Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-10-25

I'grew out OF matters connected with their I
respective Lodges. The clergyman told
the lawyer he had no influence, andsthe
lawyer called him Odd liarl" The
clergyman retorsed by calling the lawyerI
a 'tpettifogging scoundrel. TWAS some
time before quiet was restored.
"a discussion then arose in reference to I
the imminent danger Of ansexposure of the |
proceedings of the Council 1t was de-
clared that if its proceedings were made
public, many of the members would bel
obliged to vote in accordance with theirst
old political affinities to ward off suspicion.
The opinion was stated, and, generally
concurred in, that BigIer would have 49,
loco majority in the State. The reason.I
given for this was that the Wig party
throughout the State is disorganlEed, and
that nearly all the Democrats who have
joined the Lodges, fu4ing it incumbant
upon them, in compliance with their oaths,
4 TO vote for Poliock, have withdrawn. d. r..
.Is A resolution was then passed appoint
ing 2, committee to visit subordinate LODI
ges for the purpose of giving the Presi-
dent of each Lodge the new signs and
pass words. .Er e 80. r.E -
. On motion, it was resolved. that every
member, before he can obtain the new
signs and pass word, make oath that he
will support the ticket which has been
adopted by the State Council, whether be
be Wing, Native, or Democrat; and twas
y resolved, that all members refusing to do
SO, should be expelled. ....a
The Grand Council, by general consent,
+ acknowledged the correctness of the state
! ments published in the Pennsylvania in
regard to the workings of the Order
The. President of the Council stated that
from information received, the exposure
, of the Grand Council of the United States
- was made through the folly of a member
r from indianapolis, Ia, who had been TO
>, New York to attend the National COnven
ton OF the Order, and on his way home,
in passing through Philadelphia, he got
intoxicated, and while in that state, the
documents were stolen from him by some
minion Of the Pennsylvania.
The belief was freely expressed in the
.ri Council Chamber that if the Council had
. given the Democrats the Governor, or il
not the Governor, the Canal Commission
. err and Supreme Judge. the Order would
have carried the State by an immense nj.
iority. In consequence of Mott only h%v-
ing been selected, the Democrats were de-
Il
IL instances the Lodges had been entirely
- broken up.
u 1t was stated by large number Of del
=, egates in the Council that if the Pennsyl
n vanian got hold Of and published the pro
~ ccedings Of this Convention, the whole
Il Order throughout the State would be de
! stroyed.
= The absurd statement was made in
i, Council that the Shooting Gallery at the
IS corner Of Seventh and Chestnut was filled
w day and night by Democrats practising
~. the science.
, The proceeding Of the Council through
- out were characterized By the most vic
~ lent and harsh language. 1t was nothing
~ but elimination and recriminulion. The
=" most of the bad blood evinced grew GU
w. of discussions in regard to voting for loca
~, officers in the different counties. A mum
; Der Of the members Of the Council left il
~ disgust, and quite large number of tn
~ delegates lef; for home before the bushes
- of the Council was half flushed.