The daily union., 1854-12-10
KNOW -NOTHINGS REVOLVING AGAINST THE DE
CREES OF THEIR MASTERS,


CREES OF THEIR MASTERS,
AT general meeting of members of the order of know
nohings of the city of Brooklyn, held the evening of
the cath utmo for the purpose Of considering the late
on of the Grand Council of the State of New York the
following preamble and resolutions unanimously
adopted and resolved that the be printed and
copy thereof forwarded each council the State We
give the capitals find them in the New York Tri-
bune;
Whereas the action of the Grand Council of the of
New York their late session in October last making
independent nomination for State officers without instruc-
ons to that effect from the subordinate councils Of the State
and without giving them opportunity participate the
selection OF such candidates and when necessity existed
for such course ;nasmuch GOOD MEN and TRUE had
already been nominated by the great political parties Of the
State the nomination OF Of whom effected by the
dree action of this order departure from the in
teres and objects of this order unwarrantabe asump
ton power direct violation Of resolutions adopted
by the Grand Council in June last
whereas the said Grand adopted resolutions
presented by Chauncey Shaer putting unwarrantabc
and post cfo construction upon the obligations
members of this order thereby endeavoring and
compel them, by THREATS and To vote the
candidates ncminate by said Grand Council in direct vio
aton Of the constitution and laws Of the land and subver
e of the genius and spirit of republican institutions
And whereas the said Grand Council their
son adopted resolution originally suggested by H. A. r.
Granbury requiring the members of this order under
tain pains and penalties to CONFESS under out how they
voted the election in palpae violation of the rights
and privileges and highly priced bv every
American therefore,
esoced That repudate condemn the aforemen-
toned action Of the Grand Council as AYTIAMERICAN
ANTI. REP q BLICAN, and the UNWARRANTABLE,
ABOMINABLE, and DANGEROUS ASSUMPTION Of
DESP0TIC POWER attempted in this republic; in its
CONFESSIONAL, PENANCE, and threats Of EXC0MMU-
NICATIoN, only equaled by the holy IyQUISITI0N Of
SPAIN, and only worthy of imitation by the GRAND
COUNCIL OF CARDINALS at ROME.
:. Resored That American asserting yielding obe
dence degrading and nqusora acquisitions
the spirit of his revolutionary sre and is unworthy the
Of Of '76, and descens the level ignorant
Papst
esred That we recommend our brethren 10 pause and
calmly reflect before they aid n censrazng dangerous
power the hands Of body who however pure they may
be- may future time, be composed of unprinc
pied Who regardless Of the public interests will WELD it
for their own personal aggrandizement
&C. j. SHEPARD. President.
W. G. HEATos, Secretary"
We surprised the action of the Grand Council
Our only surprise s that any considerable number Of
Anerieanvbor citizens living under just and equal laws
and protesting have higher aud hoer regard for the
country and its free institutions than by any possibility
be possessed by those who labor under the accidental
misfortune Of foreign birth foreign parenage should
surrender their conscences preferences and actions to the
keeping aud control of small body Of irresponsible
in word that they should become the blind submissive
instruments fight the quarre and promote the official
aspirations Of unknown them, or known only for
their flithIess and unprncpled politicians How
humliatng to US as republicans the startling adms-
sion in the above preamble that the attempt made by
reas and penalties to compel to vote for
the candiatesuot nominated by The Inow-nothng party
at large but nominated in by the Grand
Council sdll lumiliatng Is the no less startling
admission that the Grand Council passed resolution re-
quiring the members Of the subordinate lodges coss
aay oa under certain paias qad pcnaics how gey roted
at tie recent election -
r. this is not transferring the sovereign power from the
hands of the people into the hands Of and rrespon
sibe uniaf il does destroy AZ one sweep the nest-
mablc privileges and blessings Of the elective ffanchse
its object is not the destruction Of our liberties as
free and independent naon-we know not the true mean
ing words and incapable af penetrating the ranspa-
rent designs OF demagogues and tyrants.
The apprehension expressed the resolution rea-
tive to the future 1--WE suspect the present is ntende
teriai Of the Grand Council is well founded Such of the
know-nothing leaders have shown their hands, and
ayowed their identity with the party have generally
been recognised by the country ofno settled poid
cal faith and who have wearied county State and nation
al conventions of all parties and factions with their long
deferred and hitherto properly appreciated claims for
official nominations or other less equivocal fayors
REDEMPTION OF THE PUBLIC DEBT FOR THE WEEK
ENDING SATURDAY, DECEMBER ., 1884.
Loan of Iss2 sl2,O75
O. iste $4,000
+" Isl7 1880
lsis 1000