Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-03
The Operations of the Order.
Northern and Southern Traitors.
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General Carrlngton's Report.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF INDrASA, J
NoRTHERx DEPARTMENT,
IEDIANAPoLIs ISD., June 2sth, 1864 J
GOVERNOR: In compliance with your
request, place in your hands a partial
outline Of the nature, work aud extent Of
disloyal society under the name of
"Sons Of Liberty"
l. Nature Of The Order.
lst 1t is both eiciI aud military In
it's 6rst relation, il declares principles of
ethics and politics, for adoption and dis
semination, that are hostile to the Gov
ernment of the United States In the
latter relation, i. assumes to organize
armies for "actual service" in support Of
those principles, treating the United
States Government as their enemy, and
that Of the rebellion as their friend
ID Ii is secret and oath bound
3D. Il 10 despotic and absolute The
penalties of disobedience 10 its officers
are unlimited, inelading the death penal
ty itself
H. Principles Of the Order.
lst Absolute, adhereni, State Sow
ereignty.
I'd The Union Of the States as but
voluntary and porary, and reFocable
at the will Of any individual State, SO far
as concerns that State.
Sd Denies 10 the General Govern.
ment the power to enforce its laws, If il
be the choice Of State to reject
them.
4ih Recognizes the existing rebsl.
lion as legitimate, legal and just
5lh. Holds revolution against the
present Government IS not right but q
duty.
9th. Holds obligations to the orde,
as paramount, TO those due single State
or the United States.
7th. Declares its purpose 20 stoE
this war treat with the rebels, ans make
. treaty based upon tie recognition oi
civilization and race.
sth. Declares a Law Of races, one ot
Caucasian supremacy, and one Of Afri
can seryitude.
9sh. Pledges crusade in favor Of al
people attempting to establish new Gov
ernments Of their own choice, al against
existing rulers or authorities
10th. Accepts the creed of the rebel
lion, its logic, its plans and principles
as the nominal theory Of Democracy
and its own bond of conference and ulti
mate success
III Extent Of ne Order
Exhibits are furnished as follows:
/ Exhibit A "Constitution Of Supreme
Council Of the STATES" that is, Of al
States that may join, recognizing tn,
/ primary independence Of each state
''The Supreme Commander Of this Coun
Gil, is Commander.in-Chief Of all militia
ry forces belonging to the order, in th'
| various States, when called into aetua
I service See sec. 8.
Officers for 1864, as Reported
C. L. yallandingham, OF Ohio, Su
preme Commander.
Robert Holloway, of Illinois, Deput,
Supreme Commander
DR.. Massey, of Ohio, Secretary Q
State.
Exhibit B. Constitution of Gran,
Council Of S. L, Of Indiana.
Officers
Fl. H. Dodge, Indianapolis, Gran
Commander.
Fl. Hefren, Salem, Deputy Gran
Commander.
W. NJ Harrison, indianapolis, Gran
B Secretary.
"The members Of this Council, add
tional to the regular officers, er o6fcic
the Grand Commanders staff, and a
military above the rank of Colonel -
Sec. 3, Art 2.
Exhibit c. Constitutiou of the Count
Parent Temples, subordinate to which
Branch County Temples may be organ
lied.
This order, during 1863, wag variousl
named, but popularity known as "K. G
c." Knights of the Golden Circle, wit
whose ritual, oaths, &c, furnished 20
in the spring of 1868. The penalty {
disclosure was then death, and this pei
atty was specified in their obligations
During the fall Of 1868, the orde
changed name, and ritual aud becam
the 20. A. K" Order Of America
, knights the ritual, signs, password
Gc., Of which are in my possession.
At%he meeting Of this Order, Februi
~ 10Th and 17th, 1864, the Grand Con
mander for the State of Indiana, con
municated the purposes Of the Order, 1
well as the views Of c. L. Vallandighan
claimed by the Order as its Head an
Supreme Commander.
: For said address, the proceedings
/ the Indiana Grand Council, and 50 muc
= of the official proceedings, as It vi
l deemed best to publish for the privs
information Of the Order, please see T.
hibit D, hereunto annexed. This r
port gives the following States as orgs
lied:
/. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylv
MIA New Hampshire, Connecticut, Obi
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Delswar
/, MARYLAND and Missouri
Besides the Constitutions of the $
L." referred 10, there Is q formal Ritu
for the Degrees, the same being a slig
: modification of the work of the 20. !
3 K" which was abandoned only in III
9 last
. These consist Of the "Y., Vestibu
: of the Temple, and first, second al
's third Temple Degrees of Conclaves.
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