, 1864-10-21

| BY the Order to persote desiring to proceed be-
yond our 'trts for any illegal pntpo:e. b. these
otp.rtu1e, ard, on the Mississippi river. par.ic-
nl.F s:ealntF, the Gfahau. WAS selected as tie
&. Fssassaisa liz Re5.4 .eita Arnw, Ansrnunt-
tien, Ge-ln this too, the oter. and espec.4ly It's
female members and allies, has been sedu9ns'J
| eLgsgto. The rebel women Of Loptsiana aud Ken
most valuable aid to the Southern army. b. trims
pes.irE ysE5 las4e qnhI titles Of petcnesisu caps,
pSwee e. 1goa t9e tpss 70
they could be IDLY conveyed to those for whom
khe5 we1e intended It Is essima:ei that atLu9is,
b she oe9 10 and
arns, to be forwarded principally 10 this manner
to the rebels. In St. LSnts several Asms wno ase
81 M u of Wh.eh is ~ Bsauvais + c.. have @
txeu engaged In supplying arms and smmu.
nstm 10 members Of the Qedcr., 20 be Conveyed
ttl:saae w1tEess, acd g mem oes Of the OLA. K,
who will hereafter be especially alIuded to,
tta;es il her testimony that ahe yissted Beauvats
eacb occasion aboa. eighty dollars worth Of caps.
beti2es nomber of pistols aud cartridges, which
sioes much isrgsr ausntity OF ssm.sar articles
Nbies she eanscd TO BE- Forwarded by cshes agents.
The eae1llas IN Missouri also received arms from
con s1trssors Of he q. i. Z. in aiescuri. % and
special eDiss,ry Of Ptice, WIS arrested whle IN the
&c. # boz q oEty 5esol,sss 5.
Medical ttofes IN large quantities wero a]so, By
the md OF 4hc order, furnished to the eaesny and
..m,ao $76tooa BY emusgiinR meaictnes'' through
the lines Of onr army. Supplies were in, some
Of proiefse6 loyaists, who, hax,qs resolved per-
thsy Authorities, would forward their goods ~ Ii
ne.s IL resai lnce. wheFe, b ,Se coalS .nes % *
thr oHnerr, tie enemy would be enab.ed to'seize
them.
iooperatinc. oeith ths Enemy in RaAk and In
ra4e1&.-While It is clear that the Order ms gwen
ao. both directly ana Indirectly. to the forces Of
In making incuraions into the border Statej. ycs
beraEse On the one hand, Of The constant restraint
npon its action exerc'sen oy our uail.sry aushon-
OF armies in the field over those Of the eusn,y,
them alles at tie North have never tAus far been
se T. 6st eana s pse s Ssn
an extended tcale with the southern force8. This
plan his been t"o-fold, and consi+tod-dsst, OF
de.acnment from uinois, aud co opa1ation With
rebel army under Price; second, OF Etmttar Tis-
ing In 1nniara. OHIO and Kentucky. aud COS oEler
alton with tosce undeE. breckenridge, Bcckner,
Mtrean. or some other rebel coumsnder, who was
to iuvaoe the Latter State In this taee the Order
w,s frat to cat the RAILROADS. and telegraph wires,
IN vECer thsr Intelligence OF the movement might
lot be cent abroad and the haEsT artation ct Fed
erai troops night be delayed, und then % seize
Springfield, Louisville and Frsakiort, nd ias:. tut:
| ntrhing cash Of their number a. we're without
arms, 10 kill or rnske prison 4. Of dsrestm snt,
prisoaerh 1t Kock Island, and Il Csmpa. Morton,
Dunsias, and Chase and theteapon join the
southern army q Louisville O: eou.e otaef point
! In Kentucky, which State WIS TO ba pe.n,a' emily
occupied BY The combined forse. At the period Of
| tht movement It was also ptcpo:ed ths: IN tack
shnl6 BE- msds Cheso oy =,
to lie taken In MI4eonr, anc was to 1cssit In the
+! permanent occupation Of thR State.
>. This plan hsd long occur:ed the minds OF meu1-
| bcrs Of the Order, and HIS been continually q.
| cursed BY them in their lodges. a r,sing same.
| what Of the character described weS intended to
| 1ale eous:y with an expected adya1ce or the army
OF Les npou Washington; but tae plans Of the en-
eny hsviag been sn.1csPa.sd &c By ta9 movements Q:
| was necessarily possFaned. Again, general moyc-
plass soaa1 1y Ed Tish 3;asr
at the Lhlcsso Convention, was, It il said, 10 be
the SIGNAL 1or tha rising; but the pos.pone.neut
| OF the Convention. hs well Is the failure OF tha
rebel armies to engage In tie anticipated move.
mtnt, again operated to disturb The scnRt2es Of
the oruer. During the SKINNER, however, the
grard plan OF ac'lon above set forth has been
! more than ever discussed throughout tie Order,
| aru Its enccesB most confidently predicted, vale
at the same t,ta= an extensive Organization and
preparation for cHrrJfuG their conspiracy Into ef
tset hare been tcttyely Eo1g on. bus> ap to this
n Kentucky, aid the invasion Of Missouri by
Order ~ was contemplated has takcn aca-a re-
sult. in great part. owing 70 the activity Of oul
miIitay authorities IN ftEehethenlne the dstach'
nents 1t the prispnf, nrsenals, &c.. and In etusn
the arrest Of the leading conspsratora in the sev
efal States atd especially IN the seizure Of large
1se al ths Order in their Intended outbreak. Il
Uas, doubtless, on account Of these precautions
,ha: TIE day 1sst appointed tor the rising OF tho
Order in Indiana aId kensncky {Ang. i6) passed
II is. however, The Inability Of the p1blle enemy,
IN the noH d. caninR days u the Rebellion to tnt
frh$ fRF1
the crder from engaging In open warfare; ard Il
has lately been .ei1ous1y considered N thcir conn
revolt, rev reI,1pe III alone % upon ths soer,ila bsnas
synhert jeste and others for assistance.
