Litchfield enquirer., 1866-08-02
Northern Treason.

quire into the evidence duplicating Jefferson Davis with the assassination of President
 Lincoln. and with the cruelties practiced on
 Union prisoners, &c., have made aa interest ing report. From the evidence reported it appears that the Confederate government. twere fully informed of the horrible suffsrings of the Federal prisoners in their hands, and that no really efficient attempt were made to re- move, the evil. It also appears that they en- tertainad and considered propositions for the assassination of the chief men of our govern ment and that they had sanguine hopes of an instruction of Western Democrats in their favor. <.ryr f+sir+-.--s5.
 We subjoin soma of the evidence on the
 last point.
 On the 3lst of August 1864 Bsnuet H.
 Young Confederate agent in Chicago makes a report in cipher, containing a muster roll of
 his command. called the Fifth Confederate
 State Retributors" On the roll are the names
 of several afterwards concerned in the raid at St Albans.
 He says, "I shall think. after reconnos-
 sance, attack Burlin ton or St Albans. Vt.
 cannot fully decipher my instructions of the
 20th of the month.
 The augmentation of the Federal troops
 here and the fears of some of the so-called peace Copperheads, prevents the carrying out
 of our plans to release the prisoners in the
 Federal bastile here."
 A letter of Clement C. Clay Jr. Sept 2d,
 after detailing the reasons of failure at Chica-
 go proceeds.
 "It was then determined to make an at
 tempt upon Rock Island if the Copperheads
 would furnish a portion of the long promised
 aid When brought to the test Walker, Bar
 ret, Dndd, X Co.,. could not furnish fifty men
 for the purpose" 5. .. One of Clay's previous letters shows the ob- .sject of the organization called :'Sons of Eber-
 ty." and refers to two we'll known "Conserva-
 tives." ...... .....-f
 WEI1AND HousE, ST CATHAR1NEs July +. '64 Hon. J. Thompson, Montreal:
 } My DEAR SIR: WALKER goes of tonight
 to the United States. He will try to prepare
 our friends to aid us in the contemplated move Dr. Massay is here son -in-law of Meday. and will stay until finding he is. hig priest of
 the sons of liberty, and can be employed most
 usefully for us. He and " might trdverst
 Ohio. hGiana, Illinois by the operation. Yor
 had best come from Iowa here immediately
 and let them know all our plans. They can be
 communicated to w by special messenger , that they may go. to work at once. They art only advised that certain Confederate escaped . prisoners can be employed to start the bali fol them if their people will join in the play
 They think it will take the fancy of their peo , pie, and they will take han1. The only fea
 is, they will not be prepared for it. and will b. e surprised and stupefied without notice. Yo, f need not fear, as they are of the sworn broth
 erhood. Noor'zees is to be here on Monday O l. Tpesday, and perhaps Ben Wood. Indeed I see people from the United States here daily > who come to see me. You must Lot fail tt o come, and bring plenty of money. Indeed
 you had best transfer your bank to Toronto We can buy passes in the United States whcl ]. will serve our purpose and two capital orato ', to travel anywhere. Come. here as soon q The proprietor and all tho people a... ... 'f your friends I send this by him In haste. ?, Truly you,s, ... n .,l l(Signed) { s. O., Jr. e . From another of Clay's letters we extrac r. the following The goods" are evilentl n arms for Western conservatives ;" the "SO y competitors" Union soldiers. Carlton is tn l' assumed name of Jacob Thompson
 : NIAGARA FALLS, c. w., Friday, July 20, 1864 !, MR. w. P. CARsoN-Dear Str: Our friend h had left on my arrival. Your telegraph onl a reached H a few minutes since, owing. it i - said, to some Arrangement of the line. H. has replied by telegraph to your note brough h by me. He expressed himself much surprised - and disappointed at it, because he says R m,
 himself both understood you to authorize tn l' investment, and R had before leaving Ne, j York arranged to obtain the goods after con h su1tation with D and s all left New York witI
 the belief that the goods would soon be sen ' in small lots to the different points of advan !. tageous sales, especially to Indianapolis, wher n they are edeemediHaispensable There is nor e competition there than was expected full,
 eight hundred we'll equipped competitors. Tn, - hazard you suggest was fully canvassed, and. i @ was resolved to take it, as the goods acere in a dispensible,
 It The following letter from T Holcombe t' y Clay shows the hopes of an immediate insur # rection in the West, raised by Earley's rait t into Maryland ; SUNDAY NIGHT, 10, J-CLrroN H. n MR. ": s.,;- ..
 My friend has just left me, As I said tt you, he was at first overwhelmed with the re !, sponsibility, of speedy decision on 50 momen I. tous "a subject. He has been thinking of il
 ever since and met with an intelligent ani active friend from his State who came to sec ]. me this evening and who is sanguine as to the q immediate condition. My friend is not only
 satisfied that the time has come, but is ready
 and anxious to prepare as rapidly as possible t He had pondered your inquiries as te the fea . sibili:y of certain matters and has made such pertinent torn out) --ortant. suggestions as to . cooperation torn out) -ost desirable for Car son to see him. told you he would be one ] of the M c of his State. Our appearance ol 1. his under the circumstances at Saint c to-mor. . lrow would excite suspicion. He must leave . in the l0P M train. I write to Big Carson to : come at l, or at all events at 3:30. Let him come straight to my room No. 2, and better not seem to know me, or be seen with me Yo torn out) e tate matters if a draft is or dered. Iam startled at the ne,os. and fee 3 that soith actsuity and prudence Cdrsons de