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

ORDER QEKNeW A0gHlSGs.
I~6lrIAlins Gre apnle& II
N ERsos LET. oss
American officers 6fthe kheric@ ORDER
o ecrt so@etg o Know thin&, called
SpSn I'd sdiboeefdhe C~incinaati TAass16ot
long since, and stated that the members of
theoracrs throughout tie BaioS5 hase fen
themseles deeply pggAfYsdP9@Re p*i
tended exposures Of their association, put
toFtRUslN world throSg t1e pSrsizs6
press, aahdat slSs meeting Tie Nstion-
al organization IF the. Society, held in al
Western oity,sthe' subjeCtswas brought for
ward and discussed ,WNhiIetiie members
were aware, that strict yectesS, in relation
to everything connected With the Order is
desirable, yet. as lhs,objefts Of the dssoci,.
alton are purely patriotic. it was the unan-
imous opinion Of the men86is Of tie Ma
tional camp, that no harm could fesulffrOm
a volunteer publication Of tla sformss and
ceremonies Of the Ogdefss TIE High Ad-.
%jutant was therefore instructed to furnish.
the Tfhes"witT aeopy'ofrrh9 ritual, with.
permissiontotay itbefote the public. They
havecertain secfetsvwhich they. eahhot of
course give to the world, such'asr pass
words5 signs, 4 okrt q be aobjectlof fl i%thelor-
der, asaset fortlfin tboiitual, u the resto-
ration ofa pure administration Of the gov
eminent; and, Is end i, claims Srl
cepPliSh the felleyMgsd bnaiii yGflo o1Ei
LIST. 10 discard poltici6nso f everyeiarf
acier ,sandtto fill all Offices ,RitfGamenl Of
tJisd integrity, who hFe To- be- selectedEaud
If possible elected, without own KNOWN
edge, and who viii therefore e~nteE4npOh
theiEpuhlie idutiHss w ithoHt being embar-
/. rasscd by obligstieHsao yilj atuog 3H9IF5
.b2nd! Ioput none but Americans inaef-
, Gee, as men borR aud reared upon the soil
! hayepgdoub.edl the Interests Of tile eeunr
try more at heart, than .ntlese who have
! seughtI merely las an asylum from OPP
! pfesslon,nl va uudC sagsTFHIai iaElg1t,
9 3rd. 10 oppose all influences Tending te
4 change in the least the. timerhonered in,
r stititions of our country, and to- sustain a
Z all risks, afypiYeEsah systenof public free
4 schools, religious tolerationiand a through
endorsements, Of all laws. --,sae acao9 Be,
r. 9TH. Tolhayes our government. and al
I its officers. thoroughly republican, particn'
larly th~ose!holdlng positions abroad. gg
9th. Economy among office holders, bu
literally in establishing and sustaining
e public institutions. SOL. a3 has s.s.
e The above, according 10 the ritual, arr
the sole objects of Know N~othingism.--
One apparent Inconsistency ought 70 b.
explained. II processes to ppholi religion
liberation, while i proscFibcs Roman Cath
N olios from membership. In one of tn
charges this is overcome by the ! asscr
ton, that tho churchha officially pro
scribed all secret associations, not ehtirel
composed Of Catholics, and that no mem
Is Der of that church could honestly becom
a Know Nothing Aud further that th
Il governors oftlE church, supported by
ie-large portion ofthe membership, have as
4 sailed and cndeayored 70 overthrow som
sof our "bulwarks. Of liberty.' r and the
! therefore, all who hold TO the chmch mus
% be looked apon with suspicion.
t., HOW MEMBERS X PROPOSED, ,,,4
rel Members are potallowcd to ask person
4 to Join the order, but proceed ipthis wis,
Knowing that aneighbor or an acquair
lance is an American in septiment, ho pre-
IN poses his name, and has him iballoted fol
a. lfelected, he informs him on ~initiatio
en- night, of the simple fact, and asks him I
I'd Soto the meeting, He will answer no enqu
n RIGS as to the Order, and if the candidat
refuses to go, that ends. the matter,
n man once rejected, can never enter the o
lis der, The recommendation Of a politicia
is cause Of expulsion, and should an Q
le- fce-seekcr happen TO get in, andtthe ia
mt be sustained, he is mol allowed to- hold Q
'es flee, or take any part in the business.
ga INIT rIoS-BEAUTIEUL eBREMoNlEs.
nj Fhe following is the mode of mitiatii
ist new m~embers-as copied from the ritui
he Orderly Scygeq@t-Sir Tor plural
70 more than one before you advance fart
90 or, it becomes my duty to inform you as
pm the objects of the Association 70 which y,
roe have been elected and now eSince q desi
Ms to become q member. III is thorough
no national, and purely American in its chl
acter, None but those born on the SC
and those too, who have pride in tn
country's welfare, can enter here. YC
ass sir, arc wellaware that the formation 0
lop growth, Of our country is without para
ose IN the history of the world. In the
'ne ginning, she presented the picture ofpn
20 FAINT conqueripg a,giant. and our forefa
'eir ers estounded The old worldwith their f
OF devotion TO the cause Of right and their
pareptinleniion of sacrificing their
on even life, rather than, be the slaves OF, q,
and rant, Or 10 submitto the yoke ofp fore
opprcssor, God crowned them yictc
gy, aud made them free men, Republican,
by was yet an experiment in tho, world, WI
oys there United States We're reluctantly
avs cognizod as an Independent Goyerim
red by the crowned heads Of the Eastern III
und isphere. 5a5.
cart differing monarchs aud tinSeled mol
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