The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-20
LHE KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE
PREPARING EQR AIlTIlN

Gen. GEORGE Buckley, President of the Ameri
can Legion knights of the Gode Circle, publish
es In the Richmond Wing, of Wednesday, ':ar
/, open letter." showing forth the designs of the
order, and making an appeal to the South for pc
cuniary assistance. We make the following ex
tracts: ....
feliow-soldiers: Seated on my native soil, and
anna the graves of my ancestors, am pennino
this open letter for the great Southern public as
wen as Tor you. l am here, amid the scenes of
ooyhoods days, urging Virginians to take the lead
OF Ine southern States in CARRYING forward sue
cessiul accomplishment the object of the H. G. C.,
the speedy Amereanization of Mexico by and
through the lnstrumentalities of an organization
Whlch has not only linked together the good peo-
PIE OF tne southern States but, which has equally
harmonlzed the really worthy and most advanced
people OF Mexico-who feel and acknowledge that
their destiny is chained to our own by every homo
rable interest, and by natural circumstances over
.x Mnicn man can exercise no control But fear
that the people whom love, and to whom be-
long, have ceased to feel it duty to lead when
| the rights of the South are in question, or when
other states are equally interested. This does not
| arise from any want of individual patriotism but
| from some unseen cause, which, am disposed tn
think may be traced to the peculiar distribution of
political sentiment through the State, and by
wnlch sectional jealousy has been generated that
renders caution so necessary that our people have
| lost much of that impulsive ardor which distin
guisheG them in former days. have at least done
my duty to her, and it only remains to give to our
pio'neis III ner miust opportunities to win names
and positions, which may at last be prouly ac-
| of the whole South - <
1t has been my constant aim to impress on your
.on;ot our solemn duty to Mexican and Southern
society and to develope the fact that the DESTINY
Vi the slave States and Mexico is now in our hands
| Let us not do an act, or fail to discharge duty
Mhien act or neglect might jeopardize the interests
| UT hohor OF the south, or which would enable the
good men in Mexico to charge us with had fa;tb nr
with apostacy to our vows. Let it not be said Wa
ialled the South in her hour of danger, or Mexico
| in her time of distress. Knights of the Cold,
Circle, let us be men-Christian and consistent mon
| energetic Anglo Americans. Let us move bold
ly on in our labor of saving Mexico and of strength
enng the South. . r
1t is useless longer to attempt to disguise the
truth that there are now but two parties-a North
ern and Southern party; the one with manufac-
.uring, tho other with agricultural interests-and
is almost an impossibility. We have little Or un
Interest In common-no love for, or confidence in,
| each other. The North has population of twenty
millions, and an area of two millions one hundred
| and three thousand six hundred and fifty-eigbt
| square miles, embracing the Territories The
| South has population of twelve millions and an
area of only eight hundred and fifty-one thousand
four hundred and forty-eight square miles. For
each OF her entire population the North has seven
ty acres of land, while the South for hers has only
| forty-hve Thus the North has two acres to our
one; yet in the acquisition of California New Mex
| leo, and Arizona-4O0,000 square mes-the South
r.
nshed only q, ,500--just one. half. The loss in men
was "a, 500, of whom II 800 were our brothers and
latners; while the North lost only 1900 men. The
cost OF the war was $2l0,000,000, four-ffths of
winch was PAID by the Cotton States, and vet the
men of the South are driven from an equal occupan
cy of these lands The free-soil representation in
congress is now so great that we can no longer
| nope to secure the passage of law that will guar
| antee Southern interests.
Now, that truth must be apparent to every think
ing man; with Mexico Americanized and Southern
lied, our area of territory would be nearly equal
to that OF the North, including the Southern Ter
rltorles OF Arizona, New Mexico and California
Our population would be equal to hers. Besides,
we should possess advantages of climate, SOIL pro-
ductions and geographical position of very
marked character. With this addition to either
our system, the Union, or to Southern Confede-
racy, we should possess every element of national
wealth and power. We shall have in our own
hands the cotton, tobacco, sugar, coffee, rice, corn
and tea lands of the continent, and the worlds
great store house of mineral wealth. Are we not
justified, then in trying to build up and preserve
such "People's Empire this would be2 i =
You will comprehend the necessity of Joining
our camp as emigrants-if we cross the Rio Grande
it must be to become bona fde citizens of Mexico
under Mexican sanction, openly and aboveboard,
andin accordance with our treaty stipulation.
