The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-17
Nrenina IeIeNapk
MONDAY, OCTOBER ~ 1884,
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et.tee Government in the prosecution OF the war !
and a need be- 10 cacr aimed resistance TO tho oNo'
eution offhc laws. The Government " IN tuu poe
session OF all the iacts iu rUloeuco 10 Tho orifn
rooi o. and dc-'gns OF trceo foC cities, the numuer
ef thor membcrs, aud tho names Of The principal
men euanged iu them. These societies were first de-
ve'oped IN the Wet, in l6t2, aud the original
one va. known m certain lccahuoe ~ tho
Mutual Protocuon suciotys she "Dircio Oh Honor
or tbe "t irclc" o. KNIGHTS OF che Mighty Hosi"
hut moro widely es tho "kuiyhts o. the GCldOn Cir
Go" II wac Simply Inspiration Of the Heb9.houi
teiue little other than extension among the di--
loyal and dss0cc ed 81 tho North or thc E-a'uau9u
OF tue latter name which had existed for som1 years
a. 81 South and rom which it derived hl tho che'
features OF its o-parizauon.
In the summer and ial OF 1858. the association nm
de went eomo modification aud chgug0 OF nang3g
cor st quenco OF the exposures which had uccl mAdl
OF tao ol rct OF he "ltuights or thg Goldon CIR
tle +" SrERItSO rfuCE had instituted az IT, suc'c'
,or 81 Missouri secret political association, winch
be called the "Corps de Bolgiquc." or southern
League" his principal coadiutOr being 'HARiH j.
HuNr of IT. Louis then BClWap Consul at that citSl
but whOso qipItgr was subsequently revoked bV
the President ON account o his disloyai pracuces'
The special object OF the Corps de Boliqno appear
60 have beeh 20 unite the Rebel eyHpathzers OF hs-
souri with view 10 Their aling up arms ana 5oiu'
ing PR1CE upon his prouosod grand hVANon OF 'u't
State and 20 their recruiting Tor me army ," 'h'
IN tne tall Of 1863 g. l.. vALLAND1sHAH, 7. g.
VRIeur OF New rk, and othore instituted
secret order, which entitled 80, A, A." o.
Order OF American Knights" This society wa
euginnted In Rcbedom, whilo NALLAND1SHhd
was enio, ing the Lospitahues OF JETF. DAVIS, and
N in full accord with the Rebel leaders. Upon the
n utution OF tins ASSOCIATION the Corps dc Bel
xiQue I" and all other secret dislOyai associations
Of the South and West were affiliated with it, and it
became in act, the wdo.sprcad secret, Oatli-bOund,
disloyal soe ety. the members OF which pledged
10 each other, to aid the II bells and 20 embarrass
the Government of the United Statos Another
change was made IN May last IN consequence OF the
aaths and signs becoming known 70 the military
.atborites and II was dubbed IN certain parts of the
Union the O. s. L., the order OF Sons OF Liberty
Otner names were assumed by associations OF the
Aasue kind in other states, such aa " The Peace
ORGANIZATION in Kentucky" the " star Organiza-
tfon y and In Missouri az the american Organiza-
ron ,, these however, boiug apparently names used
sutFde OF the lodges OF the order. It's members
have also been iauiIiarly designated as 'Buternuts
by the country people OF Illinois, Indiana and ONO
and ts separate lodges have also frequently received
titles intended for the p1bic ear; that in Chicago,
for instance being termed by its mombers the "De-
moeratie Inynciblo Club" that in Louisville, the
.'Democrntic Reading Room," sc.
In the state OF NowYork ana other parts OF the
North, the secret political association known a. the
= ~McCgeLidR Minute GE0rd' would seem 10 be a
branch OF the O. A. h., having sub -tantiauy the
same objects 10 be accomplished, however oy
means expressly suited TO the lOcahhes in which
his estabi ishcd The government Of ths oruer i
vested in a Supreme Council, governed by Su-
preme Comm ndei. In each state There Is q 'Vrand
Council with Temples In each county. Zach state
is also divided into a number OF military usrleN'
90 the government of which are " assigned MAJOR
Generals, and IN some OF dense populations there
are ''Brgrdier- Generals" In Indiana the Major
Generals are four in number. In Illinois, where
the organization OF the order IL considered most
periect the members in each Congressional DIS
triet compose "br5dde," which Is commanded
by n . Brggodier- General" The members OF
Each county constitute a " regiment" with a
"ejioae,p in command and those of each township
iorm a "oofapany." a somewhat similar system
prevails In Indiana, whore also each company u
aivided into "squ0ds" each with its ohiei, an ar
rangement intonded 20 facilitate the 9aerrHt mode
Of wararo in case Of general outbreak or local
disorder. .
