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The Daily Dispatch: November 14, 1862., [Electronic resource], From the South. (search)
ose who have fallen into the hands of a Godless Government. The Recent Executions in Texas. A week or two ago we gave a brief account of the troubles in Cook county, growing out of the discovery of a treasonable plot to surrender that portion of the State to Federal authority. Cook county is a border county, contiguous to Cook county is a border county, contiguous to the Indian territory, and is thinly inhabited, a great portion of the setters being originally from Ohio and Indiana. It seems there was a secret organization formed, having signs, grips, and passwords. The members were sworn to secrecy, and those found worthy were entrusted with three degrees. The first degree bound the member hrough the head, killing him instantly, Such was the exasperation caused by these assassinations that the community hung several others. The number executed in Cook county, at last accounts, reached forty-two, and two others were shot in attempting to make their camps. The extent of the plot was not known, but was not supposed to