Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-09-20
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Know Nothings IN Cur1ensTlfle.s
We were handed on Saturday last. a copy
of the Constitution of the Know Nothing So
ciety, in Curwensville. and from its sentiment
we have no doubt tits authentic. II be so,
we cannot see why this mysterious order
should be denounced and prescribed, as there
is certainly nothing in it but what any protes-
tant American can fully and freely endorse.-
The following is the Constitution, and
commend it to the attentive perusal of our
readers:
Believing that God has made it the bounden
daty of every man to love, his neglIbor and
TO seek his good, politically, socially, and
physically as well as religiously and spiritual
" and believing that our political and social
happiness depends upon good government,
and righteous and just laws, faithfully admin
istered, by which the weak and simple
protected from the power and cunning of
their superiors who, for selfish ends would op-
press aud wrong them. We, therefore, citi-
zens and voters of Curwensyille and vicinity
unite ourselves into a Know Nothing society,
under the following Constitution.
ARTICLE 1sT. No immoral man, or Infidef,
or Universalist, or Roman Catholic, or Nor
man, or socialist shall become member of
this society. .-~,.f-- sz..feeF I,-5
!, Article 2ND. The object of this society
hall be to preserve the liberties of our coun-
try and her free institutions from the power
of the demagogue and heartless unprincipled
politician, from the designs of the Catholic and
Jesuit, from the encroachments of the slave
power and the baleful influence of intemper-
ance.
ARTICLE 3RD. Every member of this socie-
ty must oppose at the ballot box, upon the pain
of expulsion from our bands Of brotherhood,
the influence of slavery, Rum and Rome, and
give his his vote for men fearing God, and ha-
ting cOveteusness, men known to be true and
faithful, andthat would rather suffer defeat
for time, in a good cause, than TO triumph
in bad cause by foul means. .si e.a .l-@s.5
ARTICLE 4TH. The members of this society
shall vote for no man who is Roman Catho
lie, Infidel. Norman, Socialist, Drunkard,
immo oral person, and they shall not be bound
by the power of party cast, to vote for any
nominee of any political party, where that
nominee is not worthy, but without party
preference they shall vote for that candidate
who may be worthy, let him be nominated by
any political party whatever, and if no poiti-
cal party shall give us a candidate who is wor-
thy, and reliable, then the members of this
society shall nominate and support its
nominations. -a
ARTICLE 9TH. No shall receive the vote
of this society, unless he be pledged to carry
out our principles, or the society have sufi-
cient evidence to satisfy them that it will be
done. sH-
ARTICLE 9TH. Every member Of this society
shall contribute of his means, according to
his ability, to carry out the objects of our
union. @
ARTICLE 7TH. The officers of this society
shall be President, Vice President, Secreta-
ry and Treasurer ands business committee
of seven, whose duty it shall be to secure the
objects of the society.
Article STH. No person can become a
member of this society without solemn prom
ise of secrecy.
The emblem of the Order, is hand and
heart, with an eye above, and the motto, is
Contained in the Sth verse of the SD Chap. of
Deuteronomy, seWho said unto his father and
to his mother, I have not seen him, neither did
he acknowledge has brethren, nor Icne,r his own
children; for they have observed thy word
and Kept thy copenent."
We were requested to publish it, that the
false impressions that have got abroad CON
corning the order, might be corrected. We
have every reason to believe, that the gentle
man from whom we received it, is one of the
officers of the Society, though when we asked
him for particulars, we only received the an
ssyer 81 don't know