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WEEKLY CONSTITUTION,! ATLANTA. GA.; TUESDAY JANUARY 4 1887
PULLED BY PINKERTON.
PARTICULARS OF THE CAPTURE
OF THE EXPRESS ROBBERS,
Tks Aulkorof tha "Camming*'* Lettar* and two of
nio OofMnttM in safe Kacping-Tho
Bolglit un NathvUls-A
Chicago, December 27.—A local paper sayx
that from now evidence discovered, it appear*
that the man arrcetad here In connection with
the St. Ixmi* express robbcrry i* not the per-
son who wrote tho Jim Camming! letter*and
waa traced ftcm one point to another in Kan-
>aa and Missouri and finally to Chicago, ai al
leged; nor ret one of the men who boarded
the train with a gang of robber* thatdldthe
work. On the contrary he la a diplomat of
thia and almilar other gangs, or In other word*,
a negotiator, who, by fine work, diacovera
hank official*, expreea messengers and other* in
position* where large quantities of ready cash
are handled, who have weak sides to their
character, and by hla skillfiil diplomacy puts
npjohe by which these trusted official* some
times get robbed, according to a programme of
their own make. Tho story la that Frothing-
ham told the whole story upon the promise of
partial immunity from punishment made to
him by officials. It waa to the effect that he
neither knew the actual robbers, mnch.Iesa
their whereabout*; bn) that a certain man,
whoae name Is as yet a secret, except to a few,
negotiated with him the plans for the rob
bery, which wore afterward carried out; that
this man did not appear on the scene himself,
bnt had met the perpetrators of the crime soon
after and received his own and Frothingham’s
share of the plunder. Tho name of this man
and tho description by which the detectives
wen able to Identify him wen given by
Pothering ham, and from this the case was
worked np and the man tracked to this city,
when he was arrestsd on Friday along with
two others, who an suspected as being mem-
ben of the gang. As yet then is but little
evidence, except what is embodied In a well-
fbnnded suspicion against the two men. Dot
as to the other man, than is now no doubt a*
to his Identity. He it was who dnw Frothing-
ham into the scheme, and who planned the
whole robbery, sharing the spoil*, and he is
now lodged in Pinkerton's upper story, under
a strong guard, along with hi* two comrades.
WHAT to. PINKERTON SAVA
“We have nothing to tell the newspaper*
about Jim Cummings or the express robbery
oise," said Wm. A. Pinkerton, tni* morning.
much; we have Jim Cummings, beyond all
doubly and we had two of bis pals Friday,
and got two mors yesterday, betide* recover
ing a large amount of money. That
five arrests, but none of them were made on
Halstead street. There never was a woman
mixed up in the case, and the clues as publish
ed in the papers never existed. We have all
tho parties safe in custody—never mind where;
but they are ont of tho state. Ho; they are
not in St. Louis, and they are where you news
paper fellows, either here or In St. Louis, can’t
get hold of them until I get through with
them, and am good and ready tb let them be
Interviewed. Neither Superintendent Damsel
or Oscar COoke, nor any detectives from St.
Lonla are in Chicago, or will be here.”
THE CHASE or THE ROB8EB8.
Tho complete details of the chase after the
Adams express robbers, who robbed the saloon
the St Louis and San Franciaeo road, on the
night of October 25th, of *55,000 to $00,000.
were related for the first timo by officials of
Pinkerton's national detoctivo agency tonight
to a representative of the associated press. The
agency hss succeeded in arresting fire men,
namely; Frederick Wetrock, who is the author
of the "Jim Cummlnga” letters, and who la
claimed to be the man who perpetrated the
robberj; W. W. Haight, an ex-employo of
the express company, who la supposed to have
aided in punning the robbery from
hla knowledge of the railroad “run;" Thomas
Weaver, a Chicago lanndryman, who was with
Wetrock before end after the robbery; Edward
Eenney, brother-in-law of Wetrock, open
whose person was found ■ considerable portion
of the express money, snd Oscar Cook, who
hid Wetrock after the robbery and divided the
money and mailed the “Jim Cummings” let
ters. The detectives have turned up about
$15,000, and estimate that from $10,000 to
$15,000 la atilt unaccounted for.
The story of the chase has all
the dash of romance, and oertaln
features of It would ho regarded
Improbable in fiction. Suspicion wuQllrocted
against Haight, because he had once been a
messenger over the same run traveled by Foth-
rringham, and was discharged nine month*
ago on suspicion of being concerned in tha dis
appearance of valuable packages. He was ac
quainted with Fotheringbam. The other men
were traced through a clue furnished by one of
the letters to the St. Louts Globe-Democrat,
signed "Jim Cummings.” Haight was lo
cated without difficulty In Nashville, and
his circumstances wero found to have
changed greatly for tho better recently,
niterhaving been employed for a season by
Wetrock, who operated a|coal yard, bnt whose
service he had left two days after the robbery.
Wetrock and Weaver were found to have been
absent from Chicago about the time the rob
bery waa committed, while Kenney conducted
Wetrock’* Imitates.
Among the contents of tho bundle left by
“Jim Camming*” at tho union depot wero
some ballads, on one of which was found writ
ten an address in St Louis, and hare
were found a woman and her daugh
ter, who, when brought to Chicago,
Identified Weaver and Wetrock as former
lodgers others. In the meantime,some of Wet-
rock’s writing bad been compared with the “Jim
Cummings" letter! and found to correspond.
