Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1864-12-15
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/ communicated With him continually.
"ue knew from me all about the pro-
gramne II tdo scizjug of the arseLal
here, tha liberation of Ghe pgissReEs at
/ Camp Morton, and olbcr purposes of the
leonsplralars. lie had all the plan OF the
projected uprising. repeat it, COM
municssod ssisb bsHa. A. stassd sssd nndeF-
stood iimes, rcTba,iy and 10 wrFihg. Hs
knew. and lbe authorities Of the Govern
mert knew, that was engaged IN dIssetn-
Inasiny ths O der throughout h ntaeky
yaeYhe b ,lshoriigs7 kneS khat ft46 pTfaas
xas Instituted IN the interest and aiu OF
the rebellion. The auth Jrities instructed
me to proceed actively in organizing iue
EDrIer. | was Iastrn:ted 10 get as many
in AZ possible, in order that they might
be brought TO justice, was instructed
10 go ana exteBd the order"
Ouestion-"Here you instructed to go
on and ex5sud the order fer The purpose
IF betFaying men iaso the committing oil
| treason -
/ Here the Judge advocate interposed,
aad tbs question Of defendans's esupsei
~aasoveFiAteds bE Ill
Here we have tha proof that govern
ment officials s'emPloyel'' the witness,
who was the Grand Secretary of the or
deg Of 4 ansriean ,Kn4ghts, te oggapIze and
s.aiss sAlinate The 0rier fn EsasuskA -
ITberg We see how the order was gotten
Iup. The Administration employed man
to 60 about through the country to hunt
ues fey fsqifsh .. al9ssat . ansa tasse
number Of unprineipled Abolitionists and
organize the order Of American knights,
the chief employee constituting tbs
"Grana sessY'rts - = Ai'9s i II soc.
ceeded in organizing Il ~ :, the ne&
thing in the programme vas 10 make It :
democratic institution Tlis they at
tenspssa 10 ue,oHppsish fbs boigiagA "a 2,
Iiecti5o and sef5c4ihg fro4hineSs ID ias'
Gratis, v ho knew nothing about the oFieE
to the principle Offices. Having accom-
; rlisbed ibis tbs Grand Secretary, VIC
was in the employ 6f the government
proposes to sci4e the arsenal at lndinap
oils, to wAieh proposition .shis abollslol
a-spriates and his u mocfatie dapes
readily assent. Then the Grand Secre
tary informs The authorities disn'ge
the .srIo.' and the foolish Democrat
are arrested, which gives the Admins
sFatiop saa oppoFsuplsJ tq. Rt3Fe iba' r seEr
tain prominent Democrats were oiLeer
of toe or1er-having been elected as tb'
evidence shows witHJit their knov Iedg'
or consent, or Ki,hout knowing that sacl
ss order was IN exssEfnge asd fgr, lI sg ~
acts OF which they we're no more rss7on'
.,ble, than Lincoln would be for The dep
rsd,aions VI . eeag sf Z haTssastbi sss
: should they elect hfth fbeir chief @witAta
! his knowledge or consent
TIE American gnights, she raid upot
a fcrt in Maine, the conspiracy 20 bur-
northern cities. md the conspiracy q
seize the government steamers on Laki
Erie and libcrate the Confederate prison
] ers, were aY Euttes up BY tiIs A Asrh'pis
tration for the purpose Of dssesxsias th
people ana causing ssrih . . rush to it
supvnssx
y Tue fact is the Administiofi was eaec
led aud organised GA systsna aE ssRoos
!. backs" and its policy has been one o
sr isssaesasysaad ssgeecriwnasEwsptse
as the people that there should b. o
var but u the sane tfrss took aseAsyre
TO baiag asa seseips astssea the tw
: sss4ions, II promised pot 70 attempt b
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: alapaes sseA policy Is 10 r.sks q ar
laear that The var MAS c0mmencea By Il
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force SumptsT aad 1t the same Tina mes
.ssy esssy passpaTAa,sn 10 rsrsnfpre II. ],
/. caused IL s<s plans y Y rs.ssstygssisg y
TO be te.egraphed TO the Confederate a
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