Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-05-19

sloIai IuG N ullESIoN, WHO EWoulu evens.ys
MUTTON, en- thorough, woolaa all'
from his neighbor's pasture, " 4 Is Ne .
good chance and ID dark Ian IN! .af
! j care nothing about charges he
makes, for he is afraid o back then n
with the name his rents gave az him. nm
instead Of his prof ,fieneleeg'0
they are false am not worth noticing.
d IaWNI. DURBIN
Morgantsyh N May i, 1852 S': s..a5i
| SANS THIRD DE u GREE, g
Messr,. Editors Please publish the
.|followng editorial remarks from the
4 PnSkersb,lrg Gazette, with the expose
! ofithei Third Degree of the Know No 10
things, and oblige several Subscribers is P's';
te ANOTHER EXPOSE! S'i
The Secret Society has been again
exposed!is Anti-Americ is rejoic-
ing over another expose ofithe @dark
lantern conspiracy.,R'll Our foes are
untiringintheir expositio stofthe signs
and rituals Of theoO Order. Last year,
all their organs published an expose Of
the Know Nothing organization, which
we were assured, was all correct, and
no mistake. Not long SINCE the Rich-
moaa Ea,qus;rer came out with another
exposition, which was copied and a;
vouched for by all the little sheets Of
the land, Jas q genuine and literal trans
cript from thesSs Blue Book Of SAM
Now, again, wehaye a still further ex-
position, warranted to bean exactcopy
of the ThirdD Degree Of Know Nothing;
ism. Not having advanced that far in
the Order we are unable to decide
whether the following is d truthful fe q
position or not; but II appears quite as
authentic as any that! have preceded it i
1--we COPY COP; from q staunch anti-American
Abolition newspaper. The Third De-
gree is not relished BY the editorlof the
\ sPittsburg Gazette, all Of whose in
4 stincts are anti;slayery. For our part
We find nothing Objectionable in this
ritual, and will gladly take the pledge
THEREIN; contained, whenever it may suit
.1ISAsi i convenience to administer It,;
The oath appearsto US decidedly con J, 2
4 SENTATIVE and Union.likeno not unpalat-
!. able to any true patriot. Wewill.wa-
ger something handsome that q. the Rich Il
a@ond Enquirer. and itssatellites be !.
in no hurry to make publ othisritual'
New Worklof the Kno,o Not1iags-;
Utilization Of Tie Third OF p'.o-,s
very Degree. s,,,,, ~ .f,fsi'
You, and. each Of you, of your Owl W.
'ifree will and3accord, in thcpresence o.
/ Almighty God, and these witnesses.
!. with.yo hands joinedtin token oftha'
fratcfnal affection which should evel
bind together the States ofthis Union
: forming q ring, in tokeniofl your deter.
!. minatioa that, 50 far asyour efforts car
avail, this Union shall have no end
4 do solemnly and sincerely swear Tor ct ct
firm that you will not under any cir
]. cumstances disclose in any manner, moi
I suffer il tobe done BY others # Einyoe9ulll
power to prevent il, the name, signs Is
passw;ordsor other secrets Of this ,l De
!, e Z, except to those whom you MAJ ma.
!, Drove on trial to be brothers IF tn
same Degree; in open Council TO
4 the purpose CONSTRUCTION; that you'd
Thereby solemnly declare your devotion
| tothe Union Of these States; that i !
the discharge your duties as Amer
can citizens, you will uphold, maintain
o,Iand defend it; thatyouwill discourag
and discountcnancc any and every, at
! tempt coming from any and ever ~,
quarter, which you believe tolb9es d ke,I
lea Of calculated to destroy or sublyesll
Q Iii, or towesken its bonds; and tha
YOU will use your influence, IS far ash
! ! your power, in endeayoring to procur
: an amicable and equitable Iadjustmer
Q Of allpoltical discontents and dlferer
COS, which may threaten its injury Z
fai0t
ii You do further promise and sY @
Tor affirm that you will ssf fShi "a
IepFaaass 70 q j political character, vhomyo
I-lknow or believe tolbe in favor Of d.
,flsolntion ofthe Union Of these State
j, or who Is cndeavoring to produce thu tlp
4 result; that you will vote for and SUI
: port for all political Offices Third, {
Union Degree members of this Ordel
in preference toiall others; that if !
i may be done consistently with th
81 Constitution and laws Of the land, 70
1t will, when elected or appointed to an
g Official station, which may confer Q
: you the power to tlolso, remove fro
y lInfice ar nlaco all nersons whom yo