The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-03-14
CharIestowa chronicles.
CHAPTER IL.

own house, they forgot not the injunction
of tho chief men Of the council, which is this'
forget not the assembling of yourselves to-
gether after the manner of some. So by
diligent inquiry they learned that the next
meeting would be in a barn once owned by
JEREMIAH, one of the sons Of HAM. Now
this place is situated to the north of the
great temple wherein the people assemble
to hear the words of SANUEL-about one
mile, and few furlongs to the eastward
thereof, in the vicinity where JACOB dwells.
And as JEREMIAH had been gathered to his
fathers, and no one inhabited the place, the
chief men of the council said here we will
circumcize some Democrats ; and At the
sound Of the whistle they all Aocked togeth-
er. -. ALL.
Now it was to this place that JoHN was
brought to receive the oaths aud the laying
on of hands now JOHN was Democrat,
and before-time assembled with his brethren
in Tinnicum, and took council together and
selected men to execute justice to the peo-
pie. Now when JOHN saw the vision by the
dark-lantern, he was afraid, and refused to
pay the ten pieces of silver and the chief
men entreated, and he said, silver and gold
I cannot give, but my Uote give unto you;
then oil the Know Nothings claped their
hands; for verify say unto you, that there
is more joy over one Democrat when he
falls from the great principles ofequal rights
into this pit Of Know Nothingism, than over
ninety and nine unjust demogogues who
carry turn tables in their pockets. .. ...
Moreover at this, time they sent out their
chief constable, EDWIN the son of PLIEEY,
(who resides in Tinnicum) and they COM
manded to 60 and bring one LOREN the son
of ALANsoN, who furnisheth the people
wood, yes. even the people Of Tinncum,
and the chief constable done as he was COM
manded; and when LOREN had followed him
a short distance through the wilderness he
began to fall behind, and the chief constable
said what meaneth this! And he answered
and said remember the story Of Joseph who
was sold by his brethren into Egypt; and he
ran straightway to his fathers house lest
some evil should befall him. Then the chief
constable went sorrowing to the barn, and
the chief men Of the council reproved him
that he brought not the young man. ...
And it came to pass that the young man
that sold merchadiSe was commissioned to
carry the k-lantern, and record the names
of those who took the vail of secrecy. Anc
it was here they recorded the names OF some
Democrats and many Free Sellers; and the
man of the dark lantern also gave the sea-
of the covenant made with ALBERT and
WILLIAM, even the seal of Charlestown
council No. 53l, and it was to be for sign
of their membership forever.
And there was one w. l., who once
clothed the feet of his neighbor, and it was
for him to carve the images out of paper
which were to be for sign Of meeting or
distress, anu uIso W 'lHstl"Ct thCih III '"S
signs and pass-words-and there was also
one other whose name is WILLIAM, man
very small in stature, he sometimes plays
upon the viol, yea, even for the people of
Tinnicum; he was dilligent in business, fer
vent in spirit serving the order.
Now it was in this place that some dis
sentions arose among the members, and they
began to enquire how they should vote; and
the chief men answered and said as thou art
instructed by the high priests of IFnntcum, so
even do qe. And there arose among them a
man who was full of the love of free soil,
and he exhorted them that they let no root
of bitterness spring up among them whereby
any may have their eyes opened, for said he
we know no Wings, Democrats, or Free
Sellers, and moreover all things shall work
together for good to them that love the Or
der. And this man afterwards enticed one
STEPHEN the son of Solomon to jointhe coun-
Gil, and STEPHEN soon saw their iniquity
and left them forever. And they also ap-
pointed this man to watch at the Polls and
see that none were enticed away by the Ne
braska kaites, and he gave the people votes
that they might not be deceived and vote for
wicked pro-savery men. Thus ends the
second Chapter of Chronicles.