New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-17


war What more appropriate name, therefore 10 De
communicated as pass word 10 the now member upon
9 first admission TO The secrets OF the Orue. CoIt M
been conceived, than that which was nolulny IT,
that Of Calhoun "a mHn who, D'Ihed IN ms luf'
for power with gnushing teeth turned upon the r9vei
me thct had Lifted him 10 it, highest honoIs ahu upon
the country that had borne him. nno down !" WV
close OF bis nyered life abored inces,nniy 10 sVSel
Gar and wide the seeds Of that poison OF deeln 40" upon
lips. TOE thornS which pierce ana eaf ~ "io
OF the tree he planted.
Willis Specific Purposes and Operations.
From the principles ofhe order TINS SET FORTH it'
general purpose OF cooperating with the Rebellion may
readily be inferred. aud n fact those principles couid
logically lead 20 no other result Th. general purpose
indeed is distinctly set forth in tho personal statements
and confessions OF It's Bemhere aud particularly vi lts
prominent ooers who have been induced 10 make dis
closures to the Government. Among ihe nort hiRnih'
cant OF these cOnfes those already alluded TO-
of Hunt Dunn and SmLh--the heads 81 Tho order III
Missouri. The latter. whore statement il lnl ana eS'
ploit says " Al the line joined the oflcf uh1ei-
stood that its object to MD and assist inc tohrde-
ate Government and eDioayUr 10 restore the Onon as
il was prior h. the Rebellion" He aids: y ihe ofuef
is hostile In every respect 10 the general government
and friendly IA the so-cnlcd Confederate government
Ii is exclusively made up OF dsloysl pcrSons--0f all
Democrats that desTOus Of securing The lndepend'
Il the C0nferate States with view "i restoring
the Union as IL wos;" and yet under the ipahipus.
tons ~ these atOr0us uggers doubtless the Drains OF
many have been far muddled as 10 accept LIS Shame
less declaration as true
Bnt 10 proceed to tine spscer purposes Of the order
which its leaders have h4 in view from the beginning
and which viii be seen. il has been able IN many
cases. 10 carry with considerable success The
following found 20 be most pointedy presented o!
the testimony;
/. AIDING SoLDiEgs TO DlsRlsr. AND HAEBoGNG AND
PROTECTING DrsEgTrRs-iary in It's history ire oroer
csspyed 10 undermine such portions OF e army ss were
exposed ~ It's insidOUs approaches Agents we're sent
BY the X c. c. into tho csmps to introduce tae order
among the soldiers, and those who became iE'mDcrs
were Instructed to ndlce many Of their companion,
possible 10 desert aud for tns purpose ine stter
were furnished by the order with money an; citizens
clothing Soldiers whO hesitaled at deserton but de-
sired 10 leave the army were introduced TO lawyers
who engaged furnish them with some qsasi legal pre-
text for doing. and certain attorney OF inal"hal'
named WalpOle who particular! c0n@Ilo uous 10
furnishing hcites Of this character 10 sclders Eho
applied ~ hun has boosted that he has tlos on'u h'e
hundred enlistsd men 10 escape from their eoHlFacs
Through the schemes Oi the order IN lndlaha Nho'e
companies were broken upi whole dttaeAmeh' OF
battery company for instance deserving Oh one ouca
sion to the enemy with two Of us guns, ana the cap
were mbued with a spirit Of discomfort and dssa!sIac
ton with the service. SOme estimate o' the LHuet Vi
drserrrs NJ this usy be derived from report OF
the Adiuthnts;eneTal OF Indiana or January, IN teI
setting forth that the number Of desertes anC
returned 10 tho army through the post % Indianapolis
alone during the month Of December. 1867 Nas nearly
two thousand sik hundred.
