The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-02-28
@ERW tRE R6LERTCs
cusrTsl amongst the Know Moth
ingsg
SAM n MUkE TROUBLED

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Io.k, has creales Intense excitement int c
Gems OF Know Notliusism in hai State
Seward swell known obe adteided hieud
20 the Catholics, and hence bitterly opposed
ottO Know No;lings. HI letter, written
on The sah Of 3gne. 1874, to the Cahol,c
Il Utica, 10 Va h le said, Il declare in IA
vor Of the Catholics o. America, -againAt
their aecusers,' and that The ruins Of S..
Augusta viii prove ,he grave of in,oler
ance id'Aherica." caused him 10 be hated
vita the utmost intensity BY the brgo;ed
Rsaers Of the secret organ zaion.
The Know Nolhiags in lie New Yorh
Legislature moved heaven and earth TO de
fest Seward. but. as the sequel shows, with
oas success. Tie menbers Of the "order"
were appealed TO. publicly and privately.
not 20 disregard their roaths. They wer,
Threatened 10 be branded as 'perjured scour.
dries" If they voted for Seward, but still
some cfthem" boled" Amongst the mum.
Der who "yiolated'' the Know Nolbing
eeashs'' was the Speaker. Mr.. Litlrjohn.
who thus publicly Acknowledged the deed.
end glcriei in what h had done:
Speaking Of oatlis let me ash: An oath
ftken to marder anoiher-is that oath 10 be
regarded? An oath 10 violate a mans con-
science--is that to be sepl? Pile up oath
upon oath. aye, till they reach high heaven
when they interfere with the dictates OF
nv conscience, I violate the oath. No oath
esn come between me and my Maker. No
oath can bind me 10 outrage my sense Of
right and duty, here 4 elsewhere. ! hope
Tam-I have Intended to be a man Of prin-
ciplc. If in an evil hcur, by intrigue or
management, 7 msyFgye been betrayed in
10 taking an oath . take my neishbor's life
when reason returns, the oath is iajl
aside. If | have taken an oath in an un-
guarded moment. which is TO dictate to me
in all future time a political course that VIC
latss my conscience-reason tests and scouts
its binding obligation. l hope those who
have taken these oaths will rise like men
above them, and act like men-like Amer
lean citizens. Talk about Ainericanisml~
The qaest5eeaa is 2ns slavery Or freedom,
# Is against the encroachmcnts Of the one
that we desire to erect a barrier BIZ the
election of Er. Seward. Talk about that
compared, with this natter of forciSn in
~fltencel The latter sinks into insigniacance,
in the contrast. But let u, sSlect a maa to
represent US in the United States Senate
who has intellect and grasp enough to take
all these questions, and whose question is
not fn,ited to one.
Here is an open confession that the Know
Nothings take an "oath," although some OF
them hereabouts have been denying the
fact. Itseems that those who disregard the
.'cath,' = q il other words refuse to vote
for the Eaow Nothing nominees, are dog.
gel, i%nsulted, abused, and even threatened
with mnrd.ri A pretty state of society
truly And yet these men talk about The
'freedom Of conscience!" Oh, shame
where is thy blush?
Mr.. Richardson, Of CsttskiIl, anothe
Know Nothing who voted Tor Seward, ha
been threatened with vengeance. One o.
his constituents, q certain J. II. Van Gorder
wrote to him, saying that he would be ex
PEELED from the lodges, ''for being a traitor
and a p~erjurcr, not TO be trusted in any bus
mess Transaction and added: Sour mem
bers swear they will burn you in efigy!'
Delightful, isn't it?--N. Vernon Banner
9E-The following letter will show how
The Jefferson county member Of the New
York Legislature was treated for voting fol
Seward, Il is written by Mr.. Eames him.
self and copied from the Tribune. No
comments are needed
"ALBAvE, February IA, 1866.
"DsGr Sir: Yours of the 9th inst, con.
tanning a certificate Of my election as q del,
oeate 10 the State Grand Council of the SO.
called Know Nothing order from my coun.
Gil, No. 274, held in Ratland, Jefferson coun
~ war received. In my reply You rill see
how your delegate was received by tb,
Grand Council Of the State, now in session
iaseie city Of Syracuse.
81 presented nv credentials AT the place
Of meeting, ard was introduced to- a mum
Der 81 the order by the District Deputy
Er.i was then escorted to the desk o
the Grml Secretary, paid the quarterly
dies Of ny council you entrusted me with
naTaely, two cents fof each member OF our
c0nnSil. After this ceremony | was cor
Quoted to the main hall. whore all the dele
gasessoon assembled3 being about two hur.
dred II npnhcr, Tls presiding officer, Mr.
Barker q New York. said: Before pro
ceediag p business. would ask if there
was any opportunity Of there being any
listener?' Being assured on that point
she FIRST Business vas to examine each pr.
songin the hall, for the purpose Of aseertfin in.
icsg ~hsther they had taken Che third do.
gree. Those who had not received it were
taken into an sate room. questioned, and in