The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-09-01

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close on to one million of dollars at man
ufacturers' prices, and the twenty thou
sand rifles, without the import duties
would cost $3.50, ,000 OF course no such
sums are provided by the members of the
order in this State, but there have been
some Peace Commissioners prowling a
long the Canada border for several weeks
John G. Walker, and other peace men of
Indiana, have been visiting them. Some
months since the Confederate Govern
ment borrowed fifteen million dollars in
Europe for which they issued cotton
bonds, and every blockade-runner carries
out cotton to repay the loan. The object
of the loan was primarily to purchase
navy in European ports, including the
celebrated rams. That speculation hav-
ing failed by the refusal of the Govern
ments of England and France to permit
the rams to depart, and they having been
sold to other persons, the Peace Commits
sioners are in funds, and they could not
make an investment more to the advan-
tage Of their master than to purchase
arms and ammunition for northern trait
ors, and to pay northern demagogues lib
orally for shrieking for peace, free speech
and liberty. William III. Harrison, Sec
retary of the order of which H. H. Dodd
is Grand Commander was arrested, and
is still in custody. Messrs John 2. Par
son and Charles P. Hutchison, partners
of Dodd, were also arrested, but were DIS
charged on the afidavits that they were
not members of the order, and were not
advised of the contents of the boxes.
We have given brief account of this,
the most startling event in the attempted
drama of civil war. The event naturally
created an intense excitement in our city,
and it will be an admonition to the peo-
pie of the State of the danger which sur
rounds them. Dodd is absent from the
city, probably making arrangements for
the distribution of the arms and cart
ridges on hand and expected, but which,
to his surprise, will be devoted to other
purposes than enforcing the peculiar
peace notions of a gang of conspirators a
gainst the peace and safety of the State.
The Journal also publishes number
of the papers and letters seizure in the
Office of Daniel ". VOORHEES,, member of
Congress.
100000 MEN TO HELP THE SNUTH.
'Harrisonburg, Feb. 27, 1861.
"Ny Dear Nephew:
ave want you to hold that one hun
dred thousand men in readiness, as we
do not know how soon we may want them.
4 j. HARDEsTY."
Addressed on envelope:
'Hon DANIEL W. VOORHEES,,
''Terre Haute, Indiana"
ARMS FOR VOORHEES, ARMY OF ONE HUN
DRIED THOUSAND MEN.
''Long Branch, August q, 1868.
"AIy Dear Sir: l enclose you two let
ters from man by the name of Carr in
reference to arms 4 letter directed to
him simply Philadelphia, will reach him.
l can vouch for the excellent quality and
great efficiency Of the rifles.
Yours, in haste,
'JAMEs ". WALL"
Envelope endorsed
'IFree1
"JAMEs w. WALL, .. S. S.
Hon. Daniel voorhees,, Terre Haute, Ind
L. ". CARR TO HON. JAMES W. WALL.
philadelphia, Aug. II, 1868.
"Hon. James ". Wall E:
"Dear Sir: Your letter, with one en-
closed about rifles, has been received If
the parties wish to buy them, the best
way would be for them to have some one
in New York appointed to purchase them
and confer with you and me.
81 am satisfied that it is the very arti-
Gle they want, and as you know all about
them you can speak by the card. You
have seen the article tried, and no doubt
are we'll satisfied that it will speak loudly
in a good cause.
ave sell them in bond for $14, and |
have no doubt that if the proper course is
pursued, the duty can be remitted. The
rifles are better and cheaper than anything
ever offered in this country, OR made here,
and as good as any ever imported We
challenge comparison with any rife exc
cution whatever. "There are about TWEEN
ty thousand rifles, aud we desire to sell
them all at once. They are great bar
gain, and are worth to-day more in Eu
rope than we offer to sell for here.
1.-THE price of firearms will advance
within year at least thirty-three per cent,
as arms are in demand all over Europe.
As you know there is no more effective
arm in the world than this.
81 am with great respect, yours truly,
u. w. CARR"
]. ]. BINGHAM TO DAN VOORHEES,.
Haze the South Resources enough to keep
the Union forces at Bay?
Indianapolis, July II, 1861.
"My Dear Voorhees, ] should like
your private opinion as to the prospect OF
affairs, so that | may have some basis to
go upon. Do you think the South have
resources enough to keep the Union for
ces at bay, and finally force recognition