Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-12-29
From the New York Herald.
The Know Fothings Important Manifesto
Of the Rational Council.

From the New York Herald.
The Know Fothings Important Manifesto
Of the Rational Council.
New BRUNSWICK, N J., Dec Is, 1854.
James ". Barker, Esq, President of State
Council of Nss0 YORK..
DEAR SIR: Having been frequently ques-
toned, with strong manifestations of anxiety,
by highly respectable parties belonging to the
order in the State of New York, in reference
to the truth Of the alleged action Of our recent
National Council, upon certain particulars
affecting the order in that State and having
become convinced that there 10 In some Quar-
ter, q deliberate design to impress upon the
members Of the order the idea of disorpanisa
ton and confusion, fe.l it to be nv duty. in
| this official manner, to call your attention to
the subject, that you may take such measures
as will most efectually undeceivs and resssure
them.
l. tits industriously reported, in the interim,
of yoar State, that the delegates from the
State Council Of New York te -. ~, Nations,
Council were reie e...a oy that body, and that
testing oct Of delegates were admitted to
2. It is currently circulated that you we're
| removed from the Office of President Of the
National Council, and another elected in your
| stead.
| 8. New grips, signs, pass words, &c., have
| been given out bD the persons who are parties
to the above Statements and are asserted to
be those that were determined upon by tbs
National Council, and said to constitute the
"new work" of the order.
| Now, sir, Zach and all of these statements
are false in all their parts, and can only have
been fabricated for iDcendiary purposes, By
| persons who are utterly reckless of truth and
honor. will notice them in the order that
they occur above
| l. There was no contest for the ssats of the
| delegates from the State Council of New York.
but one SGT OF delegates appeared, and their
| seas were not questioned at any period of the
session. Tho delegates in attendance were
| Joseph 4. Ebling, Calvin Walker, W. r. T.
| chapman, n. S. Hustled, Jas II Pratt Daniel
| Oiimsnn, Samuel s. Guy, James W. Barker,
and c. B. Allen.
z. You were not removed from your ofacs
Is President Of the National Council There
| was no motion to that effect, nor any indica
| ZION OF such motion. On the contrary and
py especial vote" which was unanimous,
| all the officers were rel aimed in Office till tho
next regular session Of the National Council.
8. The only copies Of tho new work" in
existence are the original copy now in my
possession, and q perfect copy of the sans.
| printer Moreover. the delegates to the Ns
tionai Council! are the only persons to whom
the details of the "new work' were made
known, and, in some instances, even thew
| were not made acquainted with hem, as was
the case with Mr.. G. Allen, Of your deleqs,
ton Indeed, it is very doubtful if any of the
delegates, (even of those vino we're presently
are now competent to instruct any persons in
tho work. 1t is most probable that every ono
OF them will need to be re-instructed.
will also say, generally, that tn. -,o,.
Geographic dispatches o. t"Iloes
~ E..ns' u -. transactions Of the Nation al
,.vuncil, which have appeared at various
times, during and since ito session, are mere
ihventions or, to speak more exactly, they
ale forged utterauces and base coinings BY
men whom I have hitherto believed to be
brave and true, and who would scorn to sacri-
nee the truth, oven for the advancement of
themselves or their darling ideas
As you were not present during all tho de-
alterations of the National Council, nave
thought that some odoial assurance, such a.
Thus given, might enable you to advise the va.
rious Councils Of your State as to tho real facts
Of the case :
Hoping sincerely that you may be ablsf3
quiet the an1ieties of those who have NS6
disturb by the idea Of disorder, am, yours
faithfully, CHAs. P. DEsHLER,
Cor. SEQ. National Council.