Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-04-04

The H6pret Dr8NuiEatton 81 KrUtt0rs ~
lf % sz1e worth t,asifae tof
'ion our fourth page Win be sound lettorwrits
ten by eerisln Df. Hopkins. respecting the ses
esst lesgus q traitors IN the free sAieE called
the Knishs sfthe Golden ofsle The original
Issfsr is h NE hahds afths authorlties At wash
iagto6. and several ar1eats have already becn
hSsdsof parties engaged IN this danhable con-
spiraeya Thessabiect Of the letter occupied the
attention of Congress one day last week, and its
gebaiaeaess was sitested by two members Of
Congress nom Michigan, Mr.. Chandler and Mr..
Howard. Iteives on account Of Hopkina' sue
cess IN organizing tho different branches Of this
conspiracy IN several Of the States and refers in
very plain tcfmst toits object, svhich,was to rise
against Che Geverntuent and help the Southern
sebels 10 overthrow t. ss1
MF. Chandler afiifms that one Of the results
Of this conspiracy has been to get some Of the
worst enemies Of the Union and the constitu.
ton into the army, where they are now. 1t Il
added IN other quarters that the Golden Circl,
has It's iavorite newspapers list of these are
in the hands Of the Government, but whethel
the Messenger is on the list we cannot say
Our readers will recollect that we stated last
fall that aCastle" Of the Knights was in full
blast in this county, and that they held their
regular, but secret meetings in this town. We
did not make the statement on mere supposi.
ton, but on what we deemed sufficient evidence
Of the fact The outward signs (though these
wers not on which we based our charge)l were
very conclusive. There were men amongst US
who not only said they wished the rebels would
be successful. butswho also hoped that every
Northern man who went 10 fight them woulC
be killed. Others charged that this was slim
coin WA" an abolition war, an runhply war
othenparadsd our streets in gangs hsrrahiDg
for JEFF. Davis. Aud seme, we are told, went
30 far as to even send frc-arms to their traitor
Gus friends in the Southwest, with the remark
that they were TO shoot abolitionists with. -
These coDspirators were not very numerous,
but they managed to control a considerable
number Of votes. S.
1t is time that these proceedings were more
fully investigated. The existence of this organ
ization Of the Golden Circle accounts for the
full and accurate information, which has so reg
ularly been accommodated to the rebels, Of our
military preparations and of our plans for sup
pressing the Southern revolt. 1t accounts. too,
for the preyerse course of some papers in this
Congressional District. f
The Order exists among us yet, in full vitali-
ty. thoughit masks its designs by an affected
devotion to the Union and the Constitution,
while it talks ofconcessions to the shareholders,
Of making sacrifices of opinion, and offering
liberal terms tosthe resOlted population. Its
members are friends of the rebels yet, and viii
doevery thing in their power to hold back thu
North in its career of triumph. Its organs arr
faithfai their original object, and lose no OP
Portunity short Of open treason of supportinl
every measure and every suggestion which may
byzits sdirsct or remote consequences, tend Il
embarfass the Administration