A lot of newspapers and general public figures engaged in witch-hunts where they accused supposed Southern sympathizers, which include President Franklin Pierce, of staying members of the Knights from the Golden Circle. Compared with most secret societies, the Golden Circle didn’t just worry itself with clandestine meetings and mysterious ideas.

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