, 1864-10-21

they aFe represented as hsr,nk detpiy a. heirt
nailpg New Ene1end; and }eaians o: her innaeuce
a1d rctu4rect. snd ctilm1ns tbs: The i1tere.ig oi
are through tho Mississippi Valley. sra ident,cai
.etps1s tuithss tEs y a. lesolutten,I
,; aubt,o these men bsrs made he cst.olis6@ent
| Of Western or Northwestern Couseaeracy, In
,Sss aoa ara nd
ettsiiy IN proepees that they areconstaut,y seek.
i.e to, produce di:c9utent, dIsorgan1z,tion and
1ipr, and destre that the rebelfiou eh.il be pro
txactid until the reeon1cea OF the Government
eurrepeY hopelestly espreeiated. and Confidence
nntr. nom The ansrshz Which -unds, their scheme
Ii ett es to unite tteelf .h that Of tds 8oath or
to FORM herewith eose and permanent alliance.
IT'S yet the srt.led pgrpoes Of many lcsaias splr:
euhject Of thought ard dissutrlon. Not only is
Sa Z ess7 psSa IL d. ss; Sse!s Ct e
nsanea t. 81 IL. Sss he, 1 her
| depepdence Of tse South. a cnizen. csp:ure1 BY
guerilla bsnd In Kentucky LAST summer, records
the fsct that the establishment Of . nc" Confete-
Die was bosstiully epsertsd b, these outlaws, who
Would Ss essass1 re-
Lastly. ii is claimed ahat the new con5e6eracy is
already o1gsnized; taa5 It has provisional gov
e,npsnt," officers dsoa.tmsnts bureaus. g., IL IL
made upon this tre esou, not now contemplated for
tho arst ting in our history. 8uceested by the
ths e1dent ani utter Sympathy tnercwitf which Ii
The lie and Inspiration ol the secret order.
| r1u-THE w17HEssks ARD r1KR TEsT11oNT.
The facts detailed In tho present report have
sources; but ali tho Witnesses, however different
their et tuaton concur so poiutedly in sselE testi
many. sheo the evidence which has bsrn faknsshed
OF ue faess must be fcAsEued Of the most relA bio
Tue p1inespal Witnesses may be classified ns fol-
/. shfswd, INTELLIGENT meg, employed as detect
tstf ant with psculisr talent Tor taoar cstitng.
se 60 o.
I been auussted to IT'S temples and ocra initiated
into orc or more Of tnc degrees. Tne most Re.
sololtr in our arms who, hy toe use OF an uneom-
mon aaoEses. thonan r. at great psfaonalsl-k, sue-
| the Order in Indiana and ksntucky~ o. to BE- ap.
pointed Gssnd Secretary for thu lattc. State, po
Of Is t. Pi pians ~ sssse = aso1s sad @asnias
the goveforaent Of shele intcntlons- II is to the
-Eare tlde1n!. OF thts man, who has also been the
government has besn cbiety 1naeb:ed for she e1-
porure Of The designs Of the consptEa'ors In the
:. Rtbe!. ollcels and soldiers voluntarily or In
authorities. The moat velu.ble Valsuesses Ok this
abe motives, bays OF tkeif own accord furnished
| large alnonnt OF Information Ia regard to the
Ozder, especially as It exists In The So1th, aud Of
| tht re1aIous Of liz ruembora with th0se Of tho
Northern eectipu. Amolg these also, are soldtefs
| Of cur prison camps who. without design1u. It,
sibns. &C., oi tic order. that tha,iwere member.
rei as se3sa = @ ri i !se
some OF theee were len ent!:els Ignorant Of the
| e1,etence Of the Order, upon being so employed.
att-ehss an ,nere'sea rilae to thef discoveries ii
regard to tts Qpcrati00s>
1. Citizen pIiso. en-, to whom. willis in contins.
r1tut, dlecns ntea were made reatlFe to tue exist.
enee, extent and character Of the osder By teliow
witness, Initiated lin ,eto ons or tha degrees:
I (. Members OF the 0R6er. who, upon full nc.
qualpsance with It's principles, hsve been spp4lel
BY liz infamous designs aud have voluntarily abau-
toned II, freely msklnc known thelr experience to
cur military authorities. n this c'.ss may DO
placed the female wltneas, Mary Ann Pitmsn, wao
though In arrest at the pe!od OF her disclosures,
,ss induced q nuke them fos ths .a !saa tnat,
ed they.passed an order which considared utterly
st1hclous and haEbarous; 81 told Them I would
Vas atathed 70 the conmand IN Of the rene. Forrest,
| as an officer under the name Of Lieutenant Raw.
