The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-02
The Great Copperhead conspiracy.

| Tcegraphic Correspondents Cincinnati Gazette.
INDIANAPOLIS Oct. 29.-The testimony
of Felix G. Stidger, Grand Secretary of
Kentucky, before the Military Commits
sion on Friday last, contains the follow
ing important points Witness saw
iIefiren at Salem, May 6. Heffren said
that he was expecting a rebel commits
sion from Kentucky in connection with
the disbandmento of Forests regiments
lie said ne could call together within
twenty-four hours, 1000 or 800 armed
members of the secret Democratic or
ganization. Saw Bowles at French
Lick Springs, May 6, who asked ado
you know any thing about the Gemo-
cratic organization p Bowles said that
he was a military chief of that order;
the forces in Indiana, would concen-
trate in Kentucky, and occupy it, il
Illinois would concentrate at ST Louis
to cooperate with Prices army of 20
600, and hold that State, that Mr..
Stone had organized regiment in In
diana in six weeks; that Mr. Dicken-
son, of Baltimore, went to Richmond
for him, and communicated with the
rebels Bowles wanted to know how
many men Kentucky could furnish to
join Buckner's invading army.
The secret order, he said, was
TO cooperate with the rebels He had
belonged to the Knights of the Golden
Circle, and had resurrected the order
out of it The witness saw Heffren
again May 20; Heffren said he had
been to indianapolis and he and II. II.
Dodd had concluded to call a meeting
OF the order between the 18th and 10th
of June. They were the only two per-
sens who could call the order together.
Saw Bowles May % He had returned
from indianapolis, where he saw Dodd,
Bullitt and Barrett, of Missouri Bar
rett pledged Missouri for 10000 and
Illinois for 10000 men. BoWles said
Nallandigham had been made Supreme
Commander, and he was appointed
commissioner to visit him in Canada,
and notify him of it. that Dodd and
others, on Sunday, May ID, had expert
mented with Greek fire in the base
ment of building in this city, and
that Government boats on the Missis
sippi had been destroyed by it; that
they would use it to destroy Govern
ment property: that jeff Davis would
pay ten per cent on all property de
stroyed. Bullitt knew how Greek fire
was made, and that those shells were
TO be used against the Government
Bullitt and others decided at Louis
vile that Coffin, a detective, must be
murdered. lie Bowles got him into the
order, he must have him murdered. -
Bowles promised 10 do it, Met Bing
ham and Dodd, at Bingham's Office ear
-ly in June. Gatling remarked he was
glad the Government had not taken his
coffee-mill gun, for he intended to pa
tent it in.Europe for the rebel Govern
ment The secret cipher of the order,
for official communications, was ex-
planned at the meeting of the Grand
Council of Kentucky, June -. Judge
Builitt, D. C. Whips, NJ Proir and
NJ Winchester, were elected to the
Supreme Council, to meet at Chi |
eago, July J. Reports were made |
about the organization of the order, and |
preparations were made for q revolution |
at the Grand Council of Indiana, held |
June IL Dodd, Harrison, Bowles, Null |
ligan, Humphreys, Judge Borden, of
0AN W al NJ WV Ii. bAbAlAiks III Il
Athon, Mcbride and Everett, of Evans |
vile, and others, were present Thomp-
son, Athon, and Mcbride, were com |
mittee, on a military invention, by
member of the order, and reported in |
favor of using it for the order. Multi
gan, Bowles, Mcbride and Gautling, /
were on the military committee which /
reported in favor of military organi-
zstion and arnling of the order
John Walker was elected Major Gen |
eral; John Davis and c. r. Lasselle /
were elected delegates to Supreme |
Council at Chicago. Dodd, and the Maj /
Generals, were ex,ofiicio delegates, Nc
Bride, of Evansville, said he had two or
three companies of the Sons of Liberty /
in Nandersburg and POsey counties or
ganized and armed as partof the Home
Guards, and the order had gone 10 cleo
tons armed Bullitt went 10 Chicago, |
to attend meeting of the Grand Cons
unanders on the 18th Of July, where the /
programme Of revolution detailed by /
Bingham was arranged On his return,
Bullitt was arrested and Stidger came /
to indianapolis and got the plot from
Dodd. While here, Stidger talked with |
Athon, who said il was too soon TO rev |
olutionize, but the time for il would |
come.