The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-08-11

readily know that a member marked
1870 G.
PonubHcao vvos tho ownor ne ann riAo
N''P"S'''N 49, 'N' W wy i."Ni
and that he who was set down for two
oon;ao oFtbn CT Ionic T-.;oo uoo tl,o
COPies VI the '0C' Aou!S IHtVH was Tie
owner of that number of reYolyers
~
ana 80 on.
THE nlu ATIovc
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| Tho obligation OF this order are OF q
1r,I,, o,+os3;sL;no, ,Laro., a.,
uuiJ Ia ie"
SA.i avs ,iO'A .''0ni "'ii "io" l"ol "c
i"iious 0""i "e'1''
! ~ solemnly promise that will never reven or
make known 70 any person or persons, by sign or
signs, word or words, nor In any other manner the
ceremonies in which have Just taken part nor the
names nor persons who have participated with me,
nor any single word nor thing which have heard or
have seen herein"
o
81 do solemnly promise that will never reveal or
make known TO any ono, any or either Of the signs
hails passwords, initials, watchwords, cyphcrs. EN-
| bhems, Insignia nor signs manual, Of the NJ. 4. d.
-O.'A K.icxeept 10 prove man climlng to be a
member Of that degree"
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~ do further soemnly promise that will at all
times in oil places, yield and observe a. rompt obc-
dience, without remonstrance or question, to every
dsie Grand Ulcrr o or IIGs nss 81 amy
relating to the purposes Of the o. A. H. II in my pow
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be 81 G9 further sG%cG promise that
a,ssa1od il my own State or county, vim defend
Ty
Ho tent authority Of .ho order = . ','ha, win
Toan V or % cRd s except g5ate to me member q
OS9T SG% SaI TO be SSh THAT S
this order which may e @ c6niided to me Gy mem
~he oPe Sy torture
INTO death y torture" .
"Ido further promise TINT will ., al, times ifnses
be, take Up arms il the cause Of the oppTes:ed-in
pGtenae vss sES ss Wick may
found and against people who
Government for themsaIyes, Of their own free choice,
WITH and founded upon the eternal
yatlon or evasion Of mind without regard to the name,
WSeher shasfse HS %hH or
from without"
do solcmnly promise and swear sacredly to OBJ,
PSGE anS Snd p Esp win 3 full kpSSgo , and
atty which win tollowa violation Of any Or either Of
'''e'O NY '0'''''n @ vows ~ VIII p0 "'"a"E'''a'"'"
n, THE SIGNS, hTo.
nv olslS, P"so"oroS' ctc'' oeln9 VI
Ii IH"''s0 s0Ioio :i c.lar"e'Gl, ~ - notWoill
':iII "n''T W uooo!loI az ic"ssth' 40 oIi-
lnaiiy oIs"'i'Aeu, inc password Vi inc
& nlo' uVSroG 3sr was ;; ~ u-on-lac' pelng 'hc
J % Moru Calhouh Coh sPelt Dackwar1s'| TS
IHaI Vi M Tne Secohu degfee was ""eD-
slcI 1he slSnal OF dlslrcsS is
0oionc' cchone' ' oc.ohc. Inc nc
s.I; sIioG. s'si = u iegosi,i'loh ii 10 slveh py
Pi"e,nS INC ''"iu oi INC iGlI arm on inc
IlshV pre',.' aau ralSrhs Vhe righ' haha
" "n "nSio Vi lorty -nNG degrees, WIN
'h1 w shouluot on Tishtllhe WIN ,hem'
nne sriP Is " euil grasp Vi lne manu-,
WIN tic muck hhSeisso extended Us
" iSsV upon ITe me "iIs' oi .ho person person
auuuicsseu' no zoe 1i lho person
uesiii"s ,, I ~ ooltcTSniHcu iS ",So p'aeeu
m, av !ho ho'low vi .hc iooI Vi lhe other'
Inns lnls oruer nas aiso paGses py Whicn
anonaueis @ :ecoSulNo oacn o'"er' NnIc'' Wiz.
arc woil' III Various ways anu man nan;
hcrsIhi many Instances Us hecS>ucs
sa'ppIcS oi 'leso @ l''.e ,, a's9 peeu oD'"In' i
Hu' .i nnu a;t tno louso ,;u 'nuV imports '"'i''
|" inc c'.y ascer'a'lleu. @ -
IN, AcCoONis OF sIhhEulh'
neIe aio .ti inherent accounts .: @ VI tne
sIlo.Is'n M t, "a '.,,s n olS"iliN"''o,' "''o"S %
;nr NOT lonr sincc bcId bv tho Wovro
I,e1ro ~, TornIo in tI;s c;tv tbo
Gro3d IVortbv In his lccturo 10 tLo
newly Initiated oovc an account Of thc
cond;t;on NJ tbn ordor and ito ronid
nro@roSo in numbers and s,rcnoth in
which he stated its membersbin to he
as follows. Between 90 900 and 30
600 in Missouri; nearly 10000 in
Illinois, of whom 10000 were wei
armed and organized 100000 in In
diana; nearly 100000 in Ohio, of whom
ono-halfwerc well armed and organ
lied in kentucky, from 10000 to TO-.
600; in New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, already very strong, arc
rapidly on the increase. In Michigan
Iowa, and other Western States, moi
yet very strong, nevertheless making
rapid progress. A principal officer Of
the organization in New York State
. where it is known as the Mcclellan
Minute Men, has stated its strength in
that State to be over 100000.
MEMBERS ARMED.
1t is one of the requirements of tho
order that all its members should bc
in the possession of arms, and these
arc enumerated, as we'll as the amount
of ammunition he may have on thu
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