The Shasta courier., 1864-10-08

receipt for the same.
0FFICE-l7lI Washington street, opposite Ma
guire's Opera House.
Important Revelations Respecting the Trea-
souable Plot in Indiana.
The Indianapolis Daily Journal of August
2lst has the following additional information
about the treason in Indiana:
LETTER FROM GOVERNOR xoRroN-ARMs AND
AMMUNITION.
On Saturday afternoon Governor Morton
received a letter from an Eastern city, which
was as follows, except some names, which
we omit for prudential reasons:
--, August II, 1864.
Governor 0. B. Morton-Sir: The facts
hereby stated have come to my knowledge
in manner and from a source such as to
leave no doubt in my mind of their reliabili-
ty-
The Copperheads ofIndiana have ordered
and paid for thirty thousand revolvers, with
forty two boxes fixed ammunition, to be dis
trbuted among the antagonists to our Gov
ernment, for the purpose of controlling the
Presidential election.
August 9Th, the steamer Granite State
landed in New York forty-two boxes ofrevol-
vers and ammunition, August 9th. the steam
er City of Hartford landed twenty-five boxes
ammunition, destined for Indianapolis Thir-
ty-two boxes of the above have beer forwar.
ded to j. j. Parsons, indianapolis, via Mer-
chants Dispatch. and marked 80" the
balance is stored at No.---street New
York, awaiting the convenience of the Cop
perheads to pay for the same before shipping.
Immediately on the receipt of this letter.
Governor Morton placed the information it
contained in the hands of policeman John S.
Russell, who was able in short time to re-
port progress to Colonel James G. Jones, As
sistant Provost Marshal, who, with Colonel
Warner, of the Veteran Reserve Corps, with
a proper detail, made descent on the print
ing and book binding establishment of H. III .
Dodd Il Co., where they found thirty two
boxes, such as were described in the letter.
After the boxes were opened their contents
were found to consist of four hundred large
navy revolvers and one hundred and thirty.
five thousand rounds of fixed ammunition for
the same arm. Among the captures made
nt the same place were the great seal of the
Order of the . Sons of Liberty" the official
list OF the members of the Order, at this place
and, several hundred printed copies cf the
ritual also large amount of correspondence
OF an important character, which may lie giv-
en- to the public ct the proper time The
people Will begin to understand now how
much these unmitigated scoundrels desire
peace. Thirty thousand navy reyolvers, with
am nunition enough for an army, coupled
with the negotiations of Voorhees, for the pur-
chase of twenty thousand Garabald rifles.
would indicate that there is a good deal of
the disposition ofthe tiger hid under their
sheepskin garb of peace.
When we look a. the large sum of money
which the amoant of arms and ammunition
named IN this letter must cost, the question
presents itself of the ways and means. The
pistols alone would cost close on to one mill
ion Of dollars at manufacturers prices and
the twenty thousand rifles, without the i'm
port duties. would cost two hundred and
eighty thousand dollars. Of course no such
sums are provided by the members of the
Order in this State. but there have been some
Peace Commissioners prowling along the
Canada border for several weeks. John c..
Walker and other peace men of Indiana have
been visiting them. Some months since the
Confederate Government borrowed fifteen
million dollars in Europe, for which they is
sued cotton bonds, and every blockade run
ner carries out cotton to repay the loan. The
object of the loan was, primarily. to purchase
a navy in European ports, including the eel
ebrated rams. That speculation having fail
ed by the refusal ofthe Governments of Eng
land and France to permit the rams to depart
and they having been sold to other persons
the Peace Commissioners are in funds. and
they could not make an Investment more to
the advantage of their master than to pur
chase arms and ammunition for Northern
traitors. and to pay Northern demagogues
literally for shrieking for peace, free speech
aud liberty: William II Harrison. Secrcta
of tht Order of which III. H. Dodds is Grand
Commander, was arrested, and is still in Gus
tody. JohnJ. Parson and Charles P. Hutch.
lnson, partners of Dodd, were also arrested.
hut were discharged on their affidayits that
they were not members Of the Order, and were
not advised of the contents of the boxes
We have given brief account of this, the
most startling event event in the attempted
drama of civil war. The event naturally
created an intense excitement in our city, and
1t will be an admonition to the people of the
State ot the danger which surrounds them.
A|SNu - doSCus II Oth tilc CITY, proDaDiv max
ing arrangements for the distribution Of the
arms and cartridges on hand and expected,
but which, to bis surprise, will be devoted 10
other purposes than enforcing the peculiar
peace notions ofa gang of conspirators against
the peace and safety of the State.
The Journal also publishes a number of
papers and letters seized in the Office of Dan
lei w. Voorhees,, member of Congress:
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN TO HELP THE
SOUTH.
HARRISBURG, February q, 1861.
My dear Nephew: We want you to bold
that one hundred thousand men in readiness.
as we do not know how soon we may want
them.
j. HARDESTY.
Addressed on envelope:
Hon. DANIEL w. VOORHEES,.
Terre Haute, Indiana,
ARMS FOR VOORHEES, ARMY OF ONE HUNDRED
THous4ND MEN.
LoSG BRANCH. August q, 1868.
My dear Sir: inclose you two letters
from man by the name of Carr, in refer
ence TO arms. / can vouch for the excellent
quality and great efficiency of the rifles.
Yours in haste JAMES w. WALL.