Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-01

had not been sufficient TO remove
Rash, imprudent, and bad men had
gotten into the order. The danger
which the more prudent and thought
ful had apprehended rs possible was
now reality. Had ii been possible to
do 80 the leaders would have been will
ing to disband the khan. That could
not be done. They had evoked spirit
from the 'vasty Deep it would not
down at their bidding. The only
course which seemed to promise n sat.
isfactory solution of the difficulty was
this: To reorganize the khan on n
plan corresponding to its size and pres.
ent purposes; to bind the isolated
'dens' together; TO secure unity of pur-
pose and concert of action; 10 hedge
members up by such limitations aud
regulations as were best adapted to re-
strain them within proper limits; TO
distribute the authority among pru-
dent men at local centers, and exact
from them close supervision of those
under their charge. In this way ii
was hoped the impending dangers
would be ellectually guarded against.
with this object in view the grand
cyclops Of the Pulaski dem sent out a
request to all the 'dens' of which he
had knowledge to appoint delegates to
meet at Nashville. Tenn. in the spring
of 1867. At the appointed time this
convention was held. Delegates We're
present from Tennessee, Alabama, and
II number of other states. a plan OF
reorganization, previously prepared
was submitted to this convention and
adopted. After the transaction of
some further business, the convention
adjourned and the delegates returned
home without having attracted any
attention.
"At this convention the territory
covered by the khan was designated
rs the invisible empire This was
subdivided into realms coterminous
with the boundaries of states. The
realms were divided into 'dominions,'
corresponding to congressional dis.
tricts; the 'dominions' into provinces,
cotermlnous with counties, and the
provinces into 'dens.
10 each OF these department officers
were assigned. Except in the case of
the supreme officer, the duties of each
were infinitely specified. These Off
GERS were:
1.-The grand wizard of the invisible
empire and his ten genii, the powers
OF this ofhcer being almost autocratic;
the grand dragon of the realm and his
eight bydras. the grand Titan of the
dominion and his six furies; the grand
giant of the province and his four Cob
iins; the grand cyclops of the den and
MS two nighthawks; II grand monk;
grand scribe; n grand eNchequer; IA
grand Turk; n grand sentinel.
"One OF the most important things
done by this Nashville convention was
to make positive and emphatic state
ment of the principles ofthe order. 1t
was in the following terms:
We recognize our relation to the
United States government; the SUI.
premacy of the constitution; the con-
stitutionsl laws thereof, and the union
OF states Hereunder
This Nashville convention also set
forth the peculiar objects of the order
az follows: Il. To protect the weak,
the innocent, and the defense.
less from the indignities, wrongs and
ontrages, the lawless, the violent and
me brutal; to relieve the Injured and
the oppressed; to succor the suffering.
and especially the widows and orphans
OF Confederate soldiers. .. To protect
and defend the constitution of
The United Safes, and to
protect the states and people
thereof from all invasion from
any source whatever. 3. To aid and
assist In the execution of all constitu-
tional laws, and to protect the people
from unlawful seizure, and from trial
except by their peers in conformity To
the laws of the land"
The writer shows how the khan sub
sequsntly degenerated from band of
REGULATORS into an organization of
out of existence. 'f>"