Bring your wagons, mules, oxen, horses, cattle,
spades, axes, "instruments," camp kettles, each
two blankets, provision and all material useful to
Mexican emgrant. Above all let each man have
twenty dollars or more in specie, there will be
mediately on crossing the Rio Grande Volun-
teers (who will be accepted for six and twelve
months servce) must be duly initiated m tesr SS;
and who will refuse to be duly governed bv the
Statute Laws of Texas and of the K G. C. 1t is
earnestly requested that no X. G. c. will appear
In camp before the 18th day of September-but
that all will be there soon thereafter as possible
The Rear Guard will remain in camp until Octo-
Der hrst NOW let us see on whom the South can
depend. III should die, or be in any way de-
| tajnp6 will find Nf =
ence on the spot to lead you forth. Remember the
| X. G. c. do not follow me- they follow policy
which thus far have had the honor to direct.
our work Is great enough, glorious enough, and
promises enough to pay us ALTO satisfy the most
exalted ambition.
will see that your officers are men of experi-
ence and ability, and that your outfit is the best
that can be made, under the circumstances. But
| you must help me- never refused to help K
u. C. Now help me-help yourselvesl
! Fellow citizens of the South: You have a d.
rect slave interest of two thousand, eg ht hundred
millions Of dollars, (2,s0e ,OOO,OOO) Can you not
! give the K. G. G. one dollar each for the slaves
| you own Do this and we will duplicate your in
terest in the Union. There are 800 900 savehold-
| ers In the South Gentlemen, give US five dollars
each and no more negroes will be spirited away on
the famons Underground Railroad. There will
not be free negro in the Southern States in 1870
and your cotton production will be fifteen instead
offue millions of bales. No more abolition salutes
| will be fired in Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, and
Kentucky. The Agriculturist, the Banker, the
Professional man, the Merchant, the Mechanic,
and Minister is respectfully, but urgently asked to
help us-if you cannot give us one hundred dol.
lars, give us one dollar.
The citizens of Texas have raised us money and
material to the amount of four hundred and ninety
eight thousand dollars. Let other Southern States
now give as much to help in Southernizing Mexico
as Vermont, through her Legislature, gave to
abolitionize Kansas $40, ,000)- )-and the glory of
the South will remain untarnished forever. Are
there no Ministers in the South as jealous as
Beecher-no Capitalists as liberal Gerrett Smith,
who has contributed forty-ive thousand dollars to
| the abolition cause-no soldiers earnest in the
defence of Southern rights as old Brown was in
numbering our wives and children.
| plrginians I've men of my blood-you whose
| fathers have been Presidents and Counseors in
the Union-ye sons of the men who followed Wash
| ington-as Virginian, whose ancestors with yours
settled the country and fought its battles Iappeal
| to you, help us in men and means. ....
Maryland, have you no more Watsons2 Has
| Kentucky no more Clays, McKees, and Marshalls?
| Has Arkansas no more Yells? Has South Carolina
no more Buffers and Dickinsons? Texas no more
walkers and Hays? Mississippi more Davises
and McNultys? Tennessee no more Nelson's? Vir-
g'nia no more Hamtramcks? North Carolina no
more Paines? Georgia no more Jacksons and Cal
| houns? Alabama more Withers and Cofiees?
Louisiana no more Walters and Markses? Has Mis-
souri, no more Eastons and DOniphans? All these
States are full of gallant and able men. Gentle
men,we invite you to come to US, take your proper
places, and serve your country while you may, in a
peaceful mode here, but otherwise elsewhere There
| will be no ennui in camp.
Though necessarily absent from my head au ar
ters, Knoxville, Tenn, all letters sent there will
meet with prompt response. | beg to ask all
Southern papers friendly to American enterprise,
and devoted to Southern interests to publish this
letter. and thus oblige the whole X. G. C. organi-
cation, and their fellow citizen,
GEO. Buckley X. G. c.,
| President of the American Legion.
RICHMOND, Va, July II, 1860.
THE CH1RIoUI SuRvEY.-The last Congress appro-
priated $40, 900 'to enable the President to send
of Chiriqu, whose duty it shall be to examine into
and report upon the quality and probable quantity
Chiriqui Improvement Company; upon the char
acter of the harbors at Chiriqui Lagoon and Golf
to; upon the practcability of building railroad
across said isthmus to connect said harbors;
and generally the value of the privileges contracted
for in a conditional contract made the 2lst day
of May, 1859, between Isaac Toucey Secretary of
the Navy of the United States, and Ambrose W.
Thompson and the Chiriqui Improvement Com
pany." Capt. Frederick Engle, of the United
States Navy, most capable and efficient officer,
has been appointed to make the examinations and
reports indicated. First Lieut.. Jas. St. Clair Nor
ton, of the United State Engineers, has been or
dered to report to Capt Engle for duty in connec-
nection with this work. The entire organization
will soon be completed.
THE JAPANESE BnLs.-The science of mathemat-
ics-the rule of reduction being mainly in requsi.
tion-has been brought vigorously to bear second
time upon the japanese bills ALI the efforts of the
first accounting could only bring the bills from
| Aot To