New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-17

milton, ard tha, these have been procured In large
Quantities for lie use The witness Clayton. the trial
Of Dodd estimated that t~o thirds Of the order are FUR
ushcd Vith arms. -
Green T. smith Grand Secretary Of the order In Mis-
sonri states in his confession Of July last; know
that arms mostly revovcI9 and ammunition have Dech
purchased wv members in ~ Louis 10 send 10 members
in the country where they could not DO hnd; and ne
subsequently, nd Is thai lac himgc alone oiandestrey
purchased ana forwarded between ApT1 u aud ~ ls
about two hundred rcyoisert' win about 1--we thosnu
percussion cans and other ammunition. mnsterfon
If one Of the country lodges OF that state is exhibited
in which opposite the name OF each member ore n"c
ccrain numbers. under ne heads OF NlatoiTl itluu
can. ST Louis Union" AnzeiPer,' " dlscel@nr"".
pcriodie9I= "Dooks" "Spceches" and Ecpo'ts.'
titles Rhci when interpreted. seyefa!y eirnlfy sagis
JaysaIeG gsas d0abL-bcrreisd EsHs, rsrocer' Pie"s
r-,.v7i,ion prirGi, tad company poer oomdHy tddi
the ro thus actually setting forth tic amount Of arms
ard ammunition IN The possession OF the lodge ana N'
I'm he states of Ohio and Illinois The order I, claimed
Nv its members 10 lie unusually wellarned With "a
yGvcrs carbnes &c but II ia in regard TO the arning
OF the order In Indiana that the principal slatisls
have been presented and these rny serve 10 isitnic
1.-The syste which has probably been pursued In most OF
the States one intelligent witness. WHO has hceh
member o. the order Estimates mat m hsrrh ~
there IN possession of tie order IN thai sl,e
e. 900 muekets and coco revolvcrs, beside Wi.
waite nrns. Another mcInber ttsiihes that ~ Sings
lodge meeting Of two hundred and lhy-two persons
which he attended early in the present year, the sun o.
oar ihonsand dollars wna subscribed or arrn' p'hcs
members present statements IN REGARD 70 tho nnipe1 o
arms in ttor respective counties ana al agrce ~
scntng that these lave been constantly forwarded ron
fudiauayulis into the interior Beck n brothers u
designated MS the firm in thai city 10 which most OF ihe
arms wore consigned. These were shipped prIncipiii
from thc East; some packages however were sent
from Cincinnati and some from kcr'ncky. ara me
boxes were generally marked p.uk-axtS. AaFu"A''
trails" household goods" &c.
General Carring,on estimates Mat in February enc
March last henry 5000 guns end reyoTors eni.it"
the state aud this estimate IL based upon an aetun ~
peoiion ofnyoces. Che true nnmOer INTRODUCED W.
therefore probably considerably greater. The onrer
adds that on .hc dny which tie sale 81 arms va
stopped by his in Indianapolis noaFy lOJJ ice
tiGal revoycrs had been contracted for 6nd tha1 tn"
trade could not supply the denend lie iurLher reports
ia after the introduction OF arms intOthe Department
of the North had been prohibited In General Orders OF
March lasi seizure was made by the un'efnnonl oi
large quantity OF refovers ana one hahItp enu n'i
i've thousand rounds OF ammunition WhIcl tu Ut,I
.hipped Ia the itm in Indianapolis. OF Whch H. IL
Dodd grand commander. was o member; mat o.Net
arm about be shpped 10 the same de.inat'n N'rt
seized IN New York city; and teai OIL llese were
claimed the private property OF join g. ascr ono
of the major generals Of the order IN rdna, ana acre
Represented have been 'gIcRa'if ior itn tr'1ae'
II is 10 be added that ~ tie office Of Hon. ID W. NooT-
hoes ~ g. ~ 1r.re Haute. were discovered letters
which disclosed Jurisprudence between liIu and e1
Senator Wa ev-JcfsoY. in regard 70 the pun chase
oftweny e > S~afibadi RITES, to be Forwarded TO
Il appcars n, curse Of Ito testimony that a con-
siderable y of erns and an munitoE were
brought = .iate Of Illinois from 1 burlington, iowa
Indiana = Xtsiucky; II IL also represented that had
Nalandghsn reeD ARE sted on his rel IN 10 one u
Contemplated furnishing the order viii ,fms nom
q point in Canada near Windsor. Were they were
There remains further to he noticed n thi.
ton the testimony Of Clayton upon the lFial OF Dodd
30 the eject that arms to De furnished The order
from Nassau. y r. BY way of tGnrda that. To deirai
the expense Of thcsc arms or their transportation. a
formal es-meB. levied upon ;he odgrs bat that
the transportation into Canada was actually 10 De
nlrniehfi by the COME dcratr authorities.
statement war made by Hunt grad commander OF
Missouri hcicr, his arrts'. tO fellow mcmber tlhl
shells and MI kinds Of munitions Of war. as well a. IN
fcrnal machines wore manufactured for ne ofder ny
indianapolis; and the Int dvcoyery IN Cincinnati 81
samples Of d-grenades. conicI shes ana rockcis
OF which thousand were about 20 - rnsnuAstuf
under special contract for The o. :. L.. goes directly
u verify such O statement
These details WIN ronvcy some idcs Of the attempts
Which have been mrdr 70 rlncr the order upon aNnr
footing and lieparf u for nc moicmcniA But
notwith tending an the efforts thar have been put fort,
and with considerable succ 10. 10 rrm and equip IT,
members Ighng u,U. TO leliers OF re order have
felt Themselves ri very deficient 10 heir armament
and numerous rchcmrs fT iBcroa ing itCis ar-l.d
g,,ryrh have been devised TLuf r., tho time 81 leu
log ~ the general order IN N'gguFi requiring The On
rolment 81 all ctz-r~ II proposed II TIE hodges 81
tie o. A. X at ~. Louis that certain fneno.rs should
fets cofupanics IN tic militia III eit respective wnrnt
ana Tins set commnnd ~ ms innil F.'rInnrht 1913
aud equipments possible FOR M r'nrc "" 81 the
order. Aguin Il wns proposed tha. oH the members
,houd roll Themselves IN ibe rllig instead ~ rrr
ing commuirtgn IN this Wv ob'an'sg possession OF
Uulod h,ales a! ns ard having The ADVANTAGE Of the
drill and military instructon. IN ns conneis {" ID.
order IN Kentucky In jane las, strioe Wa oeyfel
ior di.srming ~ the gro troop wlc EpP tloL.l y
could be donc without much dih.cuiy, AID Gpp!oIfl
ating their arm. Tor the purposes % TIC order.
The defpcahc ircschery Of these proposed ponG ~
eyiucug tie sGiiaus Of the ecnff-lc!, need not b.
commented upon.
II j. 10 be- observed that .hc order In tic State 81
Missouri hs, counted greatly upon import nom Tie on
rolled u.is IN case ~ 30 nV.finu ~ fTce o. cob
talnrg nLny members End friends Of Tho \. q. X.
and that the " Paw Paw militia military crgnriza
ton Of Buchanan county a. ell ~ e militia OF lhie
and Clay Counties kAown ~ " Plat foota have been
relied upon alIuoti man, 10 ion he Evolutionary