Investigation about this time showed that Os
car Cook, formerly residing at Leavenworth, a
dose friend uf Wetrock'*, bad gone to Kansas
City, where he was found to be working as a
cooper in the East bottoms A story was cur
rent there that Cook had won a large amount
of money In a lottery, but this
idea was very soon exploded. It
wss discovered that Cook had
made several tripe away from the city, and his
journeys were always followed by the appear
ance of one of the “Jim Cummings” letters. A
Pinkerton operative finally became a bosom
friend of Cook’s visiting gambling booses with
Cook, snd continued to shadow him until his
amst last Saturday. In the meantime, the
shadow on Wetrock wss maintained without
result until bat Tuesday night. On that night
Pinkerton men found another shadow, whom
they did not know. They taw him enter
Ho. 10 Lincoln street, tbs residence of
Wetrock, and afterward a large man, who
corresponded to tho description of Wetrock
also entered the house. In the meantlme,Ken-
ny bad gone to Quincy, where be received a
telegram announcing the return of Fred Wet
rock to Chicago, A Pinkerton operative bed
followed Kenny and managed to secure these
telegrams, which were signed “Bose Wetrock,”
wife of the man the detectives were seeking.
The Pinkerton office in Chicago was warned,
and it only tended to confirm their own bus-
piciona.
Tbs Wetrock house was closely shadowed
until Friday morning and it was feared Wet-
rock had escaped. Meantime, Kenny returned
to Chicago, and be and Weaver were seen to
cautiously enter the Wetrock house, the blinds
of whish were constantly drawn, although
lights could be seen Inside. On Fiidey morn
ing the mysterious shadow camo out of the
Wetrock house, as did also Kenny, aad after
makings careful survey Wetrock appeared.
The men went south on Lincoln street, show
ing evident alarm sit tho while, and finally en
tered a liquor store aad restaurant kspt by an
Italian oa Madison street, near Lincoln. Hobart
A. Pfnkestoa aad two opecetlvaa shadowed tha
piece nntft Kenny want oat, whoa they entered
and arrested Wetrock, after a sharp miaggte.
The latter attempted to draw a revolver, twi of
which were found aa hla parson. Ho pro-
testedagainst tho indignity, but Wl* searched,
aad $110 was taken from a pseksthesk
Si? uf out *? b# a young man named
§** Bumham.whom Wetrock had mot tn
«•*!«• explained that he had
soma north , with Wetrock and had shadowed
g* 1 V? J 00 ?*’ “ Wetrock had explained
» “»» in Chicago tn a row
md wished to escape meat. He was after-
MMdiWIssgsd, when he explained to the satis,
action of the deeectlres that he hid no
knowlsgdge of, nor connection with, the
robbery,
Mtppesred he was searched
and (1,000 in loose money was found on his
person,while in o belt aronnd his waist was
pnnd tfiOO AddiUonsL These men were
ironed $nd taken to the Pinkerton agency in
a close aaretage. The search of thoWetrock
house Moulted In finding a skirt on Hn. Wet-
Toek, Into which $1,900 was sewn in $50 notes.
A bunch of money, $450 tn tU, was also fofand
non? P”* 0 ”* together with a four karat Jdla
Weaver was arrested in s coal yard about
the same time, and in the besement of hie
£Sy* **? *"“* JM9 i n some fmltj jars.
Jk* of Cook and Haight was then or-
SHJiFtttograph. DoiocUra state that Cook
attributed themoney aftar the robbery and
was a go-between. They charge Haight with
outlining too robbcrry and also aiding In toe
forgery oftoe letter presented to Fothorii
ham, Wetrock appears to have been on
train eoncernefi In tho robbery, unless Fother-
Ingham was his accomplice. Wetrock, after
*5* fobberry, It Is declared,joined Cook
at East Bottoms, In Kansu City,
and nr hidden by him until he
wont south. Wetrock. it is claimed, wss never
before known to bsve’been eng^d in sny
criminal enterprise. He wu employed u a
bookkeeper for six years at KansasCity. The
detettlvu decline to state what they know, If
anything, ahont the career of the wife of Wit-
lo«. She hu disappeared, bnt while she b
not nndcr arrest. Is under close surveillance.
The Pinkerton agency still decline to state
where Weaver fi Incarcerated. It b well
brown that hob stIU In Chicago. They state
tost their instructions from the express com
pany were ‘
to expense ,
money. They will not give any expression of
their views as to toe guilt or inmooense of Foth
eringbam.
IdtAVEBWOBTn, Kan., December 29.—When
toe Bock Island train arrived bat night, four
men in charge of another hastily left the roar
roach, and, lumping into a hack, wero rapidly
driven toward North Leavenworth. A report
er caught a glimpse of a man covered by the
other four, and aw the well known flue of
FrodWitrock. Tho detective with their pris
oner were driven directly to toe Wltrock resi
dence, When the reporters, who had followed,
reached the house, too party had entered, and
in a moment thereafter, moans could
be heard in the house, coming
from tho mother and two sisters,
who were clinging to the now noted train rob
ber. The reporter beeieged toe house, bat
failed to getn admittance, until relnforcod by
Colonel Anthony, of toe Times, .who employs
one of Witrock* sisters is a bookkeeper.
With Hr. Anthony's aid an entrance to the
bonse waa effected. Bnt both newspaper men
were promptly elected by the detectives. Their
subsequent efforts to interview the in
mates of toe bonse, through dosed
doors and windows, produced small
results, but ahortlv after midnight, toe detect
ives who brought Witrock to this city loft tho
Wltrock house with their prisoner and repaired
to a hotel where they took a room and retired.
While the two officers were sbeent with yonng
Witrock from the house, Mrs. Witrock was in
duced by a reporter to tell what the knew of
the cate, as her ton's connection with it could
not be concealed.
Between broken sobs She admitted that
Fred had participated in the robbery, bnt
would be released, as ho hod confessed all to
the detectives. She said that shortly after too
robbery, Oscar Cook came to Leavenworth and
visited her one evening.and after talking to
her for tomo tlmo said Fred wu In trouble;
that ho bad made a large sum of money on
a - wheat deal In Chicago and
bad some difficulty with a broker
over the matter, which ended tty his shooting
tho latter, that he had to floo from the coun
try, and wanted his mother to take care of tho
money until she heard from him farther. This
•he sgreed to do, and too monoy wu left in
her procession. Sometime after this another
yonng man who Uvea In this city, bnt whoae
Identity she reflised to divulge, called and left
another package of money, and on two other
occasions two other yonng men called at differ
ent times and left money, which they said had
come from Fred.
