Washington telegraph., 1855-10-10
Hypocrisy OF t;se Anti.Americans.

HsDccrzSy Oh fsae eAEtl-AuaericaDS a
The anti-Americans assert that there is a
great deal of wickedness hidden behind the
nominal secresy of the American Order :
that unpatriotic, if not traitorous designs.
are contemplated under its shadow: that
the ii5Stles Ct the people are endangered
by such associations and that, hence, all
good men should set the seal of reprobation
upon them
They further maintain, directly and indi.
rectly. that the Ritual, Oblssiops and Con.
stitution of the American Order are at war
with truth and justice-in conflict vith the
Constitution and laws of the land in Qppo-
sition to the alienable rights of adopted ct
izens; and fanatically opposed to the privi-
leges and prerogatives Of the members Of the
Catholic Church
Time and time again, have these asser-
tons been refuted Time and time again
has their utter falsity been exposed Time
and time again have the Americans proved.
unequivocally and unqualiiedly, that none
/ of these charges had any foundation in fact.
The exposure of one falsehood only led to
+ the invention Of new falsehoods the refu-
tation of one calumny, to the manufacture
Of another, still grosser and more absurd
and the mightier the efforts Of truth to obtain
the ascendancy, the more persistent the
struggles Of Misrepresentation to prevent
such 4 result.
Now, what should be the fate Of party,
the leaders and organs OF which, while de-
claring that the Ritual, etc, of the Ameri-
abominable doctrines-atrocious principles
xv,af~oI L. e
the same Ritual in their possession for six
or eight weeks, and dared nat publish IL
to the world. because it would give the lie
direct to their assumptions and calumnies?
This is a question we wish the people of
Louisiana to ponder over deliberately. 1t
is worthy attention. We dare the Courier
we dare the other anti i-American organs
to publish the Ritual of the First Degree.
which has been in the possession Of one of
their prominent men for some two months
They have it, and can get it. MIR. Daniel
| O'Brien, of Vermillion parish, obtained u
copy surreptitiously and made use of it dis
honestly, by pretending that it embodied
awful things while he would allow no ore
to see it. This led to public meeting Of
the Antics, and fierce resolutions denounc-
ing it were adopted. But the period of retri-
button and exposure were not far off. Our
readers will recolect the account we gave
of the American meeting held in Abbeville.
/ Vermillon parish, on the 9th ult, in which
/ DR. Duperier defed and denounced O'Bri-
! en- to substantiate the truth of single word
/ be had uttered how O'Brien ''caved in -
how his party was discomitcd how he
/ handed the Ritual to the Doctor, and how
the Doctor handed it back to him. ask
ing ham 10 make 1t as pu5lic as 20osst-
| bic
All Of these facts are patent. well known.
I yet none of the anti American papers. aclsile
/ Lkey deuoaasce. DARE GIVE THE WORDS OF
THE RITUAL, Why? That document con-
tains noble, pure and patriotic sentiments,
against which not syllable of objection can
be urged. Us publication, acoasLd destroy
tseir stock in traae' Hence their nom
ful6lment of duty in the premises. 1t seems
that such facts as these should destroy the
confidence Of the public in any statements
they may hereafter make.
Were it possible to get the State Council
/ together, we doubt not full publication
would be at once ordered.
INezC Orleans Crescent.