Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-09
that they viii vote for no man except hs

for participation in the recent uprisiag,
who say they are members Of the order,
aad who, like many other roguss when
they get into trouble, seek to get out OF
/ il by turning States evieenes.h These
persons hare already testified their re-
pentanee By enisting as soldiers in Col
Brookss new regiment, nov organizing
in this section.
They furthermore assert that there ID
. common understanding between the
Mighty Host and their friends and
/ eonfreres in the South, that intelligence
has been communicated from one 10 the
other, &c. In eorroboration Of this
statement, there Is in existence one in
portant fact. When the rebel John
Morgan vas moving toward the Ohio
River, Is vas publicly stated By bis sym
pathfzsrs here Ehas be would cross the
Ohio and invade indiana and Illinois.
The fact Of his insented Invasion Was
known here even before It had occurred,
and the Mighty Host" took no pains to
conceal their gladness. Ny informants
state that MorgsH's design vas to pens-
trate northward 70 the infected region"
Of Indiana and Illinois. believing that
his force would be largely increased by
an uprising. and that be would have no
no serious difficulty in coming and going.
Soon after crossing the Ohio, however,
he became frightened BY the vigorous
efforts making TO catch him, and chang
ed his route, keeping Is near 10 the river
as possible.
Preparations for Hostiiities
Tho meetings sad drillings OF the
Mighty Host in th' country we're re-
sumed, as stated, soon after the coucIavs
in Chicago on the Ssh Of Mareh. About
the same time the 54sh Illinois inEsnssy,
who wsFe enlisted in this county, and
quito number Of them IN this immsdi.
ate vicinity, returned home on furlough,
having re-enlistsd for the var The soi.
diers, wbC 10 letters and papers from
home had Of course heard of the disre-
putsble doings Of the Mighty Host, !"
i a their public trainings, did not feel that
lively sentiment Of friendship toward
these wresches which the New Gospel Of
Peace teaches that every msa should
| feel toward the assassin who 10 trying 10
cut bis throat But, nsvertheless, the
soldiers OF the S4th, throughout their so
journ st home, conducted themselves
With great rropFiety and forbearanee
To the mani insaIts they have received
from the insolsnt minions Of JeH Davis
who compose the "Mighty Host' they
have never responded, save Ia a single
in stance, with any sharper weapon than
words All assertions that their conduct
has not bean that Of peResabls, law-ahid-
| ing citizens, come from Whatever source
they may, are wholly, unequisocally and
positively false. The instance which
FERNS the one solitary exception occur
red near three weeks ago, when an a.
tercation happened between some worth.
less bnllies belonging to the mighty
Host" and . number Of soldiers in which
one of the former, named Benjamin
Duke. was moat dssesvsdly knocked
down by the strong dsf Of soldier
The act afforded the pretext which the
Mighty Hos" had been ARxiously
seeking They wire banded together
under solemn oath 10 asenge one an
other against all outrages By the
military what vas the use Of their
organization unless they could end some
! outrage TO aveags7 Hare vas the out.
rage The Mighty Host had been
insulted The insult must be avenged
/ Nothing bat cold blood could avonge il.
The " Mighty Host resolved 10 have
blood, aud Duke, the miserable seoun-
/ deel who received the fogging, swore
I boastfnlly that ait should cost the
| did Abolisionists one hundred lives .
/ Preparation for the event, which
I Il was now decided shozld occur,
were at once set on foot, and Sasur.
day last was the day 6xed upon when
the Mighty Host would clean out the
soldiers in Charleston This day vas
fixed upon because the regiment was
under orders TO leave on Monday for the
field, and on Saturday il was expected
all those who lived in the vicinity OF
Charleston would meet there to take the
train 10 Nation, which was the rsKi.
mental headquarters. But IL was snbse,
quently found that the soldiers would
not leave their hones until Monday, a.
the regiment would not leave Msttoon
until Monday night Accordingly, Tbs
Mighty Host postponed the time for
the cleaning out from Saturday unit
Monday
Il The interval betxeen Saturday Ant
Monday was spent in drilling and pre-
parinE firearms A drill vas held OF
Sunday, at which sasrif o'Hair was il
attendance. After the meeting the con
spirAtors. TO the number Of about forty
went to The house Of German nance
, AllamApd, sort Of .locksmith or tinker
living in the woods about Eve miles frau
Charleston, and got this person 10 exzm
inc and put 10 order large number o
detective shot-guns. pistols, and oshel
firearms.
Falss reports sef aJsoak
The statement which has bsen mad,
that the opening Of the Court 10 Charles
ton on that day had anything to do witl
bringing large body Of armed men IN
! TO the yS.s.ce IS wholly and positively un
true. A number CT men sammoued q
iurymen, and others as suitors and vit
nssses, Of course came 10 attend ID
court; but these persons did not brinI
with then arms--at least, but = YER
snail number Of them did. A csssidel
) able number Of the armed insurgent
: were from Edgar eoanty, some fror
|, Shelby, and . number from Indians
: These psople did not come to Asten
court in Coles county.
Equally untrue is Il that they were a
/. trscted in the expectation of hearing
speech from John r. Edon- No 81
: neaneement Of speech or publie NEE
ing Of any kind had been made, nor a.
!. suy suggestion of one been heard o
: No one expected 10 hear speech, al
no speech was made or proposed to }
made, BY Mr. Edon on any other man.
Court epsaed srsA rsposesrS
1ther remarkable fact should b
A ed in this connection Althoug
Msas snsoH vas the d2y for ihs opening (
L the Sheriff, Mr.. John Il. o
1Is - b cen absent from Charlssto
..~s.i .ss-,. - go y day Tor two weeks. II
n @ ..s-.:, ned that his absence ws
oceaa- Ons9 ny ~ of which be is a big
Might .h;. county, in making 81