The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-29
d. w. VOORHEES, AND TAEO. A. X.
spicy.Letter from Gen. Darlington.

Especial Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazetiel
Indianapolis, Aug go.
Some time since copies of the ritual Of
the o. A. X we're found in the Office OF
D. w VOORHEES,, at Terre Hsute, which
naturally led to the inference that they
we're the property of b. W. Vorhees.-
He has made denial to Colonel Caring
tou, which occasioned the following reply:
That "the people may know the truth
and judge for themselves, we lay it before
our readers:
LETTER FROM GEN. IL. D. cARRINoroN TO
D. W. VOORHEES,.
Indianspolis, Ind, Aug. Is, 1854.
Hon. D. w. Vorhees, Member u S,
Congress-, Terre Haute,, Ind:
have received from you copy of
your letter to Col. R, w. Thompson,
Provost Marshal, aud his reply. The
following laconic note accompanies them:
GENERAL CARRlNGroN: As you pub
lished this ialsehood in the newspapers,
! shall expect you to correct it as Colonel
Thompson has done.
D. w. VOORHEES,"
The assumption in the above is ground
less. Your name is not mentioned by
me In my reports, neither have ! pub
ished anything about you whatever.
You insist upon my answering your
note to Colonel Thompson. The points
you make are:
LIST. ''That the Office in which it is said
these papers we're found, had not been
occupied by you, or by any one connect
ed with you. or been in any way under
your control since last November
Cd. You "deslre to ascertain whether
the circumstances connected with the dis
covery Of those papers in that Office led
to the superstition that you placed them
there, or was even aware Of their exist
ence,."
You desire this, "that the people may
know the TRUTH" and "not that you at.
tach any particular Importance to the
document
The papers referred to are l12 copies
of the Ritual of the o. A. K, treason.
able order, aiming to overturn the Gov
eminent Of the United States, of which
you are a member
The gentleman who found "tbese pa.
pers'' told me they were found in your
Office.
The following are "some of the cir.
cumstances" that led me to suppose they
were correct in the supposition
Your law library aud Office furniture
were In the Office where "tbese papers,
were found.
You lad declined denomination for
Congress, and the Office was reported as
not for rent, as late as April 1862
The Ritual had been issued in the
autumn of 1868. Your Congressional
documents were in the office where "these
papers" were found.
Yonr speeches, up to March, of you,
entire Congressional career, with til.
"John Brown" speech, we're 10 the ofic.
where "thesc papers" were found.
The correspondence Of Senator Wall
Of New Jersey, indorsing proposition
to furnish you With 80. 600 stand Of Gar
baldi rifles just imported, "for which b,
could youch," was in Office wher,
these papers we're found.
The correspondence Of G. L. Val
landigham, from Wiodsor,C. W., sserr
ing you "onr people will fight" and.tha,
che is ready," and fixing : point On :ssh.
Lima road" At "~hich to meet you.'
was in the Office whesa Aeee papers were
found.
The correspondence Of JoAsph Rist;ae
Auditor Of State, declaring that ssh,
would like to see all Democrats npito A
bold and open resistance to oil attempt,
to keep ours united people BY force o
STEEL and that sthis was war AgEins
The Democracy. and go esly hops ~