, 1864-10-20
Chiei 6e1etaty OF the Mcclellan Hlautc Gu1,d.
.s the most active oatala1bls representative Of the

Chlef beIetary Of the McCh1lan Hlnutc Gua,d.
- ths most active osta1albla representative Of ths
The greater part oi. tie Chief and subo,d;n,ts
ofncers Of tht order, and 1,s branches as well rs
tne pE1nCpsl members thereof, are known to the
= 1orefoment and. Whsre not already .rrcated. m.y
1egafG themselves as Under a constant ulilt srV
entyetaarce. 30 csmp]ete has been the exposure
q tais eeeIal !eAEue,; that, however frcqaeatiy
words 81 siRu8lf lie rus purposss and 9o-rs.
uops esnlot longer be concca1ed from the m1litafy
1t is 10 be remsskea that The ruprcme connc, ~
ne order, which annnaLy meets ou F-brusrY ssd
convened this year at New Turk city and y saee:ai
estns IT. ~ wps toen apponted TO be held At Chicago
the Convention Of The Democrs1ic rsr9y.e This
Convention hhEtrg been postpoLcd to August a9lh,
also postponed to august s;sh, 1t The sau,s pace
ahd Vas Guy Convened aecordiael7. II VIII Be Re.
em t1a 9sssd M that lea6iLs member ol the con7sa-
body, alInded spproVinely to the .ion Of the
Sons q Liberty at Chicago at tue sane 1fue ~
taas o. organlzsrion in harmony with the sentl-
ment AID prtjects ofthe Con 7enslon,
It naY te obEetEed, In conclusion. thst one not
uy acgna{E ted With the true character and tt,trl-
ensp oeelss b. FL sab M tn ns d
In Initiating in It's organization that etabiished In
or a,mies, It was desPned merely to render ltsef
70 nytet ite chiefs with ce1taiu degree Of eham
o1entty: but when 1t Is understood that The order
W1t91n rsa iisS ,ss q
sueh toIcible resistance to onr military authosi,ies
csed UPON Va'e 10 ens.se eoSf a 6s s
Commanders. It Will be perceived 1hst The titles Of
ane lattef ae rot assuned for mrre purpose Of
olsp!aS but thit they are the c.iefs OF al actual
and fItnidaele force Of conspira.ots asasust the
nis o. the Government, and that !he,f military
oerson. 1.-THE grand lever used 6y the rebcl Gov.
ernA eat Tor lis army operations" :"
| HITS EXTENT AND NuNDERa.
Yhe TEMPLES" or :" Lodges' Of the o.der are
ara, Illinois. Ohio, Missouri and KeatpcSy. They
aEe aeo OFFICIALLY reported established 10 iess
a. wc as in New YoIE and xi.o IL psnna,1naa'
New uampehtre, Rhode Ieland, Conoectjcnt. Nsa;
ss yssssey Maryland, Delaware and Tennessee. Doad.
to the members Of that State In FebrusrV Is iast
claims nat at the next annual meeting Of The IN,
Rl p g. 1sp1Fssa Tsesss5 SITE
T. 1ne n'.t and only true Naios1 organization the
hs4a ,s se nnd conservative men Or the country
th Council Tor msse u ths
Tnn Tfe,t re 2s19tso,1ss ssoF tnaecd hat lie
ta, ~ sns su'es t5st mentloned the order Is must
suoI.ly conferred at ths:lol;owirE plnces. wiere
u India, spos and TincenGas IN n T,nn ,,ndlsu
tn,eaeo tio a; hsp9gaed and Quincy "a ls1ge propor
lh. Ma.t,nG pGen iSpnded by the notorious pperiIla
e1isi Jackman); In Ohio, at Cincnnati. Daytnn !
