Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-27

OF the Sons OF Liberty az Chicago at the
same time, as that Of an organization in
harmony with the sentiments and pro-
jeets of the convention.
The Order comprised large army Of
drilled men, ready for forcible resistance
to Law, and was relied on as an ally by
the Rebel Government
Iu.-Irs EXTENT AND NUMBERS
The Temples" or Lodges Of the
Order are numsrously scattered through
the States Of Indiana, Illinois, Ohio,
Missouri, and Kentucky They are also
officially reported IS established, to a
less extent, in Michigan, and the other
Western States, as well as in New York,
and also In Pennsylvania, New Hamp-
shire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and Ten
nessse.
It's regular places of meeting were
we'll known to the Government It's
numbers have been variously stated, bat
Vsllandighsm, in his Dayton speech last
summer, placed them at 100000
II is to be noted that the order, or its
counterpart, is much more widely extend
ed ct the South, even, than at the North,
and that large proportion Of the Off
GERS Of the rebel army are represented,
by most Trustworthy witnesses, To be
members In Kentucky aud Missouri
the order has not hesitated to admit as
members, not only officers of that army,
but also considerable number Of guer-
rillas--a class who might be supposed to
appreciate most readily its aims and
purposes. 1t is fully shown that as late
ly as in July last, several of these rufi.
ans were initiated into the first degree
BY DR. Kslfus, ia Kentucky.
IY-ITs ARMED FoRoE.
This was stated in March last at
SAC, 900 men, but the number is aneer-
tain. IL is known, however, that the
members were required to be armed,
that arms we're purchased in great guam
titles, and that large bodies Of Snen were
drilled for service in the field One
witness estimates that in Indiana the
Order had purchased 5000 mnskets and
10000 revolvers Many arms were
seized by the Government; and Gen.
Darlington reports that large quantity
of rsvolvers and one hundred and thirty
Eve thousand rounds of ammunition,
which had been shipped TO tSe frm in
Indianapolis of which H. H. Dodd,
Grand Commander, is a member; that
other arms, about to be shipped 10 the
same destination, were seized ia New
York City; and that all these we're
claimed as the private property Of John
C. Walker, one of the Major Generals Of
the Order in Indiana, and were repre-
ssnted to have been "pHrehased for a
fstc frfends /, is to be added that at
the Office Of D. w Voorhees,, NJ C., At
Terre Haute, were discovered letters
which disclosed q correspondence be-
tween him ard ex-senator Wall Of New
Jersey, in regard to the purchase OF
twenty thousand Garibaldi rifles, to be
Forwarded to the West
Arms we're brought from Nassau,
through Canada, shells, hand-grenades,
and internal machines we're made for
the Order, and schemes for increasing
this tfaitoroas armament we're constant
y on foot
sThs order in the State Of Missouri has
eoanlsd greatly upon support from the
enrolled militia, IN case Of sn invasion
BY Price, as containing many members
and friends Of the A. o. K and that
the " "Paw.PAv militia" a military or.
ganization Of Buchanan county, as we'll
as the militia Of Platte and Clay coun.
ties, known as " Fiat Foots, have been
relied upon, almost to a man, to join the
revolutionary movement
v.-THE RrTuAL Darn, ASD IxrEmon
FoRGs
In August last, one hundred and
twelve copies of the ritual Of the o. A.
< we're seized in the Office Of the Hon,
d. W. Voorhees,, NJ G., at Terre Hauts,
and large number Of the rituals Of The
o. S. L., together with copies of the
| Constitution Of the Councils, &c, already
referred to, were found in the building
at indianapolis occupied by Dodd-ths
Grand Commander Of Indians-as hAa
been indicated by the Government wit
ness and detective, Stidger.
The o. A. K and 0. 5. l. do not ma
terially differ in their forms A larg,
proportion OF the members enter the or
der. supposing i. to be a Democratic
and political association merely; anS
the history Of the order furnishes mos
striking illustration Of the gross and Grim
inal deception which may be practice,
upon the ignorant masses By unscrupu
loas and unprincepled leaders. Tn
members Of the lower degree are oftel
for . considerable period kept quite an
aware of the true purposes Of their chief
Bat they are bound by oaths to ODE
their leaders, and are then brought int
overt acts Of treason. The oath pre-
scribes as a penalty for its violatio
shameful death" and is held paramouH
( 10 all civil oaths in courts OF justice an
elsewhere. Indeed, deliberate system
of deception in regard to the details {
the conspiracy is inculcaied upon th
members, and studiously pursued; an
it may be mentioned in this connection
, as similarly despieabIe feature of th
| organization, that it is held bound to il
, lure the administration aud officers {
. the Government in every possible maj
, ner, by Misrepresentation and falsehoo1
! Members are also instructed that the
: oath Of membership is TO scS aeld par
8 mount to al oats. OF allegiance or al
; other cain which may impose obligation
/ lnconsistent with those which are q
{ sumed upon entering the order.
!. II 10 most significant fact, as sho'
: ing the intimate relations between Il
8 northern and southern sections of Il
secret conspiracy, that member fro
e Northern State is enabled to pass wit
: out risk through the South by the use
q the signs Of recognition which ha'
J. been established ;hroughoat the 0rde
h and by means of which members fro
b distant points, though meeting as sra
4 gers, ara at once made known to e&t
: other as brothers" There are sigi
r for many purposes, and among the
what are called tatile-signals, BY meal
3 of which, it is asserted, member ser
e ing in the army may commznicate vi
b the enemy in tie field The neetinl
E of the Order are generally held at nigi