Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-08-24
Prom the Cincinnati Commercial.
A Raid Upon the sona OF Liberty In


By special dispatch from Indiauapolis,
it will be seen that the headquarters Of
the Order of the Sons of Liberty for that
State has been invaded, thirty-tWo boxes Of
fixed ammunition, containing l35, 900
rounds of pistol cartridges, and four hun
dred reVolVers seized, the grand seal ofthe
order captured, and printed copies of the
constitution of the order, and a list of the
members thereof in Indianapolis carried
off. A curious discovery was also made.
A list of the prisoners at Camp Morton, by
companies and regiments, was found among
the interesting papers Of this exceedingly
patriotic order. The list of members ofthe
order comprises, among others the names oil
the Auditor of State, Secretary of State. At
torney General, the candidate for Reporter
of the Supreme Court, and the editor OF the
iSsals .SsHIiasI; all Of them, sSvsFalIy and
collectively, gentlemen who go about
wringing their hands over the calamities Of
war, and preaching the gospel OF peace ac-
cording to Fernando Wood.
What could these white-rag gentlemen
want of thirty-five boxes Of fixed ammuni-
tion aud four hundred revolvers2 We re.
member that the State officers who figure
in this affair were the gentlemen named in
the Militia bill, which: was defeated by
the boiling of the loyal members of the
last Legislature, and by which, in plain vi
oIation of the Constitution, 1t was proposed
to transfer the military power of the State
| from the Governor to their precious keep
ing. Defeated in that enterprise, did these
gentlemen contemplate q coup Fetdt and by
a revolution effect what they could not at
tain in legitimate wayi Did they rely
on the prisoners in Camp Morton, whose
names, by regiments and companies, they
kept among their valuable papers, for CO.
operation? And was the fixed ammunition
and the arms for these traitors to their
country2 What other purpose couldt these
distinguished members of the Order of the
Sons OF Liberty have had in view, when
they ordered a complete list of the rebel
prisoners made out2 .e
We are curious to hear from those bles-
sed saints and martyrs on this point. Mr..
Bingham, we presume, will NO longer have
the effrontery to deny the existence of the
order, or his own membership therein. He
has a paper of his own; he advocates
peace with the best Of them; he Is full OF
Igroauiugs and 'sighs on account of the Alb.
oIition war, and the wrongs inflicted upon
the South by an invasion of the sovereign
States now fighting for their independence.
viii he explain the uses to which these
articles OF war were to be applied, aud
why 1t was necessary to keep list of the
prisoners of war in Camp Morton conceal
ed amoug the papers of the order2 Foul
hundred of these prisoners, it appears
were members of the order, number ex
actly corresponding TO the number Of re-
yolVers captured. Did Bingham and the
so. called Democratic officers of State &C
tually contemplate q rising in the camp
Were they to assist the rebels, or the reb'
els to assist themI
twill take pretty strong swearing t
convince the people of Indiana that th'
gentleman of the peace persuasions desirl
peace half SO much as they desire the sue
cess of the rebellion. We are promised
"a fire In the rear" of our armies whei
the war first. broke out Were these pis
tolls and cartridges intended to get up thiI
agreeable diversion in the rear? The..reb
els are reduced to extraordinary expedi
euts to mentain themselves. Just nov
they are stirring up the Indians on tn,
plains to massacre the inhabitants, ant
create turmoil and confusion, and call y
that quarter, troops that otherwise woult
be employed directly against themselves
Are Bingham, Risture & Co., engaged il
a similar diversion in Indiana? Whil
the Ind dians are scalping and tomahawk
ling unarmed emigrants and squatters
were the prisoners in Camp Morton to b
turned loose upon an unarmed polpulace
and, supplied by the Sons of Liberty witt
appropr late weapons, encouraged to sti
! up strife in Indiana, and bring war ant
all the calamities to the thresholds of tn
people2 If this is not the purpose, VIII.
, all this arming and providing of arms
Bingham & Co., certainly don't want I
fight. Their stomachs are for peace
. peace and Southern Independence, an
D they are SO enamored Of it that the.
wouldn't touch hint-lock horse-pistol
we suppose, for fear it might go Of
They have an opportunity for explapa
tior now, and the public are anxious
hear from them. - sa .-.