Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-10-21
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North. has made a rSmarkabls rcpcrt 90 the
Secretary Of var. Il Is a document Of
great length. and Ne have not spAoe for the
abstracts tia; have bsea Psbbsbed. Tee
following extracts gill give an idea Of the
desperate extremes into which eopperhead.
arr ready TO rush.
Judge Holt states that ibe existence IN
the West q a secret trvasonabie Association
ola military character and affiliated With
the rebellion. has been kno~n 10 The mon
authorities Tor more than rear. It's IA.
tsre has beea investigated by sariou.
agencies, AID number OF So more promi-
ncnt members have been arrested. Il first
developed Itself IN resistance 20 the first
draff for troops IN is62. When ~ ~Hs kno-n
BY variOrs names. bit chiefly a. the
&" Knights Of the Golden Circle- In Is63
the order underwent many notifications.
and there vas established by sgndry per-
sons. prominent among Who were Vallan-
digham and +. c. Wright Of New York. a
secret association intend % ~ general
Throughout the North. OF the -' q. A. h -
or . Order Of Anerican Knights- Ia -
asserted. Bat seems not q De proved. that
this order vas founded BY Vailandigham
during his banishunent on consultation 9TH
the Riehmond auth -.ties. The previously
mentioned socieiy vas soon merged In thi,
and the name was fnally chanred 20 the
o. Order of TIE sons Of Liberty although
IL association j. better known in some
localities a. the " Order Of American
knight The secret association ia the
STATE Of New York. known a. the 90 Ne
Clciian Minute Men. j. surmisrd e. be
branch from the sane s;ock.
TIE names ofa iar-e uumbcr Of oGccr
in " issouri. Indiana. Illinois. Kentuckv.
and Ne- York are given ia The report. and
II Is a-oertsined ihat searly al the ofhcer.
and prominent members a. known Co ths
government. and are ssder strict military
surveillance
Il y % Be remarked. = saws thc report
% that the supreme council q the o-ser
visieh ANNUALLY facets on Fehruarv ga con-
ven~d thi- year a. New York civ. ana .
special meeting ra- th~n appointed % b.
held AZ Chicago. on Jolly ist. o. lust rrior
10 the day then fixed 80 thc convention Of
the democratic party This convention
having been postponed 70 August 27th A.
thc sane place. 49, was duly convened ar-
ooriingiy. u MI ~ rrmeuberrd TIA, q
!ezaiag Haszber q The convention. N n.
course a a sf,-ech made before thar bodv.
alluded approvingly 90 tbe session q ~.
Sons 81 Liberty sf Chicago a. the same
tine a. that ~ sa orraniyafion IN ~.
norV 18th The sentiment ard projects Of the
convention
The Sfsfes " ~h'ch tie Temples - fh.
o-dsr exist most num-rou.iv a-e InIf.r,
OHIO. Missouri an6 Eestu-kv. AM y +.
also orghnir'-t 20 . l-.s extent ~ Afi-hi..,
Ne~ hork. Penssyi,snia. Ne- Hamrsh,-e
Rhode lsisua. Conu~cti-ss N~~ IT,,
Mar Land. Dvlava--. andTen-e.-~. T..
actual numbers II The or,ier az e.,;-.,....l
AZ Abous So 90. u Ms-rh is.t ifs a-,.,,
ar~ea torce. earahle q effective se-rr~~
vas reprc-e.lted O. b. $50 90 Marv
details are given q ID ruannsr q, ~b..b
arms have been rrocv-ed and distr,t..,.i
90 tho Wesf. for parposes Which ned ro,
b Indicated
The oath. whirh - adoiiu stored uroa
the iutresiseiion 81 member into A.,
degree. BE- esp.ciai.y imposing in ifs lar.
guage % Frescriaes a. e Te-aIty for ..
eiolation Of the obicatian as.1a..5. oil. +,
shameful desfb. 81 ard fsr,her thar the BID,
Of the persoa guity ~ such violation si.a-
oe di'ided IN Fer paris AL oss, oatsftl.
Tor gate. of tbc temple Not orIr. a.
ha' bcen said. does &C. eu,,.a a bg.I .l..-
d'rnce o. fhe or'isrs oftbe .rr-.-,,-. 20 a..
oF'-r' ''i = rr4aired o. b. b.il .f.
paraa.oun' obT-atioa 10 any ostb vbif
NAY TO administered o. . peni..-,-......,
Of Iustice eisr~hcre
b. sfcotd proposition u tbe .. .ls,i.-.
ti1n. sthc sarreiaess az tl- Sfsfe go
rei-rfy and e. IA q se,...,on. ana IN.
ihiri is o. foiio~s-
Whrneser g. chssen oraer. or Al.
gaf.s -hsli fad o. rcfss. g. afai,,.... ,t I.
60 rr-a-rf on str,rt so.orissce ~ ,r..
better - ~ aoorr<ed ooua,fsfioo- &,
H. ''s--en, rirhs aad its ssLma sad in.
I'ffa'i'e a1'y cffbe peop'e T. r,ass the
.anei'onfries. ard. II aeeI o. % esr..s ~
y frros . aras So re.iss.oe .re,
reVoist'oo. sut j. solely a. a.se~is, III
nEh'--fhs exc-cie q an tte o.Hr. -.
i'''s'e' "h'eh inPsrf dignity I'D bono-,o 4
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