Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-04-04
To the PnhIic.

FELLOW CITIGENS.-lh9 KNOW" Mornings
or the Supreme order of the SSar Span
ged Banner, as they call themselves, are
now trying to establish secret and deS-
polic organization, for the purpose of con-
trolling the Federal and State government.
For this purpose. they have u Grand, or
United States Council, responsible to no
tribunal or earthly power. and State
Councils, who grant constitutions to sub
ordinate Councils, DC. Their members
are sworn to obey their councils. political
ly and socially, and to att nd to all sum.
mons and signals, and to keep the trans
actions Of their Councils an eternal Sc
erect. So you can perceive that any per.
son Of their order, who obtains n nominR-
ton for Office, in their midnight meetings.
their members are bound by their oaLhN
TO vete for. In addition 10 the above OBJ
legations, their members are kept in ig-
nOrance as much rs possible. except those
who are promoted to Office in the Council.
For this purpose. they have established
degrees. AT irst they had but two but
since their ritual was published by the
Richmond Enquirer, they have added tho
third degree and purpose instituting
more, as that is the most effectual way Of
AOCpllAk SuC HIASo VI bACll AlVA4
ever holding politically. or III their
Councils. Thus the common members
are made, as it were, drOnes in the hive
chained in ignorance and bondage. and
compelled TO execute the orders Of their
superiors. Liberty withers in the pres
ence of these Jacobins OF America. Their
leaders are the same disappointed Office
seekers that have made so many amazing
exertions to defeat the Democrats in eve
ry election since 1910, joined by the dis
countenanced and br0ken-d Office.
seekers Of the Democratic party who Ox-
pect to receive = share similar TO that
which the Ion takes from the iackal. The
honorable remains Of the Wing party will
never follow the leaders Of American ia
cObins into their den Of infamy. We sim
Osrely hope and desire that the unSuS.
pecting Democrats who have been de-
ceived and entioed to Join in conspiracy
to destroy the liberties Of their beloved
country, will ask and obtain an honorable
dismissal. and be freemen once more,
privileged to vote for whom they please.
The Know Othing lodge at SardiS, in this
county, to which we belonged, has gone
down. TEN ofthe members. including our
selves, asking and obtaining discharge.
left them at the same time, though the
Wings entrsated US TO continue and were
10th to give as up and grant 50 honorable
a request. They utterly refused to fur
nish us with u certificate Of discharge,
though the acting Secretary (the life and
soul Of the club add father OF the same)
promised 10 do so.
The Know Nothing ritual and eonStitu-
'i"n. as published BY the Richmond Bu-
quirer. and denied By some Of the Know
NothiHgs Of this country aS being cor
rect copy of their buck, We will further sayl
for the benefit Of our friends aRd.the pub
lie. that the same is n correct copy We
say to those who may desire 10 attach
themselves to the z. N. party. to beware
of wolves in sleeps clothing. Be sure
FIRST to read their Ritual aud Constitution.
which can be obtained At the Register Of
fee in ClarkSburg. No doubt there are
members Of the Order who will trembls
for fear their names will be made public.
We know there will be bowling and
CRASHING of teeth in their lodges. but We
care not for that. Eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty. We cannot set down and
idle our time away when our country is in
danger-When We know there is great
conspiracy against the authority Of gov.
eminent and The liberties Of the people
We have been deceived and .chested by
the Jaeobin party, whose deeds are evil
who love darkness rather than light-men
who are ashamed to speak openly and eSu-
didly on all subjects as. thsy have done
heretofore-gho can haul hired Weleh-
man about TO speak for them, as though
they had NO tongues Of their own. These
very men will denounee Us as pe1HreFss
false-sWsarers, and Thousand other epI'
thets will be bestowed on US BY them:-