The weekly union record., 1864-10-22
The Treasonable Conspiracy of the Cop
perheads Report of the Judge Advo-
cate General

NKw YoRK. October l5th-Jodre Advo.
cate General HOlt's report upon the testimony
gathered by him concerning treAsouab'e socie
ties formed 10 loyal States a. s6iuncis Of
rebellion, Is published in The Eveniu- Po.t of
today. According to the report. Ibis iTtason-
able Order embraced societies hcari~g various
titles. such as ~Ma,ual Protection Societv.
Circle ol Honor. Circle Of Knights Of the |
Golden Circle. Corps dc Belgiqas % ~Soa'h
e7u League. Order cf American X kughis
Order OF Sons oi Liberty Knights Of he |
Order Of Sons of Liberty, Peace Organszs-
lion. "Siar Organization. p" American Organ
zation, "Demoeratic lnviucib.e Club. Dem
ocratic Reading Room ard "McClcilan Min-
ute Meu" The latter title Is the ore hcrrc
by the secret political association 10 New YORK
and other parts Of the Northern States Judged
Holt says II Mould seem 10 be branch Of the
20. A K" having substantially the same
object 10 be accomplished. however. hy means
expressly suited 10 the localities 10 which IL Is
established The chief Secretary OF his AsSo
ciaiiou, Dr. r. T. Steveus. stated in June las
to the reliable witness whose testimony ha
been furnished. that those who represent Mc
Cleans Interest are c0mpelcG 10 preach
vigorous prosecution Ct the var 10 order !;
secure popular sentiment and allsrc voters
The Mcclellan Minute Men. Is appears IRON
a circular issued By the chiei Secretary, az Nes
York. Is orgauzed upou military basis siliils
10 that Of the Order proper. Ii is COMPOSE
ot companies-oue ior each election district
ten of which constitute a brigade with
BgEadltr General at is head. The Nhoia
placed uuGsr a Commander IN chief. lhe drs
supreme commander u tie Ordcr was Z. II
Wright editor of the New York Ncws VIII
was last May scot TO Fer; lafayette. Nailaa
digham was his successor k8UeIl iioaOWavX
Of Illinois. was Lieutenant Gca.ral aui actc
Ia Nallaudigham's stead daring hi, ahs,gce
Colonel J. Il. Sauderson in lis report on u
progress Of the Ordsr, expr,ssts his opinio
that the Orier was iouudei 10y y allaudighar
during his baushmeut, upon consultation VII
Jed. Davis and other pr,macat traitors
Richmond. The Order 10 Indiana boasts thJ
the ritual came direct from Davis. and one
The witnesses positively s.a.es that paws =
member. The number belonging 10 be Uf1l
has been variously estimated al from 300 90
ITO 100000 NaIlaudigham. in his David
lOAiol speech. put IL al 100000 which
pyobab bly, nearest the tru,d. They are conucc'
through Indiana, Illinois, Ohio. Missouri az
New fork. 10 March last the entire arrnc
force Of the O,der. capable OF being notified 4
SLCNAANt 81 htNNr was az lf4Ast ~ u II ttNfNN
men. The testimony shows that arms hAJ
been furnished the members. IN \. W. Voc
hees Office we're found letters 10 ex Senai
Wall. Of New Jersey, in regard 10 the purcha
Of 10000 Garibaldi f.ats, to be forwarded
the men. Arms were 10 be forwarded by 81
Of Cauada. and paid for by assessment %
the different Lodges Much testimony "
taken upon this point and the report is full
IaV If ~ fr fit1.
ular The ritua, contains a broad dcclarati,
Of State rights, and against the authority
the Federal Government 10 coerce by arms
sovereign State aud AYERS that the cxeegti
officers OF the Government may be expelled
force Of arms when they refuse TO adminis'
the Government in accordance with the lett
Of the accepted Cons tuition. The oaihs deela
that the members will defend with arms
principles OF the Order whenever directed
competent authority Of the Order. IL "
admitted By oue OF be Order 10 Missouri d
on Joining he understood that he object WAS
furnish aid to the Confederate GOvernmeI
Ee adds that the Order is hostile 10 eve
respect 10 the General Government AID friend
TO the SO called Confederate Government.
was exclusively made up OF dslOyal person
desirous Of preserving the Independence Of
Coniederates with a Wow 20 restoring
i"Un:on as it was" The purposes Of the Ord
are shown to be aiding the soldiers 10 desc
the destruction Of the Government proper
the destruction Of private property and
persecution Of Union men assassination. a
finally, the establishment OF Northern Cd
iederacy.
WHY DO NATIONS DiE?-The question h
often presented itself to historians. Why
nations die Is mortality condition OF tho
existence. or is it but accident? Reasoui
from analogy may be multiplied abuudaniiy
both sides Of the question. Bat a. regards
facts of history, there Is one case, and on OF
albeit very weighiy one which can be quot
in opposition to the theory that nations, a. v
a. individuals must die. The case is that
China, where. from the earliest times Of viii,
we have any knowledge, a people has gone
increasing in numbers, and maintaining
national existence down 10 the present do
and of which we may truly say that, alihou
it is possible TO imagine time when ID
empire may be directed by Europeans, il sd
passes any ordinary Imagination 10 conceive
that vast population, numbering oneihird
the whole human flce, becoming extinct
ceasing 20 be Cbinbse So far as facts
China furnishes strong argument against {
doctrine of national mortality. Bot for "a
one old nation that has lived and still liye
there are half dozen Others which have .,
isbcd. The Babylonians and the Assytians
dead aud gone; 10, a single living trace
them exists The national existence oi
ancient Egyptians passed away Use may sa
| COO years ago The Greek nation ceased
exist long ago; and its blood has become
mixed, and us country SO changed that. II
should revive again, it vii! rather be as a ID
people than as a continuation of IL form
existence. The Romans were but tribe
their empire was that Of polity rather ihl
OF people and both poliiy ard people ha
disappeared. In the New World the mortali
Of nations has been still more sirikingly
played. The Mayals Of Central Americd. I
old Peruviaus the 1oi,ecs and Aziecs
Mexico have ceased 10 exist ard even I
barbarous nomades are melting away belo
the advance o. The new c0mers from E1roPc.-
National Reretr.