New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-06-29
THE X. P.'s.

There Is society In knOXVlne KNOWN a5 the
r. P.'s AS the members are all Democrats,
these mysterious letters might naturally be
supposed to stand for Requiescant in Pace but
they don't they mean Repudiators. The X.
P's have published Ritual and Declaration OF
Principles of their Order, from which we gather
great many very interesting pieces OF infOrma-
ton. The writer of this remarkable document
sets out by promising in due form that
Whereas the people of this country are much
DISTRESSED by intOlerable taxation, And
furthermore this state of things promises to con-
"tinue, while the only result will be to enrich a
Favored few at the expense of millions. Yet the
bondholders are rolling in wealth and luxury,
"wrung from the sweat and toll Of the people,
"while the people themselves are writhing be-
"neath the grinding and daily ncreas-
"ing burdens of 'insupportable taxa
tom Here, getting out of breath, he boldly
comes to full stop and what would have
been the pith of his discourse, or what manner
of resolutions would have followed the glowing
(though rather broken) preamble, had
nature only held out while longer,
we are left to conjecture. Catching
his wind again, he leaves the inter-
rupted paragraph to its fate, and dashes forth
in a new path. What he excams, " is the
direct and practical tendency of all thisf'
Why, it is, not to put too fine point upon 1t,
national aud individual damnation. 1t is tax
gatherers, revenue-colleetors, whisky sellers,
"wbO like evil spirits are consuming the SUBJ
"stance of the landr 1t is the loss of liberty.
1t is the creation of a bloated aristocracy, who
will smile at the miseries of the pOpulace, and
end by reducing them to slavery. There is no
salvation but in r. p There is no hope but
in the utter humiliation of every bloated
arstocrat who OWNS 100 Treasury Note.
There is no chance for poor devil, except in
running right off to Mr.. Thomas Monarch chat
is the honest democratic name of this eminent
financial reformer) and being sworn INTO the
Order which purposes setting the whole country
to rights by means of the reputation OF the
National Debt.
In the composition of the Ritual OF Initiation
the ecnius of the Knoxville Monarch biazes IN
meridian splendor. We have here no gorgeous
and imposing ceremonies, but rather the stern
simplicity which BELTS Americans and Demo
Gratis. The neophyte is requested TO break
stick; he does il. He is requested TO break
bundle of sticks; he can't do it. Thus taught
tlldt IN union Is tdh'S ON "e''"' nv
learns the secret signs and passwords, and is
thenceforward known in the Order as Brick
Number So-and,so. The members being bricks,
the lodges are naturally called sections. that
WORD signifying part of building The
principal business of the sections, after in
itating new bricks, is to hear speeches from
some of the members present. This" says
the Ritual, sis really Of more Importance than
AL else We have no doubt of it.
We are not aware that the Order has made
much progress yet in the caDcelling of the ma
tional bonds, but il is quite possible that the
members may have rot as far as what we may
call their practical preamble, by trying the pol
icy of population in private life. If so, we
trust, for the sake of the great principle repre-
sented in their platform, that no bloated bond
holder of tIadesman To whom they may be
indebted for beef or Bourbon whisky will heSl-
tate to accept, rs satisfactory reason Tor their
not paying their bills, that they are Bricks IN
the grand Order of the Il. P.s. . ..