The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-08-11
Observation-Disclosures no
More.

The Licking Herald has penetrated the
adytum of this mysterious system of intoler-
ance. 1t reveals some Of the forms and cere-
monies. 1t speaks by the bookin the follow
ing article:
Who ARE THE "KNow NoTHINGs.-What
they are is pretty well known-and we intend
it shall lie better known. The following OBJ
legation, which is taken by the members,l on
the opening of each regular meeting, disc loses
the main object. We publish it as it is prin-
ted in "the book" with the marks that our
"know nothing" friends may easily recognize
it:
"I-H hereby solemnly swear | eternal
"fdelity to the vows have taken in this
"order ! also swear that will advance
"the interests of every native born Amer
"ican citizen / especially the members of this
"order to the entire and absolute exclusion
9" of all aliens and foreigners and more es-
"peclally those who belongs to, or approve
''ot the Roman Catholics faith / So help me
God"
But who are they! Let the following ex-
tract from article II in their Constitution, an
swer this question, in part:
"No person shall be proposed as member
of this order unless he be white male, of
good moral character, + of the age of q years,
srlisver of the Supreme Being, and born
rsitAia the Limits ofths United States Of Ameri-
ca"
"The parents and al least one of the grand
parents of all candidates must have been born
within the United States"
This shows, to some extent, who they are,
III nd I'm, lal Il az NJ
ing" to deny the genuneness Of our extracts
from their Constitution and obligations They
knoao that we know them.
To ANY MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL, OR MEM
BEE OF CHRISTIAN CHURCH, WHO BELONGS
TO THE "KEow NoTHNGs Did yon, when
you were Initiated into the order, receive the
following charge from the 'Instructorp
"INsTRUCTIoN. My Brothers:-The Order
which has now recevedyou as members, may
with all propriety be considered secret or
ganization. 1t is SO secret, in fact, that if
you were placed before legal tribunal and
there sworn to tell the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth, you could not, for
your lives, reveal the name Of that band of
brothers among whom your name now stands
enrolled; anu further than this, when you re-
tire from this mecuas: you will return to
your families and friends as ignScHr as when
you came, so far as the name of this Ura.,, is
concerned. In common with ourselves. va,
know nothing and let it be your stern reso-.
luton through life to know nothing.' &cw
You will see by this quotation, that we.
knoW something; an now, if you please, (ond
whether you please or nOt,) we propose 70
put you few questions.
Did you, upon receiving the second degros
in the order OF "know Nothings," take an OBJ.
lgation' OF which the following is part.
Sand further promise and s,Oear D tba,
will strictly conform to an abide by the oath,
have now taken, and that will sfr;ct
obedience pay to the constitution, U laws. n
rules, ritual and edcts of the honorablaa
Grand Council OF this order of the State oe
Ohio, and OF the by laws of-CounciI
Mo-, to which now belong, \ or ~,
those Of any other Grand or Subordn.,o
Council from (which may hereafter hail
l binding myself under the no less ne ,aI,io'
I than are attached or belong to \ those whs
violate the oath of the first degree of this Or, w
der"
Are the instructions you received a Dart NJ.
the "laws, rules, ritual, and edcts of the hon.
cradle Grand Council!"
Ii they are, did you not "promise and
swear" that you would lie on all occasions
throughout your life, ON all Subject conne,,.J
with the Order, and even "if you were placed
before legal tribunal aud sworn to teH ne
truth, the ,choIe truth, you must. "for vour
lives" commit perjury!
This will do for to-day. You will see b.
The quotations, and the marks they bear. tb.,
we quote from "the book," and this is onlv