The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-10-20

! tHc pTiSOueTS aC JOuuSVu 1sidHu lpCi
told witness this at Louisville when in
Kolfus's Office, July 10; Kolfus, Harri-
son, Bowles and Piper told witness the
0. A. K, and sons of Liberty were essen
TALLY the same order; in the direct ex-
animation again, the witness stated that
no intimidation or promise of reward had
induced him to testify Collins character
as detective was first revealed to him
the Order by DIR. Chambers of Warsaw,
Kentucky; the Order and four different
names, but he knew only of the Order of
American Knights and Sons of Liberty
The witness then went through por-
ton of the unwritteu work of the Order,
the grips, signs, words and colloquies of
the several degrees. Among the signs
was that of the Southern cross. The time
Bullitt was arrested, he carried in his
hand satchel which was quite heavy !;
afterwards the witness understood he had
gold in it, having cashed one of his checks
on Montreal, and having the other on his
person.
George E. Pugh, Cincinnati, was sworn
and examined as to whether certain let
ters to Dodd and Voorhees,, offered in ev-
idence, were in Vallandigham's hand
writing; he identified them as such, be-
cause lie had seen him write many let
ters, and had received many from him ;
the counsel for the defense were satisfied
on that point. The only letter of Val
landisham yet admitted is as follows:
,vALLANDIGHAM' LETTER.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 81,
H II. Dodd, esq; Dear Sir: That Dis
trict Convention is at last fxed-Hamil
ton Butler county, June l3. BE there
and bring friends and speakers. Don't
fail.
(Signed) G. L. VAIL.
Your letter with names received all
right.
Jos. kirkpatrick, of n. Y. City, deal
er in arms, was sworn and examined in
reference to purchase of arms shipped to
J. j. Parsons & Co., of this city. He l.
Identified the arms found in Dodd's Office,
as those sold by him to a man who repre-
sented himself as Harris They were
marked by Harris, who paid for them,
81 j. Parsons & Co., Indianapolis, Indi-
ana" He sold him 290 revolvers, and
contracted to furnish him $500 more,
and I35, 900 pistol cartridges. He judg-
ed from what Harris first said, that they
were to be shipped to Mexico.
The commission took recess until two
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
William Clayton, witness for the Gov
ernment, was then introduced Reside in
Warren County, Illinois; was a member
of the Order of American Knights, and
since that of the Order of the Sons of
Liberty was initiated into the three de-
grees entered and continued in the Or
der in good faith; was admitted first of
July, 1863. The concluding portion OF
the obligation is as follows; 81 do furth-
er promise that | will, at all times, if
needs be, take up arms in the cause OF
the oppressed in my country; first of all
against any monarch, prince, power or
government, which may be found in arms
against people who are endeaYoring to-
establish or have inaugurated Govern
ment for themselves, of their free choice,
iu accordance with and founded upon the
eternal principles of truth, which have
first sworn on the Vestibule and now in
this presence do swear, to maintain invio-
late, and defend with my life; this do
promise without reservation or evasion OF
mind, without regard to the name, station
condition or designation of the invading
or co ercing power, whether it shall arise
from within or come from without; all
this I do solcunly promise and swear sa-
credly, to observe, perform and keep with
a full knowledge and understanding, and
with my full assent that the penalty which
will follow a violation of any or either of
these most solemn VOWS, will be sudden
and shameful DEATH while my name shall
be consigned to iufamy, while this sub
lime Order shall survive the wrecks of
time. and even until the last faithful bro
ther shall have passed from earth, to his
service in the temple not made with
hands :" witness took the second degree
in the Fall of 1868, and the third degree
in the Spring of 1864; after he took the
second degree in the o. A. X. the Order
was changed to the Order of the Sons OF
Liberty; the same officers controlled both
Orders; he was still in the Order and
met last two weeks ago; the place of NEE
ting was in the woods; the organization
was first contemplated to bring the Dem
ocratic party into power, ard was only
understood to be political organization
afterward the officers Informed the
members that it was military organiza-
tios the authorities who had control of
the Government were said to be tyranni-
cal, that they were tramplins us under
foot, and that we should have to resist by
force of arms, and the members OF the or
der are expected to rise to maintain their
rights the o. s. L., frequently drilled
and have been drilling for year about
two-thirds Of the order were armed some
with rites and others with revolvers and
| sbot yups. the muster roll of their town