The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-08-09

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ca Slave State) OF q AS such l will urge
50 AnAexstionl to 70 co. 81 otherwise l
win oppose it with equal zeal
In will endeavor to cause to be OPEN
ed to the public all 81 (Nunneries, Monaste-
ries, or Convents), and there shall be no ad-
vantages to 50 Roman Catholic) which is
not equally accorded to 60 protestant y
The go (Bible) shall be adopted for use in
all public schools, and any s5 PRIEST who
shall be detected in Sc Gambling or viola
ting the ordinances Of religion) shall be ex-
PEELED from 2. Any minister holding
any place under the Government must be
90 protestant Trs.e o4es
10th. All civil places ofprominenee shall
be given, as. far as my influence goes, to 81
knights. of the Columbian StarG and when
these are supplied, to the 8 True Faith);
then to the knights of the Iron Hand1
I will advocate the establishment of So "a
/ Government), which shall place the power
in the hands of the most educated and NOR
al, and oppose the recognition OF any 81
| Negro, Mulattos Indian, or mixed blood TO
citizenship. l viii sustain the effort to re-
duee the 50 {Peon System) to to 80 (Per-
petnal Slavery, and to divide them to
| knights of the Iron Hand), Is True Faith)
aad 81 knights of the Columbian Star J. in
the proportion of l, 2, 3, to have and hold
forever. But the same laws shall be en-
acted for their protection as are recognized
in every other SO QSave State).
18th. Until the whole civil, political, f.
nancial, and religious reconstruction of 2
(MexicoJ has been completed, / will recog-
nize 90 Limited Monarchy as the best
form of 50 Government for the purpose in
view, since it can be made strong and eff
fective.
18th. To prevent the entrance of any 90
(Abolitionists) into q Mexico), will sus-
tain a passport systemg and any and every
IS Stranger CT Traveller shall go before
the Customs officer at the port of his entry.
and there take an oath, stating whether he
intends to become O. citizen, and if so, that
he viii sustain and support the Government
then in existence, and that he will not inter-
fsre with the system of SO Perpetual SlaV-s
cry then recognized, but that he will obey
the laws then recognized. If he be q trav-
eler merely, be shall give up his passport to
the Chief of Police en- his entrance into each
town, and which shall be returned to him
on demand of the same officer, when about
to leave for another place. And any 70 who
shall pass or attempt to pass withouI pass
country, and uPon resistance he shall be
shot; but every traveller SO entering 2 Mex
ieol must be informed of this rule. -sEg5l
18th The. successor to So Geo. Bickleyl
must be over thirty years of age5ef South
ern birth, literally educated, q 81 Knight
of the Columbian Starr sound of body and
mind, and married, and so. IA Protestant).
He shall swear to carry out this policy and
10 extend 81 Slavery over the whole of
90 Central America if in his power !; he
shall try to. acquire 80 (Cuba) and control
"a (the Gulf of Mexico). No one else
will / sustain. But for such a one, who
must be proposed by the So cabinet Min
ister) and elected By all 81 or majority of
them will sustain here, there or else
where. When zoe 221 & &C. cross the
8 Rio Grandf3f =, $50 ali can to send
in 96 (recruits q, sainy) and if should
ever cease TO DC a..z .etlTe worker for the
81, / will keep secret. what l know of the
real character of the organization, and /
promise never to confer this degree in any
way than in the way I have here, received
it, and l will forward to So Geo. Bickley)
or to the Governor General OF this State the
name and fees of every candidate whom l
shall initiate as Governor. In witness, |
do voluntarily, here and in these presence,
sign my name and P. o. address. Govern
or asks, Will you sign p !"
Secretary.-Perhaps you had better hear
the whole degree and then sign, for unless
we have your entire approbation, we do not
wish to commit you to anything. l am
well aware that this scheme is bold and
daring one, that can but surprise You at
first, as it did me, and for this reason, / beg
to state a few facts for your consideration.
In the rise and progress of Democracy in
America, we have seen its highest attain
ment, In the very outset it was based on
high religious principles, and adopted as a
refuge from despotism. In the North, Pu-
ritanism nodded it, and went SO far as to
leave out the natural conservative element
of all Democracies--67 domestic Slavery.
As result, we have presented now social,
religious, and political anarchy. From Mil
lerismp and Spiritualism; every U topian
idea has numerous advocates. The manu-
facturer is an aristocrat, while the working
man is serf The latter class constantly
goaded by poverty, seek a change-theY
care not what it may be. Democracy IN,
restrained by 81 domestic Slavery multi
plies the manufacturing classes indefinitely
but it debases the mechanic. Who ever
knew practical shoemaker, or a maker of
pinheads, to have a man ambition They
own neither land or property, and have no
tie tos the institutions of the country. The
Irishman emigrates, and the Frenchman re-
mains at home. The one hates his country
the other adores his. The Frenchman is
a STAKEHOLDER and a man. The freshman is
a serf and an outcast.
The South is naturally agricultural, and
the farmer being most of the time ia the
midst OF his growing crops, seeing the
open operations of nature, his mind ex-
pands, he grows proud and ambitious of all
around, and feels himself man. He wants
no change either in civil, political or reli-
gious affairs. He eultivates the soil, and it
yield him the means to purchase labor. He
comes attached to home and its associations,
and remains forever restrained Democrat,
restrained by moral and civil law from all
overt acts. He needs and makes a central
lied government, because his property is at
stake when anarchy prevails. ..-e-s. 80
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