The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-08-11
DEPARTMENT OF THE MIS-
SOURI,.
Full and Authentic Account Of tho ConspirA-
cy to Establish a Great Northwest
era Confederssy,
NAMES OFPRoMINENTPAR.
TIES INVOLVED
STRENGTH AND PURPOSES OF
THE ORGANIZATION.

Special Correspondence Of the Gin Gazette
Sr LOUIS, July 81.
Owing 10 leak IN the oilicr ur the
Provost MarshalGcncral. or some other
cause not known, the following facts,
showing the general outline aud intcutS
OF the great conspiracy to establish a
Northwcs,crn Coafcdcracy, has reached
the newspaper fraternity, aud Il is here
cond' nscd, after great lubor, for the rea .
ders OF the GAZETTE, in order To- prepare
tor other revelations about o. be made.
During the months Of April. Nav and
June last q number Of arr sta Of v,ry
, prominent men were made bv the Pcc.
yOSt Marshal.General OF tis Depurl.
ment, and committed to military pisou
by him, who were not openly charged
with any uffanse, which naturally attrac-
ted public attention, and caused inquiry
among citizcps with each other as To
what could b. the c1us. for the arrest
OF these persons. The secret has at
last leaked out, in some way, for whu;
these arrests have been made, and the
parties arrested refused 10 be paroled,
aud continued to be confined in the mill.
,ary prisons. il is now known, aud un
dcrstooG generally that these prisoners
are lcalin. anl influential oflis ssrs of
secret armed orIanizlton, cooperating
with s.milar one in reb, ldJm having fJr
ia oil j'ct the overthrow uf tho Cavern.
mcnt by the expulsion from power of
Mr.. Lincoln. 1t IS equally well under.
stood that the iulurmufinn In regard 10
II has, W 10 This time. been studivus'y
locked ug in the bosom of IN, Provost.
Marshal General cr this Denartmcnt.
Sllw'y but steadily one fact after anrtb.
cr has Leaks, d ont until the Who'll. affair
has become pretty well known. Ii
seems that Colonel SInderson discover. !
cd the existence of this secret armed !
conspiracy carly in March last. lie com. /
menccd immediately to unvcil It's mys. 7
teries and obtain a full knowledge OF il; /
that hc wont in sober enrnestncss con-
timing night and day in pursuit of them
until now, when he has thoroughly mas. |
tered the subject, aud has so headed il
OF in this Department US to deprive it of
its power and have all the leading and
active members OF il at his mercy. III
assuming almost the shape of
facts, may b, relied on, he set 10 work
IN regular business way the moment
his suspicious were aroused, aud carried
on his Investigations until he had intro.
ductd into il a number Vi men of un.
questioned loyalty, whom he used as his
ngen's, and through whom he not only
gained full and entire know ledge Of i,.Gy
I"voi t" States. 1t is said that the tcsti
,...ny he has collected, embodying the
reports OF his agents, containing the
OF the Lodges or Temples,
cover iull ream Of foolscnp pape-. 1t
is said that he has madc a report con.
Ia inng q full exposition to General Ro-
secrans, commander of this Department,
which the latter has no d9ub, forwarded
Or ummun.catCd to the authorities at
81 that they cannot be Ia.
Ken by surprise by this powerful enemy
10 our country in our midst.
The facts, Cs gathered, warrant the
b. lief that the following outlines may be
relied on as fair exposition Of con.
'piracy, which, for It's numbers, treCsonn-
BILE purpose, effective orgnnizulion ard
is certainly well calculated to
'tartlc the loyal people OF this country,
and which cannot fail to excite the most
serious apprchcnsions in tho minds OF
all.