New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-17

point on the Pacific Railroad. near Krkwood Statlss
about fourteen miles from st. Louia and travelling os,
by night. proceeded TO quote from Colonel Sauderssas
report o naitOx Mills the Marames River theaos
past Mineral Point to Webster thence to point ess
miles below Van Buren. where they crossed the RlanA
River. and thence to the Rebel lines" 1t is probate
eso by this route that tue secret correspondence .t
by tho witness Pitman TO have been constantly ksot y,
between Price and yalandigham the Lesda of The e.
der at tho North and South, respectively Success
fully maintained
similar communication has been continuonslv Lll
with the enemy from Louisville Kentucky. cossiS
cradle number of in that State many OF thsm n
high position Ia Rebel society, and some OF them o
wardy protesting 10 be loyal discovered 70 Hays
been actively engaged In receiving and forwar,ijns
mas with the assistance OF the order and it's inssrS
men,S. Two of the most notorious ard successful q
hendcd and imprisoned.
BY means this correspondence with the enemy. u.
members Of the order promptly apprisedof all rias
BE- made by the forces Of the former and were asus
hold themselves prepared to render aid and comfort
tho raiders To show how efficient for this purpose wss
the system thus established 1t is 10 be added thai o.
military authorities have In number Of cases beeh in
formed through members Of the order employed in the
interest Of the Government of impending raids. snf
important army movements Of the Eebc not only daya
but sometimes weeks than the lleT1las
could have reached them through the ordinary chann
On the other hand. the system Of espionage kept ~
by the order for the purpose OF obtaining siormatro
the movements OF our Own forces &c. to be imparts1
70 the enemy. seems to have been perfect "a
srcrct The Grand Secretary Of the order IN Missouri
states in his confession: "One OF the especial otscra
Of the order 10 place members In steamboats, ry
boats. telegraph Offices express Offices, department.
headquarters prov offices End In fact q
every position whers they could do valuable seryce~
and he proceeds TO specify certain members who At the
date of hs confession (AHgust Cd i1sD were empeee4
ct the express and telegraph Offices In ~. Louis
3. Am.NG TBR EsBaf BY RECRUITING FOB fHEM- %
ASSISTING THEN 70 RECRUIT WITHIN QUE LLsi2.-Ihh
has also been extensively led on ~ members oft
order particularly In KENTUCKY and MISSOURI IL s-es
tmatel that TWO thousand men were sont south. non
Louisville alone, during few weeks Ia April aud My
1854. The order and rs friends Mt that city h,vcs
F,tpIt rvf thg-
for tho purpose OF fitting out with pistols clothing
money &C.. desiring to join the Southern services
and in the lodges OF the order i'll St. Louis and North
ern Missouri money ha, often been raised ~ purooass
hOrses arms and equipments for soldiers about 20 ~
forwarded 10 the Southern army In the latter S<a
parties empowered by Price or by Grand C1In,nsnas'
Hunt AZ his representative 10 recruit for the Rebel see
was EXPRESSED and in Their reports. which ~sre fsf
mally made the number Of acres. sc. io'afed scf,s
scented the number Of men recruited AT LouisiaS
those desring Join tie Southern forces were ke had
den aud supplied with food aud lodging until ooaFs-
niert presented for their tTans lOrtato1
Sonih. They were then collected. and conducted a
might 70 @ safe rendezvous Of the order. whence eAcg
were forwarded to their destination IA sone cases
stealing horses from The United States corras on tbeu
way While awaiting anpecssion 10 be sent South the
men TO avoid the suspicion which might be excited By
their being cen together ia any considerable number
were often empoyoGton farms in the vicinity ~ Ioss
vile and the farm of Moore in that negbbor~Od
st whose horss also meetings were heidi ia indicates
In the testimony as ous OF the localities where such
crists were so rerriozvoused and employed.
The same facilities which were afforded - recrusa
sor tie Southern army also furnished By the Oniss
to persons as,rs . oqss% s es sne ' S
ferfed 81 point of departure srd. the Mississippi
river particular steamer, the Graham. Ss ssectse
"A the safest convenience.
