Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-02-19
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secret order. The society operates IN
two ways, both reaching the same
end, however. First, those who en-
ter it are sworn to give their help to
the scheme Of separating the Nortll-
west from the Union; and second.
they are sworn to encourage and pro-
cure desertons from the army whenev-
er they have the opportunity. One
process Of spreading the order in the
army is this A soldier is at home
on sick list or fnrlough for few days.
The members Of the order coax him to
join it, and only reveal its full charac-
ter after his oath has sealed his mouth
and tied his hands. Then he is told
he must desert whenever he can. aud
he is empowered to administer the
oath of membership. to any other SOL
dier. Every appeal and argument
that can he made to excite him against
the Government, and dispose him to
act zealously in spreading dissatisfac-
tion, is urged. Such, according to
the indianapolis Journal, are the start
ling revelations made public on the
trial Of Brown. Of some OF the work
ings of the Infamous order that paper
says: 4 .t...r a. .s
In this city it is known that there
are number Of members in the 63d
regiment, and in some companies of
the Sd and 9th cavalry. The 25th
battery. which came here to organize
with one hundred and forty-nine men,
was SO completely broken up by de-
sertions produced through the order
that the few who were left, about go,
were transferred to another battery.
And of these 80 all bat one deserted when
ordered to the field. One man men,
ber of the order. deserted with three
revolvers, another took a couple of
of stands Of arms, and nearly
all'took some portion or other of their
arms or accoutrements. Such opera
tions as these would speedily ruin any
army. In the camps here they have
been checked, and the active men ar
rested. This order the Democrats in
the Legislature refused to allow inves-
tigated, by strict party vote. Re-
member this fact. 1t is significant"
In closing full and clear statment
Of the Democratic movements in In
diana for new secession, the Journal
thus warns the friends of the Union:
/" To what do all these facts point 2
A secret order demoralizig the army
and thinning it by desertions Demo-
cratic courts interfere to protect de-
serters, and to resist the only author
ity that can punish them or prevent
their crime a Democratic Legislature
refusing to allow an investigation of
the mischicvons order Democratic
leaders justifying the rebellion and
falsitying notorious facts to do it
Democratic papers constantly advoca-
ting the secession of the Northwest
from New England and every single
fact named operating to support and
advance that secession; Do not these
facts, open, glaring and notorious,
call for action on the part Of the peo-
pie ? If we are not to be forced out
of the Union by the temporary power
of a party which already makes no Sc
cret of its designs, we must be ready
to act. Friends Of the Union, you
must act, organize, spread facts aud
arguments everywhere. Be prompt,
vigilant and bold, and you will de-
feat these schemes. Be supine and
distrustful of the danger, and you
will go out of the Union just as Ten
nessee did, and just as disastrously
too"