The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-02-27

} the American people to govern the.n4>iye
ms free and Independent nation.
The Constitution is an instrument re
ducins 70 practice the pracep,s OF tn,
Deciaration. It's liberty regulated by law
~ osines and circumscribss the powers
ahe auties o. the National Government
IL was ordained by the fathers, in order
70 'ofin ore perfect Union. DE (r;,ot
shS aie preamble OF the CoEstitut!oa.l
nc smerd Is q weapan Of protection
and defence. b. il and the aid of Di-1na
| Providence the einaeperdcnce ofthe An,r.
ican people was obtained With il We .nav
defend the rights ana liberties sa!onains to
free people, Jealous Of their country +.
/ glories, grea.nesg and grandeur
Lastly, the light you behold burning
Upon the altar is eThbiamatieal Ct the sa~
cred fires Of Liberty that burn forever ia
the Breasts OF all true pstrioLs
we Incuicate the spirit and arts of
! peace, as essential TO our national hap
| riness and property; but when foreign
Toes or treacherous hands attempt to rob
Us Of our national Inheritance, let mill
li2n OF cleaning swords leap from their
rests and turn every way to guard the
Temple OF our Liberties"
Here the President !nstracts the Pew
members in the signs, pass words.-dc
These are not laid down in the ritual but
| have them in bisc.; and white before
me, and will no: Withhold t..ena frenl tie
anxious reader.
UNION LEAGUE SIGNS, EIC.
The signs, .rips and password. yaly
materially in different localities nil
give such as are used most generally. Up
pom whiting stranger a Lacquer, m order
To test him, strokes the !ight check down.
ward With the gLt A4ud twi-e The re-
ply i two strO,gs Cn The le.i ChpeE. uith
tho eft hand, n the same marnrr 10
further prove each other. aut puts his
right thumb in lhe lap to nletirn.s in the
sleeve e-LCIe) of The vesi and lets The fingers
drop down The reply j. the same with
the lsft hand. II the parties would put
their thumbs in their ears and with their
fingers extended, initiate the ears Of an
ass, the .ign would strike every one as
peculiarly appropriate aud suggestive
Now suppose one Of tie parties 10 be
named Nr Lincoln and the other Mr
Douglas (Fied Of course.j the following
hasd shaking anal col.oluy would take
place
Mr.. Lincoln ndyauces. extending his
right hand, which IS raped By Mr. Doug
las Easb then grasTs the right wrist Of
the other with the left hand, when a cord
ial shaking and the following coilolUy en-
sDss.
Mr Linco,n-EIow :. tilLe,?
Mr. Douglas-AH good.
Mr.. L.-Are you . member CT the tn.on
League?
Mr.. D.-I am; prove ne
Mr. L-how are you to be proved?
Ir, D.-Hy the positions.
Mr l.-Mafe the positions
Mr. D No. You max. them and ! i
nsnIo them.
Mr.. l. tAsn riaces she thumb Of tie
LEI. hand on the third finger OF that hand,
and then holds bis LEFT arm straight out
from the body. = liit!e elevated. when Mr.
D. says W ashIaztoB' Mr l. : arm is thea
lowered about forty GYe argsees, - hen A-
D. pronounces ihe weri Jefferson Mr
l. ARA is thcD brought 10 MS side, when
Nj. D. pronOuDces the word "Jacksen. .
Mr l. then puts bis left hand 10 his Jseas.
and SAYS Union" IN. D viii the. pat
his right thumb on tke nail @: - third
finger OF the same bsu,., and will sx;ena
his hand thus 10 NJ J., vino extends his .
left hand IN s.miia- position: the fingers .
and thumbs aIe opened - FORM l.uE,
when NJ. D. p,onauncss HE word Leas-e
In ogsic. 10 enter q Council aIa.ji'ioEal +
t.'a4J'ibN = 'sfAi---sl ~ pc lH-ti -ylL-
Ter shor,d enter a Council u. session. lie
i, halted at the i"oi Dy s sglt'.cL
Sen;:ucI-- sand
3. Uutei we s,a-d
Ben then passes 70 The inaIr door, raPs
four times ty t~os. The door being
opened, he whispers in the eas Of tho Her
aid the words. Divided We fall
Til, latter co!ioquy used to Stand
- 'By the Union Forever,
The attention of n Lacquer Is attracted
ny rapping By twos four or six times. on
any thing. a., tor Instance, on ,he aar.-
meni with d cane. or on .he lack g.
cnair with Il perkni'e.
The reade. Eaw has before him the
principal features Of he l. l. 4. II will
be seen from the ob,igat!en that th e Leag
uers have az eve t. the main chancs
The whole ,n.nE is merely party ergine
with which 10 cary elections. The pro
fesssd '!oyaitv and patriotism, are merely
the sugar with whiGI the pill i coated.
To those vino nisy ask: How did Cen
trail find sut al this my reply Is. That
is tie buxires of tENrRhL