, 1854-12-30

time for work" Then the response
Are youH" followed by the rejoinder,
"We are."
Public notice for mass meetings is given
by means Of a right angle triangular piece
of paper white in color. If information is
wanted of the object of the gathering, or
of the place, &c, the inquirer will ask of
an undoubted brother only, "Have you
seen SAM to-day?" The reply will be,
Go to =, at - o'clock" A piece
of paper Of the same shape, but red in col
or, will signify suspected danger. If the
color is red, with an equilateral triangular
piece cut out thus a diagram is here Civ
en- it will denote actual trouble, which re-
quires that you come prepared to meet it.
Brothers, you are now initiated into,
and made acquainted with the work and
organization of council of this degree of
the order and here, upon the threshold
Of our Institution, with the remembrance
Of your solemn obligations fresh upon us
oil, we extend to you the welcome and the
sympathies Of honest and patriotic hearts.
In becoming members of this order, we do
not compel you to act with us against your
better judgment and should you at any
time wish to withdraw, from conscientious
scruples, it will be our duty to grant you
dsmssion in good faith
1t has no doubt been long apparent to
you, brothers, that foreign influence and
Roman catholicism have been making
steady and alarming progress in our coun-
try. You cannot have failed to observe
the significant transition of the foreign
born and Romanist from a character quiet,
retiring and even abject, to one bold,
threatening, and even despotic in its ap-
pearance and assumptions. You must
have become alarmed at the systematic and
rapidly nugmenting power Of these dan
gerous and unnatural elements Of our ma
tional condition. So it is, brothers, with
others besides yourselves, in every state in
the Union. A sense Of danger has struck
The great heart Of the nation. ID every
city, town and hamlet, the dangeFhas been
seen, and the alarm sounded. And hence
true men have devised this order as means
Of disseminating patriotic principles, Of
keeping alive the FIRE Of national virtue, Of
fostering the national intelligence, and Of
advancing America and the American in
.terest on the one side, and on the other of
checking the stride Of the foreigner or alien
Of thwarting the Vaccinations and sub
Verting the deadly plans Of the Jesuit and
Papist.
SECOND DECREE.
MarshaI-Worthy President These
brothers having been duly elected to the
second degree Of this order, l present them
before you for obligation.
President.-Brothers You will place
your left hand upon your right breast, and
extend your right hand towards the flag Of
our country, preparatory to obligation.
Obligation.-You, and each Of you, Of
your own free will and accord, in the pres
ence of Almighty God aud these witness
es, your left hand resting on your right
breast and your right hand extended 70
the flag of your country, do solemnly and
sincerely swear that you will not, under
any circumstances, disclose in any manner,
nor suffer it to be done by others il in your
power to prevent it, the name, signs, pass
words, or other secrets Of this degree that
you will in all things conform to all the
rules and regulations Of this order, and to
the constitution and bylaws Of this or any
other council to which you may be attach
ed, so long as they do not conflict with the
constitution Of the United States, nor that
Of the state in which you reside ; that you
will under oil circumstances, II in your
power so to do, attend to all regular signs
and summonses that may be thrown or sent
you by brother Of this or any other de-
gree Of this order that you will support
in oil political matters, for all political Of
fees, second degree members OF this order.
providing 1t be nee ,ssary for the American
interest that, il it may be done legally,
you will, when elected to any oHice, remove
all foreigners, aliens or Roman catholics
from office, aud that you will, in no case
appoint such to Office. All this you prom
ise and declare on your honor as AmeFi-
cans, to sustain and abide by, without any
hesitation or mental reservation whatever.
So help you God, and keep you steadfast.
Each answers, do"
President.-Brother Marshal: You will
now present the brothers to the instructor
for final instructions in this degree Of the
order. ..
Marshal-Brother Instructor BY di-
rection of our worthy president, present
these brothers before you that you may in
struct them in the secrets and mysteries OF
this the second degree Of the order.
Instructor Brothers In this degree