Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-07
A Candid Confession.

Union, relative to the great massacre
that was to have taken place ia osr city,
without coming to the conclusion that
the .foOl-kfller had not visited our eisy
recently. For once We agree with It.
A more hare-brainsd, impracticable
scheme for murder and araon was never
devised, but that don't prove that the
design was not contemplated by some
of the Democratic leaders in our midst.
Doubtless the "fool-killer," BY negleciing
to make bis regular visits, is largely
responsible for these vagaries on the
part of thoas be has marked for bis own,
but the crazy Plottings may, neyeEthe-
less, be the actual ont-croppings Of brains
which have been added by treason.
We agree with the Times that the
"foolkiller" has not made his appear
anes lately, and as an evidence Of the
fact, quote the following from its
issue Of yesterday;
A sufficient answer to this supfemely
silly story, gotten up expressly for the
guliible palales Of greenhorns, will be
found in the facts. lat. That there is
not, nor never has been, any order Of
the Sons Of Liberty in Evansville The
secret organization in this eity never
vent above ihe hrst degree. This one
fact knocks the bottom out Of the whole
story. I'd. Three months have passed
since this pretended conspiracy il as
snmedso have been discovered, and vet
not person said TO be connected with
Il has been arrested or brought 10 trial
or punishment 3D. The author of this
article cannot give the name of single
eonspirator---aot one. He. pratends to
know ell abous it bet dare not presume
70 publish The name of siagle psrson
said 70 be concerned in this murderoua
project
There never has been an Order of
the Sons Of Liberty in Evansville. be-
Gauss the " secret organisdtion in this
city msper scsnt a6ere The first degree
By admitting that the vsssihuls or Firs.
Degree Of the Sons Of Liberty has exist,
ed in our midsi, the Times eenfssses the
existence Of the Order, and knocks i,s
own denial in the head But there Is
every reason to believe that the 7fass
states falssheod when ii says that the
organization never vent above the First
Degree. II is true that large majority
Of the Sons of Liberty never 90 above
the First Degree. It is only the faithful
fsw-those who can be depended ON
that are entitled to and receive the other
degrees That there we're such individ-
uals at the head of the organization in
this city there is abundant proof Geo.
W. Mcbride aad one Evarts (evidensly
misprint for some other name a good
deal like it) figure at the State capital
with the other leading conspirators.
They evidently went above the First
Degree. Geo. w, Mcbride was the
head Of the Order ia this city until his
fears drove him from our midst Rumor
has It that his expenses are paid by dis.
tingsished gentlemen in our midst, who
have reason to dread bis arrest. They
are fearful be may get into the witness
box. Why did Mcbride abandon bis
Official position and leave for parts un-
known7 Why is be not at his home, to-
day, instead of dodging around the coun.
try, trembling with apprehension lest
every bush may be al oficera No order
for bis arrest has been issued that we
ever heard Of; no officers have been sent
in pursuit Of him. '''Tis conscience
that makes towards of us all" II is
not simply arrest that the President of
the Mcclellan Club fears. That he
could endure, for IT would give him the
prominence of a martyr, and his name
might 30 down to posserity coupled with
thatof Vallandigham. Nor Is it the ineon-
venieuces Of a short prison life that the
Third-strset dispenser Of justice breads.
That be eoRld endure fog the notoriety
it would give him in the history of the
country. 1t is the proof he fsars-the
evidence of treason upon which the Gov
ernment may lay its hands that be
breads. And, if rumor be not greatly
mistaken. there are others equally IN
easy With the President Of the Mcclellan
Clab.
The ISnes comedies that ths First
Degree of the Sens of Liberty has exist-
ed in our city. This concession is worth
good deal, when it is remembered that
for long time it steadily ridiculed the
idea that such an Order had an exist
snce at al, and denounced the arrest of
Dodd and his eo-conspivasors as an out
rage upon the rights Of American eiti-
aenG Soon, no doubt, it viii 20 one
step further, confess that Mcbride was q
traitor, and argue that the Democratic
/ party is in no wise responsible for bis
conduct Thus il acted toward Dodd
J 4 Company. First it boasted that there
was no truth in the stories of the exist
ence of 8 reasonable organization called
the Sons Of Liberty, because nobody was
arrested When Dodd and others we're
arrested il denounced the act as q viola
sioa Of the rights Of American citizens.
When the treason ofthe conspirators was
/ proved, By such witnesses as the chair
man of the Democratic State Central
Oonnitsee, il then declared that the
Democratic party was not rsspCusibls
for the actions Of . few crazy fanss;c.