Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-06
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Letter from Grand Commander n. M.
Dodd---The COnsplrai0r Turned up
In Canada---Rebel Edltsrs LyiBg
About him.

E~tsOFs - Ntc NbfC@tHdSt enquirer
| GExrLExES In your issue Of yester-
day, in an editorial article, notice the
following language:
" By the way, It would be instructive
to learn where the money came from
with ~hieh Mr. Dodds pistols were pur-
chased; and Furthermore, bow Mr.. Dodd
-eroEdee as Indiana is with spies and
I secret policemen, every one of whom
know him, or had bis portrait in pos
session-contrived to escape to Canada,
with his pockets full Of the efigiss Of
the President and Secretary Of the
| Treasury"
The only force and efec. which is TO
convey the idea that have been acting
in the interest Of the Administration
party. and have been paid for my ser.
vices, and allowed to escape through
their fundamentally.
This nniounded assault upon my
character, originated with some ire
sponsible correspondent Of the Chicago
Tlass, At indianapolis, and which has
since been made the basis Of editorial
comments 10 the 4Sentinel and Enquirer.
and thus intentionally, or o,herzise, you
are giving eredease and publicity to the
completely with Morton dodge, gotten
up By eoterie Of ''Sons," who have
seen fs to take the benefit Of the I" baby
act
| certainly have no objection 10 your
whipping your Abolition contemporaries
or to your eensuring and condemning
the men In power or their measures;
bat must enter my solemn protest
against the use Of my sore back As the
medium to do the one or the other
Neither do | complain of comments
upon my pablie or private acts, political
principles, combinations or associations,
against ab0liiioniam, terrorism, despot-
ism, usuFpation, oppression, and Iailitary
dtctations nor upon any sins Of com
mission or omission in this direction
an ready 10 bear charges and speci-
hcations," Of attempted Hsssssinations,
Of estimates upoH my ability, intentions
or purposes and this sort Of thing; make
me out an enemy 20 society from either
weakness or ambition; call me q revo-
latonist or what not; | am wiling 70
leave 70 time, TO prove that "The worst
enemy 70 the peace Of mankind is be
who readers 3 revolutisn necessary.
But to charge me with being spy
and iuformer," that would become 3
decor 70 lure unsuspeeting associates
into that boiling cauldron Of crime,
hatred and malice" all for the " "eEigies
Of tke President and Secretary Of the
Treasury" is to charge me with helm
Gus crime against mankind, that can
not permit 70 be laid At my door-And
may not remain silent, when the editor
Of the Enquirer, from personal knowL
edge, knows me incapable Of playing
| such a role.
Do you wish sincerely TO know in re-
gard 70 the pistols4 You will recoilecl
/ that a gentleman in New York claimed
them as his individual property; and By
reference 10 my card, published on the
5th day Of September last, Jon will find
! further explanation as 10 my connection
with the said pistols. IL was not then
considered even q crime By Democratic
journals to buy and sell, or to keep and
bear arms The amount involved was
not so large ss 10 raise the inquiry,
Where the money came from
Ny escape was no great exploit, moi
sufficiently 90 at least 10 raise the ques-
ton Of H0U IL tcas coafrireds A
little affair of this sort could be managed
Is we'll as the purchase Of few hundred
pistols, without the Intervention Of the
Government or any Of its agents YoI
do ne great injustice when you speak o
me as some notorious criminal, person
aily known 20 all thiefcatchers, and
whose picture every detective IN th'
country carried shout with him. Th'
fact that have safely arrived in a coun
try where The "myesfy Of shs Laso" i
respected, fully proves the contrary; 70
how could pass through perfect for
est of detectives, secret policemen, spies
soldiers IN uniform, soldiers IN citizens
dress-in female attire, dressed as bod
carriers, as peddlars, as white-.ssheri
teamstsrs, wood-choppers, spread q
, through the county Of Marion and sc
} Joining counties; sw&rming iu the cities {
Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, II
. ledo and Detroit, and upon every raj
way train; yet, simply because I wa
unknown to them, and because they di
no, have my picture in their pockets,
passed through them al unnoticed
II is no longer necessary to attack N
honor, to prove the Democratic leat
ersa in no way connected with Il
"Dodd Conspiracy" They are no mot
responsible for my acts than am f
theirs, and / am perfectly wiling thl
sLa .~*n IS z1ua ~ thar ~ fhfa a. a
should be the standard, if the rest
them will assent
But the simple object of this not
however. was to have you give ny
NAL to the charge Of completely scf
Norton" This is al / ask, 50 that Il
Democratic masses can see il over n
= own signature. care not who AYERS
am satisfied to risk the question
= veracity If you are incredulous, ju
inquire Of Major Burnett, General Il
= vey. or Colonel Warner, and methinl
the energetic replies viii be entire
satisfactory.
7 1t may be that committed a. err
IN abandoning the commission"
D this IS il may, regret exceedingly
= have made any plea either to the iur
diction or 70 the indictment, or to Ia
= in any manner recognized the tribuni
The charge that violated q parole
= ike all the rest, utterly false. Twas
solitary confinement every moment fro
the time of my arrest until the escape
= Respectfully, q e. DoDD.
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