, 1864-07-29
AEE1ieasa Grtt}une.
FRIDAY, JULY %, 1856.
A STARTLING REVElATloa,


ICont;nued from Second, ,Pa9e1
l'o Is tue chief secretary Of the Mcclellan Minute
.:tu.
TIE OATH or sEcnEcr.
Charles L. Hun, ,!crand Commander in Missouri,
as1ne been arrested and Imprisoned, Was sfor dcd
being mau Of chnracte. and standing, ~ was oe-
l:ertd bis caee would afford test at 70 tne 5lnu
nE obligation Of the order not To- aseGSs n9t oniz
hiss tni as hIs Being ehiefaa
Of II in the State. hts denial o. rdsd ms as VI
bclLp member i:esvoi, L. REGARDED az eltons
proof Of lie weight attacoso ~ e"e oons"s''n
vrAr HINT ADMITTED.
rhc rc.ult Of the examination vas al that WA
a,irino,,d ne acknowledged having been at
Winafor in Canada H. Apt as the yGssy tine o.
tns tnc1e In con,papy with another whose name he
ancIincd TO give, but who IT. Il known was lafay.
SIC Drvelin Of lndinua, Grand Commander Of
,h.t safe: that while there be Was In consnlta-
:.sn With M. TallapdiSham aud others whose
names hc r,to dec! .uea giving; that Wnile there
Wr. Va:lsnutgh4m made k1oWu 10 Mmeeu ano
1su,t,d Siatre IL dcGarce Of the pnhltc authoH.
10. rnn hut iie nlt.ds OF accomplishing lnat
n1.ct then 1rns to come 10 Chicago and attena tue
Nnyinn,. I)em,. Ira II loATehuous uQt 0e ~uol1
,,r..,, md dcn!ce all knowledge Of such an Or
.irY, " thu, he j. II member oi II. :.
rAv,771>6 TE-T1NuSF OF SOUTHERN KENREna.
II, ,d,jitiou to the vast amouut OF testimony as
:, :hc rx!e,cucc aud operation OF this grand con-
-,.ac, uratEst the Government N Tue 'oyH etetss
.re stnten,eAts OF tbc noet important aud coocln-
;t+r cne1aciey 10 which Is attached the highest
n:m,riH,ct. t,ecause thcy contain testimony
cnu,inc from me1nh,rs Of the Southern section Of
The orccr-petsons WHO had no kno"leo:e Wnas-
,ycs uf the detection Of Its existence North or
Suuth, und who cpuid not ly any p0ss!nlilty nave
hid any information from personal lnteteou!so
with members u ne SeEtnea aec'l%n 10 ~ ~ .tot. ~
M mis- II from rebta prisoner IN cotnnemsat ~
.;yatjut rtrcct Tr-on, whu IL the prtaon msde Inc
ofn fellow .od nemeG az. bes
csnst. hr was knoy Il to be the Deputy Grand Con.
tnnndc, pi tic order In Missouri Dunn informed
this lssstnt1 u t1s fact and iottisted bin 1nto ~
1Ler informed him very fully OF the Objects an !
rhar.cter ti he order: All agree IN the account
.;ytp oi II bY Colonel saadereon- iet these mem
f,rs. when uLdcr examination on their oath sol.
t:nuy av,Tren their Ignorance OF the existence oi
suv tpch o1ter. OF icing members oft
AnG;hsr, perhaps still stronger and more con.
cnsave instance Gt te truth Of al! that is alleged
eistencrt Of Mary Ann Iittmeu, which Is annex.
cG to h:e report She w.s rebel officer iu the
command of Fnr1stt, w4s ca?:ursd tust before the
Hur1Eru, a. prisoner ever etncc- She could have
no intercourse or conversation With 1nen'berf o1
The Nnr:he:u section. nor could che have any
knowledge Ut the information possessed By Colo
url Sasde:eon on tue *uoect. and ger, BY reference
to her long and clear stAtemcnt-coyeranes soMt
tliy paree of foolscap paper-tt viii be seen tna
the character which shc tves to the oeder, wlct
tic admits she is j member, is expressly, aud Ii
the mur:e-f detais. just such as was obta.ne'
from the other SOURCES and shose belonging 10 tn
national eeclion.
on18tS or THE orDE1 IN MISSOURI.
Tic origin Of :hc order In Missouri IL as 70
Icwa 4 nlnn named William Douglas Was se1
hy Gtne1a' Price 10 thia department., who, In co,
iunctinn with Charles L. Hunt, the Bels1an Co!
sui introduced It u:.iltl the plausible disguise Of
l"ud atsociation. twas first called tue Corps
Belcique. Eunt himself: in hss sworn examin
lion before the Provost Msrshal General after
u land Egcut; that Dou las was on . land losstt'
tour through the State during the tall Of 1888 a
winter Of iS5t, aud thst he received no pay
early IN he spring, Traced By The Provost Mars1
t;cneEsl to one Of JHcEnau'e camps OF Euettl
in the interior Of the state. from whence he ca
Ton with SIR. Hun:; and after having obtsi1
morey. be purcha. ed forty six-ehooang Tcyolve
which he detisne carrying back to camp. he
cordlpely sta1t'd of on the railroad train r
one nicut, and was arrested on the tzoin by
detectives. who were sent for the purpose by
Provost Marshal General, when they found
1orty revolver* suucly packed IN q barrel In the
press car. Hunt employed the counsel to def
him. Douglas Las since broken ont Of prison All
asstn nj large.
vKh1orr NAMES.
The organizations nf this order are known
different names in different Localities. but the mt
hers belonging to them ere enabled. by stEns
crlpe, 10 know and recognize each other in
pEFie
FEDERAL oFT1cEEs WHO Anr MEMBERS.
Proof has been obtained that there are officer
The Federal army who belorg to this order,
Tint these od,cer4 when copturad By the II
army are unceremouious1y turned loose acatn.
cause they are believed BY the rebels to be Of n
service TO them in their own Nnes than they &C
he tie prisoners.
sEhnEEs At WARRINGTON.
nroof hrs s1sn 1,eeT, obtained fhat rrranns
longing u this order, md rebels, in fart srr h
ina POSITIONS In all the Depa!tneuts 1t Washtngi
who &C, as eptea end ere aidesa and a6et:o,s Of
not only advised Of al the movements and pnrpt
of,te Government, hut a1eo furnished BY those
the Treasury Departtncnt. i forms part Q.
order to Introduce some Of tte members into
The different branches Of the Government. not @
ut Washington bnt n'so throughout the States
Icrartmcn;.-,n I'll telegraph, express and OF
RECONSIDERATION.
Proof war nlea obtained early 10 June Of
contemplated: F1m7ftontnuE dcmopstfauon OF
Southern armies u1'or Pcnnsy,yanih, Kentue
and Missouri about the time Of the meeting O.:
rhlcaeo convention on the 4th Of JAY, In anf
raiiun OF a general rising Of the Northern eec1
of,te order. consequent upon tho dimcGlhe
yallanaisham to rppeas at Chicago At tie NEE
o! the D.mocra;!c National Conycntton !
that Information has heen verified, the esa
waith have taken place since afford ample
dencG.
nEHE1 DESEE1ER9.
II IL further established, beyond doubt,
there ie a GENERAL understanding Ard policy a
upon bv tie rebel commanders. especially in
tsGpe-Missisrippi Department. TO have numb
sties within our lines. especially In Missouri
giving them leaves OF absence TO 20 home Init
States n1nopc their families and friends. and
30 permitted tn 70 bone are instructed by
+ officers how successfully TO pass thron2h the
without heipe molegted. With these Instruct
they start for the North and upon reaching
nearest Federal poet represent themselve
deserters and takc the amnesty oath. They
commence their operations as spies and amuc.
and at the snme time 1t whs the understa.
Tint they should jnn in The r1ee With the 7neu
Of the t'r6er, which was expected to take
about the fourth of July.
THE MCCLELLAN MINUTE MEN.
OF the real character Of the Mcclellan II
Men" In New York and come other States, ar
Identification witt this order, there Is abunda1
idcnee Its si.nE and rituals have been ohta
acd IT. workings aud objects arc well unde1s
It's Naional Secretary frankly yacmitted-suppt
liu.ecf to be fYenkinC "on the square,
men,l.er Of the o. A. K.-that it has assum
support OF the war policy only beea1se sp
are full of eEnpowder ana tcht," and that
whortprrtent Its interest are to preach a viz.
prosecution Of the war. hut that. when on
nowet. they could ROOM tbrnG OF that policy
the war would he closed within thirty day.