The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-10-31
Startling Exposure Of Eadioal Plota,

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WAsnINoTON, October %. 1906 When
President Johnson was on his Into trip in
the West, q United States Senator and two
Major Of tho army, who bclou,nI
ty his party, were approached Mt Indiana 20
lis by prominent conservative republican
who had been Coloucl of an Indiana rcpi
mcnt unrlng tho late war and who is now n
captain in tho regular service, and who
made the following startling statement, :
He had been making speeches for the Re-
publicans in Indiana in August last atd at
this request Of Governor Fletcher Of Alisson-
II, visited that State and made one or two
conservative speeches, lie was told by Gov
Fletcher that his speeches were too tame
that the most radical Of declarations were
wanted in Missouri that The people must
be told that the republicans had decided
That tho robcls should not vote, and that the
State was to be carried BY force Of arms if
necessary. Gov. Flctchcr also told him
that he had thirty thousand muskc,s in the
State in loyal hands. and that they should
be used IL necessary to carry the State. The
lndinninn told Gov. Fletcher that hc was n
republican in principle, but did not arpro, Q
OF such measures and would not aivocnic
them. Governor Fletcher thought him
merely wcak-knccd, and answered him thnt
he would come into the harness after II
while. a few nights subsequently lie was
present on invitation nj n secret meeting of
Nadical leaders at tho Lindcll Hotel AInul
nifty prominent Radical leaders were pres.
cnt, including Governor Fletcher, Of Mis-
aouri, Governor Oglcsby, Of Illinois, and
Senator Yates and john a. Logan of Illinois,
lhc whole plan Of the impeachment OF the
President was discussed, even to the ar.
rangcmcnt of filling Washington with nm
armed force of "Boys in Blue" TO protect
tOnUrCsc md Olen Ia ,,L. /
succeed johnson in case Vicc-prcsiLcnt
Foster, MS his successor, should not prove
equally positive anal pliablc to- the will NJ
tho Jncobns Butler, Governor Morton,
OF indiana and others wcro discussed. But
or was. looked upon rs lacking in courage,
and Morton was feared us being TOO ambi-
tious for tho purposes Of the consprators.
Gen. Grant was mentioned ns too conscrva-
tive, aud Sherman wns secuted as u copper
head. Finally Senator Yates vas decided,
upon ns possessing more stamina and less
scFupics than any other available man. If
frcaidcnt johnson offered serious resist ancc
nd Foster did not net vigorously, Yates
wns TO be put i'll TO control affairs
When no was about leaving ST. Lhuis the
informant III tho case TH requested hy
Gov. Flctclcr to ask Gov. Morton, of Indi
ann, what number Of arms he could spare
ttoMssomi. Gov. Morton replied, when
mo message was delivered, ila; he could no,
sny that h9 Ind any to spare; that there was
about ono hundred thousand stand with plcn
~ oI ammunition in ho arsenal he would SO,
what could be shared, and confer; with Gov
Flctchor. Out Of this correspondence grew tl,
conference OF tho Governors at Philadelphia
whlchfl now well known was for the purpose
nutongothcrs, Of distributing arms through
ont the country. Outside Of The statement o
this officer here IL induhilublc evidence in IN,
hands Of President johnson of tho scorc
a'ssriontion OF largo quantities Of arm,
throughout tho Northwest on yorious prr.
tHSfs, an Of which, however, arc legal nnt
plausible enough.
Whlle the startling character Of his s.o
ry causes it to be iucrcduonsly received hy
many, the chnrnctor Of tho officer making
the statement. tho known desperate oharac
Tor OF tho leaders implicated in tho scheme
nd much corroborativc evidence received,
cause II to DO generally believed among the
presldent's adhcrnhts. Cor. Mc,u Yorh
Herald