The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-10-30
startling Exposure Of Radical. Plots.


President Johnson was on bis late trip in
tho West, United States Senstor and two
Major-Generals Of the atmy,. " bo belonged
y his party, were approached OF Indianapo-
lis by q prominent conservative republican,
who had been Colonel of, an Indiana regi-
ment during the late war and who ia. now a
Captain in the regular service, and who
made the following startling statement:
He bad been making speeches for the Re.
publicans in Indiana in August last, aud at
the request of Governor Fletcher ofJMissou-
ri, visited that State and made one orr 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 the rebels should not vote, and that the
State was TO- be carried by force ofarms If
necessary. Gov. Fletcher also told him
that he had thirty thousand musketsl in the
State in loyal hands. and that they should
be used IL necessary to carry the State. The
Indisnian told Gov. Fletcher that heI was a
republican in principle, but did NOT approx Q
OF such measures and would not advocate
them. Governor Fletcher thought him
merely weak-kneed, and answered him that
he would come into the harness after o
while. few nights subsequently he was
present on invitation at q secret meeting Of
Radical leaders at the Lindell Ho;el. About
fifty prominent Radical LEADERS, vera pres-
ent. including Governor Fletcher, or Mis-
Senator Yates and John A. Logan OF Illinois,
The whole plan Of the Impeachment lof the
President was discussed, even to the ar
rangcment of filing Washington with an
armed force of "Boys in Blue" 10 protect
Congress-, and also to decide who should
succeed johnson in case Yice-Pfesident
Foster, as his successor, should not prove
equally positive and pliable to the will of
the Jacobins. Butler, Governor Morton,
OF Indiana, and others were discussed. But
Ter was looked upon ms lacking in courage
and Morton was feared as being ftoos- amSi-
tious for the purposes of,the 'conspirators.
Gen. Grant was mentioned as too conserva-
tive, and Sherman was secuted asn copper
head. Finally Senator Yates was decided
upon % possessing more stamina. and less
President johnson offered serious resistance
nd Foster did not act yigourously, Yates
was 10 be put IN to control affairs.
When he wasiabout leaving Sc. Lhuis the
Informant in the case I, MAS requested by
Gov. Fletcher to ask Gov. Morton, OF Indi-
ana, what number of arms he could spare
ttoMissouri. Gov. Morton lireplied, when
the message was delivered, tho; he could not
say that hs had any to spare; that there was
abouton hundred thousand stand with plen-
W of ammunition in Ire arsenal {, he would see
what could be shared, and confer. with Gov.
Fletcher. Oat oftl,'scorrespouGenc grew the
conference OF the Governors at Pbiladelpbia,
whichlit now well known was for The purpose,
among others, of distributing arms through
ont the country. Outside Of the statement of
a nfH neh he t.. I..ls ~
hands Of President Johnson of the secret
distribution Of large quantities of arms
toreaghout the Northwest ON various pre-
texts, all Of which, however, are legal and
plausible enough. ..t r B.
While the startling character of this sto-
~ causes it to be increduonsly received by
many, the character of the officer masking
the statement, the, known desperate cherac
ter OF. the leaders implicated In the soRerae.
nd much 'corroborativei evidence received,
cause it TO be generally believed among the
Presidents adherants.-- New York
Herald,
sKA.--Advices from Nebras-
ka state that the grain crop is larger
than ever before, the average yield Of
wheat being forty bushels to the acre.
General Sherman is hurrying forward
troops to the scenes of Indian out.
RACES. mk
Japan adyicesy to September l2,
have been received, and it is stated
that there are r,lsnors that the Tycoon
had died at Jeddo. His successor Is
said to be aIiaan'of great energy of
character, and inIfavor of foreign in
tercourse. J,ss
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LoRD Bacon SAID :--ssff a man be
jgracious to strangers, it shows he is
a citizen of the world, and that the