Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-03-09


political machine who make deputies and !
councils and bylaws and oaths at pleasure, !
are some Of them criminals. known to be
criminals from the record and from well
authenticated report. When these facts arc {
known 20 the 900 who are moving at the {
nod of these base men, think yon they will
longer submit their wills their consciences,
their free rights, to their keepngi No, sir,
no the spirit Of true Americansn VIII
spurn such,conirol.
omitted, IN the proper place, another and
important link in this complicated chain
forged to manaclc the free limbs offree men.
The nine mon. who are selected by the
deputy TO constitute council or ans five OF
them even though the council may have
500 menhersl have the right to blackball
whoever is proposed, lf he Is not the sort Of
man they desire TO have IN the council ! en-
They have a right to reject any applicant
Is this democracy-liye men ruling IN
council of 30 or 500? But it was necessary.
Why? Because, if this power was not
conferred upon the creatures Of the creature
or the grand president JANes ". Banker
might lose the control of the councils, aud
SO. ultimately, Of the order BARKER
appoints the deputy--ihe deputy selects the
nine TO form cuuncil--these nine select
three of their own number to act as delegates
for three years to the grand cOunch-aud
any five of the nine can reject any honest
man who may apply for admission. aud who
they believe might be dangerous 10 the
accomplishment Of their dishonest designs 80
The scheme is perfect Nor can its
machinery be changed but by the will Of the
grand president The 100 COO members Of
the order have no voice in the election OF
their delegates. II has been said by some
: members uf the order-yOu sec. SIR. there
T have been a great many members OF the
/ order regardless of their olths-it has been
sid, say, that the councils can instruct
their delegates, and thus counteract any evii
design which hay be cherished by the esaud
president. This Is plausible, bnt 1t IS not
truthful. The constitution or by laws give
the delegates the right 20 appeal to the
grand council. So that, # the instructions
do rot chime with the purposes OF the grand
council or the grand president. as ms
creatures constitute the tribunal to which the
appeal is made, the councils instructng
these delegates will be oyerruled. Ii Is a
most perfect scheme Of vilainy and corruP-
ton. But these things are not known TO the
mass of the order. Z hey were not known by
me until within thirty days aud here, IN
my place on the floor of this House voucf
for the correctness Of everything have
stated.
But, sir. let US 90 one step il-iher, and 50
come one step nearer % matters Immediately
before us At the December meeting OF the
grand council, the following resolutions wer
adopted:
R,,eis.f That ,hi. Ciani Council recommend ,i'a
carh N*rrh'if ~. 'i.' =" ''.' 49, ~ -,
"9' Fa''' To -'e 's ..,' f-e,',i s-sfr
gi @'iao. o' 90. "'s.'. = -, :, f., y. ,.,i, !,
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ihf 10 81 .".Hn 'l poA ,t. ~, ,e ,,s,1 al
hl ti' ,rfe al ''uh'i ~ ~. W. ~ 80, "a -,
Assembly hisifie' "re az Wy ~ 49, ~ l 60.
u4'If nc.t'u i-nl"- ''i' '! Az. ~ 49,. . a.
usr ihfif .hr'nce % I'ir,,L' ''"'S "'
cagfH - r,,'l' & I, .l..., tc Al -sitt,i Z,
~ 'r'a N-' hi ~ 1911 ~, 1880 10 IN,
iee
''s. IT,, . ,,,,,n,ifteo be- sppointcd who's,
"es,trc4' .H' , - ~, l1.''..n. "a l.,lia,
Huil o. ~ ' r. .f
".ih o.. '.''t ~, ,.,,., Of ti,s C,n,.nii,o. As
a',.''" .,. 60 to,, ,... -,.f..t,f che suffice
80 49,. ~ a, ror,sia tsi4-ii. isautes ni
81 ne s'a'','s . si. ,,,.,,,...,l ,a,,i,s.s d
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h, ',' ,f dc Grand Coanri a.. 10 ia uon.inaiia
=. I, p. ,.-..t .o..,,,, o SOD Crtns H,.l, b.
