Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-03-15

nasse into the Order. They must control it,
and through it the Republicans of the North,
F else an Anti-Slavery Administration will in
evitably replace the present Pro Slavery one
But the Order must be made natSoaaf, and
to hew it down to that shape, Freedom must
be Topped off; to make it acceptable to the
slave mongers, it must be emasculated OF every
particle of Anti-Slavery. The vulgar counte-
nance of Liberty would be offensive to the
delicate slave-fed aristocracy; so it must be
ignored, and its praises must not be uttered III
the " Councils" even in stealthy Whispers
and this cadaverous contrivance is baptized as
the " National " American Party
Coming events cast their shadows before
them. The Anti Slavery men of Ohio feel
that the cold shade of Slavery is al eady
thrown around them; and it is a knowledge
of there evil influences at work amidst them
that is causing the commotion in the Order in
Ohio. 1t is now seen and felt, in the face of
the assertions 70 the contrary, that the Know
Nothing platform has not one plank in COM
mon with the Republican Platform; and that
instead of opposing Slavery, it opposes Anti
Slavery.
Two remedies are proposed and both are be"
ing vigorously ad, coated. The first is TO wait
until the State Council meets in Cleveland,
next June. and then make two material mod
iicahons in its creed, viz: to strike out Nativ-
ism, and insert Anti Slavery; to place the Or
der in opposition to Popery and Slavery, and
and invite Protestant adopted citizens to CO.
operate with it against those two despotisms.
The second class reply that eternal vigilance is
the price of liberty, and that there is not
reasonable probability that the Order will lib
eralize its creed; that the only safe course is
to reorganize on platform that makes Free.
is, - A.
aggrcssons of Popery and Slavery cardinal
duties Accordingly, they have perfected
ritual and constitution, elected officers and are
rapidly enrolling members In the meanwhile
they will continue their membership in the old
Order, for the purpose Of exerting their inhu-
ence TO save it from the forgonc embrace Of the
slave power; and when the worst comes to the
worst, they will have a sound, vigorous organ
ization, really to receive all true lovers of
freedom.
In the meanwhile. Brother Jonathan. know
ing that he is in the right track, is .riv*lg
straight ahead and insttuting Councils or
watch fires of Freedom in various parts OF the
State. 1t is not two months since the first
Council was organized in Ohio. To day they
can be found in half the counties of the State,
and before the ides ofnext October, every town.
ship and village will have its 'League of Free.
dom" But it is not confined to the Buck
eyes. Deputies have been sent for from half
dozen States, New York among others, to
introduce the work. A National Convention
of the Know Something's will be held next
summer tor the purpose OF perfecting a gene
raj organization. WIDE AWAKE.
P. S I presume that letters applying for
charters or information, directed to the Edit
ors of the ClepeiaaG Leader, would he for
warded to the proper hands to receive atten-
ton, as that paper advocate the principles of
the new Order.