Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-15
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rlhAfriLfCAL SCHEME or lHE hLEtI" Tn
- rDt%'ThpY rue WHOLE rurET.f
TllE!KNitIiTS OF THE EULnIM iifrLE.
lla United Stnira Grand jury fr the dis
lricL OF 1niinia, III their pIr.;9ntnent I"r the
.MsYitorm gays:
4 fecent act Of CoIiktr.:r. made il The iiutr
ct tile Grand Jury 10 inquire int" any com
bihs son or cnnaplrst.ie3 formed hy ir,dlyuina:
Wlt' III the iuri.diclion al the r6nrt Ia prevent
the secutI1n Of any law Of lhr / ;nitcd 1tsi.:'
Having hehr;t thai organizations. with tlna
dbj.ft III View. .xand in certain ioca litrE,
whtsasaa were nent for and brought trfoTr
the trrRnd Jury. 1'htHr ~itnesasa came rom
many countries, snd lived in vHrinus part! nf
the Stale. After caretNl examination ri
;ha resi imony from wilnsas-s we'll acquainted
Eii:s,the. 1aIa tap6seil, shd having a lfraonhi
knowledge 0I the mafteTa, Hald Grand Jury
hrt constrained 1o sag that secret and oath
-l4' e7gaui18tion e1,It., lulnbsrias aome
ritsean tsiUusanI ~ iadaae as estimated Gy
rl.r urcn.h-rs ui thr,r ordrr, commonly known
a. the knIEhtq nf tn, tiolden Circle, and even
III The :;nine "csil,-s bY different naine,;.---
Their I"dgri, or" taat ir-" nj they are cniIcd:
nf- sItuafcl ~ various parts "i the State, ;it
thty haVf c"llIInnn esna, grips, And w"rdH.
whereby the nieInhrr. Afr able 10 Distinguish
rGCh other. std passwnE,ia IL rl,ahl- the meIa-
trr 1" erusr the castle in wkicli he Wac I'M
tratei, OF any other which such meTter may
choose 10 visit. They have signals by which
they can communicate with each hthsT ii tlia
day or the night time, and Sbove all. thev
have signal CT sign; whict majn ba -
cGgnj1ed al a great distance iror. tho per5Gr:
gi"ing ii.
This last sisha wt reErtt IL saG. :'as iii;
vented fnr tue use 81 such n,embars 81 should
ky means 3l Gbe draft or otherwise, he 9GH.-
PEELED to serve i'll the ranks Of the army Iii
siiGh case Iuembers CT The order serving il.
opposing armiss, receiving ihs sign. are rr-
minded Of their obligation Got t" iDjurs Tie
lhsliber EiTiEy it. TINS Iyusl y yiren i'll eve
ry in.lahce npnh The Initiation 6f Il lew nieIh-
bel, and It's observance ia airIIIlT sBiolBed
upon. every Individual belonging u tile order
b the teachings vi tie organization il ls the
duty Of its members engaged III tbs present
VAL although Srraysd on opposite sidea; up
III the signal being given, ii they shoot al all
ITO shoot over each other.'' Many members
III the order ohauinei heIoTe aamtt ihs o.ni
.dg fo",s .; he niit tlatinn, and Freteri a.
justily ii az c"rl ett III principle
Fran Tie eyricnce introduced t.eiore sa'L
Grand Jury, II @"nli seen th4i the ,rio'
called the hu.. h,~ nt the tsnI,1en i'irc!e iraI
liz uTi-In III :",.r -! lh- ,oIith=ih ;;th'e.. aLI
s. ~ intra;iGi,'ra MS, this Stal- from hantu,-
~. lie primary Inject, whrh II "rifinair al.
W,r. To organize 1he Irirnda OF tile Inrtituli"i,
uf :. irn:hn slavery In The GhiteI Stale, nf
HE l,'trl"ar 81 Acquiring hnTe terriLnri III
M-sn... sm! the Genital ATherl.ah SIsir"
AID nls6 r6r The AtqIls,:I'.i, oi ,1ubs therrfy
10 rXtef.d AID i"atcr great ElaTe ernlre
even though ii shouli dyc th1se c"untries III
human Llnod. iier;s the Vi rions raids made
up;T those :"untries: whlch have, from tifle
II tiii.s, allei forth the rToclamations nf 9'ir
former Presidents, ienaunelDE such attempts
aud threatening the e%er:lae OF fG2 P"E"sr II
The Government T. put than down
Wicked ss rhsas hellish scheln es Wiz <5.i
Grand jury would hot have tr1nblsi his
b,,r..i.Abjs r5iiit vitL lhia EressrtIrrnt, hal
fbt TIA, tinati3r,s ~ The + niifhi- ri the 'f1h
en Circle h4en confined colclT - Their orisr
naI lraIgn.. Finding how useful a,ich All
r:aDizatiou was Tor TIE PURPOSES originally
ten,ied, sAld GRAND Jury believe thEt il not
only extends Al rreTent throngh every part
ol The South Gnd every deiSrtmrht "f tii'
rebel arlnv, but during the last wiul-r si,i
aprllIs MAJ Introduced rnlo the 81 air uI lndI
ans aid other Northern States. Srnrr that
l,rpe IL has ruade slarinlnE prnGrrst III i'iir
midst, With entirely nrm features atlht bed Ia
II, ia si.W vi the unnatural conflict now dr;"-
Iating our country Nnt only nrr tn. loyal
aoldlers III the ARMY Ia lee trracfeTdnHlY Or
lrnyed III the bloody hour al battlr. hy.lh-
signals before referred IL, but said tirAhi
Jury have abundant evidence oi the member
ship binding themselves to resist the ray
iuent of the Federal tax and prevent 5nli=t
ments in tie Armies oi the United StatGs. .
Ii IL fact x1rthy 6i nate: ard conclusive
II shown, that III localities wksre this oT2am-
izatinn extensively prevails there has been
failure II furnish Il iair proportion II T0iuI1~
teer7. SAID Grand Jury. after thorough
examination On that point, have been TGa5'>
10 ind ony instance rhsr9 ms'qiar az sata
nrqariz1tion had rniunts'ret to fight fnr the
Union under the latr reputation for v1lnh-.
laera. Sad Grand Jury Were informed that
AL individual Of the Order Ind proposed Ia
make "p accompany to br called ,JaYhs"h
zrs. c"mposed exclusively 81 "kn'ght1 "i
the Golden Circle. t"t said |rAhd .ihr?
believe that al no time Was the proportion
seriously entertained; but in fact only III
tended ss cover to hide th=iv treasonatle
purposes when they found they were '1 be
discovered.
The meetings Of the urder referred /" are
holden III ty-plsces. sometimes IN the wo:i"
and at "thrr times IN deaer'ri houses. IT.
membtrs frequently attend 1:Ift arms IN Fti"
b,6I. 4nd In almost rverF jnetanrt armed
.sr'ih5i. a"s rcstsd 10 kr~p iii lntruders.-
Youths nnt more thnn .iSrten yrart II AZ:
nrt in many caata iptro1ncr'i anl initiated
inra ia myattrisE Thr aredul5ng and un-
wary arr often allurrd in the fold 0l the
Order npon the prstrst that ii wAa instituted
tor 10 other rurpGGn LhsI thr better o7Esn1-