The true Democrat., 1855-08-21
NO. 45.

result; that you will vote for and support for all political offices, third or Union degree mem bers ot this order in preference to all others; that II It may be done consistently with the constitution and laws of the land. you will, when elected or rappointed to any official station which may confer on you the power to do so. remove from office or place all persons whom you know or believe to be n favor of dsso- lution of the Union, or who are endeavorinr to produce that result; and thaty will in no case appoint such persons to any political office or place whatever. All this you promise and swear or affirm upon your honor as Amrican citizens and friends of the American Union to sustain and abide by without any hesitation or mental reservation whatever You also pro mise and swear Tor affirm that this and all other obligations which you have previously taken in this order, shall ever be kept sacred and inviolate. To all this you pledge your lives, your fortunes and your sacred honors So help you God and keep you steadfast.
 (Each one shall answer "I do.')
 President: Brother Marshal, you will now present the brothers to the Instructor..for final instruction in this the third degree of this or der
 Marshal: Instructor, by direction of our worthy President, present these brothers be- fore you that you may instruct them in the se- crets and mysteries of this the third degree of our order.
 Instructor: Brothers, in this degree, as in the second, we have an entering password, de- gree password, and token of salutaton. At the outer door (make an ordinary alarm, the outside sentinel will say U; you say nj; the sen- tinel will reioin on.l This will admit you to the inner door. At the inner door you will make (thrce) )distinct (raps.) Then announce your name with the number Cor name) and To- cation of the council to which you belong, giv- ing the explanation to the password, which is (safe.) If found correct, you will then be ad- mitted, when you will proceed to the centre of the room, and placing the (hands on the breast with the fingers interocked) give the token of calutatlon, which is (by lowing to the Presi- dent) You will then quietly take your seat.
 The sign ofrecogntion is made by the same action as in the second degree, with the addi- tion of the (third fnger,) and the response is made by Ca similar action with the left hand.)
 (The grip is given by taking hold of the hand in the usual way, and then by slipping the fn- gers around on the top of the thumb, then ex- tending the little finger and pressing the inside of the wrist. The person challenging shall say, do you know what that is? The answer is, yes. The challenging party shall say, further, what is 1t? The answer is Unon)
 The Instructor will here give the grip of this degree, with explanations, and, also the true password of this degree, which is Union.
 Charge.
 To be given by the President
 Brothers, it is with great pleasure that con- graduate you upon your advancement to the third degree of our order. The responsibilities you have now assumed are more serious and wgehty than those which preceded, and are committed to such only as have been tried and found worthy. Our obligations are intended as solemn avowals of our duty to the land that ,Ll,. IL and to the happiness and welfare of our ch- dren. Consecrating to your country a spirit unselfsh and fidelity like that which distin- guished the patriots of the Revolution, you have pledged your aid in cementing the bonds of a Union which we trust will endure forever-- Your department since your initiation has at tested your devotion to the principles we desire to establish, and has inspired a confidence in your patriotism; of which we can give no high CT proof than your reception here.
 The dangers which threaten American Li- berty arise from foes without and from enemies within. The first degree pointed out the source , and nature of our most imminent peril, and in- dicated the first measure ofsafety The second degree defined the next means by which, in coming time, such assaults may be rendered harmless. The third degree, which you have just received not only reiterates the lessons of the other two, but 1t is intended to avoid and provide for more remote but no less terrible danger from domestic enemies to our free insti- tutions.
 Our object is briefly this to perfect an or- grnization modelled after that of the Consttu- ton of the United States, and co extensive with the contederacy. Its object and principles in all matters of national concern, to be uniform and identica; whilst in all local matters the com- ponent parts shall remain independent and so- vereign within their respective limits
 The great result to be attained-the only one which can secure perfect guarantee as to our future--is UNION; permanent, enduring, fra ternal UNION! Allow me, then, to impress upon your minds and memories the touching sentiments of the Father of his country, in his farewell address:
 The unity of government which constitutes you one people, says Washington, is justly dear to you, for 1t IS the main pillar in the ediice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home of your peace abroad of your safety your prosperity--even that liberty you so justly prize.
 Itis of intimate moment that you should properly estimate the immense value of vour National Union to your collective and indivi- dual happiness. You should cherish cordial. habltual and immovable attachment to it: ac- customing yourselves to think and speak of it, as the palladium of your political safety and
 
 jealous anxiety, discountenancing whatever may suggest even suspicion that it can in any event , be abandoned; and indignantly frowning upon the dawning of every attempt to aenate any portion ot our country from the rest or to enfee- ble the sacred ties which now bind together the various parts.
 Set these words of paternal advice and warn ing from the greatest man that ever lived, sink deep into your hearts. Cherish them and teach your children to reverence them, as you cherish and reverence the memory of Washington him. self. The Union of these States is the great conservator of that liberty so dear to the Amer- can heart. Without 1t our greatness as na- tion would disappear, and our boasted self-gov- ernment prove signal failure. The very name of liberty, and the hopes of struggling freedom throughout the world must perish in the wreck of thls Unlon. Devote yourselves, then, to its maintenance, as your fathers did to the cause of independence; consecrating to its support as you have sworn to do, your lives, your for tunes, and your sacred honors. Brothers: Recalling to your minds the solemn obligations which you have severaly taken in this and the preceding degrees, now pronounce you entitled to all the privileges of membership in this organization, and take pleasure in n- forming you that you are now members of the order of the American Union.
 Office, of the National Council
 PRESIDENT,
 JAMES W. BARKER, of New York, NY VICE PRESIDENT
 w. w. WILLIAMSON, of Alexandria. Va. CORRESPONDING SECRETARY, C. D. DESHLER, of New Brunswick, x. J.
 RECORDING SECRETARY, JAMES M. STEPHENS, ofBalhmore, Md TREASURER,
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