New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-08

wprt ard ey,en, Of dsayal society or Order now
operating in the State OF Indiana under tue hnio Va
'Sons Of Liberty"
First, 1t both e,ra and military In its hrst res
ton it declares principles of ethics and ponies ior
adoption ard dissemination. that are hostile TO the
Government of the United States In the latter REFS
ton il assumes 10 organize armies for actual sorf
ice" In support o. those principles treating ne uhpa
States Gov rnncDt "a their enemy ana tnus Vi us o
bellon az their friend
i Second: 1t in secret and sath bound. 49,
7hs; Ii is dospotic and absolute Tho penalties OF
dsobedience ts officers unlimited. including the
n.-pRIYcrrLrs OF TIE ORDER.
I Frs. Absolute Inherent State sovereignty.
| Seooad. The Union Of the States as but voluntary
rnd temporary aud reyocabe OF the will OF any indi'
vidual state, so far Gs concerns that State
| 1hirG Denies TO the General Government the pow
er to enforce it's laws as ii it be the choice OF
State TO reject them
Fourth Recognizes the existing Rebellion as lsgtl
Ffih Holds revolution against the present Govern
men, AS not only right. but duty.
Ssy1h. Holds obligations TO the order paramount.
| 10 those due single State or the United States.
sers-r Declares Its purpose to stop this war treat
with Rebels and make treaty based upon the recosni
| ion of grades Of civilization and rucc.
EtRhti Declares law OF races one Of Caucasian
supremacy aud oIo Of African servitude.
| Ailh. Pledges a crusade IN favor Of all peoples at
tempting to establish governments OF tber own
choice as against existing rulers authorities
TeH'i: Accepts the creed of the Rebellion Us logic
Democracy. and its own bond Of cohereRoe and ult
mate success.
nI.-KxTEST OF THE ORDER.
Exhibits aro furnished as follows:
Ersi5ird-" Constitution of Supreme Council of the
States" TINT IT, Of Ill States that may join, recognizing
tie primary independence OF each State. Tho SUI
o. enc COihmaniCr OF thi, Council Is Commanding
Chief OF all military forces belonging 10 TIE Ofdlf IN
the various States when called into actual service
0fee,, for 1894 d, R,ror,ed C. L. valandghan Of
OHIO. supreme Commander Df. Massey OF Oh. See
TstSh B~Consti,ution Of Grand Council Of s. L. OF
0Gras.-u u. Dodd. indianapolis. Grand Com
mauder; II. lIcff.en Salem. Deputy Grand Corl'
mander W. NJ. Harrison. Indianapolis. Grand sccTe'
The mcmbera Of this Council additional to tie
REGULAR oficers Include. eI-gcio tie Grand Command
ers .iaI and al military officers above the fank vi
Colonel" See. 3. Ar. ?.
Es.ibi Ct constitution Of The County Parent Tom
Pics, subordinate to which, branch County Temples
may be- organized.
Ihis o.ier, daring 1853. ives yarOusly named. Su'
nopu.afly known " X. g. C." knights of The Golden
Circle vita whose Iiiua, oli'e. &c furnished o. IN
the : ring OF lsJ Ito penalty Of disclosure va aca
DEATH and tits penalty Tss specihed IN Their obnsa
during the Fan OF Iss3 the order changed name and
rita n and became tho 90. A. X" Order OF American
Knights he ural signs passwords c.. OF tAis order
A. tby meeting Of tbs O1dc1 Web l6 AID u, Is3.
the Grand Commander FOR tie state OF Indiana. cOla
municsted tho purposes of Ito Order. well - TIE
views OF c. j.. Neliand gnn. claimed by the Order as
it, HeLd Gud Supreme Commander.
