The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-09-01


were found
The correspondence of Campbell, who
says the democracy were not afraid tc
let their purposes out to daylight" but
that "now it is deemed best to work in
secret, and asking your consent" were in
the Office where "these papers" were
found.
The correspondence of Z. Etheridge
clerk of the House of Representatives
giving official notice that 'tyour creden-
tials as member of the thirty eighth Con-
gress have been received and filed in the
proper office, and for you "to come on
was in the Office where ''these papers
were found.
The correspondence of George p.
Pendleton, which states that Etheridge's s
plan to organize Congress, viz. ''to elect
himself clerk and Cox as speaker"
''thoush he (Pendleton) will not facili-
tate the denomination of any man as
clerk whose programme is for his defeat
as speaker" Suggesting to you to have
it whispered in the car of Etheridge, to
reciprocate favors and opposition" and
do this authoritatively, but not as from
him, &C., was in the Office where "these
papers" were found.
The correspondence of j. Mcdonald,
who had an interview with Perkins, Gin
one of his (Perkins's) lucid intervals, :"
with regard to "the discovery of the
Northwest passage" by Perkins, for
which he claimed the credit, etc, was in
the Office where "these papers" were
found.
And so of B. W. Hanna, who wants a
good place in the regular army, and so of
Hannegan, and so of w J. Pierce, who
'will show the Beasts that Lincoln has
turned out to be monsters in 1861" and
so of Bigger and Devlin and Dodd, &C.,
whose said correspondence was in the Of
fee where these paper were found.
These are some of ''the circumstance"
that led me to believe that ''these papers"
the ritual of the O. A. K, were found
in your Office.
look upon these circumstances as a
plain juror might be supposed to do, and
not as a statesman, and innocently sup
posed that such papers as these, if spared
from the fire, would be in the possession
of the owner, and that the office of the
owner would be the place where these
papers would be found.
And yet, with Colonel Thompson, |
cheerfully accept your denial, and so re-
spond as you request ''that the people
may know the truth"
Your well-wisher,
HENRY B. CARRINGTON
The Indianapolis Daily Journal Of
Monday, just received, has the following
additional information about the treason
in Indiana:
LETTER FROM GOVERNOR MoRToN--ARMs
AND AMMUNITION.
On Saturday afternoon, Governor Nor
ton received letter from an Eastern ci-
ty, which was as follows, except some
names, which we omit for prudential troa-
sons.
&c. ------, August II, 1864.
Goreraor 0. b. Norton:
'Sir: The force hereby stated have
come to my knowledge in manner and
from a source such as to leave no doubt
in my mind of their reliability.
"The copperheads of Indiana have Or
dercd and paid for so, 600 revolvers, with
forty-two boxes fixed ammunition, to be
distinguished amongst the antagonists of
our Government, for the purpose of con-
trolling the Presidential election
august 5, the steamer Granite State
landed in New York forty-two boxes of
revolvers and ammunition; August 6, the
steamer City of Hartford landed twenty
two boxes ammunition, destined for In
dianapolis. Thirty-two boxes of the a
bove have been forwarded to j. j. Par
sons. Indianapolis, via Merchants Dis
patch, and marked; the balance is
stored at N street, New York, a.
waiting the convenience Of the Copper
heads to pay for the same before ship
ping.
Immediately on the receipt of this let
ter, Governor Morton placed the infor-
nation it contained in the hands Of Po-
liceman John S. Russell, who was able in
a short time to report progress to Col.
James G. Jones, Assistant Provost
Marshal, who, with Colonel Warner, Of
the Veteran Reserve Corps, with proper
detail, made descent on the printing
and book binding establishment of IL. Ii.
Dodd 4 % on SATURDAY. nioht whora