Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-09-02

ernor Morton placed the information it contained
IN the hands OF Policeman John 81 RUSSELL who
was able in short time to report progress 10 Co
lionel Jamer G. Jones, Assistant Provost Marshal
Mno' WIN Colonel Warnera o. Veteran Re-
serve tnrps With proper d. g AtAde descent
on the printing and book bins., asfablishment Of
n. Ii: Dodd 4 Co, on Saturday night, where
they found thlFty-twos boxes such as were describ
ed IN the letter.. After the boxes were opened
thef contents were found to consist of 100 large
navy revolyers and lie, 600 rounds Of fixed arn.
munitlon forsthe same arm Among the captures
made az the same place, we're the Great Seal Of
the Order Of the Sons of Liberty, ths official
llst OK the members of the order, at this place
ana several hundred printed copies of the Ritual
which Las heretofore been published in the Jour
Dai also avlarge amount OF correspondence Of az
important character, which may be given to the
public at the proper time. The people viii begin
TO understand now, how much these nnmitigated
scoundrels desire peace Thirty thousand navy
ryolvers, with ammunition enough for an army,
coupled with the negotiations of Mr. Voorhees,
for the purchase of 10000 Garibaldl rifles would
Indicate that there is good deal OF the disposl
ton Of the tiger hid under their sheep skin garb
Of peace.
When we look at the large sum Of money which
| the amount of arms and anuniton named in this
letter must cost, the question presents itself of the
ways and means The pistols alone would cost
close on to one million OF dollars at the madpfac
tnFers prices, and the 10000 rifles without the
import dutles, would cost S2S0,000s OF course
no such sums are prev;dedby the members ct the or
derin; this State but there have been some Ieace
Commissioners proving along the Canada border
| for several weeks, and John c. Walker, and other
peaee men Of Indiana, have been visiting them.
Some months since the Confederate Government
borrowed $4,000 600 in, Europe, for which they
issued cotton bonds, and every blockade runper
carries out cotton to repay tine loan, The object
| OF the loan was, primarily, to purchase a navy in
European ports, including the celebrated rams.
That speculation having failed BY the refusal Of
the Governments of England and France to permit
the rams to depart, and they having been sold to
other persons, the peace commissioners are in
funds, and they could not make an Investment
more to the advantage Of their master than TO
purchase arms and ammunition for n Nothern traitors,
and TO pay Nothern demagogues literally fQrskriek
ing for peace, free speech, and iberty, William
VI. HARRISON Secretary OF the order at which H.
IL. Dodd is Grand Commander was. arrested,
and Is still in custody Messrs John j. Parsons
and Charles y. Hutchieon, partners of Dpdd, were
also arrested, but were discharged on their af1ida
wits that they We're not members Of the order,
and were not advised Of the contents of th boxes.
We have given brief account Of this, the most
startling event in the attempted drama Of civil
war. The event naturally created en-, intense ex-
citement in our city, and it will be an admonition
to the people of the State of the danger which
surround them. Dodd is absent from the city,
probably making arrangements for the distribu-
ton Of the arms and cartridges on hand and ex-
pected, but which, to his surprise, viii be devo-
ted to other purposes than enforcing the peculiar
peace notions Of a gang Of conspiratcrs against
the peace and safety of the State.-Lad journal