The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-07-04

prevent tho payment Of the interest on
! tho public dnbt, by Withholding through
II fraudulent lawsuit, the money received
from taxes paid for that very purpose
This lawsuit was irnudulently smusxlcd
through the Circuit Court and lodrer
in the Supreme Court, before the minute,
nf rhe cnse hsd been read mud signed bV
the Circuit Judge, or he had been made
acquainted with its character. and was
hastily decided by the Supreme Courl
against the credit of the State.
They ure tho men who introduced und
organized in this State that dangerou.
und widespread conspiracy known ns the
:. Knights Of the Golden Circle" and
afterwards US the "Sons Of Liberty.
which had for its purpose the overthrow
of tho Stnte md N,tiuu Il governments.
Not NIL Of them. it is true, belonged
formally to this infamous or'ler. bur such
ns stood on the outside had know ledge
OF its existence, purposes aud plans, un'l
carefully concealed their knowledge, aud
stood ready to accept its work.
TO accomplish the hclli>h work Of this
ron.pirncy,, military officers were up
pointed, military organizations were
created, arms md ammunition purchnsc1
in immense quantities and smugs'ed
into the State, correspondence opene"
with rebel commanders, and military
com binntiuns agreed upon, rebel officers
and agents introduced into the capital
and concealed in hotels und boarding
houses. and it was deliberately Planned
aud agreed that upon day fixed. they
would suddenly uprisu and murder the
Executive. seize the arsenal and IT, nrm"
aud ammunition, and releasing 9,00''
rebel prisoners in Camp Hl"r'on,put arms
into their hundI, nnd with their com
hinrd forces effect military aud bl""dy
revolution in the State. This dreadful
schrme necessarily involved murder,
cunArgrn,ion, robbery, nnd the c"mmIs
sion of every crime which mikes black
the chronicles Of civil wIr; aud get lis
authors nnd nbe,tors, with the proofs "'
their guilt piled mountain high, are ns'l"
struggling for power. and asking tn"
people to put into their guilty hands
rhc government aud prosperity of the
State. Some Of these men. who are high
in favor and authority in their party
and are largely entrusted with l's man
ngcmcnt. have heretofore occupied 9th
res of great trust and responsibility, IN
which they proved to be recreuot und
corrupt
They urc thc mrn who. in the L"gis
ln,urc Of Indiana, bitterly opposed und
.rnounred every effort to confer the
ri.h, Of suffrage upon s"ldirrs in The
field who could not come HON: I" vote
They are the meu who wrote letters
to soldiers iu the nrmy, urging them IL
desert. md assuring them OF support
aud protection if they did.
They nre the men who labored with
devlli>h Zeal to destroy the ability Of the
Government to carry on the w'r by dc
preci .,iny its financial credit. They
assured the people that "srernbacks
would die on their hands, aud warned
them >olcmnly against Government
bonds, as wicked device to rob them
Of their money.
They arc the men who refused 10 con
tribute to the Sanitury Commission fo'
the relief Of sick unI wounded sol
di.r. upon tho lying and hypocrilica
,rr,eu,, that the contributions were
cuusumrd by the officers Of Ih4 army.
They hrc the men who excused them
sclrc. from contributing for the relief vi
soldiers families II, home by the inrl
mons 81 ,n,icr that they were living bet
TOR than they h ID ever done, uu | by foul
;muu,atious ON the chastity of soldiers
w,r.s
Th.r ,rc the m,n who declared IL
sneerh.s resolutions, and by their votes
ir Congress. that not another man mol
dollar should be voted to carry on I
cruel war uyaiuS, their Southern breth
rem,
They uro tho men who in the midst o
,br l,st ,reat camuairn Of 1861. ut tn,
time when Shcrm.n was G.hting his
w,y sep by step, from Chattanooga tt
Atlanta, aud Grant was forcing lee
huck into the d,Ienscs Of Richmond, ia
desperate and bloudy battles from day te
day; whom the l"tc Of the nation hun