Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-05-08


resolutions were adopted:
1. Hereafter the session of State and subordinate
Councils may be held with open doors, and their
proceedings published to the would. The obliga-
ton of membership shall hereafter constitute the
only ceremony Of initiation into the Order, and
NAV be administered in the Council Room, or pub
licly and openly in mass meetings OF the people
nothing being secret except the tokens OF recogn-
ton.
2. No obligations shall hereafter be required Of
those who wish to become members of the Order,
except those indicated in the second, third, fourth
and fifth sections Of the National Platform of Feb
ruary 1856 that the several degrees present ex-
isting be consolidated into simple and brief obi
cation, embracing the cardinal principles OF the
party, and the substance of the third degree.
8. Hereafter each member ct the Order shall
have the right publicly to avow his own connec-
ton with it; and all obligation of secrecy, so far
as it relates to those who, having Withdrawn, or,
who, being members, publicly deny their connec-
ton with the Order, or oppose the same, is hereby
abolished.
4. All charges for charters for new Councils,
and initiation fees are hereby abolished, the eX-
penses of the State Council to be betrayed by
contributions Of the subordinate Councils; and all
men friendly to the principles of the party are in
yited to become members Of the same, upon the
simple pledge Of honor, provided for in the second
resolution-it not being intended by anything IN
these resolutions to abolish any Of the Councils
now in existence, or to discourage the organlza-
ton of new ones.
S. That committee Of five be appointed to re-
wise the Ritual in accordance with the foregoing,
and to publish the obligation of membership to the
world; and thai the committee be instructed SO to
prepare their report as to permit each subordinate
Council to avail itself of the changes made.
In pursuance Of these resolutions, the
Committee appointed to revise the Ritual
reported the following
Pledge of Honor.
In the presence of the people here assem-,
bled, you do solemnly declare, as gentlemen
of honor, and lovers OF your country, that you
endorse, and by all honorable means will advance
and defend, the principles Of the American Par
ty; that you do not admit the authority of any
man or set of men, either civil OF ecclesiastical, &c
control your civil or political actions, contrary tc
your own judgment and understanding OF your
duties as American citizens; that you Will resist
every foreign influence or attempt on the part OF
foreigners to control the political affairs OF this
State or the United States; and that, you will moi
| by your vote, nor in any manner whatsoever, as
sist to place in political Office or station any per.
son who acknowledges allegiance or obligation OF
any description TO any foreign prince, potentate
or power, or who refuses TO acknowledge the Fed
eral and State Constitutions Coach within it
sphere) as paramount to all other laws, rules OF
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to any union between Church and State, to any
interference with relig ious faith and worship, &c
any religious test as a qualification for office OF
public trust. and to the exercise OF any sectarlar
influence in our Public Schools. You do assent
and agree to uphold the principle that AMERICANA
SHALL RULE AMERICA, and to that end, at all
future elections for government officers until the
objects of this organization in relation to the repeal
or modification of the Naturalization Laws are ac-
complished, you will vote for nat.ve-born citizens
in preference to all others. You do further sol.
EMMY declare your devotion to the Union of these
States; that in the discharge of your duties as A
mercan citizens, you will uphold, maintain and
defend it, that you will discourage and discounte'
uance any and every attempt, coming from what
soever quarter, designed or calculated to destroy
or subvert It, or to weaken its bonds; and that you
will not vote for any 10 fill any Office of hon.
or, profit or trust, of political character, whom
you know or believe TO be in favor of dissolution
| Of the Union. You do also promise, that while
you remain member of this Organization you
will abide by the Constitution of the State Coun'
Gil of Missouri and the Bylaws made in pursu'
ance thereof provided they do not conflict viii
the Constitution of the State or that OF the United
| States.
That you will faithfully abide by these declara
tons and promises, you do now voluntarily pledgI
your LIVES, your FORTUNES, and your sAcRLI
| HONOR.
Response.-"We do"
The above may be administered in thu
Council room, in public meetings, or else
where-those who take it being required t
register their names with the Secretary o
the Council they prefer to join.