Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-09-10

milton, destined for Indianapolis. Thirty-two
boxes of the above have been forwarded to
]. j. Parsons, indianapolis, via Merchants
Dispatch, and MARKED; the balance is
stored at No. street, New York,
awaiting the convenience of the copperheads
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 5.
Russell, who was able in a short time to re-
port progress to Col. James G. Jones, Assis-
tant Provost Marshal, who, with Col. War
ner of the Veteran Reserve Corps, with a
proper detail, made descent on the printing
and bookbinding establishment of II. II.
Dodd & Co., on Saturday night, where they
found thirty-four boxes such as were de-
scribed in the letter. After the boxes were
onened. their contents we're found to consist
of 400 large navy revolvers and $4,000
rounds of fixed ammunition for the same arm
Among the captures made at 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 sew
eral hundred printed copies of the Ritual /;
also, a large amount of correspondence of an
important character, which may be given to
the public at the proper time. The people
will begin to understand now how much these
unmitigated scoundrels desire peace. Thirty
thousand navy revolvers, with ammunition
enough for an army, coupled with the nego-
tiations of Mr.. Voorhees, for the purchase of
twenty thousand Garibaldi rifles, would inai-
cate that there is a good deal of the dispo-
sition of the tiger hid under their sheep-skin
garb of peace.
When we look at the large sum of money
| which the amount of arms and ammunition
named in this letter must cost, the question
presents itself of the ways and means. The
pisto!s alone would cost close to one million
of dollars at manufacturers prices, and the
twenty thousand rifles, without the import
duties, would cost $2S0,000. 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, and
John G. Walker, and other peace men of In
diana, have been visiting them. Some months
| since the Confederate Government borrowed
| fifteen million dollars in Europe, for which
they issued cotton bonds, and every blockade
runner carries out cotton to repay the loan.
| The object of the loan was, primarily, to pur-
chase a navy in European ports, including the
| celebrated rams. That speculation having
| failed by the refusal of the Governments OF
England and France to permit the rams to
depart, and they having been sold to other
persons, the Peace Commissioners were il
funds, and they could not make an invest
ment more to the advantage of their master
than to purchase arms and ammunition foi
northern traitors, and to pay northern dema
gogues literally for shrieking for peace, free
speech and liberty William III. Harrison
secretary of the Order of which III. ii. DodG
| is Grand Commander" was arrested, and i:
still in custody. Messrs. John j. Parson anC
| Charles z. Hutchinson, partners of Dodd
were also arrested, but were discharged OF
their aifidayits that they were not members o.
the Order, and were not advised of the con
tents of the boxes.
We have given brief account of this, the
most startling event in the attempted drama
of civil war; The event naturally created al
| intense excitement in our city, and will be al
admonition to the people of the state of the
danger which surrounds them. Dodd is alb
sent from the city, probably making arrange
ments for the distribution of the arms anC
cartridges on hand and expected, but which
to his surprise will be devoted to other pur
poses than enforcing the peculiar peace no
tions of gang of conspirators against the
peace and safety of the state.