The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-11-04
Mr.. BINGHAM ON THE STAND.

Not the least important among the
mass of evidence elected during the
treason trial now in progress before the
Military Commission is that wormcd out
Mr.. j. j b ingham, editor of the Sentinel
Mr.. Bingham not only corroborates
Stidgcr and other witnesses, but his own
evidence is more circumstantiaIly dam
ming and conclusive. In regard to the
conspiracy for the release of rebel
prisoners. lie testifies as follows.
About that time, one morning. Mr.
Dodd came into my room and said, Il
want to have n talk with YOU He said
he wanted to tell me something, but
said he, you must give me your word
of honor that what | say to YOU. YOU will
not reveal to any living being" Not
knowing what it was. said. "Certainly"
He went on to say it had been determin-
ed ut n meeting. or Council, / do not
recollcct which; ] think he said at a
Council of l6. l believe he said some
thing about its being composed of four
from Indiana. four from Illinois, four
from Kentucky, and four from Missouri.
| do not think any names We're mention
ed but Judge Bullet and Mr. Bovles
lie said that ut the Council Il resolution
had been determined upon, and he went
on to explain it. He said that arrange
ments had been made to release the
pr soners on Johnson Island, at Camp
Chase, near Columbus, Ohio, and Camp
Morton, and also at Camp Douglas, and
that the prisoners at Camp Douglas, after
their release. were to 90 over and release
those on Rock Island. At the same time
there was to be an uprising ut Louisville,
at which the Government stores, &c.
| look ed ut the man in establishment: /
thought it a wild dream; coaId-nnt be-
lieve il possible [ studied n momcnt.and
sail Mr.. DodI, do Won know what You
are going to undertake? Do yoY know
the position of military affairs here ut
this post; Do You think you can accom-
plish this schernck with any number OF
armed men you GA bring here. Anoth
CT thing he reua.l q to me was chat this
revolution was goiig to take place at
several points on the 10th of August, and
that ! was the only person he commu
nicated it to i'll the city. | asked, .'how is
this revolution TO a1e place, and nobody
know anything about III.
1t will be observed that the only OBJ
lection Mr. Bingham has TO offer was the
Impracticahiitv of the scheme The 'spo-
sitien of military affairs at this post
was not favorable TO the success of Mr.
Dodd's revolution, however desirable it
might be, and, therefore, Mr.. Bingham
could not geve his support. There were
so MANY soldiers here that Mr.. Bingham.
after the enterprise wa. unfolded to
him, Cooked at the man in astonishment
and thought it was wild dream. We
look in vain for any expression OF horror
az the wickedness of the scheme. Mr.
Bingham has no word of disapprabation
for treason itself. but eombats a PROPOSE
ton which is to involve the State in civil
war. with all its concomitant horrors of
murder, arson, pilliage,. and rape, with
the pitiful argument of its impractiea-
bility.
Mr. Bingham attempts to convey the
idea that Mr. Dodd's resolution was an
individual enterprise, and was not gener-
ally known in the party; but from the