Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-17
Sons Of Liberty at werk In stark
Co., O.--Sceundrelism Exposed.

Sons Of Liberty at work In stark
Co.,, ,O.--SceundreIism Exposed.
The Stark County Republican, of the 3D.
publishes an expose Of the Sons Of Liberty
10 Canton, Ohio. The first iutimation that
the order was in force in that town, appear.
ed from warning which Free Mason gave
TO a brother that his property was in danger
of being burned7-a warning which he was
bound to give rs brother Mason. Another
leakage occurred when distinguished Son
left the scoundrels and joined the Union
army; and finally woman furnished addi.
tional facts and the expose was published.
The Republican says: a -Fa
! Prior to the fall of 1861 the Order exist
cd only as Democratic club, which used to
hold it's meetings over what was known as
| Vogiesang's Grocery. During the fall and
the winter of-l862; rebel spies and leading
| Democrats were busy through the country
! organizing lodges Of rebel sympathizers. -
Rebel spies have since often attended the
lodge in Canton. They keep secluded in
some Copperhead's house during the day
aud travel at night. There were three in
the city during July last one from Rich
mond, one from Georgia and one from Ala.
bama. Their expenses from place to place
are borne by the order They obtain and
impart all the information they can. Ga
the night of the 9th of August last meet
ing was held at Voglesang's house, which
was addressed by one of these spies. He
warned them to be prepared to assist raid.
ers-McCausland had been assisted by Cop
perheads in plundering Chambersburg, and
had made Copperhead sufferers whole out
OF the plunder taken from Union men. The
Canton order paid this spy twenty Eve dol
lars five Of which, in gold, was handed him
by McGregor, the president, with great
deal of pomp. Gen. I4ahm, it will be, re-
memberpd, asserted that McGregor boasted
to him that be had often entertained rebel
spies. l., ....5 .... r...., ................
The military trials Of the order have been
excessive OF oourse nothing could bs done
without arms, and arms Of any efficiency it
was impossible to obtain. The executive
committee Of forty all have bowie-knives Of
the same pattern, eleven inches long. All
tho other lpembers. Of the order have arms,
but no uniform kind. Great attention has
been paid to target shooting with pistols.
which is sipraoticsd on sunday outside the
city. t.,..,..t.
Drilling was attempted with light wooden
guns, with india rubber tied to the butts
also drilling on carpets, but all was too noisy
and had to be abandoned. In liue thereof
drill books we're furnished to the members,
who were expected 70 drill themselves. Most
OF the members are also provided with an
ebony whistle, making shril sound, thrss
blasts of which is a signal of alarm, to which
all must rally. f-t.t ..-. f.., .-...-.
Before The late draft the Order unaui-
mously resolved to resist the draft, If it cost
their own lives. they also resolved not to
pay bounty neney There are few over
two hundred aud fifty members in the lodges
80 lfis-oeHhtg- -.s-,as~ ~. .Q o.. j -
The Order has furnished to rebelss splats
of our towns, by streets and blocks Union
premises being distinguished by q peculiar
mark, so as to be easily Disseminated by
raiders, besides which one of the members
revealing these facts says that on the prem
ises themselves Of allths Copperheads there
is some uniform mark, placed there for their
protection. One of the rebel spies who was;
here last summer had a largo collection of
these plats-among the rest, very good
map Of Canton, upon whish all property
owned by Union men was easily rccogniza-
BILE by the presence of a peculiar mark. a
. On Tuesday evening Of last week, at
uettiup VI tuc OIueT Itiu dt DdIlso Doutu
Of Canton, it was resolved, in case of the
happening of certain contingencies, that the
shops of G. Aultman & Co.,. and r. Ball.
and other property be reduced to ashes 1t
was also agreed that some property belong
ing to COpperbeads should be burned; also
that the banks should be robbed, and that
lOopperhcads should be remunerated for
their losses out of the plunder. A, COM
mittee was appointed to make reconnois-
sance of the property specified.
1t was also agreed that if property was
thus burned, it should sftergard be claimed
that Union men had set the Copperhead
houses on FIRE, and that they had basued
the Union ri property and roSesssshs banks
At recept meeting of the Order, it was
resolved thatceftsin members thereof should
vote in ciriEens' dress IN the morning, that
they should then put on soldiers uniform,
and vote at other polls during the day, and
that five dollars should be paid for every
three votes thus cast, out Of the funds of5
the Order.
There are thirteen soldiers from Stark
county in the rebel army, whose families
are supported by the order, Some OF these
have sent word home that if the order does
not supply their families more literally they
will return home and rstea everything.
.u 1t will be interesting to some persons to
know that lists Of the members of the er-l
der are in the hands of Union men. 3,
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