The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-08-02

BOAT captain, IN the purchase OF the
steameF Georgian. She had hardly
been transferred when the story
Went abroad that she. had been pur-
chased ard armed for the purpose
of einking the Michigan, releasing
the prisoners en- JoRson's Island,
and 4 destroys nE the Shipping on the
lakes and the cities on their margin.
The widest CONSIDERATION prevailed
in all the border cities: at Buffalo
two Tugs had cannon placed on |
board, four regiments of soldiers /
were sent there-two of them rep
resented to have been drawn from
arms -ef NiRgi lis WaEa-SnnQ
at Detroit and churches broken up |
on .SundhY.s The whole hkS SshSFc 4
was scene of the widest excite !
meDt- Boats were sent out. which |
boarded the Georgian, and found |
nothing contraband on board, but
still the people were incredulous
The bane and curse of carrying out
anything in this country in thosup-
VIGILANCE under which we act. De-
tectiyes, or those ready TO give in
formation, stand at every street cor
nef. Two or three cannot inter
change ideas without 3 reporter. er,eI
: The Presidential election. has. so
'demoralizedgt the leaders of the or
der OF the ''Sons OF Liberty" that a
new ORGANIZATIONS under new lead
ere has become an absolute neeessi.t
ty. This is now going forward with
great vigor and success. TIE new
order is styled the ''Order of the
Starr There is general expectaG
tion that there will soon be q new
draft. and the members swear, re-
distance to another draft. is pure.
ly military, wholly. independents OF
politics aud politicians. It is given
out among the members of lheo0r2
der that Stonewall Jaeksonywas, the
founder of the order, aud the name
has it's Significance from. the stars
on the collars of Southern Ulcers!
There ia mo- ground to doubt that
the masses, ito . large e2feat gfIthe
North are brave and, true, aud be-
lieye Lincoln tyrant and a usucp-
er. 1fI Ai's' 'f=~ = % .
During my stay iniC Canada agreHt
amount of property has been des-
troyed by buriug. The. infOrma-
ton brought me as to the perpetra-
tors is so conflicting and so contra
dictory, that L am satisfied that
hnothing can be certainly known.
Should claims he presented at the
war office for payment for this kind
of work, not one dollar should be
advanced on any proof adduced un-
til all the parties concerned may
have an opportunity for making out
and presenting proof. Several par
ties claim to haYe done the work at
st. Louis, New Orleans, Louisville,
Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and at
Cairo. Within the last few days
DR.. X. 1. Stewart, of Virginia, has
reached this place, and very myster-
iousTy informs me he has the plan
| for the execution of something
which has received the sanction OF
the President. lie 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
1 way. He has sent back to Rich
Iuond for renewal. lie has rent
cd a large house and moved his
| family into it. I cannot doubt his
word, but, of course, do not feel
authorized to advance him money
without your authority or that of
the President. I have, however,
been constrained to advance him
$500 upon his written statement
that, unless the money was in hand
the lives and liberty of high Con-
federate officers would be imperil-
cd.
| 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 all in my name,
,whichI supposed to be controlled
by us jointly, and as he desired to
have sum placed in his hands, at
all times subject to his personal con-
troll, transferred to him $93,6l4,
for which 1 hold his receipts, and
for5which he promises to account to
| the proper authorities at home. In
Guiding the money turned over to
Mr.. Clay, all of which he has not
yet expended, the entire expendi :
ture as yet on all is about $500, 600.
still hold three drafts for 500, 600
each, which have not been collected.
Should you think it best for me to
return 1 should be glad to know
| in what way you think / had best
II WIN OAC
hand. ,.,
/ I infer from your spersonal" in
the New Y oFk News that it is your
wish IshoRld remain here for the
present, and shall obey you- Or
ders. Indeed I have SO many pa
pers 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 a
due sense of my obligation to them
viii force on me the EXTREMIST eau
ton in my movements.
For the future, discarding all de-
pendence on the organizations in
the Northern States, our afforts, in
my judgment, should be toward in
ducing 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 service. 1t
is believed by many that at least a
number sufficient to make up a di-
vision may be secured in this way
for our service before spring, es-
pecially if our army opens up road
to the Ohio. Some are now on
their way to CoPinth, which at pres
ent ls the point of rendezvous. AL
so to operate on their railroads and
force the enemy to keep a guard on
ali their roads, which will require a
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 Y ork produced great panic,
which will not subside at their bid
ding.
This letter. though long, does not,
am aware, report many things of
minor importance which have oc-
Cured during my sojourn in Cana
da, but shall omit them at present. |
Very respectfully, your obedient |
j. THOMSON
NorE.-The original copy bears
the following endorsement in the
handwriting OF j. B. Benjamin.,
Confederate Secetary Of War
q Reed 10 Feb'y, 90. j. p. Bv
I 81 H.