M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-03-12

"SW hhD thlHB iuOTe HDOuJ tD6
"knights OF the Golden Circle"
This ~. L." once "U. c." that Is
"Union Circle" now changed To-
Union Leauge," or, as they call it,
"our l." exhibits rice character for
honorable citizens. They swear to
vote at elections for no one but a reg.
ularly s,cOrn in brother, and yet prate
about mo party |" In few weeks
we shall have our city and Township
elections. BY getting a list of the
candidates and oil the Poll Books, we
shall get the names Of every mothers
son of them, and they can thus be
preserved. They beat the Know
Nothngs all hollow with "Gun,, THUS
and Wyrrh," on the altar OF Incensel"
But as they are TO be found at any
drag St0Te," we presume they are al
ways on hand in quantities! F! .- g.
if the APOSTLES could step in and
see the uses to which they put tho
Bible, they would not be more sur.
prised than our fathers if they could
witness the sacrilege Of constitution,
this very organization is got up to des-
troy, and the flag to desccrate. But
the whole affair is Of a piece. The
"lncense," the "prayer," the "oath,"
"oblgation !" All done to blind men
to VOTE at our elections.
The great p, the President, very
coolly assures them that this "oath"
does not conflict with any duties they
owe their God OF country, then brings
them up to tine main question, shat
| aojU aid and assist in clscting true
and reliable Union men, AND NONE
OTHERS, to all the Offices OF PEoFIT AND
TRUST, from the lowest to the highest,
in town, county, State and General
Government" As these "oath bound"
FREEMEN dare not vote for anyone not
a brother for fear of the PENALTY, we
shall have q "smart chance" of FUN
watching them proceed to work on the
first Monday Of April next. They are
; extending these organizations all oyer
the States, and our friends will have
an opportunity of watching their oper.
ations at other polls. Look ont for
thom.
The first duty Of goou citizen is
TO exercise his free agency and sound
judgment. This oath and obligation,
transfers the man to the nse of his
: "P." He becomes q poor, cowed
instrument to do the bidding of others,
and is held under the pains and pen
t alties OF an oath. That is what IS
made of him and that is the purpose
+ Of his cunning masters.
The little pamphlet Of IA pages,
. from which the following is taken was
printed in type Of the city Fact, of
: this place, and a very poor job at that,
+, as though it was entrusted to some
c ore rot very we'll versed in hist art.
Now for the PISTOLS and STARTS
RIFLES which these "incense" burning
gentlemen have got slowed away "to
) Shoot somebody" Is brother Geary,
] Of the Fact, a good shot? Can lie
"kill two birds with one stone 7" Or
can he throw two stones at one bird
without htting9 Do you burn "In.
e cense; Of Scum, thus and myrrh,"
+. which CAL be found at any "drug
It store," over the killed and wounded,
r the same as when ihtiated9 Do You
r deliver them over to tire next world as
n formally as when taking them into
g this9 Do you take in men who cannot
k pay three hundred Dollars" to the
It conscript fund.- Or do you exclude
e everybody who will not turn out to
c fight on the next call \! If any body
believed that You had the least hon
csty in swearing IN" they would
suppose you were getting up recruits
for the army! Do you take in those
Il fellows who subscribed to the bounty
It fund as patriots to escape the Draft,
ana then dogged the Legislature to
lay tax on your neighbors to pay it
back into your pockets
As You profess great patriotism,
d and any amount of religion, we want
to ascertain whether You have any
mOrelity, sense Of right, justice. or
- things OF that sort, in Dructice All
II patriotism, all religion, is based on
- moral rectitude-a among them is "thou
y shalt not kill" What, then, are you
% going to do with the weapons Of
- DEATH" SO stealthily, if not clandes-
:, timely gecurcd}
~ ~ But we will not keep Our readers
~ from the precious documents, EN-.
baImed in gum, thus and myrrh,'
:" ;" ito be found at any of the drug
: stores !" =
a RITUAL.