The Mcclellan Minute Guard" appears from
circular issued by tAe Cmoi secretary at New
York in Me. ch last, or. anizcd upon a military
basis similar TO that OF the Order proper. II IS com
pOs9d OF companies, one iOr each election district
ten of which constitute a brigade with a briga-
diergentra" al It's head gIhc whole ID paced under
the authority OF "commaudcr-in-chict." \ strict
obedience on the part OF members 60 the orders ol
their superOrs is enioincd.
The tlist Supreme Commander was +. q. WRIGHT
Of New York editor OF the New York Daily NeoS,
who IL at present IN Fort Lafayette. Tho present
Grand Commander is {. L. NALLANptauAM' Inc
following PERSONS held principal offices nndor thi'
organization .-ROBEBr HOLLOWAY, OF Indiahaj Ut
MASSEY, OF ONO; CHARLES J.. HuNT, CHARLES l.
Dunn, GnEFs B. SMITH and JAMES A. BARRETT
oil Missouri; II. IA DoDD, HORACE hEFVRoH' w
NJ HARRISON, W A. BowLEa, JNO. c. WALiSAi
L. z. MuLGAN ANDREW HUMPHREYS, Dr
ATHos and JosEPH RIsrINE, OF Indiana 90 JUDI
AndB, y. PIPKR, OF Illinois; Judge BULLrrl, Dl
n. +. KALFUa and ". II. THOMAS, OF Kentucky
and in New York, Or. r. r. STEVENS.
The Temples or Lodges" OF the order are M
merousy scattered through the States OF Indian
Illinois, OHIO Missouri aud Kentucky. They are al'
officially reported as -tabishodi to "a less extent
Michigan aud the hef Western states, rs wei I
in New York, and also in Pennsylvania New liam
shire, Rhode Island. Connecticut New jersey 81
ryland, Delaware ard lennGssee. DobD' the graz
commander OF Indiana, IN an address to the mel
bers in that Stale oi fooruary last, claims that
tho next annual meetinf Of the suprcne Coun
Tin February, 1855, every state m tie I'm
viii be represented, anu addsi-' rms 7" 'he II
and only true national organization the deinoc
nc and conservative men OF the country nave e'
attempted"
Il has been asserted by delegates 10 the suprc
Council OF February last ;hat lie number was lh
represented 20 be nom 100000 to 100000; but "
LARDIsHAM IN his speech last SIMMER at Dnyt
Ohio, placed IL at 6OD,OO0, which II roblbiy mt
nearer the true tOta'. The number OF It's members
the several States has been differently estimated
the report and statements OF iis obiccrs Ihus
force Of the Order IA Indiana Is slated 20 be ir
1900 to I25OO0; In Illinois, Irom 10000 to 1900
1000 10 10000; Missouri, from @OJj 10 800
aud in Michigan and Now York, about 1900 each
iii TO he noted that the order, or It's eountorpf
H. probably mucn more widely extended at the Son
even than at he North, aud that q large proporu
OF the officers of the Rebel amy are rcprescned
most reliable witnesses 10 be member In hentuc
and Missouri zoe DrtrT El- not he-itated io ada
a. members, not only officers OF that army but al
a considerable number Of Eue.r ril,a-, ID class "
might be supposed 10 appreciate most readily
aims and purposes. il is lully shown that as late
rs in July last several Of these ruHisns were init
ted into the first dlgrce BY Dr. hALFg5, M he
lucky.
The greaI o0jeoI OF tnis association Is military 81
vice against the United states and armed resistau
10 the laws. The member ere drilled regularly
many arms as could be collected have been bOug
and stored away, and the OOuspiratOrs seemed
have anXiouslY awaited the time whom they cOu
strike a blow. The number OF fighting men boon
ing to the Order has been represented 10 be mar
IS three hundred and forty thousand, which ia ike
an exaggeratiOn.
GREEN b. SMITH, Grand Secretary OF the Ord
IN Missouri states IN his confession OF July iast
al know that arms, mostly revOlyers, and ammun
ton have been purchased BY members in St. Lou
"to send to members IN the country who're th,
- could he had - and he Bubssoueuty addasth