The true Democrat., 1855-10-02
The new Order of Templars or

From the published ritual of this progressive order of know nothings, we copy the follow ing as sample of the oaths administered to its members. That this is a most intensified and deliberate conspiracy against the laws, mathe- nautical demonstration codld not make clearer
 :" WiU you promise to see c hother of the sE- CoND DEGREE RIGHTED, tbat as, # he 6e found right upon congress eranaination-to stand by him even AT A COURT OF JUSTICE, # necessa,.y as c WITNESS or JURYMAN. and to zeane az ordinary ties to OBEY Ute demands of congress in his case?
 Ans l will"
 Had Murrell's band of highwaymen, or La fitte's crew of pirates, taken such an oath there would have been little surprise expressed, but that law abiding people, in law abiding age, III law-abldlng country, should take such oaths, overwhems us with astonishment, That men whose hves, liberties and property are not molest- cd; oteven Nreatenel, should band together and take oaths reasonable leading to perjury and subversion of the law of the land, is not only astounding but shocking in the extreme.
 By this oath the dark-lantern conclave must. under certain circumstances control our judi ciary. The decree rendered upon "examination' of any cause by the know nothing congress, must forestal and govern the judgment to be had in our tribunals of justice
 The "loitaess'' who before our courts kisses the Holy Evangelist, and soears to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, he s0ears previously upon that same sacred book, and calls to help the same all seeing God, to tell only what the know nothing council has commanded and prescribed!
 The "Jmyman' empanneled to set upon the life or character of his fellow man, before our courts, swears to render a verdict or judgment according to the tacts and the Mac-sseears pre- viously to render that verdict in accordance with the verdict or judgment had before the know nothing council!.
 Such things need no commentary. Little dreamed we that in an age of reason, the highest civilization and progression in all that can clc, vate man in his political and social capacity, that the iniquities and lawless violence of the medieval ages could find advocates; and still less could any charitable man of this age have conceived, twelve months ago, that sentence of death or acquittal for murder, and oaths leading to perjury in the estimation of the law, would have formed the ritual and practice of a poti- cal party in the American Union.
 The charge we bring against this know noth- ing order, we distinctly enunciate as treason to society and deep and damnable conspiracy to subvert the laws of the country And this charge is fully established and needs no further testimony or argument.
 How can officers of our government, the guardians of the law belong to these chicaroons? Rumor has industriously circulated that public functionaries high in power, both in the execu- tive and JUDICIAL departments of our State go- vernments, belong to the know nothing order.
 We will publish next week full and what we believe to be an authentic exposition of the ritual of this new type of know nottingham.