The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-08-31

Americans, al who love liberty, to hestr
theut lives d thei country cause eie it
is "a lete. THE ms of De zines US
to Is in u cd trs's dsfeAce, ahdieis
in Mleause, and Nhtsi6Ae, in wHfoh we
ar blised. do pa. ST, feelliRejoAip gust
the 4andidatd answers in ihe hegatival
h Swallowed 10 depart il inrthe atiffma
tive he is asked the following questions:
heFeaHaHW lSHswas yousbofH
Wspe.y9grpaHpS patiYss of tAsrcopplt
EHy, vaad WIRE they 4venconhsdddNhth,tHo
Roman Catholic Church2
Have you ever Deen connected Win thei
Roman Gdfch,,TS . Hsympailhsed WITH its
lpolHfcafd doctrine feiGbfdos2& skE Is.lSi
i,DpS You Iovebtyadr country md lave
youiaIwaSs desifcdFt the success Of It's in
stitutions? '3sFeiesI n sH9'Aioose
eHave YOU eyefBeeh a seeker hfGeFpuB
lie ofiee55 s1 estiF5 iacsG R-Hss PTE9 DIS
edlAre youwiTlihg ID Sink your own i'm
teress, ff necessarily ihtothoseP Of your
Country sTnafI bsas 81" .bssi999i pes
oSArey YOU willing to most solemnly piedg E
your life services and property for yodt
eountry'sigeody ifvitliershould be'denhahd
eds bne 4q9G sif 70 ii1aa@ 90 %
rrThese questiOhssanswefed in theafirm
alive, the Guard shoulder arms, and under
the commands Of the o. 8. Aeseeet the
candidate to ahoshsr room. Thsho b..
the g. and the candidate then marchtethe
Inner door, wherelshey meet the Sentinel
Eah uniform, and 7the following words
are exchange @eia nsaH ~ 10
SentiaeL-Who eoines therea -aa
OFdesly3S ergedntAAhGa lizard of tieTfue
Blue,d bariBgins eIeEgesa EcountfymaR,
anxious to enlist on the side Of. right and
Liberty? - 100 So,
1SehfaetaBut nonec can pass here who
Ore not pledged tptiter ,cortitry's cause,
and willing 70 sutter as our toretathers -dld,
: fol: freedom ahdhpman liberty "a:
! as,Ordetfy' Ss5gedtp4Such is he 1ql
those we have in charge" He has been
:. tried, and We stand pledged for hrs integ-
: fity.| 4"s 9''I" go 81
y SeFttnetHT "countersign. afhe %
8. gives The Pass-wofd:.T Enter anc
may a traftor's curse ne'er fall upon YOU
. head sa' H."A' go -
The party then enter&'hIhe candldatt
9 enters q Foontb but family lighted, yet viii
sufficient hghtto make each ob]eet.distii
gulshable. HAtbotf ENDS, and m The cen
9 ire of each 'ssidG, under the canopies OF thu
y Stars and stripes, ,are'tles officers OF the reg
iinent,, dressed entire In tine old contrneh
! tiafunifofmF The three eotfefed rats TN
sllad-belly coats without trimming. III
2 knee brteches and buckles and the How
. ing White wigs! IN front OF tie 0om
. mahdantyt stands the Goddess or Liberty
erect holding IN her hand a. shield, ppoI
70 which lisa motto, Which we are Hotallewe'
= to publish. Opposite her, iatthe 'otfe
70 end Of the room, is a tableaux representa-!
America destroying the demon OF party
The members are fornicdlo on each side ,
D phatoons, arrayed in aregalia we 'eanho
10 describes, but presenting q Sublime appear
r ancc.s 60 'g'f .f' q esfiA p '+
between The Guard, tR~eeeapdldate IS Is
!, eor.ed into this room! A5hblt'i is madefo
y g. few seconds, that lie may have m I
q look about him. iIovthe Ssllglit tap or
no muticd drum, eguardt then moves SLOW
,e y around the hall. Every h9onre, saFeuh
moving guard, look hke Statues, soinoise
!. sslIseterytfingb9tTh e candidate 'ista
2 length taken before the AdJntant--WAe
the follow ing occurs Hi2NoA. ~
at jd1dJutant-Hah }eountFymsn'9 halt.Rba
st riotlc hearts welcome you here, Tor VIZ
10 such as lyou to aid us, our country slnl
y9 safe.a a GU are nowtabout to pledge 20,
alEtoa you'hatIye lands and 1T Is my du'
MS to tell you thatthe act is no farce 4Beiol
e. high Heaven, ind these your eountymel
NJ the solemn work must be lone, and ,lyoi
oath will be recorded above. And =
II. weilayon take it for'it may save you, an
your childrenpfromb shackles, worse. th'
to those whichinoY bind tho children otme
III inlthe old world. And when you take
tie remember that unjust be Kept, for Colur
A bia'sso have dscreed that this lholdn
'r- up a dagger shall be the traitor $ door
an OoIhrades, eondIict our countrymanto Il
pfs Qolonol1f orl obiigHton instruCtionaand a
vet vice, ,"1sdi Eatoh pgZ ~" 'gA /.
Of, 10 the solemn tap OF the drum, ia
guard againlmoye' across the room I; onl
n bring the sandidate lace to lace Win I
M Colonel. 49,. 1pot
totohctT to candidate )--are you .rea
pi Gorthe solemni dbiigationsaof this orderg
Y % 0d1didote-Iams .aI sole
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