Jr.,
General Secretary"
We give the following letter, in
reply to ours asking him to send the
commission for Mr. Ossman:
. auFFIoR oT THE GENERAL SECRETARY s.B.l
Post-othee Box 9, CPS Chicago, III.
February lS, 1868.
"Captain T. B. Grifi,s'
DEAR SIR - Your letter Of Feb.
ruary 16 affords us great pleasure IS
giving evidence of your going heartily
to work. Since your last the Colon
elcy has been accepted by Mr.. Thos.
Geddis, of Fountain Green.
"The Captains already comm;ss.
ioned are yourself, Joseph Ogden
Durham X. N. Leach, Fountain
Green John Roth. Pilot Grove, and
l.. Smith Cogwell, LaharPc'
Your nomination for Captains will
today be submitted to Oolouel Geddis
ard unless others have already been
made in their townships, they will
doubtless be approved, in which event
the commissions will be promptly
forwarded.
81 hope ere this you have received
your package.
Yours for the Union,
"JOHN TRiMBLE, JR,
General Secretary S,B."
1t will thus BIZ seen that we have
men base enough in our csnptry tc
go'into this infamous organization
We have given their names in orde1
that their fellow-c citizens may sPo1
them end BEWARE Of them. Here il
the key above referred to:
key.
"Page 38 (RituaD, at A, use the
word Gideon.
"Page 35 (RituaD, atB, use the
word Marathon.
"Page 36 (RituaD. at @, use the
tNjrd Baphockburn.
Page 80 (RituaD, at d, use the
word Switzerland.
Page 40 (RituaD, at E, uSe th'
word Yorktown.
page 50 (RituaD, at F, here de
liver the following explanation:
"GIpEoN was the battle field des
cribed in the Tenth chapter OF Joshua
There the Israeiites under The i'm
mediate supervision Of Jehovah ach
ieved their fiual triumph over the
foes, and gained possession of tn
promised land.
"MARATHoN is where the Grecian
routed the hosts of Persia, and pre-
served the freedom Of their country.
"BANNocKBURN is the the scene c
the defeat OF the English by the Scot
, tish army under Bruce.
That brave people achieved in
, mortal honor and independence upo
tile field.
SWITZERLAND has been in all age
r the ground OF the noblest struggI
between freedom and despotism.
YORKTOWN, witnessed the crown
ing struggle between the British an
. Americans, and virtually terminate
E the Revolutionary War in our favo
D "These five names designated o
/, the Sigaet Ring by initials g. M. |
f S, Y, call to mind some of its sui
tLo ,,orac nT hiafor1