When asked if she knew toe amounts, or the
sum total, she said she did not; that they wero
large packages, but she had never counted It,
believing implicitly In Fred’s story, and think
ing she wu aiding him by earing
for his property, and not dreaming
but that he camo by it honestly. She
bad no occasion to use any of the money, hav
ing money of her own. When asked how the
detectives happened to be here searching hor
bonse, she said;
“When I read of Fred’s attest I Immediately
wrote to the expreu company, telling them of
niww ih usv cA|iiMg wiu|wuji WUAU|
the money and requesting them to
Leavenworth, and that is undoubtedly why
they are here.”
She wu very unwilling to uy anyth'ng
about the arrest of her son, but wu anxious
that tb* public should know the teal cans* of
therobbenr. She said that She hail wondered
from the first what prompted the robbery, snd
the first question she asked her son, after he
bad been brought to hla homo by too detec
tives, was; “Why did yon take the money f
She says he answered that he wu groetly
worried because the time wu growing so short
when the mortgage on her home to secnr*
$1,700 that she had borrowed and loaned to
him would become due, and ha wu not making
money enough out of his business to pay bar;
so, Instead of allowing the heensetead to go,to
■ale, he made np his mind to mak* a desperate
effort to save it, and finally decided upon the
plan of robbing the expreu ter.
This seemed to b* about all that Mrs..Wltrock
could tell, and the reporter passed Into another
room, when two of tn* detectives wero seated.
In rapoaae to a question u to too amount of
money they hid recovered, they disclaimed all
knowledge of uy money having been found at
the bonse. He wu told what Mrs. Wltrock
had said, and then admitted tint a large
amount hid been secured. When uked
where it hid been secreted, he said
that some of it wu found under the bun, but
not on Mrs. Wltrock’* premises. He afterward
denied this story, and said that toe details u
told by Mrs. Witrock were substantially cor
net
At this Jnnctnre a knock wu heard, ud the
officers who had been absent with Fred Wlt
rock returned. Mr. Pinkerton wu uked about
the amount of money recovered. Ho at tint
denied that that wu what h* wu hare for, and
that uy mossy had been recovered. When
uked what u empty tin box bad contained
which wu standing near by, be said it wu
abont $111,000, and hen all Indications of not
having been tampered with, bat he could not
uy. Mr. Pinkerton fully sxountod Airs.
Wltrock and fiunlly. ■ They had only
done what others would do under
the circumstances. “They have dona nothing
wrong,’’ said Mr. Pinkarton, “and I anticipate
that when we oome to examine what we have
got we will find it all tn the mme condition u
the received it.”
PROOF AOATXiT HAIGHT.
Chicago, III., Decosnber 29.—It Is stated that
convincing proof of Haight’s complicity tn the
Kan Francisco express robbery is in possession
of the Pinkertons, snd there Is no longer doubt
that Bright wu the instigator of too crime,
and Weaver ud Witrock wero Ms partner*. It
wu Haight. ft is mid, who eoncsirod tho ids*
of writing to J. B. Barrett, tbe rout* agent, In
order to get a copy of that gentleman's letter
heads Haight also had bogus boil Bernards
with the name “W. P. Damull” on them. Tho
Pinkertona have teamed that the plotters
tried to have thou lcttosjhead* and
card* printed in St. Lonla but
they-wero either afraid to do so or could not
do so, and they had toe work desu In this dty
by n firm Ahat has admitted it to the detectives,
ssd told still farther that Haight wu the man
who gave the order. It wu on these letter
hesde aad saris tost tbeosdsn were written
to get Witrock an heard Hu
^^^r^Stod that he had
steered information as to the wkeresboiAs of
all the money stolen by toe San Francisco train
robbera Tbe portion not captured in Chicago
ud Leavenworth wu buried In five different
states. Each of the locations has been desig
nated by Wltrock, but how tho information
wu obtained or where tho place* are Pinkerton
reftuss to disclose.
St. Lome, December 90.—Bobert Pinkerton
saysall toe accomplices in the robbery have been
captured—toe five men nnder arrest ud Mrs.
Haight. Being uked if Fotheiingham wu
guilty, he replied;
“I am not ready to ny. I prepared tho evi
dence for the grand jury ud he was indicted.
Draw yonr own conclusions. There
an a large number of accessories altar
toe fact,” he said, “scattered over toe country,
and he would tue hla jndgmutu to making
frirthar arrests.”
Specials from Leavenworth and Kansu City
state that Oscar Cook nude e confession today,
in which he stated that Fotherlngham, the *x-
press messenger who is tn Jail, charged with
complicity to toe robbery, knew all abont
toe plan to rob his car, and wu a willing vto-
tlm to toe attack of the robber. It la said tost
he wu promised $10,000 of too amount stolen
u his sharo of toe booty, and that the ram wu
a part of the money whioh Fred Witrock sent
to his mother for ufs keeping.
A special from Kauu City statos; It wu
the intention of the coupinton to rob on tho
night of October 22d, and that toe first “Jim
Cummings” letter wu written before that time
and dated on that day. On that night, howovsr,
there wu not enongh monoy in the car to pay
the robbera for than trouble, ud their plan
wu not finally carried out until the 25th.
Chicaoo, December 30.—Two thousand dol
lar* of too money stolen by the “Jim Cum
mings” train robbers, wu recovered hare to
day. Ths money wu obtained from a Chiesgo
printer, whose name is withheld by the detect
ive*. He is toe mu who printed tho official
letterhcads'of toe Adams ExproatQcompany, by
mans of which Witrock gained admission to
too express car. The printer says Witrock ap
proached him with a request to do this work.
