The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-08-31
The Sous of Asberty.'

anu 70 AID ana ASSIST tlo IeOelS III over
throwing The same. We have said n,thing
about il through the paper, and now say
nothing on our own re ponsi' .ility We
have no doubt that such an organization ex~
lists, but do not believe it is of sufficient
importance to frightcn anyb,ay. It may
furnish much Information and aid to the
rebels, and thus retard the progress OF our
armies, by preparing the rebels for our
movements, out we have IA tn in God, in
the 6 eat heart Of the Amer lean people, in
Abrah IN Lincoln and in General Grant,
and do not lt|lcyc all the p5w, rs of Hell
can prevail against these.
Below We rive the material part of III,
testimony Of Hr on 3. SHith, the Grand
Secretary 0; The orl for The $; ate Of Mis- =
souri, given before .hc Provost Marshal OF
that State on the ~ day Of August 1854.
The Provost Marsi,ll it will be rccolect-
ed had susp ctel the existence Of the order
and had lerr4ted it cut, together with all OF
It's secrets and t;yin4,s of its mcn,bciy, and
j the names OF the members, AMI for certain
semi treasoDa1ie acts had arrested several
p o. inent n n0e1S OF whom Mr.. Smith
was one; an the following testimony was
voluntarily given, after it was knovn tc
M'. Smith chat tie whole thing had been
discovered
g. What is he relation bel vce1 this
order and the 50 cailcI Confederate Govern.
,nent? A. At tie time Joined [ under
s'oo'l that it. ob;:;;t W TO i'd and fcsisl
the Confederate: 'ioycrn.nen, ant. c,rlcavr,
to restore the Union a twas prior TO thI:
rebellion"
q. In what part ocular was ail anI as
s'stAncc 70 l. given to thc Upn;cll .rat{
'iov>rnmc0t i. ln21y ard all ways
ard ut any and Al! ti,,1es.
=. When W IT,, : v0lntitna Y Hauye
fncnt contemp'&,y' hv tbs ord =, to have
.akcn place \ !;sa advent Of Mr., Val
ndi3laal ia:J UH;tcl >;ta>1, Eonl ex-
lie.
q. Have yoi ever heard my throa
male by men'DsrS 81 sad order asaio,t an,
member WHO sho'' d div "" ,lly secrets o
said order: 4 Yes, sir.
Q. What Ne,e 'lc,o tlrca's? 4 --
That 'l4oy:woH!d u;'on proof OF the iact Iii
'"" man.
rr,J ": ; - ~''1 ,'' ''-1a >'AH 'o' q an'
y o"'t'' 'ota Is '>'' ,:'1' >"''t - Or cpv3'n
''''"' ''; i'o>| vs. prop "e' o. 0"r nr''iibcl
or me'n>.rs .! AaI| ORDER. 4. l. l,ar.
l'@"' H. "fS'.' 'e' ~ 'o0n''' "HI reco'n-
II :,:,icu.
y >'''e wy 'E'' Cru =" c1Htc!n:''A'eo
'n so wv II ~ > 'HV!';''& H'>s"urI
''I'" san h1' A. thcy, or gather It, ~
HrA 10 u''1e WIN l1'cc. drive our lilt
-. - 'oIct| AH| T. ION Citizens, and ap
H'ni'f C every A5 longing to tie N!
ted ) tes Coy A.u.n5.
D. fAa' 'h'@ tr'i''r b'on ar'nin5 and nak
,'5 i@'ci'HFafio"S TO- t'a5 purpose A.
~ SIR
w. " haS, t an, knowledge lay: You O
mcc'lrg Of u: Supreme Council il, he
N'ty oi %" York last Nin'er ? !
kno" tuat llc Supreme Lounci met in
10y: 10y ,'> ~ '"S' r'o'0'ry', on the 20
~ -, 70 r'C'' d ''ti@m' Commtnti"r
D'a ."''> ouf' l1Ncs;L!cl III ll4al
Il''e' ~ 'c>: SIR:
T 'S Nv" man 'r'c0A1cS 4. IoSi,
u't'f 'I'tc ana tInLN ave.
w. " no was t'@r,rtt Supreme Com
manner by 'na1 Council Il. MIR. Val
'anp'on nam
", Is not tho '1cr Of A:ns. lean Nnj:, bis
"vss''s ~ ev1's '''pe'1 10 the =c"eral gov
'1'Is."s' '"" "'T''"F w ne S0'caiIcu 1Ohs
40 ~ '''I so'''n'''- ~ a. Aes, s''.
n~o~osoa Nv - wa, '''''p'' ''cen mace OF