snd hp II Ma@.on county (aleh Is proudly termed
" III anrt tue 9euta .cafo1ua u the Nusth''1;
yto and in Michigan, Ut Detroit fnhcnca ~ soa1s cm
orer ath sas 4ss had By ths oi
etlher BY lettess sddressed to Elm thruuph two
prominent pr citizens and members Of the order, OF
p ns Pr pess2s Ed y nte.ysws At Windsor G. vi IL
vel a. tue principal rendezvous ard hunts Of ,he
n.mbs5t In these and less important psces are are
genIaly well known to the government,
:, The actual Numbers Of the order hayc IL ia hc.
tnheSe9. th. neyet been officially reported and caunot
mates bsSe Hs see sds u yoa,
q Which are no eouht considerably agxsrated
Il has bsea asserted By delegates to the anpseme
thsle to be from aoo to % 1,o3cS5 tss a
p, Rh;s,1on sns ohao placed i Which u ptoba
IT'S memlers IN the seseral States has been afes.
emily es1msted a The report and statements Of ,ia
nS rs; IL n 1'i;aaIs tsGtsns
i"s idS% ~ 3e,@q = to l3otoo; in Ohio from sa00fo
:sS1i y rom hes'SS5y td ,f9n 81 4 @ tq
and New York, abou! eooA each, its renrese1to, +
.ion tn the other staes above mentioned dos not
ig 'or every e4ssssrat'oa in the figures Reported,
taey may e. deemed to Present toe7ably faith,ui
It's rue IL M s;.Ie ~ rsidea y ths order
Eis to tc uotco that the ordvs, or It's countcr~ =
PAT: Is ptoeahly much more wtce!y extended at !
proportion OF The officers o. the rrbal atry AZ.
Represented ny mos reliable w1tnoasea to be mem. e
~ ~ AgaLuCky hno Missouri, the order has 9
no nteliata 10 adult as meMiiert, npt only mi,
ctts Of that army. hut also cone,deruhie number
II e9estilaT. clare Who might be sopposed to an
Is fnlls shown that lately as iu Ju.y ast severa
d these ruiana were tnltlsted INTO the asst de- G.
gree by u. ka'tus. In KEutucky Il
V.-1Ts AnxED FORCE. ~
a review Of the testimony IA rreard IN tb. ~
1eo 1orce o. the order Will materially aId IN DE- Il
eftn,;nilg lts real strength and numbers. tttt
Altao1Rh the order has from the outset partaken ~
~ 10e 1LAfY Character. 1t ri |
ner CT fall If 1865 that It began 10 be reasrag oa- a.
iee1z an =, a1 sFeq body Since thai
1laelhs It upon military basss, and in preparing Re
!. aot M 1e,x,ou'onhFy mortmen = genelii .ys. pt
:arrfed out Members hare been instructro rs ~ ~ ~
,onsssntiy provided with weapons, ind in eoma ii
oeaitfea t hss been ao;ou II required that EACH i
nemnef should Keep ut bis re5ltence at ali times he
eIlAia aims and specified quantity Of ann,Qnl. fo
In March last the entire srmed force of the OF, Il Il
'xi Gaole o. being nohilIzed fur effective Ger. IT,
nee, Was Represented to be three hundred ann pu
ot1y tnoQsand mtn. The details, however. uoon
It t1th hs ~ tts.esnt vas hased arc
y t1is nnmher mas be exaggerated. It is abun. re-
santiy = SLOW however, thss the orer, by neass vi
g siderable funds for tho purchase Of eli
re- taat ,hss been produced
~ or tee tr1ai Of Dodd ettioattd ,hst wotntrds NJ
ctss.' me order sEe farlishsd with arms dir
sates IL is o Sf ths G.ssr
kn"w that a1ms, mos.'y raso!ycrs. and ammn ett
.Gn on. =, 1sss Hsn6 6een By members ia St
m ss eeaRsss saes9qasnis sasis
1as that he himsel alone elandestnely purehased zig
ao9t two hundred resove1s, With about d 70 thon.