soon as arrest, oil the deserteEs began % he gen
orally made wrs Of h9be0s ooTYss were issued ~ tnei
cases by disloyal Judges and considerable number
ut-clnf thereon. IN ont lustaAcS
where an ocer in charge of doscrtev proper! TciSeS
10 ODE, the writ after Il rad been suspended IN such
cases By tLe PRECEDENT. his attachment Ter contempt
ordered by the Chief Justice OF tho state Vho ds
Glazed that the streets o! Indianapolis mIsh run Win
blood but that hs would enforce lis authority nShns
the Presidents ORDER" On another occasion certain
United States officers who had made the Arrest Oh ue
sertcfs Ia Illinois. were themselves arrested LOT AunaP
ping nnd held Ia tfisl hy d,DyM ildRe, Sho ~ ns
same time DISCHARGED tie dcserers thouSa aekno"sd6
ing then g. be such
ufel af
from punishment and protection On the part on the
order and we're instructed 90 bling away Win them
thtr arms and II mot rtcd their horses Dc'aiS seui
70 arrest them by the military authorities were ~ sew.
strong In numbers were driven hact by large Dodes
Of men, subsequently generally asecuaned 70 De ihrh
beers Of tie order Where arrests we're eGccted, our
troops openly attacked and frcd mon on their re-
turn Instances ~ such attacks occurring N Morgan
and Rush Counties Indiana are especially noticed ey
ticlefal CuF.inguE. ia lhn cGsc ui the naiuitaA IN
Morgan County j. > Eins ham, editor al TAs IaatsHaP
oils Sssini member az friend ~ the order sought
% forward TIC daoy newspapers OF the West iasc
and iufanmatory, iefgrapic dispatches IN regard to
the affair 10 The eject thu caialr: had hoca seni ~
arrest 81 ihe Democrats Ia tie cognll tha. they lad
t0mnltcdsioss ourggcs and that several citizens hna
been shots aud BIDDING: Ten ihofind soldiers ehhn5t
hold tie men arrested his hight Cyi! and blood
shed nrn inevitable The assertions IN tbe GSpatch
were entirely als and may serve ~ Illustrate the faes
Heretofore noted, that sulions MISUNDERSTANDING IN
regnid he acts Of the Government AID its officers
Is part Of the prescribed duty Of members " the order
~ l. GO be- added that scyen Of the party In Morgan
County 60 MAJ 80 risea Upon ouf .faol4 were con
ysctsd Of their offence by Stat" count. pom mon
trial It was proved TINT 'hc party was composed Of
members OF gc X. g. g..
One Of the most pointed instances. Of protect on fur
nsi ed Ia Gcsrrtcra occurred n 10 rdiGua. where
seventeen DISORDERS inirrncted themselves in bog
cabin with a ditch end palishde, and were faruished
with PROV siors and sustained IA their defense against
our military authorities iOr considerable period by the
order Of IT, friends
II. DrscoiR RAGING FsrrsrvFyTs AND RrsrsrNG TIFF
DRAPT 1t is especially ncusated by the order 70 or
pose the reinforcement Of armies elthe- by voun
Ieers drafted men. IN 1862 tie Knights OF tie Golden
Circle Organized generally to rrS.t tlr Grfit in the
Western States aud were strong enough Ia certain
localities greatly embniras tie Government In THIS
wear and early In 1854 number of enrolling oioers
we're shot in indiana ard Illinois In Nockford County
Indiana on aitsck made upon the court house and
he books connected with the dram destroyed In
several Counties If the State considerable military
force was required Tor the protection Of The Cn,d
States officials and large number Of arrests were
made including that Reynolds an ex-senator OF the
Leg.slture for publicly urging upon the poplhce 10
resist the cripionan ocnse of nc same character
IN fyct a. that upon which saaudgham appTe
hendcd In Ohio These outbreaks were, no doubt, In
NEST cnses melted hy the order. and engaged in by its
members. In Indiana nearly $40 hundred persons
were indicted for conspiracy against the Government.
resisting the dril, &c. ana hboG' sAy o. these were
convicted.
Who're member. Of the order we've forced into the
army by the draft. they were acl o. IN case taCF
were prevented from pr,sently ccaping. and were
obliged TO 90 to the field. 20 ai' their aims In battle
AGAINST their fcipysolier- rnfAr than The enemy,
IL pos bc 10 desert ~ the enemy hy whom through
the signs OF he order they voGld be- recognised and re