Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-24

may know the truth" and Judge for them
selves, we lay il before our readers:
LErTEk FROM 0ES. N. y cARRISGrox TO
d. ". vooRHEES
IxDaANAPoL1s, lid, Aug. Is, 1884
Hon d W Voorhees, Hemter U s
Congress, TsrTe Haate, Ind
/ have received from you copy Of
your letter to Col. r. W. Thompsou, Pro
vost Marshal, and his reply The follow
ing lsconic note accompanies them:
"Gsn CdrriHgtoA As you published
this falseAood in the newspapers, shall
expect you to correct il Rs Col Thomp-
son has done D. W. VooRaEKs
The assumption in the shove 10 ground
less. Your name is not mentioned by
me 10 my reports, neither have pub
lished anything about you whatever.
You insist upon my answering your
note to Col. Thompson. The points you
make are
let "That the Office in which il is
said these papers we're found, had not
boon occupied BY you, or by any one con.
nected with you, or been ia auy way un.
der your control since last November. =
I'd. You desire 90 ascertain whether
the circumstances connected With the
discovery Of those papers in that Office
led TO the supposition that you placed
them there, or was even aware Of their
sxistence7"
You desire this that the people may
know the truth and mot that you as-
tach any particular Importance to the
documents"
The papers referred 10 are ons hun
dfed and twelve copies Of the Ritual Of
'he o A. K a irsasohahIe Order, aim.
'ng 10 overturn the Government of th.
United States, Of which you are mem
Der.
The gentleman who found "these ps-
pers told me they we're found in your
office.
The following are some Of the cir.
eomstances that led me to suppose
they were correct 10 the superstition;
Your law library and Office furnitare
we're in the Office where these papers .
wrre found.
You had declined denomination for
Congress, and the Office was reported a.
aot for rent, as late as April. 1864
The Ritual had been issued in the
autumn of 1868. Your Congressioua Al
documents we're in the Office Where
these papers we're found.
Your speeches, up to March, Of your
entire Congressional career, with the
John Brown" speech, we're in the
Office where "these paper" we're found
The correspondence Of Senator Wal
Of New Jersey, under bis frank, indors
ing a proposition 10 furnish you will
10000 stand OF Garibaidi rifles Just im
ported, for which he could soaeh, va,
in the Office where these papers wer'
found
The correspondence Of C. l.. Vallan
dghsm, from Windsor, c. W., assuring
you +" our people will fight" and that h'
is ready and fixing point on lh'
Lima road at which to meet you,
was in the Office where these papers
were found.
The correspondence of Joseph Ris
tine, Auditor Of State, declaring shat h
"woald like to see all Democrats unit,
in bold and open resistance TO all ai
tempts TO keep ours united people b,
force Of steel, and that this Vas " va
against tho Democracy, and our onl
hope was the successful resistance Of th
South, was in the Office where thes
, papers we're found
The correspondence Of z. g. Hibber
who assures you that "the Dsmocrac
. are fast stihening up when this war is {
be openly declared as being wsged 70
. the purpose of freeing the negro,
(which will arouse another section {
the country to arms" aud declaring ''ths
8 Lincolu bayonets are shouldsred "a
, cold-blooded murder" was in the ofie
: where these papers were found.
The correspondence OF J. HARDEST
who wants you to have that handre
!. men ready, as We do not know how 400
we may need them, were in the ofis
where this ritual was found.
The correspondence of j. ]. Bingham
who asks you ''if you think the Sou
has resources enough TO keep the Unic
forces at bay" and says that you mu
have sources of information which
has not, was in the Office where ''ihe
papers" were found.
The correspondence of John G. Davi
a. informing you that certain New 70
journal lis wonderfully exercised abo
!. secret anti.war movements, and tremt
in their boots in view of the terrible I
- action which is sure to await them
was in the office where these paper
s.. we're found.
The correspondence of W. S Walk
who keeps out of the way because ih
are trying 10 arrest him for officiating
secret societies" inclosing the oath
the & 9. C's, prior to that of the o.
K, was in the office where these pap,
were found
The petition of c. L vsllandighs
D. W. Voorhees, and Benjsmin Wood
. favor of two Republics, and unit
!, TO South, was in the Office where these
ual pers were found.
J. The correspondence of Z. Etherid
o., CLERK of tie House of Representativ
are giving official notice that your cred
ity tials as member of the 3Sth Congr
d have been received and fled in
iiA proper Office" and for you ITO come o
en- was in the Office where these papers y
ST. found
The correspondence Of Geo. II. P
ed dleton, which states that Eshsridg
!, 70 plan TO organize Congress, VIC:
'h'' Elect himself Clerk and Cox as Spe
,.n, er." though be (Pendleton) viii not
a., cihtats the re-nomination Of any mar
var. Clerkswhose progrsmne Is for Ris de-
As.e az Speaker, asnggessiag to YOU TO b
urss II whispered in the ear of Eshsriige
sss. rso'procsts fsvcvs and opPosisioes
~ 70 DO this aa'sAoSisss<lv, bat aot "a