Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-10-18
STARTLING EXPOSURES.

tue 0rahu Councu OF AnOw NothlnSS which met
| on the Sd and 4th in Philadelphia From the ac-
count published in the Pennsylvania we gather the
following:
"The number of delegates present, representing
every portion of the State, was 652, five of whom
however, were not permitted to take Seats
Mr.. Tiffany, the president addressed the council
In effect that he exceeding gly sensitive about the
proceedings becoming known OF published. So much
had already been given in the columns of the Phila
dephia Pennsylvania to make it absolutely nec-
essary that every precaution be taken to prevent
similar result lie was free to confess that if the
proceedings of the present council should get into
the papers, he would withdraw from the order. He
stated that he was professor in the College at Car
Isle, and he felt that it would do him serious injury
if it should be known he belonged to such q secret
organization. He also stated that in the event of
publicity all his friends would retire with him. That
al eady had the people become alarmed at the dan
gerous tendency of secret organization like this,
and it was all important that should throw more
binding guards around our secrets not only for the
purpose Of making sure the election of candi-
dates but to protect ourselves from any odum which
might attach to US if our names should be exposed
He said that be- for one, was unwilling to incur the
risk of such exposures No one can doubt that the
vigilance of the Pennsylvanian has done much to
destroy u.s. and further success the part of that
paper will be most fatal blow to our objects.
Mr.. Nicholas Thorne, of this city, agreed with the
president in reference to the publication of the pro-
ceedings. He would have nothing to do with the
order any more if such occurrence took place.
A statement Was then made as regards the num-
Der of lodges i'll the State 1t appears that there
$50, containing llO, 900 members-sO, 900 in good
standing; that most of the members wings
and that such democrats as in the order were
fast becoming alarmed, and either leaving or being
expelled; that within the last two weeks there have
been 80 600 designations and eXpusions; that there
were at present Is, 900 democrats in the order in
the entire State, many of whom, it feared,
would resign or lie expelled before the day of the
election.
The whole number of the order in the city of
Philadelphia was stated to be $4,000.
1t stated that 900 members have left or been
expelled from the order in this city within the last
days.
The president reported that large majority of
the order whgs
A delegate stated that two weeks ago there were
1900 members in the city of Philadelphia but that
number is now greatly reduced. 1t was stated in
the convention that the Pennsylvania had already
published the names Of the principal members in
this city, and also that six hundred of our police
force belonged to the order. They were instructed
to keep diigent watch over the polls, and to de-
str oy all the democratic tickets they possibly can
A discussion then arose in reference to the imm-
nent danger of the exposure OF the proceedings of
the council 1t was declared that if Its proceedings
were made public many of the members would be
obliged to vote in accordance with their old political
a1n.ties to ward of suspicion The opinion stat
ed and generally concurred in that Bigler will have
$4,000 majority in the State The reason given for
this was that the whis party throughout the State
is disorganized, and that nearly all the democrats
who have joined the lodges, finding it incumbent
upon them in compliance with their oaths to rote for
| Pollock have withdrawn.
| A resolution then passed appointing commit
tees to visit subordinate lodges ior the purpose of
giving the president Of each lodge the signs and
passwords
On motion it
| Resoleed, That every member before he can Oh
tain the new signs and password, make oath thathe
will support the ticket which has been adopted by
the State council, whether he be wing, native, or
| democrat.
And it was
Resolred, That all members refusing to do so
should be expelled.
The grand council, by general admission acknowl-
edged the correctness of the statements published in
the Pennsylvania in regard to the workngof the
der The president of the council stated that from liz
formation received, the exposure of the grand council
Of the United States was made through the folly of
a member from Indianapolis, Indiana who had been
to New York to attend the national convention Of
j the order, and on his way home in passing through
Philadelphia, he got intoxicated, and while in that
state the documents were stolen from him by some
| minon of the Pennsylvania.
During the sittngs of this convention the presi-
dent read circular letter addressed to "the aulh-
critics possessing constitutional and competent uris
diction, &c" We publish below the letter entire:
The authorities possessing constitutional and
pStent 1uTaSGact1On ln ana 0Cer the SUC)ectndt
in this missice to the Brothers Of No.-,,aow
! holdiny session at--,g -,greetiny:
BROTHERS: 1t becomes our duty to address you
the subject of an alleged violation of the sacred
mysteries of our order attempted in certain journals
of this city.
We are, however, grateful to the Providence which
still keeps watch our birth-and and ward over
her BANDED PROTECTORS for the privilege of
congratulating you that the perfdy the effort was
| deliberate and the purpose deadly.
! The attempt however, merits our attention as pro-
wing two facts of deep import and interest to and
to our cause, viz:
Ist That the aroused malice Of the sleepless dis
ciples of Loyoa-the foes of God of man, and oflib
erty-has been directed against us. Every means,
/ however atrocious, will be adopted, and the spirit
which has enchained the world, and washed its fet-
tiers in gore, will be on the alert to discover your
secrets to thwart your action, and to destroy your
| fortune, your reputation, and Gift may be done in
coward security your life Against this hostility
already manifested, give you the word Of broth
ery caution. The foe IS up; and 1t is no hour for
! Anericans to sl,tmber! -. 80
| And, secondly, we would call your attention to
the fact that the power of our foes consists in
rity and that we must if we hope to save our coun-
try, mantsin an equal advantage ofsecrecy. Their
1 are involate and SAFE Can it be thatace AMERICANS,
BANDED IN THE H0LIEST OF ALL HUMAN
4 EFFORTS, AND BOUND BY THE MOST AW-
i Full OF ALL HUMAN DELEGATIONS ARE
LESS ENTITLED TO CONFIDENCE? We would
welcome death before so degrading doubt of Amer
ican faith and American honori And yet tits. APP
parent that t. edson folly Zone well-nigh rs crii.
4 nal the other} has exposed the order to outrage
and to peril. Brothers, let that peril, while it dis: