The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05

noa even tell the names Of the Order, for
ne obligation bound him 70 secresy. He
effared 70 put Bingham through informal
II. Bingham saw the seeds OF discord for
IL party, IL he did not join and unite the
S Son. Dodd informed Bingham that he
trae . delegate to the State Council Of No
yember, 1863 He attended and took the
Grand Council Degree. Dodd presided :
6arrison was Secretary. Mr.. vandegritt
Vas q the meeting. Or. .Athon, Joseph
Ristine, l.. D. AIilligan and Mr.. C,shman,
from the north part Of the state. The
Council was opened and committees APP
poipted, Bingham was chairman Of the
committee on literature. He was present
but an hour, when he retired and wrote his
report, advising Tho postponement Of the
paper until funds were raised to support
Il q wear. and the indefinite postpOnement
Of the universal scheme. DR.. Bryant and
Cuahman were on the COMMITTEES. He
told Cushman he could not stay, and got
NV military appointment then, nor until
afier the exposure Of the Sons Of Liberty.
ne Vas notified by Dodd TO attend the
0rand Couucil Of February IL. Was In
fVice that day. Heard Couklin, one Of the
Major Generals speaking. He was called
~ : report, aud replied that he not drilled
anybody and had nobody to drill. 1t was
sation. he never read the Citual, Consti-
fntion and by.laws. He6ren was present
AZ the February Council. He came to his
olfice and told al about the Order. Bing-
Nam said that he thought no good would
come from the Order, and Hedren coincid-
"a With him, and said It was humoug.
He concluded not to belong TO the organ
satiou; paid his fees and asked Dodd il any
1Drnnal withdrawal was necessary. Dodd
80 be could withdraw when he liFed. -
IA didn't consider himself . member after
fhat. thought his having been In the Order
enve him confidence of the members, and
Sc had learned many things he otherwise
would not have have known.
z Heard that Dodd delivered IN address on
Tie 10Th Of February. At that meeting DR..
Bowling, Dr.. Bryant, DR.. Blake, Of Terre
OF Evansville, were present; also He1ren.
His next connection with the members Of
the Order was with Dodd, Bowles, Judge
Bullet. Of Kentucky, and Mr.. Barrett,
of Missouri. who met athi of1ce. Hesup-
posed they we're all members OF the Order.
Judge Bullitt invited him down to the Pail
mer House TO take whisky. He went there
didn't know that then, bat thought him \
Republican, and that they had queer COM
many. He shook hands with him, and Cot-
I'm said. ~ have caught you At last" He
asked Cofiin what he meant as they were
going to dinner. He passed Il of with an
anecdote. 70 the afternoon he met Jos. r.
Mcdonald, and told him about Coffin, and
he said he was detective. He told him il
was a singular secret society where detec-
Aves met with its members. He talked
with Mcdonald frequently about the or
der. but had not told him he was men,
ber Il that time That was the middle or
latter part Of May. Shortly after the frst
Sunday in June, Stidger VAS introduced to
him il his office. Dodd called him private
Built thought CONN had compromised
him. He knew Of the meeting Of the
Council in June, but was not present and
knew nothing Of its proceedings. Had
seen Bowles before the LIST Of August
Once he came to his office and talked over
matters generally, and asked Il he knew
Coffin was detective. Hetold him be had
August Dodd called on him to issue: as
chairman Of the Democratic Central Com
mittee, o call for. a mass meeting on the
10th Of August. He asked his word Of
honor that hs would not reveal anything
he might say. bingham furnished IL. Dodd
eaid revolution bad been determined on
at the Council OF the 10th, held at Chicago,
diana, four from Missouri, four from I'LL
nois, and four from Kentucky. Dodd,
Bowles and Bulsitt were present. Dodd
says they arranged there u release the
rebel prisoners at Johnson's Island, Camp
Chase, Ohio, Camp Morton, Indiana, and
Camp Douglas. illinois,. and the released
prisOners at Camp Douglas were to release
they were to rise in Louisville and seize
the Government stores and property
Bingham was as;Onished. Dodd wanted 8
mass meeting called. under pretence ofop-
posing the draft and instructing the Chica.
80 delegates. Bingham refused. Dodd
wanted him to call q Congressional Con-
vention to nominate a Congressman, as q
fused. Dodd went to Mcdonald to have
him influence Bingham to call Conven-
/ uon. bingham thought he ought to re-
verse the blot. and tried Mcdonald will,
, the watchword, "What success" to know
whether the secret had been intrusted 70
him. He found It had not. and impaired i,
to McDonald August 4th. They could mol
again. E4@e
& Next day. while going home, he met Nc
( Donald Kerr, Of New .Albsny, and said,
"What success 2" He answered, Do you
know anythingf The people are all alarm
ed In our part ofthe State, in Warrington,
Harrison and Floyd counties, with the
Idea that . revolution is IN progress. They
arc selling their crops because they t0lnR
Breenbacks safer" Kerr went ON and re-
vealed Dodd's sheme. Roth then went "a
\ McDonald's. Kerr teld him this plot
Bingham did not then tell Mcdonald o,
his Withdrawal. from tho order, but was
understood to stiIl belong. Kerr,s infor-
nation involved DR.. Anthem. Morton vas
70 be put out Of the way, and Anthem 70 be
I Governor. They went to Anthon's house,
called him up, and he denied any knowl-
edge Of the plot. They met at McDonald's
Office next morning, and INVITED promi-
nent Democrats to meet them. McDon-
aid. Judge A. i. Roache, VIM. Hutcheson,
AQuilta Jones. Samv II. BuskOrn, Jos.
Ris'ine, DR.. Yeagle, Col. Caldwell, and