New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-13
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Some printed documents now before Us iudisase
tie existeace of o neW fIlibustsr associotiUn u
formidable character or at least of al attempt to
ecs up such an aseociation The originaiovs of tbs
organization seem to have adopted the IDEAS and
the machinery of the late know~Sotbng ledges
Tbcz seek ts combine the attractions of mystery
and secresy with there og great gair and glory.
TIE general name gwen to this new assoc'ation
il that Of X. G. q, or, at full length Knights at
the Golden Circle" II cons.ts, or is 10 consist,
according to the documents before Ia, of tw0'le-
'pops ole now in progress of organization 10 the
United States, the other in 6, which numcraf IL
empleyed as a symbol for the cOuntry-we presume
Csba-in which the association /, inteUded TO
OPT rate Zach legion il to consist of ten thousand
ueo and their sficers, beside commlss,rV, surgical
aud convr, ance departments. The American lrgh'o
ia to include regiment Of cavalry, regiment of
mounted Iiheuen, regiment of artillery, FIVE reg
,ments of infantry, and reserve gusrd. The
headquarters Of this recent military organization
app, ar to be the City of Baltimore, and the cen
tal authority seems to be vested in War Board
composed of compasaer-in-c chief and OF brig
ader-s generals, appointed or to be appointed
one for each of the ten regiments From
this Board emanates the selection Of col 'nes.
The colonies select their own captains but they
must be commissioned from the ceGtral aa-
tbori.y. The captains select their own Inferior
officers, who must, however, be approved by the
colonies. The colonel is alse TO select for himself
u liz northumberland and tive majors and the four
together are to agree upon some suitable person
for brigadier- general, TO be commissioned end
placed ON the general staff. The chief bas,ness, at
the eolones and their inferior officers appears to
be, st present, the enlistment of men and the
raising of funds. We have before us q new " work
Z" OF initiat,o,, So entitled which hss been lately
forwarded To toe officers, with directions to re-
initiate their men and TO commence anew, tae old
fora for which this is substituted being described
in ~ accompanying circular as defcien. in dignity
aad .nlormat,on, and too argumentative.
The present form begirs with an aadreas from
the captain to the candidates in which
he intom1, then thro the object of the
association is mot only To cutiTate the
",Dsrtisl pride OF ou- people" but to rem
Z" der substantial aid 20 weak and oppressed
natioua i,esH But & is not merely the welfare.
Of Others that is sought, ave are soldiers whose
" objects are - conquer certain conifries, and
thereby spread over them the genial ssluences OF
:. our o@n institutioss" When we look srourd
"us, Wa see thousands of able-bodiel, active mra,
"unab,e to Stem the curre..t Il pose'ty, and wao
are contracting al tbe vices Of likeness hurryiog
then OH 20 grave less honorable than tsAt
fcInd at the psin, of the sword OF the moGih OF
"tLe cannon. We shall Dot ask you TO go To
l,nd Of disease sDd famine, bar 10 land where
- nature has empiied every treasure 10 the lap OF
L" the Industrious; where there is health, wealth
aud every variety of natural beauty. To lands
! "whrre there are cpeainss for every man in HIS
trade, and where success will reward merit"
After referring 10 the conquests OF Rome, Of
Great Britain and Of Spain, the captain Is 10 ask
"Why should we not adopt similar pohcy' See
"what California did for us-whst Cuba rould do
"for us Every inch Of territory is that much ad-
ditiopal wealth. We threw out = colony in Mex
"ico-it revolted and we won Texas, now one of
"the brightest stars 10 our empire. Now, gentle
Z" men, are you willing to be united with us " AT
| the some time the candidates are informed that
they viii be at liberty to retire at any time' dis
charged from oil obligations except that of secresy.
To those no after this address conclude to proceed
the captain is to administer an oath to keep all
secrets of the association 10 stand By TIE nag OF
the lreon, to obey orders and abide BY the articles
Of war as promulgated by the commandments
ard his staff, and to march whithersoever ordered
To the Unlisted Knights the object is stated to be