The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-08-24
Judge r. B. Halls Letter.

II. B. Hall, of California, directed to
Col. "A. T.. Redstone, Washington city,
ID. c.:
Judge r. B. Halls Letter.
OAKLAND, CAI.., July /, 1876.
Col. Il. Il. Rcdstonc, Washington, ID. c.
SIR:-In conversation to-day with
your old friend, Capt. A. p. Wilson, of
San Francisco, learn that you know,
of Il truth, that Hendricks, the Demo
cratic nominee for Vice President, ac-
tually joined the secret, reasonable
order of the
"KNIGIrrS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE"
i'm Indiana, during the war. Since the
same reasonable elements are again
seeking to take the rcins of govern
ment, il ut once becomes the duty, as
it should be the pleasure, of every loyal
citizen to place the seal of his disap-
probation on all candidates for govern
mcnt Offices who lent aid and comfort
to the traitors i'm arms. You will con-
fer favor on the writer, rs well rs the
Union voters in both parties, by giving
all the facts connected with the affair
within your personal knowledge.
Very respectfully, r.. ID. HALL.
Reply of Col. AZ E. Redstone.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July IA, 1876.
Hon. II. b. Hall, Oakland, Cui.:
SIR:-Please find statement concern
ing the matters inquired. about in your
letter of July 1st instant.
While in California in 1856, OBJ
tanned from II member of the "Nicar-
auguan Expedition" who met i'm the
mines, the full ritual of the "I<nights
of the Golden Circle" / returned to
Indiana in 1859. After the war broke
out, IL man by the name ofDaniel Spear,
living now near indianapolis, informed
me of the meeting Of the society, using
the same signs that the man from Mic
araugua had explained to me. / re-
qucSted him to keep silent, and would
find out the nature of the association.
| met them ut Orm's Mill, u short dis
lance south of indianapolis, accOmpa-
nicd by Sergeant Charles Roberts, G3d
regiment Indiana volunteers, both in
disguise; he making II slight mistake,
was kept outside, but where he could
see what was going OH inside.
1t was at one of these meetings that
heard the report made by the adju-
tant that
TIIOS. A. HENDRICKS AND WERE
NAHUM Ehh16,,
was the n-chief
of the Northwest of the "Knights of the
Golden Circle" a reasonable OrganiZ-
alton, the design of which was to cs-
tablish II "NOrthwcstcrn Confederacy."
IL was i'm this reasonable organization
that the plot was laid to assassinate
Gov. Morton, libcrate the rebel prison.
ers in Camp Morton, seize the armory,
and put arms i'm their hands, and give
over the State of Indiana to the South
crn Confedcracy, and the time for the
contamination of this scheme was the
assembling of the "Famorls Democrat
ic Convention of May 20, 1863"
The evening before the convention
met made Il full crpOse of the signs,
grips, password and preambles, which
disconnected them to the extent that
they did not dare Use them unless to
those they were sure they had met in
the organization. The facts, as / re-
member them, are as follows:
THE CONVENTION.
Just as McQuoit, an iron merchant,
had put up the last flag, before the COM
mencement, I.remarIed to friend
"that the old battle flag, inscribed
Winchester should not be desecratcd
altogether" stepped upon the stand,
and pointing to the flags, said to the
multitude gathered: Gentlemen, do
YOU see those old battle-torn flags?
Let's give three hearty cheers for those
old flags and the Union" CThey were
given under the mistake that was one
of the Democratic managcrs.) "NOw,
three cheers for the brave boys that
CALAMITY bore them through the hard
fought field at Winchester" Not SO
strong this timc.) "Now, three hearty
cheers for Abe Lincoln and his admin
istration." They witcd when they
found they
WERE AGAIN COMPLETELY SOLD.
Some drew their revolvcrs, when cried
out, "Irain that. cannon upon this
stand" and stepped from the platform
into the crowd. Later i'm the day, af-
ter great many had been taken to the
mayors Office, relieved of their pistols
and fined, Hendricks and other speak
crs were on the platfOrm-Church, of
Chicago, was speaking-the provost
guard were ordered to arrest man in
front of the stand, made an opening
through the centre, which was filed
by Union men, and ~ they approached
the stand Hendricks d Go. took to flight
and brought up i'm u hollow square of
cavalry at the corner of the State-housc
yard. "A sergeant of the 30th Iowa got
the floor, and commenced giving those
rebels some wholesome advice, when
the Union men, seeing me OH the plat
form, commenced TO cheer and call my
name. The sergeant gave way, and |
again made u full c.rpOse Of that treas
enable organization. Some OF them
became furious and again drew revolt
vers, but they were struck down. Gen.
III. B. Darlington, commandant OF the
post of Indiana and Michigan, had taxi
en- precaution To have the soldiers ready
for any emergency, and batteries were
planted to rake every avenue, but when
the Terrc Haute train went out they
FIRED SOME FOUR THOUSAND SHOTS,
mostly while passing the Soldiers
Home, wounding soldier. Gen. Car
rington then ordered u field piece,
double shotted with grape and canister,
placed OH the Peru railroad track, just
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