The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-08-11
pfCRIrs IN TREASON.

, Pubhshed IN one pamphlet, the two ntN
tt ~ another, copies Vt which have bee
obtain, d, aud The contents Of which vii
uo doubt, ul the proper tim ,fiudth, irWa
: INTO the n wspapt r.. The ir,t d,prp
seems t. bea~cuk aud ,Qu,omish ,innt
achS. The great mHss ci members vi Il,
. order are UJnitt, : ,nN into N, my,
tcrics oi u thus tar, The leaders thus :,
! curing their support without Cudiu. ir
/ themselves toy all, wing their follower
20 know trO much ot thCir uCasuuabi
, conspiracy Once thus eutrHrpcj undc
the sUiCmu'iv Oi on cath, those VI ti
, fret drgr,c become The bling aud read
, in,trumrnts oi the IN, re- iutviIig, nj, kru
Slrh aud ait rvus, who are ,dmiucj 1
b ,he wys,ct,Vs u the higher Lcprc,s
The lodges ur tcmpl,s have list +,
members IN the nature oi q lodge muste
ter roll, copies OF " hi h d " 50 bee
out lucd, aud ar IN th, msC vcs a curiOs
ty ~ .vvL az These rolls ore wuul,
suppose tv bc a H., OF mcmt or, Of ! ter
ory association, while thosr uud rs,dud
ny It's 2 ~ meaning would readily know
that member marked down as having
copy OF the 81. Louis Republican was Ii,
owner Of one iil , aud tnut h. who va,
set down tor twV copuS vG tie S.. L,ui,
CHion was the owner OF that numUtr o
reviewers, and ~ GU
RAW HEADS AND nLoepy UoNis.
! The ob gotiuus ui the urdrr nrc uf 4
truly astonishing character. \ few Cx
t-a,ts from them will show thcir ncrari
Gus character:
I IL sol,muly promise that will n,vtr
reveal or make known ~ any person oi
persons, 10y sign cr signs, wo,d Ct word
nor IN Huy other manner, thr ceremonies
in which have ju.i taken par, nor the
names OF persons who have participated
with the, u,r any single word nor thing
which have heard or seen hercin."
! "l do s0l,mnly promise lhu' ] will nyY
rr reveal rr make known To any one, uuy
or eiih,r OF the signs, halls, passwords
walchw or,|s, initial, cyphers, cmblrms
insignia, nor signs manual, of the Vi. T..
Do. \. k.--CXccpt to prove man
claiming 10 be a member of that degree.
IL DO further solcmnly promise that |
will, at all times. ir all pluccs, yield md
observe II prompt obedience, without re-
monstrancc or question, ln every man.
date, command, order, or r,qu ost, of any
immediate Grand Commander, in all
things Touching or relating To the pur.
poses of the q. A. X, ii in my power to
do so."
II do further solcmnly promise that
whcnsocyer the principles which our or.
der inculcutcs shall b. assailcd ia my
own State or county, will defend those
principles with my sword and my life, in
whatever capacity assigned mo by the
compel, mt authority Of our or"
this order in the ncurlng I''uuy man,
woman, ar child, except to member Of
this order whom know 10 he such; that
will ever have in most holy keeping
each aud every secret ol this order which
may be coniidcd to me be by member,
either within or without the temple, aud
rather than reveal which will consent
to ATTY torture, ercn unto death BY tor.
ture."
"I do further promise that | viii at all
times, if needs be, take up arms in the
cause Of the opprcssed-in my ccuniry
first of all, against any monarch, prince,
potcntute. power or government usHrper,
which may be found in arms aud wnging
war against people or our peoples who
ure cndcuvoring TO establish, or have in
uuguratcd Government for themselves,
of their own free choice, in accordancs
with, und founded upon, the eternal prln'
ciples Of truth. This do promise with
out reservation or evasion Of mind, With
out regard u name, station, condition or
designation Of the invading or coorclng
power, whctheri it shall arise from with
n or come from aithout."
al de- solemnly promise ard swear sa.
crcdly to observe, perform and keep, with
Il full knowledge and understanding, and
with my full assent that the pcualty
which will follow violation Of any or
either Of these my solemn vows will be u
shameful death"
SEEKING roE sfGNs.
The signs, passwords &c, being Of II
chuugcublr character, II ia not worth
while to describe at length. As origin
ally orguuized, the passwords Of the first
degree was "Nu oh.lac,. being the word
"Calhuun" spelt backwurds. That Of HE
second degree was Webster. The sigma!
of distress is" Ochonc," "OChonc," ""Och.
ono" The street sign of recognition is
given by placing the hand Of the left arm
on the right breast, and raising the right
shoulder to an angle of forty five degrees
with the shoulder on a right line with
them.
The grip is a full grasp Of the hand,
with the index finger 80 extended as to
rest upon the wrist Of the person od-
dressed. The toe Of the person desiring
to be recognized is also placed at the
hollow Of the foot Of the other. ThiS
order has also badges by which members
recognize each other, which nre worn in
various wnys aud mnnners-in many in.
stances as neckties; samples OF these
have also been obtained, and the housc
that imports them in this city ascertained.
now NUMEROUS IS YOUR HOST
There uTe inherent dCcouhts OF lne
strength of this organ ization among the
members themselves. Alta meeting not
long since, held By the Wayne Lodge or
Temple, in this city, the Grand Worthy
in his let ture to the newly initiated gave
an account Of the condition of tho order
and it's rapid progress in numbers and
stlenth, in which ho stated its member
sh p to be es follows Between 10000
and 10000 in Missouri; nearly l5o 600 IN
Illinois, of whom $4,000 were well
armed and organized ; 100, 900 in Indiana;
nearly 100000 in Ohio of whom one
half were well armed and organized; in
Kentucky, (rop $4,000 10 10000; in New
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, al
ready very strong, are rapidly on the in.
creose; in Michigan, lowe, aud other
Western States, not yet very strong, ney-
ert elcss making rapid progress. A prin.