New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-17
TREASON IN INDIANA.
Threats Of the Cope -heads-Gov. Morton
10 be Assassinated.

Correspondence Of The Cincinnati Commercial ,o,,
IspIASAPoLis, Jau. g. 1863
within her own borders, expect the statement to
be received with good deal Of incredulty by tbOse
who are not familiar with certain facts which are
patent 10 all observing men in the State. The loyal
peope of Ohio will be Glow ~ believe that there was
Mot laid by the Democratic leaders OF Indiana and
intended TO be carried into execution less thsn ten
DAYS ago for the seizure of the State Arsenal and
the distribution Of its contents among men who are
pledged to the disruption of the Government.
Nothing but the vigilance OF Gov. Morton, Col.
Darlington, and few others, prevented the accom-
plishment OF the vllainous scheme.
Since my arrival here have heard men say, allud
ing to :he subject, that II they had once got the
arsenal IL would have taken all the Aboltoniss In
the country TO have taken 1t from them; that they
had g3 600 men in Indiana to fight against the Yam
keer, and they intended to bring them out before
long. have it on the best authority that the de-
sign Of the conspirators WIS., after having made the
seizure, TO get the Republican members into the
Senate and House OF Representatives., crowd the
obbies 70 rs TO prevent q bolt, elect Bright aud
Hendricks as United States Senators and pass
bill, or "A senes Of resolutions, denouncng the Fed
eral Government and hvoring the establishment OF
a Northwestern CoBfederacy Gov. Morton was
apprsed OF their intentions in time, and II they had
attempted any act of violence they would have
paid for il with their lives.
The North. w estern scheme is boldly ady coated by
the Democratic leaders OF this State. Hendricks,
Bright, Turpee and others have been preaching for
months that II is impossible TO restore the Union Of
the South with the North. and that in the event of a
dissolution of the UnioD il will be the utter ruin OF
the Northwest TO remain under one government
with the New England States. The policy OF the
present Legislature Of Indiana-which is nothing
but tool in the hands OF euch ns Bright and
Hendricks, will be TO paralyze the General Govern
ment US far possible, by refusing TO appropriate
money for the maintenance and equipment OF lndl-
ana troops in the field, and thus to render much
assistance possible TO the Confederate arms know
ing that upon the success OF JEFF. Davss revolution
depend the chances for the establishment OF their
Utopia. They assert that the South, once an indie
pendent nation Will intervene in their behalf IN The
event Of "a collision between the East and West.
The political rascals ARE watching the course pur-
sued by Kentucky with great interest Secession
sts and traitors AT heart they are opposed to the
actual secession Of Kentucky ,Sbelieying they can
make more capital and sympathy by her remaining
in the Union, and calling upon the mlnions oil Slav-
cry in the North 10 assert and defend her rights Tor
her. They do not want Kentucky to entert the South
ern Confederncy but expect her to form one OF the
glorious constellation of States under the guidance OF
sueh demagogues as Bright and Hendricks.
III 10 Well known that among the hnlgnls OF thc
Golden Circle, the assassination OF Gov. mof'oh-
who is AT present the only obstacle III the way OF
the reyolu ionists-bas been frequently talked o.
A private conversation was overheard Il lew Jays
ago. IN which one Of the X. G. C.s saida" We can
easily dispose OF him (Morton when the time Gomez
IL will be an irrepressible assassinatlon-thats all
With him once ont Of the way, we have everything
in our own bands, and then let the Aboliiionsts
come on If they Want to-