The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-06
The Il. G.. C.'s-Their Objects, etc.

George Buckley. ak. G.. G., President Anne
rican Legion" has addressed, through the
Louisville Courier OF Thursday, an open let
ter to the kentucky Legis latrre In response
To the resolutions passed by that body APP
uointing a committee to inc uire into the e1-
istence in that State, and the plans and pbrf
poses Of the secret organization known as
knights of the Golden Circle.
knight Buckley declares tnat the IeRlsii-
tpre had ms titu ted d Legal crusade against the
ssinstitu ton" of which he Was the head, put
that in order to avoid til2e, tEo4tie ana ex-
pense to the State, he had forwarded 70 tle
Eovernor a complete set Of the degree Work.
of the Order, retaining only the unWTltteh
portion of the same. The thoughti1l fichiey
then enbodies in his open letter Tor tue III
formation OF The people, the oDllsaiohs VI
the first and second degrees.
It appears from these that candidates Tor
Knighthood swear, "betGra God and THESE
and its la VS., and Ito the laws OF tse Gn!Ged
States and Of this State, provided the saIAe
are consistent with the spirit and letter OF
the Constitution interpreted by the Sn-
ursme Court" They aise swear, upon their
individual honors ''as man aud a gentle
man so help me God to constantly oppose
the admissisn OF any negro, Abolitionist t, con-
1rmed drunkarGs convict, Ieton' or 10" anu
vicious character to membership . =
For the special situT thes information OF
Mr.. Wolfe, who moved the reso.. ton In the
House Knight Buckley adds That TIE j..
a. q have been the subject of higher ieglsiar
t,ou than the Legislature of kentucky, and
| that they have been defended by ADLER men
| than himself" =,
The object of the organization is with all
| difference" thus confidently summed up oy
| President Buckley:
,There are now nearly eight thousand IN
! the Sta e distributed through every county
! and the organization is growing daily IN ia'oi
! and i'm portancss end the work VIII De pusheo
With the utmost s,sgr until the tri-coiored
| nag or the Confederate states Goats IN Tn
umph from the dome OF the Capitol II Frank
fort aad it, perchance, Kentucky shoAG "
tied 10 Il Northern Confederacy, cursed ahe
| high ted with ths fanaticism Of Abolitionism
the organization will Invite and carry IRON
| the State ten thousand famiiiss 81 hentucAy
| best citizens, and plant them on tite pdoae
| and fertile prairie les OF the noble State OF iek
| as where the X. q. u, i'll that State, WA
| meet them with open arms and warm hearts
| and welcome them to 4 State where ever,
mans constitutional rights are resiec'oo'
ISc1pKyrs OF THE AQUA CKEEK FIGHT
The fredericksburg Herald, In speaking OF Ia
first fight at Aqua Greek between the feae
raj vessels and our troops, says:
.sThere was no one injured on our side ex
capt William McDougaii OF this place. Wh
received slight flesh wound on the hahd D
a shell that exploded above him. McDougai
| had gone in q boat for the purpose OF bringin
J in a guard off a small schooner. His quic
eve discerned a shell making direct Tor him a
| he sat la the boat scuiiing with one ooun
ia cleared the boat, jumping into the river
but still holding ON 10 the boat with one HAND
the shell exploded s,boye him, and one plec
struck his hand
The fredericksburg Recorder. ~ speakin
: g the second fight on Friday last, relates IN
following incident:
, During the firing TIVE shells fell IN one
the batteries, and, so soon as they had failei
. both were taken hold OF by Lieut.. fancey,
the Tennessee regiment. and pitched into Il
river before they eaRid do any damage.
have this from an eye witness.