The North-Carolinian., 1854-08-19

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to become q full biooded Know Nothing ab-
sta.ss froa all hlabb ontsile the ..ouucil. his
2fficnds pr0aose him for the "a Hegrac Aftex
lefectiuN 20 t7lst
fbroug and take the following oatif s.
t.. do solemnly promise and swear
before Almighty God, and these witnesses, that
/ will not under any circumstances divulge or
make known the name Of this order or its OBJ
jects, to any person or persons in the world, un
less to those whom l may know to belong to
this order, liz good and regular standing.
"And furthermore promise and swear that
will neither write, print paint, cut, carve, en-
grave, eElboss, stamp, stain, or mark any secrets
of this order, anything movable or mmo-
| veable on the earth or sea, whereby said Secrets
Or any part thereof, the name of the Order its
operations, the names of its officers, the name
of its members or its place OF meeting may be-
come known to those who have not received
the first and second degrees Of this order liz due
form, nor will | cause or permit the same to be
done, if within my power to prevent the same.
"And furthermore promise and swear that
[ will always conform to the will of the ma aority
OF the members of this order in the selection Of
candidates to fill every Office of honor, profit
trust within the gift of the people, provided such
candidate shall be born Of American parents
on American soil, and have been edncat ted in
American institutions, and that [ Will use all
the influence | may possess to elect all such
didates whom may know to be opposed to all
foreign influence, Popery, Jesuitism and Cath
olicism, without any hesitation my part
whatever. Aud l furthermore promise and
swear that will strictly conform to and abide
by the oath l have now taken, and that will
strict obedience pay to the Constitution, Laws,
Rules, Ritual and Edicts Of the Honorable
Grand Council of this Order, of the State of
-, and to the BY Laws of-Council No.
-, to which I now belong, OF to those of any
other Grand Subordinate Council from which
may hereafter hail, binding myself under the
no less penalties than attached OF belong to
those who violate the oath of the first degree of
this order. All the foregoing / voluntarily;
and freely subscribe to of my esyn free will and
psl.y Z
he caHdiaate IS aso led ~ 5dd9
Advocate te, and afterwards to- the Instructor;
but their speeches and lectures are not inserted
here fer the want of space.
Obligation third Degree
Il -, kneeling before God my maker
my left hand upraised towards heaven, my right
hand grasping the flag of my native land, my
own free will and accord, do soeninly and SIN
cerely promise, declare and swear that | will
never communicate any of the secrets Of this de
gree to any person or persons il the world,
cept within the body of legally organized
Council Of this order, or to known brother of
this degree, and not unto him, nor unto them,
until | am we'll assured that they are just and
upright brethren who legally entitled to
receive the same. l also promise and swear
that l will due obedience pay to the Consttu-
ton, Laws and Edicts of the honorable Grand
Council of the State Of, and to the laws
which govern Council No. SO far as they
may to my know ledge.
Il also promise and swear that whenever
may vote at any election, that vote shall in all
cases he given for native born American citizens
only, and that will seek the political ad-
vanceront of those men who are good and true
members of the Order.
II also promise and swear that this and all
other Obligations which have previously taken
in this Cr,ier, shall be kept through life sacred
and inviolate. | also promise and swear that
whenever l may hear the sign the signal
of distress ssiye:s by any brother of this Order,
/ will hasten at once to~his immediate relief a
the peril Of my own life
L also promise and swear that will ever
contribute my means in such sums as can spare
without personal Inconvenience, to the advance
ment of views and to the extension of
American principles through the medium of the
Grand Council Of the State of
L will also promise and swear that I will
never permit spurious clandestine member
Of this order to participate in any of the bene-
fits, or the advantages thereof, and that will
never encourage, countenance, Oh uphold, re-
coynize or support a spurious or claudestne
council of this order.
'"To all these and those do most sincerely
der less penalty than that of having my
memory cursed Icy my childrens children
traitor to their welfare, to my eounrry and my
God So help me God and witness my oblga-
tion"
The Judge Advocate then addresses the
Iy initiated brethren i'll this degree as follows
"My Brothers, The different obligations you
have taken in this order, through its different
degrees, must have coayipced you that al! who
claim to be American CITIZENS have certain i'm
portant duties to 4pssform toward themselves
and to society at issge, which duties can, in no
instance, be set Wide or annuiled without q
palpab!c viosaaicn cf the dearest rights and
privileges which, IAN adn,irer Of the repuhli-
| can freedom, each and every member Of cor
! organization would wish to enjoy.
| The peculiar formation Of our Order is such
and its designs to accord with the wishes of its
members, that by system OF concerted action
| on the part Of our brotherhood, can bring