The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-09-06

formation Of "a new secret political organization.
Such movement, remarks the Baltimore
American, if tin reality exists, will give pow
erful impetus to the progress of the opposition
to foreigners it is designed to counteract. On
the issue which the ssHumanitarians" invite,
they would find the whole native born popula-
tion as well as the better portion of naturallsed
citizens, opposed to them. Under the specious
veil of humanitarianism these organizations
would disguise socialism and infidelity of the
most offensive kind, and rank opposition to the
moral laws and religious habits of our people
which mark the division between liberty and
| licentiousness
Translated from the German Daily Free Press, %
| Philadelphia. .-- ..>s-.s=x
! THE ssKNow SoMETH1NGs.''- From source
entitled to credit we learn that party or society
under the above name, has been for some time
in the process of formation, and in all proba-
bility will soon have spread rami6cations
and control considerable influence. Of course
as the name implies, this party will be the op-
ponent of another already in existence. We
have been assured that both native born and
German citizens are actively and harmoniously
employed in securing for this organization a
solid and durable basis. An arrangement has
already been made in regard to the principles,
statutes, and bylaws. An organization after
the manner of the so-called "secret" societies
has been deemed necessary only forthe purpose
of maintaining the good spirit and advancing
the object of its institution by means of regulated
membership, and also thatit may be enabled to
exclude such individuals as might per chance,
Join the movement with the desi On Of defeating
its great and glorious ends, whose personality
is regarded as wholly atvariance with the prin-
cples of the party.
AS preliminary measure a grand lodge and
various branch lodges will be established; each
branch lodge to number but twenty-five mem
bers, so as to ensure the greatest regularity and
order in the proceedings. Members will have
PERMISSION however, to attend the meetings of
other lodges. The regular meetings will take
place on each Sunday, the lodges assembling
in their respective localities. Special meetings
can be called whenever considered necessary.
Their proceedings will embrace, besides social
conversation, the political and humanitarian OBJ
jects of the party, which aim at the ultimate
reformation of popular representation in the
state legislature and other Offices.
The party will be opposed to the extension
and protection Of slavery, because it destroys
the dignity of labor, and consequently inhicts
wrong upon the free white laborer, and be-
cause it necessarily gives rise to land monopoly,
whilst its tendency is inevitably to form doml-
neering aristocracy out of the great land pro-
prietors, and ultimately to subyert our republl
can institutions.
The party will likewise be opposed to Jesuit
ism, as well as to every other species of rell-
yious bigotry and hypocrisy. Pure humanita-
rianism in all things is the governing principle,
and accordingly the German lodges will proba-
bly, adopt the name of humanitarians.
The party will also oppose, by all means, the
stringent sabbath law, and the Maine law SO
far as they restrict individual liberty.
Nevertheless, the party is in favor Of tenn
perance in the true sense of the word, because
habitual intemperance is opposed to humanlta-
rianlsm and the noble purposes of this party,no
less than the guardianlike and humiliatng
prohibition of thetemperate use of innocent and
in some cases health hpromotng beverages
Consequently, while the fullest personal liberty
will be guaranteed in the lodges, yet, for obvi-
Gus reasons, every member who gets intoxicated
and gives offence, or compromises the party, will
for the first time be suspended for three months,
and the second time he will be punished by dis
missal from all lodges.
We hope soon to be able to furnish more full
information upon this subject, and to give our
German fellow citizens all opportunity to enrol
themselves as active members of this human
itarian, truly democratic party of reform and
of progress. 1t will, without doubt be hailed
by them as a timely and mpcriously necessary
measure.
THE MANUFACTURE OF L1QUoRs-A writer
in the New York Tribune furnishes a list of
the drugs, &C., used in the manufacture of
liquors-as copied from |printed receipts, which
New Yorkeris distributing through the coun-
try to those persons who send him one dollar
by mail, postage paid" They are as follows:
To prepare whiskey for making liquors of
various knds.-28 gallons of whiskey, pound
unslacked lime, half pound of alum, pint of
spirits of nitre. Stand "a hours and draw off.
Tincture of kino.--1 ounce of gum kino,
pint of alcohol.
Cognac Brandy.-28 gallons of prepared
whiskey,3 8 gallons of 4th proof brandy, a ounces
tincture of kino, ounces spirits of nitre. Stand
"a hours.
St. Croix Rum.--eS gallons whiskey, gal
Ions st. Croxrum,l ounce oil caraway, 4 ounces
of nitre. Stand "a hours.
Jamaica Rum.--27 gallons whskey, gal
Ions Jamaica rum, ounce tincture of kino, 4
ounces spirits of ntre. Stand "a hours.
New England Rum.-26 gallons whiskey 5
gallons New Eng land rum, half gallon alcohol, 8
ounces liquorce root, Q ounces orris root, half
ounce benzoin flowers, l ounce spirits of nitre,
half ounce allspce. Stand "a hours.
Holland Gin.-28 gallons whiskey, gallons
Holland gin, ounce oil junip per, ounces spir
its nitre, oil of annsseed to suit TASTE Stand 24
hours and draw off.
Domestic Brandy.-20 gallons wbiskey, 4
ounces spirits nitre, half ounce Russia castor,
half gallon alcohol, half gallon fourth proof
brandy, g pounds loaf sugar. Stand "a hours
Domestic Gin.-2o gallons whiskey, oun-
ces spirits nitre, half ounce oil of juniper, !
ounce of lavender, 2 pounds of loaf sugar, half
gallon alcohol. Stand "a hours
Domestic Rum.-e0 gallons whiskey, 4
ounces spirits nitre, half ounce oil of caraway,
4 ounces tncture of kino, 2 pounds of loaf
sugar, half gallon alcohol. Stand "a hours.
Wines of different kinds.-29 gallons worked