Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-08-01

The whole lake shore was a scene of |
wild excitement. Boats were sent out, !
which boarded the Georgian, and found |
nothing contraband OH board, but still |
the people were incredulous. The bane |
and curse of carrying out anything III |
this country is the surveillance under |
which we act. Detectives or those |
ready to give Information stand at every |
street corner. Two or three cannot in |
terchange ideas without reporter.
The Presidential election has so de- |
moralized the. leaders of the order of
the HSons of Liberty that new Or
ganization under new leaders has be-
come an absolute necessity. This is now
going forward with great vigor and sue
cess. The new order is STYLED the Cor
der of the STAR There is general
expectation that there will soon be a
draft,and the members swear resistance
to another draft. 1t is purely military,
wolly independent of politics and poll
ticians. 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 officers. There is
no ground to doubt that the masses, to
a large extent, of the North are brave
and true, and believe Lincoln a. tyrant
and usurper. III w , IT
During my stay in Canada a great
amount of property has been destroyed
by burning. The information brought
me as to the perpetrators is so conflict
ing and contradictory, that am salts
fled that nothing can certainly known.
Should claims be presented at the War
Office for payment for this kind of work,
not one dollar should be advanced on
any proof adduced until all the par
ties concerned may have an opportunity
for making out and presenting proof.
Several of the parties claim to have
done the work at St. Louis, New Or
leans, louisville, Brooklyn, Philadelph-
ia and at Cairo. Within the last few
days DIR. X. |. Stewart, of Virginia, has
reached this place and very mysterious
ly informs me that he has plan for
the execution of something which has
received the sanction of the President.
He is in want of money, and states to
me that you gave him draft on me for
$4,000 in gold, which has been lost on
the way. He has sent back to Rich
mOnd for a renewal. He has rented a
large house and moved his family into
it. / cannot doubt his word, but, of
course | do not feel authorized to ad-
vance him money without your author
ity or that of the President. l have,
however, been constrained to advance
him $500 in gold on his written state
ment that, unless the moneylwas in hand
the lives and liberties of high Confed-
crate officers would be. imperiled. al
Owing to the 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 ali flr my name,
which l supposed to be controlled by
us jointly, and as he desired to have a
sum placed in his hands at all times
subject to his personal control, I trans
ferred to him S93 ,614 for which hold
his receipts, and for which he promises
to account to the proper authorities at
home. Including the money turned over
to Mr.. Clay, all of which he has not yet
expended, the entire expenditures as
yet on all accounts is about 500, 900. 7
still hold three drafts for 800, 900 each,
which have not been collected. Should
you think it best for me to return, l
would be glad to know in what way you
think I,had best return with the funds
remaining on hand.
infer from your "personal'' in the
New York Ne,os, that it is your wish i
should remain here, for the presents and
L shall obey your orders. Indeed, l
have so many papers in my possession,
which in the hands of the enemy would
utterly ruin and destroy very many, of
the prominent men in the North, that
due sense of my obligation to them will
force on me the EXTREMIST caution in my
movements. 4 r.r-.. .-..laJt
For the future, discarding all depen-
dence on the organizations in the North
ern States, our efforts, in my judgment,
should be directed to inducing those
who are cOnscripted in the North, and
who utterly refuse to join the army to
fight against the Confederate States, to
make their way South to join our SER
vice. 1t is believed by many that at
least number sufficient to make up
division may be secured in this way for
our service before spring, especially if
our army opens up a road to the Ohio.
Some are now on their way to Corinth,
which at present is the point of rendez-
vOus. Also to operate on their rail-
roads and force the enemy to keep up
guard on all their roads, which will re-
quire large standing army at home,
and to burn whenever it is practicable,
and thus make the men of property feel
their insecurity, and tire them out with
the war. The attempt on New York
has produced agreat panic, which will
not subside at their bidding.
This letter, though long, does not, /
am aware, report many things of minor
importance which have occurred during
my sojourn in Canada, but / shall omit
them at present. i'4f-
Very respectfully, your obedient SER
want, j. THOMPSON.
NOTE.-The original copy bears the
following endorsement in the. hand
writing of j. p. Benjamin, Confederate
Secretary Of War: "Rec'd 10 Feb'y, '65.
j. P.B.'