Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-11-01
Order of United Americans.

w hat is 1t ? Not being OF the initiated, we
cannot tell, and can only venture on shrewd
guess which may be far from the truth, and
vet can scarcely fail to be an approximation.
The Know .Nothings, we know, have been
fiourishing like the "green bay tree,'' and now
there is either the same order, under its true
name, or at least an affiliated order, flourish
ing in our midst Read the following, which
we cut from the Detroit Daily Adrertisr::
"Hon Jacob Broom, of Philadelphia, while
in our city, installed the officers of the State
Chancery of the order Of O. u. A., he being
the Arch Grand Sachem of the United States
Lodge.
Charles L. Leonard, OF Detroit, j. B. Stin-
son, Of Adrian, and H. Il. Farnam, of Hills
dale, were made Arch Chancellors; +. ID.
Cone, of Hillsdale, NJ. d., G.. s.; John
Kelne. Adrian, G.. +. c.; ]. II. Nichols, De-
troit, G. s. c.; ii. T. Farnam, Adrian, Ct. C.
c.; j. B. Stinson, Adrian, G. G. of c.; c. f.
Leonard, Detroit, c. h. G.; lion. Geo. Fitz-
simmons, Reading, G. G. of h.; 5. w. Rising
Reading, G.. S. at A.
"rhis Order is rapidly spreading through
out the Union, and now numbers among its
members many of the greatest and best men
in the country"
IL we be correct in our sarInlSe as TO the
nature of the institution mentioned, and
there is an identity with tho Know Moth
ings, then The inviting of Jacob Broom &c de-
liver the address at the State Fair was the
most villainous fraud ever perpetrated on the
people of this State, and the above open an
nouncement is an instance of the most un-
paralleled audacity. The Arch Grand Sa.
chem, from the hot beds of original native
Amelicanism, no doubt did his work well
and, while honored by the unsuspecting o
this State for coming here to give an address
on matters of general interest, has laid ths
foundation for riot and bloOdshed here, as 10
Philadelphia before.
How this will he accounted for, and ths
strange coincidence explained, remains to b
seen; we hope the Secretary Of the State
Agricultural Society will be able to satisfy
ali. This we know, that thousands of cti-
zens who attended at the late Fair nevel
would have stirred one inch from their homes
if they had had the least idea that they wer,
to be dupes Of an order which works in dark
ness, and whose deeds are worthy of the Sc
crecy with which they cover them. Shal
we have it explained what the order q
/ United Americans is, and wherein, il at all
IL UiilciS IOul lHc hioN-.NOluAilSS --lf
Clemens (lfich) Adrocate.
We learn that Lodges Of the Order o
United Americans are being established il
this State. We would say to Democrats, ON
and all, beware of this new Order. 1t is bn
another name for now-Nothingism and Alb
olitionism-it is but another secret engine :
be used against the Democratic party. lie
Democrats, then, "stand from under" The.
require no affiliation with secret oath-boun
societies to bind them to their country, am
its Constitution. Patriotism and love Of Lib
erty are the natural offspring of Democracy
and Democrats need only to study the prln
ciples of Democracy, to learn all those les
sons of wisdom which will qualify them fo
; the proper discharge Of their duties as Amel
lean citizens, and preserve to them the ines
timabe blessings of civil and religious free
i.