4 a. s. I4l4 l., b. surpafied by TINS pfdst th
,i., g,,,e.rha e election, aud who go not suppof Vi
i,sp .i-.,'od bv Their vutn OF oihef~ne,-
( 90 a., 49,, ,,..ts and means for the immediate di
fth.c..a 81 such Comets, equities and mo-
b,s bsy ies.. r.sreciiuils TO report he following
a. FhF
Grand Council be. sud thes arc hereby instructed
innasre no 10 s,andin- Of ne Deputies 10 tne
es,~ri ~ asa adi,ning COMMITTEES sod disifieis, a.
.s.ta,, fb tiafisi oladisn-e 10 he requirements
,... t..,t t,ra-fl "a the recent Goninatisns
III. Grsal nsJy FOG stAte OH ;efs, b. sulpur
, - .f..'-l cont, or deputies d.t nai yield 81
go. to.ir 20. q. al and marty support.
Wv. r..tt .teiv raanrt sad hrathrt 90 50
c,,,s p,..il~rt tsasthcr wi d t,c ulino Of broth
~ f~ It.tf "a ar couns tu which sad fepfuscntuu
q , t, ,...-feI f,ssrctisely, who tid so yioid
a.
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t,,. Doom " 90 saaet.oie ths pieseat nawonhy
IN at t...t 81, ID if,thrf 90 reported be- ifamc
~ ,f rr,e,sa nom his Office as .ueh pnt5iot uep,
!. IT, , A., p,e.ide,t snd supeis cdod 10 biz office
20 an. mont 81 such recommended hothei,or sol
- .,f.-- 80. a. ,r,ftef ,y the a. H. Uuunci
nd F.f~,s I'm thcr.ua. "a n shah Doe thc duty II "a
p.i,ir tiher W.ta Re ad o. the n,logilrs ainr,-i
Il. i. a.. ,,,,,.i.r t.n., of ,urh distinct o.
h., .,..,,.,t. T., tt. Gland Council ami
~ ~ nv ,,.i.,r,tv nj fho inen,liots Of such -
.+ t,,,H 4, "a h.y. a..trrts. ed ana nni -
,f a. No., ,.,s und ,.a.rac, tho nuniaui ii
ie t,,to,,, ,s w III. state a. raad Couecil afo
AZ t M ,h ,.i,n,te cpuoeil. ia the ma ilr
F, OF lie Delegates 80 any Cvnv, n'iua held ies
:, ;,si $ s:
40 excluded rll Tifur,pal i'" 40, OF e"n1 '.'' -
at G'ant c9Ineii a., we p.,, A., h. d.iiy,rrd
VI "'"'n-s ~ t.,,',,l b.,-ir.fier o.,ned and .,
> n,.,,ci oesr... and Delegates aforcslid shall al
Il ",''i.' w. -. ps,fiss, Ia ,ua,1er OF broihs
no p.t,I -. ..s cancel "a ai.bsn ied rsspecti,e
"a A, ii .,. ar, .ar ia n.uio ttns as afHossid,
n, - e'N ~ p ~ ',,,sr b,,,hrrs ~ no sh.Il of
he ~ :" - ~ ,',,,s,A ,,,.ly io.titnt ed and IA
"N'us - a ~ $50 -. y, IA h,y,st and work a
~ 49,, ..,,.,i
ne 9"n .sS,ss Wy, ~. ,e.n,ciiy, counci,s nnfet
,,.', M. G,anA rouptti nv ihair !
~ 49, o L.r,hv in.,rurt.d and t.quicd
,e withhold he .'m Pee '" and o,,a~a PEI
me rosns'l ~ 'o,ng ,,,". !, ,ss 81 osrera
~ re.s. u,lsa rfued TO- ,oa MO refuse 90 a''~ei
hereafter 'eqaiie 81 ~ha ',. 20, one, an ~
, s., ,s, ,s sad on o,. sle uy erPow,
to demand s qai'o of e.eh u.eme.' Of b., % =
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