The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-06-15
"Wednesday. June 6. 1855,

Wednesday, June 6, 1855.
The Council met this morning at nine
o'clock. and was engaged until l LIZ r. NJ
in considering matters OF form and The con-
tested cases, The Massachusetts DELEGATE.
on was admitted without more ado. and the
idea announced with much energy IN
Southern quarters Of especially excluding
Senator Wilson was abandoned. II would
have driven on, The res, OF The Massachu.
delegations and portions oil those OF other
States. Arkansas too was eased oil. Ohio
was kept oct until near u o'clock but then
rather gruogingly let in. The objection
was in her case that thirteen delegates
were elected, though but seven (ihe right
full number) were here. But the most I'M
portan, case decided was that OF the Mis-
sissippi delegation, who were lei in by
vote of 90 TO 30, although they arc the rep
resenia:ives az an altogether bastard organ
iza,ion. There Is no regular branch OF the
K.N.,s there. The organization from which
these come is called the Stars and Stripes
of like objects with the Know Nolhings, but
utterly disregarding their forms. There is
no State Council there and these delegates
came on here innocent oil either Of the three
essential degrees Of Know No,hingism.-
They were put through the third degree
af,er reaching Philadelphia in order TO
sweeien the admission which their Pro-
Slavery friends were determined upon, but
have no, YET taken either the frs, or second
degrees. Had Massachusetts, sent such n
delegation, the las, trump would sound be.
fire their admission would be granted.
The Louisiana case remains undisposed
of. bu, il is next in order. Alabama occu.
pies similar position, but her delegation
Is under pro,es, or explanation. 10 those
States the Organization has disregarded The
Pro,esian, ties, laid down in the Constitution
of the order. This Constitution expressly
declares that nobody shall be a member Of the
payiu rho is not Protestant. Another pro.
vision as expressly states a chief object oil
il, formation 10 be the counieraciion OF The
influence of the Catholic Church. Yet in
the two States named, the State Councils
have .'spi, upon and "crushed out" these
provisions. In Louisiana a great proportion
Of the Organization is Catholic, and one OF
the ables, Of he able delegates from tina,
State 10 this National Council Is himself a
Catholic and openly avows il. There will
be an earnes, effort to admit them, never
,heless and though the Committee on Gre.
denlials has unanimously reported against
il, il is possible the vote this afternoon will
carry il. The ulira.Slavery interest, head
ed by Neal S Brown OF Tennessee, de-
mands their admission because they are
1sound' on the ',great questions OF Nation
ali,yn tina, affect the interests OF The South.
The vote Of admission is substantially vote
Of dissolution, for il uproo,s the fundamen'
ial doctrine Of the Organization. Alter that
the Northern members may 60 or stay.
wiihon, 10, or hindIance, and who shall
blame them! This vote, II given in the
case Of Louisiana, or practically the same,
by the continued retention Of the Alabama
delegation, viii strip the mask from the Or.
dee. and exhibit, Il 10 the world as only
another continuance TO help on the war Of