The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-11-22
Hnmbug C0nspiracies.

Hnmbug Conspiracies.
The couspiracies upon the frontier have
evaporatsd! The armed men, seen opposite
Osdensburg, turned out to be duck shooters
the piratical steamer is proved to be An in<
nocens propeller =, The plot to burn or
cities, j a which .SswARp, warned Mayors
GuxrHrR, FARGO and Perry, had their
origin in the ardent fancy of our Secretary.
The western Conspiracies have been
brought home to the Administration, by
their own witnesses. . The Grsnd Secreta
~ of the Order was q Government detec-
tive, who in his testimony said: "The au-
thorities of the government knew that was
engaged in disseminating the erthrough.
out Kentucky. The authorities instructed
me to proceed actipsly in organizing The Order
I was instructed to get % many as possible,
in order that they might be brought to JUS
tics. Ipas Instructed to go ON and extend
the OrdespfiJ siI&2 .+.slt E.asi
The New York Tribune, indefatigable in
this kind Of work, and regretful at the ex-
plosion of these humbugs, has added new
plot since election. We give it in its own
words; ''| d. '''
"Ths rebel States by. secret pGeconcert
had Their Legislatures in session on the 9Th
inst, and each of them chose It's quota Of
Presidential Electors, rs though they had
never assumed to secede from the Union.
These electors, in case their aggregate vote
should suffice to give Mcclellan . majority
over lincoln, were to assemble on the first
Wednesday in December, and formally cast
their votes for Mcclellan and Psndleton,
sending them on to Washington in due
form and backing them by delegations to
either House, should that be deemed essen
tial. Then when the day arrived for ofici
ally counting the votes and declaring the
result, the entire opposition of all shades
was to insist that Mcclellan and Pendleton
we're duely elected, and, If this was not
conceded, break up the session in q row,
and inaugurate q civil war from one end OF
the country to the other, the present rebel
lion crying itself in the newer and more
formidable, JEFF Davis, Lee, and Beauregard
becoming alike lieutensDts of Mcclellan.
Of course this is sheer invention. There
was no such preconcsrt, no such arranged
assembling of Legislatures. The Electoral
votes of the South would not, if we are to
take the expressions Of leading journals as
evidence, have ben given to MCCLELLAN
The Senators and Representatives, would
not have thus taken their seats.
The only invitation in that direction ever
given was that Of VIM. H. SEWARD, who in.
indicated that the South might close the
war at any time by sending their represent
tstives back to Congress. The only eff rt
to get the Electoral votes of Southern
States, was that OF LIrcoLN. who had,
through his agents, organized Tennessee
Arkansas and Louisiana, a-d attempted to
organize North Carolina and Florida, in such
way as to cast a pretended Electoral vote
for him.
These charges of conspiracy against Dem
ocrats are intended to produce political
effect, to prejudice and embitter the public
mind against the party, and to fix upon it
the imputation Of disloyalty. One would
think that the last thing an Administration
would desire, would be, to have it believed
that while twelve States were in armed
and desperate rebellion against it, large
party, heretofore dominant in the country,
was secretly leagued to overthrow the
Government, in order to put an end to its
rule. ..aaA'> y..-e sr
Besides the generally impolicy Of thus
presenting ourselves in tie eyes of the
world, divided, distracted, hostile and on
the eve of civil war. North as well - South,
CHS Misrepresentation Of the North serves
to encourage the enemy, and enliyen them
with fAiss hopes. Their leaders know how
to take advantage of it; and we see in the
s s. prlHt' such announcements y :.
OsFfea ~ Petersburg Express
JUST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN
TIE NORTH.-Being the full detail, oil
the secret order for the ops,throU of Ltncots.l
Containing its declarations, oaths, charges.
signs, signals, passwords, grips, &c, &C., the
whole forming q p4mpblet of sixteen na0a