The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-09-12
From the Louisville Journal
The order oG ts,c knights CC tl,c
Golden Circle.
IMPORTANT REVELATIONS.


smucd, in public estimation, much impor- !
tancc, until the springiug up of the great |
question of Union or Dismion in our land. !
II is believed to have materially changed |
its character since then, and certainly it has
played an important part in ths political
affairs of the nation. 1t is an intensely Dis
union Concern. Is members bear the same
relation to other Disunionists that regular
soldiers do to the militia. Tho association
is upheld and upplaudcd as patriotic and
noble, by the whole disuuiou press every
where. Every imprecaton made against
il is resented 10y the Dsuuiuu press rs u
blow at the nismjon cause.
The success with which the Knights of
the Golden Circle have kept the secret OF
their order has been matter of wonder to
many. The Chief of the Order has pretend
cd to publish all the written portion of the
Ritual or Rituals, but we knew perfectly
well that he was attempting fraud upon the
community. Hundreds ot members of the
Order have sworn dreadful oaths that they
would kill any one of their fellows who
should dare TO reveal. and any editor or
printer who should be guilty OF publishing
their mysteries. Probably the knowledge
of these oaths has kept many persons slcn;
who felt that they were under II solemn
obligation to thcir follow men to speak what
! they knew. For ourselves, we care not for
! their threats. \ public man is miscrahly
unfit Tor his station if he hcsjtNtes to do his
! duty and trust the consequences to God
| and his fellow man.
! We have before us all the secret docu-
mcuts of the knights of the Golden Circle
| That they are authentic we give our solemn
ossuraurc MS an editor and as a man. We
proceed to publish such portions as will be
| n correct and full idea of the plans and pur-
noses of the Order.
There are three degrees to the Order: The
first. Military. the second Financial and the
urd Governmental.
The Ritunl of the first decree contains
LITTLE of spccial importance. We will here
premise that the reading OF the Rituals is
entirely unintcl;giblc except hv the Use of
kcvs n Great many numerical hgurcs being
substituted for words. We are in posses
sion of thc kcys. and, in what we publish
OF thc Rituals, we shall give it lust as we
find it. puttiur in parcnthcsis the meaning
of thc 6rurcs The following paragraphs
arc from the obligations taken by the treas.
urcr, and those of the second by am officer
called the Capain.
Trcasurer.- Gentlemen, we must now tell
Won that the first field of our operations. is
> NTcXico0 but we hold il to be our duty
to offer our services to any Southern State
to repcl Northern army. We hope such Il
contingency may never occur. But whcth.
or the Union is reconstructed or not, the
Southern States must foster any scheme fol
thc Americani2ing and Southcrnizing of :
(Mcxico) so that in either case our success
viii he certain.
Cdptdia.-Undcr the laws of . (MeXico,
every emigrant receives from.the State au
thoritics grant of Gi0 acres OF land. I'm
dor Il treaty closed with 3 manuel Dodlado
Governor of Guanaiuato,) on the 18th o
February, 1890, we are invited TO coloniz,
in ? (MeX!co) to enable the best people
there to establish permanent government
We agree to enter iorcc OF lO'Voo men
armed and equipped ana provided ana ana '(
take the held under command OF Mahue
Dod'ato, GoVernor "l Guahalna'oQ Wh'
agrees to iurl!Sh an equal h"M9er ol nSI
to be oi"cered ny ~ w. - 5. 20 cover u''
original expense ol arhll'S our IIlccS' nt't'
is mortgaEcd to our trustees the rl&ht ''
collect one Ian OF the revenue oi 4 yuan
aluato) until we are palu tlc sum OF %o4o,
geo. AS a bonus thGrc rs Is o'So ce9Gu 10 u,
316, ,OGO acres o' lalG' Inc pay Vi INC army
is the same as OF inc regular army ol .
(McXco) Whch rs ABOUT ohe-c'Smth Sm more
than that OF the uhltea o'a'eS' 10 secure
tins, there is mor'SaGeu 10 us al lllc Pup'i'
properly oi A. "uSliiua ,1a ono od "'o"'tne' Il
taxable value, 10 %-"'oUo'ouu' D. (ai"lluc
Dodiado, GoNerhor Oh uuallaJ uaIoJ Is no"
there, making arrangements lor our lecep
ton. we snail cross over as SOON aS poSS'
bic after our Northern troubles are SGt'cu,
We presume that Mexico VIII lec' heisei
under Obligations TO us Tor tliis exposition
OF the designs always ehter'a'heI toward
her by the knlShls OF the uoioen olrc'e ailt
their accompllce' the Governor oil GnanaJn
alto. We VIII now aad the following IRON
the Ritual OF the hrSt ucSree:
Captain.-l will now give you the signs
grips, password and token of the first degret
of the K. c. G.. OF course n misprint fol
X. G. c. This degree has name which
may now give youM,,-it Is the i, lhh'gnt o
thG IRON llahu') inc nISt S'e"t S'sh VI u''
order Is mus MADE, (lal"S oPe'' palIh'
touching ana resting on toP OF heao IN
gers pointing upWaTd.( Inc answer TO 'lli'
IS 3, lopeh hahd'' touc'',,S Sho"'uoIS Nhei =,
opauiettes are worn, elbows close TO tIl(
sdc.) These are battlefield signs, ana are
not to he used under ordinary c'rculhS'an
The common slgn oi recognition Is y V'Sh
lore Finger drawn across tie upper mp uhIei
the nose as II rubbinGJ Inc answer ~
with fore finger and thumb on iell ear
10 gam admission to w ofKllS IaSue' oi
the room OF any ~ W. u, give H. Noilo "lS
tincI raPl on INC ooor' illo een'.i'oi VI W
duty VIII theh demand lhG u'!'elS'S II
which is -. SOLDIERS, always let'ered
except at Castle door Ion WIN t.ieh pass
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