Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-26
--.A August II, 1861.
Gorernor o. p Morton:

R1A1- !
-. August II, 1864
Gorernor o. p Norton:
Sir: The fae.s hereby stated have
come to my knowledge IN manner and
from source such as to leave no dou I
in my mind, Of their reliability.
The Copperhsads Of IHdiana have or
dered and paid tor 3O0,0O0 revolVers, |
With AZ boxes Of fxed ammunition, to |
be distributed amongst the antagonists OF !
our Government, for the purpose OF con-
trolling the Presidential election.
August 5, the steamer Granite State
landed in New York, Y boxes Of re-
Yolvers and ammunition; August 6, the
steamer City of Hartford landed =
boxes ammunition destined Tor Indian
apolia Thirty-tWo boxes Of the above
| have been forwarded TO ]. J. Parsons,
Indianapolis, via Merchants Dispatch
and marked -; the balance IS stored
| at No. street, New YORK,
awaiting the convenience of the Copper
hes3s to pay for the same before ship
ping.
Immediately on receipt Of this letter.
| Governor Morton placed the information
il contained in the hands OF Policeman
John s. Russell, who was able in a short
time to report the progress 10 Colonel
James g. Jones, Assistant Provost Mas
shal, who, With Colonel Warner, Of tie
Veteran Reserve Corps, with . proper
detail, made descent on the printing
aud book-bindiHg establishment Of Il.
H. Dodd Il Co, on Saturday night, where
they fonnd thirty-iSo boxes such as we're
described in the letter After the boxes
we're opened, their contents were found
to consist of 400 large navy reVolvsFs
Aad l35, 600 rounds Of fixed ammuni-
J ton for the same arm. Among the cap
lures made at the same place, we're the
Great Seal Of the Order of the ''S0ns Of
Liberty" the official list Of the members
: Of the order, At this place, and several
] hundred printed copies Of the Ritual,
: which has heretofore been published in
the Journal Also large amount ol
correspondence OF an important eharac
ter, which may be given TO the public Al
| the proper time. The people will begin
TO understand nov, how much these un.
. mitigated seoundrels desire peace. Tkir
| ty thousand navy revolvers, with ammu
milton enough for an army, coupled with
the negotiations Of Mr Voorhees, for thu
purchase Of 20,000 Garibaldi naes
would indicate that there Ia good dea
Of the disposition Of the tiger bid uudel
th cir sheep skin garb of peace
We have given q brief account Of this
4 the most startling event 10 the altem ptes
drama Of civil war The event natural
~ created an intense excitement in GU
> city, and it will be an admOuition 10 ID,
9 people Of the State Of the danger which
e surrou nds them. Dodd is absent fron
4 the city, probably making arrangement
for the distribution Of the arms and cart
ridges on hand snd expected, but which
. 10 bis surprise, will be devoted 10 sthe
i purposes than enforcing the peeulia
/ peace notions Of gang of coaspirator
3 against the peace aud safety Of the State
When We look At the large SUN o
4 money which the amount Of arms al,
ammunition named in this letter ma
> cost, the question presents iEeif Of th
ways and means. The pistols AloB,
would cost close on to one million dol
} lars a. manufacturers prices, and To
o 10000 rifles, without the import duties
e would cost S2S00o0 OF course 10 sue
. sums are provided by the members O
the order In this State, bat there hav
- been some Pace Commissioners prowl
ing along the Canada border for sewers
,e weeks, aud John c. Walker and o,he
- peace men Of Indiana have been visit
ing them. Some months since the Con
" federate Government borrowed ia FL
q rope SIS 600, 600, for which they issue
], cotton bonds, and svery blOckade-runne
" carries out cotton TO repay the loar
;, The object Of the loan was, primarily. {
purchase 8 navy ia European ports. ia
. Guiding the celebrated rams Tha
l. speculation having failed by the refuss
N of the Governments of England az
n France TO permit the rams to depart
and they having been sold to other pei
" sons, the peace commissioners are !
- fsnds, and they could not make an in
vestment more to the advantage Of thei
~ master than TO purchase arms and an
q munitioa for Northern sraitors, and
l. pay Northern demagogues literally fo
in shrieking for peace, free speech, an
liberty. William NJ Harrison, Seer,
- tary Of the Order Of which Fl. II Doc
d, 10 "Grand Commander was arrestes
a. aud is still in custody Messra john .
10 Parsons and Charles L. Hutchinso,
partners Of Dodd, we're also Arresse,
Is but we're discharged on their afEidsv
N that they we're not members OF d
-e Order, and were not advised Of the COZ
N tents of the boxes