Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-10-29
Judge Advocate General Holts reportes

Judge Advocate General Holts reportes
upon the testimony gathered by him con
ceFning the reasonable secret socties form
ed in loyal States, as adjnnts to the REBEL
ion. is published in the evening Post.
According to this report this treasohs
ble order embraces societies, bearing.
various titles such as National Protection
society. Aide of Honor, Circles or knights
of the mighty Hosts. Knights Of the Gold.
en- Arch, Corps de Belgique. Southern
Leagues order OF American Knights, or.
der of The Sons. of Liberty, Knights Of
The order of he Sons of Liberty, Peace
Organ:z .tiou, State Organization, Ameri
can Organization, Democratic Iuvincible
Club, Dcmocratic Reeding Room, and Nc.
Clelan Minute Men. The latter is the one
borne by secret political association in
the State Of New Yoik, and other parts Of
the north Of it Judge Holt says it would
seem to be branch of the o A. K hav
ing substantially the same sbjects TO he
accomplished, however by means expressly
suited 10 the localities in which it is estab
isbed,
Dr. r. r. Stevens stated in juno last to
a reliuble witness, whose testimony has
been furuis bed, that those who Seprs
sent the Mcclellan interest are compelled
TO preach vigorous prosecution Of the
war in order tosecure he popular senti.
msnt and allure voters. The Mcclellan
Minute Guard, as appears from circular
ssued by he chief secretary at New York.
is organized upon u military basis similar
= that ordar n,onar L. 10 onmpoeod Cf
one company to each election district. ten
OF wkom constitute brigade with b ig
adler General at its head The whole is
placed under commander in.chef. The
FRS, supreme commander of the order was
p G. Wright, editor Of the N. Y News,
who was last May sent TO Fort Lafayette.
Vallandigham was bis successor. The
rebel Holloway, Of Illinois, was Lieut. :.
Gen and acted in Vallandigham's stead
during the latter's absence from the coua.
try. Col Sanderson, in his report on the
progress Of the order, expresses the opinion
that the order was founded by Vallandig-
ham during his bansbment, aud upon con.
sullatop at Richmond with Davis aud 9th.
er prominent traitors. The order in ndi
sna boasts that the ritssl came direct from
Davis, and one of the witnesses states posi-.
lively lhat Davis is member. The number
belonging to the order has. been varionsly
estimated at from 100000 10 100000,
but Vallaudgham, in his Dayton speech ,
pat it at 500, 600, which is probably near
est the total. These are scattered through
Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Ken ucky, Missouri
and New York. In March last the entire
armed force of Ihe order. capable OF being
mobIhzed Tor effective service, was repre-
sented 10 be $40, 900 men Testimony shows
that arms have been furnished the mem
bers. In Hon d.. A voorhees, Office
were found letters from ex Senator Wall, ol
N. j., in regard TO the pul chase of 20, ,O0O
Garabaldi rifles to be forwarded to the
west The armes were to be furnished the
order by way Of Canada, and paid for by
assessment upon the lodges.
Mich testimony was taken upon the
point, and the report is full OF evidence Of
extensive operations 10 this particular
The ritual contains broad declarations OF
State rights and against the authority OF
the Federal Government to coerce by arms
a sovereign State, aud argues that The exc.
culiye officers of the Government may be
expelled by force of srmes When they 70.
fuse 10 administer the Government in &C.
cordance with the letter of the accepted
constitution. The oaths declare tha,
member will defend With aTDes the prn-
ciples OF the order. whenever directed by
competent authority OF the order. 1t wAs
admitted by one of the order in Missouri.
that on joining be understood the object &c
be to render aid and assistance to the Con
| federatc Government. He adds that the
order is hostile in every respect to the
General Government, and friendly to the
SO called Confederate Government. 1t wal
exclusively made up of disloyal persons de
sirous of securing the independence OF tb'
Confederate States with the view OF res
toring the Union as it was. Other pur
poses of the order are shown to be aiding
soldiers to desert, destruction Of Govern
ment property, destruction Of private prop
erty aud prosecuting Union men. assassins
tion aud murder, aud the establishment o
Northern Confederscy.
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