Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-09-01
The Copperhead Plotting in Indi-
diana.


The Indianapolis Journal states that
Governor Morton of Indiana on Satur-
dav received letter from gentleman
in an eastern county, conveying the In
formation that the copperheads of Indi-
ana had ordered and paid for 10000 re-
yolvers, with torty.two boxes fixed am
munition, TO be distributed among the
antagonists of our government, for the
purpose OF controlling the Presidential
election Names and places were given,
and the Governor at once set the police
at work in the matter The result OF
their investigation was, that the Pro-
vost Marshal of Indianapolis and his as
sistants made a descent on the print
ing and bookbinding establishment of
II. u. 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 400 large navy
revolvers and l35,000 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 large amount of the cor
respondence of an important character,
which may given to the public at the
proper time. Some letters were recently
found and seized in the office of Daniel
w VOORHEES,, member of Congress from
Indiana, duplicating him in negotia-
tion for the purchase of a large number
of rifles. One of them is as follows:
"LoNG BRANCH, Aug. q, 1868.
NV Dear Sir: enclose you two let
ters from a man by the name of Carr in
reference to arms. A letter directed to
him simply Philadelphia will reach him.
I can vouch for the excellent quality
and great efficiency of the rifles.
Yours in haste,
JAMES W. WALL"
Envelope endorsed;
Free.
JAMES w. WhhL, U. S. s.
Hon. Daniel Voorhees,, Terre Haute,
Indiana.
Another letter was from Carr to Wall
(who. il will be remembered, is noted
copperhead of New Jersey,) describing
the character of the arms, which are of
foreign manufacture, 10000 in number,
and are offered at S14 each in bond.
The Indianapolis journal thus COM
ments on these developments;
''The people will begin to understand
now how much these unmitigated scoun-
drels desire peace. Thirty thousand ma
Wy revolvers, with ammunition enough
for an army, coupled with the negotia-
tions of Mr.. Voorhees, for the parchase
| of twenty thousand Garibaldi rifles,
| would indicate that there is good deal
! ofthe disposition of the tiger hid under
their sheepskin garb of peace. When
we look at the large sum Of money the
amount of arms and ammunition named
in this letter must cost, the question
| presents itself of the ways and means
The pistols alone would cost close on to
one million of dollars at manufacturer S
| prices, and the twenty thousand rifles
without the import duties, would cost
s2S0,000. OF course no such sums are
provided by members of the order in thi;
state, but there have been some Peace
Commissioners prowling along the Can.
ada border for several weeks. John G
Walker and other peace men of Indiana
have been visiting them.
Some months ago, the confederate gov
ernment borrowed fifteen millions of dol
lars in Europe, for which they issued
cotton bonds, and every blockade run
ner carries out cotton to repay the loan
The object of the loan was primarily, tx
purchase navy in European ports, in
cluding the celebrated rams. That spec
ulation having failed by the refusal o
the governments Of England and Franc
to permit the rams to depart, and the.
having been sold to other persons, tn
peace commissioners are in funds, anC
they could not make an investment mor'
to the advantage Of their master thai
to purchase arms and ammunition 70
northern traitors, and to pay northern