The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-08-04
Rfotherhood ~: the union.


Brotherhood Of the Union.
In the Cleveland Plain Dealer Of July 9th,
we find The following address Of the Brother
hood of The Union, together with thsIist Of
officers elected at The Grand Conyocation:
To the Brotherhood of our Order through
out the State of 0hio--in Truth, Hope
aud Lovc, Grectipg.
/. BRoTHERs "a Grand General Convoca-
tion.of Brotherhood, was held by authority
of the Supreme Circle, in the city Of Cleve-
land, on Tuesday, the 9th of July. A large
number Of delegates &c. WIS., from all parts
Of the State were present; and from the
unanimous voice Of all the Brothers in at
tendance, we are assured that the Bother
hood has taken deep root in tine hearts Of
thousands Of the citizens of Ohio. Planted
upon the great central truth, Z" Eperq human
being hath right to Life, Liberty, Land and
Home" the Brotherhood Dlready exerts a
powerful influence upon the destiny of our
country and the social progress OF our race.
Its great work, however, as well as lis great
hope, lies in the future and the Brothers Of
the Union, throughout Ohio, especially, have
been true in the past-we have no fear for
their fidelity in the future.
At the Grand General Convocation, the
Grand Charter for the Grand Circle OF Ohio
was granted by the Supreme Circle and af-
ter due consultation, the following Brothers
were elected Chiefs and Officers, by an unan-
imous voice, and installed in due form by
the s. wv, assisted by the other Chiefs Of the
s. c. fs,9s
OF Drake, q E W; John II. KJjppars
G G w; Edward Lynde, G J I; Benjamin
Paine, G c F; Chas. Clifford, G Vine (;
B J Tice, G e Fine S D Dan, G c G.; Noah
Castor, G. T.; William Smith, G S X; VIM.
P. CAMDEN, 6 r; Fletcher Golden, G II /;
P. Mead Benham, G WD; Noah Hill, G
w N; Amariah Bailey, G M;
Andthe following E WIS of the J M d
Z. Wick, Thomas Wood, Henry 0verholt,
E. B. Lacy. Frederick Lynde, J. T. Martin,
Edward Landon, 2. H. Wright, A. C. Lar
com, L. D. Allen, Seth Hewins, j. Harring-
ton, P. v. Jones, R, Seymour. Thomas Alex
ander, G. w. Kelley, Daniel Simmer, r
P Williad, H G Graves, Adam Hoover,
Isaac Smithyman, Joseph B Shollenberger,
Anson Wilbur, N G Foot, P w HoSking, L
Brown, 2 G Bennet, Fletcher Golden,
jeremiah Knight, Jacob Bump, Manly Is
ham, Edward Melsheimer.
The Grand Charter is dated July 4th, 1851.
After transacting its work, the Grand Circle
adjourned till September lst, 1851. until
which period, the Circles in Ohio will pre-
sent their Quarterly Reports (as heretofore)
10 the Supreme Circle.
In Brotherhood,
GEORGE LIPPARD, S w.
Attest, o. L. DRAKE, G E w.
JOHN H KLlpPART, G c w.
We find also, in the same paper an address
Of George I,ippard, of Philadelphia, setting
forth the objects, designs, and benefits Of the
order.
He says.
While the Brotherhood of the Union SYM
pathizes with the various excellent Orders Of
the day-the Masons, the Odd Fellows, Sons
of Temperance, and others--wbile it mum.
bers in its-it is superior to them all, and
beyond them all, because it strikes at the
root Of those Evils which have so long de.
graded or oppressed The human race. This
fact has been warmly acknowledged by emf.
nent members of the Orders named above.
The platform Of the Order is thus stated
l. Its Motto-"TRuTH, HoPE, AND LOVE-
1t believes in The Truth that God has giver
the American Continent as the Homestead
Of redeemed Labol-it holds fast to the Hope
that the day comes when Labor shall be free
from the death-grip Of The Monopolist and
the Tyra nit cherishes that Love which is
but anothername for Universal Brotherhood.
II. Its Title" BROTHERHOOD OF THE
UNIoN.-The Union of the good against the
bad---the Union Of the friends against the
enemies of mankind-the Union of the
Workers against the Idlers who do not work
but who 10 steal the fruits of LaDor's toll
the Union OF Labor until labor ripens intc
Capital.
| III. Its Method of Work.--The Comb
nation ofall true men into Circles of Broth
erhood, scattered throughout the Continent
and held together by common purpose
aud by uniform regalia, rites, celemonie
and symbols are held subservieut. Whel
The Order can do without them they will b
dispensed with.
| v. Hsgreat Symbol--a Circle, the EN-
blem of God, Of Eternity, ana of Univer
sal Brotherhood. On behalf of the Suprem
Circle, GEORGE. LIPPARD, Phila.