, 1864-08-11
FROM ST. LOUIS.
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Troubles, DC.
ST. LOUIS, August 8th, '8Gt.
From our Special Correspondent
The Gtacd SECRETARY Of the o. A. K
Green g., 5mith-confesses the disloya1 OBJ
iects of the order, and admits his own COM
plicity in forwarding arms and supplies of
ammunition to the rebels In the interior.
This is the substance Of long confession
printed q few days since In confirmation
Of the revelations previously made con-
to precipitate revolution. fu the North.
Col. eapderson, the Provost Marshal Gene
raj, promises further developments In the
course Of q few days, which will enlighten~
the public considerably upon the substantial
aid and conifort derived by the rebels 10
North. The existence OF the o. A. K. is now
generally admitted by the CopperEeads. but
they pretend that the po Wer OF the ord er has
been exaggerated. Doubtless the real pow
er Of the Coppcrheads has been o7erfatsd,
but not the designs and will Of the
character of the men engaged in this order
forbfcs the idea that they would stop short
Of anything LEES than the overthrow Of the
The denials of the officers Of the Mcclel.
Ian Minute Men In New York Of ary connec-
ton rath REASONABLE organization, are a
waste Of words. The organization of tho
Mcclellan Minute Men partakes Of the na.
ture Of the first degree Of the 0. A.
R5 K 1t & s &e0npRa5Sf7sy pRnf 8ben an tSpe tSpen ;,S s1d
fnTl T are well tested in the open
meetings, an invitation is extended to
descend deeper into the mysteries of the
lenders. Col sanderson had in his posses.
sion, and had shown to seEera1 leading Union
men Of this city: 2 number Of badges, some
white stars, and others OF 5ello =, black aud
yellow stripes, with yellow stars In the black
stripe. These badges represent the second
ald third degree OF the Minute Mems organ:
ization: Strange to say, Gen. RosecIans has
received from North Missouri, the evidence
whackers returned from Prices army. This
was especially the case witt the members Of
Thornton's guerilla gang during their stay
in Platte City: Is this coincidence an acci.
dent? The Mcclellan minute men will get
The guerilla game has exhausted itself and
failed utterly in the design Of the rebels to
enbroil Missouri icto fearful internal COM
motion. The gangs ot bushwhacbers, led re-
epectively by Thornton, ThraIlkil aud
Anderson, have gone south; that IL,
le.Sing bthlud - mauy hundred strag.
glers who will continue to steal
horses, shoot Union men, and prow1 about
the country 10 squads Tor some time. Prob.
ably Bill Ander5on's gang Of forty OF fifty
rebels, for its size, has committed moro
tic war path IN this State. Il was Ander:
sous command who robbed shelbtna and
burned the Salt River bridge, on tue Hanni-
bal md St: Joteph railroad. The lead
er, BIZ Al, AndeEsor, is one Of the
aps aGif na tit sssas At .k e
eluce the forces sent In pursuit. On one
occasion he pisy ed strategy on the militia to
como purpose, By gobb1ing up all the horses
while the soldiers were beating the brush
searching for him.
The aTalnnche Of Union men preparing to
descend upon the conservative counties
along the river proved too much for the
rtbels- The camps formed at st. Joseph,
Hannibal and Chillieothe were each nearly
asden stsag, 10 and tbo the 1,ss 1ietls non
alarm. Hence they wiaely moved southw. .rd,
which is oll that Saved Boone, Charlton,
! Hor ard, Carroll, Rag and other conservative
counties from devastation. The rebels
bush IN i've OF Six 5f these COUNTIES FOR for siS *
months, with 5000 Union soldiers In tu1l
| cry after them, but the Inhabitants OF, the
i ,1trTitosy would have suffered terribly. It
is estimated that the rebels in Platte, Clay,
Ray md Carroll counties could Afford to pay
the Southern Confederacy round million Of
| dollars rather ttan have suffered the damage
which followed the raid Of Coon Thornton
| snd bis gang So it is lucky for other CON
.errattye counties that the rebels hare
ekedaddled.
Adyfces from the southeast section OF the
state. howeyer, intimate aa xpectsd raid
Into that section BY Shelby, in th. course Of
few days, for the object ot ha1assIop Union
troops and plnnder. II Shelby cs.sses tho
line with auy considerable force, il may be
prophesfeo that he will steer for the central
road leading to the heart Of Missu1ri. BE
will need to hurry up as Col. Thos c. Fletcher,
Radical candidate Tor Governor bus begun
to laiee regiment In Southeast Missouri fol
Tie express purpose Of huoting busll vnack-
e1s in guerilla style, which Is to e.ntion q
cemnany at every cross road. and ehoor every
hnttfni't WIN Il nnknnrn and cannot ~
aoo1 occnnnt If 1,imself FIetchar Wi be
roaa9<. ~ sh.Ihv IN n 1riaf t;mc onJ t,;vo the
reha ~. wa1m n 1rcentinn whenever thu comc
'eT Tha ronnarheags src geftinr into tan.fe
on the Presidential ouesston. The princi6al
1nadera ~ tbe 1srtv are dead sct aga,nst Hc.
TinI1a,s ~ hrt ~ ti,e n*npb1;e1n Is trrinT hor1 N
S1hin tt,e1n % ;nfo IL ranta
"rp re M3ssonrj de}eention tn Chicago will %
ooainst Mcr'ie11an Tithout nnsiti2e ass1ir.
eScs That he viii. il elected. immeaiateiy
source 20 Of annoyance 70 me CoRpetaeaass.
pen ,dtass tha, arerr conaarvot,ve NJ n,amhe1
Of Eop9rtes (ousted By the election Of NC.
Clurg ihe next gear wants to run. The
p1eeent Gov. Willard ?. Hall is also under
stood to be candidate aud regular XII
Ienny. fight ia in prospect al1 arouud.
Inc Germsns aro lohiog ther t1l early oa1an'
| pprhead 1urn In the programme Of the lead.