1ey," bnt, because her sex afforded her unusual fe.
ployed in ths execution Of important commissions
within our ttr1ltory, and, as member OF the Or
der. vas made e1ts speiFelY acquainted With other
members, bo.h Of The northern ana s0nthetn eec.
ttone. Her testimony IL thus peculiarly v4lneblr,
std being per=on OF unusual intelligence and
sa her s
ussjnt an fully corrobersting those of oshe, wit,
ncsses regarded as most trustworthy,
been promptsd 10 present confessious, NOE Or
9eclon win il. TIE principals q these sie Hunt,
commsndeI @ and grand sec1stsry o1 o the 5ree1 il
Mtetnrti, to hose statements frequent reference
has beeu made. There confessions, though to
t,shed 10 the Government much valuable intor
| nation in regard to the secret operations OF The
ossE Pf IN taa ~ 1o}e q Il.
/ Dpnc makes tho statement, in common Will
other witnesses that, In entering the Order, he
II oid not become q member undesstandlne1y
renection and without knowledge
Il
u1Cel and .sslBtcd 10 dete,t BY members Of th'
2sass w. C; ;h rom these
able otgauizatlon Of X. g. G. Was hrss diacoTertt
in Indisna. In the yesr 1862
| 8 Wr1tera ot 4nonyu. oas cnmmunIcattoEs, ad
dressed TO heads sf departments or provost maj
ehAls disclosing laets corrobotatise Of othex NOR
0. The w1tnesses before the grand jury at In
Giarapolls. In 1e6a, when the otdcr WAS iormstl]
pres ented as reasonable Organization, and thos
.hote , testimony y @ has been tnsfodseea upon tn
!: It Feed only Be added thu. most ssttssactor,
! test OF The credtbiity and we12ht Of much Of III
+ evidence which has been furnl:hed 10 afforded b
shs printed testimony in regard to the chaEacte
and Intention Of the Order. which Is foundin II:
natloUal ard state constitutions aud its ritual
/ indeed, the etatements Of the various Witnesse
! arc but presentations OF logical and iueylkabl
consequences and results OF the principles thetei
) III concluding thls rerlew. I remains only t
!. stute tLat constant reference has been made t
| the elaborate official reports, In regard 10. th
Order, Of BtlRadleE General Darlington, commans
pst q f Go
! soUn- The great mas Of the testimony upon th
epniect Of the secret conspiracy has been farnishe
BY she.e officers the latter acting under the order
| OF Major Gtnethl Roseerau., and the former &C
operating uader the Instructions Of the Secretar
) oi War, with Major General Bn1b.tdge. command
ose % Me ,Sdnss Is T.h
tainted with d,sioyalty, IN bis eort e rearess Il
domestic enemy. has At last seen his State tehere
But, although the tIeazon Of the Order has bee
thoroughly expoeed, and although Its capatity fo
.adeff tie te,zu:s o{ It's arms. an the other seol
!! impaired, IT il e!l busted with its secret po
Ious designs ID sid Of the Southern rebellion.
j. reported 10 hare recently issued new signs an
passwords. and its members assert that Ion
means Will be uEed to prevent the sUcceFs Of tn
Adminfstration at the coming etccttod, and throat
en- an extended re7olt 10 the event Of the election
In lie prreencs of the rebellion and tblt secre
o1de1-Nhlch ts but It's echo and faithfully ally
: we cannot hut be am,zed at the utter and side
prsad prsas perssoDal az and political Thc
close Tbs guilty men engaged IN them, after cast
ing aide iheIr allegiance seem to have trodde1
III der loot every eeEtiment OF honor, and every
rf+ k~Ftn Jfr3H 1,Rha
bit Judas Lcarior, and Rome, from the slaEl
Of her Decentralization, produced but one Cati'ine
atd yef as eyents prove there has atlsea togethe
IL ouF land an entire brood Of such traitors, al
animated BY the, same rarrlcidal spirit. and al
| slu9glng with the came re'ent egs maltGnfty To-
ths afsnemberment Of our unlon of this i. E sxtsa =
lii ved, In the worlds hstcry-there can be bat on
explanation. AID ai theae b!ackened and fetit
q osas Is y g sy b nea t. as sad
that when the Southern people. after having con
baten at az eseon hs
turned upon the. Government with The, III
eo!ent turr With which they, would have
A"o II Gus 'n' o t'sp taeE negro @ qaafte's z1 ant
they have cou9nu since to prosgcure their WAT
fare, amid ali the baroa,isus and atrocities nat.
iEsiisution il whose interest they arc sacrificing
alike themselves and their country. Mary 81 the:e
:. + we :, sss ssas
were loaded with ita hono1s at the very moment
they struck at its lia With the horrible csim.nat5
Of i son etahhing the bosom. Of bfs own mother
while imprettipg kisses on big eheess. The lead
ere of the traitors in the loyal States, who 20 com
Eboss M chInations are now unmasked, 1t IL a.
ths dn r. Dt2 e. 70 e.
s1o b@ .Fe IN ass ssaasf he
efnment. Ii the performance Of this duty, It ID
entitled to expect. and will doubtlets receive tbt
in crushing the traculent foo ameushed In the