The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-03
The Great COpperhead Conspiracy In
Aid OF the n-COnfessiOn OF
a democratic Editor.


Any skepticism as to the existence Of
secret organization known as the
Sons Of Liberty, having for its object
bloody revolution in the Northwestern
States, in direct aid of the shareholders
rebellion, must yield 10 the evidence
accumulated during the investigation
in progress before the Military Com
mission, now in session in the city Of
Indianapolis
All that has been charged against
this order and its association, more or
less, with the Democratic party, is con-
frmed by the testimony Of Mr.. j. J.
Bingham, editor of the indianapolis
State Sentinel, the central organ OF the
Democratic party in Indiana, which is
published among our special kilograms
this morning.
Mr. Bingham alleges that he was mis-
led as to the character Of the organiza-
ton and its ultimate purposes, and was
not made aware OF them till some
months after his initiation. The pro-
gramme of the reyolutiOnists included
a general rising in the Northwest the
assassination OF Governor Morton the
release of rebel prisoners at Camp
Chase, Ohio; Camp Douglas, Chicago;
Camp Morton, Indianapolis, and on
Johnson's Island Of course they were
to be armed, when released, and to aid
the infamous conspirators in the work
Of slaughtering their Union neighbors,
and tranferring the seat of war, as Mr..
Davis desired II should be, north Of the
Ohio River
We desire TO call the readers atten-
tion TO this important fact While the
existence of this infamous organization
was known 20 Mr. Bingham, and It's
horrible purposes perfectly understood
by him; he denied through his paper
ali knowledge Of the existence of the
order, and ridiculed the charges made
against it by the Union papers OF the
West, as Abolition lies manufactured
for partisan purposes. AT the same
time he was supporting for important
offices in the State Of Indiana and AK
lag the people 70 vote Tor men whom
he knew TO be in full membership IN
the order, and undoubtedly acquainted
with IT not actual participatOTs in the
bloody programme, OF which Dodd IL
now made the scapegoat IL also ap-
pears that Mr. Joseph E Mcdonald;
the late Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor Of the State, though possibly not
a member Of the order, carried the ire
mendOus secret of the preparations Tor
for this revolution which was TO com
mense, with the assassination Of his
for Office, and end in the
desOlation and ruin of his State, locked
up in bis breast, during the Guberna-
tOrial canvass, and while he was speak
ing from the same platform with she
man whom be knew, If the uprising Of
the eonspiratOrs was successful, would
be the first victim Of this coWardly and
bloody businf 81
We are willing TO credit Mr. Bing~
ham with al that he claims, q steadisst
resistance 70 the revolutionary scheme,
and we have no doubt Mr. Mcdonald
opposed its execution. But the fact
suli remains that, rather than iDjure
their party, rather than diminish the
chances OF success Of the ticket head
sd by Mcdonald, bat having on It
The names of men whom they knew
we're UP 70 their arm pits in schemes
Of blood and ruin, they endeaYored, BY
and persistent denial, 20 blad
The eyes OF the authorities, prevent the
discovery Of the atrocious plot, and the
arrest OF the deVilish GJnsPirators. In
other words, they preferred a psl,ry
party triumph TO the peace Of the state,
and concealed the wicKedest Of crimes,
est the villains, with hands itching tor
blood, should be defeated az the ballot
box Cincinnati C0mineTciak