Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-29

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State and manipulate the voting to suit
themselves.
The Indianapolis Sentinel of the 2lst
instant, has the following additional in.
formation about the treason in Indiana;
LETTER FROM GOV. MoRToN-ARMs AMI
AMMUNITION.
On Saturday afternoon Governor Nor,
ton received letter from an Eastern city
which was as follows, except some names
August II, 1864.
Governor o. P. Morton =
Sir-The facts herein stated have come
to my knowledge in a manner and from
a source such as to leave no doubt in my
mind Of their reliability.
The copperheads of Indiana have order
ed and paid for thirty thousand revolvers,
and forty two boxes fixed ammunition, to be
distributed among the antagonists of our
government, for the purpose of controlling
the Presidential election
| August 9th, The steamer Granite State
/ landed in New York forty two boxes of
revolvers and ammunition; August 6, the
steamer City of Hartford landed twenty
two boxes ammunition, destined for In
dianapolis Thirty-two boxes of the above
have been forwarded to j. J. Parsons, In
dianapolis via Merchants Despatch, and
marked ---; the balance is stored at
No. -- street, New York, awaiting
the convenience of the copperheads to pay
| for the same before shipping
Immediately on the receipt of this letter,
Gov. Morton placed theinformation it con-
tanned in the hands of policeman John S.
Russell, who was able in short time to
report progress to Col. James G. Jones,
Assistant Provost Marshal, wfIU, with Col.
Warner, of the Veteran Reserve Corps,
with proper detail, made descent on the
printing and book-binding establishment
of II. II. Dodd & Co., on Saturday night,
where they found thirty-two boxes, such as
were described in the letter After the
boxes were opened, their contents were
found to consist Of four hundred large ma
w revOlvers and one hundred and thirty
five Thousand 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 Order, at
this place, and several hundred printed
copies of the ritual, also a large amount of
correspondence of an important character,
which may ba given TO the public at the
proper time The people will begin to un-
derstand now how much these lnmItiSated
scoundrels desire peace. Thirty ehonsana
iUi S' army army Coupled with the negotiations
of Mr.. voorhees, for the purchase of TWEEN
ty thousand Garibaldi rifles, would indi-
cate that there is a coed deal of the dispo-
sition of the tiger hid under their sheep
skin garbsof peace,
When we look at the large sum of mon
ey which the amount Bof arms and ammuni-
ton named in this letter must cost, the ques-
tion presents itself of the ways and means.
The pistols alOue would cost close on to one
million of dollars, at manufacturers prices,
and the twenty thousand rifles, without the
import duties would cost two hundred and
eighty thousand dollars. Ofcourse no such
sums are provided by the members of the
order in this State, but there have been |
some peace commissioners prowling along |
the Canada border for several weeks |
John G. Walker, and other peace men of |
Indiana, have been visiting them Some |
months since the Confederate Government |
borrowed fifteen million dollars in Europe, |
for which they issued cotton bonds, and ev- |
cry blockade runner carries out cotton to |
repay the loan. The object OF the loan
was, primarily, to purchases navy in Euro
pesn ports, including the celebrated rams.
That speculation having failed by therefu-
sal of the Governments 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 ammunition from Northern trait
1rs, and to pay Northern demagogues lib
srally for shrieking for peace, free speech
md liberty. William a. Harrison, Seere-
AIRY Of the Order, Of which II. b. Dodd is
Grand Commander was arrested, and is
till custody. Messrs. John P. Parson
md Charles P. Hutchinson, partners of
)odd, were also arrested, but were discharg-
ID on their afidavits that they were not
members of the Order, aud were not advis-
d Of the contents of the boxes.
We have given brief account of this,
he most startling event in the attempted
rama of civil war. The event naturally
reated an intense excitement in our CITY,
nd it will be an admonition to the people I
f the State ofthe danger which surrounds
hon. Dodd is absent from the city, prob
bly, making arrangements for the distribu- |
on ofthe arms and cartridges on hand and ]
xpected, but which, to his surprise, will be t
evoted to other purposes than enforcing
le peculiar peace notions of gang of con-
orators against the peace and safety of the
tate T
The Journal also publishes a number of
le papers and letters seized in the oficaof
'aniel w. VOORHEES,, member of Congress 7
NE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN TO HELP
THE SOUTH. Y
HARRIsoNBURa: Feb. 27, 1851. v
= DEAR NEPHEw;- I
We want you to hold that one hundred r
Iousand men in readiness, as we do not /,
now how soon We may want them. $,
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S. HARDEsTY. v
Addressed on envelope t,- y
Hon. DANIEL s. VOORHEES,. q
Terre Haute, Indiana. r
RMS FOR VOORHEES, ARMY OF ONE HUN Fl
DRED THOUSAND MEN ol
Lone BRANCH, August 81, 1868. I
MY DEAR SRI enclose you two letters
pm man by the name of Carr, in refer
ce to arms. A letter directed to him re
nply, Philadelphia, will reach him. 1 IL
n vouch for the excellent quality and "A
eat efficiency of the rifles. Yours in al
ste. JAMES w. WALL.
Envelope endorsed :,
FREE. 1890 T.
JAMES W. WALL, L. s. 8. IN
Hon. DANIEL VOORHEES,, Terre Haute, on an
diana. he
E.w. CARR To HON. JAMES W. WALL. tn
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. IA, 1863.
n. JAMES w. WALL M