Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-21
The SOrth.weslern conspiracy Re.


paper in Illinois, whose editor was
warm personal friend and most enthusi-
astic adrnirer Of Stephen a. Douglas,
From it we learn that the plot to array
the great Northwest IN hostility to the
general Government has not been aban-
doned Never we're the reasonable
lodges Of the Knights Of the Golden Cir
ole--or by what other name they may de-
signate themselves for the purpose Of
evading suspieion--so actively engaged
in initiating members and plotting trea,
son. Never we're sylnpathizers with
treason so outspokop in their opinions
and intentions, or so bold and malignant
in their denuneistions Of everything that
is patriotic and everybody that is loyal
Never before has the hatred Of our no
bic soldiery manifested itself so con
spieuously, or the desire that they might
fail IN the great object Of their enlist
ment been 80 impudently avowed.
The Chicago Post gives the key to
this condition Of things when it positive
I y announces that the leaders in this new
conspiracy against tho integrity and per-
petaity Of the Government desire the
defeat Of our armies and the orertgning
! ofthe finances Of the country, in order
to hasten the public mind to an acqui-
escencs in a general brcaking up Any
one who has read tho columns Of the
Times for the past two weeks must be
/ convinced that II IS carrying out its part
Of the programme with the utmost zeal
and fidelity. Day by day il contains
communications and editorials 10 the ef
feet thattherebols were never so strong as
now, and that their resources of food are
abundant, while, on the other hand, it
insists that our Government currency is
rapidly becoming worthless and the peo-
pie are to be destroyed by taxation Its
leading stockholders openly avow that
they are in favor of the recognition Of
the Southern Confederaey, and all of its
efforts are directed to the accomplish
ment ofjust that thing.
The indictment against these Copporhad
leaders is by the Chicago Post, leading
Democratic paper. Readits announce
ment Of the programme contemplated
by the " Cops, and then compare Il with
the course pursued by the Times. The
thing is plain. There can be no mistake
about IT,
On every side we see signs Of the i'm.
pending trouble. In the adjoining State
of Kentucky, another conspiracy to drag
that State into the vortex of revolution
seems to bo acting in conjunction
with the ono Of which the Pos
warns the people, and which i.
designed to bring abont more
disastrous result Young aemagogues
from Kentucky are cheeEed BY conspira
tors in our own city in the enunciation
OF the reasonable and alrocious senti-
ment that if the Administration attempts
to enforce the laws Objectionable to the
slave holders Of that State, the President
win see merry hell These are
but the outcroppings of the great strata
Of treason ramifying the Northwestern
States, if not the entire North.
Two quiet and orderly soldiers are
sent into neighboring county for the
purpose Of arresting deserter and they
are met by an armed band Of thirty men,
fred upon aud one of them falls to the
earth pierced with ten balls. Does any
body with a thimble full Of brains sup.
pose these murderers are acting upon
their own responsibility-that they com
mitted the atroeious crime without being
iustigated to it by others2 Not bit OF
il They are acting precisely as the
Pest declares the Copperheads intend
acting, so that collision between the
citizens and soldiers may be brought
about
/ We say to the Union mea-look
around you. No microscopes are neees-
sary to discover the trail of the snakes
in your midst You must not repose in
fancied security. 1t becomes us all 10
be up and doing, or the very patriotism
Of our citizens which has sent them into
the army by thousands may be the undo.
ing of the country The rebel sympa-
thizers are marshaling their clans in the
dark corners of the land Like the ii
ger in his native jungle they are prepar-
| ing TO spring upon the nations throat
and strangle it before it is prepared for
resistance. Remember the old motto
External vigilance is the price Of liber-
ty'-and stand byyour flag
tFroH tho Chicago Post, March 70.
! The Washington correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Commercial, who is well
known at Washington, under date of
March Sd, says;
Very little has been heard Of this or.
ganization Knights oil the Golden Cir
ele) of late, but they deceive themselves
who think it is not still in existence, or
that it will not put forth efforts more Wig
orously than ever during the approach
ing summer and fan 10 accomplish its
mission, which is directly the disaHecton
! OF the Northwest on the subject Of the
war aud the restoration OF The Union.
and Indirectly the establishment of the
Southern Coniederacy, and the annexa-
ton to 1t OF the States OF Indiana. Ohio
and limos. William r. Morrison, Dem
oeratIe representative from the Twelfth
= Congressional District of Illinois stated
this fact to a friend YESTERDAY. Nh. Nor.
rison was for two years Colonel in the
army, and though now q peace man. re-
fuses to join the Knights, though he has
been importaned to do so. He is well
acquainted With the leaders and princi
pal members Of the cabal; and knows