Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-29
More about tho St. Louis Conspiracy.

More about the st. Louis Conspiracy.
ST.. LOUIS, July 2s.-Ths Democrat pub
fishes long account Of conspiracy for
the erection Of North Western Coincide
racy, referred to q few days since.
The organisation engaged in this con-
spiracy Is known as the order OF American
Knights, and its real object is to embaFrass
and thWart the government in the condact
of the war, and overthrow the government
if necessary, for the supremacy of the or
der. Its professions and purposes are diff
ferent in the different state. Il proolaims
a war policy in New York. PsnnsylVAniA
and New Jersey and other eastern states,
while in the west it is for peace.
The order is erected upon the ruins of
the Knights OF the Golden Circle, and Gen.
Sterling Price is Snpreme Commander
Vallandigham, while in Richmond, was
made Supreme Commander of the northern
section Of the order, and conspiracy en-
tered into between him and the rebel au-
thorities to divide the east and west and
thus further the southern rebellion. VAL
landigham's time in Canada WAS principal
ly spent in furthering this scheme. BE had
| q conference with some of the leading spir-
its in the north soon after his arrival in
Canada, and arranged for the establish
ment of the order throughout the loyal
states.
The names of all who visited him at the
Clifton House is known to the government,
among them VIM. B. Reed, Philadelphia,
Pendietou Pugh, Ohio, Kribber, st. Louis,
Story and Merrick, Chicago, are published.
The results of this conference was also
known to the government about the first of
January.
Vallandigham issued an address to the
| ale Of IA In 1eh he Ia
upon the members TO renew their vows,
aud says the time is approaching which
will test their sincerity; that the prosecu-
ton of the war is in violation of the rights
OF states, and President Lincoln is q
usurper.
There was a meeting of the grand COM
manders of the different states held in N.
York on the 23d of February for the pur
pose of organizing for the outbreak on
the 10th Of March, the day fixed fer the
draft, but no definite plan was resolved
upon by these conspirators. Il is also
known that these commanders bad con-
vocation with the supreme commander at
Windsor, o. w., early in April, for general
consultation. Among those 10 attendance
were MeMasters, of N. Y. Chas- L. Hunt,
st. Louis, and Lafayette DeVelin, of lad
The programme adopted at this meeting
was that Vallandigham should represent
his district in Ohio in the Democratic Ma
tional Convention, aud there proclaim the
doctrines oftthe order, viz; Pronounce the
existing administration of the Government
power usurped, which the people had
right to expsl by force if necessary, in fact,
inaugurating rebellion in the North, in
which he was to be supported. By order,
each grand commander was to have large
bodyguArd at the convention for the de-
fence of iVallandighAm. This, il was
thought, would plunge the people of the
free states into armed conflict, and would
be the signal to the members Of the order
to unite against the lawful authorities, and
kill or capture civil and military officers,
seize aTsenals, arms and public property
of all kinds, proclaim the government
oVerthroWn. There is most convincing
evidence of truthfulness in this statement. |
The reason Of VallandighAm's sudden re-
turn to Ohio was the fear Of being defeated |
as delegate to Chicago, and it was only By |
his presence his election was secured. The /
numerical strength Of this order is said to |
be considerable over half a million, one 4
hundred aud fifty Thousand of whom are
armed and organized. The order in New
York is called Mcclellan Minute Men,
numbering over two hundred thousand
members.
The grand commander Of Missouri, Ohas.
L. Hunt, nephew of James d. Lucas, for
many years Belgian Consul here, Deputy |
grand commander Ohss. E. Dunn, city OH
Ger, St. Louis, and a long list of the names
of the members of the order in the differ
emit states, together with full information
concerning the whole scheme, Is in the
hands of the authorities at Washington,
and will probably be given to the public in
proper time.