New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-11
LETTER FROM WARRINGTON.
L" Gen. hickey n-From Passages In the
History Of . Notorious uambug.
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An unnec..sarv amount Of importance Las beer
alta hed 20 the arre,i Of Gen. Bietlev, the per
son who has the credit Of originating The % Knight
Of the Golden Circle and who modeeily says o.
himself that be has " wrlitsn many books, brought
up practical Secession and inaugura,sd the greatest
war Of modern times" II was we'll enough to make
the arrest, Of course; and II tho "Gsncral' could
only have been quietly sent 10 some workhouse or
TO the penitentiary for term OF bali dozen years
he would have bc~n suitably disposed o. and would
have received quite all the consideration his chArae
| ter would Justify.
| There must be many people in Cincinnati familiar
with the prcrsnsions Of this person, and With two
or three phases Of his career. lie WIS the original
editor Of Ihr Semitic hrf,GH 10 Journal on the
plan OF The Scientific American. published few
years ago IN CnciDnsiil, and 10 repeated In that
the usual confidence game which has been the source
OF whatever success and notoriety he bAs whore
attained. Before editing The Arhsan, bs was.
think, connected in some way with IN Eclectic Med
ical College In Cincinnati, though Of bis career IN
tha, know little or nothing. But bis performances
while engaged as editor OF The Artuan were for d
little time quito notorious.
One Of bis associates in tho editorial conduct OF
the paper chosen ~ bis successor whom Buckley ran
away by the Patent Company, which owned The
Artnanl, has described him 10 as an L.
nOrl1t preender, ~ restless aud schemiDg 10 was
shallow, very vain OF bis person, exceedingly fond
devices to borrow money and crazy schemes Of spec
uatisn, or in debsucheres less credtabe eyep than
bis swindling. In short, he feeble imitation
of the poor filthy vsgsbond, Ogilvie Byron Young,
who WAS permitted by our District Court year or
two ago to slip through Its fingers on the charge Of
treason.
The Order Of knights Of the Golden Circle" 30
far a Buckley had anything TO do with ii, was
Matched In The Artiian Office Ia this wise:
Biekley had been sadly out Of funds for some
10 - n Am
he could borrow no moro, aud was beginning to feel
that he had about reached the end Of bis career 10
Cincinnati. One morning he announced " one Of
The assistant editors Ito whom / am indebted for
most Of these detslIl that be had plan on foot by
which he was going to make $50 900 In few months
and have handsome regular income beside. As hs
was in tho habit Of announcing somo such plan
about once fortnight. no attention paid to him;
but he went on and wrote out an advertisement "
DO inserted in the daily pape tho next morning. It
was Tor abe-boded persons who felt inclined TO Join
military company aud secure steady employ mont
to address box No. - for further particulars
The next day Buckley had . very heavy mall.
While examining II, he explained tho plan" Of
which be had spoken aud Of which this was part.
lie proposed to raise q company Of 60 men, who
were to form an organization for tho purpose otrav
cling through the country and giving exhibitions Of
the uniform and drill Of the troops OF all nations.
Each member was TO pay fee Of 5000 ON entering
this company. and Mr.. Buckley, who was to be treas
urer captain aud general manager, WAS 10 take caro-
Of the money.
A few days trial showed that there was no dini
Guilty in getting the men, but great difficulty In vet.
ting men with $500 to invest in this species Of spec.
ulation. Nevertheless, Mr.. Buckley rented q hall
TO be paid for at the end OF the month, quarter
Of courss) and proceeded TO organize drill few
Of the more enthusiastic among the correspondents
his advertisement bud brought him.
Presently now idea struck him. lie bssought
his associate TO tell him something about Old Cal.
fornia or to give him some book that described the
country. Then It came out that ho had decided TO
change the destination Of bis crest show company,
and to give q littls flbusterng exhibition. Oi
course the class OF men his advertisement had col
lectsd would DO roady for anything, and Mr.. Bck-
10y know no reason why eoInpsuY or two Of we'll.