The Portland gazette., 1822-10-29
THE CARBONARI.
Continued from our Paper Of l5h inst.
THE RITUAL pRocEEDsl
1.-THE RITUI
Or. M. Order,
THE OATH.

III. ~ VioCAr
THE OATH
~ ~ promise and swear, upon the general stat
utes Of the Oder & upon this steel the avenang ustru
ment OF the penured scrupuously keep the secret
OF Carbonarism and neither write engrave or paint
any thing concerning il, without having obtained a
written permission. ! swear TO help my Good Cous-
ins in Of need in lies aud not to attempt
any thing against the honour of their families con-
sent aud wish If peruTe myself that my body may
be cut IN pieces then burnt and nv ashes scattered
to the wind in order that my name be held up 10 the
execration Of the Good Cousins throughout the earth
SO help God.
Or. m Lead him into the middle Of the ranks
(this Is dUne.l What do you wish ? The Master or
the Ceremonies suggests 10 the Pagan TO saw light
Gr .N Ii viii be granted to you by the blow of nv
axe.
The Grand Master strikes with his axe-this action
is repeated by all the appenticesthe bandage IS re-
moved from the eyes Of the Pagan. The Grand Mas
ter and the Good Cousins hole their axes raised
Gr. VI. These viii surely put YOU 10 death n
you become penured On the other hand they will
strike in your defence when you need them and If you
remain taithfuL-(Io The Master Of the Ceremonies
Bring him near the throne, and make him kneel
Or. NJ Repeat your oath 10 me- and swear TO OBJ
serve exactly the private institutions Of this rcspecta-
ble Vendita.
The Candidate 7 ratfy il and swear il.
Orr ~ Holding the specimen of wood in his left
hand, and suspending the over the head Of the
candidate with his right says To the great and di-
vine Grand Master of the universe and TO St Theo-
bald our protectorln the and under the auspic-
of the Supreme Vendta of Naples and in virtue of
the power which has been conferred upon me in this
respectable Vendra. make name, and create you an
apprentice Carbonari.
The Grand Master strikes the specimen which *
held over the apprentices head thrice he then
causes him 10 rise, and instructs him in the sacred
words and touch.
Or NJ. Master Of the Ceremonies. let him be ac-
knowedeed by the apprentices.
The assistants anticipate the execution ofths order
by saying to the Grand Master, All is according to
rule Just and perfect"
Or NJ Assistants, tell the respective orders "a ac-
knowledge honceforth the Good Cousin N. N. as an
active member Of this VeDdita, &c
The symbolical picture is explained TO the ap-
prentice.
Gr. W. At what hour do the Carbonari terminate
their sacred labours
First Assistant. AS soon the no longer en-
lightens forest.
CIR. NJ What hour is il
Second assistant The sun no longer enlghtens
forest.
Or. mr. Good Cousins, as the sun no longer enlight
forest it my intention to terminate our sac
red labours. First let make triple salutation
(Vantaggio) 10 our Grand Master, divine and human
Jesus Chrst.)-to st. Theobad. our protector who
has assisted US, and preserved from the eyes of the
Pagans-Order ! To me, -, &c. The signs and
salutatons (yantacgio) performed
Or. M. declare the labours ended retire 10 your
Baracca retire in peace.
Who, Of the uninitiated, at first view, could
have imagined from perusal ofthis catechitcal
mummery, that any thing inimical to religion or
social order was contained in it But we learn
the fact, from the Able Barruel and Professor
Robinson, that the language Of these secret So
cietes actually conveys meaning the direct
opposite Of what the rest Of the world would un-
derstand it to import. What they called religion
and morality was secret, guarded with the most
scrupulous carc--and this secret was revealed
only to the perfect adopts or masters inyfhe or
der, who were really, like the Master Jacobins
Of France, to proclaim atheism and .Aadrcly in
the most unqualified terms.
The catechism, or ritual, or whatever it may
be called, which we have quoted, is only that OF
the apprentices Whether the commission be-
fore mentioned have discovered that of the
Masters Carbonari we do not learn. We have,
however, ample data from Barruel and Robinson,
TO form, with sufficient correctness. an opinion
upon the whole subject. These societies have
been employed precisely in the same manner as
the sU,7nanees-and the effects produced bv them
upon religious, moral and political institutions
are precisely the same. Italy, Prussia, Russia.
and France, have recently witnessed this--and