Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1854-09-01

1848 he Sas ordered To Mexico to preside over
the court # inquiry held Gen. Scott. General
Towson, lnee his promotion TO the paymaster
generalshP- has resided principally az Washing
ton. He vas considered, in 1912 tho ablest
tilIery officer in the country. 1t is doubtful, in
deed if hs had his superior Iii the world. Du-
ring the var his battery known among the
troops as" Towson's Lighthouse, from the
constant kshes above the smoke Of the battle
field, cauetby its rapid and inreSsant firing
He was ar eompli>hed soldier, and amiabie.
kind -hearsd gentleman.
More Dse.opemenss---Matter. Opening up
Rich--3k Editor Of the Enquirer "Rejec-
ted Sore Head"
The Enlaner has been very ferocious on re
jected sor}seads'' recently. and perfectly trc-
mendious 5 Kow -Nothings In MONDAYS pa
per we cd1ented for the sourness Of the milk IN
the cocoanfs by the statement that We had been
informed alsrge majority of the Miami 1rlbe.
and at leastsix members Of the late Democratic
Executive Committee, had been black balled on
applicationor admission TO Know Nothing LODI
That thS blowing is a genuine document. we
commend il b the special attention of the Gu
rious -
MoRGAt LODGE, No. 7, l. 0. X. Ms,
IT August 2lst. 1854. !
At a meet;pg of this Lodge held this evening.
it was unaninou>y
Resolved, That all the proceedings of this
Lodgc on tbs application of HIRAM II. Rop1SsoS
for membership. be furnished the Daily Com
mercial for publication.
copy FROM RECORD.
On the teath of May, 1854, the following ap-
plication y & received:
To the Offers of Morgan Lodye No, 7, Il. vs..
Hiram II. Robinson age 40, editor OF the I'm
qiurer, asks to become member of your body.
and pledges himself to abide by its rules and reg
ula.ions. WHICH application was after conSidera-
bic discr Icn unanimously rejec Q
May 19h. 1t having been announced to the
Lodge that Hiram H. Robinson, editor of the En-
quirer, who had been heretofore rejected, had
threatened to make application for membership
to a LodgejfNew Orleans. it was on motion u
nanmously resolved that the Secretary be instruc-
ted to telegGph to all the lodges in New Orleans:
of the rejeczDn Of said Hiram II Robinson. and
on the 23r day Of June, the following dis
patch was +. ceived from the Grand Secretary Of
Louisiana:
7 H. H. Robinson rejected in all the Lodges Of
New Orlesfv. CIR. H., Grand Sec'y.
.zszvl1f Che following dispatch was recei-
we'd from Il licanoe Lodge No. 8, of Indiana
Hiram II Rnhi"eA oa:.- =
To which the Secretary was instructed to reply:
II. II. Robinson rejected here, and in all the Lod-
ges Of New Orleans l. H. Sec'y
To which dispatch reply was had same dav:
H. II. Robinson rejected, and notice sent to
Grand Lodge also to National Lodge
L. r., Sec'v
hereby catfy the above to be correct copies
from the Minutes. w. G.. Pres't
l. H., Sec.
We have ID particle of doubt of the au-
IL e b.
that it has vrv decisive internal evidence of
truthfulness 1t came to us from legitimate,
and We believeo5fcioi source. Mr.. Robinson, it
appears, pied ed himself TO abide the rules and
regulations ofthe know Nothings. Perhaps he
proposed to t,e the awful oaths'' upon which
he dwells with much uuction that he
mis- ght learn thss secrets Of the order, and betray
them for the god of his country-what a patriot
We have testimony OF various kinds, which
confirms US in onsidering the document given
above authen:i. Among other things it has
leaked ont in stnt conversation. that the man
who has, accoring 10 the Enquirer. revealed Sc
crets of the knw Nothings for publication and
certainly perjud himself in breaking pledges
which he took ader tie solemny of serious
oaths, or he'd md shockingly about what those
oaths were. was member of the old Miami Tribe,
and was offended the Know No;hin,s because
they black baedfiami'S Il is reported tha. he
made the followg threa. Il will blow Your in
fernal ociety ALI h-ll if you don't let my old 7
friends in" Th story, rumor, wha, ever it
is is corroboraeby passage in the Enquirer
ofyesterdav With says that the majority Of the
Know Nothing Aaniza.ion is Whig and that il is
the policy Of thetiginators and managers oft the
Order to keep tR Democracy in the minority,
..by Mack -Jailingtould the roll show that they
coming in too ST
That sounds arnuch Ike the complaint of a
'rejected sore-hd''-it sounds, too as if the
information miglhave been received from a
member Of the Mi Tribe. who had entered
the order of kndN NothIngs with the view Of
making tools Of th TO work fer tic Lnjuns and
finding himself ufe TO accomplish this object
had concluded 10 h traitor, and blow the whole
aiair-or himseife high as he could
The testimony pc effect that ROBINSON is a
rejected sore-heal we thus find to be suffici-
emily direct and cA TO convince a reasonable
person. leaving onk shadow Of doubt for the
benefit of the accd
The Enquirer W 1au,a on the Know Nothing
question until aftet lth Of JulDu when his =,
last hope of becoE member ct the order
was extingui>hed. fis rejection by the ripr4-
canoe Lodge No. + Indianapolis, and the no
tice Of tina, action I to the National Lodge
The Enquirer witn) if i, has one, only come out
of the mys,erio; order when he found
he could not gse it. Il it was finally decided by
the rejected hacl$oliticians, that war must
be declared and waa against the invisible foe.
- c,zcssnati ConnsS;al.
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