Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-06-20

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Pressssat.--Brothers; You place yogg left hana
upon your breast and extend Jour right hand to-
wards the Tag Of Jour country, preparatory to the
obligation. Each Council room should have neat
American flag festooned over the Platform Of the
President
O5Ggation.-You and each Of you, Of your own
free viii and accord, in the presence Of Almighty
God and these witnesses, your left hand resting On
your right breast and your right hand extending to
the nag Of our country, do solemnly and sincerely
swear that you will not, under any circumstances,
disclose in any manner nor suffer 1t 70 be done by
others, if in your power to prevent it, the name,
signs, passwords or other secrets Of this degree;
that you will, in all things conform to all the rules
and regulations Of this Order and to the Constitu-
ton and Bylaws Of this or any other Council to
which you may be attached, so long as they do not
conflict with the Constitution Of the United States
that of the State in which you reside; that you
will, under all circumstances, if in your power 80
to do, attend all regular signs and summonses that
may be thrown or sent to you by Brother Of this
or any other degree Of the Order that you VIII sup
port in all political matters, for all political Offices
second degree members Of this Order, provided it
be necessary for the American interest; that # Il
may be done legally yeU s2iU WheH ssete6fO any Office
TeROUs all foreigners, aliens Roman Catholics from
Office and that you 1g no appoint such 10 office.
Ali this you promise and declare on your honor as
an American to sustain and abide by, without any
hesitation or mental reservation whatever. So help
| you God and keep you steadfast? Each will an
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! Prssident.-Brother Marshal: You will now present
the Brother to the Instructor for final instruction in
/ this degree of the Order.
| AaTshaL-Brother Instructor; By direction of our
worthy President, l present these Brothers before
/ you that you may instruct them in the secret and
mysteries Of this the second degree Of the Order.
Observation-Disclosures: In this degree We have an
entering sign and eountersgn At the outer-door
/ proceed the same as in the first degree. At the
| innor-door, you will make two distinct raps When
answered by Sentinel, you will say. "What is the
pass the Sentinel will say give it, you will say
! "Place none but native born Americans on guard
to night" If found to be correct you will then be
admitted, and proceed TO the centre of the floor
giving the countersign, which is made thus
PositiOR.-Place the left hand upon the right
breast the right hand extended towards the flag Of
| our country, which should be suspended over the
platform Of the President. When recognized you
/ viii quietly take your seat.
Brothers, you now duly initiated into this
the second degree Of the Order. Renewing the
congratulations which we extended to you upon YOU
admission to the first degree, we admonish you BY
every tie that you may move patriots TO aid us il
our efforts TO restore the Political Institutions Of
country to their original purity. Begin with the
youth Of our land. Refresh their minds with tn,
history Of our country the glorious battles and tn,
brilliant acts of patriotism which is our common
inheritance. Point them to the wise sages and pro
fround statesmen who founded our Government
lnstil into their blossoms and in their hearts The
memory, the maxims and the deathless examples
Of our illustriOus Washington.
Brothers, recalling to your minds the solemn Oh
legations which you have seyeraly taken in this
the first degree, l now pronounce you entitled al
the privileges of membership in this Organization
and the President-whO alone is entitled to cOmmu
nicate twill inform ysu of the name Of the Order
PresdeHt-BrOthers You are members in full
fellowship OfThe Supreme Order Of the Star Span
gled Banner.
Thus much for the constitution and working ma
nual Of the GRAND Council OF TIE SUPREME ORDEl
OF THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER, to which name the
Order was changed in June last
There is also in the order a State Constitution
and a Constitution for Subordinate Councils. Man
parts Of these are wholly unimportant But Their
are portions which tend to show the design of tn
order. Such portion we will give hereafter.