National Republican., 1883-11-09


New York city. He was allowed to do so,
and q most daring attempt has beCn made to
fire that city, but their reliance on the Greek
ire has proved a misfortune. lt cannot be
depended on as an agent in such work. |
have no faith whatever in it, aud no attompt
shall hereafter be made under my general di-
rections with any such materials. knew noth-
ing whatever of the raid on st. Adams until
after it transpirod. Desiring TO have boat
on whose captain and crow reliance could be
placed, and ON board Of which arms could be
sent to convenient points for arming such
vessels rs could be seized for operations on the
lakes, | aided DR.. James r. Bates of Ken
tucky an old steamboat captain, in tho pur-
chase of the steamer Georgian. She had
scarcely been transferred when tho story went
abroad that she had been purchased and
armed for tho purpose of sinking tho Mich
igan, releasing tho prisoners on Johnson's
island, and destroying the shipping on the
lakes and the cities on their margin. Tho
widest CONSERVATION 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 represented to
have boon drawn from tho army of Virginia.
Bells were rung at Detroit and churches
broken up on Sunday. The whole lake shore
was u sceno of wild excitement. Bonts wore
sent out which boarded the Georgian und
found nothing contraband on board, but still
the people were incrodulous.
Tho banc and curse of carrying out any
thing In this country is the surveillance I'M
der which VIC act. Detectives or those ready
TO give information stand Mt every street cor
ner. Two or three cannot interchange ideas
without reporter.
The presidential election has so demoralzed
the leaders of the order of the Sons of
Liberty" that now organization under new
leaders has become an absolute necessity.
This is now going forward with great vigOr
and success. The new order is styled the
"Order of the Star" There is q general cx-
pectation that there will soon be now draft,
and the members swear resistance to another
draft. 1t is purely military, wholly indo-
pendent of politics and politicians. IL is given
out among the members that Stonewall jack
son Is the founder of tho order, and tho name
has IL significance from the stars OH the
| collars of southern officers. There is no ground
| to doubt that tho masses to a largo e1tont of
the north are brave and true, and believe
| Lincoln tyraut and usurper.
During my stay in Canada great amount
of property has been destroyed by burning
The information brought me Us to the pGrpe-
traitors is so conflicting and contradictory
that am satisfied that nothing can be cer-
tainly 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 tho parties con-
ccrned may have an opportunity FOR making
out and presenting proof Several parties
claim to have done the work at st. Louis,
New Orleans Louisville, Brooklyn, Philadcl-
phia, and at Cairo. Within the last few days
DIR. X. /. Stewart, of Virginia, has reached
this place, and very mysteriously informs me
that he has plan for the execution of somc-
thing, which has received the sanction of tho
president Ho is in want of money, and
states to mo that you gave him n draft on II o
for 10000 in gold, which has been lost on the
way. Io has sent back to Richmond for u
renewal. lie has rented large house, and
moved his family into it. l cannot doubt his
word, but, of course / do not feel authorized
| to advance him money without your au-
thority or that of the president. / have,
| however, been constrained to advance him
$500 in gold, on his written statement that
unless the money was in hand the lives and
liberties Of high G. nfoderato officers would be
! imperlcd.
Owing to the health of Mr. Clay, We seq
rated at Halifax, and since then we have not
| lived together, though we have been in con-
sulting distance AS the money was all in
my name, which supposed to be controlled
by us jointly, and as ho desired to havo u
sum placed in his hands ut all times subject
to his personal control transferred to him
$03,6l4, for which l hold his receipts, and for
which he PROMISES to account to the proper
authorities ut home. Including the money
turned over to MIR. Clay, all of which he has
not yet expended, tho entire expenditure rs
yot on all accounts 10 about 100000. | still
hold three drafts for $lO0,0OO each. which
| have not been collected. Should you think
it best for me to return ! would be glad to
know in what way you think / had best
return with the funds remaining on hand.
infer from your personal in the New York
| Ners that it is your wish that / should ro-
main here for the present. and l shall obey
your orders. Indeed have 20 many papers
,n1, l,,, 1g %
enemy, would utterly ruin and destroy very
many of tho prominent mon in the north. that
q due sense Of my obligation to them will
force on INC the EXTREMIST caution in my
movements.
For the future, discarding all dependence
on the organizations in the northern states,
our efforts, in my Judgment, should be di-
rcctcd to inducing tho q who arc COnsCriptod
in the north, and who utterly refuse to join
the army to fight against tho confederate
states, to mako their way south to Join our
service. 1t is believed by many that mt least n
number sufficient to make up division may
be secured in this way for our service before
spring, especially If our army opens up u road
to the OHIO Some are now on their way to
Corinth, which at present is the point OF
rendezvous. Also to operate on their railways,
and force the enemy to keep up u guard on
all their roads, which will require large
standing army at home; and to burn, whom
ever it is practicable and thus make the men
of property feel their insecurity and tirc them
out with the war. The attempt on Now York
has produced great panic, which will not
subsde at their bidding
This letter, though long, docs not, am
aware, report many things of minor import
anco which have occurred during my sojourn
in Canada, but l shall omit them ut present
Worry respectfully, your obediont servant,
j. THOMPSON.