Witrock explained that it would ennblo him to
obtain paue* upon which he oould travel all
over to* country. Suspecting nothing, the
printorcomplied. Shortly afterward he wu|seut
toe sum mentioned, which he hu kept intact,
knowing it must have been part of toe pro
ceeds or the robbery.
6t Loro, Mo., January 1 .—Bobert Pinkerton
ud Superintendent Diuuell, of the Adams
Express oompuy, arrived hero today, from
Kansas City, with Fred. Wltrock, and officer
Robertson of toe Pinkerton's agency brought
Weaver from Chicago. Both won taken to
toe fonr court* ud handed over to tho city
jailor. Witrock said that he and Haight had
planned toe robbery, and all too stories about
Mrs. Haight having done the head work wu
mere talk snd nothing more. Fother-
ingham had known nothing abont toe
contemplated robbery and inspected nothing
wrong after he (Wltrock) had entered tho car
ud until bo wu thrown down and disarmed.
Mr. Pinkerton talked freely to a reportorabont
the ease and said:
“We have nearly completed the work now,
and have turned up the larger part of the money
—about $50,000. We have not added np all of
our ftmdabnt these figures are pretty nearly
correct. There an still $7,000 or $8,000 out,
and wa expect to recover the face tor part of it
So you so* the expreu company are not inch
very heavy losers after all. The mMor portion
of tho monoy wu found nnder
"Oscar Cook’s house. Ho wu an
acecemory after the fact ud If convicted
cu be made to serve a good term in prison.
Mrs, Haight knew nothing of the robbery un
til after It wu due, and aha hu not been ar
rested. Wltrock ud Haight did toe planning;
Weaver weakened at too lut moment He
wu to ride on toe front platform of tha ex
preu car and wu to give warning of any ap
proaching dugcr, bnt the backed ont Wlt
rock, however, had to put np $3,000 to Induce
bim to keep hla month shut All of that
money hu been reoovered, except a few dollars
wMchhe spent
Samuel Kirkland's Eccentricities.
Little Bock, Ark., December 51.—Reports
from Lincoln county state tbat tbe peoplo of tha
southern port of tb* county are greatly exorcised
over tbe conduct of Bev. Samuel Kirkland, a min
ister of the United Brethren church, who came Into
tho connty some two months ago. Hs claimed to
bo from Pittsburg, Pa., end a minister of food
■tending In tbat city. Ho wu a most oloquent
speaker, and bis revival meetings at diflbrsnt
point* In the county were largely attended
and most successful. Many penans professed
religion. Be further gained tho confi
dence of tho formers by Joining the
“Wheelers," a formers’ organisation, and so
strong wu ibelr belief tn bis goodness that they
elected him purchasing agent, placing Sl.OOOin hu
possession with which to purchase supplies for the
“Wheelers/' Kirkland left tbe Pine Bluff on the
Tilth Inst to nuke tbs desired pnroltts*. On Mon-
day be wuroen on board the train bound for St.
Louis, sinco which tlmo be hu not been hoard
from. Tbe “Wheelers” are grutly excite! over
the elfolr, and foci tbat there can bo no doubt that
lassrlous blow to tho organise-
money, wh
ton.
At First Bight,
Not many weeks ago a representative of 8.8.
8. spent the day in Montezuma. In passing along
llto streets, bo happened to stop Bon Took*, a relia
ble colored map, to uk a direction. As soon u
Ren spoks, Ute agent, always atlvo to business, dis-
covered that bshsd no palate. Instantly be glanced
at Ben’s foco, when be nr a number of large sears
that were healed, u physicians uy, “by first In
tention.” Be uked Ben If be bad not bad a bad
case of Mood contagions disease. To which the
man answered tho stranger honestly In the affirma
tive.
“now long?"
“I liidjl foraljont six year*.’’
“Are you well now/”
“Can't you see how thoroughly there sear* are
cured up? Yu, tit; I im u well os I ever wu In
my life."
What did yonr doctor do for your'
Nothing; only Dr. Vinson, abont two years ago,
told me to tsk* 8. 8. 8., and that'* ail I ever did
1 took that for some months, when I wu
completely cured.’’
'How did this trouble first begin?"
‘It first begin when I wu about sixteen,
loro appeased first over my
nose, and gradually other* camo,
and they *ooa grew worse, and then lbs bridge o
my nose wu attacked, amt U wu oaten away, as
you can sec. Therewere bed sores on mynock and
ns, and ulcers everywhere.”
'Where were yon working at that timer'
‘With Mr. John If. Robinson, on his form near
town. There bo goes now: he can tell you all
about II, for bo got meet of the 8.8.8. for me.”
Tho agent immediately went to su Mr. Robinson?
who was near by. The gentleman, who, as a
thrifty former and superintendent of tbe Monte
zuma Sunday-school, stands u high u any man In
Macon county, corroborated everything that Ben
Tooke bad said of bis csss, and kindly gavt tb*
following certificate, which must speak to every
man In consoling and encouraging tones who to
today suffering from that scourge of contagions
blood poison, or from other blood diseases, such u
cancer or rheumatism:
Mortezcha, Os., December 1, MM.
Gentlemen—This Is to certify that Ben Tooke
wu employed on my place, off aad on, for tight or
nine years. lie is now about twenty-two yean of eg*.
When abont fifteen or sixteen years old, a sore de
veloped on the top of his nose, which gradually
grew worse, and soon other natueons sores snd
ulcers mads theirsppesrsnecon his neck, foe* and
arms. The bridge of his nose wu ttien off. On
tbe recommendation of Dr. Vinson, be began to
take 8. 8. 8., two or three yean ago. I myself
■eenrtd most of tbe medicine for him. Without the
use of tny other medicine, b* wu completely
healed, after treatment of some months, and today
lae thoroughly well man.
Jons II. RoBtssotr.
ter sale by sli druggists. Treslluon Blood snd
Bkln Diseases milled free.
