Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-01-31
The SIX. G. C's."

The ssK. C. C's.'
These cabalistic letters have excited some won
der in the public mind of late. The New YORK
of the Charleston Mercury writes
The SIX. G. C's." have positively started on
their mysterious mission to Mexico. ABOUT
500 men have left this city by land and water,
for New Orleans, and equal or larger NUMBERS
from Baltimore and Philadelphia. Ail the leaa-
ing Southern cities have contributed their 9uota
of gallant fellows. If any gentlemen OF INDUS
tering turn have left Charleston lately, you may
be sure they are off with Gen. Buckley and the
az G. C's'' The present movement is only the
advance guard. More than 10000 men are en-
rolled as members throughout the country, and
at least half of them are ready to travel as IasI
as thew can be taken to their enigmatlcal dessi-
nation. The telegraph says that 1900 men were
assembled in New Orleans, waiting TOR stream, !,
shin to Mexico. Those are the TX. u. Us,
but the telegraph should have added ,ooo 10 llle
number. About one half Of the members re-
main at home. to furnish material aid, attend
ing to the getting off of expeditions, and manu-
featuring public sentiment when required. Id
this useful reserve are public officers, editors,
lawyers and capitalists.
We happen to know something of this organ
ization. and also the fact that the War Depart
ment was placed in possession of information In
regard to the character and objects OF tnls III
buster expedition, as far back as the early part
of last November. AS the Administrator, as
indicated in the Message of president Buchanan,
is not averse to Interference with the AFFAIRS Oh
the sister Republic of Mexico, we are rot sur
prised that this expedition has been permlt1eo
to perfect its plans for flibuster foray upon
that country without an attempt on the part OF
the Government to stay its progress.
| Our information in regard to the TX. u. U.s.
or the ssKnights of the Golden Gross" may be
briefly summed up as follows, and we vouch Tor
the accuracy of the statement we shall make :
In the early part of last October, several doc
uments cameto this place through the post-of-
fee. addressed to gentleman who had some
tiraa previously left Stanton for the South, at
ter residence of several years in our town.
These documents fell into the haRas OF his for
mer partner in business, who supposlng them &c
relate to the affairs of the firm, opened and Pc
rused them. The document proved to be let
ter from the ssGen Buckley" alluded to IN the
letter of the 'sMercury's" correspondent, which
is quoted above; and was dated, Montgomery
Alabama, October s, 1859. The writer en-
closes handsomely printed Captains Commits
sion. a degree book and law book, containing
full and accurate information of the object OF the
organization, which was nothing less than the
subiugation of Mexico, and requests Capt ---
if he accepts the commission, to proceed at onot
to organize company, and report himself to
one Col. V.D. Groner, at Norfolk, Va. The
Gen. stated that ne was then on his way tt
Mexico. but would return on tie 9th inst, OF
the steamer Tennessee, and that all letters tt
him should be sent to Washington city. Every
thing was said to be prosperous, except that 1
could be December before the expedition coult
get off. A key to the first and second degrees
the order was furnished in manuscript, ana al
so the secret alphabet in which most OF the cor
respondence was said to be conducted. lhes'
last mentioned documents were placed IN oul
hands and are still in our possession. BY then
we were enabled to decipher the printed pam
phlet in which the degree characters were used
and thus to derive much information IN regart
to the "Knights of the Golden Oross, which w
find from the key to be the meaning OF the cab
alistic letters. The pass word marked in the
pamphlet as Sc, is found by the key to be the
words, "Try me-" and the emblem OF the order
a37," is "Greek Gross enclosed by gold cif
Gle, in the centre of which is star of plain gold
Gen. Buckley is known as mo. 56,'' and al
name in the secret alphabet is thus written :
i -. Is All the signs, grips and pass
words of the organization are given in full, ano
the General winds up his letter with the en-
couraging assurance-"Wo hard and we vii
win" Copies of these documents were place.
In the hands of the Deputy United States Mar
shal at this place, in the month OF Novembel
last, and were fowsrded by him to the War De
partment. Secretary Floyd, hogeyer, seems t1
have treated them with the same indifference
that he did the warning in regard to Johr
Browns invasion of Virginia, and the knights
the Golden Gross we're suffered to enter upor
their crusade an the month Of pecennoer, as mo
5gn stated would be done. What will be tht
result of the affair, very short time will prob
ably develop.