The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-01
Sons of Liberty in Indiana.
The Evidence Of the Conspiracy Aeon
mulatIng.
The Editor Of the indianapolis .seHti-
mel ''bl0Ws" on DOdd.
Startling Developments.

We have not been OF that class who
believed that ali that was said about
North-western conspiracies was mere
"bosh, as some good Union men really
believed; on the other hand, we have
always been confident that there was q
conspiracy on foot, Of great magnitude,
which, ii was intended, should Inaugu-
rate a bloody revolution in aid of the
rebellion in the South.
We rejoice at the arrest of Dodd, be-
cause we believed him as guilty of trea-
son rs jeff Davis; but we feared that
he would manage 10 prevent the intro
duction Of testimony sufficient to con-
Wet him; but on that score, we are now
entirely satisfied Members of the Or
der, including Mr. Harrison, the
Grand Secretary, aud Mr. Bingham, Edi-
tor of the indianapolis Sentinel, have
'blowed" on their brethren, and
delicious mass of developments we have
Off Harrison was cautions, and on
ly said that this, or hat, was under
stood to be the designs entertained
10y the leading members; but Bingham
makes clear breast Of it. lie says that
ON the ID or Sd day Of August Dodd
called on him TO issue, as chairman of
the Democratic Central Committee, a
call for a mass meeting on the 10th of
August He asked his word of honor
that he would not reveal anything he
might say bingham ilrnishedit. Dodd
said revolution had been determined
on at the Council of the 10th, held at
Chicago, which consisted of four mem
bers from Indiana, four from Missouri,
four from Illinois and four from Ken
lucky Dodd, Bosyles and Bullitt were
present Bodd said they arranged there
TO release the rebel prisoners at John
sons Island, Camp Chase, Ohio, Camp
Morton, Indiana and Camp Douglas,
Illinois, and the released prisoners at
Camp Douglas we're to release those at
Rock Island. At the same time they
were to rise in Louisville and seize the
Government stores and property. Bing
ham was astonished Dodd wanted
mass meeting called, under pretense Of
opposing the draft and instructing the
Chicago delegates Bingham refused
Dodd wanted him 20 call a Congressional
convention TO nominate a Congress
man, as a cover for his revolution. Bing>
hsmreiused Dodd went TO Mcdonald 10
have him influence Bingham to call the |
convention Bingham thought he ought !
10 reverse the plot, and tried Mcdonald |
with The wa5cf@ord, "What success"
TO know whether the secret had been
Entrusted to him. He found it had not,
aud impaired Il to MeDenald on Au
gust 9Th They could not deter
mine what to 90, and agreed to
meet again Next day, while going
home, he met Mcdonald Kerr, of New
Albany, and said " What success" He
answered, " Do You know anything
The people are all alarmed in our part
of the State, in Washington, Harrison
and Floyd counties, with the idea that
a revolution IS in progress they are
selling their crops because they think
greenbaclxs safer Kerr went on and
revealed Dodds scheme. Both then
went to McDonalds, Kerr told him
this plot bingham did net then tell
Mcdonald Of his withdrawal from the
Order, but was understood to still be.
long Kerrs information involved DIR.
Athon Morton was 70 be pot out Of the
way, and Athon 10 be Governor. They
went to Ations house, called him up,
and be denied any knowledge of the
plot They met At McDonaids Office
next morning, and invited prominent
Democrats 10 meet them. Mcdonald.
Judge A. L Roache, VIM Hutcheson,
Aquilla Jones, sam1 II. Iluskorn, Jos.
Ristine, DR.. Yeagle. Col Caldwell and
others were there. Kerr told his story.
They said the revolution must be
stopped. Dodd and John c Walker
were called in They did not then
acknowledge anything about it, At
fret Kerr told Bingham tI,at if they
would not abandon It. II was his
intention 10 inform The authorities and
have them arrested Dodd and Walker
then spoke very earnestly shout public (
affairs, saying the Government could
not be restored under the old state Of