Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-10-15

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r whom such speeches were made III is,,, y,
nA--At various Zines, oby membe,s ,ge,,
erally ,sdqringy The past yearsi Twill elsc
state hat tbe Grand Commander, Char,e,
l., Hupt, md Others recommeadeds ,hs,
! all members ofsssidg gaO Order q nroll in an,
: little, instead of upayiog scomms,ation'
! hereby obtaining srms and equipments an,
'he benefit Of militia Services, which " ouls
: eDhsDce tie interests of the, Order. ant
materially ibjute those ofthe, General Gov
efpmens"a5aW mofi asig sai saoIA y,
sossem The strcmgthlofihei Ordesaossiy1aI
I aQAHave these ,Pempics ssiids Council,
teen generally established Throughout the
\ State of Miss0ifi2 o. 39d g9B 1Gi y.isi
A-North of The Missouri river generaIly
Know of known .in the Southwest or Cent.
1 rel Missouri,7iss gi-T .sva, dlg sfil ~ .s
Q77Wbat is the umburq of this organi.
cation in the State, of Illinois 2od woa b.
yA,--7From report sfrom one hnndred to
one hupdred and twep " ,ihe usand .yp4sl II
Q-What in the State of Indiana /?
I A-About ninety thousand. IA"
aQ4-What in the State Of OhiofM 6r
/ pA-Abont eighty thousand hsyJssss Hses
| 9Q--Do you nowIfecollect aaby names of
members omitted by you yesterday in the
ilst givensby you? sIiaish egiNcilcl sdT
I AYES sir ie s y'brpc isal sna-gpa,
Q-State them D. 1888 ovss I :anhitsss
A. ---S---.1agn snaIiind aai s9ais N
.Q-aWhat other prominent politiccl men
te,oDg gto. this Order W hose names have
not been giyen25I sH .sdiIoesb % 7eNo
"A A--I know of none. That class of men
have been initiated privately and there are.
but one or.two mefn bers of said Order who
know ihemaIiaBd cd mofl solim os ,ao1 nssi
1 - 5glf saw iiue.5.e 1ainu a9ifs
. GAP The Pr9Qgyanms Of Risirg S6 sdT
,Q-You have stated that there was o.
general expectation that an att empt would
be made to arrest " allandigham on his
reaching Chicago en- she el4thfof JalyBandli
to presenthimffom making speech ihere!l
Was the Governmentao be resistedsin that
effort by the members of the Order there
assemhled?i div ri eaea ltg sgaa ,daobu
A-There was general understanding
among thelomembers ofzthe. Order that in
case Vallaudigham should return within
the Federal lines and an effJrt was made
by the Government to seize or arrest him,
such effort was to be resisted by the united
action of the Order. oisI .sEn qe hswe.ld
.iSa1 The P.mahy Of lBesrayal l.s77o' sgId
OILS II the general conviction of the
members of this Order that the penalty
denounced in the oath which they take,
will cersRirily be executed on any member
violating ft?sb Is z9SIja o. l1soIoi bssa7
! ALThat is the general fbelief:oaS gaiaTot
, QAIs'it considered TO be the duty Of
each member to execd'e this penalty upon
the 'vioIator Of the oath, or is there some
particular person Of said Order, Sor officer,
whose duty it is to- enforce the penalty ini
such case 30 Jssiao gliw .5s99iq lis bsTsiga
Alt is considered the do.y ofaeachf
member. l34A - s93HsiHoafa ,sa0ssI
Q-The oath idenou1ces q shameful
DEATH; is there byihat meant any particu.
lar form Of deathf2 10 1s5@s& 9al .stsei3l
{ A-NoDe that i ever heard of. 90 uSl
I Killing no Murder Assassination of Coz
srament Offers Contemplated. ,rsv, - W.
Oils or is not the universally accepted
& cory of the members of the Order in sub.
stance this: That the. chosen Officers ofl
the General Government have lnsurpedll
authority. and that it is not only an in. !
herent right, but aEsimperatiyeg duty : for |
all who think as those members do to resist
those Federal functionaries, and it necessary
expel them from power by force se9sl4 81
\ A--That Is my understanding, Il
Q-ls it not distinctly claimed by the
members Of this Order, and 80 announced
in the ritual. that such resistance 10 not res
volution, but solely assertion of right Slauol
A-Yss sir, l believe it is.l ,s2isisib Z
2 Q--l then understand that the princls
Piles of this Order as held by the meubers 4
thereof, are such that IL one of the einembers |
should assassinate 0MraLincoln because OF I
bis alleged usnrpation of power, such mem.
ber'sI conduct would be Justified by the
entire Order, and that itdiwould' be the
sworn duty of oil to- keep secret the act,
and save him from being brought 10 trial
and punishment for is' - eissllA la6 ssei
Axes sir. "a sac guls iaso0 h0GH sGoI
Q-Isrbe same principle. recognized by |
them as spplicsbie TO offieess acting under
the authority Of the President and obeying
his orders, such as commanders OF departs. I
armies, &c? -Qmaa ui Hsdi 70 7s5lj1
( A-Isthink IL Is. Ii includes all militia
~ officers of the General Goyernmnnt.
lu concluding his deposition. the prison
er solemly swore Thai hc had made these
confession OF his own free viii and accord,
without the solicitation Of any one, with .
view to, placipg himself as far, as possible.
in the position OF q law abiding Citizen, aud |
proprosipg 10 take the, oath of allegiance.
! bglIX -T773 5ET8I I78 .7E5T $40 ssg I'D
The poisonous character of ihe liqlors
sold the present day was illustrated in the
case OF q negro who died at PbDid' lpbis
the other day Of intempcrancs. A post
morten examination was made, and when i
the abdomen was laid open, twas found /
that bysthes direct actioh ofiqdor the mem
braae liuing she stomach bai been cbrtod
ed and ea' en- through. Fhe mucous mem
brane of the viscera was SO ntarly destroy
ed that he victim may be literally said to
have been ''eaten" by poisoned aud "docI
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