The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-07

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that a OF fces consists Ia sscurisy aud that
we Drst, ii wo hops to sssaosr country uasiotain
elra, advantage OF secrssy Thsir prtnciales though
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All bpuru osii 4attens sss cnusei t. oonaeens-f
We would uslGs leata besoss degrading dou,t of
Amer,oas sst6 ard Aspo,can honor Aud ,st 1t is appa
,snt thai treason sr fcy lsss ~s nigh as ciiTaa rs
broihert, let thar peril while IL i-cl,sed tho assass;n
Eke vigilance Of oes tho tators, and tncir
nroteut CONTROL OF tie base whether d toe people
The press 10 equal watch ulosss aud
vgor Let It te,c caution, the most crcumsps,s, 10
the rDment Of yourselves and gaariau ygiao, in
Observance of the conduct aad alton Of your
brothers; for whether weektess wcsefness rsadce,
ons who mistakes himsih for m,n-a TRAITOR that
brother shares The treason who fas to " And
let the presence Of enemy in the cd stusate you
to sterner alacrity 10 ths service TIE music Of flying
balls has bean the true Americ,a choicest rsveie
Iupt press the arss ars We thank him for the in
vitstion- But ours will, God willing, be the last
The main oajec. Of this msiye, however. Is to con-
vey with the csndor Of patriot brothers Of the sworn
soldiers Of American liberty the innpct;ons which the
occasion Demands
1st While w assure you that this exposure involves
serious disadvantage to the order counsel you to
avoid Improbable conversation Ia regard to IL seyond
walls and to NEST sommeats All queries with the
surprise Of ignorance, ard the silence Of Indifference
We erjoin also upon all In view of this awakened op
position panctusl attendance sacred ooe ience, un
wealied diligence and ndomitable courage and energy
In the holy cause which unites
3D. We eDjon upon you brothers, by all that 10 pre-
tho utmost crcumsp ctOn Ia the ooservanos
Of those pledges which you have given before God and
man. to maintain inviolats the mysteries Of the order
were umeasurably wrong to suppose that as one Of
you could incur the withering cQsss tina: visits
The slsve
Whose treason, lias deadly blight,
Ceeps o'e. he councils of the brave,
: TO blast them In thsr hour of might
But II the Pledge here taken were sacrsdly observed
the seciesy Of its existence Ia its most vital
tic essential to ts efficiency for the grea the holy
to vhiSh s energies are dedicated FOR ten true men,
with the aid Of secresy would be effective than an
Ill poupd bald of ihonssrS, Doasting mystery,
which, when bossted, ID mystery longer. The cx
pcsure already made Of mysteries, bctrays Sumo
where hendish treason and perjury, . womansh
weakzers. Whatever tic cause, tho fault must bs
amen.ed ne order must be preserved at any cost at
millions cannot heal the wounds OF honor; and BY sa
crifce, speak not OF suffsricg the sgonies OF
our country We repeat the order mus and - Ss
protected We enjoin upon You, then brothers, the
most solemn, Suspicious and guarded caution in adis
siors.
Beware then the evil once done will be irreparable
nor Is dis ,retcn much less indispensable than integrity
loose Of Speech not only eneebles and degrass your
councils and action but involves the certainty Of
u.i exposure IRE and ruin For the honor Of your pat lot
Jour cause, invoke and enjon you, te ssatfui
wary Of this peril ruin viii inevitably ~ on oar
heads
sd We consider IL our duty to impress upon yourselves
The soem snd awful nature Of the obligations under
which you become attached to this ord-r and which
Ienter loosonsss of sPesch OF lghness OF carriage
dshonor and crime Those obligations wore, II should
be remembered, volantary. Can any human being who
t.es With ouch an esth Who drags the Deity from his
throne 70 trampe and spit upon him. hope for one
msnt Of bsppiness here, expect exemption from
eternal torture hereafters II thsre we're no God To
aengc such perjurios Outraged wouh dog
the ptrured miscresnt to the glIows and the graye
But even these considerations shoud prove Intellectual
him remember that In rupturing In ,rhng with the
awful te which binds him to of thousands OF gA
lAnt men equally bound with himself, hs makes each
man Of those Thousands his mortal foe. Lot him then
have care nor weakly supposs that he can escApe the
thunderbolt that must pursue him. Not only viii in
fanny hiss him from ten thousand ps out OF hum 20.
ciey, but 60 where he may, will track his steps He
viii b surrounded with circle Of fire. Too late, too
t win the lost and ruined wretch realize the ruthless
reibution that rewards the traitor the mscrsant Who
the bosoms Of brave and noble men, to sting them with
his ressoDand yet dares TO hope any other fate than
life Of torture and death Of shame. -a
His wing sh III the val ,ure zap N
Ger the fNlss hearted
HE warm blood tbs wolf shall lap,
Ere life BE- pavted 8e
Shsme and dishonor sit
On his grave ever,
Blessings shaI halowit
Eever-no never
Never, never, never
Finally brothers In regard to the outrage committed
BY the sxposurs referred TO- would inform ron that
msasurss win b. adopted such the don demands
and we would state that the duty Of each brother v
be performed By rsnsmbsrirg, II al The scns In
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