Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-10-28
THE GREAT CONSPIRACY.
The Peace Party an army Of Traitor

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We regret that the size of this sheet
will not admit of the publication of the
clear and concise report made to the
War Department, by Judge Advocate
General Holt, relative to the secret or
CARNATIONS in the North, whose plans
and purposes are inimical to the perpe-
tuity of the American Union. This re-
port has fallen like grape and canister
into the camps of the Peace party, and
they thus far study to meet it only with
ridicule upon the author. The efforts
of the Democratic to bring Joseph Holt
into contempt, will prove abortive.-
His name is too familiar with the Demo-
cratic masses of this country to be sue
cessfully assailed by assassins and con-
spirators. Joseph Holt is citizen of
Kentucky, was, and probably now is, a
stakeholder. Before this rebellion the
Democratic party was proud to recog-
nize him as one of their great hosts
When treason was rampant in the Cabs
net of James Buchanan, and that digni-
traitor Floyd from among his chief
counseilors, Joseph Holt, in considera-
ton of his eminent ability, untlinching
devotion to the Union and answering
adherence to Democratic principles, was
called by Buchanan to discharge the du-
ties of Secretary Of War, and the people,
regardless of party, everywhere, had
faith in Joseph Holt as the only loyal
man in that Cabinet. When Mr.. Linz
coin was inaugurated, instead of going
with John G. Hreokinridge and the
Democratic. rebels of Kentucky, he ad,
hered to his country, and gave Mr.. Lin
coin his support, not because Mr., l.. was
a Republican, but President, and the
man upon whom devolved the duty Of
enforcing the laws. In the early days
of this rebellion, when conservatism
dictated our national policy, Joseph
Holt was made Judge Advocate General
of the army.
| This is the man whom assassins, con-
spirators and friends of traitors, calling
themselves in public Democrats,
would ridicule as the author of report
that reveals all their villainous schemes
and purposes, and holds them to public
view as the enemies of the Union and
human liberty.
| We shall content ourselves for the
present, by giving condensation of the
report. Mr.. Holt presents his subject
under the following heads
| l. Its origin, history, names, &c.
.. Its origin and officers.
3. Its extent and numbers
i. It's armed force.
). Its ritual, oathS and interior forms.
q. It's written principles.
!. Its specific purposes and operations.
5. The witnesses and their testimony.
Attorney General Holt then proceeds
TO give the specific purposes and opera
in BRIEF showing that they are as fol-
lows:
l. Aiding soldiers to desert and harboring and
protecting d. >erierS
,. Discouraging enlistments and resisting the
3. Circulation of disloyal and reasonable pub
!ications
i. Communicating with and giving intelli-
gence , o the enemy.
>. Aiding the enemy by recruiting for them or
.. Furnishing the rebels with arms, aln.nuni-
ton, &c.
:. Cooperating with the enemy in raids and
Iuvasions.
s. Destruction of Governm mt property.
g.. Destruction of private property and perse-
cution OF Union men.
10. Assassination and murder.
=. Establishment OF a North western Confed-
eracy.
He concludes by giving descriptive
classification of the witnesses and the
character of their testimony. The wit
nesscs are:
l. Shrewd and Intelligent detectives, some of
calling succeeded in being appointed to high
offices i'll the order, giving them full facilities
for knowing the whole truth.
y Rebel officers and soldiers.
B. Our regular army scouts.
1. Citizen prisoners.
D. Members of the order.
g. Officers of the order of high rank,
I. Deserters from our army under the influ-
ence OF lhe order.
s. Writers of anonymous communications
cOfrObOrated.
0. Witnesses before grand juries.
He who reads this report will agree
with US, that its statements are fully
sustained by an overwhelming amount
oi testimony, to which might be prop
erly admitted the confessions of Giea- |
son, one of the Democratic Rangers"
of Powesheik county. And is this the
Democratic party that is called the
hope of the Union:" Is this the Dem
ocratic party once honored and led by a
Jackson, a Silas Wright, and Douglas
Let such democracy and all its leaders
go down to eternal infamy
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