New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-08
NETWORK LEGISLATURE.

minority report Of the Inspectors Of State Prisons
was received.
SPECIAL oRpER-THE U. s. sEsAroEsHiP.
Mr. ICrLEJOHE resumed: AT the nour oi tne
,ocess no had stated there was oath or oblgaIon
In thu ritusl bch precluded members rom ols Jos
ing before legal tribunal the secret; OF Tue orosr
He now bad The official ritual ana would read II. MS
an ,ead il. He would say that this orginlIsti)n vas
S;ae,ert from apy other 10 the Union. OF the Odd
F,llows a candidate knows something For instance;
A man IL invited 10 lecture-which Is he. lie IS
,sur.d be il TO take no obligation which ls con-
traIy 10 that which he owes 10 bmtelr to hs count
~ IN his family. 10 bis God. We have had
glimpse Of what are the objects of this organiza-
tion TIE object now is % defeat the eec.
ton Of Lot only Of the beet but the most
intellectual man, in his opinion, In the Uaion. NJ u
had heard slice be lett thu floor, thst Mr. james W.
RsIkr was Lot only Grand President Of the Order IN
his Stste bot also OF it in the Union. Whist II t1s
man had the genius OF C9sar or Napoleon WIN
his 130 eco mep he might se4t himself IN asnngton
as Emperor. Mr.. l.. read further from the book be
had procured the promises ana obligations assumed
He asked if be not warranted in all the rem 1rss
be hso made He would not trust cause Tor tri1i,
civil or cImioal in court 0f justice, w'hoht chs'
leppug the jury. But suppose he challenged, aud
The nan cid not ecognize the authority which con.
mai ced him to tell the tru,h-Shat was To be done
Hi coup sel puts The question John Smith, are You
"neu b, Of the KIo1-NotblDes ! WHAT - 20 Dc me
apswerl II 10 break bad oath is not TO be tolerated
here stsLds a MAD between two oa'hs-one OF tue n
his Country, The other of this Society. suppose ne
bad gone through the three degrees on oa'hs 81 re-
qurto and he came here and ecarec himseu cleared
of the orr apa stiop he did, and made these state
meLts the knowledge OF which he obtained outside OF
the order could he be called perurer He thought
not Nor did be consider that any one Else, thus
Withdrawing from the order, violated any oath II Is
al cotton that 10 member sh al divuge VINO are
the ntubersl Ys the gentleman from New York
Mr.. Petty addresses member here as an Amerlcan
patty.
n ok.~n Of thn At,ar
party. That psrty is as broad as the Union AMI
regret The Speaker is not also a member Of il.
Mr.. LAMPORT in his sest)-Good
Mr. LirTLEJOHN-I sm a member of the Anerl-
can psity-but Lot Of the Know Nothing party. He
had learned that the Brooklyn Society, which had
declared against the usurpation of the Grand
Council, had since declared against all connection
with the Grand Council. Mr.. l.. here had read the
from Greene threatening him, if he voted for Seq
ard, that be would be burn, in effigy, and that he
would not be allowed to withdraw, but would be ex
PEELED. Ii bad also been said that Mr.. Leigh, when
be returned to the City Of New York, would be
tarred and feathtred Mr.. l.. had no doubt his friend
being Christian, would submit TO the ntil;tlon-he
would be the martyr. His friend from Greene Mr.
