The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-10-27

western States the amplest opportunity
to throw off the CALLING dynasty at
Washington, and openly to take
ground in favor of State rights and
c1Njl liberty. This fact must satisfy
the large class of discontents at home
of the readiness and willingness of the
Administration to avail itself Of every
proffered assistance in our great strug
gle for independence.
THE ''SoNS OF LIBERTY"
On my arrival here heard there was
such an organization as the Order of
the ''Sons of Liberty in the Northern
States; and my first effort was to learn
its strength, its principles and its OBJ
jects, and, if possible, to put myself in
communication with its leading spirits.
This was effected without much diff
Guilty or delay. was received among
them with cordiality, and the greatest
confidence at once extended to me.
The number of its members was large,
but not so great as Mr. Holt, in his
official report, represented it to be.
Its objects were political; its principles
were that the Government was based
on the consent of the parties to it; that
the States were the parties, and were
sovereign; that there wes no authority
in the general government to coerce a
seeding State. The resolutions of
179S and 1899 were set forth as pre-
senting the true theory of the govern
ment. Its organization was especially
military; 1t had its commanders of
divisions, of brigades, of companies.
Also, Grand Commanders"
ILLINOIS, INDIANA AND OHIO TO BE
sEIzED BY TIE ''SoNS OF LIBERTY
In the month of JuLe last, the uni
versal feeling among IT'S members,
leaders and privates, was that it
was useless to hold a Presidential elec
ton; Lincoln had the power, and
would certainly re elect himself, and
there Was IL hupr t,ui LA f.rce TIL.
belief was entertained and .rcrIy tx
pressed, that, by bold, vigorous and
concerted movement, the three great
Northwestern States of Illinois, Indi-
and and Ohio could be seized and held
This being done, the States of Ken
lucky and Mississippi could easily be
lifted from their PROSTATE condition
and placed on their feet, and this in
sixty days would end the war. While
everything was moving on smoothly to
a supposed successful contamination,
the first interruption in the calculation
was the postponeinent of the meeting
of the Democratic Convention from
the 4th of July to the 29th of August;
but preparations still went on, and il
one of the States the goth of July was
fixed as the day for movement.
But before the day arrived a General
Council of the order from the different
States was called. and it was thought |
that the movement of the 20th of July
would be premature, and the 10th of |
August Was fixed upon for general
uprising.
E1PENSES OF PEACE MEETING PAID By |
THE REBEL GOVERNMENT.
This postponement was insisted upon
on the ground that it was necessary to
have a series of public meetings to
prepare the public mind, and appoint
ments for public peace meetings we're
made-one at Peoria, ole at Spring.
Held, and one at Chicago on the 10th.
The first one was at Peoria, and to
make it a success, 1 agreed that so
much money as was necessary would
be furnished by ire. 1t was held and
was decided success. The vast null
Iitudes who attended seemed to be
'wayed by but one leading idea-peace.
The friends were encouraged and
strengthened, and seemed anxious for
The day when they would do some
'hing to hasten them to the great goal
of peace. About this time that cores
pondenee between our friends and
Horace Greedy made its appearance.
Lincoln's manifesto shocked the
country. The belief in some way pre-
rallied over the North that the
South would agree to recon.
'truction; and the politicians, especi-