The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-12-23
Letter from II. Il. Dodd.
Windsor. C. w . Nov. %. 1864.

GENrLLMEH-in Your Issue at esterday,
in an editorial article, 1 notice the follow.
ing language:
:" By tie ~av. i. would be instructive 10
learn where the money came from with
Which Mr.. Dodd's pistols were purchased
and furthermore, how Mr.. Dodd- How'd
ed AZ Indiana is with spies and secret po
!icem = every one OF HON know him, or
had h,s portrai, in his Professionalism
trived TO escape to Canada, with his pock.
els fu! of the etligies of the president and
secretary of The treasury.
The only force and etfec. OF which is 10
convey the idea. that have been acllrg
ia the interes. Of the administration party.
and have been paid for my services, and
allowed to escape through their lnstru>
mentality.
This unfounded assault upon my chaTac
ter originated with some irresponsible cor
RESPONDENT Of he Chicago Times, a, lndl-
allapois, aud which has since been mace
the basis Of editorial comments IN the
.Sentinel and Inquirer, and thus intention
ally, or otherwise, You are g'V''g cfece"ce
and puulicil. to the "conpli'liy win
Morton dodge, gotten Up 10y co'er'e OF
"Sons," who have seen nj 10 lake 'he
beuetil Of the . taby act
certainly have no objection 20 your
whipping your abolition co'em por"feS or
TO YOU, censuring and condemHlDe Vie
men in power or their measures; OUT
must enter my solemn protest against 'he
use Of nv sore back rs a medium TO DO
the one or other. Neither do complain
of comments upon my public or private
ac,s. political principles, combinations or
associations, AS against abolltlonlsm, ter
rorsm, despotism, usurpatlon, oppression
and military dicla,ion; nor upon any sins
of commission or omission IN this dlrec-
ton. am ready to hear "charges ana
specifications OF attempted ns>as>lna-
lions, Of estimates upon my ability, inten-
| TORS or purposes and this sort OF hing
make ne out an enemy 10 society from
either weakness or ambition; call ma "A
reyoIu,ionist or what rot; l AIN wiling
to leave TO time to prove that = lie
worst enemy to the Ieaco OF mankind is
he who renders revolution ntcesSa
ry."
Du, 20 charge me with being "spy
and irtormer," that would become a de
coy to lure unsuspectng associates lhi"
that boiling cautd!Vn OF "cr'me, hated
and malice" all for tie "etiigies Of TIE
president aud secretary of the treasury,
! IS to change me with a heInons crime
against mankind, that canhot pernllt 10
be laid a, my door-and may hot remain
silent, when The editor Of the Enquife',
from personal knowledge, knows me III
capable Of playing such role.
DO YOU wish TO know sincerely IN re-
gard TO The pistols You will recolect
tina, a gentleman in New \ ork claimed
them as his Individual properly, and ty
reference 10 NY card, published on the 9th
day Of Septen Der last, you wlli'tind fur
Their explanation as to my connection With
the said pistols. Is was not then consid-
cred even a crime by democratic Journals
TO buv and sell, or to keep and bear arms.
! The amount involved was not SO large as
to raise the inquiry, Where the money
came from! 2
Ny escape was 10 great exploit, not
sufficiently SO at least to raise the question
Of How it was conlrived 3 hltle al
fair Of this sort could be managed AS well
as the purchase Of a few hundred pistols,
without the Intervention Of the govern
ment or any OF lis agents. You 90 NE
great Injustice when you speak of me AZ
some notorious criminal, personally known
TO all lhet-catchers, and whose picture
every detective in The country carried
about With him. Tie fact shat | have
safely arrived in county where tie
= majesty Of The law is respected. full.
proves The contrary; for ho" could pass
through perfect foitst Ct detectives, Sc
cret po!icemer, spies, soldiers III uniform,
soldiers IN ciIizens dress-ln female attire,
dressed as bod carriers, as peddiers, a.
" bite hers, tea,nsters, wood choppers.
spread All through tie county OF Nation
aud adjoining counties; swaimlng III the
cities Of Indianapolis, Cincinnati, CIeve-
land, Toledo, and Detroit, AID upon every
railway train; yet, simply because | was
uukn0w TO them and because they did
not Lave my picture in their pockets, |
passed through them all unnoticed.
1t Is no longer necessary to attack my
honor, to prove the democratic !" leaders ,
in no way connected with the "Dodd
conspiracy" They are no mere respon-
stie for my acts than am for theirs, and
ain perfectly willing that the acts 0:
| some Of them in this case should be The
standard, if the rest Of Them will assent
Bat the simple iject OF this note. how
ever, WAS 10 have You give nv denial 10
the charge Of completely with Morton.
I This is all ask. SO that the democratic
masses Can see 1t over my own signature,
!. care not who ayers it. sln satisfied 10
risk the question Of veraci,y. If YOU are
incredulous, just inquire OF Maj Burnett,
Gen. llovev, or Col. Warner, and me
thirks The energetic replies will be entire
" satisfactory
Ii may be that com mitted an error in
abandoning the commission" BE this
As II may, | regret exceedingly to have
made any plea. either to the jurisdiction
or Il the Indictment, or to have in any
manner recognized the tribunal.
The charge that I violated parole, Il.
! Ike AL the rest, utterly false. | was in
solitary confinement every moment from
the time Of NY arrest until the escape.