RichardsoD bad become member of this Order-had
gore 8s far as he could-and when seei0g tina. he
could 90 no further with them he asks TO withdra
be If told be OF withdraw but that he would be
expelled. Whist course he's he to pursue but to de-
clare bimeelf absoved from all obligations under
such circumstances IL he peIjared by doing 50
When be takes his constitutional oath and renouncss
bis former oath is ne peIjuredi Mr.. L. said he
hoped that if there any Of the emlssafes present
who had been spok Of, and within the hearing OF bis
voice ey would understand that there vas provision
made for the persons who seek 10 control
BY threats oiber1ise the votes Of members. MI L.
read the prOvisiop, snd said the President Of the
Council who had written 10 Mr. Rcker.on the threat
eDiDg letter had laid himself liable TO the punish
mtnt. Aud a man punished under suca clrcum-
stances, would bring stigma upon h,mse'f, bis
CHILDREN and his cbildrens children. He hoped,
however that what had transpired would be pissed
bser. ard left p oblivion while be declared il there
was any more of it. be would himself bring the charge
az the guilty parties and lei the House, II would
punish them He said this party had grown, il APP
peared 10 proportions, reaching beyond toat OF me
nost direful organlz cation OF Jesuitsthe most power
full of which never exceeded 20 600 members. And
such a machine set afoot for what Love OF
Amtrica-her Institutions gentleman had sent
him question which be would read 1t was; "Did
mot our revolutionary sires throw OIL the OATH OF al
"leeiapce to the King and declare Themselves free
He thanked the writer for the suggt siion and sad
TIE tyranny OF this ami alton was worse thsn that
Of Greet Britain. What be asked, did Great Britain
DO Taxed the Colony. What proposes King ames
W. Barker not TO tax but TO fetter and bind the con-
scei CO. But be held in hand authority that no lover
OF America can listen TO and eeny. HIS country owes
10 George Washington her freedom. No man doubled
his integrity, honesty or ability No other min llvei
before OF ait.r sqasl 10 the immortal Washington;
sno to sustain him. he appealed to the Father OF bus
Couutry. Reference had been made to the Father OF
his Country for authority and support Of this aferna
mschiue Sir could the sbade If Washington appear
here he would Iebuke this claim. The gentleman
quoted from the Farewell Address OF Washington,
bis advice with regard to foreign influence. Mr.. L.
read the passage, beyond the general quota
ton of the Order, the words, but that
Jealousy must be impartial, &c. This
quotation had been gsrbled, and he considered
il almost sscrilege TO perveit the WRITINGS OF thai
man. Mr. L. read further aud said that Washington
have hffn n ID yer -
1854 IS when he wrote these words; and he called
upon the members of the order 10 read these lsst
Writings Of The father of his country before proceet
irg further 10 these Ubiquitous proceedings. he
speaks of combDstio,s We have here something
wore than combinations We have here 81
organization bound together viii oaths. Mr.. l. here
stopped 10 ssy that his opponent was nominated by
by tie Know. Notbngs, aud he Mr.. l. was opposed
On tia. erounc-uen going about AID saying 10 The
members that they bound by their paths TO vote
sgs1st Mr.. Litfltiohn. Mr.. l.. said he had gone
through his district for sixteen nights, warning his
Constituents, Is he DOW warned his oountrymen,
against this organization. Mr.. l. again read from
WsstiIgtops Address, and repeated that hs mus,
have been gifted with perception Of the sta.e Of
affairs which DOW exists exactly. He knew there
was disposition on The part Of our people
TO look for popularity, bur, he Inquired ths
way 70 secure popularity IL was in doing right.
He may meet opposite Winds and storms, bat il be
wShis The approval of bis countrymen he mus, brsvs
the orus. and CO right He had read in Southern
pftHNeAsitu 10 osau ltiJN pfrI am ~
Slavery. Who, ne asked, forgo, the Nebraska out
rssel That Compromise within eighteen moths,
hes been abroga,ed ard blo,;ed out of existence.
Free territory is tc.dsy being YeoPlei with msn xao
bold ibeu fellow men in bondage the South is
d.tern I'd 10 extend Slavery. When tho tine
Gene for this sggr.-ien on tas par. OF
the South, there will be agitation and
fermentation in the North which viii sweep over
u country lhe a whiIlsina. And whea tb. taxes
place Il org znizaiion will be swept agsy Like tae
suiunp lesyts. Ard be saw here y0U1g men abou:
him who, ii they wish TO become popular, let them