Tm 8 wist firncmc Oo.,
Drawer A Atlanta, Ga.
Thomas A. Edison hu bun ill with para
menia at Ms boos* tn Llewellyn park, Onurga, N.
1, but linow reported to be ont of dergsr.
You can't snake a now ana with Salvation
On, bnt yon enn eura the brutes* with it 25 e.
THE SONS OF LIBERTY.
THE ALLEOED CONSPIRACY DUR
ING THE WAR.
Th* Object ttf Secure Fssoe by Terming a north-
Louisville, January 1.—Tho Janoaty num
ber of the “Southern Bivouac” will eontaln the
second paper on too “northweetemconsplraey."
In this tho writer devotes much race to tha
narrative of effort* made by Jacob Thompson,
"special eommlfoloner of toe confederate states
In Canada," In too rammer of 1881, with n
view of interesting prominent men of tho
north In ftirtherance of toe peaco policy, and
tho foiling to create dissension snd disunion in
the northwest. Among too northern mon who
went to Toronto to confer with Ur.
Thompeon we* Judge Jeremiah S. Blade.
Judge Black wu anxious to find some plan
that would load to peaco; but Us labor was
fruitless.
Mr. Thompeon wm olio In oommnn&stlon
with Ur. Vallandlngham, who wm at tola tlmo
in Canada. Mr. Vallandlngham explained to
Ur. Thompson the character of too secret soci
ety of too “Sons of Liberty,” of which ha wm
grand commander. He assured Mr. Thompeon
that the order wu In all throe hundred thou
sand strong. Therewere 86,000 members,he
said, In Illinois, 50,000 in Indiana, and 40,000
in Ohio. Tho order owed Its existence, It wu
claimed,to an apprehension that the progress of
events wu leading to military despotism,
against which It wu necessary to orgaalzo and
arm. Members of tots aaKclation, too writer
a s, had no personal sympathy with too eon-
crates at all. They deaired that tha war
should ceue. They did not bellev* in tho con
stitutional right of coercion aad thought it mv
wiu and harsh, but they deprecated. If they
did not condemn, secession. They had no wlan
to sec the sonth sutvcssfhl by armed superiori
ty, and while they wanted the federal
armies withdrawn from southern ter
ritory, there wero few of thorn
who would have contributed in any way to
confederate victory or wished disaster to too
union army tn tho Acid. We very soon found
that this wu the temper ef these people and
found it neeeuary to keep tho Cut in mind In
all our dealings with them.
There seemed to be a hope on to* put of
some members of the order, howovsr, and it
wu a frequent topic of dlscnssion, of establish
ing n separate confederacy of toe northwestern
states, bnt toe groat majority, so for u the
confederate commissioners ana their subordi
nates could" discover, real and preponderant
feelings, wen animated, notwithstanding their
jealousy and dislike of federal authority, by a
strong desire to aee too union restored “u It
was.”
Mr. Thompson and hla follow-commlalonon,
endeavored in every way posriblo to foster tho
idea of a northwestern confederacy, to act In
concertwith thesontoorn.
The writer denies toot Jefferson Davis wu a
member of top order or had anything to do
with too drawing np its constitution. Excerpts
from the declaration of principles, are (Ivon u
follows;
“The Coiutitntlon of United States of America,’’
It waa asserted, u..|formed oaly “tor the end. and
purposes therein distinctly declared and apooUad,
and th* govornmeot thereby created
wulndoiicd by the etatee acting In thalr several
capacities of “nee and independent etatee,” with
powers eufficlent to the accomplishment of those
cuds and purposes, aad no other. Powers not
delegated to that government being, by tbe letter
ef compact expressly reserved to the states or to
people respectively, sovereignty resides In and
with the people of the states, respectively, which
are panics to “the constitution of Hie United
States.” It cannot bo alienated, neither
esn it bo delegated. Same of 111, power*
iy be exercised by delegated
authority, while other* cannot be ao exercised ex
cept at toe sacrifice, on tbe port of tbe coniutuent
of all tbat lends dignity to man'e relations to gov-
crumcnt-
The government, designated “Tbe United statu
of America,” bu no sovereignly, bpesuae. that Is
«n attribute belonging to tbe people In their re-
speotl ye state organizations, and with which they
bar* not endowed that governmental a common
as£ ^rSf'wtffSf
tho people thereof severally, such common agent
•- — and exercleo oertaln roectfled
commissioned Vy
states, provided tvItl^fUnd^uu^l
to proceed to Canid* without delay and
the public lemlmcatjud^ feeling of thd
lo lo utilize the prejudices cxtstlJ
lluct or war for llto advancement
ofthcconfcderato stales. At Mot
Wmm conferences with rcprescntaMHM
.with a View to;fonulng la the outset
fhich should govern our opinion as to
aj^ESf* 8 j?, iRSiST and*tfif r pa* n MtJe
WUdoro&s “and Cold |
that Grant's susteriy^^raiurararay
menu , would
do-1 roying Lee’* arm;
Micrniim was odvant
t ic-tit force, nnd that
Johnston in Georgia.
