The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-04-20

county, the following proceedings OF the Know
Nothing Grand Council, recently held in Ian
caster city We do not know how the minutes
were obtained, but they will be read with IN
terest -
From the Lancaster Examiner x Herald.
Proceedings OF the State Grand
GOsgnciE oa KNOW EOahinSs!
The Supreme Order of the Star Spanglrd Ban
n4f, pursuant to notice, met at Fulton Hall on
Tuesday morning, April 3D.. The attendance
was slim, only 6S delegates appearing. In the
absence Of the President, @. II. Tiffany, Jacob
L. Gosser, Of Philadelphia city. was called TO
the chair. Clifford, OF Philadelphia, Secretary.
After the formal opening OF the Council, the
credentials OF delegates We're read, and with
one or two exceptions approved, and the dele
gates recognized and admitted to seats.
The first business in order was the considrra-
ton of the minutes olthe Pittsburgh Convention,
which after an animated discussion, character
ized bv the most violent personal examinations,
were approved by vote of As to 10, four dele
gates refusing to vote. Brother Freeman. OF
Philadelphia, at this stage OF the proceedings,
rose and stated, that he had been informed the
room they were then occupying was not as Sc
cure as it should be that outsiders by posting
themselves in the entry, could hear all that was
said and that thus their proceedings would be
made known Immediately he would therefore
call upon the delegates from the city OF LancaS-
ter to inform the Council whether the nlorma
ton hr received was correct?
Having taken his seat, Jesse lands, Esq,
arose and in a speech of considerable length dis
tnguiShpd for purity of style and beauty Of die
ton, assured his worthy friend and brother, that
he had been misinforned, that no person could
possibly bear any thing that was said in the hall,
and that no miserable caves dropper, inrsaken by
good men and drtested by bad ores, could learn
anv thing, hv hanging around TINT door or peep
ing through fhat KEY hole. Jesse having been
safely delivered of his speech, sat down looking
as digniGed and wise as an owl. The opinion OF
jesse was corroborated by statements from Shul
er Richenhach and Hess.
The Treasurer the State Council, having been
called upon to report the condition OF the Treas
urv stated, that the funds belonging to the State
Council were all exhausted that there was not
a cent in the treasury, and that therefore h" had
thought It useless 10 submit written report.
He further stated that during the last month no
money had been received by the Grand Cnun-
cll from subordnatcs, and that he hoped before
the Grand Council adjourned, they would make
some arrangement whereby funds would be
made availablp to meet pressing debts, contracted
b. the Council during the last Gubernatorial
election. On motion Of Secretary Clifford the
subject was indefinitely postponed.
No other matter being before the Council it
adjourned to meet at ? O'Clock in the afternoon.
Afternoon SESSION, ? O'Clock, p. NJ.
Council met and opened in regular form. S6
members answering to their namrs.-The Pres
ident, O. H. Tiffany, being present. took thr
chair. The committee on credentials reported
that after mature dpIiberaton of the matter sub
mitted to their charge, they We're the opinion
that all the delegates were entitled to seats, with
the exception of ex-Governor VIM. F. Johnson.
in whose case thew were unable to agree, they
therefore asked to hp discharged from the further
consideration of the subject. On motion the
report was received and the committee dis
charged.
An Intellectual attempt was now mad to pass
a resolution, recognizing the right Of Mr.. John
son 10 a seat, which led to a protractrd and rX-
citing dr.hate. The Cameron men We're evI-
IDENTIFY determined TO prevent his admission,
notwithstanding c. proiessed himself friendly
10 it. This was all CANNON, however, for there
were already too many asplrants for the L. S.
Senatorship present, 10 be agreeable to his feel
ings.
On motion Of Brother McCamont, the Coun-
Gil then wpnt into Committee Of the Whole, on
the state Of the Order in Pennsylvania. Bron-
son, Of Caremon, in the chair.
President Tiffany arose, and delivered rather
an eloquent but tart and unpaIatabIe address,
He argued no success to the Order, bat rather
its rapid decension and ultimate downfall, from
the fact, that not onp-tenth of the subordinate
councils in the State were there represented.
That even those that were represented, We're
distracted bv di>sensons and want Of harmony,
which BODIED no good. He had since the last
general election visited many parts ol :he State,
and truth and Justice compelled him to say, that
the Order was fast sinking by It's own weight OF
corruption. The acts OF the present Legislature
were characterized by such a degree ot stupidity
yenaIity and reckleSsneSs, that the only wonder
with him, was, that the people had tolerated it
as lcng as they have done. He hoped, however,
that now, with all these things before them,
the rocl, on which they will surely split full in
view, that they would betake themselves to The
proper remedy in time, that all would pass out
of that hall more firmly resolved than ever to
be true to the ORDER and their OATHS.
Alter the professor had taken his seat, dele
gates from Harrisburg, Chester, Philadelphia
and other places, gave an account of the order
in their several districts. All had the same so-
ry, the outsiders knew too much-thp novelty
of the thing was gone and members were grow
ing restivp under the guidance OF the Grand
Council. The mass OF their constituency had no
confidence in their leaders-and the cry Of Sam
aud Americans must rule America, had lost its
| charm and with the charm lis potency. There