The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-30
a pangerons OlganIzatIon.

Reuben Stout, company n, oOth In
diana volunteers, convicted Of desertion
and the murder of soloman Hoffman, AZ
Madison. Carroll county, Indiana, on tie
14lh of March last, was shot on Friday
last, the 23d inst.
Stout left statement which is pub
lished in the sardusky pspers, from
which we extract the following
Istaid with my company and regiment
until November %, 1862, when we got a
furlough 10 go home--the regiment having
been captured at Crane River, Kentucky,
and paroled IS prisoners Of war. We
were sent to indianapolis to be exchanged
and draw arms again. All the men Of
the regiment got furloughs for few days
TO 60 home TO Their friends. 1 went
home and stayed out my time, and then
started 10 90 10 my regiment. went as
far az Lafayette, my wife and her sister
going as far as Dayton, Indiana. ] took
sick ct Lafayette, and stayed there about
five days. My father-in-law took me
home to his house TO stay ill got vol.
After had been there about two weeks,
l was advised by various persons not 10
10 back TO the army. They said this
was only an "abolition war" and adj
vised me TO stay at home and they would
protect me. Twas Induced 10 90 10 meeting
.of he so called "Rnights Of aio Golden
Circle and i0as made member of Hqt on
ganfzatioa The obligation Of that @der
boatnd as 10 do all tOe could against The icaT--
10 resis, draft, If one should be made, and
hlss'oise 10 resist and oppose copfsaatioa on
emancipation measures, ia every possible ,Oay.
We toere sioofn 10 stand by each otler IN all
measures Of resistance We were pledged
20 do all we could TO prevent another man
or dollar going from the State for the
further prosecution of the war. ! met
with this secret meeting several times,
and entered into their Vows and plans.
The testimony of this unfortunate man,
given at the point of death, in reference
TO the existence OF secret disloyal or
ganization in the Northern States, is of
great Importance. Its truth is unques-
tionable as Il comedies with large
amount of other testimony ON the same
subject, There has been, and is now,
existing in the loyal States, secret tres-
sonable organization, whose object is in
the words Of Stout, ITO DO ALL IT CAN
AGAINST THE wAR-To RESIST A DRAFT, If
ONE SHOULD BE MADE, and hseloise 10 resist
and oppose copfscation and emancipation
measures IN every possible ,0ay."
The members of this tire asonable soci.
ETY. Of course do not and cannot vote
with the Administration party. They
vote for the Conservative ticket and sup
port the Conservative candidates. They
vote precisely as the galvanized " reb-
els of this State would vote if they had
chance. at the polls the Northern
eKuights of The Golden Circle" the
galvanized rebels Of the rebellious
States, and the Conservative faction
vote in concert and are 3 unit. The
Conservative organs are in the habit
of quoting extracts from the speeches
and letters of few exiravagant Repub.
licAns and making these expressions of
few unauthorized aud irresponsible in
dividuAls the basis of furious and indis
criminate abuse OF the Administration
If q few unauthorized individuals are t,
be considered the opponents of what il
called the Radical Union party, will
much greater reason may the Consorva
tive organization be considered the ALI
aud coadiutor of the galvanized" reb
els ofths South, and secret treasonabl
Anu-war organization Of tho North
who invariably speak, write, vote anC
sympathize with It. Then admit a!
that the conservatives charge against th,
friends OF the Administration, for Ga,
sake Of argument, with whom should In,
frisnds Of the Union prefer TO set; will
che ultra radicals or with the galvanized
rebels who began the rebellion, and will
the Northern Knights Of the Colder
Circle, who are opposing the efforts o
the Nation TO put that rebellion down