Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-11-24
THE MILITARY COMMISSION,
Conclusion of DR.. Wilson's Tsstimo-
nyAA sabbath School" Meet
ing to Assist in the Capture
of Camp Morton.
Secret History of the Chicago Conven
tion-Vallandigham Submits the
Platform to Meeting of the
Sons Before il is offered
In the Convention.
From the Indiana Journal Of Nov 18th.

| From tho Indiana Journal of Nov 18th.
| 1he Commlssion met yesterday at two
O'Clock. IN. Mr.. Cowgirl. was further
examined in regard to the assass nation of
enrolling officer Freeman in Sullivan
county. lie said that Freeman had under.
taken to enroll two townships. and had
completed one beiore he was shot. lie
was killed abou, ten days after witness
saw Humphreys at the head Of his army.
when they hal threatened t. kill any one
who should undertake the enrolment OF
CaSs township.
Examination Of Dr. Wilson resumed:
met at the Riebmond House. in Chicago.
man named Majors, and Mr. Barrett.
both Of whom professrd to be authorized
to act for the Southern Confederscy.-
They did not represent any particular
States. but The Contederacy at large. OF
The parties who were expected and din I
come | think Amos Green, of Paris. Hi.
nois. was one; Mr.. yallandigham was also
expected, bui prior to tho meeting it was
ascertained that he could not attend, and
messengers, l think Mr.. Holloway and
Mr.. Green OF Washington county. were
sent to see him.
Mr.. Dodd represented that he had been
to Niagara. at the Clifton House. to meet
the Con ederatc Peace Commissioner
Messrs. Clay. llolcoiuh. Sanders. de- In
the contemplated uprising Mr.. Dodd was
to lead in Indiana, and that the latter had
forces at his disposal in Canada. with
which he would invade Ohio. learned
these particulars from Bowles.
Our expenses were paid by Mr. Barrett.
out OF the two millions. fccripted TO
him Tor myself and Green. Mrs>rs. Bar.
rett. Bowles. Williams, Bnllitt. PIPER.
Majors. Sven. Walsh. Got Chicago. J
! Ho lloway. Dold and Green were present.
Mr.. Piper was sort OF general missionary
Tor the Orler Mr.. Barrett announced
this a. meeting of the military heads of
the Or'ler. DR.. BpweS got myself anil
Green into j, by reporting us n members
OF his staff. Dodd was considered a mill
tary lea'ler OF the Ordrr in This State
Nothing was definitely determined on in
either Of the meetings | attended at the
Richmond House. hut | suspect they held
other meeting to which | was not admit
ted. | have reason To believe this was the
TACT. becauSe saw tthsr persons about. to
whom | was not INTRODUCED, and heard
them in close conversation in an adjoining
room.
MIR. Green. Dr. Bnwles and nv wife
came ha,k on the same train with me
from Chicago. hal frequent converse
lions with B,wles after nay return I'M
/ y D.
gust. that Dodl had abandoned the inten-
ton OF having an immediate uprising -
Did not learn why it was abandnnrh.-
Heard Bowles speak of communication
with the rebels in Mis- onri and Kentucky.
under Price and Buckner. The forces
under Price and Buckner were understood
Ia lie the forces with which those of the
Order wer" to co operat" in the uprising.
The uprising was to take place by order
OF Dodd. who would send ont conriers TO
Major Generals of the four district of the
State. they 20 the county temples. aud the
county officials to he drilerent townships
The general signal was to be the reception
Of the news that rebel forces had appeared
within striking distance Of Louisville AMI
st. Louis. The forces Of the Oder in
Southern Indiana were To rennezvou~ near
New Albany, under command Of DIR.
Bowles. In llliuois they were 10 rond.z.
vous at several oints-Rork Island,
Springfield and Chicago. | dill not learn
who was to lead the Illinois forces. hot /
understood that after taking the State ar
senals, they were To go to ST. Louis. and
= nf1- r,t. l..
forces were to be concentrated at Indian.
apolis. New Albany. Jrllersonville.. and,
perhaps. Terre Eante. The capture OF
The State car ital was to be accomplished
under the special supervision OF Mr. Dudd.
lie was to do 1t by getting mp public mce, :
ings, called at some place east of the city.
II l understood rightly, where il was GUS
tomary to hold Sabbath School pie nics
There seemed to be three favorable points
east OF Camp Norton at which meetings
were To be called One Of them vas to he
called as Sabbath School meeting. the
other as a political gathering. and the
third on some other p,eiense. The menu
bers OF the Order were TO come in wagons,
, eth their arms concealed in the bottoms
4 Oh tue Ns<On>, Softitu over WITH StfaW.-
Alter they ha.i assembled. they were to
/ have a drill without arms, so that each
man woul know his place. In the e'en-
ing. when the soldiers at Camp Morton
were on dress parade. signal was to be
thrown mp from the camp. when they
you'd iu>h to the wagons, take their
arms, and march towards camp. At the
same time the fences and buildings at
Camp Morton were To be fired. so as to
release the pri,oners. who would come mp
in the rear Of the soldiers. while the forces
of the Order attacked in front. Between
them it was supposed the soldiers wonld
be overpowered. and then their arms were
to be distributed among the pii,oneis.-
While this was going ON a special detail
was to be sent 10 take care" of Governor
Morton. The arsenal was to be seized
ana the aims distributed to members of
the Order and the prisoners. Then they
were to seize the Jacksonville Railroad.
and transport their forces to Jeffersonville,
and repeat their performance there. ate,
which they would cross and take Louis
vile. This is mere out line of the
scheme. a great deal Of the minutia
have forgotten. This scheme ,ros made