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

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+ The result of the eilot. il woub
tsecm. was the order ufAmcrican Knight,
tol which Mcjor Gcucral STERLING Price
Ft the rebel army, became the chirl
Known hy tho tito or Supreme COmman
Ider While a distinguished demsgogu
lsnd achntur from Ohio, s,i1urucd at In,
city of Richmond, in exile, h. il woul,
seem, was fully enlightened In the mvs
tcrics ol jecis aud purpose of this sub
ilme rrbrl order. aud submitted to all IT.
rISh's and privileges US a mcmbrr.
vALLANplGHkN
1hi next step was gigantic consp'ra
| ~ between himself bnd the rebel out ori
Ties. to inaugurate another rebellion il
The loyal States to scpcratc the Wts
Rom the Erst, and thus givr aid unt
comfort to the S0uthurn rebellion. Il,
do this he was made Supreme Commau.
Or VI the Northern scciivn of thr order
embracing the loyal States, and va.
assisted to make his escape through th,
olockading fl,ct to Cauada. wht,rr n.
acd 10 establish his headquarters ant
10 commrnco the urIlnzttion Cf
thc N1r,hcrn section Of the order oc irti.
tors
WHAT HE riD ~ rsSArA.
Soon amer The arrival Of this Infamous
traitor In Canada, he had ccnf,rrrc,
with the master sprit Of those IN a nilini
" Of feeling aud sentiment with him
from the various loyal States, especially
those Of the West. The names UrthosG
visiting him there at the Clifton House
ata all well known and preserved, to be
furnished to the public whenever ucca
spn may require that II should be known
who the cnnspiraturs are that cary met
IN conclavc, upon foreign soil, tn confer
with hin. and aid him in the organization
OF this secret lcnsu, of sworn traitors.
VINO Aiprp HM.
II is not nee ssary now 10 cnum,ratc,
but prominent amorg those visitors may
be given the nam, OF such men ~ Wi.
liam II. Reed, of Philadclphla: George
H. Pendleton uni George T.. Pugh, Of
Ohio; Christian Kribbnn, Of st. Louis;
Wilbur +. Storey aud Mcrlick, Of Chi
cago. Facts aud evidence are at hand
throwing flood light on the object
Jl the visits lhcrS, and The results follow.
ing from the conference, which In due
imc no doubt, will reach the public eye.
On the approach uf fall, and after ha
ng had all the interviews and conlcrcu.
;es at the Clifton House, and concluded
MS arrangements for the organic i,ion of
he order in the different loyal States, the
supreme commander of the northern scc.
ion changed his hradlu,rtcrs to Wind.
'ur, Cunoda West, where he could have
more Tree aud unrmbarrasscd Intercourse
with its members in the Western States.
nE sTiRs Ur TIrIr PURE MINDS.
About the first ofJanuary last he issued
N address 10 the lodges aud Temples
throughout the 10y al States, OF which al
published copy has been ubtuincd, aud
y hich disclosed freely the trcasonuble
Of the order. 1t may not be
'ut Of place to give some quotations from
to show the character OF the order aud
he reasonable purpose It's members have
"BrOthers, again renew your sol, mn |
'ows! Swear at your heurthslones--a' |
he alters cOEsccrat d to your household I
rods! Swear in the holy sanctuary 1
rhcre your fathers wUrshippcd--at their
umbs aud by their sacred memories! that
here quoting the language Of the ublga-
ion OF the ordcr] al will At all times il
reed be-, take up Crms In the cause Of the
,pprCssld in my own country. FIRST of
i against any armed monarch, prince,
,otcntutc, power of Government usurpcr,
, hich NAV be found in arms and wOging
, ar against people or peoples who ure
'HdeLvoring to establish or have inuugur.
ted II government for themselves of their
,wn Tree choice, in accordance with, aud
urmcd upon, the ct rnal principles Of
ruth! This do promise without regard
O the meme, station or designation ol the
uyading power, whether it shall arise
rom within or come from without"
Here is another quotation, also in the
unguagc Of the obligation of the order:
"Tbat will never take up arms in be.
lalG OF AIRY monarch, prince Or govern.
nent which does not recognize the sole
authority ofpower to be the will Of the
governed, expressly aud distinctly de-
,larcd--nor in any cause or service us u
thus have ycu sworn bt the
Iltcrs OF your order, in the presence of
your God and the brothers assembled.
The time is near when the vows must be
cdeemed. The d,spotsm which has
rushed Us under its iron heel so long is |
the GorernmeRt murped which is found
n arms and wneing war against our noble
StatCs, and would degrade them from
,oyoreignties TO The mean condition of
OF n centralized power"
These extracts are in them selves suf-
icient, but another is added.
"Such pictu'e, gloomy, dark md
} the contemplation of
" hich nantes with the rush of shame
the check OF manhood, Is exhibited upon
every spot Of our once bright and aud
beautiful land which has been pressed by
he vandal feet OF the Federal army.
Brothers! You, the noble, gallant men,
,iizens OF the great States within the
bounds oi brotherhood which are yet un.
icuthed by the flames of war, ID You !
appeal. Contemplate tho picture thus
Dut too dimly sketchtd, and say, while
you SO invoke the God OF truth and justice
10 witness the sincr rity OF your VOWS,
his picture shall not be reproduced in
our homes and fair iiclds.'
And lastly there is still another:
"To be prcpur,d for this crisis now up.
preaching, we must catch from atar the
EARLIEST and fuintest breathngs ofspirit OF
he storm. TO be successful when the
storm comes, we mustGc watchiul, pa
lent, brave, confident, organized, and
irmcd."
MEETING OF THE WISE MEN.
a meeting Of the Grand Commanders
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