The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-05-04
Some FEs'saoe-

they'd, that s6ettOf the hhlghts n
of tiGolden Ct unier whatever :
namt might beyewa among the e
initia, had beei1tIyed and was :
proseing, inf05sfon with rebel
refns. o.. alone, ffiad opportunity,
planf assistss3 TO the rebellion,
shouly this timlsfe convinced all
candhen that tHoyal States have as
much fear from jas from any rebel
armyIt has theErlose, the spirit,
and iaSkair the strength, to !,
I make aSSery effecTiiyersion in behalf
offs friaCs WI re stated that our
authorities ladrat4ts by the score,
confirming tilsss sents and describ-
ing its features, ers and declared
purposes, but ded it best to retain E
them to guild adions to defeat it,
and that whelfa fdavits should see
the light thert ho more hesita-
ton in beIiev was said than !
before orslS and Courts made /
inereduliH7 kcious, Some Of
that eyids ice RAJ sffhe light, and those
who viii nd hxikee that it establishes
the existeRe of order, its signs and
passwordsby tn Try best authority
no less thai thd d the minutes of its
meeting made y own officers. The
original docunEtSAye been captured,
and we reprodle thspaterial portion of
them below tdGere first published
in the Randolnd:nty Journal, by per
mission Of theIepty Provost Marshal
of that countySspapers were eaptur-
ed there.
The first parb the series Is the am
davit of John IAartin, a detective OF
Randolph eouns. the llth inst
stating that uporinimation ''of the eN
istence of alodg ofnc Knights of thu
Golden Circlexs amettsville, in thi
county, and being ssured that books o
papers relating toleir proceedings wer
in the possessE c. H. Cool, of tina
take the necessaryssistance and procee
to the house of Sd Cool and take then
which he did one ~ about the first
February last"
The second is affidavit of Lieu
Jones, that upon I'll receipt of inform
! ton that there WI a lodge of the X.
C.'s in Emmettsvih, and that its boo
and papers were i the hands of c.
Cool, he, in comply with Lieut.. Jol
Barger and others.went to CpoTs hou
op~the I'd day of february, Al d captur
e>zsN s:.t s.s9,,ys..: 20 Lon
! dsef1aafments hrfssig. .qaa" iaef,n,
AS some of them re merely formal {
tries of meetings We will copy only sl
! a. make distinct statements or allusio
to the character, anne, purpose, or
crets of the order. The following is t
first:
JUSE 18th, 1858
Circle called to order oaeeres, yice-Captain \
Instructions given as by rler of the County Cir
suggested not 70 be en9oges on discussions on ,ol,t
Z The order positive fronthe County Star Circle
meet teb Sd. at the Oldlrchard. to nominate can
dates for Township ofIirs-The usual oath he
administered to all prese, adjourned. Number 2
Report received and fled
! c. H. CooL, Secretar
The suggestion te have italicized @
plains the sileDceof the order, and Il
success with whicltill lately it has su
ceeded in maskig its existence II
second Incur,ar+ -
only mentions tt election of Jose,
Coons, an old Whit we Judge from Ii
name, Captain ofsircle Is, of Randolt
county; the admission of John Mile
X. Roe, II. Jenhs, Sr., j. Tasting
and Jesse Elliott; he giving of signs an
instructions and ie presence of visi
ing members Robot Jones. Captain
Circle y, J. Stewas and II Cool. He,
is the third one in fl
JuLy 9Th, 1853.
meeting being caileiy j. Brown for the p,,rpo
O. Organizing class OF I'M in Green Township know
as the knights of the Gobn Circle. upon taaI vo
Z T. stephens was eted Captain, C. H. Coz
Secretary, E. Reeves, We Captain Henry Jenkiu
Ire.surer, and F. GougHnsPsctnr.
Inc meeting being oreazei, motion was then ma
rSH. = uefrgdtc 10 lhS8esIer 10 represent q
Circles Of this couhts ssntianapolis on the I'D
August. Carried.
The names enrolled "a the night-Henrv Jenkin
e. H. Cool, f. GougA,T- Z. Stephens, c. B. Ne
GER.
Meeting e'sssi Jz' >,s1s Tsszz.y right ie..;
f. REEVES, yire-C.rin.
So. there was general meeting her
! on the 22d of 1ls August, it seems
though at that TIM everybody suppose
the infamous Ting crushed out by tn
revelations MAIDEN Courts. We ma
notice here that tese minutes go hac
to the time when te existence of the Of
der was an admital fact, admitted o
oath, and scarcel denied even by
Democratic editorwho belonged TO i
but it comes on dsn almost to the bt
ginning ofthe prsent year, and prove
that all through th period ofits apparer
torpidity it was awe and full of lifi
The fourth document is of no special il
terest- 1t is data July 18th, thus show
ing regular meehgs 1T very close intel
walls, but Hothing.more except the ac
mission of Jame-Anderson, VIM Wi
son. Joseph Stehens, Isaac Nordik,