Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-09

their power to advance and propoga:e, to
sustain and build upon the unholy doc
trines of Know Nothingism. And who
are Know Nothings, and what are their
principles and doctrines? What are the
measures Of this dark lantern, by-lane,
Jaa-room party. which cause it to be so
thoroughly detested by the pure-minded
common sense portion of communi "
FIRST, an inpious oath to Rnow Nothing
but the will of their leaders. Second, re-
lisious bigotry, persecution and intolerance,
and scar to The knife with any one who wor-
ships God in a manner differently from
themselves and lastly down with the
Irish. down with the Germans" down to
the dust with every sacred right Of con.
science and free citizenship. except the
right to be mobbed and butchered at the
Ballot Borl First they swear with one
hand upon the holy word of God, and the
other raised to heaven as token Of their
sincerity to do just as they are told to do
by the controlling powers of the Lodge,
vote as they are told to vote, fight as they
are told to fight, and in fact become men
machines in the hands ofunprincipled lead
ers:-then swear hos iliy to the people Of
every nation except their own, and never to
vo,e for any foreigner for any office in the
first efthe people, and disfianclisement Of
all foreign born citizens who have not resi-
lied within our borders for twenty-one
years, and lastly down with the Cathollcs
Such are the men, and such are the pin.
ciples, and maxins Of that secret political
society. To the support of them every
Know Nothing pledges himself by the most
solemn oath that can be imposed upon
man.
And have we any such among us? Can
ii be that there is, within the limits of our
Country any man who has SO far forgotten
his fathers nativity, and the country Of his
blood, as to subscribe AID swear TO such
principles and such an organization? Read
The following certificate, Of men well known
in this place, who like thousands of others
have been entrapped by the specous fala-
cy. TO partially unite with the lodge, but
who were too pure too patriotic to CON
trive with them sin ,le day after their hi
dious deformiiy was disclosed. Read I'LL
State Of Indiana.
Marshall County,. 90
We, the undersigned, hereby certify,
that within the last eighteen months there
has been "Know-Nothing" organization,
and Know Nothing Lodge, in the town
of Plymouth in said county; and that H.
R. PERsHINc, the Republican candidate for
county Treasurer. was an ac ing member Of
said Lodge; and I. B. THOMPSON, the Re
publican candidate for Sheriff, was also
member; and that JOHN L. WEsrERrELr,
the Republican nominee for Commissioner
If the 81 district If sail county, was the
President Of said Lodge. and he was the
one who ADMINISTERED THE OATH to per-
sons being admitted; also, G. p. CHERRY
was at that time member. And we also
certify that SCHUYLER CoLFAx was a men,
DR. of the Know Nothing organization in
the year 1854. These things we certify,
not from hearsay. but from our own per-
sonal knowledge, for we have met those
persons in the Lodge Room. And also,
that the place of meeting was, for long
time, the large room. up stairs. in the JAIL
of said county, and in the store of J. L.
Westervelt.
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