Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-04-21

More COppeFhsad OH!bFsaks in Indiana
Union MeetinG Broken Up with Blood
shed-Worlz for General CarrinEtoIl.
In Indiana theirst symptoms Of open re-
sistance to the Government we're manifest
ed some weeks ago. The COpperheads Of i
certain portions Of that State appeared to
be the most thoroughly organized for their
infamous work, and to have been trained
up the point, when the leaders step back,
and the deluded followers and dupes COM
nit the covert act" Fortunately, the
cause Of the Government is in hands that
will not finch from the most effective
and rigid measures to crush out all such
demonstrations. General Darlington is
just the man to carry out General Burn
sides order, as the traitors will find out to
their cost The officers of the Govern
ment are in earnest as the K. G. C's will
discover General Darlington has de-
clared that all Knights Of the Golden Cir
Gle are enemies to their country, and will
be punished accordingly-a decision to
which sill loyal people will say, amen.
By dispatches 10 the Cincinnati papers
we have the particulars of the latest de-
monstratiOns of the COpperheads. The
citizens of Brown county attempted to hold
a Union meeting on Saturday last Upon
assembling, they found about 200 K. G. C!'s,
armed with revOlvers and squirril rifles,
under the leadership of a notorious Cop
perhesd, named Lewis Prasser, an ex-mem-
Der Of the State Legislature and leading
Democratic politician, who would not al
low the meeting to be held,
The dispatch to the Gazette says:
Another place was then selected for the
meeting and Captain A. D. Cumming
Of the 10th Indiana, had commenced
speaking when Prasser and his asso-
ciates appeared upon the ground. Pras-
ser had q rife and revolver and swore
that he would kill two Of them before night
meaning two sergeants who had been
sent there some days previous to arrest de-
serters, and who were at the meeting. Ser
geant Daniels, of Company NJ, Third Indi-
ana Cavalry, approached Prssser and asked
him who he was going to shoot when Pras-
ser attempted to shoot him with the rife.
| Daniels Wrenched it from him, when Pras-
ser drew his revolver and shot Sergeant
Daniels through the heart, killing him in
stantly, and shouted to an associate named
Snyder to shoot the other id s-n Of a
b-h, meaning Sergeant Miller. Snyder
fred at Miller but missed him. The ball
passed through lady's bonnet, who was
walking upon the opposite side Of the street,
without iujuring her. Captain Cumming
seized a rife from one Of Z. G. C's, and
shot Prasser, Wounding him in the leg and
breaking the bone. Snyder was immedistly
arrested and sent 70 this city under guard.
The most intense excitement prevailed, but
no further difficulty occurred. Prasser is
the law partner and political friend Of
| Captain James S. Hester, who resigned his
commission in the 22d Indiana because he
was not promoted, returned home and or
ganized the first K. G. c. lodge that was
organized in Indiana. II is said that he
has had two hundred men who aocompan-
| led Prasser organized, and in Nashville,
the county seat of Brown county, for sew
eral days, to protect himself aud about
fifty deserters from arrest 1t was known
that Sergeants Daniels and Miller were
there to arrest them, and that they had
their names; hence their desire to put them
out Of the way. al.
"a lot of bogus gold coin was found upon
Snyder after he was brought to this city.
HGeueral Darlington has dispatched a
sufficient cavalry force to Brown county to
arrest all the participants in this disgrace
full affair, and VIII issue an order to-mor-
row morning, declaring all persons who
adhere to the K. G. C's., their oaths, &c.,
public enemies, TO be dealt with as such.
There will be no child's play in Indiana
hereafter.
"The remains of Sergeant Daniels ar
rived here this evening.
"About nine o'clock yesterday morning,
a squad Of twenty mounted men armed
with revolvers, came into Danville, Hem
dricks county, about 25 miles from this
city, and said they expected Dan. Voor-
hees to speak there that day. They all
wore butternuts, and fourished their wes-
pons in the most extravagant manner,
dsmning Abolitionists, Sc.
"Finally one ofthem got into an alterea-
ton with a Union man, when the firing
became general. A company Of the Le-
gion was got together as soon as possible,
when the K. G. C.'s fed. Six Union men
we're wounded, and one, an innocent boy,
named WitheroW, mortslly, while walking
along the street. The entire party are
known to the citizens of Danville. They
are regularly organized, and recently un-
dertook to take down an American flag
from house at Cartersburg, in the same
county"