Union League, a cause of the Ku Klux Movement, 24, 29, 31, 79-81, 125 Unionists, 24, 26, 77 University of Alabama, 42 V. Vehmgericht, 25 Voorheis, Milton, a member, 21 W. Warnings sent by the Klan, 40, 43, 196 "Washington Post," cited, 67, 95 Waters, Dr. M.S., a member, 21 Webster's "Unabridged Pictorial," cited, 147 "Weekly Union Times," cited, 193, 194, 196 White Brotherhood, 18 White Camelia, 18 White League, 18 "White Man's Government", 171 Wilson, Rev. D.L., one of the authors of the History of Ku Klux Klan 15, 16, 17, 19; article in "Century Magazine" cited, 53, 84 Wizard, Grand, 85; duties, 136, 157; how elected, 143, 165, 166; term of office, 144, 165; disbands the Klan, 128-130 Y. Yahoos, Grand Council of, 144 "Yorkville Enquirer," cited, 195 Young Italy, 25 * * * * * Compiled versions of Appendix I and Appendix II * * * * * APPENDIX I. PRESCRIPT OF KU KLUX KLAN ADOPTED AT A CONVENTION OF THE ORDER HELD IN NASHVILLE, APRIL, 1867 Copied from the Original Prescript, line for line and page for page. The type used here is slightly larger than in the original document. PRESCRIPT OF THE * * What may this mean, That thou, dead corse, again, in complete steel, Revisit'st thus the glimpses of the moon, Making night hideous; and we fools of nature, So horridly to shake our disposition, With thoughts beyond the reaches of our souls? An' now auld Cloots, I ken ye're thinkin', A certain _Ghoul_ is rantin', drinkin', Some luckless night will send him linkin', To your black pit; But, faith! he'll turn a corner jinkin', And cheat you yet. CREED. We the * * reverently acknowledge the Majesty and Supremacy of the Divine being, and recognize the Goodness and Providence of the Same. PREAMBLE. We recognize our relations to the United States Government and acknowledge the supremacy of its laws. APPELLATION. ARTICLE I. This organization shall be styled and denominated the * * TITLES. ART. II. The officers of this * shall consist of a Grand Wizard of the Empire and his ten Genii; a Grand Dragon of the Realm and his eight Hydras; a Grand Titan of the Dominion and his six Furies; a Grand Giant of the Province and his four Goblins; a Grand Cyclops of the Den and his two Night Hawks; a Grand Magi, a Grand Monk, a Grand Exchequer, a Grand Turk, a Grand Scribe, a Grand Sentinel, and a Grand Ensign. SEC. 2. The body politic of this * shall be designated and known as "Ghouls." DIVISIONS. ART. III. This * shall be divided into five departments, all combined, constituting the Grand * of the Empire. The second department to be called the Grand * of the Realm. The third, the Grand * of the Dominion. The fourth, the Grand * of the Province. The fifth, the * of the Den.