The Placer herald., 1855-10-20
A Wheel Within a Wheel.

1t was animated TO us the other day, by a
well informed gentleman, that there was
about TO be "a wheel within wheel" in the
Known othing order in California, but we
have no credit in the story. However, such
a movement is possible, because it would be
useful to serve the personal interests of office
seekers.
In New York, where the machinery of
politics is very systematic, the more sagaci-
Gus of the Know Nothings have organized
new order the intent of which is to manage
the Know-Nothing party. The "Chicaroons,"
or "Templars," as the members are called,
are not in antagonism to the Known othing
order: but few of the more accomplished
managers have formed an alliance, unknown
to the great body of the K. Ms, and banded
themselves together to control all the nomi-
nations and steal all the offices. The Chica-
room Ritual, which is published in the New
York Times, is the Know-Nothing Ritual
subimated. The Chcaroons speak plainly to
each other, and eschew all sophistry. The
Known othing blasphemies have been done
by them into plain English
In relation to this matter we find the fol-
lowing paragraph in the New York Times:
"In the various notices published from
time to time of the nominating Councils Of
the KnowNothings, and the Independent
Order of Americans, it has been mentioned
that the result seemed to be brought about
by an organized clique of persons within the
order-who acted together, and were thus
able to accomplish their purposes. BY the
action Of this inside clique, many nominations
have been forced upon the Known Nothing
Councils not at all acceptible to the great
body of the members; and as its organiza-
ton is not known beyond its own limits
many of the Known othings have been
greatly puzzled to understand the cause of
the movements they have noticed around
them.
The new party has been carefully and de-
liberately got up on the same plan as the
Know n othing party, with the design of con-
trolling that just as that has controlled Others,
and is believed to comprise at the present
time from 5000 to 5000 voters in the city
and county of New York. BY operating in
side of the Order of Known othings they
have succeeded in influencing the action of
the Eighth Eleventh. Sixteenth and Twenti-
eth Ward Councils. The entire X N. Ex-
ecutive is controlled by the ''Templars," and
they have thirteen members in the Grand
Council of the State of New York. Previ-
Gus to the late Convention at Binghamton
Grand Temple was opened in Syracuse by
Messrs. Bacon, Bullock and Williams, for
the purpose of controlling the action of the
Know n othing party. In this they were
successful, and the entire "Amercan ticket"
as it is called, is merely the ticket supported
by the "Independent Order of Odd Ameri-
cans ''Templars," or the society known by
these various titles. But chiefly in its action
upon the Order of United Americans this
organization rendered itself obnoxious. By
packing the various chapter rooms with its
members, they were enabled to defeat mea-
sures which that party deemed essential to
its welfare"
Need we wonder at all this? Such things
are the natural results of secret political
societies. We would suggest to Marshal,
and Crabb, and Foote, the propriety of each
forming a secret order of his own to manage
the Senatorial matter. Shall we venture
even to suppose that certain peculiar infu-
ences are at aoork already in connection with
a certain Senatorial asprant. Take CARE
The initiated will understand what we mean.
But, to return to the Chicaroons. They
have their oaths, catechisms, and so forth,
and bind themselves to secrecy by the most
damnable pledges. From the Ritual which
we have before u.s. we learn that no member
can be a Catholic, or have Catholic wife,
or be taught in Catholic college The
fourth article in the Constitution is as fol-
lows:
To act politically with the great National
American party; aiding to elect its candidates
and work to carry out its principles. And
should, untortNnatelN. that party become dis