The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-02-07
An Exposition of Nothing

ner Of working into their L1iges-taksn
from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Such exposures are rot. however. says
tbs Democratic indicator" what the peO-
pie wan ia order to judge Of the merits OF
dement's OF this secret political order.
) few grips and signs. By which a pOr-
ton Of our citizens, can recognize and dis.
~tinguish each other, are nothing in them.
selves, and would not either, attract the at
~tention, or call for the condemnation of the
rest of community.
1t is, when those signs are taken in con-
~Heetion with, and used as the means Of pro.
mitigating new and dangerous doctrines. as
the means of shielding from public scrutiny
and investigation. the principles of a new,
and revolutionary order, that they become
of interest to the public, aad their exposure
becomes necessary to protectthe people from
the Vaccinations of an order, that has had
no parallel, since the days Of Robespierre,
the ruling spirit Of the order Of Jacobins,
whose midnight plottings and caucsses, del.
uged France, with the blood of its best cit-
liens. An exposure of the signs can do no
good, only so far, as it will serve to embar-
rass and impede the progress of the order
As long as they could work in darkness
and mystery-so long as the novelty Of
"The Supreme order of the Star Spangled
B AMER" under the Cognomen of Know
No;hings, could operate upon the curiosity
of the honest and unsuspecing. the pro,
gress of this order vas rapid, and surprls.
ing. The order has reached the climax of
its prosperity-already is it going down
hill in the scale Of a1vanceme At-Ghe hand
writing is already seen upon the wall Its
members both wAig. AMI democrats, are
leaving its Councils, and condemainy the
whole thing as the greatest hunbu. that
has ever disgraced our country.
The fight. hencefor,h, must b. an open
one. No earthly power can save the order
from exposure. jus: as often as lis work,
Signs, constitutions or platforms are chang
ed; and 10 democrat can secretly connec!
himself with that order. and barely impose
upon the members Of his oil patty as WAS
done in the last campaign.
We have said the expose given in the
Plain Dealer, by a Member of the Sa,
preme Order" is correct. OAe ortwo signs
are omitted, however, one OF which is the
sign, by which the members IN Is: come
armed for GM in conformity t. their obi.
cations. Doubtless, we will he asked, how
we know the expose ~c)rrscs, We answer,
because dozens of god men, bjth wing,
and democrats, have been bleeiiny the
members Of the Order. thr1u th,lt tn. coun.
ty for the last three M )a.hs; AMI that BY
giving the signs a, 20 ltainel in she expose.
members of the Supreme order have treat.
ed outsiders as BROKERS. and given all the
information wanted.
The orlef has been bleeding at every
pore throughout the county.
1t has been both am Using AMI Aisslstin :
to see the part that a few m n by their
double dealing All ftIsho Ia have wished
to play. BIT the tolls are SCI. CSC ,p- from
exposure, not oaly here, busthrou tii5us the
State is impossible.
For the present a fair knoslei &c can be
had By all Of what Kaos N,:hin, ;isn is,
by taking their obligation, as founl in this
issue, in connection with the expose given
1t agrees in substance, with the cores.
ponIing Obligation furnished US AMI which
we know to be imposed upon the members
Of the "Supremc Order" here. All TO It
some further obligations respecting C,tho,
lies, and til clauses that binl them to stand
armed and equipped, to pa! down CAtho-
licisn, to vote 70, no person. WHO is not a
member at the "Shpreme Order" and to
uPPOe CHSh osh1A III OusiLts', DIS ihF us IL
lies in their pc yer. AMI you have the qnint.
essence of Know No.hinsisn. The plat.
form upon which this new tangled parry is
to succeed at the next election.
From the exposures, we learn more Of the
true spirit anil objects Of this o der, than
could be gathered from al! its org ms in The
next five years. This exposure in the Plain
Dealer, is only a foretaste Of what is held
in reyersion for this band of JAcobins, whose
odious deeds and doctrines in er:enso,)
will soon be set before the public.
No monarch upon his throne is more alb
solute, than the leaders Of the "Supreme
Order OF the Star Spauyled Blnner." NJ
vassel could be more s~ervile than the duped
ones whosenter their Councils. take their
obligations, AMI obey their laws.
We are glad, however, to have it in our
power, to say, that those wao were mis!ed
as to the objects and purposes of the order,
and thus Induced iato their Councils, are
early leaving them. AMI coaiemnins the
whole matterin the most unmeasursd terms.
Against such we have not one word 10
say--it is the lot of m IN to err. Bat for