Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-11-24

He told me that the Order in Illinois was
generally armed. and ready for any move
ment. Mr.. Wright told me that nearly
every Democrat in his county is member.
/ am not aware of any general effort being
made to arm the Orier in my county
The members aimed themselves individn-
ally. / understood that Captain Hamil-
ton was drilling q company.
/ attended a meeting in Chicago, called
by Mr.. Barrett of Missouri. Mr.. Barret:
told me it was intended to be meeting o
the military men of the Order. l went to
Chicago partly on my own suggestion.
suggested to Harris. IIeffren and other,
that shoul2 go. Mr.. Green accompanied
me- We started on the l9th Of July and
got there on the Goth. We stopped at the
fremont House. We went down to the
Richmond House. AMI were shown tc
Bowles's room. We found him in an al
joining room with a number of others a
general conversation was being carried on
! asked il there was going to- be a meeting
Bowles told me they were not vet ready, as
some who were expected had not anived
lie mentioned DodA, who he said had
gone to Niagara, but would be hack in
time for the meeting. Green and myself
then returned to our hotel. The next day
we went back to Bowles room, and learn.
ell that Judge Bullitt and Mr.. Williams,
from Kentucky, had arrived. Mr. Barrei
and Mr. Piper were also there.
We sat awhile, and some one suggested
that we should hear what Mr.. Barrett hal
10 say about the meeting. Barrett said
the intention was TO have a meeting Of the
military chiefs of the Order, but he was
afrail he had not succeeded in getting all
the men together he had expected. lie
said he thought the C&ion could he rcstor-
ed by crushing Abolitinnism. if the Order
in the North would only co-ope,a'e with
the Southern armies. He said 1t was con
templarcd To have an uprising on the 81
of August. but it had failed. lie thought,
however, we could get rcaly hy the
10th or 18Th Tie Soaihern ieoders lad
authorized Tim to piace at the disposal OF
He Order two mliio"s # dollars. to pre-.
pare for general uprising. This money.
he said, Was captured from a Federal pay
master. on Red Riier This money was
to lie divided among the Grand Com
manders of the different States. who woul1
distribute it among their subor,linates ac
cording to their discretion. The money
was TO be expended in the purchase OF
arms and munitions of war. Mr.. B ,rrett
said he would pay the expenses Of all who
attended the meeting out of the fund
received forty dollars for that purpose -
AT a subsequent meeting Barrett stated
that a rortIcs OF the money received from
the rebels had been paid out ior the des-
truction Of Government property. There
was an arrangement with the rebel Gov
ernment. toy which they pail ten per cent.
of the value of all property destroyed. ia
king the estimate oi the n. DerS A. basis.
lie mentioned the harning Of Government
warehouses on Eighth st,ret. Louisville,
and the burning oil Government boats, as
instances where the agreement hal been
carried out. | afterwards learned from
Bowles that Greek fire was the agent used
in destroying this property.
As it was getting late. the Commission
hone Adjourned until 0 o'clock this morn
ing. when the examination Of Dir. Wilson
will be resumed.