Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-10-19
Hon. 1oseph Holt on our Home Rebels.

he says:
In 1862, about the time of the first draft,
mutual protection societies, Circles of
Honor Knights of Mighty Host, and
KNIGHTS of the Golden Circle, began to
resist it. The last order being partially
exnosed, Sterling Price organized another
in its place. called the Corps de Be gique
which was maintained in Missouri, and
took its name fror, the Belgian Consul ut
ST. Louis, since discharged In the au-
tumn of 1868, under the leadership of F.
c. Wright, of \. Y, and Nallandigham,
the O. A Ks an order of the American
KNIGHTS was organized With the organ
ization, originally, jeff Davis seems 20
have had something to do. Sterling Price
then changed his Corps de Belgique into
this. and it spread both North and South
Ranges were made in its features, were
discovered. ard new names were gwen to
it in different parts of the country. The
Mcclellan Minute Guard, in New York,
is a branch Of it
The report next proceeds to detail the
nature of these organizations, dwelling
particularly on their military features and
the military strength they were designed
to control, which he regards as intended
to facilitate a guerilla warfare IN case OF
an outbreak against the Govsrnment L.
c. Wright, the editor Of the Ne,cs, now in
Fort Lafayette was first Supreme Com
mander In February last. at the annual
meeting of the Supreme Council, Nallan-
dieham was elected as his successor =
Robert Holloway, of Illinois, acted as
Lieutenant General, or Deputy Grand
Commander, during Nallandighan' alb
sence from the country The Secretary
of the society chosen at the last election
was DR.. Massey, Of Ohio. In Missouri
the principa' officers were Chas. L. Hunt,
Grand Commander; Chas. +. Dunn, Dep
uty Grand commanders; and Green Il.
Smith, Grand Secretary. Since the arrest
of these three persons, all Of whom have
made confessions Barrett has olliciated as
Grand Commander The Grand Comman-
der in Indiana is H. II. Dodd, the Deputy
Grand Commanders Horace Heffren The
Grand Secretary, w NJ Harrison; Major
Generals, W A Bowler John -. Waller,
= p. Mulligan and Andrew Humphreys.
Among the other leading members OF
the Order in that State are DR.. Anthem,
State Secretary, and Joseph Rstlne, Sta,e
Auditor The Grand Commanders in
Illinois are S c. Judd, of Lewiston, and
f. b. Piper, of Springfe d, who Is titled
Grand Missionary of the State, ana deSl@-
mated, also, as a member of Ealiandig-
hams staff. He is one OF the NEST active
members, having been bu5ily engaged
throughout the summer in establishing
temples and initiating members in Ken
lucky. Judge Bullet, of the Court OF
Appeals. Is Grand Commander, and with
DIR. A. F. Kallus and w. X. Thomas, Tailor
in Louisville, two other of the most promi-
ha.
In New York, DIR. x. I. Stevens, Chic!
Secretary of the McClel an Minute Guard,
Is the most active osteBsible representa-
tive. The greater part of the chief and
subordinate officers Of the Order and its
branches, as well as the principal mem
bers thereof, are known to the 60 ern-
ment, and. where not already. may regard
themselves as under u constant mi Itary
surveillance So complete has been the
exposure of this sect OF leagues, that how
ever frequently the conspirators may
change its name, forms, passwords, and
signals, Its true purposes and operations
cannot longer be concealed from the mill
tarv authorities
The Supreme Council, which annually
meets on February 22d, con enei this year
at New York, and a special meeting was
then appointed to be held at Chicago, July
4th, or just prior to the Democrat Con
vention. This ha7ing been postponed to
August 29Jh, the special meeting of the
Supreme Council was also postponed to
August 9th, at the same place, and was
duly convened accordingly. It will be
remembered that leading member of the
invention in the course of speech made
before that body, nj uded approvingly to
the session Of the Sons of Liberty at hi
.. tl.t Of,
ization in harmony with the sentiments
and projects of the Convention The
LODGES are numorously scattered through
Indiana. Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and
Kentucky. 1t is also official reported as
established to less extent in Michi an
than the other western States, IS well as
in New York. Pennsvl ania, New Hamp-
shire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Tennez
see In the States just mentioned tn
order is most strong Y conferred al the iol
lowing places In Indiana, mt lnd:anap-
oils and Eincennps; in Illinois at hicarO.
Springfield and Quincy. a large proper
ton OF lodges in and about the latter place
have been founded by the notorious guer-
lila chief, jackson.
In Ohio, at Cincinnati DAYTON and in
Hamilton county, which is proudly termed
by members of The South Carolina of
the North In Missouri at ST Louis
In Kentucky at Louisville, and in Michi-
gan ut Detroit, whence communication
was freely had by leaders of the order
with Vallandigham during his Punishment,
either by letter addressed to him through
two prominent citizens, and members of
the order, or by persona interviews at
Windsor, c. w 1t was asserted by DEL
egateS to the Supreme Circle of February
last, that the number was then represented
% be from eight hundred thousand to one
million; but Nallandigham in his speech
asst summer, ut Dayton, Ohio, placed it at
five hundred thousand, which is probably
much nearer the true total
The number in the Sc Crai States has
been differently estimated IN the reports
and statements of its officers Thus the
force Of the order in Indiana is stated to
be from 5000 20 l25 90 in linois from
100000 to 10000. in Ohio from $1,000 TO
10000 in Kentucky from 40 .0o0t to u. 900
in Missouri from 10000 to 40 900, and in
Michigan and New York about 10000
each
Judge Holt then goes on to show what
efforts have been made to arm this force.
and the various little embarrassmeuts the