, 1864-07-29
nE]ifo9o IEtt'nne~


THE NEWS
We devote larec amount Of space this
morning 10 the startling revelations thlt
have Just come to light in St. Louis OF a
rclc1 scheme, having for Its object the estab.
1ieLmcnt Of a Northwestern Confederacy.
The first discovery Of the plot was made by
Cover 1mcIt officials come time ago, in Mis-
souri, where now this fnIl ezpose is permitted
to ere the light SO full and euccinct arc the
statements in the Dtmoc,ufs account, that
nothing remains to be added to the history
Of the plot ard It's development Let loyal
AID riehtn.inded men study carefully this
fresh and startling page in the National
struggle for existence
True It is sensational. Very likely some
may with great originality Of expression
remark tint newspapers need sensations to
make tlvir sales. But tts will not be aito-
-c;hcr wiec thus to dismiss the subject. II
there were such a plot, If 1t conprehended
not only aiding the rebels now In arms to
establish their empire of slavery on the ruins
OF the Onion, but thu fresh severance OF our
remaining national domain, what amount Of
time ought wire men who love their coun~
try 10 lore in becoming possessed of MI tho
facts connected there withy Because you
shut J: ur eYes Oh its explosion will not pow
der hum.
stCut these plots-fhis secret Eocicty busi-
rces, IL settiug5to he IN old story; is about
played out.' Is It? And get tlis fonl 1ebel-
lion, STEPPED In the h1oud of our country
ulen-tlis revolt that threatens our national
destruction, WAS 1edred and nurscd into
strength hy lust tbis method. The Soutb
vas fuet In tue tolls Of banded cousnjrators
b.torc either it, people or the country at
large dreamed OF solid danger, How Won
would have laughed, pcrhaps-ha! la! such
ii icl:.: as it would have BEEN, purely seusa
tional, Ind tie plottfupE Of some rebel co,,.
vehicle il the South. been fire ,cars apo
srrcad abroad in the public press.
AND vet the 1csult Of that scbeue. tic de-
1iberatcjy laid plans Of powerful dlsloyal a.
cr,.t ORGANIZATIONS 1ust euch as .beee frcsb1v
cxnosed. we have in the contest now co1nr
on. Is il not, tatrtfnre, wise 10 consider
whether there nay not BE- something i'll all
1his. Will II NOT be tar wiser to
rcod onr dancer and hc nrcnared In
avert it, than to pass on blindlv
IN the fa,c .n, tbe evils 1tcec home traitor,
arr. corE,;r;rr tn hrinr nnon nuS II will ha
ut least vise to read these fresh evidences
aud 10 remember that theee full statements
contained in this mornings issue concerning
the existence, plans and purposes Of the
American Knights are based On very yolumf~
Nous testimony taken during several mouths
past By the Provost Marshal Generals De-
partmcnt Of Missouri, thereby securing
tor tl1m IN official and authentic char
actcr.
The rebel raid in tbe Shenandoah offers us
new misses. p,;mar1,r If ,s q <-,e II harrest.
irr excursion for the bentflt If Ri,l,mond
.ranar;es. ],nt tber. as onc pb;,adc7rb;u ,,Is.
Ta,cl snrrrsr whc knows v.hetl,rr thrv viii
H. oa,,o1,9 ~ A. ~, +l,.,r ,,a-,..st;,,~ :, th.,
sleuandoa1, Rnt We he;,rre RI. Cavern
,,,-t 7,os ..l-u,, 1,,c,.nr..s nm,,, -, 49,, a.r
;,,vo,ior.
W. arc r1ad to chronicle tie erideuces in
our phi,udelph.a dispatch that the noble
Vu,1,pan is alive thoneh wounded md In
r,.1,t., hands, Tie story Of his catsure is
111i1,sup,y told by our brief dispatch.
From ttfore Atlanta the news is Of no
trnti,g since the recent battle. We are not
urrr, ,;ttri1 70 know fullr of Gen. Sherman's
plans, Int can readily believe all is niovin.
on viii.
Tnc ,tr;ccs f,on v.sbino+an sneak IN
.,,,rri.,5r terms of tne manner in which tn.
n,.w 1onr l. hc,~fn -ino n hc +,,zcn s,nonc thc
uo,,,. this Is 1,ot1 wise ors na.rlnt3c he.
t.ons,. tn tr,trr M In sns,a;ninc the Gor.
.,,,,,,a,+ :. ~ -a.,, al, 10 10 a,s ,-,,,
r,,,,, ,,,,.,, ,,,.. 1,.t;on t.,r .+ro,,r
U'At N2oAA %AAN AAtAsNAA - ~ " 1AA N" ItANo%st
long pull altoEetbeE, and tue uetlonal craft