Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-21
GREAT PLOT To OVERTHO w THE LIN
COLIN DYNASTY.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF JUDGE ADVOCATE HOLT
An Extended REVOLT THREATENED

of War report upln the secret trsAsonsbls Assoca-
tons Of enemies Of the Ulo1, which havs been eat.o
shed N Ncrta, in order 10 fu-Ii cid and conf II
% he bell o. to eubalrass the % States GsVeIn-
p.rt the prosecution OF tue war, and, need be, 10
CH,r srued Ieslsarce 70 the tXecn lon OF the lava
Toe Government Il in full pCStssson OF oil the iscs In
tfsrsues 10 gbe origin. progrs and design OF these
sceisss the number OF tbeT m obers, ard the namss
Of tes principal men tnEAEeai2 them. These societies
=srs h:ss developed in the Wei N 1852 .pa me ols
nal oss Vss knoSn In osrA foeslliss - tbs 'Au psl
P,p,,ctlo S;si ~ tbs "Cises Of Il poth Of the "'
OlsH Or * lshs sf tns v gay q" eu: tore o.!
:, tss K,,sst 0! he @ lea Cifcls,' u sAs slnph
"A losuFaSs Of abe r hsiieG, hsng ll,ils Other En
a. est psIor saers he aiosys and esIseetsa " she
H,fta Of ths Assa6,Acu Of aha lssisS nas Wien eaS
existed for sone fssss a The bouta, AID from Vhish u
derived al the chief fsAtures OF ia crssrh'ion.
In the sumner and Eau Of 1855 the association uu-
dsrwsns some ed6saton and casDge OF mans in con-
renee # tie txl csures which bad bean made OF tee
objects Of the 'Kaghs Of tbs Golden CIRCLE Sterling
Prce had Insttpsed s successor In eissouF secret
political association, which he called the 'VorPs ee
Bssouen or southern Lssgu'," his principal cosGu-
,or being Ch,rles L. HuJt Of st. Ltus, then Bel ian
Consul Al that city but whose sxeqGr was subst
reVoked by the PreEdtni on account OF his dl'I'ya
o,acoss Tie special o. Of the Corps de Beg que sp
oeArs to have been unto the rebel sympahiSers oil
Missouri with view 10 TIER tex nE up arms Ano an.
pR Prcs upon his proposed grand invasion OF that
5 az, ana 10 their recruiting for his army In the
H. Iae f.H Of 1883 O. L. vallandighaU, P O. Wright,
Of New York, and others insIitu ed secret order,
-sica vas called o. A. K or Order Of American
K ,;eh's The society was organ ed In Reoelcom,
Tais yalAndiEhau vas enjoying the hospitsltes OF
D,~is and h in iuI accord With the rebel lta!ers.
Upoa the inaiiuton Of this association the Corps de
Big QUE snd ali other secret dsoyal associations OF the
SouIa and West we're bf6isted wish it, and !. became,
n fact, the wid -prsad, secret, oAsA-6ound d'oysl
,Oeiety the members Of which we're plsdged 10 each
,her 10 aid the rebels and 10 emSRrass the Govern
nsrt of the United Stats Another charge was made
/, NV Iss, Ia oonequeIc OF the oAths and sigrs be-
coming known 10 the military authorities. and It was
uabed in certain carts Of the Unon the o. s. L., the
o der o. Sons Of L berry, her NAMES we're assumed
associations Of the same KIDD In other StStss such
A. The PEI Organ Il yn" 10 kentucky, the ar Or
gs.1,tion,' and In Missouri rs the 'Auercsn D gaa-
.ior; these, however, being apparently names used
outside o. the lodges OF tie order. It's members have
II % been flmiarly designated 'ButterUuts' By the
county people Of Il-ois, Indians and Ohio and Ia
separate lodges have also qlentJ reoaVed TITLES IN
ended for the pubic ear that IN Obcago for 0star CO.
,ei, Q termed by its members The Democratic Irwin
be Club that in Louisville, the Democratic Rsadng
Rom &. =,
North TIE secret political association known 90 the
,McCisHGE MinaRs Guard" would seem to be branch
1T tteOA X, wing Substantially the same objects
o the localities in which il is established. The gov
srnmsnt of this order s vested In Supreme Council,
governed by Q Supreme Commander. In sec1 state
esIe is a Grand Council with Temples In esoh county.
