The true Democrat., 1855-02-21
Know-Nothings Falling to Pieces.

The members of the mystic order, who by virtue of self appointment have become the guardians of our liberties, and the watchdogs of the Constitution, 1t seems are about to have a hard road to travel. Judge Porter, of Penn- sylvania, has instructed the Grand Jury for the United States District Court to indict them be- cause the order is reasonable and it is very evil dently beginning to shiver into splinters. The organization, which like many others, before it, went uplike rocket IS destined to come down black stick The following Is the pre- amble and resolutions recently adopted at a meeting of the order at Brooklin N. r. on the 24th Dec:
 Whereas the action of the Grand Council of the State of New York, at their late session in October last, in making an independent nom- nation for State officers without instructions to that effect from the subordinate councils of the State, and without giving them an opportunity to participate in the selection of such candid ates and when no necessity existed for such a course, inasmuch as GOOD MEN and TRUE had already been nominated by the great..polit- ical parties of the State, the nominations of some of whom was effected by the direct ac- ton of this order, was a departure from the true interests and objects of this order, an un- warrantable assumption of power, and in direct violation of resolutions adopted by the same Grand Council in June last:
 "And whereas the said Grand Council adopt cd resolutions presented by Chancery Shatter, putting an unwarantable and co post Jacto con- struction upon the obligations of this order, thereby endeavouring to coerce and compel bx. tp vote for the candidates so nominated by said Grand Council, ill direct violation of the Con- stitution and laws of the land and subversive of the genius and spirit of our republican institu- tlonS:
 "And whereas the said Grand Council, at their recent session. adopted resolution orig inally suggested by H. A. T. Granbury, requi- ring the members of this order, under certain pains and penalties, to CONFESS, under oath, how they voted at the recent election, in palpa- be violation of the rights and privileges secured to- and so highly prized by, every true Ameri- can: Therefore,
 Resozved, That we repudiate and condemn the aforementioned action of the Grand Coun- cil, as anti-Amercan, anti-Republican, and the most nnwarrantable, abominabe and dangerous assumption of despotic power ever attempted in this Republic; in its Confessional, Tenants and threats of excommunication, only equalled by the Holy Inquisition of Spain, and only wor thy of imitation by the Grand Council of Car dinals at Rome.
 Resozued That any American assentng or yielding obedience to such degrading Inquisito- rial acquisitions, inherit not the spirit of the revolutionary sires, and is unworthy of son of '76, and descends to the level of an ignorant Papist.
 Resozved, That we recommend our brethren to pause and calmly reflect before they aid in centralizing so dangerous power in the hands ofa body, who, however pure they may now be, may, at some future time be composed ofunprin- cipled men, who regardless of the public inte- rests, will weld it for their own personal aggran dlZement.
 "C J. SHEPARD, President
 "W. c. HEAToN Secretary"
 If such are the opinions entertained of it by its own members, what must its enemies think of 1t? A few more such revelations, and we will find out that this great anti-Catholc order is really trying to cure the disease of Roman ism on the homeopathic plan, though the disease to be instituted seems to be worse than the ori- ginal
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