, 1864-10-16

Astounding Developments OF the @.
III. X. ConsPltacy.

New YoRK, Saturday, Oct. 15-Jud7e Ad-
yocate General Holts report upon the tcstl-
mony gathered by him concereing the trea.
tcnable St cret socIeuts iolmsd 10 tbs 1o5al
Lehed In The Eve irg Pat to day.
According to this rrp"rt. this reasonable
Ofocr embraces societies b. airing yaslpa.
titlts, tuch III Mutual Protection Socizty.
Ctrc!e Of HoI or, Circle Of knisots Of toe
Mighty Acs', knights Of t9e Goloea ciecl:,
OF American Kn.e>.e, Oder of the 5ohs Of
Liberty, Krtatts VI til. Order nf The Sons OF
Lsbclt3, rtsco Organization, star Org snlz..
ttor, american Osganiz ton. Duuucfatsc
1ngi: c'blc Club, Den, cratic Rcaa.ng Room.
and MrClritan Mioute Arn, The latter tttie
t!on in the Stats Of Ne~ York and other
Earts of the North. Judge Holt s.,s
that It Would stem TO be a btancn
oftle o. A. Z hasing substantially the eaue
ohje:ss to be. accomplished 10 Tever by
means expressly suited to the loc.ttou Ia
rttarJ OF this association, Dr.. r. +. Stevens,
stated In Jute lAst to 4 reliable witness,
wboec testimony hiss ben furnished, thoss
~ho REPRESENT tho Mcclellan interest arc
Compelled to lreach q vigorous prosecution
OF the ar In order to secure the popular
eertimene and allure voters. The Mcclcl-
ian Minute Guard as appears irom q circular
iseutd b. the chief secretary at New York Is
organtztd upon military basis similar to
that OF the order propsr It Is composed Of
companies, one for each electoral district,
ten of whom constitute a brigade with
Brjganier General at its head. The whole ID
PLACED uLoer conmander.in CHIEF The
tlrst enpreme ccmman1er Of the order was
T. c. Wright, editor Of the New York News,
who waa last May sent to Fort Lafayette.
Va]landi.ham was bis SUCCESSOR. Robt Hol.
loWas OF Illinois WAS Lieut.. General, aud
acted In Vallandizbam's stead during the
laster's abeence ffom the country.
colote1 sandersen. In bis report on The
progress Of the order, expressea the opioion
ttnt the order wss founded by ValiAndlgham
during bis hsnisbmrns, aud upon consulta-
ton at Ri&hmobd with Davis and otnce
pr mtnent traitors The order In indiana
boasts taat It came direct from DAvl., aud
Que Of tie witssfses states positively
that Davis is member. Tho number be.
longing to the or,er has been vafiously eati
mated 1T from 500 oo0 to 1,000, 600, but Val
)and!ebam In his D3,ton speech, put It at
500, ,0l0, which ls probably nearer the total
These are Ecattersd through 1ndisna, 1ltnuis,
Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri and New York.
In March last the entire armed force Of the
ors3cr, capable Of being mobilized for etI"c-
tive service, Was represented to be $40, ,0c0
uen.
Tht testimony shows that atmB haye been
furpithed the members. In Hon. D. W.
voorhees, ONCE were r00nQ letters TO CT
5ephtor Wall. Of New Jersey, iu regard to 1he
purchase OF e0,o00 Garlbaldl rifles, to be for
warded to the West. Arms were to bs fur.
Hibhed the Order b. Way of Canads, and paid
for By heeeeement upon the lodgss. Much
testimony was taken On this puint, aud the
report ia fnll of evidence Of extensive opera
tfops In this particular. The ritual contains
broad declarations Of State rights, and
against the authority Of the Federal Govern
ment to coerce by force Of arms sovereign
State, AID AYERS that the executive officers ot
the Government may be expelled By force OF
| arms when they refnee to admlnlster the Gov
erDment In accordance with the letter
Of tie accepted Consultation The oaths
/ declare that { member will defend with arms
| the principles of the Order whenever direct
cd by competent authority Of the Order Il
y nA admitted by ono ( tho Order in Mis-
e1uri that On joining he understood tie Oh.
| II Ct to be aid and euAtauAnca to the COntnd
crate Government. Haxnd1s that the Ofde,
ia hostile In every T: spect to the Genera
| Government and friendly to the 40 ca1ict
Confederate Government. 1t Was exclus1vel,
msde up Of dtsloyal persons lestruus Of sc
curIng the independence Of the Confederat.
States, With the view OF restoring the unioi
At II was. The purposes Of the Order ar
ebo~n to be. aiding soldiers TO desert, de
strnctiou Of Government property, desIruc
tIon Of private property and peIsecutinl
Union men, nssaea}ua' lou aud murder, AMI
the establishment Of a Northwestern Con
| ftdeFacY.