Nebraska advertiser., 1863-05-14
Z. G. C.,s I'm Nemaha County.

Z. G.. C.'s i'm Kemaha County.
It has been believed for several
months that one or more lodges of the
Knights of the Golden Circle exist in
this county T; but who we're members,
or where they met, was not positively
known. During January many Dem
ocrats and others from different parts
of the county were invited to meet
somewhere midway between Brown
vile and Peru, for the purpose of
organizing a secret society. Most of
those invited assert that they knew
nothing of the object of the meeting;
but that they had considered it unnec-
essary, and perhaps mischievOus, and
declined attending.
About the time of this meeting
certain of those engaged in getting it
up were observed to make MYSTERIOUS
threats, sufficient to alarm Union men
who heard of them, and to call for the
strictest vigilance from Col. FURyAs,
Capt. HILL and Lieut.. MAUN, of Neb.
Cavalry. They however, made no
arrests, thinking it better to let them
"have rope" until the matter should
assume a more tangible shape.
Last week certain citizens ofLondon
and Peru, having what they considered
ample evidence as to certain parties
being members of this dangerous, dis.
loyal cORelave, visited and disarmed
them. One of them confessed, and
gave a partial list of members.
0nSaturday evening the Union men
Brownville held a meeting, and ap-
pointed a committee to visit several of
the Knights, and search for the papers
Of the society. No papers, however,
were found. They all confessed TO
being members /; were led into it like
the poor dog Tray were at first invi-
ted to attend a Democratic meeting,
and after they got there it was pro
posed to organize a lodge of the K.
6. C.'s; and they, without much rehec.
ton, consented ; and we're all initia,
ted each one declareshe disapproved
of it; was opposed to any secret or
gaaizatioB, and never attended but
once o. twice. They all profess 10y.
atty ; are in favor of the Union; defy
the world to produce single instance
where they have expressed a disloyal
sentiment, &C., &c.
It is possible some of them were led
ignorantly into it, with no criminal or
disloyal intentions. But one or more
Of them who profess the greatest in
necence, did last winter invite men to
join the society saying if they did SO
their property should never be jay
hawked; that they would soon be
strong enough to rule the county /;
and that they were going to warn the
Union men away from the upper bot
tom ; thot one or more union enters
in the bottom had already been in
formed that they we're not wanted.
The order of the Knights of the
Golden Circle is an, institution that
existed IN the South previous to the
commencement of the War, and
by means of it the original Rebels
were enabled to sire the Southern
heart; )" and, in short, to. inaugurate
the War. After the War commenced,
efforts were made bv designing Rebels
20 extend 1T into the North. Their
Oath and Constitution may be differ
ent in the Free States from what it is
in the Border States, but the fruits of
the organization r everywhere the
same, viz . opposition to the Govern
nent ; opposition to, the War; to the
CONSUMPTION Act ; to, the return of
deserteFs /; and to the collection Of the
War Tax. Thousands Of the members
In the army have deserted and joined
the enemy. 1t is difficult to conceive
how any man could have been so ig-
DOrsnt as to suppose las some pre-
tend tc) the organization perfectly
loyal"
The organization in this county, if
we have learned the whole truth, was