New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-29

men, VINO arc OfStIOtu' pN'A"P' '"'HN' SN'
tiously, as 1.-the leading spirits in the North.
Lest we should be in doubt as to whose spirits
do in fact lead us, we are favored with the
namcs or VIM. b. Reed Of Philadelphia, years
since politically deceased; of Pendleton and
pnch of Ohio. the former Of whom was known
in the last Congress mainly as saying ditto to
Mr.. Cox and the latter OF whom. like Glcndow-
or did indeed call spirits from the Vastly deep OF
Ohio Democracy to tho number of 100000 and
oyer. for the installation of Governor not then
elected, but never yet 10 our knowledge became
himself a spirit much less leading one krib-
ben of ST. Louis, AMI Story and Mcrrick OF CHI
caro-. names to fortune and 10 fame, aud surely
! 70 most of our readers, unknown.
Lest It should be Supposed this conspiracy
had no woll.defincd means of accomplishing It's
wide.rcaching purpose, it is further stated that
at a consultation between the Supreme Com
mander-v allandigham, to wit-and ms
subordinate commanders at Windsor in Canada.
programme" was arranged for the election
of Mr.. yalandigham as delegate to the Demo-
cratic Convention at Chicago, in ORDER
to make that assembly the scene OF
u private pronunciamicnto, to include
full declaration OF the objects OF tho
Order of American Knights. and TO secure tho
ut,erance of the consideraS opinion of Vallan-
digham that the existing Administration il
welding a usurped power and ought to DO ex-
pelled-we suppose by some power
which would not be usurpcd. For the
safe delivery of this-we hope we do
not characterize it acknowledgement,
each Grand Commander was TO have fully
armed and equipped Gas tho law directs y q
body guard (perhaps McClcllan'S) for the de-
tense of Mr. V. against the minions of the law
less despot at Washington. At this point the
plot was to thicken. The atmosphere grows
Suddenly and ominously lurid; an odor OF burnt
gunpowder steals upon the senses; and there
comes a sound of such thunder as WAS never
stolen from John Dcnnis or DAME! Webster
| The appearance OF Mr. VS. body guard, it was
thought. would pfccipitate the people of the
Free States into IN armed conAct-whether be-
tween themselves or with the body guard there
Ii, mysterious unccrtanty-which was to be
the signal FOR the Knights OF the American
Order to kill or capture the civil and military
authorities,
We pause there The Imagination refuses to
penetrate further into this dreadful future. We
already see the body guard of Mr.. vallandig-
ham Selling upon the forts Of New-York harbor,
carrying By storm the defenses of Washington,
from before which the veterans OF Early have
lust retired, burnipS the capital, Swarmns IN
Transports down the Potomac in pursuit q :h-
army of that ilk moving in serried columns up
The Peninsula--fo, being all Mcclellan mon
they would take no other road leading 10 the
neshborhood Of Gichmond; and finally cross
ing the James on Gen. Grants pontoons, falling
upon that unhappy commander in the midst Of
hi, plny. aud probably sending his head and
Mr.. Lincolns and Gen. Buffers As peacc-oHer-
ings TO Jefferson Davis. After which we shall
sit down every man under his own vine and fig
tree with unlimited liberty to larrup our own
niggers" for ever and day. There is the
most convincing evidence Of the ,ru,hiulness OF
this statement"
Jnasmuch, however, a. this delicate stra,e-
gem has been prematurely disclosed, We sup
pose the actors in it, Vallandigham, Reed. Pen
dleton. Pugh, and the half million Others, in
GLIDING especially the 2O0, 900 Mcclellan minute
men OF New-York, have been arrested aud sent
to Fort Lafayette, or perhaps already tried by
military commission aud hanged-or sent to
Canada But on reading further We find our
mistake. This gigantic conspiracy was not to be
undermined in the dark-no mysterious spirit
| ing away of its leading spirits-no cheating OF
just popular vengeance by executions within
prison walls. 1t was vast in conception, fornii-
dable in numbers, and bellgerent in purpose.
II could not be dealt with lightly. The Govern
ment at Washington, therefore, with due sense
Of the immense peril which the Republic has es-
capped at the hand of these assaSsns, deter
mined to-exposc them and it has been done.
The history would not be complete If We
omitted all reference to the celebrated letter OF
Mr.. W. Marshall Anderson, lotely exploited in
the columns Of The London Tunes whence it
was transferred from The Columbus CRISIS. IL
appears that Mr.. Anderson, Ike Mr.. Vallandig-
ham. is weary OF this " demnition war" and
even carries his disgust to the extent of refusing
AN election to the very Chicago Convention, to
attain which was the darling object of VS. am
bition. W. NJ. A., in fact, does not like war in
gcneral-much loss ours in particular. He de-
a.