Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-06-01
KuoW-N oth,ng Intelligence.

The Boston Adrcrhscr says that tine follow
ing act was passed in a very ,ilcn; way du-
ring the last ten days of the Massachusetts
Legislature
Be u enacted 3c., as foiio,cs
The 24th, 25th and Goth sections of the
l2c III chap. Of the revised statutes, are here
by repealed.
On hunting up the section, referred to, it
is found that they contain the provisions for
Furnishing the administering and taking oa'Ls
not required by law, by a fine Of from s. to
5000. Tue idrsrtjSer considers the passage
Of the act under the circumstances, a virtual
acknowledgement Of gait on the part of the
members-and MS the repeal does not free
them from liability for their past nfrActions,
it suggests that the Offenders severally pay in
to the State Treasury the average penalty,
SlO2, 5O-which, for 400 members, would
restore to the Treasury the SAL 900 which
they took for ray over and above thcu just
dues.
The President of the New York State Cour-
address to the brethren ut the late Council
in that state He stated that there had hecn
during the past year all increase Of 200 Coun-
ellis in that State, the whole number now
being | LOO, and embracing l7s 900 Iucm-
bcrs. The address related chiefly TO the
management Of the order,
1t seems that the expense of the order in
New York is not slight and that some Of the
brethren in that state are no more dIs-n-
terested in their patriotism than ordinary
mortal-. The Albany Jowno' makes the
following statements
At the late Grand State Council the Grand
Secretary OF the Order, Mr., Harrington, in
sisted that his services were worth more than
$500 a year adding t. tie loss Of time
the loss otcharacter. The ',raDd Council
cuncurred with HMM opinion, aud raised
his salary to $500
Mr. Grand President Barker. tho pap1 of
the Order, also complained. But 10 imlnc-
diate remedy could be- thought of. a, the
81 600 debt Of the or,lcr, incurred l., sub
sidisc the Press aud buy up voters to IRE
serve the purity Of the hallot-hox. was Of TOO
pressing Il nature to be deferred But "A pros-
peci're scheme was ngreci upon, and IA Cifcu-
lar issued calling for - from each Of the
(rcportrd) 100 Councils, is Tstim Jnial
to Mr., Barker
II was not surprising. therefore. u ter the
Seer, tary salury W.- in, rcu-rl % tlou-ard
dOllars-uit"r an extra ssmrut wt- inIo,-
ed upon each member tu meet III. tea "a IT.
sand dollars debt--and after thi, cal! for a
fity-Seycn Hundred and fifty dollars Gu sh tcs-
timouitl to Barkcr-that II proposition that
each mcmbcr Of the Grand Council present
should at once contribute 0Hc doI1r aplece
towards the completion of the Washington
Monument should have been rejected
The controlling reason, doubtless, for thus
Summalily disctrdinS a really patriotic prop
osition, while the personal interests Of the
High Priests were So well taken care Of, was
the star ling evidence which the slim attru-
dance at the Council afforded of th, vnnug
interest felt in the welfare OF the Order. The
President reported some ! - Councils. and
yet there were but 81 Delegates ia attcn-
dance
the astounding discovery has been an
nounocl that know nothingsm is of Iavul
origin, aud had its birth among the rlottiug
priests Of the dark ages Martin Luther in
his CoHoYui0 or Fable I4lk, aiv. sthi,.,, ,uut
Of the order, whirh bear, lrrv decided r..,. M
blance in many respects to thc PRESENT ORGAN
ization
" In Italy there was particular order ui
iriers, called Fratres Ignorautis, that is,