dvantages as will enable them
peace lo tho United States 1
government. To thia end, I am
addressing every energy that ii
practicable and reasonable to aszut Ute north wet-
1* proposed by tb* northwestern peoplo to take
possMelen of the present organised gownmsuta of
lonsl government*
severity or military orders
private rights and potsona -1
Oh I? hi* amuS^he peopk to midneis and pre
pared them. In their desperation, to seise upon the
lint gllmmar of hope, to dare all, and
in doing ao to regain what they
aru-t,
lugs have boon hold and inflammatory addream
delivered and everywhere oraton have expreued
themselves for peace with a raetorulon orthe
union, and If that cannot bo, then peaoa on any
terras. The cheers and clamor of the lain hay*
t orre-pondt ill e hits been recent
tome members of our coinmtaUon I J
lives of tho United Mates government,
which you havt uodoubt saen. After on nfflPTRWI
with Greeley, Lincoln hu boon led to leeue Ms re
markable manifesto: “To all whom It may con-1
corn,” taking the ground that he will listen to no
proposition which doaa not embrace a total aban
donment of slavero. I
The Impression left on th* public nuraraMm
north by this correspondence Is that
would unrcc to rcroudmctlon not '
Tim belief, coupled with Grant’s 1
tcr.burg and Klurmau's delay In
anil (lie call by draft for live lai
additional troops has produced a mol
change in tho minds oT tho peoplo or
western Mate-. Politicians, who threett
hold tho opinion that nothing sew lcfl^B
struggle lor liberty, oven to the ox tent of force of I
arms, an now
ntly had between
>n and repveeenu-
rnmeut, acopyof
of the ballot box, ana many of tt
active in dissuading th
Item any attempt at violence. Thl
change hu hew noticed by Lincoln
of these are most
their Mends
TM* remarkable
and Me c*bl.
and myself. — —
shamefully, and hu forfeited much or that respect
»hlch Judge '—
eo for u regards Hi Matas im nil
mon annt, In tlie exerelw of the powere cueAilly
end jeelousy delegated to It, to c*U itatu
••■tjoreme,” bnt not ‘*fcOTerelfn.’' Supremacy, aa
plainly Intended by tha tenor and spirit of article
VI.— ,r of the constitution”—was created, defined
and limited by tbe an
In accordance with
government can
Ilencc* ‘
themselves.
federal
Jifthoeo who rball have been chosen toad-1
minister the government ahall a assume to exercise
powers which hare not been delegated, thaHjmjjM
be regarded nnd dealt with in usurper*.
The reference to ‘'inhcrcut nowenl* is
' tho -
, they *11001(1
The reference l.
state or military necessity ont
Uonartesoftbe constitutional
sanction oQiny arbitrary exercise of power, la but
another form of Mcrtloa of ”diyino rlaht.” which
wo reject and repudiate as did the patriarch* of tho
revolution.”
"All power resides in tho people,
gated always to bo exercised tor the
or the commonwealth. Whenever offlcUb, to
whom the people have Intrusted, the powan of
government, shall refuse to administer ft in strict
nreordanre with Its constitution, bat shall asmmo
and exerdie power and authority not delegated, It Is
the inherent right and imperative duty of the peo
ple to resist Mich officials, and if
need be expel them by foreo
u, snch resistance le uot revolt
; is solely the assertion of right. It
awlthtno history and nature of t
crument that federal authority si
aims n sovciign state, and all inti
such rower or riant were expressly wltl
constitution, which conferred upon
government all its authority. Upon th
anceofthe sovereignty of tho states cl .
preservation of civil and personal liberty,
in a convention of delegates elect-
a a. coove
by the
is recognized the
peoplo
eta tea dept ml. the
personal ?* ”
Delegate*
tion of th, wn
.loo of ouch a eon vi
tlon upon tho wiWcct matter for wMeh It wu
icmWul, is th* oltunate expression of sorerelgnty.
Kuch com ention may refer Its action book to Its
...—_ .i 1#those-
another.
Thus sorerelgnty resides In th*
coMtltuants—tho people—or may rave:
lion of one convention by the vote* ol
Thu* sovereignty reside* In the people of each
state, and speaks alone through their eonroatlous.
Mr. ValUndinghara stated to thorn that tha
“fiona of Liberty” included In tboir rank* men
who bad belonged to both political parties, and
many cx-soldier, whose terms of aoltstorat
had expired, that they wen partially anted,
and that while the omnixation wu tut com
pact and well in hand, it wu yet con trotted
liy efficient and determiited men
and if provocation and opportu
nity combined its mom bar* would dafond
tha prinripUa of the order at any oost. Ho In
tended to return at an early date to Ohio, aad
eapectcd that ho would he again lmnwdutnly
arrested, whirh would, in hi* opinion, lead to
a general uprising and retaliation by this or
der tor tb* many acta of oppression which its
members bid guttered.
At this time Mr. Vallandlngham introduced
to Mr. Thompson, a prominent official of ths
order, who occupied some what ths position of
its adjutant general. Thoroughly endorsing
his reliability and energy, through this gen
tleman, Mr. Thompean auhaeqcantiy arranged
for a distribution of fond* to b* used in arm
ing and mobilising connty organisations.
This had to bo done with extram* caution.
A farther investigation of the character
and sentiment of tbe fion* of Liberty confirm
ed perfectly aU tbat VallaadIngham had said,
and rovealad th* feverish deair* of th* general
membership to auert and maintain their
rights. Lincoln's call, shoot thl* time, for Ira
hundred thousand more man for the army, and
to* proposed draft to provide them, Intensified
tbe Wish to resist a further proaecutton of the
and seemed to have ripened it into a re
solve. Thompson became thoroughly con
vinced that the movement could b* induced,
and that It would bt suceoarful,
but there wu always a doubt
whether men bound together merely
by political affiliation* and oaths, behind
which than wu no real legal authority, could
be handled like an army.
Th* 10th of July wu fixed M th* date for
cotepohea resistance, but utha time drew near
a conference of delegates met at Chicago aad
postponement*, to that the
dtdafro step wu aaver take*.
■The arttef* duu with th* foOawteg letter
BsowhaM
SyTSRraSwrasf
noted in many respeeta
lied much of that respect
lack formerly entertained for film.
■l urea trays agu. however, Judgu lllack vnitod mo
In Toronto, delegated by Btanlon to do no,
and stated to me that Stanton wu
couvlncad of tho present prospect of Lincoln**
overthrow In November ud of the
something being done, which, In tha
allay Uto exasperated state of public fooling at thia
lime. Blanton docs not bcllovo that anything ox-
cept a determined fovorablo torn In military
■ Sain will prevent ths of the republican
party at the next election. And Judge Black hag
come to ma to learn tbe state of fueling hi tho con
federate atatea, and to know whether 1 waa able to
aay If ntsotlationx for peace could be opened with
out an ultematum of Anal separation.
siivara vags
Iu all our right*, jpresent and proapoctivo.
y Uve reply?but said
teh had apparently
utterly tailed to ol
MR GRADY'S SPEECH.
