The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-10

fltuat OF fne mon Ieague OF
ltAtnericap is Transferred, ssy5dtias 81
litet from a fattersd OH oil g:nsl
vice in the States Of Louisiana and
! mississippi, fell into the hands of
ne of the Hee,'dld correspond 6ehtsTiA
It section of the country.lj Its
| authenticityiis attested by the certif-'
cate and signatures of 'tJ. M. Ed
impnds.., President, National Council
Union League of America" and
Theodore f. Stokes, Recording.
Secretary" It is all stupid bosh, Of
co rse; but the fact that this organi-
cation numbers from ten to fifty
Thousand negro members in every
Southern State, each of whom is
compelled to contribute fifty cents q
week-two dollars month-of his
hard-earned money to sustain the
peripatetic emissaries Of the League,
renders it at least as wicked as it is
powerful. The formula of initiation
J would seem to be q clumsy burlesque
on Masonry. The only point in the
whole thing lies in the oath that the
candidate twill vote only for and
none but those who advocate and
support the great principles of the
League, to fill any Office of honor,
profit or trust, in either the State or
| general Government All the twad-
die about education and the rest of
! it, is only so much chaff to cover up
this grain of corn. By the fancied
terrors of this oath, and the accom-
panying red fire and tom -foolery,
| thousands Of negroes have been con
trolled in their electoral franchise
and compelled to vote for Just such
candidates rs the carpet-baggers
chose to put before them. It was
the discovery of this identical ritual
and the use the Democrats made of
it in convincing the neg groes that the
obligation they had taken was illegal
and not binding upon them, which
carried the State of Mississippi and
enabled the Democrats to defeat the
proposed Constitution with negro
votes. The following extracts have
been made from the ritual:
The officers of Council of the u.
l.. A. area President, Vice-P President,
Assistant Vice-President, Treasurer,
Secretary, Marshal, Herald, Sentinel
and Chaplain.
The P. occupies the principal sta
tipn IN the room, V. P. and A. V. P.
at opposite end and in front of tie,
p, Il. at the left hand Of the P. SEQ
at right hand of p, M. near the V,
P, Ell. within the inner door, S.
within the outer door, and Chaplain
| at the centre Of the room, on the
right.
The emblems are an altar, Holy
Bible, Declaration of independence,
Constitution of the United States,
flag of the Union, censer Of incense,
sword, gavel, ballot-box and sickle,
shuttle, anvil or other emblem of
industry.
[The fire of liberty to be kindled
in the censor is obtained by dissolv-
ing one pound of gum myrrh in half
a gallon of alcohol. Saturate q
sponge with o small portion of this
liquid, place the sponge in an iron
vessel, and set it on fire. A little
chloride of strontia, in the proper
ton OF one to eight of the above solu-
ton, sprinkled on the sponge, will
change the flame to n beautiful red.
These are to be found at most drug
gists'. or, if these cannot be OBJ
tanned, taper or candle may be
substituted
The President assumes the Chair
and gives one rap with the gavel.
The Marshal then places the flag
and emblems upon the altar, the
books being open and the sword
lying across them, in which position
they will remain during the session
of G.
The Marshal ascertains if any are
awaiting initiation into our Loyal
League.
The Assistant President, ac-
companied by the Marshal, retires to
the ante-room, and having, in due
form, administered the pledge of Sc
crecy to each and every one present,
makes known to them the objects of
the League and propounds to each
the requisite interrogatories as pro-
vided in the ritual.
After detailing the objects of the
order and propounding a series of
questions, all of which being an
swered in the affirmative by those
seeking admission within the charmed
circle OF loyalty, the marshal con-
ducts the candidates to the door of
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