The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-03-27
Secret Military Organizations IN Wis
ecusin--Oficer Installed by Del
- eg.tien from the Interior
Department
Lodge. a. Hilraukse, R1cins, Kenosha,
lNud.son and other Places.


For sone time past, it hs. been rumor-
ei that q s.eres military sad poli.icsi or
eanizasion !. a. been esl.bli.Linc lodge. in
varisus pa,t. Of ibis state, for he purpose
Of controlling elections AMI for in,iDias.-
ing he people. We Aave now sufficient
fact. is cur poslession DOT or ' to con
firm thin suspicion, but 70 show clearly
that e de!ezs.isD, consisting Of persons
otEci.'ty corrected with the interior n..
psr;nent as Washingion. hss been seat
here 10 i.s,Al NO atscers of these seores
lodges, sid to get the nlschinsty ID runn-
ing order Lodges have bean sssr'st and
officer. installed at Keno.sa, Racine
Madison, Milwaukee, asd ether places,
arg ,hs work is stiii gning Ga. Only &c
tive AMI relish. republicans sre invited
:. io;a. s.a 70 oas 10 sdoitse,' until ne IL
.uppoeed to b. entirely committed IL his
feeliass 10 lhs pr,pose 9! the order. OF
eours.. The zen.f.I .hjec. Of .hs inastu-
,:ou sra declared 30 B. tie support OF the
eev.rrno.ns but the rez! object, Il i. IN
tsr.teod, is to establish secret inquisi
ton. with tao ds.ign Of securing the AZ
res, and imprisonment d svsry person
pro,aiasni IL opposing the political N ga
sur.s Of thu standardization. Is is also
understood by .hese rho heeoEs nlem
bsss Of thin diaoolic.i eoucisvs, that 6
record Of .he Eamss o! 81 dsrsocrs,s is 10
be kept, Asd s.nls ale 10 30 furnished tie
fsi.hfal 30 enforce their sni'sy purpose, :,
We derive cur Information from persons
who have already joiasi The society, or
~Lo have been conf.ansisliy posted as to
;,s Object. +, lie pr;seipaI operators in
tha arrangement It is uapsscassry- to
sdl, shs: shs meraLssa upon initiation are
swofa 10 eecFssy in She Ulas: so.smn form /;
that they ase invested with signs, grips
ana pas, words whereby !ks conspiss:ars
NAV know each other, and that the or
ssr:,s.ion ie moreover essentially military
10 its character.
The genera! SECRETARY q ;bs order is R
mar residing in chicags by the name of
John Tren2b!s, Jr., who sends cat .he
commissions, ritusla, private Instructions,
ttr.. 20 the suboTdiosts lodges. The chief
officer Of the lodges IS called colonel +;
the sutorius.e officers ara eaptatns. In
rscent secret circular Tle.zhis stated
that III. f.ss nien II the nation AZ
prove ths organization, aal il was intsna
cd to haze $50 geo psrsonS sworn ID by
lie nl.ssl.s .! tho summer.
We :rGs. ,hn; hooorsbEs men Of ali
parties w;jl keep clear 81 shis institution
II ia e.ssptiaily conspiracy Of the bsssst
character. II oaa syen;usly bring moth
as tul Disgrace upon all connected wish
il. ard ;as anou.t % IL feeling which IL
rauat necessarily engea'ier in orr snidst
csnnos ba estimated No truly loyal and
upright. maa vii! make himssf secrsi
SPY upon the coD6uc. 81 h!a Reie hbors, or
ooaosc. himself wish any sssoca:ion
~hica hss for It's re-l purpose 10 scoool-
pIish objects in sscrs. which il dare nos
confess ia pabiie.
spy, NJ intorme., E secret inqHslior,
ploiie. q mischief il midnight coGc! ayes
is es,segneI q Jatea,ab.s character, ana q
vile esezay e community, throughout
Christendouo. In this hour Of de county S
trial and dsager, the men WHO viii ccuR
ieusncs ths institution Of laas.. i.sgusgirs
political c>'.-ia wilifui}y makes himself a
co~eF!y sssass,n Of .hs public peace and
good order Of he stnte. Against I'll such
the community should shield itsaf by all
available rneaas.- R;l2rotl5ss N's,rs