The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-11-15
The Chicago Conspiracy.

and not without cause. While rebel
raids, encouraged and assisted by home
traitors, have swept or threatened to
sweep all along the borders, it was not
to be expected that Chicago, the great
granary of the Northwest, and the
most tempting prize that ever allured
robbers or incendiaries, should escape
even a. demonstration The wealth of
our mammoth, warehouses, as well as
the wealth of loyal hearts, offered su-
perior inducements, and this was aug
mented in no little degree by the we'll
known existence of large numbers of
secesh sympathizers, rebels and " Sons
of Liberty" in the city. - fe
Yesterday telegrams were received
by Hon. John Wentworth, and others,
announcing the coming of large num-
bers of bushwackers. Col. Sweet, COM
mar dant at Camp Douglas, was COM
municatcd with, and orders were at
once issued for the arrest Of the despe-
radoes upon their arrival. The fact
leaked out, and the g faithful +" found
means to apprize their friends of what
lay in store for them, and the trains
lost their load of cut-throats at the city
limits. The bushwackers scattered in
various directions, and the military and
police constantly securing the city,
have picked up hundreds of them. 4.
A propeller with nearly hundred
individuals of hang-dog look, arrived
here this morning from Canada. The
military and police are after them and
all will be captured Trinity Church
is full of these fellows who have been
picked up and ere kept there under a
strong guard.
Singularly enough, Col. Sweet, who
for some time has been aware of the
existence of rebel plot to release the
prisoners at amp Douglas and burn
the city, discovered that the time had
come for action, His detectives had
been at work diligently and with sue
cess, and though the evidenced obtain
ed was not sufficient to warrant the ar
rest of some hundreds of the conspira-
tors, who nevertheless ought to be az
rested and hanged, it was deemed neg
essary to strike at once such ones as
were unquestionably REASONABLE, arrest
the rebel spies known to be lurking
about here, and seize the arms depot
of one of the branches of the Chicago
"Sons of Liberty"
Calling Capt. John Nelson, of the
police, to his assistance, Col. Sweet Sc
cured the ready cooperation of the city
police. Capt. Nelson was dispatched
to the house of DR.. Edwards, a ''pcace''
Democrat, residing mt No. 20 Adams
street, to arrest Col. Vincent Marina
duke, Of the rebel service, and brother
of the rebel Gen. Marmaduke, who
was known to be harbored there. The
! rebel Col. was very indignant over the
affair, as doubtless was DR.. Edwards.
The former showed British protection
papers-that ola democratic dodge
and actually exhibited u passport is
sued by the American Consul ut Toron.
to to one Burling. Capt Nelson qui-
city informed the indignant rebel spy
that he cared nothing about Burling, il
was Col. Marmaduke that he wanted,
and he would have him, and so the Col.
went to camp Douglas. ter
While the above arrest was being
made, detachment of military and po-
lice proceeded to the Richmond House,
and captured the rebel Col. G. st.
Ledger Grenfell, Morgan's Adjutant
General, and j. L. Shanks, an escaped
rebel prisoner. These were marched
to Camp Douglas. o
Buckner S. Morris, the Kentuckian,
a man noted for his hatred OF the North,
and unmistakable sympathy with the
South, was also arrested, and is now
confined in'Camp Douglas. Col, Sweet
possesses evidence duplicating Judge
Morris as Treasurer of the Chicago
"Sons of Liberty" In his dispatch to
Gen. Cook, this morning, Col. Swee,
said: Z" have complete proof Of his
having assisted Shanks, the rebel pris.
oner, to escape, and ofptotting 10 reieas.
prisoners at Mis camp" .ef. --
! Meanwhile another detachment o.
military invested the residence of" Char
lie" Walsh, near Camp Douglas an ex
emplary Democrat" and candidat,
for Sheriff of this county two year,
ago. The house was enterei, and por
tion Of its contents seized and taken tc
Camp Douglas. Capt. Cantrell and :
private named Charles Traverse, botl
belonging to the rebel service, wer,
there, and were arrested as rebel spies
A further search in Walsh's house re
vealcd the conclusive evidence tha
Charlie is a Brigadier General ofth'
reasonable 9. Sons of Liberty" and he
too, was arrested. But the discovery
ended not there. In " General Walsh
house were found 200 stand of arms
with all the necessary ammunition, an,
two cart-loads oflarge revolyers, load
ed and capped, ready for use. Thes
were taken to Camp Douglas. lure
lgard to the arrest ofyV alsh, Col. Swee
, says that, he "has evidence enougl
, against him 10 insure his swinging 70
treaSQn.s ,IedrGd -. gt hlEo
III Col Sweet has proofs in his posses
], Fsion that it was the plan of the rebe
B tconspirators and home traitors to re
. lease the rebel prisoners at Camp Doug
) las and burn the city. The camp. wa
to have been attacked on two sides to
! fmorgow night, the rebels released, an
| tho. oity pillaged and burned.
e Simultmcously'with the above arrest
. party OF military and police pounce
I down upon a room in Walkers Build
\ ing, on Dearborn street. adjoining an
D fconnected with the Matfeson Hous,
G and captured two largo boxes ofloade
| guns that were there concealed Tw