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

Secret Republican Military OrgRn-
4 ization, TO oOntrol the Sovereign Peo-
q pie. The ProOfOf Gov. Tod, Gov. Nor
!. ton aud Maj. Gen. Wallace being in
the organization.
I On our first page we give the evil
ldence ofmililary organizations. for the
r purpose of controlling this Govern
ilment, that are the most astounding
ever published to the American peo-
pie. Nothing ever before attempted
lin this Government, equals it. That
! it is true we can hardly doubt, as it
comes authenticated by the names Of
: the persons who sign and certify to it,
|in the State Of Illinois, and the en-
dorsment Of the same onganiza.
tion, by Cvl. s. Medary, as to its ex.
istence in the City Of Columbus. 1t
seems that by the zeal oil the organiza'
|ti0n the cot has leaped out of the bag.
For the past year this same party OF
Know nothing nOtOriOty in times past,
has been charging, that the Democ'
raey were organized in society call =
ed the Knights Of the Golden Circle,
they led to examinations before vari'
GUS Grandiuries in Ohio and other
States. The consequence OF tinvesti.
cation cleared the Democracy ofthese
Lying charges, and many men and
families have been ruined by the ex.
pertinent. One man it will be recOl.
lected who had made the charge went
crazy, and others had to flee the coun'
try to get clear Of writs, suod out by
Democrats, Cor false charges, Perjury
and damages. We thought for the
past year that the leaders OF the Re
publicans were organized in same
association for the purpose Of controll-
ling the Government from the very
fact that they we're making these
, charges upon Democrats, on the prin
! ciple that the greatest rascal, is the
; first to turn States evidence.
|, But reader you row have the evi
dence before yop, draw your own con
: Folusions, and if You are a true man to
] your God, your country, and your
PoSterity, we have no Tears Of where
you will act. The proofof Governor
Tod and Morton, Of Indiana being ad
vised fully and concurring in this mon
strous and startling conspiracy, is
q found in the fact, that they sat silent.
' Ily by, at the Republican meeting at
Pixies Opera House in Cincinnati, last
month, and heard their friend anc
tool Mai. Gen. Wallace say, 81 have
> given you the alarm, What do ad-
Il wise : advise you to organize, no
politically, but in the style of soldiers
There you have it readers, this Maj
. Gen. Wallace, in the hearing of your
J own Governor, and Governor Mortol
declares to this Rpublican meeting
. at Pixies Opera House in the Queen
City, that we as a Democrat, witt
: hundreds of others Of the same party
volunteered last summer to defend
. from sacking, advises the Republi.
J. can party, to arm as soldiers, to shoe
down, and cut the threats cfDemo
Gratis. We take his spechRs reported
in the COai&erciaI. Why did ue
chat paper dspounce~ s@h infamous
and startling advice given thus pub
licly to it's partyq rheN reason is
plain. There is conspiracy on foot
in the North TO overawe, iutimidSte
or murder the members ofthe Demo
cratic party. We ask our Republi
can frieHds, to look at the fact of a Sc
cret military organization being es'
: tablished, as we show in this paper II
, Illinois and Ohio, with the declara'
: ton and advice of maj. Gen. Wallace
- taken in connection with the positions
! of Stevens, and other members OF Con
: gress Of the Abolition school, that w
). must now have a dictator, and the fac
It that free speech is attempted to b.
o gagged, and your free Presses mobed
le Is there not cause for alarm, and reasoI
!. for saying and believing that here il
the North, we are on the verge OF civ
lii war Is 1t not a fact that under tn
ladv;ce of Governor Morton and hi
tools, that the Republicans OF Indians
lora armino with yiuW To cominI