The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-09-29
From the Hickory Flail.l
BARE-FACED kNAVERY.

The "honest Idgo' of the Portage County
Democrat denies that he or his party are op-
posed to foreigners, and o. P. Brown, their
candidate for Senator, is travelling through
the county denying that he is, or ever has
been member Of the proscrip;ive order OF
Know Nothings, SO called; andit is by these
Interpretations and downright falsehocds
that they hope again to be able to deceive
the people into their support. They not in
favor Of prescribing men on account Of birth
ana religion! Do they not belong to the
same party which disgraced the statute books
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hamp.
shire and Maine with their proscriptiye acts,
virtually annulling the naturalization laws
Of the nation! Do they not belong to the
same party that has nominated eight Of the
nine candidates upon their State ticket who
are members of the dark-lantern order! And
yet they have the brazen effrontery TO de-
clare that they are not in favor Of proscrb.
ing men on account of their birth!
But this is not all. The editor and pub.
fishers of the Portage Democrat, as also o
P. Brown. Erasmus Needham, Lyman Bry-
ant. and J. L. Catlin, are now members OF
the proscriptive Know Nothing order, and
have all taken the following infamous oath:
OBLIGATION You, and each of you, Of
your own free will and accord, ia the pres
ence of Almighty God and these witnesses,
your right hand resting on this Holy Bible
and Cross, and your lett hand raised towards
Heaven, in token OF your sincerity, do SOL
emnly promise and swear, that you will not
nuke known to any person or persons, any
OF the signs. secrets, mysteries, or objects oil
this organization, unless II be to those whom,
after due examination or lawful information,
you shall ind to be members of this organi-
zatlon in good standing; that you will not
cut carve, print, paint, stamp, stain or in any
way, directly or indirectly, expose any of the
secrets or objects of this order, nor suffer it
to be done by others, if in your power to
prevent it unless it be for official instruction;
that SO long as you are connected with this
organization, if notregular!y dismissed from
it,you will in all things, political or social
comply with the soiA Of the majority, when
expressed in a lawful manner, though it may
conflict with your personal preference, 30
long as it does not conflict with the Grand
State or Subordinate Constitutions, the
Constitution OF the United States of Ameri.
CO, or that OF the State in which you reside;
and that you will not under anycircumstances
whatever knowingly recommend an unwor-
thy person for imitation, nor suffer it to be
done II in your power to prevent it. You
further promise and declare that you will
not vote or give your influence for any man
for any Office in the gift of the people, un.
less he be an American born citizen, in fa-
vor Of Americans ruling America, nor if he
be a Roman Catholic, and that you will not
under any circumstance, expose the name
of any member of this order, nor reveal the
existence OF such organization. To oil the
foregoing you bind yourselves, under the no
| less penalty OF being expelled from this or
der, and having yorr name posted and cir
culated Through all the different Councils OF
| the United States, as q perjurer, and traitor
to your God and country, as II being unfit
| to be employed and trusted, conference.-the OF
supported in any business transaction, as a
being totally unworthy the confidence of all
good men, and as one at whom the finger OF
scorn should ever be pointed. So. help you
God. Eachsansweres 4 do.
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