Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-04-11
The Oath-bound Candidate.

We have already seen Mr.. Pool through the First
Degree of the Order of Know Nothings. Now for
the Second Degree. With his left hand upon his
right breast and his right hand extended towards
the flag of his country, he swore that he would OBJ
serve the following
OBLIGATION.
You, and each of you of your own free will and
accord, in the presence of Almighty God and these
witnesses, your left hand resting upon your right
breast and your right hand extended to the flag of
your country, do solemnly and sincerely swear that
you will not under any circumstances, disclose in
any manner, suffer 1t to be done by others, if
in your power to prevent it, the name, signs pass
words, other secrets of this degree except in
open Council for the purpose of instruction that
you will in all things conform to all the rules and
regulations of this Order and to the Constitution
and Bylaws of this or any other Council to which
you may be attached, so long they do not conflict
with the Constitution of the United States nor that
OF the State in which you reside that you will,
under all circumstances, if your power so to do
attend to all regular signs or summons that may be
thrown or sent to you by brother of this or any
other degree Of this Order; that you will support
in all political matters for all political offices, mem
bers of this Order in preference to other persons ;
that if it may be done legally, you WILL when elect
ed or appointed to any official station comforting on
you the power to do So all foreigners aliens
or Roman Catholics from office or place, and that
you will in no case appoint such to any office or
place in your gift. You do also promise and swear
that this and all other obligations which you have
previously taken in this Order shall be kept
through life sacred and inviolate. All this you
promise and declare, as Americans, to sustain and
abide by, without any hesitation or mental reServa
ton whatever. So help you God, and keep you
steadfast!
To which Mr. Pool replied, lido"
He was then handed over to the Instructor, who
said: Brother: In this degree we have an enter
ng-sign and countcrsign. At the outer door pro-
coed At the inner door you will make
= and proceed as in the First Degree, giving
the Second Degree password (Which is = y
instead of that of the First Degree If found to be
correct you will then be admitted, and proceed x
giving the countersign, which is made thus
The sign of recognition in this degree is the same
as in the First Degree, with the addition of =
and the response to be made in =
Marshal you will now present the brother to the
worthy President for admonition."
This is the way in which Mr.. Pool was made a
Second Degree Know Nothing.
Herein he swore to support in all political matters
Know Nohungs for office in preference to all 9TH
ers If Mr. Pool is elected Governor he will be
bound by this oath to appoint in case of vacancy,
a Know Nothing to the United States Senate Know
Nothing Judges and a Know Nothing Attorney
General, and to put none but Know Nothings on
the Internal Improvement and Literary Boards,
Railroad Directors, Insane and Deaf and Dumb
Asylum Directors, Bank Directors, &c. He has
also sworn that this obligation "shall ever be
kept Through lire sacred and mviolate." Nothing
but death release him from this terrible oath
Do the people of the State want such man for
Governor?