, 1865-04-03


western coptedrraey, or to resist the authorities
hkBtst the rebels iu arms ngains1 the Government
Had 8uch n object been Contemplated BY the O.-
il. The organisation was never Intended to -
IN any way nut IN according: with the Consutu
hon IND laws 81 The land The order was Intended
control It.. It wBs Its tut,nuon to prtseryr fhs
freedom Of elections, and never to re-or. to f,rcs
untl tho ffeedoia Of elecsloo was stricken duzn,
Objects 1t was IN erect violation Of their ostf
ard obligations. The constitution and Iaxs oit,s
Ind eiS regarded - tnS fu1dansnal basis Of
nance were among the chief objec1s OF he ordsr.
knew Christopher G: Strawn. About the hu1e
Of the arrest OF air. wulsh and Judge Morris.
had been instructed by the 'Oldcr In Cniraso to
come to for assistance In regard to The Rescue
9f theee WHIP had been sFEeated; md reqacstad
to this end. Ircplled substantially, thar il mos,
who Ind been Charged with crlmes were really
guilty, had no desire to assist them and If th-y
we're rot guilty, had no power which coutd a.
woud empty for tteir release. He seemed to he
ye1cd at my refusal to aid In forcing Resistance OF
the al hor!t1ea. While there he received d felc-
Wihalow a5er the purpors of which va, to draw ';
ten collars toward his expenses. He seemed 10
think should ADVANCE this money; but refused.
ten dollars was paid him on his drawing tdc drsit
for that amount on Dr.. Ayers credit.
The Order waa dissolved. or allowed 10 quietly
die. after the exposure In the newspapers Of fhe
illegal intents OF The organization in Indiana au1
Missouri. 1t had got into the ha! Of bad men,
Who were trying to use the organization Ia those
We thought 1t bcttez from these ntngs to allow it
quietly to drop, and there was no regular meeting
Of the GRIND Council subsequent to March. 1871,
though one OF two efforts Wcrr made to get meet
1pE subsequent 10 that time, more especially in
Chicago on the 5th Of July. l Was present at au
Informal meeting so1 ions " Sfana Commanders Of
dr., Mr. Vallandigham ar Windsor, Canada West.
| At that meeting lii. Hunt, who represented u d.
sou11, refused to recognize the change that hid
gdnszotion rtmala.ng,n 4issouri o. fAe Order of
1is btittJ t1at he order n his stats 1osre IL u.
Dpon ibis Mr. Val'andtgham arose to his ieet
and care Mr. Hunt such cnstigatIon as never
heard before given 10 any man, and said he would
! it contf fmpIated any snth purpose; and added
| that neither he nor the Northwest would be used
as q inaI to J.h Davis KITE. It was also further
sort 10 force WIS decided on, and even L q whole
state should agree to II, nothing should be done
eee E. sas ed sssysg # "a,
| occasion that Mr.. McMastare 1deorate9 or defend
Cd the right of q State to stetde from the Qn.on
| believe Mr. Hunt coinclded with hun; but the
discussion was abandoned, and neTer afterwards
Toss Examination reason why the Order
Was allowed 10 die ont was that our auncips,ions
ws hs o
Eague DID not show 60 much vitality. But the
chic, reason YVES that the organization tcas being
used n t9diano asd Mssont. Jor im1ropsr Hst-
1861, to quietly die. the order Afterwards met,
as understand # did, IN Chicago, It was not ia
wl,h ne stats s ,opfsnzat!on but
auy eneh designs as those with which the aecnsed
are CHARGED, It was IN direst violation Of their
oaths and tho rules Of the Order for which they
as Individuals would be responsible, and not the
| The organization in Chicago was looked npon
many Of he lesders FIX T7th great ds:tnst r Man.
ict,e fadiea, ezt. tne nsen and ssnderttood to b
mtn efiitfle ttonding or character: Thete were,
| however, some few exceptions. Doollttle was
| ary man. Strawn was considered quite qosnited
to his poeit,op partly from Is youth and hts ur
dieetted idsaa. and he was considered rash rather
| i was invited to go 70 mee.ing il Chicago
shortly efer the nomination, at which F. F. Doad,
Mill1gau. pr. Bosles and some others, were pres
was meeting Of the Older. There were about
eighty thousand members in the Order Of the
Sons Of Liberty in ILLINOIS.
Morris among those In whom had no confidence
in Chicago. I regarded him q. conservative
n dSs Sa sasd 1sd IN @at Ras
one OF the meetings Of tho Grand Council, and
va. uIi1erraIly laughed and scofed at: Il re.
ceIved no official eroctsou In the Order whatever.
I By the Judge Adroeats.-Thefe was no military
| orEanizs tton In the Order. Mt. Walsh was ap-
pointed canvasser In the Order. with the title o.
| BEigalier General. Nr. S1rawn had occupied thai
pnaIt1on 60 far rs being appointed canvasser. MI
Wnlsh wus appointed with the little Of BEigadle1
| General, while StraHn WAS not. It VII. q D2cre
agency to further the purposes Of the Order. and
to get suitable persons into the order Mr. Walah
never performed any duties IN that connection.
The witness IS. G. judd desired to add that he
desired to testify in this Case to relieve the Orde,
| from the Misrepresentation and fa1ei1cation5 Il
which 1t had been subjected. and although he was
under oBIh never to reveal tho name OF tho Order,
he did not hentate to do after the 1arge numlel
1 Of witnesses who had testified bad done so.
Ey sndge HIlsoh-Amos Green Was Major
Gtnernl in the Order.
A letter was put IN na evidence from John II
| Scudder. Ii. D. Dean, o: the Faculty Of the Eclec
tic Medical Institute Of Cincinnati, to The effect
that ]. WinsloV Aver hsd moi attended . coursc o
lectures or graduated at that Institute.
| The counsel On behalf Of Buckncr Morris, Ch1s
| Wslsh md G.. st. Leeer Gtenfel1 stated tha
the testimony on behalf Of their clents was closed
| The Judge Advocate announced that on Mouaay
| be would be ready to introduce some rehuttl04
Testimony, which would not occupy more thar
| two days, when the Commission would be ready
] to hear the dnal arguments OF the counsel. Aftel
| considerable dtstussion II wss decided that the
argument should be oral deviation from The
usurl cuetom before military tribunals.
| The CurnmieEIon adjourned to meet On Monday
| Anil Sd. 1855. at II o'clock.