New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-17
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.,A,sy, prsoness OF vtr retaliation wouid DC retof'e
~ ..u.,ors n.n O, concert between moIabers OF the
a. ~ fnJisna and certain guerrilla bands OF heA'
s.oSx agreed upon last eprlng, may oe Nuihfkeu uF
in sSs connection some zooo oi ~ assume
o. osarscte, OF refugees seeking employment. bens
ned tisv were secretly "a destroy 'ToVernmen pivp
s,Sv wherever practicable 70 SO.tpl inc eioc,o ~
nrayont enlistHeLts, aid deSeTtels, ana SUI W
-,;sa between the ciyiland military authorities.
sinele feature OF the raids Of the enen! remains
= a. he a1yerted TO- viz that the officers c"hnnct'is
T.. are furnished by the Rebel GovernIh'ni VIII
ntitlos Of United States treasury notes FOR use Will
our lines and these are probably mos, neqI i
,reeured through the agency of member % ' ovi'
Siarv Ann Pifmnn believed ~ be = true ana iAislm
vtness states that Forrest OF the ieDh sthi! !" oi
cine exhibited 10 her letter 10 hIsei I'm "a. loe.
tuen, Rebel sympathzer and member oi the oiuer III
Wss,ingtcr ID q in which IL set forth that The
arm of soc 600 in "gfecDbacss hau aotHaH poem iVr
VARIED by him % the Rebel Government d, ilcnmou'
Viii nysTErClIOs or GO'GBNAIkr PBOfEiill.-
w. T. No donb large quantities Of Coz eminent prop
er,v bayo been burned or otherwise destroyed Nv me
sseney of tie order in different lccslitiss At Louis
,f IN the case of the steamer Taylor aud on the MIS-
ss~pp River steamers belonging a. the United states
have been burned az the whGIyes.and gcneruy when
iosded with Government stores Shurtk before the or.
ri of Bowlcs the senior Of the major generals Of The
erSer In Indiana, he had been engaged IN III" prcpais
sson of Greek Te which 10 be found seryicespe
h the destruction OF pubho properly ~ VIE sehsi"3
Es0tueky, that they were 10 be compensated Tor su'
2s~Tucton by the Rebel Government by roeel'lhs =
% astroyod and that this value was 20 10 derived non
tAeestinaie Of The loss made IN each csse ~ Notnl
newspapers. $50 ..,., D..
spcUTON OF UNION MN-lt is rcp0lied nv cen ar
that the full dJ elpmeni Of he oEdel u Indiana
was followed by a state Q! terrorism ahohs ie mon
residents Of "poYons Of Brown. Morgan. johnson,
Ruh Clay Sullivan, Bartholomew, HcpdriebS ana
otter counties, in tina. STATE. that ron some oeaies
they driven away alogcthef that III o'herS taer
bayns hay and whee;-rioks Ycfe hurucdi ald that
mary persons under the general Insecurity vi Life ana
pnsrty sold their effects ~ sccfiice and removed to
csher places. 4! tine IA frVwn County lhe Iacn.
Ss. Of TIE order openly threatened the lives OF az
"Alol,ionists" who refused 10 sun pegce memorial
which they had prCpascd and addressed 20 Congress.
IA Missouri also similar oitrnees committed upon the
rselery ofloy citizens are attributable ia g4eaI ue-
gyes ~ the secret order.
In this connection the outbreak Of he miners IN the
coal districts Of Eastern Pennsylvania, IN tle Autumn
Of last year. NAV be appropriately referred 70 IL was
fuly. shown IN the testimony addueed npO thr Trials oi
the insurgents who guilty Uf the DISTINCTION OF
property and numerous acts OF violence a. Wen as nuf
DER that they generally members Of secret rca-
sorabe association similar In ali respects 10 NE u
c.. at the meetings OF which they had been icleu 20
TIE commission OF the crimes ior winch ihcy "e!o 'co
and convicted.
X. AssAssIsAIIoS AND MUDER-Aftcr what has
been disclosed In regard 10 THIS Infamous league 0i
TRAITORS and ruians il would not be muiter oi sur
prise 10 learn that ihe c0ali9oGea ss-"ss 'et"a ~
Onion citizens and soldiers he's been included In thel
aeyihsh scheme al ope rations Green H. smith stes ~
kis confession that the secret assassination OF nted
States officers soldiers. and Government employees, Las
been discussed in the councils Of The order ana recon-
nended" 1t is also shown IN the cOnIse Of the Iesii'
nony that al large meeting Of helOrdor n ~ ionie
IN May June last u was proposed to FORM scorer
police Of members of the order Tor Tie pniP0se {" pi'
kong the streets of that ctv AZ night and killing ever
detective and soldier that could be readily disposed OF
tAat this proposition coolly considered ana finally
rejected not because of its 6erdsh ebaracterno voice
eeang raised against Crimnaltybut bccanse only II
was deemed premature Al Louisville, in june last a
rmilar scheme discussed among the order Tor the
vayjayjpg and bucheriBg of negro soldiers IL the stree
.l& in ~ qvspr Of T.
