The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-04-03

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3 ul,imo p,tlisbes the riipai Of said
order lr thefol is asocieiy IN End
'nlay, or elsewItre, That haze a ritual
likp the one lublieled in The, Copr-
ierc we 'cannot SEQ Why aloysl man
o ysbtnld not be member OF 1t. .ydWt
have read II carefully, and have %
Hesitation In Saying that te ap.
prove of il; that there is notlling IN
,ibit,hat q loyal citizen oi tho United
sS,stes can Ioi j0ct to-. ss,i 1-.at iD'
- we e6py the poiutsin'thc Courier
4 opposition. tr..4 %.
FCRNITURE-U. ED. IN The c.
r Altar. Holy Bible DeclHrr on,
United States Constitution, + ~g ol
Liberty, Cens,r Of Incense, Sword,
Gavcl and the Ballot Box. ..
The Holy BIblo is tho direct gin
of God 10 man his law to rs and
cur guide; The Fig the symbol OF
our nationality; the Sword the en-
Z blem of justice; the Gavel OF order.
and the Ballot Box the emblem OF
b the sovereignty Of The people.
Does the Courier ol ject to them
We are aware that iis style OF DEE
mocracy has no affinity with The BIZ
q BILE, for its precepts are justice and
mercy; none with the Declaration,
forrs il declare call men fee and
.qual;l' zone withth Constitution
) for it sympa'li,es with those siriv-
, ing 10 overthrow IL; none with ih,
Federal Sword, at ltss', for lie edge
is Turned On their friends; Zone With
the emblem OF Oidtt, Ter they arc
. overmrDing order; mono swi'l tht
. Ballot, b x, lor they SEEK topltce il
it's stead tie bsy yoLels Of an usurr'r.
, According to the Courier, the con
=, d;date for admission is asked tEes,
question::
'l' Are you sincerely opposed TO Sc
ces4ion and disunion ?
- DO you cheeriully subscribe to Tho
principles set forth in the DeclAra
ton OF Independence: THAT ali
men are created equal, that they arr
endowed by their Creator with Ger
tain inalienable rights, ,ha, among
these are life, liberty, and the pur
suit Of happincs'?' ga.
Do you declare npon your honor
40 a man and patriot, ,h"t Unlcn
and Liberty should lie maintained
and defended, even unto the eaeri-
fee oilil,l .,.. 40, -.,.,..>
SHi ' Do you Acknowledge that your
. iifst and highest allegiance, undu
God is due to The Governmeut oil The
United States ofsAnericni
: Are you wiling to take tncN an
oath OF allegiance to the United
States Of Americ ... r..-.
Are you willing 10 p'edge yonr
sell to resist to tie utmost extent OF
your power, all altt npis to subvert
or overthrow the Consultation aud
Government OF thc United States y?
Do your pledge your honor that
you will obey all laws and orders O.
the U. L. which shall not COZ hIcI
with your lawful rights 80 .bEatt
leges as citizen, and tsePlIhe L.,
oli secrets and cs.aUay Scss,aa - you'as such,
"nen coais Ss1s rs e-s'bly, that a man
au can !, ,"s'ly say "yes" TO these
are .vls, cannot DO anything bu, a
,oysl man, and gool citz'n.-
Would the Courier cay "no" to
them 7 fI.'lfl rp.''.
The candidates. are thus addressed
by the 81"
P.-Gentlemen, {or si,:) ea.
- 1t is said 'in Union there i.
strength" In view cf this lluth
we rejoice that you have conc Tor.
ward to aseociste with us.
a., Rising above every sCrdid consid
tratiob, tie cole purpose oi our or
ganizs,ion il the defense aud pies
.crva,ion oi the liberties and inst,tu,
tions wen aud established by 'thr
blood, wiedon, and prayers OF cur
tAilcIb Ia. e..
Strange and sad is tho necessity
which requires AmsIiean cit T. Us 'u
thus a; sbciato. J II "A ~ /
But that necessity Exists, The
Government und.r which We live is
,tarealeued with destruction; the
Union which has ever conferred up,l
on us prosperity and happiness, il
firrcely aseailed, 1t is, therefore,
our solemn duty to defend the onel
that we may preserve the otLer, con
.ainlng as it does, lhe hallowot
memories OF the past, aud unolding
all cur bopos for the luturei Tbis
duly is Que which, it 10 expected, 4
.hiyou will RENE mbur and perform, al
sll times, under oil circum.tsnces,
snd an al pIaces. Neither domestic
traitors, Eor foreign lots, must b.
permitted to destroy This nation.
- DESIRING 10 maintain the purity oil