The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-14

We copy from ths Lancaster Esamissr and herald Of
the 18th inst the whg organ Of that ccunt the fol
recently held in lancaster city We do not knov how
the minutes we're obtained, but they wiz be read with
The Supreme Order of the Star spsngled Banner pur
suant notice met At Fulton Hall Tuesday morning,
April Sd. The attendance was SLIM, only sixty eight
delegates app airing In the absence OF the President
o. H. Tiffany, Jacob L Gossler, Of Philadelphia city,
was called 10 the chair. Clifford, OF Philadelphia,
After the formal opening OF the Council, the Gre
dentals of delegates were read and with one or two
exceptions approved and the delegates recognized and
The frst business in order was the consideration OF
the minutes Of the PltsbuIg Convention which, after
violent personal ordinations, were approved by vote
Of as 70 i6 four delegates refusing to vote.
proceedings and stated that he had been informed
the they were then occupying was not secure
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their proceedings would be made kno Immediately he
would therefore call the delegates from the city OF
Lancaster to inform the Council whether the nformA
tion he received correctr
Having taken bis aeat, Jesse Lands Esq, arose. and
in speech of considerable length, distinguished for
purity Of style and beauty Of dcton assured his worthy
friend and brother that he had been msnformed-tha
sS ts.s nss nas was & IN
BY good and detested BY bad ones coui learn any
thing by hanging around that door peeping through
that keyhoe Jesse having been safely delivered Of his
Speech sat down, looking as disni6ed and wise as
owl The opinion Of Jesse was corroborated by state
The Treasurer OF the State Council having been called
npon to report the condition OF the Treasury sta
ted that the funds belonging to the state coun.
in the treasury and that therefore he had thought
it useless to submit written report. He further
been received by the Grand Council from ates,
and that be hoped before the Grand Council adjourned
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tracted by the Council during the last Gubernstofia
election. On motion Of Secretary Clifford the subject
sndS AMT 10 mad
No other matter being before the Council 1t adjourned
to meet at two O'Clock in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Council met and opened in regular form at two O'Clock,
P. NJ, SO members answering to their names The Pre-
sdsnt Tsny being too. sas Gna Ine
liberation of the tier submitted TO their charge they
of opinion that all the delegates were entitled to
seats, with the exception Of ex Governor VIM f. John
ston, in whose case they were unable to agree they
therefore asksd to BE- discharged from the further con-
sheraton of the subject On motion the report was
ceved and the committee discharged.
An Intellectual attempt was nov made TO pass reso.
luton recognizing the right Of Mr. Johnston to seat
Came were evidently determined to prevent his
admission, notwithstanding Simon professed himself
were already too many asprants for the United States
senatorship present, to be agreeable to hs feelings
On motion OF Brother MCCALMoNT the Council then
went into Committee of the Whole tina State of the
Order in Pennsylvania Bronson, OF CAremont, in the
chair
President TIFFANY arose ana delivered rather an clio.
quent but tart and unpaatable address, He argued
to the ORDER but rather its rapid decenon and
ultimate downfal from the fact that not one tenth Of
the subordinate councils in the State there repre-
sented That those that were represen ed were
distracted by dssensors end want OF harmony, which
Doc good He had since the last general election
visited many parts of the state and truth and justice
compelled him to say that the Order was fast sinking BY
its weight of corruption The acts of the present
Legislature characterized by such degree Of stu
pdty, venaty and resklessness that the only wonder
as they have done He hoped however that now, with
all these things before them, the rocx GA which they
.l surely split full IN view that they would SstaE IKE
would pass out Of that hall more firmly resolved taan
ever to be true to the Order and their oAths
After the Professor had taken his scat delegates from
Harrisburg Chester hladephia and other places, gave
an account Of the Order their several districts All
had the story, the outsiders knew too muchthe
novelty Of the thing was gone and members grow
ing FESTIVE under the guidance Of the Grand Council.
The mass Of their constituency had no confidence IN
rule America, had lost its cham, and with the charm
its potency. There must be new features introduced
binding osths and legations must be administered. If
this be not done the only alternative Is an open organt
tasn None q tie ssissass from city ysn
chewed the bitter end of three persmmons, and could
not buster and below like Slaymahers BULL Hess was
Gorrecht ana the ssold Governors sitting in
ner evidently engaged in calculating Know Nothing
From the county some Of the seemed
willing to arise. John Scbaeer was there looking
amiable he did the morning he discovered Stouer
After which the Council adjourned {, meet at eleven
O'Clock ON "Wednesday morDiDg. - 49,.
Council met, pursuant to adjournmsnt J. 81. Church
in the chair and after the Gsual the Rev.
Grace asking the Divine blessing upon their debera.
tions and invoking the aid of jehovah in the further
anee Of their sublime patriotic and religious cause:
gress and were CONTINUED; after which motion was
offered and adopted BY vote Of 81 to 81 declaring Gov
Governor into the Hail. and cordially greeted
by his friends he appeared however, to manifest but
little 1 n n;r the psoceedinfs ,,, =,
several reports none Of which partook o: public in
terest ard in listening TO speeches from various dele
phia brother, old friend and Sheriff. Adam Bear
Of Ieacock, rose and asked permission to say few
and speetscies Which he vore twsnty Ave years age,
when In company with Fem, he teaching the COED
Morgan and nda Sssa
stone by which the bloody Masons, who were band
Cd together s{ the ..wfuiest 0ash' which the Grand
The hour Of adjournment naving arrived, the Council
adjourned until 81 III.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Council met and opened in the usual form. After the
transaction Of some unimportant bu sinesa Brother
Small OF York. seconded by 8rober Jeies Of Chester
offered resolution 10 this Effect
Resolved That this State Grand Council dsapprove and
ssson sSs
Scarcely had Secretary Clifford read this resolution
than perfect hurricane Of hisses shoats huzzas SC
broke forth. Every jumped TO his feet, and such
confusion snsued has been witnessed since the
tower Of Babel abandoned. Threats were made,
oatbs sworn fss doubled, vengeance threat
ened and Cameron Johnston and others left the
in disgust, the President pro em announced that the
Council stood adjourned sine die.
Prohlbltory Liquor Law In Pcnnsylvania.
From the Correspondence Of the Philadelphia Ledger
HARRISBURG, April IL, 1855.
The House Of Representatives, this morning, agreed
to all the amendments made by the Senate Liquor
bin 80 that now only needs the Governors signature
to become law, and this there il doubt it VIII re-
ceve The friends OF the bill in the House were cautious
not to permit any amendment to b put the bill O.
back to that body again, and IT'S final passage imper
led. The yeas and nays called the adoption OF
each section and they carried by average
OF Sc to 20. -
The last section Of the bill relates the time at which