True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-01-16
hocsfoee Oath. Bound Organization.

l1oc9toco Uatn-bound Urganlzauon.
There is in the city Of Washington, an
administration organization to which every
s'true blue" friend Of Pierce, Campbell
& Co., is required TO belong. Ills styled.
,he Jackson Democratic Associatipn.--
The soclety.is secret, has It's oaths, its
pass words, its grips and all the necessary
signs to protec, it from imposition. We
are creditably informed that every man
who has received an appointment from
Government for the last two years--in
the city has been required as an essen
,ial qualification 10 become member Of
the Order.
They hold their regular meetings every
week. On ,lic evening Of the 29th ult.
The following oath was added to their rit-
Sal and taken by every member present.
The same oath is required 10 be taken by
every applicant FOR Office, under this pure
administration, which possesses such a
holy hatred 10 oath bound political asso-
eialions.
"Id0 declare, upon my word Of honor,
iha, ain not member Of any secret po-
litieal organization, or of any other or
ganization, or Of any association or So
ciely whose objects are antagonistic to
he objects Of The Democratic party, as
declared in the resolution Of the Demo-
cratic members Of The House of Repre-
sentatiyes, ON the lst Of December, 1853.
The names Of nearly all Of the Gov
ernment employees may be found signed
20 lire constitution and bylaws Of this
secret and oalh.bound order, and like wise
many Of the members Of the present Con-
gress.
We are al some loss 10 know how the
democratic party in Ohio can consistently
cooperate with their brethren in Wash.
ington until they rescind the fourth reso-
lu,iorin in their little platform Of the slh
Of January Convention which we publish
in this paper. In that resolution the Con-
vention has as usual done great injustice
to the American party. by miss'atng its
position. The members Of that Conven-
lion, had they not been a set Of ''natural
Know Nolhings," would have known
that il ia not the religious faith Of the
Catholic Church sgainst which the Amer.
lean patty as political organization is
contending, but the political dcspotism Of
their discipline and The tyrannical assump-
lions Of their Jesnitical Priests. But
what is the course OF the administration
upon the subject Of prescription! Read
the following letter from the Hon. r. G.
Puryear, Of North Carolina, addressed
10 the American Organ, Of Washington
city. Such testimony is inconte.,ible.
and il demonstrates the shameless course
pursued by the administration against
Protesianls and in favor Of Catholics. -
Here is prescription with witness;
House. OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Dec. "a, 1855.
DEAR SIR:--I see in your paper Of the
32d inst, statement concerning the ap.
pointment Of postmaster in my district
Ut Madison, Rockingham county, N. c..
which desire to correct. The CONVEX
ssiionio which you allude was between
Mr.. Horatio King, First Assistant Post
master General and myself, and mob with
Mr.. Campbell. the Postmaster General,
as stated in your article. With this ex-
ception The statement is correct, as far as
it goes, but it does not embrace all that &C.
Cured between Mr.. King and myself on
that occasion.
When / made the application for the
appointment, Mr.. King asked me il The
applicant were Know Nothingl re.
Piled that did not know whether he was
Of not; and | asked him if it were posi-
bic ,hathis being Know Nothing would
be an objection! He replied. "YeI,
am acting under orders NOT 10 appoint any
Know Nothing, and 10 turn out all whom
] know to belong to the Order" | then
asked him il native-born citizen and a
foreign Roman Catholic, both equally
competent were to apply for the appoint
ment. on which would he beslow il? lie
said he should 6o compelled to appoint
the foreign Catholic. then left ihe De.
parimelt, and do not know whether any
HppointnentIlas yet been made OF not.
Very respectfully, your ohedient servant,
X. G. PuRYEAR.
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