, 1876-09-22

trEx = y tn Grnk knff jtMHt1 HAL tAnt4
told by members that tho Order Of Am american
| Knights was changed t" Tho Order Ut tho Suns Of
Liberty. In conversation with "! n"wtE' he gavo
nj, xn. ~ ,a ~ ~ mn inc osa' ILL.,
ccutrutv at n, LuuI.. ,ni m f.,,cratr wlth Nil.
rosrE which waa 10 furnish no. 00o, nnd those COM
b!nca forees wero to eo'operate with l'n1ek. who
"o..is,n hx ~. w.a gUu. ana "o1S,
loo. COO ,non ware to ho,d T. M,.,nurI ,ga,n,t snv
Federal force that con1d 10 brought againat them.
Indian" was to furnish 10. 600 TO o ooo men to CO.
,,Is G "aa ~ uanos 1o.ces soa. ms"t eo,ae rum
CO. .unerase with whntoyor fo,ee JTrr DAy,, mIoht
send Into Eastern Kentucky un,er Drcxsnn or
l'ceKtAatn"K Or. powLns Gase ING this as the
pyT. ,.aa an4a n, -. .no "as M a. ssa' t,ms. r. ,
uojs Of tho nrsr at Ha snu. ,,t ot % Jnnn1
IN the NH ~ o,,,hor ,aGt r,,oo. .A,ro.
cato.ronerni 11o,r ,n.,1a ~ ot,,c;a1 ronort
.s an the f,,aor of Ar,oricou Kr,oht,, or
.oa - ru...,., ,,,'e. N1.t.... =.
ai'' W. Aoe4ty' "tsto4n eo!slilt"o5 ~
Mu OF the Southern lte1elltor." In this
report ho states tint this socrot nssocfation
| nrat t1ovefoned I, +bs u,oet In 1890 ,,r3or
M. c'...,, :,
t.t,' ."ta"'" S''on. "iu'A AoAee''ol4 oos'o'S'
Cifclo OF llonor," oto, but moro wholly aa
tho "KniEhts of tho Golden Circla." He
states TINT t1ur;rr the a,,tnmcr nnd fall nf
1acY t1,,.o r,o~o ..x,, .,,~t;,t o~-,,,.x., ~
~, ao'' :, w "
tho ofaef' aaa IN tile NORTH secros ort'or
was instituted intended to be general, md
mining nj morn ,,oeit;vo rnsut+a t1,nn ;ta ,,ra.
,1cceseors .r,;c, oeto,vor,1o ,voa lno,v,, Nc
=, "'~' .4se' ".'a' ""' tso". ~
..4e " H. N'' of cfaef VI 4AiAei"'to A1'sntS'
HALtAEp1uHAM was supposed to 10 tho
founder of this Order. In time The soorot
s,ona md cloroc+or If lin f,rr7or hop;ro In
n '... -. 80,
como Kno"n' 1usther 1noa1icat'ons III tho
r1tual wore mRdo, p" Auu itH nntro was finally
chaured TO TINT of the O, s. t. or Order
NJ Tin g,ru ~ r;to-,, ~ t1,o .E,,,,,,., ~
~. -, :, -,
suo otee4 " tu' s'o'i7 VI A4'ostsS tAo
ny" n'ano WIS u oueo =. g.pel,s'ly aaop'ea
1Asoasnout 'ae "ea.' Inc ofs'cf' now
e'es' h"o reeo'Veo various loc"l oo8'saa1'ohs'
o"'eo .4oAl 7'Ss ~ A's foPofI'
ods raun p.,n'ea sop'cs ne'e.olote sc'zea Dy .no
Council Grand counc,t and eo'nty rarcn. m Tc,n.
pic. respectively Of tho order of to sons Of Lib
erty, in connection with other and abundant cst!.
mohs tne oieanl.a.ion OF she osuef ~ ~ ~ lhsest
crnnen. os sic .cr ~ ~ m st.to il ,cssI H.
Grand coancil. tho officers of witch aro Grand
Commander" etc, ''and certain Number of
Major Generals, Or ono for each military district"
na sesfa. H. sans'ns,on on ot .ne saptco Goae
f .ll military forcc, he,nor.
lug to tho Order in tho various States whom called
into acsnnl scsvtce und fur thcr, that tho Grind
Commanders 'shall BE- Commanacss'in'chlel OF
tha military forces Of their rehpectiVo Shset."
In Illinois, where tho organization Of the Or
der Is considered most perfect, the mombers in
each Congressional District compose "brlgade,"
which ID commanded by "Hftgadtor'0oneFal."
Tue members of cac' county constitute ''Fcgi-
meft' VITA colonel III command, md taoso
OF each township form "eonipany."
y waa number ana tirand conmandcr IN I'LL
nols OF tno ofdcf OF tho suns OF Libofty.-S. g.
9ton.l
In tho same official report, under the head
Of the extent md members of "tho Ortler"
of Tho Il Snns of Tibertvn ~ Illinois In renorted
J., 1,o.t, .on onn T., IN nm ,r,,, .rv, IL foxaa
."'o 4"''eoo ~ ''.'o0o' 1"o se'lAoa 'o4se
OF tho ordef la atso ulscnsscd' aPohRlng c1
the ritual, onths, etc., llo says: "Tllo ritual
nf Tho 0rt1er nf American KNIGHTS Ina n1eo
boon furnished by the authorities at st.
rouis Fr,m tbo r;+ro1 +hot ~ tho f,,r1o,
' ~, - ~
o. Ine oollS u IAoorty ooes hot 1n"oelauy
a1ner. tudge HOLT throughout nia report,
trcats the 'Americau Knfghta" and tho
ASona NJ Tibertv 4" "a parts of Tho sa,na f1r.
H.. ~ ..;r<, ,,.,l,. a,e.xo,,t ,,o..,a.
uos, ous "eHne "uu't u'4o4u'' 4"e.'e7' IL
that portion OF tho report Wfected to The
specific purp0ses and operations Of the Or.
flar bo cnumcrotos those nur,osos untor tl,o
| fo1tor;,,,, ,,onor,1 aonn;t;n,a :.
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.a....,ns s za""s.".s " 3's''s "uo "afoo''ns ah"
pe'1ss r,..tS 49,. .'
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