Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-09-19
From he Berks sehnrlkill Ionrno
The Foreign Convention.

An Oa!a-Boant Conaenti n and an Oq1a- Eou1.e
| Ticket,
| The old Democratic rarty is dead, dead
DEAD 1t was publicly executed in the Court
! House last Tuesday,-the Court House Clique
| acting eXccutiouers-and IA new ou.h-5ouaa
| foreign fusion aiiiance set up in its stead
Henceforth have no democratic party
among us-not even -locofoco party. The
mandate has gone forth. TO have been sde-
mocrat,' and voted the democratic ticket
will no longer answer. All must StCear ale
giance 70 the Foreign Poioer they will oe
kicked out.
Last Saturday the so-callcd delegate elec-
tions of the new organization werc held. They
were called elections but when the people
/ came TO the polls they fouud that the seieciloa
had already been made 10y the wire workers II
| the varions districts, and unless il WAS posi-
| lively certain that the voter who presented
himself would endorse the programme, his vote
was uisd out. In this way the convention
WIS completely packet by the tools Of the
clique, aud every man returned was bound to
| foe the mark. As flst as the deleg ties arrived
in town they were placed under the SUyrcit-
lance of the leaders, and all disposition to mu-
tiny promptly put down. To bc certain, how
ever, that none should be admitted but those
sin the RUG, Il sOt2mn oath was agreed upon,
which all We're required TO take on pain OF c.c-
ciUsioa from HeiT seals.
These packed delegates met in the Court
House on Tuesday, and org gtniZed by calling
DIR. H. II. MUELLSBeRG. OF Reading, to the
Chair, with four Vice Presidents, and three
Secretaries. lnmlediateiy after the officers
had taken tHeir-se,!ts, motion WAS made and
carried. that the delegates, before being admit
ted 10 their So Is, be required TO take an oGti-
gai.on lri!t ihe apiitfeI hand, that they were
fr;te 10 the Pope.Te 20 fhe forsigH interests l4ld
irHs 10 6ts Clique. Then commenced the ccrc-
mony of organizing a new OF i-5opHi poi j.
cal Order in place OF the oil Dem Der ttic party.
The ritual, or mode OF Initiation WAS as fol
fOWs:
Albany township being the first on the list
the delegates from that township were reqest-
ed TO com. forward To the clerk desk. 1hr 'e
men appeared and their names were read out
viz: Benjamin Levan, Solomon DIETRICH, Dan
iel Boucher. The first degree was then ad-
ministercd, viz
DELEGATES OATH.
PRESIDENT. Gentlemen, hold up your right
hands ana listen to the OATH
Delegates held up their right hands az di-
rected. President continues reading from the
established fOrmulGe.
'sYou do swear, that you do not now belong
have not for six months belonged, aud do not
intend for the future TO belong to any secret
political society, and particularly that called
Know Nothiugs. Ii you swear ~ yes"
The delegates answer Yes, and resume
their seats. The next district Is read OF. del
cgates come forward, are sworn in toe same
way, and so on through thc list Of districts.
Wien Spring township was read of Henry
q. SrETrLER, Esq. eX-nie!nuur oi the legisiI-
ture, rose ia his place, and stated that h. had
sciea loas scr%pies aga us! sleearing. H. DE-
MED al connection with the Know otiug
party, ani offered to m Ike solemn declIr,-
ton, but the oith-bonnd convention would
not make any exception in his fivor, and he
WAS i.rotc. out. WHAT did the convention care
about .cOnscietious scraplGs.' Conscience WIS
of no account il that body.
The party being thus fairly org glnizad
the next thing in order WIS to endorse the
munitions previously agreed upon by the cliqne
Bat bcfor. proceeding to this business il WAS
moved, second I'd and rricl-
"Tha; all the candidates for nomin ,tion be
required to make gBiiagif (before il ig;s
trite,) smil # in form - the oath taken Y III
delegates. and hay the same on the secrefAgi.s -
desk, before their names be submitted TO
q ballot: and that the s.yerd csBddates
for the state Senate and II )use OF Representa-
tives be also required to max o ;ll, 10 uSe. If
elected. all honorable efforts To procure the
repeal Of the called ug-Law.''
We annex true copy of this oath or affill-
VT which all the candidates except Koh!er.
took as required, before Mty0r BAL D OF this
city. Here is the precious document:
CANDIDATES AFFIDAVIT.