The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-10-12
Tho ordor i noo8 faith; was admitted i ar o.
ns oro Ger IN gOo1 Including portion OF the ob-

Iulv 1893 rhe concluding poi'io" -
legation is us iolio"e: "a that will at ali times
Il 40 iur'oe siLd nm arms in the cause OF the
II needs De, NV nv country; first OF all against
oPPleo' nripce, power or government,
any nio 'is,, No found in arms against people
WHICH liaJ VINO are endeavoring to establish or
OF PEE 1pa9urated Government for themselves,
i Sshair free choice, in accordance with ana
funded upon the eternal principles of truth,
which have first sworn on the Vestibule, and
NOW in this presence do swear, to maintain in
violate, and defend with my life; this l do
promise without reservation or evasion OF
mind, without regard to the name, station,
condition or designation OF the invading or CO.
ercng power, whether it shall arise from WIN
in or come from without; all this do solemn
ly promise and swear sacredly, 10 ooselse,
perform and keep, with full knoWieuge anu
understanding, and with my iuli assent t"aS
the penalty which will follow VioiaIion ~: ~,
any or either of these most solemn VOWS WI
be a sudden and shameful death, VIM. VIM. 10y
name shall be consigned 10 lhlalny, "ni,e s,'l'
suhlime Order shall survive the wrecks oi Cilhe,
and even rim the last faithful brothershall nave
nassed from earth, to his service IN the temple
not made with hsnds."
nv Wi,nass TOOK the second degree in the fall
az 1893. after he took the second degree in
rhe o. x. X. the Order was changed to the Or
der OF the Sons OF Liberty; the same officers
controlled both Orders he was still in the Or
der aud met last Two weeks ago; the place OF
meeting was in the woods; the organization
was first contemplated to bring the Democrat
&c party into power, and was only understood
TO be a political organization; afterward the
officers informed the members that it was a
military organization the authorities who had
control OF the Government were said to be
tyrannical, that they were trampling us under
foot, and that we should have to resist by force
of arms, aud the members of the order are ex-
oected to rise TO maintain their rights: the D..
| 5. L. frequently drilled and have been drilling
! for wear about two thirds ofthe order were
armed, some with rifles and others with revolt
.vers and shot-guns; the musterrol OF their
township was over 100; DIR. Mccartney, who
is Grand Seigneur of the county, informed the
members that there were 10000 in the State
| OF Illinois, well armed, and that they could
depend upon 80 600 in that State; there were
about 10000 in Missouri, 10000 being in St
Louis and vicinity; the officers said that be
tween May and June there was to be an inva-
sion at three different points Into Ohio, to be
led by Morgan or Wheeler; into Indiana, to
be led by Longstreet, and into Missouri, to be
led by Marmaduke or Price; and in case the
rebels came into Illinois, the brethren of the
friends; an assessment was made on the lodges
tor the purchase OF arms their lodge was as.
sessed for two hundred dollars; was collected
oy Colonel Barry or Barrett, OF St. Louis
The arms were to come from Nassau to Canada
aud were to be brought to the Canada line by
the Confederate authorities, but the Order was
20 pay the cost OF transportation from Nassau
to the Canada liue; it was understood in the
Order that the signal for the uprising would
be given by the Supreme Commander, G. L
Vallandigham; next to him in command wa.
Robert Holloway of Missouri; there were
iieutenants and captains or colone|s in the Or
der. and a maj general for each COMPRESSION
Al District; the penalty for divulgng the Sc
crets OF the order was death; since the ex-
posture of the Order in st. Louis, and especial
~ of this case, the Order was disposed to b.
quiet, and do but little.
The present invasion of Missouri was mad
known to the Order ia this locality by one 0
Quautrell's men, who said Price would be il
Missouri by October 1st, and stay there until
alter the election, and as much logger as lie
could; the Order in Illinois made no effort to
assist him ii he came in; the late exposures
had stopped their operations; their temples
met, but had quit drilling; the American
knights were organized in Illinois by p. G
Wright, of Mississippi or Louisiana, wht
came to Springfield to mass democratic con
ventiOn, June 17th, 1868, and organized LODGE
and instituted General Council, which ap
pointed two officers for each county, TO organ
re county temples; Wright is editor of the
NeW York NeDs now; he sent circnlar to
onrlodge; a Autographed copy of this circu
lar, dated January IS, 1854, in which he spok,
of the NelcS as the o. S.sL's especial organ
and asking their aid in circulating it, was iden
tilted by witness as the same shown to til,
lodge by DR.. Mccartney, of Monmouth, Lii
nois, the Grand Seigneur ofthe Warren Coun
ty Temple. The witness gave the mode @
testing brother in the Order.
Without closing his testimony, tie Commits
sion adjourned.
The Newburyport Herald, referring to thi
case, says:
This is strange story, and we know no
what to make of it. Il is not easy to bel;ev
that the whole is fabrication, designed to in
fluence the election pending, or for persona
advantage TO individuals, nor yet that it il
true II true. it is terrible truth, and woult
show that some of the Western States are to
day where the Southern States were befor,
The last Presidential election. Such societies
have existed in France, Germany, Italy, Mex
leo, and other revolutionary countries, and
state of revolution might produce them here
but this story seems too large. We will wal
few days to what turns up; II the wit
ness swore truly something must come of it.