Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-31
The Great Cepperhead Conspiracy I'm
AID Of the observation-disclosures OF
q Demo rntic EdItoFs

OemOcFuuc EuttoTs
Any skepticism as to the existence of secret
organization known as the Sons Of Liberty, hav
ing for it, object bloody revolution In the north
western States in direct aid Of the slave holders
rebellion. must yield TO the evidence accumulat
ed during the investigation in progress before the
Military Commission, nov w session In the city
of Indianapolis .......e
All that has been charged against this order
and It's association. moro or less. with the Dem
ocratic party. is confirmed by the testimony OF
Mr.. j Bingham, editor of the Indianapolis
State Sentinel. the central organ Of the Demo
cratic party in Indiana, which unpublished among
our speci al kilograms this morniug.
Mr.. Bingham alleges that he was misled as to
the character of the organization and its ultimate
purposes. and was not made aware of them till
some months after his initiation. The pro
gramme Of the revolutionists included a general
rising In the northwest; the assassination Of
Governor Morton; the release Of rebel prisoners
at Camp Chase. Ohio: Camp Douglas. Chicago;
Camp Morton. indianapolis. and on Johnson's
Island OF course they were 10 be armed. when
released. and 10 aid the Infamous conspirators in
the work OF slaughtering their Union neighbors.
and transferring the seat of war. ~ Mr. Davis de
sired il should be. north Of the Ohio river.
We desire 20 call the readers attention TO this
important fact: While the existence Of this in.
famous organization known to Mr.. Bingham,
aud It's horrible purposes perfectly understood by
bin, be deuied through his paper all knowledge
Of the exstence of the order. and ridicued the
charges made against X by the Union papers OF
the west. as abolition lies manufactured for par
tisan purposes tkF -
At the same time he was supporting for I'm
portant Offices in the State Of Indiana. and ask
ing the people to vote for men whom he knew 10
be in full membership 10 the order. and undoubt-
eddy acqusinsed With IL not actual psrtcipators
in the bloody programme, Of which Dodd is now
made the scapegoat. Is also appears that Mr.
Joseph Z Mcdonald. the late Democratic csndi-
date for Governor Of the State, though possibly
not member Of the order. carried the tsemen-
dous secret Of the preparations foe this revolution
which vas to commence. With the assassination
OF his competitor for Office. and end in the desc
lation and ruin of his State. locked up in his
breast. during the Gubernstorisl canvass, and
while he vas speaking from the same platform
with the man whom he knew. il the uprising of
the consplrators was successful. would be the
hrst wei IN of an co artiy ana bloody business
weare willing 10 credit Mr. Bingham with all
that he claims. a stesdtast resistance 20 the rev
olutionsry schemes. and we have no doubt Mr.
Mcdonald opposed its execution. But the fact
still remains that, rather than injure their party
rather th.n diminish the chances of the success
Of the tickle, headed by Mr. Nc Donad, bus having
on it the names OF men whom they knew were
up TO their arm pils IN schemes of blood and
ruin. they endsav' red by repeated and persistent
denial TO blind the eyes OF the authorities, pre-.
yent the discovery of The a,rocious plot. and the
arrest OF the deyilish conspiraiors. In other
words. they preferred paltry party triumph to
the peace Of The Stale. and concealed the wick
eldest Of crimes. lest the villains with hands itch
ing for blood, should be defeated AZ the ballot
box.
We copy the foregoing from the Cincinnati
Commercial Of Saturday. The Gazette, of that
city, of the same date, has an article OF similar
import We did not design to make any com
ments upon she trial now in progress before the
Military Commission in this city. preferring to
wait for the evidence which would be developed
10 vindicste ourselves and the Democratic party
from the charges of our political opponents sim
liar 70 those which the Commercial repeats, but
our assailants force Us TO take issue with them,
and in advance OF the ia,estig CATION. deny and
refute their ISLANDERS
The Commercial and the 4" Union papers Of the
West" for the bAsess of partisan purposes. have
endeavored 20 hold the Democratic party respon
sble for the designs. and designs only. Of fe~
RECKLESS men .ho did more for the success OF the
Republican party in the recent State elections.
than sny thing It's sdh-reats we're able TO DO to
secure is triumph
Let Us briefly snalyEe the testimony thus IA
developed upon The trial. and. be il remembered.
il all comes. too. from Witnesses brought for
ward By the prosecution The conspiracy vas
concocted BY some sixteen men in Chicago
about the 2Osh OF July last. The scheme .ss
projected by and vas knosn to them only. and
tney alone were responsible for il. On the asth
Of the month ]. appears that the Government"
we're fully spprised Of the conspiracy and the
parties vbo sess engaged IN t Outside Of the
men .ho eoncoossd the scheme there is no ssi-
denes TO show that, up 10 that Tine or IN fact for
some day. afterwards. that any other persons eI
esps Republican officials and Republican en-
ployes had any knowledge Of the BLOODY pso-