The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-17

shall lind to be members Oh IN
good standing that you will not cut carve PRINT paint
anp STAIN or 10 any way directly indirectly, expose
any the secrets objects of this order suffer Il TO DO
done by others il in your power to prevent it, unless II be
official instruction that long as you are connected
with this organization, If not regularly dismissed nom IT,
YOU will in all things political social comply with the will
of the majority when expelled in lawful manner thought
may conflict your preference, long as II does
not conflict with the grand State orsubordnae constitutions
the constitution Of the United States OF America, or that
of the State in which reside and that viii not
der any whatever knowingly recommend an
unworthy person for initiation suffer IL to be done Ia
your power TO prevent it, You further promise and declare
at you i not rose ges you influence any for any
office a. the aft people aTless no be Amertoanbo i
SEN faror Of Americans ruling america, nor he De Roman
Catholic and that you viii not under any circumstance
expose of any member of this order reveal tho
existence such organization 10 all Me foregoing yea
bind yourseUe under e less penalty Of beng expelled from
ORDER and hosig your posted and cre1aed MroHgh
all the different councils Of the Ced States as earer and
az traitor your God and country beinJuat to be
loyd and trusted supported, any business
transaction as being totally ,Oo yhe confidence o all good
men, hom hs finger Of should epsr b
pointed. SO help you God" Each answers 81 do."l
And again General Houston is bound by the following
solemn oath as a member Of the second degree:
OrLIG ATIoN.-I, -----, before Almighty God and all
present. with these emblems of Catholicism and
under my feet of my free will end accord, do SO
olemny PROMISE declare and swear that will never com
the of this degree to
Gill; working in this degree, known broherand not unto
him until after strict trial examination find them
entitled TO the also swear that viii! due obedience
pay the grand council of the State of Texas and to the
and edcts OF tho national council Of North America,
they being communicated to by this any other council
of this order of which may be member. also
that eH cote gce my influence to member Of tbs
Roman Catholic church oih, any foreigner, knosiag
them be such any office IN Me gin Of The people and
should be elected appointed any office place, Tell
all such from office place. also that m
only for members Of this order for any office place
elections, national also that when see the
sign, hear the signal Of distress given, will hasten the
relief Of brother of this degree, at the peril Of own e
TO all this most soeay promise, declare, and spear,
binding myself under the less penalty Of being expelled from
the order, and having my posted through the United
States and pEaJuRER my Cop and COUNTRY
candidate answers 81 DOL
The father and mother of Andrew jackson enigrated to
America from Ireland in 1885, and the 18th Of March,
l767, Andrew Jackson born. 1t was simply matter
of taste in General Houston to join order by which the
er Of his friend Andrew Jackson, would be- f he
living degraded and dsiranchised, and turned out
of Office (if he held one like deauer and felon
but it is really asking too much to suppose that because
General Houston willing TO bind himself by solemn
oath to prescribe all American citizens occupying the
lon of the father of Andrew Jackson and because Gen.
Houston also willing TO endure the ignominy of being
called "perjurer to his God and his country should
he fail in this solemn act Of faterna affection his old
friends fatherwe say is it asking too much TO bNieye
that therefore, Andrew Jackson the son, "were he
now living" would be willing 10 bind himself to
party pledged by solemn oaths, with the fear of /
perjury and disgrace before their eyes goadng them
on, to Insult the memory and 10 dishosor The good
name Of Andrew jackson, his Iish father! We
oppose therefore to the confident assertion of
General Houston not only tho high-souled honor of
Jackson his liberal and genial nature, his keen know
edge of men, and his large experience but his love Of
his kindred and his religious veneation for his parents
Even if his father who died shortly after the birth
of his hero son. had left no impression upon the mind Of
tho youth could he forget his worshpped mother far
to insult beloved husband THAT mother who tended
his infant steps-that mother who fred his soul with
hatred Of the foreign inyadethat mother who told her
sons 1.-TWO of them, Hugh and Robert bling Irish born)
of the suerngs of their grandfather Mt the siege Of Car
rickges and of the expressions of the nobility the
Irish poor When the fountain ohis life SO filled with
purity and patriotism could the of his ripper years
darkened and poisoned by surrender to prescription
alike mercless and indiscrminate2 We almost wonder
that the remembrance Of these cts did not make the oath
that General Houston the midnight order stick in
his throat like the Amen" of the numbering Macbeth
There are two allegations in General Houstons letter..
tradction of both the that General Cass has APP
proved the platform of the American order proclaimed
the world by the convention Philadelphia Y and the
other the exploded story fatal to Mr. Rayners veracity
that President Pierce had made bargain with the Catholics
for their vote in return for which he to appoint
Catholic his cabinet We have nailed both these
tons the false conthe by the author
t Of General Glass; and the other by the authority of Mr.
Barringer the gentleman whom Rayner named the en-
dorser of his caumny. 40
Gen. ouston's apprehensons about the Catholics
ceedingly pathetic He says:
The threats and dcnunciations from Catholic
nails which gave the alarm to Proestants and Americans
The design of the American order is put down Cath
ocs but to prevent Catholics putting down Professionals
The members of the order would not do they intend
interfere with the Catholic religion their Of worship
but at the time willing place power in the
hands Of those who acknowledge temporal allegiance
to any foreign prince, King, or potenase."
DR.. Samuel Johnson in remark singulary applicable
to country and times once declared that the
who could entertain such fears those OF Gen Houston
"pould hare cried fire in he deluge And Lord Byron,
commenting upon this striking figure, says with charac-
tcristc pernence "Ths ia than metaphor; for
remnant of those anedluvans appear actually have
down with FIRE in their mouths and water in their
brains to disturb and pcrpex mankind with their whmsi
col oucres "rhey the persons who the fable
of the mou tain that brought forth the monse they are