The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-11
THE DAILY UNION
PUBLIC MORALS AND SECRET PARTIES.

ton 10 be sort Of purifying proeessa drastic chic
ride Of imeupon the alleged corupuons Of the old par
ties Ii twas TO be congregation Of sainsa gathering Of
incarnate patrios-to which TO be admitted eH
cept those without spot stain This programme was
tempting enough until such the Angel Gabriel and
the priest Gavazz assumed the lead but these were
held up reormers par excellence and representatives
OF the masses aud especially Of the religious sentiment Of
the country there general acquiescence in the sugge
lion of awaiting results We enjoying these
suits in great prousion And what they present
Take the example Of the New York legislature The mem
ber Of that body be mainly occupied the work Of
elimination and recrimnalon On the side there are
charges Of perjury against Mr. Stewards friends who have
left the order after using il to elect him on the other
there are denuncaons against the knownothings nvolv
ing the erayes accusations personal and political tur
pitude Moses Eames Of the know-nothings in the
Legislature who voted for Seward, describes his reeep-
ton by the order in grand council in letter his
name
ALBAsy, February IA, 1855.
Dean SIN Yours of the sh inst containing certificate
my election delegate to the State grand council Of the
so-caled know nothing order from council No. ga held
in Rutland Jefferson county, WIS received In my reply
you viii how your delegate received by the grand
council OF the State in session in the city Of SYRIA
credentials at the place of meeting and
introduced number of the order by the district deputy
Mr. -- was then escorted to the desk OF the grand
secretary paid the quarterly dues Of my council you ntrust
ed me wtbnamey for each member of our
Gill After this ceremony was conducted to the main hail.
where all the delegates assembed-being about two
hundred in number The presiding officer, Mr. Barker OF
New York said: Before proceeding to business, would
ask II there was any opportunity of there being listen
Being assured that point the first business
person in the hall for the purpose Of ascertain
ing whether they had taken the third degree Those who
had not received taken into question
ed and instructed further the mysteries of the ordea
the business to be transacted could with safety be done
in the who bad not taken the oahs
of a thrddegree member.
Before proceeding further they inquired of each
for whom they voted the last State election. All those
who had voted the Uman ticket (and there about
eight had done so according to the instructions OF
the grand council last fall required to acknowledge
they had committed offence against the order and ask to
be forgiven promise in all things in future to obey their
superios Upon doing vote was taken and the repent
ing members rcnstated.
being member Of the legislature was invited upon the
platform with officers Of the meeting and introduced by
Mr. Barker who informed the grand council that would
make relation to vote cast at the last cleo
tim While was proceeding to do one of the members
asked me for whom voted for United States senator When
replied WIN. II. Seward it created great excitement in
ALI parts of hall Some twenty or thirty more vehement
than the rest rushed forward to the platform Kissing stamp
inc their feet gnashing teeth extending their
with cenched fists crying out with countenances flushed
with excitement, 'Trator,' 'Perjurer" Liar" William,
and other epthets accompanied with the exclamation
bustle him out stairs with him. hrow him out Of
the window" &C., &c.
Ry this time the meeting in complete uproar. The
presiding officer could control those present and declared
the meeting adjourned for hour There was then gen
era rush for the platform where was standing some OF
the foremost seized my collar but by the exerons of few
friends was from further violence by being
with great haste escorted down private stairway while
others closed the doors and kept back the mob When
reached the street. Mr. Barker advised me to to my hotel
and not to myself about the place. but leave the city in
the first conveyance Having other business 70 attend
know not what you and the council may think of this
but you desire send delegate to such pandemo
num- you select other besides your sincere
friend and feow-townsmsn MOSES EAMES.
To the w. p. of Council 274.
We have already published the confessions OF other
pentani knownothngs in the same body disclosing to the
public the monstrous designs Of the whole secret
men and admonshing all classes against being deuded
into it, At time in American history has there been
such exhibition of personal and political prohgacy
That should deliberately take oath for the purpose
of breaking it. and that they should do this for the purpose
of electng to the United States Senate who now
procams his hostility the order he allowed to be used
all this marks degree of infamy tolerated by the fanatics
Of the party which may well inspire emotions of shame
and disgust
In the Massachusetts, legislature the exhibition less
dsgracefu Infde preachers hold places in that body
and glory in defamng the institutions of country.
Abolition serenaders and howmen introduced to vary
the pasmes of who delight in removing Judges for
dschargng their duties to the federal constitution and
enthusiastically elevang negroes to the position which
they deny white Catholic to adopted citizen
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fayette.
In New Jersey and in Pennsylvania things better
Charges Of brbery exchanged between these pure
and untaned brethren with equal familiarity and indg
nation and the whole business of legislation is thwarted
and arrested by the between ambitious asprants
and impracticabe projects.
last degree tyrannical and absurd
In Indiana the legislature has adjourned after vain
efforts the part of the knownohings elect abo
ZIONIST TO the Senate of the United States.
In all these legislatures abolition projects first among
the list of of public policy Resolutions against
the ugtveave law and against the rights of the States
have been offered in EACH passed in some and in all OPP
posed and in Others defeated by the united phaanx Of the
democracy 1t will be recoecied that in the Michigan
legislature General Cass and Senator Stuart were instruct
ed to sustain Of the ultra and revolutionary
schemes against the and pepetuy of the American
Union.