The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-03

aud their memory shall soon be as hatee
as their conduct has been iguominious.
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Knighss ~ the Gsldsn Circle.
One of the objects of this Society Is to
procure desertions from the army, and ~
We may have some of this dangerous or
der in our midst. they and we may as
veil be forewarned of the dangers which
it introduces among us. This. order 10
known to exist in many parts of the North
west, and already have their secrets been
exposed in Indiana, showing their de-
signs to be of the darkest and most vii.
famous character.
The following is part Of an article Ia
ken from the Cleveland Herald, showing
the penalty of procuring assertions is
nothing less than death:
The Knights Of the Golden Circle, their
aiders and abettors, have an organization
throughout the West as we'll as the South.
1t is secret league of traitors Of the
most dangerous character. The object
is to aid the rebels, to prevent enlist
ments, resist the collection of war taxes.
procure assertions from the army. and
assist in separating the Northwestern
States from the Union. To these objects
the members are sworn. The ritual, oath
and operation Of .hs- Order in 4adienar
have. been revealed. Its existence IL not
denied in that State, and the Democratic
party in the Indiana Legislature have
made formal and emphatic admission Of
its existence, and their connection with
It, BY voting down . proposition to in
Tsstigate it.
A serious case has grown out Of the
secret society At Indianapolis. John o.
Brown of Shelby county, q private in the
Sd Indiana cavalry, has been tried By .
court martial for Introducing the secret
society among the soldien in camp. the
object beiag to encourage desertion, and
destroy the army. Brown pleaded gull
~ toevsry charge bat one, and that was
proved beyond al doubt though the inn
portant charges were those he confessed
True The penalty of the oaense is death,
and the Journal says it i probable thai
this is the sentence Of the court. but il
is not known yet. The trial lasted some
days, and created 10 little sensation
among rebel sympAshizsrs. 9E
The guilty Brown was no doubt the
tool of more influential traitors to the
country. He pleaded in extenuation that
he was cajoled into the conspiracy BY two
prominent Democratic politicians Of In
dianapolis, giving their names when he
was under the influence of hqnur, BIZ.
admitted his guilt and the reasonable
designs of the secret order.
The plan of working the society so as
to aid the rebels in every possible way
is then given at length. They aim par.
ticularly to influence soldiers who are
home on furlough, or sick, to leave the
service, and they have gone SO far as to
endeavor to keep up the society in certain
regiments of the army where they couli
find disloyal soldiers who were base enough
to pretend TO be serving the country Will,
at the same time secretly poisoning ans
destroying her strength.
The Indianapolis Journal thus warn
the friends Of the Union on the subject
"To what do AL thsse facts point? 4
seerss order dsmoralixipg the army IN,
thinning it By desertions /; DsmocEati'
courts interfere TO protect desestass, ans
resist the only suthority that eaA punisl
them or prevent their crime Demo
cratic Legislature refusing to allow IN in
vestigation Of the mischisyOas order
Democratic leaders jussifying the rebel
lion and satisfying notorious facts to do it
Democratic papers constantly advocatinl
the secession Of the Northwest from Nes
England and every single fact Nance
operating to support and advance that o
accession. Do not these. facts. open
glazing and Notorious, cali for action .,
the part Of the peoplss live are not L
be forced out Of, the Union by the tempo
nary power Of = party which already makeI
no secret Fl it designs,;ws mnst Be ready
to act. Friends Of the Union, You mus
aot, organise, spread hcts and Argument,
everywhere. Be prompt, vieilant and
bold, and Jon will defeat these schemes
Be supine and distrustful of danger, and
you viii 60 out of the Union inst a. Ten
nessee did, and just - disastrously, too. ?
~ Mr.. Boyee, Of South Carolins
-oi"I oejsot. in strong terms = ! can, 4
tia seoeasion Of South Qasslipa. Sact
= the intensity Of my ceavisEipns upos
the subject, that If secession shopld ~
place. shall consider Ne iupfitptipp :
slavery doomed; and that tho QrAeSS God
in our blindness, ~ mad4 ~ Ahe isslr,l
nents Of it, Distraction This, nlter
ance smacks very strongly Of np0alxeevs u,