Etch Sac Is also divided into number OF military
t,stro's tn the poYernmfnt Of which are assigned
,r Generals and in some OF dense populations there
,s "Br,gAdisr Generals" In Indans the Mi or Gem
ras are four n number. Illinois, Nhsre the organ-
,ti,n of the Oder is considered most perfect, the
men bars OF esoh Congressional District compose
brigade" which is commanded by "Br'9dd'sr Gen
Syakp The m mbers Of each county consthu,e req
u,uf ith Colonel" in command III those Of each
.o.pship form a company" GomeWhst similar sys-
e prevails In Indiana Wnere also efoh company Is d
yoed into SQUAD, each With its chief an arrangement
Intended to facilitate the gusTiAd mode OF warfare IN
case of a general outbreak or local disorder.
The "MoOIellaa Minute Guard" a. appesrs from @
ecvlar issued by the Chief Secretary at New York In
-Taroa last is CFkauE,d upon military basis similar
a mat OF the order Iroper Il is composed OF coupe-
MES Que for each election district, ten OF which cons
ute brigade with orgsnei general a. It's head
rbs whole il placed under the authority OF "ccm-
dsr-iu- chlei" A strict obedience on tie part o.
Gamblers 20 tho orders OF taer superiors s e1ooed.
Tie 6rsl SJpreme Commspdfr Was 7. U. Wright Of
New York editor OF the New York Daily News who
!, A. prssen. in FCrs Is syetts. The present Grand
Jommard,r is c. L. Val ndgtam. The following per
ems b,li principal efiess under the orgSnza lon =
Robert II iloway, of Indians; DR.. Aissey, CT O1io
Jbsrles l. Huat, Cheil,s Dam, Green B Smith arc
+ me- A B,rrpt.. Of Riesour. Dodd, HoIsc
| p. fF,on. w n Harr son, W A BoEle1, Jno WIker
| I, nl isap, AudreW Humphreys, D.. Atton and 10
| ooh X sne. OF Indiana Jldd and B P'psr CT H.
nos Judr, Bulitt, d. \ K dies GEd w Thomas
| OF Kent,cky, and in New York, Dr. r Stevens.
rhs Tsmplss' or LodSes' Of TIE order are numerous
lTclt,Frsd through tRe States OF odans, Illinois, Ohio
Missouri snd n ucky. Tney are also ficiay report
"a as established, to less extent ia hichigsn and thu
Other Western A,es We as 10 New Yo,k, and als'
Ia PENNSYLVANIA, New Hampshire, X ode l'land, Con
neouout New Jersey Maryland, Delaware and TeDnes'
see D1dd the grand commander OF Indiana, IL an I'D
;rass 20 the members 10 that Sale of February last
c,rna tba. Mt she uxt suura meeting Of the Surrem
Ooupcil (a FebtuaTy 1861 every Slate in the UaoI
vii be represented and acds This is the hrst anE
| only true re- icnsl organ zilion tho democratic an
conseryatiSs me o. the country have ever attempted
| I, has been asserted by delegates to the tuprem
eoupel OF february last that tie number was there re-
rase,tsd 10 bs from 500 coo to Loco co., but VslAn
1 Siohsm. in his spsrch last summer IS Dyton, ONO
Seed Is a. 500 600 which is obable much nearer III
tstI The number of It's members in the seVeTeiS ate
has baea a reuty e5,imst IN the report aud STATE
a,ts NJ ia officers Thus the erce If che der in II
sna Is sa e TO DO from OC0 TO lbs Oo0: in linois
| ,.oD, 100 600 In l40 900; ia Ohio, from 60 600
Ioo 600. in Kan uoky fioD 40 000 to 10000; IN Ms
sopri frsm so go 10 20 900; and in Michigan ard Ns'
YoIk, about 20 600 esoa. ,.,
LEA 10 he noted that the order, or it's counterpart,
nrobsblT nuo1 more widely txandGd at the Soun, eve
than at ihe n nth, aud that large proportion OF Ia
cni,eTs of the Rebel army represented by moet re
| | atIe witnesses 70 DO members. In hsntueKJ an
ouri the o. der has not htsisated to admit as mem
bera, not only officers of that army but aso consider
able number Of gusrrillas class who m ght DO sup
p)ssd to appreciate readily lis AIMS snd purposes
IA ullyshown that lately 10 July Last several
these rriiaas were niiasadno the brat degree BY VI
Ka fus, In Kentucky.
Tie great object of this association is military serve
against the United States and trnsd reeistncs 10 ID
laws The members drilled regu'sry, rs many arm
as could be collected have been bought and store
away, and the conspirstosS seemed TO have anxious
asei ed tho time when they could strike a Gov. II
rumbsr Of ghtnz men belonging to the order has bee
represented 10 be as many as three hundred and fort
thousand, which Is likely an exaggsration.
Green B. Smith. Grand Secretary Of the Order
Missouri states In his confession Of July lest kuo
khaa ana vnoatv ravnlVera and Ammunition have bee