The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-04-24

ART D nat agents snail be eent
by the Grand Lodge to establish
subordinate Lodges in different la
ces Of the free States.
[Articles 4 5, G, rs. 0 and 10
explain the duty of the officers
ART l1-No person csn be ed,
miittd as q member unless he be
recommended by two members Of
the order, and then ho can be taken
to the place of admission and receive
oaths, srgns, pass ords aud grips
OF the ordei; and all persons who are
applicants for admission shall pay
five cents admission fee.
ART. l2-The Seal OF this order
shall be kept at the Grand Lodge,
and all official papers bo stamped
that may Issue to subordinate Lodg.
es.
One thing puzzles us. How do
these gentlemen propose to remove
colored peop'e, and how will they
prevent their settling in their midst
There lie no law TO prevent negroes
from settling in Whsrtonsburg, and
as good Democrats they, of course,
will observe the laws. Suppose q
negro should, uure0sonsbly refuse
to 20, and the Lodge should use
force, end the negro should put a.
ball through the Lodge. how would
Whartonsburgh look thtn? Owing
to the stupidity Of our lawmakers
who were not all born in Whartons
burgh, a nigger cauDot be lung for
killing white man, ii he does it
in self defense. Then sgain, sup
pose the Rsmsays shou d take it in.
to their heads to buy the entire vii
lage, Lodge aud all, which they
could very easily do, and should "re.
move or cause to be removed
Whartonsburg, how would the Lodge
like thall
The idea of sending Agents to
establish Lodges in the d Gtrent
states, is a good one, but why is it
confined 10 the free states! II mig
ger is curse, he is as much go iD
South Carolina as in Ohio. Let
Whartonsburgh bring its gigantic
intellect TO bear upon the suEjct o.
removing the niger from the slave
states, aud We will 'jne."
The Bylaws are as follows:
BY.LAws.
ART. 1-Be it enacted by the
Committee that no person can be-
come a mem Der OF this order unless
he pledge himself to support the {
Constitution vi The same.
ART. 2-That any member divul
ging the secrets OF this order shall
DO deemed perjured member, and
no member shall be allowed 10 trade
barter or traffic with the same, and
their social intercourse with him be
limited in public, and not harbor or
sport with the same.
ART. s.
ART 4-That applicants can be
a limited OF the age Of Gig teen years
and upwards, and none between the
age Of IS aud 2l, unless by consid
Grafton OF the order.
ART 5--That ell members hold
Themselves responsible tor all dam
ages incurred by any member aciirg g
in accordance with the wishgs OF
the members OF the order.
ART c. Resolved, That no col 4
ored person be removed from place
ii location without consent ol the
order.
1t will be noticed that Article 8
is entirely omited. Is it treasona-
be-so II u:h so to make il dan
gpr1nel Another Articls that trou.
bee us is No. 3. Ii the wishes
of the members of the order are
lawful, no damages can bo incur
red why, then, this article!
Oar advice to the membcrs OF
this order is-kecp shady. Under
Burnsid.'s late or Ter very slight
manifestation OF disIoyally is sufli.
cent to seud you south, where you
can abuse Linkun" safely. fl
the Order was established for the
purpose of keeping out negroes it
may as well be diabanded tn.mor
row. No well regulated nigger
would stay an hour among such
people as those who belong to tho
"hartonsburg Society, unles1 he
should become irigbtiuIIy lepravsd
The Troubles in Indiana.
We Hsk OF the p ople of the coun.
Ity, y careful rpldinp nj tba a;a,rao,,