Nxw Oauuxf, December SC.-Tho speech of Mr;
Henry IV. Grady at tho dinner of the New England
society in New York meets a very wonn Indorse-
mont tn Loniriana. w
Hi* illustration of tho high typo of
the American cittien In th* person of Abraham
Lincoln la lea admired than hla tribute to tho
foilhtulneoiot tho negro, and Ms description of
the close relations that have always existed be
tween the negro ud hla late muter nnd present
employer, »o lass Is Mr. Grady’s view of the new
«rdar at UtlngMatho routh cordially approved;
The nun net that a man of such pronounced
southora Ttowsu Mr. Grady should have been In-
Titcd to address the Haw England fcocicty la a mat
ter for much gratification here, and thh is in-
‘Tffr *** tyfebdld reception accorded to him
and hts masterly presentation of tho eentimenta
ud aspiration* of th* now south.
Richmond, December 28,-lir. Grady's
speech la cordially approved here. The $tate news
paper makes it th* subject of a leading editorial, in
which It says that It is a itrugo foot that the north.
<™ mu of today knows less of hla southernlirothcr
than hts southern brother knows of Mm. Itmys
th* south will b* bettered by having more ouch
mimlonarlea aa Grady.
Nashville, December SO.—Mr. Grady’s
speech is well recolved In this city, and the seutig
menta expressed therein an heartily Indorsed;
Tennesseeans art glad the opportunity wteiflorded
to a representative ortho now ud progressiva
tooth to appear before such u organization u tho
New England sodsty ud express the feeling of tho
people of this section toward thou in tboother
ports of the union. They are pleased to know that
the ideas that prevail here wero well presented,
ud that they made such a favorahlo Impression,
Prom tho BostonJoursal, rep.
Tens of thousands of northern men—republi
cans, in foct-haveread Mr. Grady’s eloquent sen
tences with admiration and thankfulness. To that
south whioh Is* represents, to that Amartoaalm
with which his speech is pregnant, to those nenU*
sentiments s
loyal toutharner.
From tho Philadelphia Noin,
NowEngland’sChristmugUt to toe empira
state of th* south ts a national reputation for Hen
ry W. Grady, of Atluta.
From th* Courier-Journal.
Th* characterisation *f Abraham Lincoln; too
picture of the returning oooftdent* soldier, and
the tribute to the memory of thoeo who fell In tha
•trugfte, rise Into ths huher realms of genuine
, Tho south wu fortunate In being for tha
I* In Its experience ropreicntcd at thia ex-
board by a gentleman who, to the htro gilt
leoce, united so mtwli good sense ud good
id proved so entirely oqusl to the occasion.
option of Mr. Grady waa cordial Jn tho ex
treme, and all tho papers uy that so good a speech
hu net been made In New York for many a day.
From tho New York Tribune.
Editor Grady’s gospel of poaco bus made him
Pmmttio Augusta Chnmlolt.
Genual Hlionuan and too Now England
lilosophcrs ud flnanolen wore led enptiru by a
, jung David who cam* without a sling, init used
iho more potent sorcery of a brilliant intellect and
enchanting eloquence/’
From the Montgomery Advertiser.
Ho who on hut Wcndcsday morning wm
plain. Henry Grady, of The Atlanta QncenTcnotv,'
addicted to baseball and paragraphs, wu on Thurs
day, ths next day, Mr- U. W. Grady, the dlstln.
gulsbcd young southerner who had madsthe finest
speech Now York hu heard In two generations.
From the Columbus Enquirer.
Last week a southern editor, Mr. Iionry
Grady, wu an Invited guest tndspesker at tho New
England elub buquet In New York city. Ho waa
ths first southerner who had oyer spoken nt tliclr
board. Ills speech wu a manly defense of every.
_' d a raSt^ud
I emperor of tho
r tod with na but
said; on the contrary,
“v United Htetc*
t policy, had cast us off,
sympathized with us. I/ml BSIBBRBBK
losestts exterminated,If thereby Rug
enlarge her cotton fields snd I Im
carrying trade. Judgs Black hu
lo wsstdngton, however, altered
't> eommurucoto w ith roc lUrtkcr tl
It. the rntantlmo, thu Chicago couvd
hel/ licit wi ck. As the tlmo appri
General McClellan's dunces for ndffil
war democrat are Imnrovlnr. I do con:
em» no matter who ualocted, that It la
to balicYc that t«aco tnay bo restored
country will, on soma
erameuts with tho doaert posriblo
ESSnSato mresl °M axtmHU an °froiJI
Great Britain from Canada, I write at this length
for your consideration. Thccuuftdtiatastate* pre
fer eternal ud complete sapantksi, but If Ike sn-l
lllghtened ud powerful nation; of Europe shall
continue to ‘ '
■ uncivil.
1 inure Hill
find** 0 ond^mak^n^eS^^^iS?]
in armcdtotarpXtkm, thowof D would 'jin ended
[must act, and act. without delay, tho wnpsrnr
PMtrtrd In Norembsrfa nd*th*tthus Mailmltt
im
loo. Is mlstekm Id bsltevlng that the governmen t
that Lincoln would ha rollavtd by
such Interfcrene*. clay and 1 has* daamad thu
consideration of this matter of sufficient tmpor.
tance lojuiury us lu acc uriug tb* services of lion-
tec^MlIS^f U a^«hM
c^'u/Ser 0 LngUt
■ ■' union of
BSSSIt^ttwInieonfoJ
ate state* have bad tofightall lit* wwld-Ircland,
Germuy. Switzerland Bwedcu—th* DidUti Usri-
ufiTunlUnf themwlthourown itayas and rena-
fessssa
Mudud Kranca refuse to sell ua atrip* and lijirt-
dltion allow tbe contlnuano* of the blockade
which Is clearly Illegal, sod Invites tb* destruc
tion of our commerea,
canons
,ut the city will not fall. 0 he
■lulssfopl hu never beat sot
fetvT^fU determination
DM9E&K
bsarfrore you prorepuf-
I remain with great reapao!, try truly yours,
Jacob Tu oxnvv.
