New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-11

drilled men should not conquer and possess the
country .;c..I
Uis scheme, however expanded AZ they shifted.
lls next project was to take his ioIce 10 souIo pui,
~ Central America IN imitation OF th. gray eyed
man of Destiny" BY this time ne had struck upon
he idea that his organization must be secret ana me
urxt appeal 70 his editorial associte was Tor IN
formation o the grave point, what KIND OF meta
ne could combin with gold aud silver IN orea-'-
min that wouldn't be liable to :arnish.' And he
showed bis desgn for the breast PIN. over whicn tic
had been planning and drawing for day or TWO
/; was to be composed Of gold, silver, and some
other metal, was TO have on II Maltese cross, ahd
back OF the cross lone STAR Some reader may pos
sjbly recolect seeing snch pin worn by few
vagabonds in the streets OF Cincinnati III the Nihter
Of lSj9-G0. This was to BIO the badge OF his secret
society; and he boosted that he could make very
hand.ome income from the initiation fees.
All this time nc had been borrowing money, right
and sf and spending it freely. On sevrral persons
he played the regular confidence game TO secure
n loan, with a skill that veteran New-fork oper-
ator could not but have commended. At last, how
ever the little bills began 10 press him too closely,
and be announced his intention OF gong to Mempns
where as it turned out, bis wife, from whom he
had separated was livingl, to get couple OF tnou
sand dollars due hin. One gentleman N the ONCE,
from whom he had borrowed about 81 ,o0O, was
particularly interested in this visit, and was assured
that lust as soon Is the trip to Memphis and oack
could be made he should have bis money.
1 Mr.. Buckley was gone about SIX weeKs-at WORK,
IA is supposed, with Southern branches OF hi. new
secret societies. from the initiation fees Of which he
was 10 derive so handsome al income. lie fe'urneo
without having been able, through some unacconnt-
nble de ay Of his debtor, to secure the OOO! His
creditor, were somewba, indignant; but he wat
astonished at their doubling the honor OF proud
Southerner He had been intending for some time
TO sell AL estate he owned 10 Virginia, on which be
had 50 or 60 negroes; ho would 30 on now and dc
IT, and relieve himself at once from these ili-bred
and suspicious creditors And 30, exit Buckley
rDe poor creditors save one) saw him no more "
the flesh.
Presently tho bills for the hall where the " mill
tary show had been drilled, and for all manner Of
expenses Mr.. Buckley had incurred, began TO come
in. lie was known as the editor OF The Artisdn
and he had pleasantly told the parties they coulC
lust charge their accounts to The Arfsan Office.
When Mr.. Buckley was next heard of In tho Eas
aud sou,h.Esst, ho.had blossomed into a general
and was at the head Of some grand order Of mo
menious political import, and OF specially wonderful
mystery. But tue outsiders shrewdiy whispere,
that the General was paying expenses leo far as h'
deemed such an operation at ali necessary by ped
ding out rs Initiation ceremony, little BOOK
containing the grips, and sgns ana Startling secret
Of his order. II was perhaps as ehpehsive az
twenty five cent novel, but he explained that Il.
quality was such mat ne had 10 chaise 'en u'iiai
Tor il. -,
. One day, several months later, Gen. G.. w
Baer" or some such name, from an interior town II
Mexico was registered at the Spencer House. Tn
4 uuluo XIV gentleman whom Buckley had vicimize'
TO the extent Of g. 500 and interest, happened ihs
tsy TO drop into the Speucer i6ue Office mud glanc
/ over the register. lls was naturally somewhat &C
quainted with Bickleys signature, snd the initial
Of the Mexican General seemed remarkably familiar
To satisfy his curiosity he resolved to pay his re
spsc,s 10 Gen. BAeI. A servant was sent to see /
. he General was In. Ia a moment he returned an'
a.k.d for the seuteman's card. The card was ssn
up, but 1t presently appeared the general had gon
D out
The creditors suspicious were confirmed, and, re
calling tho name Of q low fellow who nsd been on'
o o, Bickley's original show company" and ba'
sdhefsd 70 bin through all bic changes Of plan, b
wrote his name on card and sent II TO the General
> In sn instant he was invited to walk ~, an
: Was shown into the room Of Gen. BaeE OF Mexico
= HE general proved to be bis runaway debtor.
al Mr. Bielley not At all dlscomposed by the eur
+ prise. explained that there was some iegs 'ee6nie
sh. thai had ed tito sale of his Virginia plant
4 alton, bu, that b. would soon be In funds, an
q would .end a check for lha, little fifteen hundre
a dolar.-of which, indeed, be was very glad ~ b
q reminded.
ard presently there came accounts from toe SOulh
west Of the rapid spread Of the wonderful order Q
the knights OF The Golden Clfole-Gen. Buckley
Grand Master
IL IA quito possible that ibis secret order, unde
the shrewd der manipulation Of concealed hands, be
came AL organization Of somo significance; bu
&" Gen. Diekleys" share 10 Is IL bafrated by ihos
who had q personal knowledge Of tho facts aud hay
given II above. |. quite possible, too. that, unde
TIE more favorable skies OF the sunny South, Gen
Buckley" may have acquired some real influence an
po,iiOn. He accomplishments might earn such RI
gard. from tho chivalry. AT the North they wou
soon have been rewarded by Q half-eontemptuou
dismissal TO the pcnitensiary. AGATx.
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