Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-10-25
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ings of the Grand Council of the Know
Nothings" of Pennsylvania, held in the
city of Philadelphia, as reported by the
Pennsylvania, and they willasee the ne
cessity ofsevery good citizen rallying to
the defense and protection of the consti-
tuition, now endangered bysa miserable
and fanatical combination of bad and de.
luded men. Democrats particularly will
be enlightened as ITO the real purpose Of
those who have seduced them in a mo-
ment Of thoughtlessness into this modern
and even now bloody inquisition
The Grand State Council of know-No-
things met insthis city on Tuesday, the
Sd Of October, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ. At
terseveral unsuccessful attempts to orga-
nize, the Convention adjourned till one |
O'Clock, p. NJ.
afternoon session, / o'clock, p. M
Convention re-assembfed in the Franklin
Hall, in Sixth street, below Arch.
A member stated that it was necessarT
to adjourn to the room of the American
Mechanics, inasmuch as there night be q
dozen reporters ofthe Pennsylvania pre-
sent; that the disclosures already contain
Z ed in that paper were Of such character,
and SO near the truth in their details, that
it has becvne matter Of the greatest i'm
portance to guard against further danger
in this respect, if they would hope to pre-
serve their organization from immediate
dissolution. Already he'd thousands of
men left them who had become alarmed
at the certainty of exposure.
a resolution TO adj ourn to the Mechan-
les Hall was then carried.
MECHANICS HALL. The members then
proceeded to the Mechanics Hall, where
they remained for some time in a state of
utter confusion, displaying the greatest
bitterness of feeling.
The following persons were then elect,
ed officers OF the Convention
President-Prof. Tiffany. Of Carlisle.
Vice Presidcnt--John A. Stacey, Esq,
Of Delaware county.
Sccretary-Thomas L. Clifford, Esq, of
Philadelphia.
Treasurer-Alex'r. Cummings, Esq,
. of Philadelphia.
Marshal-C. F. Mcunch, Esq, Of Har-
risburg.
Mr. Jacob johnson, from Kutztown.
Berks county, said that his Council had
200 members, and if the Grand Council
persisted in ruling him out. every man
will vote for Biglcr. After an animated
cided that Mr.. johnson was not entitled
to his seat.
Mr.. Tiffany. the President, addressed
the Council in effect that he was exceed
ingly sensible about the proceedings be-
coming known or published. So much
had already been given in the columns Of
the Philadelphia Pennsylvania as to
make it absolutely necessary that every
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result. He was free to confess that il til,
proceedings Of the present Council should
get into the papers, he would withdraw
from the Order. He stated that lie wa.
Professor in the College Of Carlisle, ant
he felt that it would do him serious injury
if it should be known he belonged to sucl
a secret organization. He also stated tina
in the event of publicity all his (ricnd
would retire with him.
That already had the people become
alarmed at the dangerous tendency Of
secret organization like this. and it was al
important that we should throw NOR
binding guards around our secrets-no
only for the purpose of making sure til,
election of our candidates, but TO Drotcc
ourselves from any odium that might at
tach to US, if our names should be exposed
He said that he, for one, was unwilling t.
incur the risk of such exposures. No on
can doubt that the vigilance Of the Penn
sylvanian has done much TO destroy us
and further success, on the part Of tina
paper, will be q most fatal blow to GU
objects.
Mr.. Nicholas Throne Of this city, agrcet
with the President in reference to the pub
LEGATION Of the proceedings. He would
have nothing to DO with the Order al,
moro if suci, an occurrence took place.
A statement wn> then made as regard
the number Of Lodges II, ~" state
appears that there are 635, containing
10000 members-8O, 600 in good sln1n
ing. That most of the members were
Wings, and that such Democrats as were
in the Orders, were fast becoming alarm.
ed, and either leaving or being expelled
That within the last two weeks there have
been $4,000 designations and explosions
That there were at present 5000 Dem
ocrats in the Order in the entire State
many Of whom it was feared would resign
or be expelled before the day OF the cleo
ton.
The whole number of the Order in the
city of Philadelphia was stated to be 49,
600.
1t was stated that / 900 members have
left or been expelled from the Order in
this city within the last ten days.
In York county, the Order had mum
bered as high as 27OO-but a disturbance
had taken place in the Lodge, and the
constitution burnt-2.UOO members had
left, which reduced the Lodge to 700.
The President reported that large ma
iority of the Order were Wings.
A delegate stated. two weeks ago there
were II. 600 members in the city OF Phil