n this city was actually organized for the puipose y
throwing of the track OF the Nashville Railroad tam
Of ceiored troops and Selling the opportunity 70 ioke
thelTes Of many as possible. Again, ~ JnS, me
assassination OF obnoxious provost-maTsia BY be-
eayKg' him into she HANDS Of guerrias, was designed
By members in the interior Of kentky. lister, 81 Z
meeting of the Grand Council of Indiana AZ Iudisnap0
No Oh June "A last the nuiG-r u one COLIN, IuV
eminent detective, Who. as II was supposed, hai'yS
trayed the order deliberately discussed md fuliy
determined upon. This fact is stated by >dgef IN his
report 20 Gen Cargington Of jane u last and + more
feDy sct forth In his testimony upon the lrla Of DSdo
He poses that az the meeting IL question Dv.l hin
seif volunteered 10 10 10 Hamilton, Ohio, whore t1i.iI
vss expected BE- found. and there DISPOSE Of the
latter He addr that prior 70 the meeting he himself
sopy,yed from Judge BuIitt, M Louisville, 10 BoRes
and Dodd at Indianapolis. special instructions 10 hVe
C61in "Vut out of the way murdered - at 81
The opinion s expressed by Colonel Sanderson, Under
Sate of June u last that the reeenj numerous cod
kioodcd transformations Of military officers and uncol'
dttionsl Union men throughout the military district "
north Missouri especially along the western border,
- to be assembled 10 the agency OF the order Inc VIZ
meas Pitnaa represents that il y pat OK me oiaSa
Sion or understanding OF The order o Kill oicefr ant
soldiers Asaessr be doHe 6s sisoif.' 80 vel ~
oyal citizens when considered imp OTtnt Or inhueis
,s,saos. and .hc adds that willie ~ Memphis during
she past summer she Noo that men Q. posei were -
srety killed by IneInOeIs OF the order aPpiochns theH
In This connection NAV Ia RECALLED the Wholesale a.
ssssnntOn " MON sOdieTs l members OF the eSasl
and their confederate ~ Cher sior Illinois, ia Mnt
Ast In regsrd 10 Which, as smtIlng episode 81 u'
AN f.iir
che President under date ~ Jriy@o ih<t- rms con
ssrted mnrderops assault upon scattered DOuF 81 mon
mostly unarmed-sppaIenty designed ioi The mere p.r
pose IL destroying - many lives of Union soldiers n
possib-is ioToibe illustration Oi the ner maie
and dcpravty which chaTact"r'Ie The members o. ~
st,er i the zeal 10 conIGcnd Themselves as fatAfu
slbes 10 their fellow cODspirators At The SOli!
XII EsTAB1IsiDFSr or A North NRsiiaN toNflD
gsAcYIn concluding this fcyicN OF some Oi the pau
alma specific purposes Of Tie order u ieIais Only n
remark upon a farther design 81 macy a ~, Leading
members the accomplishment al whoa they are irpi"
ssnied as having deeply 1t heart. Itu'ine Ac~'Eng
La1d and Jealous Of her influence and resources hlt
claiming that The interests OF lie West 4d SCUM
naturally connected as they ore through lhe Miss-f PIP
Valley, are Identical and aciua'cG fuirfI ny IN W.
tctsey revolutionary spirit as vel as I'll unbIded ana
anpriiciped ambition these men'haye inndeshs estsb
hshGnsnt Of western AMI eoI4'"esters coni @siact
IN alliance with the South ths grand en and END oi al
their plotting and conspiracy. Il J. with ,his steadily
AZ pros pect tina! they constantly scel INK "a rouuee
discomfort dlsUreaniza'iOn and civil disorder ~ Tie
North With this view they gost over every i-Vrrfe
II the armies Of the Union, aAd d-'c that ne IEpe''
hon shall be plctrs.ed until tie resource u he Coy
erEmrnt shall be exhausted lie strength parayled It's
currency hopelessy deprecated anG confidence ever
where DESTROYED Then, from the anarchy which uii.
der their sohsme s u ensue the ccnledcracy 10 10
arse which Is either 20 mite isef'with that Of the
South OF form herewith cofe add permanent ali.
Anee. Futile snd extray3gant this sckege may a.
pear IL is yet the settled purDsc Of m3ny leading sp ~
Of the secret conspiracy and is their Yor.t subject a.
shosgtt and discussion. Not only il this scheme de.ib
Grated upon in the lodges OF Inc order bat II j. openly
proc.simed Members Of the Indiana Legislatures avei
kay. publicly announced H. aad a'o~esl iiat they viii