nd p 5e a9 esps e. A., 9nd oh
re exhbteo N Which, oppcs aSs 81 'Rai
: as'as %:.ss;i assfs5s: fssf: fesi:
t. n,a Psi,ea pr
nss which. when t6terpsetted. ssver,y sirniy tai,
lge,s a,ssfe sna ssp
nowd,f company lesd; the roll thus actnay 3D., 1dd
1otaA 'he amo9nt or afris and amtn antlo lha
1n tle States of OHIO and Illinois the order ia ncs
aimed hY t'e members to he unusually ne,l arm TEL
10 tic e. hs esaef 2a Il i m
st,ve to i,usIs.e .he .yste@ vhieh hss p5o IN
lelheeDt witness, who has been member al acts
orde. estimates that in Ma1ca last tbeTs were snh
q muekets and eixty thons,nd revolver. se. to q
'e private aIms, Another member testiss thst za!!
snsls Lodge meeting Of we hupired and ay u,
ys,5 ths sun q feur thousand dol!sr. va spo
n lts1a aos ss as Gher present W
pee'ise counties, aud al aEree In reprssentn9 doc
+ tnsss ea;e besn constantly FORWARDED rom S.eG
designated as The rm In that city to Which aos5 to Il
To- stns we're consigned. These were shl oped ne
hcaPaI!y from the Enet: eoma packacer how "to
q, Here sent from Cincinnati, aud rome rom ere1
rtrckY, 1Ed the boxes were veneralIr m ,,k,j .1u
'isk,s5ss' sa ! e. hardware. nsil. household per
iercfal Car1fDgton ept1m*tee t1t In Fesrn,ry PIT
March last, ne.rly 3QDoO cuns and ~ .nva5a viii
ere'i the State and this estimate ia b1ard nnnn Of
&C nsf inspection Of invoices. Ths true urmher tn
fodGccd Wss therefore probable cousihefan!p who
altf 1hat Officer adds that on the " IL whicn lii Z
sae ct arass was etopped bT his or ier IN IN ever
NJ na, nearly Ito additional revo,rsts h4d .t
q contacted Ior, and that The traae cnuli MT u
'?!t the demand la tcrtber reports thu. AFTER The
Etfooaction Of arms lnu the 0epat1en: .: Tic tcc
1th Int, srizrrs wa ra.a: b. III Evr,ot't VI i
atte quahs!t{ u Ieyu:tr' y..:' u;lc tuMlrad a. i
! tltfyhTe fhnnE3.d ,.-.-5 &. = In .a,.Io, GIt
ICY had bean shipp+d 20 lrE fl Iurianrp9ie AID
fhieh IL. Eoit. Grind C,,utinaut:r WA n !sru
liter that Other atuB. about 10 ,,n shiI,nn ~ tie
s4ife estimation, WIRE aeized IN New Tory -
and thss nll ih were c.fmed Al ths nriva,e ram
ptf.7 Of John :. Walker, one OF tie aIDior Gan whic
e o. the order in Iudlana, and ware t. os
lsTe ~ en- puTcsase5 for fer frieudsn II 70 stalt
'e added that at tIe Office OF Hon D. ". Vnor c1cis
{, II T., at Tarre Hapte, were discovered fer. ted
@h1rh d!sc0t ed Correspondence between him erctg
e1 Senator Wall, New Jersey, tn reyard tn Win
rnrcbase OF twei " thousand Gasiba ii rides. mem
it forwarded to the West 3e' tbos
appears in the courEe OF the testimnnv that the
slder,b:e 9usntity OF arms aud amrnnntion not {
brought into the State OF Illinois from Bur 90 u
TOP, lowl, and that ammunition was shipped ''Hal
New Albany, Indians, inlo Kentucky II il part
represented that, had VsIlaudiehan been A. hltra
I'd IN bis relErn 10 Ohio 1t Was contemo'ated eept
ishiDg the Order with arms ftuaa puni N 70
sds near Windsor, where they were stored p2tmah p ~