The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-20

attempt which is now being made to popular
ize and democratize Of | may use such a
word) these great institutions, will either fail
altogether, or will end in a complete organic
revolution. The reverence, the pride, even
in part the affection with which certain
classes of Englishmen look to these universi-
ties, will cease TO exist when once they be
come open and popular schools, free to all
comers, and conferring grace and dignity on
no particular sect and no favored society.
writer, who has apparently been fright
ened by the now defunct IRpelfdlist, CON
tends that it was the organ of apowerful or
ganization that is determined to ultimately
establish itself and overthrow the Republic
He gives what processes to be the charter
Of this organization, which we quote as a
curiosity, with the assurance that there is no
occasion for our readers to be frightened
at it,
COPY OF CHARTER.
81 Ois pacen, para be,l,prn. IN n,orte gitg est.
-----a are hereby constituted Civil Colony
! 70 their number such good and true men as will In
! due form and manner. devote themselves 10 inc
(Sgned -.
COPY OF WARRANT.
HEADQUARTERS I. G. /. o., -, is.
ssKnow all We to whom this warrant shall by shown
that by reason Of special confidence reposed in the
! ",
/ he has been and is hereby duly appointed Com
missioner Of the T. G. l. o. with power and authO-
rIty to organize Cy Colony IN @ and to select
and to receive and record their several obligations
showing these presents to them only as his warrant
COPY OF INSTRUCTIONS.
HEADQUARTERS T. c, o.
| Commissioner c. C., T. c. l. o., No. -
These additional instructions are furnished for
! your guidance and you will govern your action &C
! COrdingly: Since mere numbers do not insure
| strength, you will have care for the honorable
| character and personal integrity OF those whom you
! honor by admission to your colony; but Of upright
and earnest men, Of pure blood the the better
Exercise caution i'm the exhibition of your commits
son in most it should not be shown until after
| the administration OF the obligation already for
! warded.
Beware of newspaper controversy or unnecessary
publicity, and let the secrecy of all meetings be
| carefully guarded.
members, and each wCll-dclned locality should have
its own colony. When citizens of any other district
| sufficiently remote from your own are admitted,
ascertain and report upon their capacity 10 organize
new colonies
DO not entangle the affairs of the r. c. l. o. with
those of existing political parties, nor with merely
local issues. Our aim and yours is the erection OF
an empire, and should in no case be degraded.
The civil colony is to lie regarded as the prepara-
tory school to the higher orders of the empire. Men
who here acquit themselves wOrthiy are to attain
not only greater knowledge but with it greater
Vital elements of our success are secrecy. energy
and patience We may have several years of hard
work before us, and we must show not only
courage and ability, but endurance, for the end is
worthy.
Secrecy--because thereby we shall not only he
able to meet the several caucus organizations Oh
their own ground, and ba1ie their prOfOundes
machlnations but we shall one day present the
empire to the world full grown and thoroughly or
ganzed
Energy-beCausc we know not how speedily the
swift current OF events may bring us to the reaza
ton Of our hopes
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the blind prcjudices of thu
ignorant and unthinking VIII forbid them to rccog
nize us as benefactOrs. and render certain amour
of persecution inevitable
We trust much to your own good Judgment, aideC
by the counsels OF your assOCiates and only mat
ters OF Importance should be referred to thes,
headquarters.
The charteris handsomely autographed. II
the upper centre is a huge imperial crown
surmounted by Greek cross, resting OF
sword and sceptre crossed. In the left cor
ner is figure, star-crowned holding the
fasces, and supposed to represent ''Justic'
and Power In the right-hand corner is
representation of the fasces inscribed
''Peace-Order." A big seal of gilt paper
with a crown in the centre, and around it tn
motto 1fium0iri Ci0eSque LRperH OccidentsIS
gives authorization to the document. Tn
warrant sin simple scrip, but with asimilar seal
Both are printed on bank-note paper. TIL
instructions are in the form of an ordinar
observation-disclosures OF THE GALAXY.