Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-05-15

|. X. T., fully approaching the position which |
| now occupy, (seated upon the head Of one oil
| Stearns q Brummers best X. e.. chest thrown
forward. legs slightly crossed. eyes raised toward
Heaven, left arm uplifted and ears pinned back
do solemuly swear, in the presence Of these wit
nesses aud you, my lord Mogul, that | having
| been fhic) duped by the fhic) X. Ms, do desert
| the fhic) party of which am now DESTROYS (h,e)
/ To become fhic) life mtmber. will, at the risk
! fiie) Of my reputation a fhic) politician and a
/ nun. support the Siannton fhicJ ticket, though
| the gallant (hicJ standard bearer has said was
/ fhieJ liar and rogue, and that my (hic) blood
WAS too impure (hic) to be licked by his pointer
Ihic) bitch, and he hns no lhic) carnations nor
| fhic Explanations 10 make. and that ! viii, So
lung as live make use of every means whether
| fhie1-'onorable or (hicJ otherwse,to secure the
election of all (hic) candidates nominated by said
fhieJ Iocotoco purity, my lord (hic) MoGul ar
any of his subordinate fhic) advisers. As for
myself, that will now. henceforih and forever
mnre, declare my hic Jself all my present and iu-
lure progeny, whether free horn. miycd or fhic)
Otherwise to stand by, aud support nay lord fhic)
Mognl and his great Honey Fugghng association
q will in all cases guard aud protect him md all
his conspiraiors. in all undertakings, legal or IL
lrgal, constitutional or unconstitutional, right or
wrong. aud that will carry out and obey all bis
summons aud commands. and vote rs he may d-
rect. | do furthermore solemnly md (hic) re-
IlglOnSly promise ana swear 10 support Inv
Gr,af, Grand, Democratic, Republican, JackSoa,
Martin Fan Brea, Northern man ciM South
ern feiings). Stdfcs Rights. Procidmation
Force Bill, MISE Foreign, Roman Catholic
Loco f9eo Party. III all things, political and (hic)
religions. Aud that will, in all cases, vote for
aud support. for all Offices of trust or cmoument,
members of the third Bnzzdrd degree of our
Order or Foreigners Of the Roman Catholic
religion. against all honest native born Ameri-
cLn citizens. And that will use as IA beverage
none other thau Stearns a ltrunmel's best X. i.
R. &C. N.--or X. II which cleanseth
from all that is American, aud which is To he
snake bite, or amy American sentiment or Is. \.
procliyities. Unto you, my lord Mogul, | now
deliver this, my obligation, my seal and = Mt
attached TO be, lay you, certified to the Grand
Scribe Of tho Iocotoco Sweat House of the
Richmond ,Iunto. whence copies 10 bo sent 10
all the Locofoco Journals of this and all the adj
Joining States and Terllories-but the original
10 be preserved among the archives Of tho Rich
mond Junto.
Having been fully initiated the candidate is
introduced, by Teaser No. ], 10 all the brethren
present who extend to him Il brothers. welcome.
After which he is lead, by Teaser No. ,, in
front Of the Grand Mogul, who rises and says:
l,rother-lou have now been initiated into the
mysteries of Honey Fugghng. May the les
SONS yon have this day been taught prove II last
ing benefit 10 you, aud be handed down indebted
to your postcrity, Go forth and hide not your
light under bu,hel, as do the Know Nothings.
on WHO HAS BEEN HoNEg FVGGtEu.