VI FrgyIsHTNG TIiS RgBFIs WITH Arms, AHxUn
TON Gu this. too the order and especially ~
female members end allies has besa edaonsly engaged
The rebel o; louisiana and Kentucky are repre-
sented having rendered the most valuable aid 10 tn
southern army by Transporting very largo quantities q
percussion caps powder &c, concealed upon thor per
IONS convenient locality near the lines whence
they could be readily conveyed to those for s~Ao tsy
were Intended Ii IS estimated that at Louisville up 70
Nav last the sum Of Ell OoS had been Invested by the
order 10 ammunition and TO be forwarded prinet
paly in ths to the Eebas IN III. LO1is se'er
firms who well known 20 the Government the pT1a'
cipal Of which is Bsauysis Co., have been engaged
supplying arms and ammunition 70 members OF Tue OF
drl be conveyed 10 their SOu's ein allies Mary Aua
PitInan a reliable witness and member OF The w. A.
k. who " u hereafter be specially alluded Co. states -
her testimony that she visited Boauyais Go. three
times and procured from them each occasion nssos
eighty dollars worth OF caps. besides number OF ps
tolls and cartridges which she cirried Ia erson tOF
rests command besides much arYcr quantity Of sind.
lar articles which she caused 10 De forwarded by ot1
agents The guerri!las IN Missouri also received arro
from St Iouis and QUE pouges one Of the most sctre
c0nsI ira.erS Of tho o. g. h. in Missouri and specfa
emsssry Of Price. was arrested while In The act %
transporting box OF forty reVovers by railroad toe
guerrilla camp in the Interior OF the state. MedoA,
stores In largs quantities also by the aid Of the
order furnished to the enemy; aud surgeon IN ioas
cling incidence" through the Inns Of our army. Sop
plies IN conveyed 70 the enemy throoge
The medium OF profcsscco, aiss who. having recetreZ
permits for that purpose itom the ola % ~ military
authorities would toward thei. goods. as L 70. osdi-
nsry PURPOSES ofrsae 10 certain point nesr the Rebei
lines where by the conaiysngo OF the owners, TIE
enemy would be enabled IA sciae ,hc1.
VII COorLRTIsG wTrR TEI EsKhf n RAIDS AID
TSyAsoNS.-Wiie II is clear tia. the order has giSsu
aid both directly and indirectly 10 the forces OF the
Rebels and guerrilla banda when engaged Ia making
ihcursons into the Border states yt because. on tie
hand OF the constant RESTRAINT Glon rs ACTORS ex
erescd by our military authorities. and. OF the ofhe-
baud ,ic general OF our armies N the tad
thoseol hc enemy THEN Glss AZ the North havs
thus been able 70 carry ont theT grand plan a.
general armed rising II the order ond Us cooper ton
on M extended scale with the southern forces This
plan Aas been two fold ami oonsisted-hrst Of rssau
the order Missouri. aided BY stronG tCtecl mend
from Illinois. and COOPERATION With a Rebel army IN
der Price; second OF similar rising Ia Indiana Ohio
and henG cky. aud eooperelion with o forco uad,a
Breckenridge Buo %ger. Morgan. or some Other NeteI
commander, who Wis TO invade the latter State. In
this the order first ocGt tho railroads aud ese
graph wires in order that Intelligence VI the moyeness
mghtnot bc sent abroad mi the transportation OF nlos
troops might DO dclayed and then 70 seUe upon the
arac.uls indanap polls Columbus. Springfield. L"Vts
vllo and Frankfort, and. furnishing snch of their
Der rs were Sihou' arms 20 AIu % inAc pltsohesW
department district ana post commanders, release the
Rebel prisoners nc Rock Island Camps Morton, DoueS
and Chase. and thoroupSa JOIN tie Southern army -
Louisville or some otACf point IN hcntaok. Which STATE
70 Doe permanently occupied by the combined force.
At the period OF the lt so proposed THAI
attack should b. made upon Chicago BY means u
stcamtugs mounted wish cannon. A similar eodtss
Was Ia Dee taken in Missouri and ~ rcsalt IN he
permanent occupation 81 the State.
This plan hs, long. occupied TIE minds Of mcmbesef
the order. and has been continually discussed ny tasu
in the.g lodges. rising somewhat Of tho character
described was intended ~ have taken place instns
Spring vi ths yeor ssane0rly with an expected nd
ii The srly OF Lee ri-n Washington; Dot t's
plan Of toe enemy having been anticipated ID TOE