The southerner., 1855-05-05

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we extract the following:
As to his connection with the Know
Nothings, he would tell all he knew of
it. Last March, while member of
this House some of his friends asked
him to attend lecture. He went
with them to room, wh ere he was as
sured by the officers of that society that
he was to do nothing that was contrary
to or against which his conscience
would revolt. He did make the prom
ise and if his recent course was treason,
make the most of it. If he had perju-
red himself, make the most of that. He
now declared himself opposed to the
principles of this Association. He
would give, as briefly as he could, a
complete exposition of Know Nothings;
but he would say, from the moment he
left that room in this City he never en-
tered it again. AS to who he saw there,
their names would never be divulged
by him. 1t was his feeling against the
influence of foreign voters which led
him to go to the meeting he alluded to.
This organization in its original idea,
was simple-to meet the banding of
men On one side, by the banding of men
on the other. But what was it now?
Was it an institution to which an hon
orablc man-a freeman "a Christian
could belong? He thought it was not.
He believed men here belonging to it
were honest, bat that they were deceiv-
ed by political tricksters. In July
last Grand Lodge was organized, call
ed Grand Council. Go to New Y ork
and you find the Grand Presidcnt-J.
W. Barker-occupying a power in the
State equal to a monarch. And this
Grand President alone appoints one
deputy in each county; and what sort
ola man will this deputy be? Why, a
second self And what does tLis depu-
ty do? lie is armed with the power to
create as many lodges in the towns of
the State as he pleases. He selects nine
men as the nucleus of these lodges to
establish them-this second self of j.
| w. Barker select is these nine men, and
these nine men select three delegates
to the Grand Council, to make nomina-
tions and oaths to bind body and soul
| Inft Of IA I'D
These officers are thus creatures of one
man-Jamcs W. Barker in New York.
Did ever man conceive anything so
humble in a Republican Government?
These delegates are to remain as such
three years. Two hundred lodges send
thus 600 men to this Council-all of
whom are the creatures of Barker
The duty of these mcn-this Grand
Council Is to make oaths to bind men
who are invited to hear lectures and to
make no nominations. Original Know
Nothlnglsm was to use influence against
foreign influence. This, as Wing,
lie, Mr.. L., could go with. Nlr. E.
had read here proceedings of the Grand
Council, the purpOrt of which was, that
40 delegate Was to be received who did
not sustain their State ticket, and mem
bers not voting for Ullman were expell-
ed. Dir. l.. commented on those pro-
ceedlngs, pointing out their tyranny.
He inquired if in Europe there was any
power so despotic. Had anything in
this broad land ever been heard of equal
to this! Was ever man called upon and
required to say under oath, whether he
did that which the constitution says he
may do! Whether he voted against a
certain man? And what was the crime
of voting for Gov. Clark? And yet
this Society, called Americans, expelled
men for doing it. Was such a Society
worthy of the name American? And
he would predict that in twenty-four
months no man will be found who will
acknowledge his connexion with such a
political engine. Who were the men
on this Executive Committee? He
would not say it of all, but some of
them were men of broken reputation
whose names were on the criminal
calender of New York-men corrupt.
There was another power centred with
these nine, which was that any five
men of these Councils may reject or
blackball any applicant. Was this
Democratic7 But why was this!
Why, j. w. Barker might lose the
power and control he had. This
scheme was perfect and could not be
altered in three years-There was nc
pOWer tn alter IT. TT has been said the