Great North-Western Conspiracy in All Its Startling Details

Excerpt from The Great North-Western Conspiracy in All Its Startling Details: The Plot to Plunder and Burn Chicago; Release of All Rebel Prisoners; Seizure of Arsenals; Raids From Canada; Plot to Burn New York; Piracy on the Lakes; Parts for the Sons of Liberty; Trial of Chicago Conspirators The trial before the Military Commission in Cincinnati, just cone eluded, was in many respects one of the most remarkable events of the war. The investigation has elicited testimony of the most startling character, showing conclusively to the minds of all reason able men who have given to it careful, earnest attention that there was a most formidable, deep and well arranged conspiracy, which, but for timely discovery and judicious action, would have resulted most disastrously, not only to the particular cities and towns Specified and doomed to destruction, but to the whole country. None can contemplate the danger through which we have passed without a shudder and without a recognition of the hand of a merciful Provi dence who has guided our beloved country in its darkest hours and who has crowned our struggles for liberty and union with glorious victory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.