Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-06-01
An Expose Of the nKnow Nothiugs."


Yesterday morning, pamphlet Of thirty-two
rages was issued from the press OF one Of the
cheap publishers. and sold at a shilling. 1t is
entitled The Know Nothings; an Expose Of
the Secret Order ofNnow Nothings: the most
Iuiicrous and startling Yankee Notion ever con-
cCiycd. By Know Nothing, late Of the Grand
Council" The author states in the introduction,
that the objects Of the association have never
been made known, as many OF the . Nnow Moth
iurs' themselves are unaware Of the ultimate
object Of the order. The writer docs not give
any account Of the objects for which the order
was established. He states that il now num-
bers five millions Of members, and that II is in
creasiug at The rate Of five thousand per week.
The account of the iuitiatcry ceremonies IS high
lv absurd. and must be incomplete.
According to this pamphlet, the real name
adopted 10y the order in general Is Ba abelOrium,
from the tower Of Babel. The order is divided
into three degrees, each separate from the other
The first is called the Mamsome degree: the
second Mummcrc; the third Mummost. While
thc order in general takes the name Of Babalo-
rirn the individual societies IN different places
arc called Towcretts. The number Of IoweTetts
in the city Of New York az this date, is almost
two hundred audhfty, and applications for new
ones are 50 numerous that the initiating officers
are ogcrwAolu4ed with business.
The officers arc dressed in revolutionary and
Indian costumes. The candidates. hoodwinked
and a string tied around his tongue. Atcr GER
tain Questions asked and answers returned, the
conductor wilAdr9ws The FOOLS cap from The eyes
Of the candidate; the usher seizes him behind by
the cat collar with both hands, and pulls back
a # determined TO cause strangulalon; the
Wr.n-uu Master. IN front, draws Oh thecOrd tied
10 .he candidates tongue, and the Captain Mum
stands E,tll on the left, vi llh au up.alscd toma-
hawk
The candidate, with lolling tongue choking
throat aud dis.cu3ed eyes, Ea1es around, and in
addition to iac figures directly before him, is
struck with ludicrous yet painful anazeInent on
bahol.ng the room filled with the most Iudes-
criLallc images. Every man Of the assembly has
or q fool's cap coming down over the Cyc-b -broWs,
and taTe.iEg back ~ an angle Of forty-tve dc
rrccs, about eighteen inches IN length. Every
nan has the f5-,GuElr OF tachhaud n the corners
tugs On the corners ofhs uatato trap to see which
can produce the uos. horrible gumace, and ex-
hib.t the deepest cultural cavern, studded with
The longest rows Of bad ivory.
. The candidate then proceeds 70 make cath TO a
4 string ofthe most absurd attempts Al .uu that We
4 have ever seen. Cns clause is sufficient.
TO The true and faithful performance Of nll ci
which, / pledge my most pestinccioGs lcgos, 5i.-
. ding mgslf r.,lgr e. plEg.y AJ less than having
nly boots drawn of over my heac5 my LIAR tyls-
tel into a cord nine feet long, the skirts OF my
coat cut iLtO lJr y-Iiac STRIPS ana ii tiis i;illo1
tuuate uigh. suffer myself 70 be rode on liiIee-
corne~el I.l. nine feet long, over the saliroaa
track Of Hamburg rocket. at the i'.'e u ninety
ME rass word OF this order IS, dkroW-eLt-nck-
tdaq syif-sst-.4uoc-yuc. TINS pass word Is never
70 be given whole blt 60 be halNe cd Wheneyei
used.
lc,,s and IL was stated that i was written rs
Lurlesoue on the whole affair. 1t appears 70 DC
n rlixti.r1 Of the ceremonies Of the Tammany so
c;e,v and lie @ "a Fellows, with htue OF The "a
garics cf.ha BcwUry tov5.-A H,1ad