With these eueri1!as the Ord. has most readil,
the capture by the Union forces Of Northern mtm
bers OF the order engaged N cooperating mttt
them. have frequently retalated by eetziuc prom
aees Ior tie rei.sae Ok their siies 1t other time
our goset1meut has been officially notified By tut
IT, ~ b ss ss
oLtrs Of war, retalation wonld be reto1tee 10:
An atrocioas plan Of concert between nasmbert
of the Order IL indiana and certain guerilla band:
in Kentucky, setcet upon last spring quay b. re
marked upon in this connection. Some $500 O.
3,tcQ guerlIlse were to be thrown Into the borde
refugees rctktng employm.nt Being armed, the:
wire sccrttly 10 destroy government ptopert,
wherever prscticab)r. TO control the elections b
ap strie between The c.yl and military autnosi
| ties.
4 singular featu:e Of the raids Of the enemy re
mans only 70 Be sdvertea to, u: sn,s 1hs E, On "a
rebel government with quantities Of United State
t1tatufy notes Tor nse within onr hnes, std tbs
these afs probably most frequently ,n
Mary Ann Pttman, helievtd 10 be . true an
fa,th!1t w1tuc1e, sta1es that Forrest Of the Eebe
| teli from prominent rebel sy sympa,hizes and MIN
| hef Of the Order IN Warrington. d q IN Whic
It was ret torth that The enm ot u, 900 ID arsen
barks had actually been forwarded by h.fn to Ii
rebel government at Richmond.
is 10 couot th4t Iarxe quantities of.GoFefnnen
By lie ssency Of ihe 0rdsr IN different local1ties
At Louisville, in the cate OF the steamer Taylo,
n h,q s
ard generally wbea loaded W.th gove1nmBu
etorea. Shortly before the arrest OF Bowles, tn
ttnlor OF the Nstor Geuerale Of the Order Ii Ii
diana, be had been engaged In tie preparation 9
s'Grtek tlre," which IA. to be found eervlcab1
IL the desxaetlon Of public property. Il "a, ceu
ihs Siste d Kentucky, that 16ey were to be CON
ptnsatea for ench desiruction By the rebel gorert
msnt, by receiving commission OF ten per cent
this value was to be derived from the ett,m4te {
(. the loss maze in each case by northern ncw.pa
i ptTs
ton o Unton Atn.-It ls reported BY aenelal Cal
rineton that tho iu)l development Of the Order il
lEdt,pa Hat follQTEl b. "a state Of terrorism
! smong The Union residents Of s.por:iGns 9
Bh11ho'orne~, Hendricks. and other conu.tes" II
thut State: thai from some localities they wer
cr;yen away 4locether; tba. In Others thfls barns
| hay ard wheat 1,cks were burned: and that man
PERSONS, ucder the genesal insecurity Of life att
!. property, sold tbetr eftcts .. sacfiics and re
eonns lie embe4 tie r
eLed The ives Of I'll "abol1ttoniststf who reEasct
to tlen epesee memorial whlcn they had prepared
| f.mi}ar out1ases committed upon the property 0
loyal citizens are Attributable IN gIcas degree tt
he aecfet Order. !
in this connection the outbreak of the miner
I'M be coal dittricts of Eastern PeunsJlvanIs, ii
the autumn OF last year, may be appropriately rc
tefred 70. It was fully shown In the testtmon.
we're guiltg Of the destruction Of property and M
me1oas acts ol violence. a. well "a murder, thai
they were generally members OF secret tte1sou-
g. G., st the meetings Of which they had been ID
cited to the comm!sst OF the crimes fer which
they were tried and convicted
eeen dsac.oeed in regard to this infa mons lea2a
OF traitors and 1ufasne, 1t viii not be matter ol
ton Of Hnon c.zeaS sna soideFs has neen
Included IN their devilish scheme 0! operations
Green b. Smith Btateh in his confession that 'the
ssc1et astaeetnation Of United STATES officers
soIdiern and Government employees, has been Dis.
custed in the councils Of the Order, and recon.
mendtd." Il 10 also eho1n tn. the course Of The
testimony that at large meeting Of the Order ID
st. Louis, in May or June lass 1t was proposed 4
toEm q eectet police Of members OF the Order, 70,
r. sas Ra5eS sae a ftss % s I
ccclly coneidered and anally rejected not because
ngaintt e1imtna1ity-but only because It vs..
deemed premature. At Louisville, In June last.
similar scheme was discussed among the Orde1
fer the Wayn51uR and butchfrfo1 OF negro soldier,
in The streets At night; and In the same month =
party Of 1ts members IN this city was actually