New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-02

control Of Cen PRICE, and oonte with tho North
EN- section. under tho control Of vaandghsm, with
perfect impunity.
BEiu,rss OF THE AMSEsrY.
Tho Department Of the Missouri, 1T 10 alleged, ned
with Reel sss al q whom belong 2 tSs oISsT
the oath Of allegiance; ard then 20 - work 70
lodges ard engage In aiding and aoettng tle
policy Of The Rebel authorities. Men who 30 svah tnem.
seye. Of the Amnesty oath given burroughs or
Of absence for the express purpose Of tas %
Th;p iac in subsequent part Of nc report shv"n
fsy corroborated by the testimony Of those who belong
a, the Southern section of the order.
sAyE COMMUNICATION.
inother means OF imaiense power fsr Rebel opera |
tons which this order affords m the perfectly safe COM
municaon of portant Information between the two
secon. On this point C1sns .sS ss'
has repeatedly had Information. which ne Obtained nom
bis agent belonging the order days before those not
belonging to H. or tho pubic 5 Of stesSs army
from Camden Little Rock. which was known 70 hi
in this way three days before tns nnhic ~
again. information VI the contemplated rad OF Jona
Morgan Into Kentucky became known 10 MN 81 least
ten days before his pebie appearances ~ 'na' O'a'e
MCCLELLAN MINUTE MIN.
Tn Now York this order 10 known the " Mcclellan
Minute Men" In Its general object and purpose It Is
the saras as the O. A X. member Of the latter can
snin ssion into the former. II IT, In fact the same
thfag with another name, and only adapted 70 inc
ocst in which 4 sI nc TOT ms IT, 'D
mean, univ to catch votes and having secured them
ard obtained power 10 be thrown aside and exhibit s
real object and purposes.
CONSERVATIVE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
10 singular fact that tue recent call for go called
Conservative National Convention" ct Chicago, at
the same time fixed for the Democratic Convention.
was signed by B. f. Stevens who Ia the chief secretary
Of tho Mcclellan Minute Men.
| TIN OATH OF SECRECY.
Charles l.. Hunt Grand Commander In Missouri hev'
Ing been arrested und imprisoned ass afforded the op
portuuity of making statement under OATH. Being
maa Of character and standing. IL believed his case
would afford test a. TO the binding Soieation o. tns
proof conclusive not only OF Ids membership bat AZ 70
lis being ohietan Of II in the State his denial Of It's
eIisence or being q member thereof 10 regarded a.
strong proof Of the weight attached 10 the obligation
taken by tho members thereof
| WHAT HURr ADMITTED.
The result Of the examination all that was anti
oIpated He Acknowledged having been at WiLdsor In
inada In April at the very time OF tbe meeting Of the
Supreme Commanders going there IN company win
another whose name be declined % give but who u
knowa was Lafayette Dcvein Of Indiana, Grand Com
mander Of that state that while there he wm In oon
sultstion with Mr. vallandigham and others whose
names he also declined giving; that while there MI
Valandi CHAM made known to himself and those with
him bis 70 return TO the United States in
accommodating that object then to TO Chicago
and tend the National Democratic Conventions but
wholly ignore: and denies ~ knowledge Of 'ucA Al
| UYwITTIy0 TESTIMONY OF SOUTHERN MEMBERS.
In addition IN the Of testimony as 10 the
existence operation Of this grand conspiracy against
the Government IA The loyal States statements Of
the nost important and conclusive character " which
attached the highest Importance, because they con-
tain testimony coming from members Of the Southern
section OF tho oder-persops who had 20 know led ge
whatever Of the detection OF ib existence North or
south snd who could not by any possibility have bad
bers Of the northern section "a tie character In the
loyHl States One OF the statements In from Rebel
prisoner in confinement In Gratot.trees Pr'oa WHO
named Charles l.. Dunn. wlo was arrested and placed
there because be was known to be tho Dopsty Grnnd
Comma nder Of the order In Missouri. Dunn Informed
this prsoner of ibis fact and Initiated him into the
mysteries VI the fret degree thereof lie further in
formed him very fully Of tho objects and character OF
Tbs order AMnce in the account gwen Of II by Col.
Sanderson. Yet these members when under eIaniina-
lion their oath solcmIy averIsd their ignorance
IL the existence VI any such order or being members
Oft.
Another perhaps stl stronger and moi, conclusive.
instange u tho fuiL 81 all that Is alleged by Col San
derson Is produced by him IN the statement Of Mary
Anu Fttnan which IL annexed 10 his report Shewas
Rebel oIicer In the command VI Forrest was cap
tuIed uft befUIe the massacre at Fort PHow, and Las
been he'd confinement ms prisoner ever since. shs
could Intercourse or conversation with mem.
beers OF the Northern section. could she have any
knowledge Of lilo information possessed BY Col Sander.
and eear observation-disclosures some 30 pages OF fooIs.
cag paperlt will be seen lat the character nch she
gives the order OF which sbc admits che Is member
expressly and In the minutest detas Just such rs
obtained from tire other solrSes and those belong
ipg 10 tie national section
oRIGIs OF TIE oBDER IN MISSOURI.
The SSigin OF the order In Missouri IA follows A
nan, named william Douglas. sent By Cen Price
10 this department. Who In conjunction with Charles l..
ulnt. the Belgian Consul Introduced II urder the
plausible disguise Of land association IL vas frat
called tie Corps dc Bdgiqle. Hurt himself IN hs
sworn examination before tho prosost hanhal'Gen.
eral asrr his arrest. odDttcd Douglass conre ton
win him lnud agents that Douglas gas ON LAID
lcrt ~ through tho State during The Fall Of 1888
odd INFER of lsoI end bat he received no pay
coiap- usaiicn for Il. THIS same Douglas early In
the slfiug traced By the Provost MarshalGenera to
one Of mans camps Of guerrias In th3 interior OF
the StG;e frsm whence he came 10 this city where he
was IN constant communication with Mr. Hunt. aud.
atcr having obtained noney' he purchased forty SIX
sooting rcyulvrrs which b. designed carrying back To
camp Re accordingly started on Oh the RAILROAD train
v 81 une aight and arrested the train BY two
detectives who sent for thai purpose BY the Pro
y0st.MafslAenefsd. when they found thc forty re-
yoyeIs Enasy packed In barrel ~ toe expIas5ear.
Hunt employed tho counsel 10 defend HIN. Douglas
has since broken oui III prison and again ut largo.
! VARIOUS NAMES.
The Organzstions Of this order are known by d1ef-
ent names in different localities but the members be-
Il1nging 10 thea are enabled by signs and grips. to
! inow and recognize each other In al parts.
| FEDERAL OFFICERS WHO ARP yEsBERs.
Proof has been obtained that there officers In the
Feeo Army who belong TO this order and that these
oilccrs when captured By the Rebel army IN.
cermonousy turned loose agiin because they are be-
heyel by tie Rebels 10 DO OF service 10 them In
their own lines than they could be "a prisoners.
| MEMBERS AT wAsHIyGToy.
Proof has also been obtained that persons belonging
to this order and Rebels. In fucf holding positions
In all III, Departments at Washington, who act spies
and are ades aud sboitsrs Of the Rebel Government
Through thee tho Rebels not only advised Of al the
movements anu purposes Of the Government but also
Furnished by those In the Treasury Department IL
forms part Of the order TO Introduce some Of It's Dion
beers into all the different branches OF the Government
not only at Washington but so throughout the States
! and Doplrmeu,s-n al telegraph. express and other