The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-17

Moro Startling Revelations Com
corning the knights of the Golden
Circle and the British Interven-
tIOn G ,nservatIvcs.
From the Phadelh hh Ledger.
CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY To RESIST THE
LAWS.
Four residents of Berks county, viz:
Philip Huber, Augustus f. Illig, Gabriel
FIlbert, and Harrison Oxensider, were
brought to this city, yesterday, on the
charge of conspiring to create disaffection
against the Government of the United
States, and TO resist the execution of the
laws. The information upon which the
arrest took place, was as follows:
Personally appeared before the subscri,
Der, Commissioner appointed by the
Circuit Court United States, for the East
ern District, Pennsy lvania, William V.
Lyons, Of the city OF Reading, who,
being duly sworn according TO law de-
poses ana says, that certain Philip HUI
Der, residing near the Black Horse Tav-
ern, In Lancaster county, near the line OF
Berks county; Augustus lllig, Gabriel
Filbert, George and Harrison Oxensidvr,
have for some time past been, town,
since the first February, 1863, and are
nov organizing and establishing, IN va
rious parts of Berks county, certain Sc
ditiUus aud reasonable combinations,
lodges, and societies, the object OF whicn
Is 10 create dIsailectiOn a. aInst the Gov
ernment of the Unlud States, to prevent
and resist the execution Of the laws of
the United States, aud particularly The
act OF Congress providing Tor a cOnscrip-
ton or draft of soldiers. Said lodges
meet at ishi; the members pay an in
iliatiOn Zee aud take 90 oath, the tenor Of
which is, as d. ponent Is informed and
believes he IL able 10 prove, is TO resist
the laws of the United States, as above
set forth. Members of SAID lodges have
openly aud repeatedly stated their OBJ
ject to be as herein set forth aud alsu
that their societies extend throughout
the South, and exist in the army Of
the United Sfat,s; that their members
can travel with saf ty through the South;
that they are a million strong, and that
they Will shortly proclaim themselves
openly. DepOnent is informed of the
names and places Of meeting of many OF
these lodges, consisting of from thirty to
| fifty, eighty and over one hundre mem-
bers each, aud scattered throughout and
rapidly increasing in the various town
ships throughout Btrks county; depo.
| nent has been furnished with authentic
| lists of the names Of many members OF
/ these lodges meeting was h,ld on
Saturday evening, March 2lst 1868, at
! the house of Jacob Zeler, near Stouchs-
| burg, Marion township, Berks county,
! which was addressed by said Huber, and
! eighty three members reported as initia-
ted; A. L. llig and Gabriel Filbort took
a prominent part; said lllig took the in
iliAtion fee; this depOnent express y
charges that said lodges are reasonable
and dangerous combinations, and that
said Philip huger is organizing the same
and that said DR.. Augustus f. lllig, Ga
briel Filbert, aud Harrison Oxensider are
members Of the same. And this depo-
nent further says, that the said PhiliI
Huber, Augustus f. Illig, and Gabrie
Filbert, Henry Sirdel, Joseph MuthArt
George c. Reed, and Harrison Oxensider
did, on or about the lst day Of February
1868, in the Eastern District Of Peunsyl
vania, and at times subsequently there
TO, conspire to oppose by force the au
thority Of the Government OF the United
States, and by force to prevent, hinder
and delay the execution OF certain law
OF the Uoited States, contrary 10 The &C
Of Congress Of 2Oth OF July, 1861, ant
against the peace aud dignity Of tn
United States. w, !. LYON.
A hearing Of the accused took pac
Yesterday afternoon before Commission