Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-11-24
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ctoes EXAMINATION.
II IL not true. in fact. that was men,
her Of Bowles's staff The details | have
given ! got from Bowles. l never spoke
to Horsey, and am but little acquainted
with Humphreys. got acquainted with
Milligan at the Chicago Convention. If
anything was definitely determined at the
meeting called by Mr.. Barrett at Chicago,
it must have been at another meeting.
where | was not admitted. saw things
which lei me to suspect that such meetings
were being held. The scheme l have de-
tailed was the most plausible Of a number
which were discussed. No Inducements
we're held out to me that l would be re-
leased il would testify. No ir,imation
was gwen that i could purchase immunity
from punishment by testiiying. did not
know l was to be made witness Of until
Yesterday. sbont twelve O'clock have
told no one what my testimony would be.
RE EXAMINATION.
| was expressly told that the govern.
msnt would make no pledges. j received
no instructions from any one. held the
position OF Ancient Brother in our county
Temple DR.. Bowles rendered ne the 30
sition Of Adjutant q neral on his ST aff. but
| did not accept. i told him was physi-
callv incaparitated. aud had no military
knowledge.
The SINS OF Liberty we're in session at
Chi ago during the Convention which
nominated Mcclellan. They met a, the
Richmond House. Mr. DudJ was there.
MIR. Moss. of Missouri. was qnite promi-
nent. l met Amos Green there. Mr..
Jackson and Mr.. Vallandisham were here.
Va!landigham was Chairman. He made
short speech. He spoke of The distract.
ed ate OF the party. lie had thought un-
I'll recently, that tie Chicago Convention
would go the same road rs the Charleston
Convention, and end in a blow M; but he
had changed his opinion. La,teiy he had
found wonderful unanimity and oneness
OF opinion. and he believed the party could
be more efficiently united than for years
previous. He Thought he would he able
To secure proper platform in the Convcn-
iion, The meeting over which Vallandis
ham presided was held in the 9Th stony of
the Richmond llou>e. IN room> 81 95. 9S.
100 and l02. The rooms had folding
doors. and all opened into one room
About ID member, were present.
Mr. Moss made a speech anil gave his
tory of the condition of things in Nilsson.
H.; how citizens suffered alike from gner-
iilas AMI Fcdcrals The gueliIlas stole
their mules. pork aud cattle. and the Fed
erals stole their niayers. If the Order of
the Sons OF Liberty intended To do any
thing. now was tie time TO strike. Ii The
Order was worth anything. he wanted to
know. He came there to know it.
at the next meeting | went some time
before they met. aud in a room below
found General Singleton, of Illinois, Mr.
Barrett and others. arranging matters for
bursting up of the Convention. We
supposed the Convention would denonnee
the Order. in which case it was their in.
tention to make public demonstration Of
the Order, with procession. &r. Sing
letCD hid q great many notices for trans
parencies written ou'. They were qno,a-
lions from jackson. Douglas AMI other
Democratic statesmen. and. disconnected
from any secret conspiracy. woull be con-
silercd patriotic. Bu, think they had a
peculiar meaning for those who understood
them.
Nallandigham presided at the meeting
which was held in he rooms above where
| met Singleton. lie pulled ont plat
form, which he said he had showed To a
majority Of the delegates. and read il to
he meeting. 1t was identical with the
one Afterwards adopted 10y The Convention.
He said if We could get this platform we
conll alfo,d to take Mcclellan rs the can
daidaie.
The meeting callel by Mr.. Barrett was
held on the 2uh of July. while the one
over which Mr.. NaIIandigham presided
was on the 20 Ia of August. Mr. Green.
of Illinois. made speech at the \ ugus,
meeting. | have vague recollection that
some one estimated the strength of the
Older at 500 $50.
EXPERIMENTATION
Mr.. Barrett told me that when the war
first broke ont Mr.. Douglas advised him to
raise regiment To 20 to the frontier He
raised the regiment. and was ordered
to Pilot Knob. nsd Mr.. Douglas hav-
ing failed 10 get him Ordered to tie
frontier. he sent in his resignation. 1t
was long time before he heard from his
Resignation. an in the meantime he wa>
engaged in helping through the lines per.
sons favorable tn the Confrderacy.
Mr.. Bush, sworn: Mr. Bush. a phono-
era phic reporter. was introduced To verify
report made 10y him of o speech of Mr.
Milligan. delivered ut Font WAYNE on the
18th OF August. A. this speech was pnh
ll,hed in the .J,rrnal. we need not make
any notes Of Mr.. Bush's testimony.
Inc Curt Adjourned until ten O'Clock
this mulning.