The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-09-13
From the State Journal
1.-THE CONSPIRATORS.

| tanned an article entitled: 1.-The Consplra-
tors" from which we quote the following G
passage:
Morton, Darlington and Company
/ Iabored for long time to fasten upon
the public mind that somebody in some
place wanted and conspired to kill, slay
and murder. without benefit of the cler-
gy, our noble Governor. They sent out
spies, listened at key holes, stole private
papers, robbed officers, held military
commissions in which suborned witnesses
told what they had heard, and that which
they had imagined, and yet the man that
was to do the woeful deed, that was to
kill poor cock robin, could not be found"
There is boldness and vigor in the
falsehood and impudence of this article
which is quite refreshing, and especially
as we believe it was written by one of
the "conspirators," who upon his arrest
turned States evidence and became a
Government witness. This man, who
will be remembered, as the editor of the
Sentinel, and while member of the
s'Sons of Liberty" for more than two
years before his arrest steadily denied
the existence of the s'Order," and bra
zenlf asserted that the story was gotten
up by the Governor for political effect,
and heaped upon him the most infamous
abuse from day to day for having been
guilty Of such an outrage, and now he,
with scores of others as guilty as him
self and who were parties to conspira
cy which involved murder, the release
and arming of nine thousand rebel
prisoners, and the burning and sacking
and horror that inevitably attends civil
war; now walk the streets blowing and
staggering about Democracy, the rights
of the State, the viilainy of Congress,
because it does not admit rebels as mem
bers, and tradncing and slandering the
men whom they had conspired to plum
der and murder. Some of them edit
newspapers, and others make speeches
in which they whine piteously, because
Union Men have not forgotten their
record, forgiving their crimes, and think
them no better now than they were then.
They seem to think that a conspiracy to
murder, and oyer:urn the Government,
was a small thing, a mere political move
ment, a trifling circumstance which
should not affect gentleman's charac
ter, or be disagreeably referred to in
SnpachaS or conversation
They are now men of peace, concilia-
tory gentlemen. who want the dead to
bury the dead, and the dead past to be
forever forgotten.
Our readers will the better understand
the insolence and falsehood of the article
we have quoted from the Herald by refer
ring to the evidence of the Hon Horace
Heffren, Joseph j. Bingham and Dr.
James B. Wilson, from which we make
extracts.
On page 127, Indiana Treason Trials
Hon Horace Heffren testifies as follows:
Qestion. Detail to the Court what
you learned in reference to that.
Answer. This / also received from
me that upon certain day, the 10th, but
whether Of August or July, / am not
certain, of this year, there was to have
been an uprising; the prisoners were to
be released at the camp near Chicago
think at Camp Douglas, at Camp Morton,
and camp, near Columbus, Ohio, Camp
Chase, it is called, believe. The arse
nails of the United States were to be
seized, and the prisoners armed with the
arms and equipments contained therein.
@. What then was to be done?
A. Gov NJ was to be taken care Of
Q. What do you mean by being taken
care OF?
A. He was to be held as 4 hostage
for those who might be taken prisoners,
and engaged in the uprising. DR.. Athon
vas to be Governor or under the law of
the State of Indiana passed q few ses
sions since, in case of the Governor
failing to serve, he would be Governor,
we should call out the militia and have
everything our own way
O. In case you failed to capture Gov
ernor Morton, what then?
A. In case he was not captured and
made hostage. he was to be made
away with in some way, but it never was
told how.
@ After the arsenals were seized, the
rebel prisoners armed, and the members
of the Order armed, what then was to
be done by the members of the Order?
A. / did not understand that all the
members of the Order were to take part:
it was the military part, and as many as
could be induced by excitement or any
means, or be drawn into it through the
influence of the military leaders Then
the State Government was to 90 ahead,
with the law and constitution as we had
it, except that DR.. Athon was to replace
/ Governor Morton