Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-09-20
Cdadiadis II am.

1 will probably filter. Aye. Of the cross.
but not Of the Roman one. Tis now q
duty of yours to defend this [holding up
a red cross1 from all harm. You see
what ii is. Here at the top. in letters of
I gold, is " Pare Christianity J" upon the
Fright arm, !" Ar,eriedn Liberty ! upon the
Ileft arm, e american NationGtitg ). and
at the base, " freedom for tts World. -
How unlike that GROSS which has preten-
ded to defend Christianity for centuries
by the most heinous crimes and merclless
Idespotism. Here in our own beloved
country. the black and the red cross must
meet in deadly warfare-there is nothing
lcongenial in them, and the one must de-
stroy the other. ere there is peace In this
once quiet land. Soldier of the Red
Fate has appointed me to command you.
If you End that I lack either courage or
independence, when called to act, point
your bayonet at my breast and should
find you lacking in either, you may ex,
pect coward's fate and traitors doom.
Soldier of the Red welcome YOU"
The brother is then conducted to his
proper position, when the " Soldiers of
the Red'' gather around and congratn-
late him.
THE BLUE DEGREE.
We will now proceed to give the finish
ing touch to the new order, which is no
more nor less than the ceremonies of the
Blue Degree We take it verbatim from
the ritual, commencing after the lodge is
opened in the degree, and after the Or
derly Sergeant has been very poetically
ordered to see il any candidates are in
waiting:
The Orderly Sergeant must examine
the candidate thoroughly in the work of
the White and Red degrees. Ii he should
be rcmiss, he must bc reported TO the
| Colonel of the Regiment, and await fur
ther orders. Should the candidate an
swer all questions satisfactorily, the o. S.
will conduct him to the Blue Entrance.
and give thirteen knocks upon the door,
when the Blue Sentinel will appear, duly
armed, and say
iSentinel-What means this clamor at
the entrance of the Sacred Temple of Pat
riolism? Knowest thou not, sir, that no
intruders are permitted here
orderly ISergeaRt-Truc, Brother SEN
tinel, but 90 you not behold here (point-
ing to his insignia of offiOe) the talisman
Of the Guard Of the True Blue
iSentineI-P Pardon, Contradiction canst
enter. . ..u
The Orderly Sergeant enters, when tho
Sentinel attempts to slam the door in the
face of the candidate.
Orderly Sergeant "A friend, have with
me tried soldier Of the Red, who evin
ces desire 10 enlist with us. ] demand
that he be admitted.
.SentiRel-No one enters here without
the countersign.
Orderly Scrgeat-(To the Colcnel.)
Pardon, sir, but a friend Of mine, n patri-
OF bold and true, has been stopped at the
very entrance way. This to me seems
strange, for it looks to my integrity. and
am not too old member Of the Guard
Of the True Blue, to have my word doubt
ed?
Colonel-In protecting your honor you
are right, but Sergeant you forget, that
without law and order, anarchy will pre-
vail. We have our laws and under those
laws, you have entrance here, but none
who are not members. So. with our coun-
natural right to the blessings OF our gov
under certain rules and regulations. a
foreigner cannot justly usurp the rights
of C0lumbia's sons, and neither can thy
friend enter here without the qualiIica-
tions laid down in our laws
Orderly !Sergeant-But he is soldier of
the Red, and to me has vouchsafed his in
tegrity.
Colonel = Indeed. Then convey to the
Sentinel my order to admit him.
| The Seminal will then admit the can
didate, and the Orderly Sergeant will con-
I duct around the room, while the brethren
sing song V. 1.-THE song is not in the
book. At the conclusion of the song the
candidate must be conducted to the cen
| tire of the room, when the Adjutant attired
/ in the American (cuntinental) dress will
advance towards him and say:
"Oh happy. happy, once we're my
people. Freed from foreign tyranny, uni
ted in spirit, patriotic in feeling. they
wisely governed themselves, and Colunl-
/ bia was a bright star on the face of the
earth. My mountain tops, sublime in
their height, and grand in their proper
tions, and my vallies, unsurpassed in fer
tility and beauty, reyerbeTated with the
merry shouts Of freemen. Oh twas
cheering. to see free people united in
love. SO joyous and happy. Uprestrained
by despolism. they surprised the world
4 with their progress, and made monarchs
trembIe for fear of losing their power. l.,
America was happy then, bu! alas It's
not so with me now. Ny fair Columbia
is overrun with politicians, who. taking
advantage of my peoples indifference,
have corrupted every branch Of govern.
ment. They have been urged on and
supported by hierarchy. as corrupt,
which seeks to destroy equality in .reli-
gion, and make our fair land one Of sell