Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-05


Confsderats forcssf
4. Bowles said they would 90 to Ken
tucky and have . regular embarrassing
with the Confsderates and act in concert
with them; and they had sent q man
named Dickerson to Richmond to havs
the Confederate authorities send an IN
( yading force to act in concert With their
Order. 1 a
@ Was there any concert with the
rebel ferces in Kentucky or elsewhere
a. There was communication between
this Order and the guerrillas in Ken
tucky. Bullftt instructed : man to try
and get 3 place 10 meet Col Jesse, said
to be rebel Colonel in command Of the
rebel forces in Ksntaeky; and be in
structsd this man to 60 to Gel Syperi, .
rebel Colonel, said TO be in command Of
rebel sqssd, and have conference
with him about the capture Of Louisville.
q Had yeu any conversation with
Bowlas in reference to communication
with the rebels7
A. had Bewles at first objected
TO this uprising, until the rebels should
invade the eastern part Of the StAts, as
be said they would This man Dicksr.
son was sent South to commitments with
the rebel forces Bowlss said he would
eensent to the uprising on the 18th OF
10Th Of August, as Dodd had said, pro-
vided Col Sypert, Col. Jesse, and Walk
er Taylor would assist in the capture OF
Louisville pntiI the forces of this State
could get there
Q. What forces Of this Statef
A. The uprising Of the Sons of Lib
erty
Q. Have you any knowledge of at
tempss or efforts on tks part Of any mem
bsrs Of this Order to procure arms1 II
50, what kind7
A. Not directly. The question Of
arning was discussed on the l4lh OF
June Some said tar the msmbsrs OF
the Order; others contended that each
district should arm itself; while others
eontended that each individual should
arm himself to resist the Government,
and that 10 do go, they would dispense
with the luxuries of life, TO procure
money to get arms with which to resist
the Government
@ Had you any talk, Individually,
with Bowles, or any other member Of
the Order, ia references 70 procuring
aTmsf
A. BowIss wsntsd to know, the last
time ssw him, IL ! knew Peters Of Gin.
cinBati; be wanted to get arms Of him
and also b. @. Kent, Of New Albany
Indiana; be wanted to communicate
through him with Dr. Gordon, Of New
Albany, that be might have arms ship
ped 10 Gordon, and wagoned out into The
country
Q. Have you any knowledge Of any
efforts to proeurs lanees7
A. DIR. Bowles asked me il | could
hare three or four thousand lances made;
be wanted that number, asd thought thsy
could be made in Kentucky without aus.
picion. he wanted tkres or four tbous.
aud men armed with laaees aud reyol-
vers; he said he could mako than d
greet service.
Q. think you stated, did you not,
that Bowles was present At the meeting
in New York;
A. He told me be was
Q. Did be tell whnt was done at the
meeting In New York, on the 22nd Of
February.
A. He said that vaIlaraigham waa
elected Supreme Commander that day
that there was change in the name oi
the Order; that the ritual was changed,
and q slight change in the cOlIoquy,
though do not rsmsmbsr what Il was
There was . committee appointed 20
make the change in the ritual, azd after
| il was made, the manuscript Of Il wss
seat to VailnndighAm for bis revision.
he revised il, and made one or two nd.
ditions 10 IL He made the addition,
4" Resistance 10 tyrants 10 obedience to
/ God" This was said by Mr.. Piper, bJ
Mr. Bowles, and other members Of the
| Order, 70 have been made by VallAndiR.
hanf There vas an invocation at tbs
end Of the first degree said to have beer
made by VAllandigham; and references
to . passage OF Scripture which occurs
in the Efsi or third degree, am mo-
sure which, was also said TO have beer
added by vallandigham.
@. Have you any knowledge Of money
being raised or expended sa pFocnrI
arns and organize the society,"
A. | vas told Mr. Kern, q member o
the Order, that Judge Williams, Of Ken
tueky, had given 500, and other men
bsrs $500 more, for orgsrixing the
Order, and that he had expended tha
money for tbs purchase OF arms, AnC
that they had sant the men with th'
arms South.
O. Where did Kern livei
A. In Lounvills.
Q How do you remember him TO be |
member Of the orderf
A. By having met him in Council, AM
having conversation frequently with him
Kalfus also told me that Booking va
furnished with money for the purpose o
getting this Greek ere.
O. BY whom was the money fur
nishedf
A. do not know.
Q. Have you known Bowles to speR
money!
A. He told me be had spent $2,00(
and would spend al be bad were it nee
essAry. He did not say in what be hA
spent the money, bat said be had sper
il for the benefit Of The Order
~ hAFE 81 ENNf Ha0 duf taAh HAt
Bovles TO the uprising, and when b
favored the uprising 70 take place?
a. he told me be cared nothing abou
the election; be was satisfied Lincel
would be elected; be wanted the tim
spent in perfscting the organisation, an
getting ready for the uprising. BE sal
he would agree 70 the uprising OF thI
day, provided the rebel Colonels coul
: be got to sst IN eszesrt with the Orde
Q. What do you kHow about this Con
mittee Of Thirtssnf
A. The question of Committee
Thirteen was discussed in the Gran
Council of the 18th Of June. They wer
T deairons to have the Committee OF Thi
: teen to carry on the concerns of th
Grand Council during its recess; and
I was qnestioR whether they should /
. appointed by ths Grand Council or /
? the Grand Commander, and known on
TO him There was Committee
. Thirteen, so said, in Ksntucky, but Al
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