The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1854-05-20

We call our language Mother !Sague. Sc
"rnr Ksowa N6nIlSos, THE New Or.
BANS Delta glssssiS account of the wsecret
ccie,y, whicY splcsss to have originated In
Sew York, but swhjSh has since cxteissS MI
kI.ser the coantfys sTAesI'elta says. NJ
Shc objects Of the aKAow Nss.a ctiq M are
'foid--part religionSxpart4dliiE spnd
sends n'mcdst the disfka kf dept.
ciizens, and their xxelnsien sif bfiicc,
pcrpetualwar upSn the Catlioiic religion.
lTWith these card;uAl Principles, the oualiaca.
tgsls for membership and brotherhood, are CA.
ttsEH determined.
l71st. The applicant for admission TO "wig.
<STam" must be u native born citizen, of native
E,orn parents, and net Of the Catholic religion.
2. To renounce all previously entertained
1holiIcai leaning, and cooperate exclusively
1 with the new order.
g.. To hold neither political, civil nor rcig.
ious intercourse with any person who in Cs~sa.
olic; but, on the contrary, to ilsc all available
sJnesns TO abolish political and religious libcr.
ties he may a. present enjoy.
d. That he will not vote for any man for
Office who is not native citizen of the United
States. or who may bc disposed. if elected. to
place any foreigner or Catholic in any office of
omolument or trust--the latter not being, in the
opinion of the Know Nothings," a credible
witness" in any case saw. where the oath is nd
,ninistcrcd by his priest.
The press.words" and "sirns" for at)mis
siop into the wigwam' of the Know Nothnvs
arcs follows The applicant raps ut the out.
or door an indefinite number Of times, asking
fat the close, in low, whispering voice, "What
meets here 10 dayy" Tor night, as The case may
be0 The iugorrogotcd immediately replies. "'I
Idont know" To which the applicant for ad.
Emission replies :" | am one" and forthwith is
{admi,icd to a second door, Mt which he gives
tour distinct raps when tie door being opened
hc whispers TO his attendant "rhriecn.r aud
3hcn advances into the body@of the lodge.
81 II disposed to leave before the adjournment
M The lodge, the member leaving saln,es il,c
8$fcsidcn,, then the Vice President. hy flfs,
acinc his right hand on his heart, then letting
fall to his stlc Whispering TO the Guardian
W he re,ircs Thirteen"
# fi member requires assistance Of brother
Hen mixing proIniscnously wl,hthc public, he
4ecs The right iorcilngcr upon the let, eve.
pw, rs Il ia the act of scratching, looking III.
sly at the person whose attention he desires
aitrict, when. if the person hr mcmlrr. lac
bound to respond Immediately hy similar
S4n. II 1t bc dcSirod TO know az stranger
*Hheiher hc is Of the Initiated, on shaking hands
8ith him the mdtl'e finger Is placed upon the
sewes, Join, of hiS finger, mex, the wrist. will,
Il gentlo pressure; when. if hc he member. hc
pill sSk. "Whcrc dld YOU rc, ,hst ;" 10 which
40 viii rcicin, "l don't know" and Tie oncyis,
"a ill snd by replying. 81 don't know either"
n Nothing concerning the association is In he
fommit,ed TO writing or published, and the
$aesi profound silence and secrecy arc to he oh
@Hsca hy every "know Nothing" o:;..--,-., !..,;,
Everything inside the wigwAm Is impaired in
FlhcTiainaicly 20 asmherS
Every member, on admission, swcars by
kl.citiinS up his rlgh, hand. and pledges hinsrf
r. sle al in his power 20 pus dewn foreign in
Incars. and particularly tho Catholic religion
p no cs~ ia vote foF sny rcrsea tat any oslics
kseo u tot y "nativs American riiiesa." ard
2f8 ono. with soms exceptions. u elsit,e Ia
54 sessshir, unless hs cs both of hia parents
M nas4yo hosa
As 40 records are kept or publications rnsds
f shs association, the plan ~ notifying tssus.
. ef any emergency rslating their sreedy
ysnliiisg. is by scattering small square pse@es
Ahiss paper over the hsnquets snd pahiss
sxshs'res had hy nsl'iug them TO pcs,s,
W. cihsT place aetessiAl. - the reAlk