Nebraska advertiser., 1861-10-17
A "CaStIe" OF the knights OF the G.
G. Assaulted By the I. S. Marshal.
THE sEgZED.
COMMANDER" TdKFE.
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Ii has long been known that a gang Of
"~confederates, called "Knighis Of lhe
! Golden Circle" has been iufesting the
whole country. That they are working
secretly in Ohio against The war and The
government has blso been known. We
have been In possession Of their CaJhes.
their grip, their password, and cipher
for secret correspondence for months
past. But knowing that the officers Of
the government were upon their track,
we refrained, by request, from any pub
LEGATION Of the documents that had come
into our possession from a perfectly re
liable" source. The Marshal Of the
northern district has now made a "de-
sceDt'' upon them-he assaulted one of
their castles in Marion yesterday, and
bore off a Commander" as a prisoner,
10 the Cleveland Jail. Their records
were also seized. The excitement in
Marion was intense. Public Indignation
is aroused. But remember, fellow citi-
zens, that the same vicious and treasnna-
bic 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 villajnous conspiracy against
our country! Below are found the sworn
statements upon which the Marshal made
the arrest.
I, Samuel Cheney Of Marion county,
Ohio, Of lawful age, being first duly
sworn, depose and say that On the even
ing Of October Sd, 1861, I was at Caters
school house, in Green Camp township,
in said county, and with others present
being DESTROYS of ferreling out and expo
sing a secret association known and dis
tinguished to the uninitiated as "Knights
of the Golden Circle" called on Peter
Hopkins. who was present, out Of said
school house, and after some preliminary
talk, it was arranged that | should be in
iliated in regular form, said Hopkins, in
forming me that he was a regular mem
Der; whereupon we proceeded to a 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, Sc, in good faith. The oath was
taken in this wise, said Hopkins first re-
peating a part of the same at a time, and
myself repeating the same after him
After said imitation said Hopkins inform
ed me Of the names of a number Of said
association residing in the neighborhood
which names l for the present withhold.
The oaths, signs, grips, passwords, Sc
are TO the best of my knowledge embodied
below, and are as nearly correct as | can
recall them from memory. / am partic-
ularly positive that the part in italics rel.
alive to JcGding IN blood up TO my knee;
to serve Jefferson Davis, as contained il
, the cath below, was in the oath, and my
memory Is particular and diStincls On thi:
/ part of the subject, also as to the signs,
; grips, passwords, SC. The cath as given
Is true in substance, If not In form. as
/ have TO depend entirely on my memory
for the same, and further sayeth not.
FIRST OATH.
Il do trust and solemnly promise and
swear that / will not reveal any word.
either directly or indirectly, OF what l an
about to receive. except il be TO some true
and faithful brother CT this order; and
not INTO him OF them until after strict
examination, I have from him or them as
, Justly entitled to the same, as / myself
an about 10 be under the DO less penalty
Of having my body severed into four parts
the first part cast cut al 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 nay power 10 do so
and / furthermore promise and swear that
/ will protect and defend all Constitution
al Democrats, their lives. property, and
personal Liberty, from mob violence. du.
! ring this Southern instruction. so long
: as they obey the laws of the U. s. A.,
let il come from whatever source it may.
This obligation TO be binding on me as
long as this war shall last"
SECOND OATH.
"And I further promise and swear in
the presence Of Almighty God, and the
r members of the Golden Circle, that I wilI
not rest or sleep until .45raham Lincoln.
noD President, stall be TemoUpd 0uf of fht
Presidential char, and I wiU aCade an
/, blood up to ing knees, as soon as Jefferson
Davis sees proper to march with his srny
TO take the city of Washington and he
white house, to DO the same. So help
me God, and keep me s:eadfaSt 10 d. The