The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-08-07

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/. for arming such vessels az could b
seized for operations ON the, lakes,
, aided DIR. James 7. Bates, Of ker
, lucky, an old steamboat captain, i
, the purchase of the steamer Georgian
She had scarcely been transferred
/ when the story went abroad that sh
, had been purchased and armed 70
the purpose of sinking the Michigan
: releasing the prisoners on Johnson
Island, and destroying the shippin!
; on the lakes, and the cities on thei
! margin. The widest CONSERVATION
prevailed IN all the border cities. A
Buffalo two tugs bad cannon place.
on board, five regiments of soldier
were sent there, two of them repre-
sented to have been drawn from thu
army of Virginia. Bells were rune
at Detroit, and churches broken up OF
! Sunday. The whole lake shore wa:
a scene of wild excitement. Boat'
were sent out which boarded the
Georgian and found nothing contra
band on board, but still the peopl,
were crcdulous. .
1 The bane and curse of carrying out
anything in this country is the sur.
! villance under which we act. Detec.
tives or those ready to give informa-
/ tion stand at every street corner
Two or three cannot interchange
ideas without reporter.
The Presidential election has so
demoralized the leaders of the Sons
of Liberty that a new organization,
under new leaders has become an abb
solutc necessity. This is now goins
forward with great vigor and success.
The new order is STYLED "Thc Order
of the Star" There is a general ex-
pectatton that there will soon be a
new draft. 1t is purely military, and
wholly independent Of politics and
politicians. 1t is given out among
the members that Stonewall Jackson
is the. founder of the Order, and the
name has its Significance from the
stars on the collars of Southern Off
GERS. -
There is no reason to doubt that
the masses to large extent of the
North are brave and true and believe
Lincoln tyrant and usurper. Dur
ing my stay in Canada "A great
amount of property has been destroy
ed by burning. The information
brought to me as to the perpetrators.
is so conflicting and contradictory
that | um satisfied that nothing can
be certainly known. Should claims
be presented at the war Office for pay
ment of this kind of work, not one
dollar should be advanced on any
proof adduced until all the parties
concerned, may have, an opportunity
for making out and presenting proofs,
Several parties claim to have done
the work at St Louis, New Orleans,
Louisville, Brooklyn, Philadelphia,
and at Cairo, within the last few
days.
DIR. X. s. Stewart, of Virginia, has
reached this place very mysteriously
and informs me he has a plan for the
execution of something which has re-
ceived the sanction of the President.
He is in want of money and states to
ME that you have given him draft
on me for $4,000 in gold, which has
been lost on the way. He has sent
back to Richmond for renewal. He
has rented large house and moved
his family into it. | cannot doubt his
word, but of course, / do not feel au-
thorized to advance him money with
out your authority or that Of the
President. | have however been
constrained to advance him $500 in
gold ON his written statement that
unless the money was placed in his
hands, the lives and liberty of high
Confederate officers would be imper-
illed.
Owing to the i'll health of Mr.. Clay
we separated at Halifax, and since
then we have not lived together,
though we have been in consulting
distance. As the money was all in
my name, which l supposed to be
by us jointly, and as he
desired to have sum placed in his !
hands, and at all times subject to his /
personal control, | transferred to him
SS3, GA, for which j hold his receipt, |
and for which he promises to account
to the proper authorities at home. In
cluding the money turned over to Mr. !
CLAY, all of which he has not vet ex-
pended, the entire expenditure as yet !
on all accounts is about $500, 900. l
still hold three drafts for 500, 900
each, which have not been collected. /
Should YOU think best for me to re-
turn, | would be glad to know in
what way you think | had best re-
turn with the funds remaining on
hand infer from your personal in
The New York Ne,us, that it is your
wish that | should remain here for
.he present, and shall obey your or
lers. Indeed, have so many papers
n my possession which, in the hands
IF the enemy, would utterly ruin and
lestroy very many of the prominent
nen of the North, that due sense of
ny obligation to them will force on
ne the EXTREMIST caution in my
I. rl, "a
For the future, discarding all de-
,endenee on the organizations in the
Northern States, our efforts in my
Judgment, should be directed to in
lucing those who are in the North,
md who utterly refuse to join the ar
ny to fight against the Confederate
States, to make their way South to
DIN our service. 1t is believed by
nany that at least a number sufficient
o make division may be secured in
his way for our service before spring
specially if our army opens up q
Dad to the Ohio. Some are now
m their way to Corinth, which at
resent is the point of rendezvous.
Also, to operate on their rilroads and
Orce the enemy to keep up a guard
N all the roads, which will require a
arge standing army at home and to
urn, whenever it is practicable, and
hus make men of property feel their
Insecurity and tire them out with the
var. .i1'a aff erslf- isa !
The attempt on New York has pro-
.uced a great panic which will not