Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-08-28
The Great Plot to Inaugurate war in the
North.


A Springfield (Ill.) letter to the Chicago
Tribune gives what the writer asserts to be the
scheme by which the Copperheads intended to
inaugurate bloody civil war in the North. aud
were only foiled by the tide Of war setting in
favor of Meade and Grant. He says that on the
10th OF June secret meeting was held in that
city by the extreme peace members of the DEM
ocratic party. 1t was resolved TO oppose the
war at all hazards, even to resistance to the con-
scriptiOn, and it was decided thereat, that peace
should be made withthe South, the Confederacy
acknowledged, DC.
The following disclosures of the traitorous
plot are made by the correspondent:
"But this was not all. Alliances were formed
with the would-be-revolutionist in variOus
other States; delegates &C., were sent to their
lodges, and wherever Democratic Governor
reigned, ambassadors were appointed to sound
him. In this way committee was dispatched
to Governor Sey Inour of New York, who so
boldly announced in his Vallandigham letter
that revolution was already inaugurated l had
conversation with one of the gentlemen who
composed that committee. 1t was found that
Seymour, although with the peace Democracy
in principle, was behind them in action. He
refused to openly take their position. From him
the committee called on Fernando Wood. He,
on the other hand, came up TO the work. and
agreed TO the proposed plan Of action. New
York was to take the imitation in the political
programme, ana QlQ un0er WOOD Is lead. lie
was also to take the initiation in open resistance
70 the Government, the conseripton, which was
denounced in advance as unconstitutional, to be
the pretext for commencing The rebellion. TIE
plan was for each State 10 throw itself upon its
independent sovereignity. New York and New
Jersey were TO do SO through their Governors; the
olherSates were TO follow their example through
the X. q. O. societies, and the armed Democra-
cy. The ground TO he taken was, that the Ad-
minstration having failed to conquer the South
the Union was virtually resolved into its origin
al elersents and thus each State was at perfect
liberty 20 enter into new combinations. There
was to be formed Northwestern Confederacy.
New England was 10 be left out in the cold
&C. dc. But the future status of the country
was 10 be settled by a convention of which the
leading peace men aud X. G. C.'s Of enurse,
would have supreme control Seymour was
expected to announce the revolution in his in
angural.
This programme was, no doubt magnif-
cent one. All it needed ta insure success IVES
the defeat of our armies IN the field. And in
deed, II prayers predictions, assertions, eneoar-
agement to the enemy, appeals 10 the soldiers
70 desert, denouncement Of negroes a. s0ldiers
and laborers eulogium ofthe enemy, their cause,
their Generals, DC, could assist this defeat, il
would have been accomplished. On the battle
OF 9ettysburg hung the fate OF this Government
and Tho hopes Of republcanism ON earth. There
is no doubt Of IT. The horrors Of a rebellion IN
the north. such as the world never before wit
messed, would have followed our defeat on that
occasion.
"Was thers ever before woven in The history
OF the world such devilish plot as this9 Or was
ksrs E eyer y. eRs 1hst came 20 near SuOOeuu aud