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had been unavoidably delayed on the way. He also stated that
arms that were expected had not arrived and agents had to
be sent in search of them. He left the impression that the
Knights who had gone on to the Rio Grande by way of Corpus
Christi had gone ahead without his order.64 It seems fair to
conclude that earlier in the fall the plan was, as Prentice
claimed, to cross the Rio Grande about October 1, but as that
date approached, Bickley realized that the Knights were not
ready or that times were not propitious, and postponed the cross-
ing. Many Knights, however, not knowing about the change
from the original plan, started on to Encinal County. After lin-
gering around several days, they gradually disbanded and re-
turned to their homes.
Bickley's arrival in Texas was followed by much activity in
the state by the order. Headquarters were established at San
Antonio."' During the next three weeks Bickley visited many
cities of the state, organizing castles, and making addresses in
the interest of the Knights. He stated that he made ad-
dresses at Austin, Bastrop, La Grange, Brenham, Chappell Hill,
Houston, Navasota, Huntsville, and Marshall, and that castles
were organized at each of these places.66 Some other castles
were organized in Texas about this time, although there is no
record that Bickley himself visited them. By March 14, 1861,
castles existed at Pleasanton, New Braunfels, Seguin, Castro-
ville, Columbus, Eagle Lake, Alleyton, and Waxahachie,67 be-
sides those earlier established at McKinney, Dallas, Rusk, Sul-
phur Springs, and San Antonio.
Reports of Bickley's addresses appeared in a number of news-
papers. Some of the reports are very brief, some are quite
extended, but all agree as to the essential features of his
speeches. He seems to have made about the same address each
time. The two main objectives of the Knights of the Golden
Circle were (1) to foster and protect Southern Rights, and
(2) to Americanize and Southernize Mexico. He declared that
no movement would be made against Mexico until after the
results of the presidential election were known and the course
4Dallas Herald, October 17, 1860; New Orleans Picayune, October 26,
1860.
6.Dallas Herald, October 17, November 14, 1860; True Issue, November
1, 14, 1860; Wooten, op. cit., II, 86.
66True Issue, October 25, November 1, 8, 14, 15, 1860; Dallas Herald,
October 3, November 14, 24, 1860.
67True Issue, March 7, 14, 1861; Dallas Herald, February 27, 1861.300
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 44, July 1940 - April, 1941, periodical, 1941; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth146052/m1/337/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.