Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1861-10-17
IHE K. G. C. IN OHIO.
A CASTLE" ASSAULTED BY THE o.
S. MARSHAL.
THE RECORDS SEIZED.
A COMMANDER" TAKEN.
rFrom the Columbus Journal
Yours, very respectfully.
A. ]. MOREY.

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1t has long been known that gang
of "Confederates," called "Knights OF
the Golden Circle" has been infesting
the whole country. That they were
working secretly in Ohio against the
war and the Government has also been
known. We have been in possession Of
their oaths, their grip. their password,
and cipher for secret correspondence.
for more than a month past. But
knowing that the officers of the Gov
eminent were upon their track, we re-
Trained, by request, from any publica-
ton Of the documents that had come
into our possession from a perfectly
''reliable" source. The Marshal Of the
Northern District has now made "de-
scent" upon them-he assaulted one Of
their "castles" in Marion yesterday and
bore off Commander" as prisoner.
to the Cleveland Jail. Their records
were also seized. The excitement in
Marion is intense. Public Indignation
is aroused. But remember. fellow cit
izens. that the same vicious and trea
sonable organization is everywhere
amongst us. The man Court who was
arrested, stated that there are nine
hundred OF them in Columbus!!-
Arouse, friends, and crush this villain
ous conspiracy against our countryl
Below are found the sworn statements
upon which the Marshal made the ar
rest:
I. Samuel Cheney OF Marion county,
Ohio, of lawful age, being first duly
sworn, depose and say that on the even
ing of October 8, 1861, was at Car
ter's school house, in Green Camp
township, in said county, and with 9TH
ers present being desirous of ferreting
out and exposing secret association
known and distinguished TO the unini-
tiated as knights of the Golden Cir
cle." called on Peter Hopkins, who was
present, out of said school house. and |
after some preliminary talk. it was ar
ranged that should be initiated in reg
ular form. said Hopkins informing me
that he was a regular member; where
upon we proceeded to wagon some
little distance from the school house.
and in said wagon l was duly initiated
as a member of said association, by !
said Peter Hopkins, he administering
the oaths and giving the passwords.
signs. grips. &C., in good faith. The
oath was taken in this wise, said Hop
kins first repeating a part of the same
at time, and myself repeating the
same after him. After said initiation
said Hopkins informed me Of the names
of number Of said association resi-
ding in the neighborhood, which names
l for the present withhold. The oaths,
signs, grips, passwords. &C., are 10 the
best of my knowledge embodied below.
and are as nearly correct as 1 can re-
call them from memory. lam particu-
larry positive that the parts in italics re-
lative to Udding in blood up to my
knees TO serve Jefferson Davis, as con-
tanned in the oath below. was in the
oath, and my memory is particular and
distinct on this part Of the subject, also
as TO the signs. grips. passwords, DC.
The oath as given is true in substance,
il not in form, as l have to depend en-
tirely on my memory for the same. and
further saith not.
FIRST OATH.
II do trust and solemnly promise and
swear that l will not reveal any word.
either directly or indirectly of what l
am about to receive, except it be to
some true and faithful brother of this
order, and not unto him or them until
after strict examination, 1 shall have
found him or them as Justly entitled to
the same, as l myself am about to be
under the no less penalty of having nv
body severed into four parts; the first
part cast out at the North gate, the
second part at the South, the third part
at the East and the fourth part at the
West gate. ! furthermore promise that
will always hail and answer all signs
and signals that are given to me by a
brother of this order if in my power to
do so; and l furthermore promise and
swear that 1 will protect and defend all
Constitutional Democrats, their lives,
and personal liberty from
mob violence, during this Southern in
surrection, so long as they obey the
laws Of the o. s. A., let it come from
whatever source it may; this obligation
10 be binding on nae as long as the war