Tor said address, tie proceedings OF TIE Indiana
Grand Council and much ri tie official proceeding
as IL wns deemed bost 70 publish for tie y-.Taio IN
formation OF the Order please sc L1Ai5i ID. hcreunO
aanczed. Til report gives The following States ~ or
gan!zed. Ncw-Yors Now jersey. Pennsylvania. New
HaupsAirc Connecticut. Ohio Indiana Illinois. Mich
igoa. Della arc. AaIy land, and hsfesrL
Beside the Constitutions u the =. l. referred 70.
there Is formal Rtunl Tor the Degrees The samo being
a slight modification OF the work 81 the d" o. a X.
which was abandoned osiy IN May last.
ard fr,l. second Gnd third Tempe Degrees or Con.
oayes.
Democratic Clubs. does not Involve ful membership Of
the order for thus far parativeiy 0w IN each aem
pic are advanced 10 the Chapters or Councils OF the
higher degrees. but The loTer and subordinate bodies
and that Of the Iin" ID educational and probation
ery looking 10 full acceptance Of the general principles
Of the order. before the advancement Of tho "Seo
phyte 10 the higher degrees
IA appears from tho oaldal report OF February II.
there were then only twelve tousond members "A ths
State and recent report from portion Of tho State
would hardly irp.e tbs number that T.. or initiates,
though Lcy cnin for some counties iuD batilols aLd
in few cases full regiments.
Exhibits T. i. o. and ii. give tho Ritual Of said de-
grees. -
Calhoun. transposed for use thus-Nu-oh-lac.
Tho unwrittea work and lectures u tits Order vary
In different States AID counties. and Temples OF tlt
same county, though not In essentials. This Is nc
counted for from the fact that organizing agents IL
Installing officers. could not take time tD fully post and
instruct them. and the work was iuperieety committed
While the penalties Of disclosure formally dcclafed
20 be such tho officers Of this Order shah direct
these penalties are specifically given Ia tho NeEbe4
lectures and Instructions The oaths Of 1863 spech
oaly affixed the death penalty The same Is ehJoned
In the-pTesent Order. Instructions ~ execute tbs
penalty upon at least one supposed inorne have been
Issued within the last two months Injunctons TO arm
nnd much Of thedetail OF subordinate military feature
Of the order are also given In verbal lectures Con
cufrent testimony ffom different sources confirm III
above Many Of the documents you hayo already seen.
and they are not necessary In this report.
E.-oPELATIOHs or IRE ORDER.
4 few fnct derived from many concurrent sources,
give significance 20 passages In the Constitutions aid
Rituals. OF some you were advised NJ the tnc-thns;
First; The Outbreaks Ia Eastern Illinois wero mainly
checked by leaders Of this Order the ground that
such outbreaks were premature. This Information
comes from Canada Michigan Illinois, aud other
quarters
upon Paducah was informed thu, the Temples OF tie
d. A. X. Northwestern Illinois expected such at
tack. and that Forrest would into Illinois AID
raise the standard Of revolt He Paducah. but
was repusod.
Third. On the dry that Morgan first entered Pound
Gap. was Informed nj Indianapolis IN the morning,
that Morgan was about to cnter Kentucky. Of which
you were ~ once advised. Ats p. you showed ma
telegram from Gen. Bnrbridgs that Morgan In tho
Gap. This information derived uoni you csmmu
nicaied to tho secret Order with my permission Upon
this, two members Of the Order. both promincntone
Col W. A. Bowlos OF Bucna Vista notOriety. and the
other Judge j. f. Bullitt OF the Supreme Court o. APP
peals OF Kcptuckywere soon reported TO have stated
that Morgan mtst be stopped; he was too soon
tho Order not ready for him. Judge Bnii,. who
had 10 receive the Ritual (S L. took the first
train for Kentucky that day The fact that Morgan
stopped The incidents following and attending tho
visit Of MAJ Gen. Lindsay from Kentucky, yPu are
familiar with. and the circumstances under which Nor.
gan threw part u his force into Kentucky when Gen
BuIbridge moved toward Virginia. :.
Il Fourth Information was given You OF tho VISIT OF
i Vaandg ham W Detroit lis projected trip To Chicago
OF the meeting VI the Grand Council OF Indiana juno