Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-09-14
TREASON IN THE STATE OF INDIANA
A Nest Of Conspirators Unearthed.
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: On last Saturday afternoon, Governor
11orton received letter from an eastern
city, which was as follows, except some names
which We omit for prudential reasons :.
-, August IT, 1864.
Governor @. 2. Morton
Sir: The facts hereby stated have come to
my knowledge In a manner and from source
such as to leave no doubt in my mind, OF
their reliability.
The copperheads of Indiana have ordered
and paid for 80, 900 revolvers, with IL boxes
fixed ammunition, to be distributed amongst
the antagonists Of our Government, for the
purpose of controlling the Presidential cleo
ton.
August 5, the steamer Granite State Ian
ded IN New Y York, ~ boxes OF revolvers and
ammunition August 5, the steamer City of
Hartford landed - boxes ammunition, des-
tined for indianapolis. Thirty-two boxes of
the above havebeen forwarded to j. j. Par
sons, Indianapolis, via Merchants Dispatch,
and marked -; the balance is stored at
No. - street New York, awaiting the
conFenience Of the copperheads. to pay for
the same before shipping,
Immediately on the receipt of this letter,
Governor Morton placed the information 1t
III tiiC oA CiiSSiiltiii CiA'
S. Russell, who was able in short time to
report progress to Colonel james e. Jones,
Assistant Provost Marshal, who, with Colo
mel Warner, of the Veteran Reserve Corps,
with proper detail, made descent on the
printing and book binding establishment OF
Ii. I'll. Dodd Il Co., on Saturday night,
where they found thirty two boxes such as
were described in the letter. After the box
es were opened, their contents were found
to consist of 400 large navy reyolVers and
l35, 600 rounds of fixed ammunition for the
same arm.
Among the captures made at the same
place, were the Great Seal Of the Order OF
the Sons Of Liberty, the official list OF the
members of the rider, at this place, and sew
eral hundred printed copies OF the Ritual,
which has heretofore been published. Also
II ~; ~ drneantof correspondence OF an I'M
portant character, which may be given to
the public at the proper time. The people
will begin to understand now, how much
these unmitigated scoundrels desire peace.
Thirty thousand navy reyolvers, with ann
munition enough for an army, coupled with
the negotiations of Mr.. NoorheeS for the
purchase of 20, 900 Garibaldi rifles, would
indicate that there is a good deal OF the dis
position of the tiger hid under their sheep
skin garb Of peace.
When we look at the large sum of money
which the amount OF arms and ammunition
named in this letter must cost, the question
presents itself OF the ways and means. lhe
pistols alone would cost close on to one NIL
lion Of dollars at manufacturers prices, and
the % 900 rifles, without the import duties,
would cost $3.50, 900. OF course no such
sums are provided Tor by the members OF
the order In this State, but there have been
IruyUIJpp 1lpnn
the Canada border for several weeks, and
John G.. Walker, and other peace men OF
Indiana, have been visiting them. Some
months since the Confederate Government
borrowed $l5, 600, 900 in Europe, for which
they issued cotton bonds, and every blockade
runner carries out cotton to repay the loan.
The object Of the loan was primarily, to
purchase navy III European ports, includ-
ing the celebrated rams That speculation
having failed by the refusal of the Govern
ment of England and France to permit the
rams to depart, and they having been Sold
to other persons the peace commissioners
are in funds, and they could not make an
investment more to the advantage OF their
master than TO purchase arms and amunI-
ton for Northern traitors and to- pay Northern
demagogues literally for shrieking for peace
free speech and liberty VIM. II. Harrl
son, Secretary of the order Of which FL. H.
Dodd is Grand Commander, was arrested
and is still In custody. Messrs. John j.
Parsons and Chas p Hutchinson, partners
Of Dodd were also arrested, but were dis
charged on their affidavit that they were
not members of the order, and we're not
advised Of the contents of the boxes.
We have given brief account Of this, the
most startling event in the attempted drama
of civil war The event naturally created
an Intense excitement in our city, and 1t
will be an admonition to the people of the
State Of the danger which surrounds them
Doddis absent from the city, probably ma
king arrangements for the distribution ofthe
arms and cartridges on hand and expected:
but which, to his surprise, viii be devoted to
other purposes than enforcing the peculiar
peace notions of gang OF conspirators a.
galnst the peace and safety OF the otate.
The man who wrote the four simple lines
beginning with .iNow / lay me down to
sleep, " seemed to do a very little thing He
wrote four lines for his little child. His
name has not come down to US but he has
done more for the good of his race than If
he had commanded the victorious army at
Waterloo The little fires which the good
man kindles here and there ON the shores OF
time never 90 out, but ever and anon they
fame up and throw light on the pilgrim
path. There is hardly anything so fearful,
to my mind, as the mind reaching down to
coming age, and writing itself for evil upon
the minds of unborn generations.
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b ank wall, say nothing of themselves, but
give back. imperfectly the utteranees OF
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