Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-09-28
ATHENS, Tenn, Sept. 8, 1860.

others from other sectors, and take this method
ofreplying to all
ATHENS, Tenn. Sept g. 1860.
DR. BRowNLow There are couple of gentle
men here-Spangler and Clarke who profess to be
lecturers for the "K. G. Cs." Now | ask you to
give me your opinion of the whole thing, whether
you think it will do TO take hold of, or not.
REMARKs-We know that there is such an order
we heard Gen. Buckley, the chief officer explain
the objects and aims of the organization in speech
in this city, few nights past. We are not men,
Der, never have been, and know not who are. We
are assured that there are fory-ive members ofths
Order in city. 1t is charged that the organiza-
tion is flbustering concern, but its friends deny
the charge. In word, we know nothing more
than what we have seen in the papers, and hear in
the speeches of its members and Others must Judge
for themselves.
Now, let us quote little further from the re-
marks of these Reverend and General Conspirators,
in proof of the Revolutionary aims of this Organi-
zation. They told us in their speeches that sour
people must show an unbroken front-no divisions
should be tolerated-the old party issues should be
forgotten, and we should have but One Electoral
ticket in the South and that should be a represea-
tdtipe man: We now need men who will step bold
ly out and declare themselves either for against
us. The disposition to shirk the question and issue
is ill-adapted to the dangers which now threaten
| us. Let as knop our friends and our enemies and
wherever We form "CIstlesn Our members resolve
themselves into Police force, and spot all persons
coming into our midst who are not known, or do
not give a satisfactory account of themselves. Fur
ther on they told us that "there is mercantile OBJ
lection to us-that the X G. c. will not pay To
this objection we refer to the history of the Hud
sons Bay and East India Companies. Thick G.
c. is precisely such an organization and as they
won empires for "Great Britain may this order
form Southern Cogtederdey. Again, they told us
that "Ouside of all other considerations, the South
oought to support and extend the X G. C's a do
i,aestie police system That are hare made the right
issue as the result ofthe late Charleston and BALI
more Conventions wiH dbWddntty show aud that the
"SoutherH Governors ciH hare use for ioithm ar
months is confidently expected If so, the knights
0of the Golden Circle may find lis Merieo 6s The
"Distref Of Columbia. No'r men Of Tennessee, ciLl
'you help as or noR'
These are the doctrines publicly announced by
these reverend conspintors here in the town OF
Cleveland and were told that our Gov. Harris
was member of this Internal league, gotten up to
resist the constitutional Inauguration Of President
chosen by the people. II cannot he So These men
must have msrepresented Gov. Harris and and 9th
ers, for the purpose OF bolsterng up their scheme
by presenting an array of the names of our distin-
gushed citizens as being members Of that order. II
they have spoken falsely TO the people they should
be kicked out Of Tennessee Our townsman, John
A. Campbell to his credit be it known, got upon the
stand when these conspirators had finished their pi
ratica discourse, and denounced the whole thing in
a most vigorous and manly manner, showing the
people the dangerous tendencies OF following afer
such Reverend Fibusteis; that their whole aim
was revolution and ruin TO their country, This re-
mark excited so much indignation against them that
personal violence was feared. We hope these gen
tlemen will be shown up and driven out of every
community where they may attempt to preach their
treason and establish their "CIsties.'
Yours, BRADLEY.