nt to the
polls and voted for the Union; and so told the world what honest
Illinois thought of treason.

More arrests were made, more arms taken, but the great blow was struck
and the great work over. Its head gone, the Conspiracy was dead, and it
only remained to lay out its lifeless trunk for the burial. Yet, even as
it lay in death, men shuddered to look on the hideous thing out of which
had gone so many devils.

FOOTNOTES:

[D] See Fremantle's "Three Months in the Southern States," p. 148.

[E] Detective's description.

[F] Since the foregoing was written the Commandant's official report has
been published. In reference to these arrests, he says, in a dispatch to
General Cook, dated Camp Douglas, Nov. 7, 4 o'clock, A. M.:--

"Have made during the night the following arrests of Rebel
officers, escaped prisoners of war, and citizens in
connection with them:--

"Morgan's Adjutant-General, Colonel G. St. Leger Grenfell, in
company with J. T. Shanks, [the Texan,] an escaped prisoner
of war, at Richmond House; Colonel Vincent Marmaduke, brother
of General Marmaduke; Brigadier-General Charles Walsh, of the
'Sons of Liberty'; Captain Cantrill, of Morgan's command;
Charles Traverse (Butternut). Cantrill and Traverse arrested
in Walsh's house, in which were found two cart-loads of large
size revolvers, loaded and capped, two hundred stands of
muskets loaded, and ammunition. Also seized two boxes of guns
concealed in a room in the city. Also arrested Buck Morris,
Treasurer of 'Sons of Liberty,' having complete proof of his
assisting Shanks to escape, and plotting to release prisoners
at this camp.

"Most of these Rebel officers were in this city on the same
errand in August last, their plan being to raise an
insurrection and release prisoners of war at this camp. There
are many strangers and suspicious persons in the city,
believed to be guerrillas and Rebel soldiers. Their plan was
to attack the camp on election-night. All prisoners arrested
are in camp. Captain Nelson and A. C. Coventry, of the
police, rendered very efficient service.

"B. J. SWEET, Col. Com."

In relation to the general operations I have detailed, the Commandant in
this Report writes as follows:--

"Adopting measures which proved effective to detect the presence and
identify the persons of the officers and leaders and ascer