The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-04-10

master" On the last page was q charter OF
the Kansas legion authorizing the said George
| +. Warren, from who's mouth the document
was taken, to FORM new regiment, a follows;
/ eHAsrKa " rsG y.ss.s Issiys
| CsrsD srArss on AxEsacA
| Territory IL Ksnsa..
Kns~ all teen b. ths.~ prsssat. thai H< .bs Gram
have created shsrese5 and empowered, and BY these
ptssesss do eresis. charter, and empower, George y.
u the E.n.a. Legion and sssaeh. they ar. hereby ~
sstsd sta all and singular rhs authority sad privileges
with ~heh sses and every regiment 10 Invested, work
ing under charter from the 0raad Enesmprnent.
in .iiae.s whereof, ws have hsreasto set our haDta
this ssie~nth day 81 August one thousand eight hun
-. HUTCHINSON,
svsnd General
/ 4. CooDwIS,
L Grsna uusrtsraSusr
The consultation consists Of six articles rce,i-
lating the organization Of the Grand Encamp
mcn,." which is composed OF representatives
elected from each subordinate regiment exist.
ing In the Territory ~ hereafter provided
The officers Of the Grand Encampment shall
consist Of grand general, grand yice-general
grand quarter.mas' grand paymaster, grand
aid. two grand scutinels, and grand chaplain
The Grand EDcampment shall make all
nominations Of territorial officers at large and
Immediately after such nominations shall have
been made the grand general shall communi
cate the result 10 every regiment IN the Terri
tory
The officers OF the Grand Encampment arc
Grand General Rev. G. W. Hutchinson, law
; renee, X 4.
Grand Vice General, &. X Holiday Tope
ka, x
!, Grand QuarterInsstcr i. r. Goodwin. Law
renee, K. +,
Grand Paymaster. Charles LIB NJ u.
Lavenworth city, X. r.
By "tbe constitution Of the subordinate en-
campmcnt" "the officers OF each subordinat,
regiment shall consist Of a colonel. lieutenant
colonel, qnartermsster, aid, and two scnti
Des. The regiment located in each and every
election district shall make nominations for al
capddatrs for officers in thcr respective dis
tricis but where there shall be two or more
regiments in any one election district whatever
kind, these nominations shall he made by dele
, gates from the respective eneampmen,s within
said district"
The ritual continues the order Of business
and modes Of proceeding in the subordinate en-
campmeBt under the following heads
LIST. Reading The minutes by the quarter
. master
2d. Prono,al, for prw n.
2d Voting for somr
7 Atb Initia,jop NJ ,ccr,i,s
I b,b Renor,. ol commute.
e CHI. UutnisbeJ business anuar,ny on IN,
Z Minutes
7 IN Miscellaneous bns;nc.s
2 an AJ;ourpmen,
: Tho "oncning cer.mon," n, ,ho snbord;,o,,
/ enrsmn,,en, IL ma nllows
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master, all and ssnunei- being In their rsspsc,iv,
places The iss'n' shall b' called and thus addressed
~ ais . aTs,,ox .o,d,.,. d, IN. ss.v Thu
hosr ha. arrived ~hsn We mus, resume the duties ..
yo,ns ap"n Us Ls, %,.h. win heart devoted !,
ssuls,ou. laid down fos our so,.ramsns and acton
each seorns TO make TIL. review pleasant and prea,s
.ss .sa.,ns. :, ,., p. W or an !"
= A,a.--They are
j Coene.-Aid, you viii now r're" the troops ia TIA
H 'T%@Isfsr sssm,ps,,oa, / A,,. examined then
z psr-onsiJ, and aod each correct.
e eooH1- pronounce 'h'' regiment a'''sd s"' 'rsd'
g
al Then follows The process oi initiating new
Z recruits who ara urnnerly youchad fi,r nv NOM
r - r.. =. - - -,
, pefS ~ We oroef, the preliminary oniRa'ioh
! To observe secrecy, the catcchism which ia,
! candidate /. s,,,oc,ad AMI ,ha ox,Ia,at;ona ,
4 I ,' ~ - ~
| Tue cpioici III respect VI thr obl'cts o' the OF
der, which are thus stated
Prs. 10 .eear. to Kansas, tbs blessing aud pro.p,a,
OF being lee state sni, secondly, 10 protect tn
sss W." wv"
: Tbes. ,nd ,ll other on.s,ions he,,o s.,isG,c