The National tribune., 1899-10-26

the wrists of the person addressed. The
toe of the person desiring to be recognized
| is also placed at the hollow of the foot of
the other.
OF course, am unable to give any more
reliable information, either as to the char
| acter object, purpose, or strength of this
secret organization than that which have
obtained from some of those who belong toit
[ may say, however, that such as | have
| obtained | have no doubt is within the
| bounds of truth.
or temple, in this city, I am reliably in
! formed, the Grand Worthy, in his lecture
to the newly-initiated members, gave an
account of the condition of the Order, and
| its rapid progress in numbers and strength,
in which he stated that there were now in
Missouri 22,000 members; in Illinois, 140,-
| 600, of whom $4,000 were well armed and
| organized; in Indiana, over 100000; in
Ohio, $4,000, of whom $4,000 were armed
and well organized; in Kentucky, from
So 900 to 10000; in New York. New Jersey,
and Pennsylvania they were already
strong, and rapidly increasing; in Michi-
gan, Iowa, and other Western States not
yet so strong, but nevertheless making
rapid progress. In the same address the
! Grand Worthy Senior also advised each
of the newly-initiated members to be armed,
because the time was now at hand when
| they would need them.
THE PROGRAM.
| The program for operations agreed
| upon at the meeting Of the Supreme Coun-
Gil at Vallandigham's headquarters in
Canada. already spoken of, seems to be
| as gather from the reports of the proceed
| ings of some of the local councils, as fol-
lows: Vallandigham is to represent his old
| Congressional District in Ohio in the Con-
vsntion to be held at Chicago on the 4th of
July next. He is to go there nolens polens,
and hurl defiance to the authorities of the
| National Government. While there he is
TO make a speech, proclaiming open re-
| siStance to the National authOritieS-in a
word, he is to inaugurate a rebellion in
the free States.
In all this he is to be sustained and sup
of the Order in each State are to be there,
each with a thoroughly organized and
fully armed, trained band, or bodyguard,
I who, when they assemble there, are to
form an army corps to defend Vallandig
ham, and by force Of arms resist all inter
will precipitate the people in each free
State into an armed conflict with each
other, and it is to be the signal to the men,
bers of the Order throughout the States
to unite in open resistance to the lawful
authorities. The trained bands who are
thus to be gathered at Chicago are to go
there only in pairs or squads, so as to
excite no suspicion in the localities from
which they proceed.
| SMUGGLING AND MAIL CARRYING.
| Under the auspices of tnis secret orga nj
Zation a regular line CT smugglers and
mail-carriers has been established, and is
now being carried on from point on the
Pacific Railroad, about ii miles from this
city, to Prices army. From the point
named, travelling only by night, and with
| horses and pack-mules, they pass to Mat
tox Mills, on the Meramec River; thence
past Mineral Point to Webster; thence to
point Is miles below Van Buren,, where
they cross the Black River, and thence
to the rebel lines. Many Of these mails,
under the same auspices, are gathered
and sent away from this city, as well as
those from the rebel army brought here.
In many instances rebel women-some Of
them of character and standing in society,"
and not few of them outwardly protesting
to be loyal-are engaged in the reasonable
work of receiving and forwarding these
mails.
A POLICY OF ASSASSINATION.
1t is not necessary for me to extend this
report, already SO prolix, to present to you
further particulars of the diabolical pur-
poses of this Order. l cannot refrain,
however, from calling your attention to
, the annexed report of William Taylor, who
: it will be seen states that at recent meet
ing of council or lodge, at the corner of
OFallon and Broadway, over which DR..
/, | oilO1e pIe3iueu, d EleIHDtr IldIleQ 6drrlS
made the murderous proposition to appoint
a secret police to patrol the streets of this
city every night and kill every soldier and
= detective that might be encountered and
2 could be disposed of. Though this propo-
| siJion was coolly and boldly made, at a
meeting attended by over 100 members, it
9 was deliberately received, considered, and
/ discussed, without a single voice being
raised in condemnation of its atrocious
l character. Several opposed it, it is true,
: and it was finally dropped, but not because
: Ola its Nervousness, and only because the
I general sentiment of those present seemed
TO be that such action would be premature
and that the Order was not yet sufficiently
t strong to make public its real aims.
3 Especially refer to this particular incident
t in the proceedings of one of the lodges as
illustrative and corroborative Of the bold
: character and designs of the Order Though
no such attempts have yet been made in
: this city, so far as l know, the recent nIl-
merous cod-blooded assassinations of
military officers and unconditional Union
3 men throughout the military district of
north Missouri, especially along the western
border, affords to my mind proof conclusive
3 that the Order is there fully in motion and
working out its fendish purposes.
READY FOR RISING.
| In still further corroboration of the active
workings of the Order in this Department
I l may refer to a speech made by Maj. Har-
} ris, of Cooper County, in one of the lodges
in this city, at the corner of Webster and
Fifth streets, on the evening of the 25th of
May. He stated, as will be seen by refer
ence to the additional statement of William
. Taylor, that he had been travelling through
Illinois and over the northern district of
Missouri, and gave a glowing account of