Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-07-04

SlI No. Az located in Lyme.
UNANIMOUS ACTION IN COUNCIL.
Whereas the State council of know nothngs at lis
recent session in Norwich in the grossest violation
OF ts constitution and laws, By whch.lt processes
TO be governed and contrary to every decision
founded upon evidence aud justice did revoke the
charter of this council the representation OF the
presidents of two other councils in this town-Nos
Jos and 1Gs-that majority of its members Foteo
at the spring election in accordance with the dictates
of their own conscicnces, without fear or favor OF
any man: Therefore,
pneoIn.d That we can regard the action of the
State council in thus revokng our charter without
even notifying us OF such nention in no other lisht
than that of base and tyranncai uSurpatloh OF
power, oppressive alike to US ana every su''' "'''
council in the State.
ResoLced, That this action has fully opened our
eyes to the manifest determination OF 'ne ioeI 10
crush out both freedom of speech ana acuoh on Tue
part ofits members; utterly disregard lts aSsnf-
apces and obligations, protesSediy made IN goou
faith whenever it shall best suit its secret dark, and
unhalIowed purposes and hcnceiorth to regard no
other law than that of passionate impulse and arbl-
trary prescription which has been the last re-
sort of those powers only that have attempted 10
shield the most gigantic wrongs under the danger
Gus plea of necessity and absolute authority
HeSolced That, in our opinion, the time mas ar
rived for the alarm to be sounded in the of the
people of Connecticut and to inform them of a Sc
crct order in their midst which is striking blow IN
the dark against institutions of civil and reilg-
GUS liberty and which, if suffered 10 go on, VIII soon
destroy ali we prize most dear in religion, politics
and morals
ResoIced, That we feel that we should prove false
to our obligations to God and our country II we
were to keep silent at such time as this, and that
we hereby forth to the people, the following eX
position of the ORDER and the objections which ARISE
in minds to the principles of its organization anu
act
On our admission to this order we had given to
us the solemn pledge and assurance that no obhga-
tons would be imposed upon us which would con-
tiict with those had already taken, and owed to
God, our country, and our families. For the sole
reason that acted as were bound to do under
the constitution Of the State and that we honestly
complied with sacred obligations as electors, we
were elected from the order, anathematlzed as hn-
worthy of respect undescrving of any confidence or
trust in any business TRANSACTION and as deserving
only the scorn and reproach OF all good men. we
were subjected the most fearful denunciatlons be-
cause we would not surrender up to this most &C
cursed of all despotsms freedom Of citizen Zip,
and degrade ourselves down to the ignominous Ser
vitude of wearing mastiff's collar
In view Of such things, what honest man would
contend that any obligations which might be mpOS-
ed by the order are in the least binding entitled
to moments respect2 Who would not go rather
one step further and say that is guilty of per-
jury in the highest degree who would act with the
order against his own honest convictions?
We believe if the parent for such a cause disoWns
the offspring the obligation to keep the secrets OF
svch a parent is forever a5solved, and the light of
day should be permitted to penetrate into the dark
rccesses of this institution, worthless and at the
same time dangerous and destructive to the geni-
Of American institutions 1t is arTayed in war
fare against the whole machinery OF republican
government.
1t has enticed the people from their homes in the
still hours of darkness and at its numerous places
of meeting bound them to its foul and fearful pur-
poses by administering the most horrid oatbs, with
one hand resting the Bible and the other raised
toward Heaven 10 yield themselves unreSeryedly to
the control Of this secret power and even to deny to
their families and the world that they bold connex-
ion with the order. No person is permitted to hold
a ODiDOD which has the sanction of the SELF
constituted mouth-pieces of the party. Within this
temple of superstition Sir Oracle reigns supreme
The devotee who worships at its shrine its complete
ly unnamed. He no longer feels nor acts his for
mer SELL In secret he steals away like conSpira-
ter 20 the place where the most inveterae hatred is
enCcndered against the descendants and country
men of those brave whose heroic yalor assisted
III achieving the liberties which enjoy. IL
the same manner, and often at the hour OF mid
night, he gropcs his way back to his family again
to repeat the hundred-times told lie OF no conneXion
with this order So much faisehood in the family
circle, where the utmost confidence, truthfuness
and harmony should exist, has direct tendency to
p1 oduce suspicion and mstruS the part Of wives
and mothers towards their husbands and sons;
hence we find in every town wherea council exists
the female portion of the community are speaking
out boldly their moral indignation against an order
whose influence is maniiestly banelul upon all
who are connected with it, whether nearly or re-
mo ely.
He who does not here behold the sure workings
Of Generalization and ruin must indeed be poor
moralist
But all these are evils Of small magnitude and con-
sderation when compared with other gigantic
wrongs with which it fbors to curse our land The
of few pieces of rel piper of peculiar
shape obliges every brother to himself with
bowie knife and revolver other deadly weapons
and follow the beck of their leader TO the she'd
ding of blood. The Cincinnati Louisville st. Louis,
and other fearful and bloody know nothing riots,
but the legitimate works of thu ORDER and but
the beginning of such enacted on
the soil of France under red republican rule
Those who control and manage the affairs of this
corrupt concern in it for the spoils of oce and
no means, however desperate, are left untried to
compass this end.
The order is engaged in cnrsade against religion,
it revivcs the old spril of persecution for opinions
SAKE and of course rallies around it's standard thous-
ands who always found more willing to fight
against Catholicism than to practice their pro.
lesson Cd Gus religious tests which have been sue
cessfuily reasoned down and removed from the sta
tute Of GU" State speedily dragged from their
tomb and quckened into life. No Catho-
lie is to be tolerated. matter how sincerely he may
his Maker; he is hold no office in the gift
of the people, have part in the government nor
interest in any of its concerns, while the atheist
deist debauchee, inhdel, Mormon, or buddhist, is
cognised as good and worthy brother.
They have fearful apprehensons that the Catholic
church will soon oyerrun and possess the country,
to the ruin alike of republicanism and region-and
all this, too, when that church is in the most rapid
decnen the old country, and while 1T is only con.
tnuing in its fold moiety of those who reach our
shores strong in their attachment to its cause ]
These apprehenSionS, then are entirely unfoundeG !