New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-27
EIGHTEENTH WARD KN0w-NOTHlNGs

EIGHTEENTH WARD KNOW-NOTHlNGS.
Our Reporter DO, unm.ndtul Of bis kind rec ,Pton
rnorq the brother oi the Eighteenth Ward Council
rco Pi.cn hioh has drawn tightly around him the
nA6s Il pstena e-c ori-cyud not resist tle temp
tat.oA to look IL again among them For reasons OF
railroad policy disturbed By obstinate dit carts and
luky hOrts-he did not arrive until tEeniy-ioar
uaHutes aft0r TIE hour for assembling. Yet the COun
RI va not organized. serou- ie~ were in waiting
fr Bro. EDsTr. DITTO for the indispensable Jazz.
Esrtst ssdhcss was aqpHtnt, which reminded our
rcIoItsi Of the dismal stare he received from Bro
Herring, whom he a. he came IN, standing IN
nm no1diI, ---bsck h. the C9uucl-opposite the
card factory in Tweniy-third street. Bro Scofeld,
the inside guardian. stood near bis pOs, ready for
ton. Bro Whitaker, the secretary, Wa at h. do,k
cxsu il ing ard correcting bis minues Bro. Mcneil
we7 in Ii place iI~njA looking over alphabetical
lit II the Inemhcrs ard checking the Taylor men with
the stub Of bad pencil. Bros. Knapp and Bu, kiln
vtre on enc side Of tho room, and Bros. EandevatG
and LOwccn, in On sdjaoon, c,rner, er.sged in
clo-e cobvondtor. From overheard -nsebes ouf
reported judged-richty, too O. il aterwari proved
-iiai t,e KrUthcrhocd individually debating
wLtthcr to selI a-ol. to JoT TABOR and At what
pnoe per bead 10 such contest BIO. Herring, A.
- reasonable Ian. would not ieopardize ~ position
Teacher in he Scbools 10y taking sides He
te perfectly aware Of the power possessed by the
Order over the educational interests Of the city-s
POWER which has fallen into most excellent hands!
At length Bro. EDsrY came in; also other brothers
om Over the way. Bre. Edney took the chair Estate
-eounded the gravcl-ordered JIMMY to bis post sni
the Pas, to be taken. Ordinary formslte, over, it
VA announced that smother Of the Joe Taylor stock
VA hand a,iously longing 10 be indicted into the
scltu,ilr mysteries of the Brotherhood. Bro EDNEr
ordered his production. Enter TAYLOR No. t. led by
The Marshal. II no less youth than brother
Of Joe TAYLOR whom, together with another brother
,nd the old patterns! Taylor makes three Of them in
this Council. Young Jon being a member of Council
No. l5 makes three Of the family anecedent 10 this
new aspirapt. Hence the propriety Of styling him
TAYLOR No "a goodly number Of native Sulons for
ore unasprirg family to furnish the Order oar re-
porter could not learn whether il has in course of
tieiung.
Tie Mar-hal led him 20 Bro McNcl. NJ
veyed him. sr.e 10 his feet. and read from
Eltlclockrg manual sort Of adnon;tIon and sup
plication to TAYLOR No. 4. 10 keep profoundly
-4crot the systcms of government for States. Ma
ton, and Empire. he there might be permitted to
Learn 1ayoc No. l. wed IneeNy. At the chair Of
Bro Edrcy he took the sgecp''g OATH to submit to
TIC vii Of the majority aud to devote himself TO rdl
ing America. Then. having paid Bro. Whitaker two
rlillng- and signed the rus, Taylor NO I walked and
brcathed the inpeIsOns'ron oi native-b",n citizen.
In the oidcr Of reading communications, was one
rcgrcttipg the detection OF macy brothers, and be-
feeciipg oil good and true members not be led away
BY the wile- OF the Black Republicans, nor - joia
that "Lorrd band Of traitors to our beloved America
II elected no action. Twenty two iopg drawn signs
from twclty II rte Statesmen, attostrd It's deep 'l"'
rirps. ihotLcr BALDWIN, the ireuiy-third brother,
did MT sigh hafutercd sroan through hi- grated
teeth gave ample tcrtunOry to the presence OF Nofy
diifC rcDt emotion.
A propo-itiOn 10 o.eCt successor to BRO. oIiVIK
ou a., Executive Commitee, brought out IL rosring
t.,nu.et No sooner had the brothers generally. and
the tescher in part clar. closed their cncomuns upDH
Bro. Oliver. than BIO. CR,Sr-mabcous Crano-
Supeiinend nt-oEWhaTI s-pers-and SlipS-Crauc,
hhied the cloyen foot ofthc TsJl dynasty, by NOV
Ing resolution requesting Bro. Cox. AMI the other
nenbtr Of tha, Committee, 10 resign. THIS WAS tho
Thunder Clap: bu, Bro Cox not afraid of such
thunder. SIX other br.'hers, in siH fory rpecches.
e,pou-.d hi, cau-e. The burden Of their
oiatory wss IN accusation Of dishonesty in pushing
the Taylor family into this Council with the view OF
getting q same Col;ro Of the Executive Committee
which They supposed they had OF the Council. Bro.
Cones erolptsn I'D rot pas-. Thu let the Anti
Jor party jublsnt-IoE party 'allcn.
Bro. EDsEr, by way Of ministcring to the l'cera-
.ion Of dignity in Bro. Cox named him cue Of the
Tre,, in Tie election Il d.getes tc Congressional
District Convection uniucky kindness. Gu count
ng the votes the JOY party were found IN the MINOR
iiy--their candidates badly beaten. This was too
much for them. Two Delicate Close upon each other
were overwhelming. TAILOR 30. could not hold 10
hi. infant anger. Delched OFT against the Couacu.
and against the Tcllers. Declared there had
been foul play Brother KSAPP-plilosOphc
KS,Pp replied with provoking GOODNESS stated bis
admiration Tor ncdesty lnasnuch as II sas rare but
b, coming virtue. Believed Taylor No. 1 would be
more us ul to BIS country and to the world 1T large
y, rot being qlste - fact. Concluded ty advising
him 10 keep quiet until he had got out OF h short
cl,th,s, and had gone up into some OF the
morr natuud degrees Of American man
hood. Others followed hin in more classic
stylc. The rS~ btrc sawed al around mutual r.
~sr;beton end alteration became the oritr. ~
dacuun,ctod and nccherent wyre these. that such
words only could b. cargtt as bellevue H'sptal
'issaue s.. luuo Live Oss Club, "Co'lprat1on
-tcahnge" S,I.. for crszy folk, aud Others oi ~
sort Of -i.n.carc, eSc,: up in tie shteenth "afi
In acd!.,n 10 the rsul' by lsyla No. I, liro WHIT
takor declared BIO. Cox 10 be the teller "ho I'D
h,,p guilty II fraud. This brought cut general
roar uf ,scv from thc Art-JoL patty. Bro. EdleY
hammered 70 ii.ile eject. quiet would not cIme.
In fact II never do u0,l the food, q
imUrccatious ard mNltdoti"ns have al Iun
o. Eveiy Council ought u have -Peci'l -esson.-
cay two thoe Eve. according 10 circuustances-to
operate as vents to pent-up profanity. - soon ~
Iro Cox could be heard, he compla ned bitterly o.
the nal guilty If that -Prt Which, without ProNoca
ton bad ueany n-ui,ed him; referred 70 h. abor'
IT tn legislature snd in the militia. siestatiou Of
h. fidelity to the CaE>c wished the brothers TO decide
u. Ub.r4.L.,