Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-06-23
SECOND DEGREE OBLIGATION.

tefeu 10 niul WHEN ne was admitted
TO the secoud degree:
SECOND DEGREE OBLIGATION
Obligation. You, John Neither
land,l Of your own free viii and ae-
cord, in The presence Of Almighty
God and these witnesses, YOUR lelt
hand resting upon your right breast,
aud your right hand extended TO the
Tag Of your country, do soiennly
aud slnc-rely swear that YOU will
not, under any circumstances, dis
close in any manner. nor suffer it to
be done by others, If in your power
to prevent it, the nam, sign, pass
word, or other secrets Of this degree,
except in opeA council for the pur-
pose Of instruction; and that you sill
10 all things conform to the laws ani
regulations Of this order, provided
they do not conlic. with the Consti-
tuIion of the United States; ngI that
Of the State in which you reside;
T that YOU will, under all circumstances,
If IN your power to do 50, attend to
aR regular signs and Summons thar
may be sent or thrown to YOU by a
brother of this or any other degree
of this order; that yOn will suppUlt
in all political Offices. members Of
this order in preference to ether per-
sons; that, if it nay be done legally,
you will, when eI-cted or appointed
to any official station comforting on
you the power TO DO so, remove all
foreigners, aliens, or Roman Catholics
from Office or Fl ce; aud that you Will
10 no case aFpoint such to any
Office or place in your gift You DO
. scemuiy rlomise and swear that
this aud all other obiig which
: you haze previously taken in this or
der shall ever be kept through life
sacred aud iaviola,e. ali this you
promise and declare, as Americans,
! to sustain and abide by. without any
+ hesitation or mental reservation what;
ever, 50 help You God, and keep
you s!eadfn-t:'
OF the order requiring the admin
istration Of this scandaIouS and wick
ed oath. John Netherland ayows that
/: was member. After be had taken
: me oath, he was admonished by the
. Vice President Of the council.
, Vice President. You have now
taken Solemn oaths, and made rs 81
. cred promises 10 man can make, that
you will keep all secrets inviUlate; and
, We wish you distinctly 10 understand
that he that takes these oaths aud
: makes these promises, and then viz
Iates them, leaves the foul, tie deep
. aud blghtlng stain Of perjury rest
ing on bis soul.
johu n ,tberland swore to consid
eF bis oaths and Obligations as d
know nothing binding through Ife,
sacr, d anu iAvioldte. He still de-
tends AID z cries in these oaths and
obiigatIols Bat, rs "A candidate.
he has BOT one word to say Of the
dangers to be arprehended Ilon; the
spread OF the Roman Catholic reli-
gioH. lie does not tel the people
tba', II elected Gov, rnOr, ne will re-
move all foreigners from Office. He
no longer apprehonds any danger
from the spread of tie Catholic reli-
gion, or :rom an influx ri foreigners.
Al. sucb iesF5 have vanished. Ills
Only fears now are If tbs slavery
Iques;lon and the expenses OF the
Government. He Is engaged simply
lin thai wild hunt Tor Office, of
which he manifested such an ex-
tfeme disgust when he swore to De ii
know nothlng, and he trayersCs the
State only to charge extrav igance
on the Administration and to cast
ricicule on the defenders ofih4 Ssath
against the aggressions Of bis allies
Of the northern Opposition.
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