Try Cartar'a LiUia Karra Pllta for toy cue
t rarov. ir.rti hltfiilusiicM weak stomach.
Indigestion, dylnepita.et&frollef is sure. Tho
inly nerve medicine for too price la market.
In vials at 25 cent*.
Me. Jons Rum ell Young, ex-mlnlator to
China, hu returned to New York. Bobu entirely
recovered frem his tunas*.
jtweon tha sections hereafter. It waa
cheered to the echo by hla northern audience, com
mended without stint by tha northern raw*, ud it
I its waked up an omen In every hidden nook be
tween the two ooeans tbit Imunil our continent ort
either shore. The year 1K87 will usher in tho only
true union that ever Minted between tho norm
and the south. May this union continue always
and may the Hghtof the true* that grows out of It
“i-hino supremo ana bright
Till sun andttars have rank in night”
From tho New York Bta»
For the first tlmo within moro limn n quar
ter of a century Pouth Carolina and Mnsoachusctta
not only fool one way, but will vote ono way; and,
next lo tho beneficent Influence of abroad-princi
pled and enlightened demoeratlo administration,
E l and enlightened demoeratlo administration,
i result Is chiefly duo to the courage ud liberal-
of the Oradys of the north uwcll uoftha
south.
From the Washington Post
A great spoeeh seldom hu It* foil elfecti imme
diately. Wahster’snpty to ftsyno lifted him into
Imperishablerenown, and Ltnooln’s;speoeh in tha
Academy ofMusle, Now York, ultimately mtdo
him president of th* United Htatea, Tho let us-
havo-peaco speech of Editor Orady, of Atlanta, at
the New England dinner lut week seems to hara
lifted him to simitar eminence. Within foriy elght
hours two hundred newspapers nominated him foe
ths vies presidency, ud today he Is discussed In
everystsu of tho union u tho “coming mu’’ fee
•ny positron of trust ud honor.
From the Now Orlcuu Times-Democrat.
One familiar, aa wu the writer, with Me.
Protldfo and hla speaking, Is struck svllh the won
derful resemblance In the stylo, mailer, eloquence,
of their Impromptu orations. Both raako tha
hearer or reader tremble, test either would foil
list, from his norarpsmed stavstlon, without over
resitting bis firth Just Uke Pmilits, Grady has
th* ready, lUnstmtlv* anecdote, ud tells H woll,
each so redundant in Idem so parenthetical, yet so
ftc* from Involvement. But, above ail, th* com
pariaon of the ruritau bocn Prentiss oouilng south
to Instruct and dsllght hla auditors, and the Cava.
Ucr Grady traveling north to ratio out of their
boots hla beams there. Tbstr pbyrteal sud per
sonal ooatrasts but semn to help ont th* Compart- .
son tn eloquence, wit ud logic, u wrtl aa great
devotion to ths sections while comprehending tho
whotaufitw did or do.
From the Romo Bulletin.
Tho speech delivered by Mr. Henry \V.
Grady tt the forefathers’ dinner In Now York on
Ike S2d Instant hu won tho praise of the press on
both sides of Muon and Dixon’s lino, lie-hu rep-
resented th* south u no mu, save Bon nut, hint
represented her dnea the war. Verily the mantlo
onicii Hill’s elaqraiio* seam* to have rnilonupon
Grady, and tha patrol* ud press of Oaorifia, wrath*
cr rifled or opposed In politics, Intro hueteued to do
Mr. Grady’s roll Speech.
In reapoon to inquiries, too numerous to bo
minttoned by private band, wo mako thafol.
lowing statomont in regard to Mr. Grady’s
speech St tbe New England dinner:
Th* speech wu never written, nnd l» there
for* net preserved. It wu thought that an
efficient stenographer would tako tho apcoch ax
it wa* delivered, and that from his tran-cript
Mr. Grady could mako a revlso that would bo
foil and perfect. President Bussell, of the
Now England society, In writing Mr. Grady for
a foil snd corrected copy of tljospocch for pub-
IleaUon In the society’s annual volume, in-
dosses tho Tribune’s report of tho arocclr which
ho uys la perhaps tha fullest obtainable, and
requests tbat such additions and corrections ax
are neceaury bo made to that report. UrrioM
the actual abort-hand notes of tho apcoch u
delivered an obtainable, which it Is htq>ed they
msy.be, Mr. Grady can only add to and correct
the Tribune’* report from memory, which, of
coune, ran neither be foil or perfect. It U for
tunate that tho report* of tho speech In tho
morning pspera were so foil uto mako from
a combination of them a full and siniost literal
transcript. The Critic, of Now York, is pra
ttling such a report for publication, and
ifeasn. Harper & Bros, are arranging a simitar
rcyost for publication in their Franklin Square;
Carolina Shakes Again.
Columbia, B. G, December 31^[SpcciaL]—
Sight though very distinct shocks ofsartb/uke,
accompanied by feint detonations, ware felt tn
this city at 9 o'clock last night, ud 1 o'clock this
Madrid, December 31.—A shock of earth
quake wm felt today fit Almcria and.Muua.
It caused omch alarm,*Snt no injury.
“Maud Harris Tobacco.**
Aik yonr merchant for "Matul Harrla Tobaoeo,
It la tough and wftxy.jmre, rich and rlpa. Judxjja
pronounce It the U*t for th« monor on th*
—i market DonTnrs* tba hcand, MM —*