The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-11-26
COUNCIL BLUFFS IOWA, SATURDAY MORNING nov sy 1864


3 pQslliaai 10 bEaHg Cut tiae Damorzat
\ vote to The polls and 81 islsuse the sarssl
| of the principles oE the Neuaocratio narts
4 by esstY means h our power 10 est sves
ley voter cat 70 cast his vote; and as i
bad been told by thsse rhe had iassrne
i ed us, that Il vas the -Asliherate dasiel
and arrangement of the abolition part
to prevent votiag, We deternined 10 hav,'
afFee light d fair electisa. I have bed
i told by inenbegs of the Order thar sh
other portion Of the organization hal
| for its object the separafing of SsAssa .
EOhio Indians, Illinois, Missouri and Kan
lucky from The Eastern States. assl
make Norshastsrn CUafederacY al.d
failing falthas, join oar fortunes With tbs
South. That vas the military PARE of i
which Was not communicated or know1
70 the nenbers 9g the civil ,organisatisn
and perfume [ never would have knowr
ls had il nos been for the position I held
AZ Deputy Grand Commander. 5
@. WHIST proportion of the manbera
belonged to the military portion ol the aE.
ganiEation?
A. only the leaders; they were 70
control the matter throagh committee os
thirteen, who we're to be knowa only q
the Grand Commander and themselves
They were so 10 control Is Is to bring rs
into their trap. That vas why laid it
was hunAbug,, aud said / would have
nothing 10 do with III If
@ Have any Of the schemes Of the
Order ,esnie to Jour knowledge since
then? e.. - ..., -. .....,... -. T5s
A. Yes, s:r. The schems of few oil.
the leaders Of this military part Of the.
order, aud the schemes OF these
were unknown to the great mass Of the
Order. ssS. - 4 h. 3s Il sgsss. III 81
@. Do ron know that it was 10 these
military leaders alone this Was souHasd !!
r. A Yes, sir; think 20.
y @ Was Dodd caasidsred d military
leaders ..:.>>., "a l@,g 81
A He was; but there was . man over
him. -@...<,.' -: :: g,.s
q Who was that 7 s,s i
:. A. Ii was DIR. Bowles. lbs &.
@ Hease to explain that. Ia 5
A. TAs State was divided of into
Military Departments, aad there
was ag ofiesr of the Military Depart.
ment, who vas saprenie Comluaades OF
the Grand Commander Of the Civil De
partnens. who had hts Aaiutanf, SEaf.
re. He controlled the Military Depart
ment, and saw to the arning, ammunition
and ths procuring Of fuhtls. 8'Isa II
. @. Thearthe civil was subservient TO
theuiilitaryg sss H'tFls tSis
A. Yes. sir, and knew nothing except
the few who were in the conadenea of the
military. .,..
Q. Did you learn who was on the STAFF
Of tn s military lcader Dr. Bowlesy u
A Yes, sir; tits James b. Wilson; be
told tne so himself ID .s4
What was the position ha held u = =
A He told nae he was Adjutant Cen
eralon DR.. Bowle's Staff In fact, near
ly all the information ever received on
the 16sh and 18th Of February, I recei.
we'd from Mr.. Wilson, after his return
from DR.. BowIes'sat French Lick Springs,
in Orange county. Ass ssa sssss
Q What did you lesrn in, references !
to the arming of this Order3
A I never andsEseood that the men
of the rank and file Of the civil organ.
iz ttiun we're to be armed, that 10 at the
expense Of the Oyder. Y s
= Q. How were they to arm! .'.. ~.
A They we're TO do is among thsn>
selves rs Eas.s:e.as ssErs- ~
q Who was it that vas to be armed
BY the Orderf
A these nlsn who were to be under
the control Of the Commanding Gene.
raj that's tho military conmandeF
@ How did they mike this division
as touhom toeommunicate 30 that which
il would not do 10 communicate b every
body. 5sa.aE Il tt.ss ss5tssa
q Did they 90 into a township
fur instance 10 pick out the men that
were 70 be ARMED BY the Order
lstA / think aus, sir. ntI
q Then how eouid they tell whom
they were to arm, and whom they could
rely upon TO arm themselysss
Il A Il do not know. They had . war
OF aseertaining the number Of arms oi
different kinds thasthe memhsfs Of the
Order had in this way, they wsnid take
. sheet Of paper and rule is in columns,
a. tor keeping tally, heading each col,
uuln with apples, corn beams, or saay-
thing. you please, 20 that you understand
what thosa things are intended for. Ap
pies might Stand for riass; corn far
shOtsgans; bans for pistols, and potatoes
for ammunition and anything eise for
lead. This sheee would ,bs i report of
the number of arms fsand by those
making the return, ~
20 Waslhere any agrsemeas bssasea
the members ofsha 0sdsr. - 70 how h
should BE- understood by shosa to whom
tho repbrt was mnde I
A Ny instruetinns we're torepost by
the secret cipher how N my were there
Each Township Temple reported u The
SssrstaFy, sf the mstheE tsmpls how