Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-04-06
MD. THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1865

this society wrote and published in 1850 a
history of the Indian Wars aud settlement Of
Southwest Virginia, the first volume of which
is confined to Ta.well County, and is COM
plete specimen of special history, regarded by
the London Quarterly Rerieo as "an evidence
of determination on the part of Americans to
preserve the history of the early settlement
of their countrymen in detail, thus enabling
the more general historian to produce what
has not yet appeared-a perfect history of the
United States, and especially of the different
States In 1850 DR.. Buckley was rendered a
Profe,sorship in the Cincinnati Electic Medi-
cal College. In the Fall of 1851, while con-
nectsd with the college, he edited the Cincin-
natl Nonpor'd and the Weekly Sunday Mar:
cury, and wrote much for the Holstein Chris
tioa Adrocatc and the Knoxville Wing. In
the Spring of 1858 he published large and
splcnddly illustrated treatise on Physiological
Botany, now used as textbook in the West.
gave up bis connection with the Nonparia,
which in 1854 was merged with the Parlor
Magazine, and subsequently with the West
american Monthly In this year he published
a volume on " Positive Medical Agents" and
delivered at the New York Broadway, Taber-
uacle and Brooklyn Atheneum series of
lectures on the Doomed Cities of ANTI
quity )" he then purchased and edited the
Daly Democratic Peanant, at Portsmouth,
Ohio, with which he continued until the cleo
ticn of Mr.. Buchanan in 1856, when he re-
sumod his Profcssors'Iip in the Cincinnati
Medical College, occupying the chair Of Phys
iology and Medical Jurisprudence.
Up to this time, although actively engaged
in writing political essays. DR.. Buckley had
not taken any marked personal interest in
politics, although it was known that for sevc-
raj years he had been working with Lineral-
lists of Mexico, and that he was a correspon-
dent of an extensive order in that country.
known as Los Cabelcros del Circulo de
Oro," and her popularity called the " X. &.
c." To trace the Mexican history of this
order in detail would take us back to the
overthrow of Iturtide aad the birth of those
political convulsions which have eliminated
in the complete overthrow of Democracy in
that State. and there with the establishment
of Italian mogarchy in the northern half of
the New World, under the auspices of the
French Emperor. Several revolutions have
taken place in Mexico under the direct AUS
pices of " Los Cabelleros del Circulo dc Oro,"
the earliest of, and the only one which has
failed, was the movement under the lead of
Somanas to detach the States of Yucatan.
Chiapas Tabaseo and Ooxaca from the Gov
crnment by the action Of the people, and to
seek for them an admission to the United
States. For this purpose delegation, 1913
visited President Pole, who was obliged, for
want of authority, to decline the negotiation.
UEol the return of the deputation to Mexico
tie leaders were thrown into prison, and
Sainanas was bcheadcd by order of Santa
Anna. This occssionod a popular revolt, the
prisoners were released and santa Anna driy-
from the CONT y. From this time the Order
continued to sprral, until il was determined
to introduce an An!cr ,an element, with q
view to the suppression Of the continued an
arey Of the country, and an eventual union of
the great Rcpublics.- DR.. Bicklcy's connec-
ton with the Order began in this wise :
Through an agent, who was travelling in Mex
loo. he became familiar with its scheme, and
in 1865 he was selected to preside at meet
ing of the friends of the Order, held at Lex
ington. Ky, at which time the entire system
was newly organized and remodclcd, and DR..
Buckley elected its Chief Executive. From
him We are in receipt of letter written to a
gentleman in this city, which speaks for his
Order and himself, as follows: .. .......
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT Buckley. ..-
FoRr LaYFAyErTE.
SIR Il do not hold myself bound to an
swer idle quostions which may be prcpounded
to me in reference to the X. g c., any more
than would be bound to answer questions
relating to Masonry. Odd Fellowship, or any
Other secret association to which may belong
Bul as your question 5. ems to be asked in
good faith and for arriving at a just estimate
Of the association to which have devoted so
much tine and which | have the honor to
represent as Chief Executive Officer, cheer
fully comply. There has been manifested
such prejudice against the Order. and l
have bccu SO persstcntly illuminated, that |
look for no correct or impartial verdict upon
my public career faI the last ten years until
time and circumstances shall vindicate my
opinions aud develop the general justice of
the great principles fer which have so long
contcpded f.t. t9 i..
The nudes of the X. G.. G g work do not
cor-titutc subject for public discussion, and
henc. can only speak of the principles which
taught in the college Of the order. The pup
ular belief that i, is merely political scheme
or system of machinery is great deiusion !;
for in selecting its mem bershp the most scru-
rulous care has been taken to assure every
person that we interfere with no mans poll
ties or his religion. and il, in the course Of