The National tribune., 1899-10-26

the prosperous and active condition Of the
Order wherever ne had been. He seems
to have found fault with what he regarded
as the lethargic condition Of their friends
in this city.
The men belonging to the Order here
were not the material, be thought, that
was 10 be found in the Counties Of Gala
way. Boone, Howard. Charlton, and Cooper.
There they were active and energetic, and
the greatest difficulty experienced by the
officers in those Counties was to restrain
the members of the Order from rising before
the proper opportunity arrives. He had
found the same difficulty to exist in the
State of Illinois, and he most urgently
warned them to take no hasty steps, but
wait the official notice for action from the
Grand Commander Of the State. He
spoke of Gen. Price in the most eulogistic
terms, and said he had been in constant
direct communication with him, Marina
duke, and the rebels in Arkansas. He
expected and looked soon for raid from
Marmaduke into northern Missouri. When
he came he should be hailed and supported
as friend and savior, but until official notice
attempt armed aggressive movements.
The speaker referred minutely to the con-
dition of north Missouri-said that all the
U. ). troops had been sent off to the front,
and that the enrolled militia would amount
to nothing. He looked upon the raid,
therefore, as an easy matter. said that 200
Southern men could even now march from
the Kansas line to the Mississippi and
take all the U. S. troops stationed in the
district, so small were the garrisons of
Government troops. He went on to give
detailed accounts Of the posts where the
US. troops were stationed and the number
at each, also the points Of easy access and
passage where none are stationed. thus
showing the minute details TO which the
Order gives its attention and the powerful
lever it may WELD to interfere with and
defeat military operations.
This Order is also used for the circu-
latiOn Of books, documents, and publica-
tons of various kinds, intoxicating rebel
views and sentiments. Agents belonging
to the Order are employed in various States
for this purpose, and, from all can learn
from my agents, immense numbers Of these
publications are being circulated. Promi-
nent among those so circulated are the
following: Pollard's Southern History of
the War; Official Reports Of the Confederate
Government; Life Of Stonewall Jackson;
Articles from the Metropolitan Record
in pamphlet form; Revelations-or the
Companion Of the New Gospel of Peace,
according to Abraham; Book of the Prophet
canus-the Mysteries of the White House;
The Lincoln Catechism-or Guide to the
Presidential Election Of 1854, and a work
OF Marvinia T. Triga, entitled Indestructibl BILE
OrganlcS, the object OF which Is defense
of slavery, and the advocacy Of an armistice
between the United States and the rebel
Government.
A GREAT LEVER FOR THE SOUTHERN
CONFEDERACY.
This Order is in truth the great lever
used by the rebel Government for its army
operations. Members Of the Southern
section Of it, which Is under the control Of
Gen. Price, can meet and confer with mem
bers Of the Northern section under the
control Of Vallandigham with perfect i'm
punity. They can meet as strangers,
and yet recognize each other, and can