Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-09-17
The Indiana Conspiracy Story.
The Elulnbug Exposed.
Letter from Hon. d. w. Voor-
hees to Brig. Gen. Henry b.
Carrington.

in which am informed that certain let
ters belonging to me have been stolen.--
You do not directly state whether you
committed the thelt yourself or whether
you employed some one else but mas
much as you have possession Of the stolen
property, and avow it asify yon have done
something to be prcad of,you will ofcourse
not object to being considered the princi.
pal in this act of petty larceny and lock
picking. There are some titles TO distnc'
ton which YOU claim, and which are not,
l believe, generally conceded to you by
the public. No one, however, will dispute
your right 10 this,
You take great pains in your communi-
cation to convey false impression in re-
gard to circumstances under which you
examined and purloined my private cor
respondence. In November, 1868, lock.
ed my desks, my drawers and my office in
the usual manner, aud left for Washngto ton
city. did not return to Terrc Haute
until the 10th of June, 1864,
During my absence l authorized the
owner of the property to rent il and take
charge of my books and papers, lie rent
cd it sometime in the spring to man by
the name of Muzzy, and, with mistaken
codfdence, suffered everything belonging
to me to remain under his control. Here,
General was your easy opportunity 1
was nearly thousand miles away, po.
litioal enemy had possession Of my desk
aud drawers, and all you had to do was
to ply the burglars art, prepare false
keys, pick my locks, and You at once had
access to my private, confidential CORES.
pondence, embracing period of seven
years. have every reason TO believe that
you read it all, letter by letter. You took
your time, aud like the furtive, showing
magpie, narrowly in.pected each line and
word, to ind, if possible, some expression
Of opinion which your servlc political creed
holds to be dIsloyal. Thsre we're many
letters there from cherished friends who
are dead. There was bundle also fro,p
my wife in reg~rd TO cur domestic affairs.
If you have stolen these, also. please re-
turn them, as they can be Of no value ex-
cept to the owner havo heard OF gen.
erous house breakers and pick pockets do
ing as much as that
I confess TO one very disagreeable seu-
saton in regard 10 this affair, l. is the
thought that the evidences Of long years Of
friendship and affection should he su jecr-
ed to the security OF such an eye as yours.
You wear the uniform Of a brigadier
Gen. and believe you are colonel in the
regular army. Do you imagine tina. such
an act as robbing private drawers, aud
publishing private letters, will bring honor
30 your rank in the estimation of gentle
men! Have yon ever read here and there
a scrap Of history! Do you know in what
light the Shiny informer, the eavesdropper,
the pitiul spy upon the affairs Of domestic
and private life, have always been regard
ed by honorable men! Did you ever
read the inyec,ives Of Curran before the
juries OF ireland against such conduct as
yours' II you have not advise you to
do SO, and you will there see yourself in a
mirror as others see you at all times. Ii
tus Oates pretended to discover plots, con
plracies and treasons just as you pretend
that you are doing. He got rich at it, as
| presume you are doing. He sacrificed
the lives Of many of the best citizens Of
England. You may do the same In this
country by yonr sensational falsehood.
and reckless disregard ofthe public peace
But the parable may go further A healthy
reaction took place, and Titus Oates, the
plotfnder of England, stood in thei stocks
and was peltcd by the multitude. His
ears were cropped close to his head; he
was whipped at the tail OF cart dozor
times through the streets of London -
Those acts of vengeance against him were
only expressive of the feelings which vir.
tuous mankind everywhere entertains to-
wards the wretch who turns universal
witness against his fellow men-who, in
times Of great public excitement and troub.
10, seeks to aggrevate the public distress
pretending to find everybody guilty but
himself and his follow -: who crawl iuto
bed rooms, who rsns'oks bureaus, who
picks locks,snd pliers tie private thoughts
of friends. You have studied this great
English informer as your example would
you not do well to study bis fate Pop
ular delusions do not last always, and tho
day is even now at hand when your pres
ence amoug gentlemen will be regarded as
the signal to cease cow rsation for fear
you will betray il when your PRESENCE