The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-10-29

| on the same line. Hsnwas from Kentucky
originally, and was for the South getting their
| rights at any cost.1 Hesaid: Let blood flow
like rivers, sir. Yes, sir; let fire rain upon
Northern cities, and let the destruction of prop
| erty become general, If necessary to produce
| the desired result roYO must make the North
ern people feel poverty, sir, if you wish to sue
| ceed. They care more for their property than
for their lives Ysl1 misst touch their pockets
and then you touch their hearts They are a
fast going people. I would just as lief as not
they would know after Ithe war is over, if it
ever is, that was in this meeting. No mat
! ter how the war may terminate, they will for
| get it all in a MONTH, especially if times are
good and money shall be plenty
This caused a g-eat laugh, and the speaking
ended. The question was taken and decided
unanimously in favor of the proposition. None
but delegates were allowed to vote.
Mr. Carey then presented his views, which
| were that their Northern friends must en-
courage raids and guerrilla warfare in their
| own States, and that they must commence it
| themselves. Burning must be resorted to when
| 1T could be done. He said that it had been so
| managed at Camp Chase in Ohio, by their
| friend, the Grand Commander of the Sons of
! Liberty, that great many very excellent Con-
| federate officers had made their escape, and
were ready at any time to take command of
| men whenever they We're ready, and that those
| officers were brave and fearless men ready to
| undertake any kind of enterprise or daring ex-
| plot. He did not look for any more foolish
expeditions like the one made by Gen. Nor
ganson. That it was not successful is easily
understood The Southern people were in too
great haste in trying raids by large bodies of
men where there were no lines of escape or re-
treat"
"Yes," said Col. Bush ct they counted their
chickens before they were hatched"
think they We're stale eggs" said Can't.
| Inglesby.
"Mr. Carey said" continued Uncle Daniel
"'We have now entered upon system of small
| raids and destruction of property, so as to be
very effective. And although we fear that we
cannot repair our loss in the kind of material
we had secured and had on board of the Will
| o'-the-Wisp, yet we may, by good manage
mcnt, In some degree compensate for 1t, and,
IN order that you may understand how we pro-
pose to operate, will read to you the order of
the Secretary of War of the Confederate States
to one J. G. S. Blackman, the brother Of DIR.
Blackman, whose poisoned goods were lost on
the Will-o -theWisp. The order is dated Rich
mond, 1863, and signed J. A. Seldom, Secre-
| tary of War, G. S. A.. authorizing Blackman to
enlist a company of men not to exceed 50 In
| number for special service on the Mississippi
River In lieu of pay or other compensation
they are to receive such percentage of the value
of all property of the United States or loyal
by an officer selected by the Department in
charge of such duty, but in no case to exceed
so per centum of the value
Carey said that under this order it was un-
derstood as soon as Biackman should enlist 25
men for this purpose he was to receive a COM
mission in the provisional army without pay.
L his commission was for his protection Ill case
he should be captured. Said he:
1--WE are now issuing many Of them, and
much good has already resulted. Blackman
has destroyed great quantity of property on
the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. man by
the name of j. G. Beall, who holds like COM
mission, has destroyed great amount of sup
plies and other property on the Chesapeake.
He is near here now, has a vessel, and is re-
cruiting men for the Sons of Liberty in New
York city, with view of running over to st.
Alhans, In Vermont, and is not only to destroy
property, but is TO terrify those rich old Yer
mont Yanks out of their wits. 1t is by such
means that We must alarm the Northern prop
rtyholders into peacemeasures and into vOt-
ing the anti-war ticket. This is the only sure
way to success, in my opinion
They all laughed and agreed that a st. AL
BAN 3 raid would be- a splendid thing, as the old
Yankees would do anything to save their
money and property. Mr.. Carey continued:
40 think Mr. Beall is known to Mr. Wudd
and Mr. NcMasterson.'
They both replied that they knew him we'll,
and he could be relied upon to do whatever he
should undertake. le .s,
Now said Mr.. Carey, the prisoners at
Camp Douglas near Chicago, ILL.,, and at Camp
Chase, in Ohio must be released. Mr.. Thorn
linson has the money to pay all expenses. Can
not you men in the Northern States assist in
this? Can you not get up organizations such
as Blackman and Beall have done? The Rich
mond authorities will pay the same percentage
for the destruction of all property necessary
for the use OF the army, as they do Blackman
and Bcall Why, gentlemen, crops enough
might be destroyed in one night by simultane-
Gus move to very badly embarrass the prosecu-
tion Of the war
"A man by the name of Burnett Fl. Yonkers,
who was present, said he would undertake
to release the Camp Douglas prisoners
if the gentlemen here from Chicago would
render their assistance, to which the gentle
men replied that they would give any aid in
their power; that already there had been arms
sufficient for this purpose secured by Thomlin-
son and placed in the hands of friend in Chi
cago by the name of Wall that if Mr.. Yonkers
should go to Chicago on that business he should
go to the Richmond House and inquire for Mr..
John Wall, Mr.. Morris Buckner, or either of
the gentlemen present; that any of the clerks
of the Richmond House would know where to
send for either of the persons mentioned.
Mr.. Walters, of Arkansas, being present,
(the same that Gen. Anderson met in Coles
town, Ill., and being one of the chief Organ
izers was asked i'll reference to the condition
of the Sons of Liberty. He said he had been
travelling for more than year III the Northern
States He had never been molested, nor had
he been questioned as to his business. He had
organized thousands of Lodges and found the
friends-that it is to say, the common people,
who connected themselves with the order
ready and willing to act at any time, and
willing to do anything that was required The
only trouble he found was i'll the cowardice of
the leaders. TO illustrate what he meant, he
said: Il came from indianapolis here. Thos. A.
Stri1er promised me faithfully that he would
be here, but you do not see him. He is the
one man of all others in the West that is ex-
pected to advise and suggest
dan Bowen here interrupted, saying:
'Strider has been at work. He has been in
Washington, and has s0wn seeds of dissenson
in the army has created jealousies between the
Eastern and Western commanders and produced
much trouble on account of the Emancipation
Proclamation.'
YES said Col. Walters, that believe to
be true; but why is he not here? see he sends
a substitute; is he afraid? Mr.. Eagle was
correct when he said the people OF the North
will forget all about the war in month, if you
will only gire them chance to make money.
/ can go into any city and proclaim myself in
sympathy with the rebellion, and no one will
molest me- If we should fail, and our cause
go down, il would not be one year before JEFF
Davis would be invited TO attend agricultural
shows North so as TO DRAW a crowd and increase
tI,n