The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-21

moment when there is so much plain speak
ing and plain writing upon the Irish land
question, o perusal of the Ribbon oath may
not be uninstruotive. Some short time ago
party of the Irish constabulary made a raid
upon public-house and in the course of q
| search found the oath of which the following
is a copy
I CA. b hereby agree to become a true
and loyal member of this society, and |
solemnly swear before Almighty God to be
true and loyal to the brotherhood, and to
each member of the same; and will be ODE
| dent to my committee and superior officers,
and agree to all their articles, laws, rules, and
regulations that have been since the COM
ssuencement, and all amendments added
! thereto, and to perform all duties imposed on
me with loyalty, faith, and fidelity; and L
swear that neither hopes OF fears rewards or
punishments, shall induce me to give evil
! dence against any brother or brothers for any
| act or expression of theirs done or made col
! lectively or individually. And, in pursuance
of this obligation, | swear to aid, as best |
can, with purse and person, any brother or
brothers who may be in distress; and | fur
ther swear to owe no allegiance to any Pro-
testant or hereto sovereign. ruler, prince, or
potentate, and that will not regard any oath
delivered to me by them or their subjects,
! be they Judge magistrate, or else, as binding.
And swear to aid as best [ can any brother
or brothers who may be on trial for any
act or expression of theirs, before magistrate,
! judge, jury OF else, and to be ready at
| all times to aid by every means in my power
to assist in procuring his or their liberation
and, if myself a witness, to disregard any
oath delivered to me on such occasions by
Judge, jury, magistrate, counsel, clerk, law
yer, official, or else; and that / will not
regard such oath as binding. And in re-
veugefor the sutferings of our forefathers, and
protection of our rights, further solemnly
swear to aid, as best / can, in exterminating
and extirpating all Protestants and heretics
out of Ireland or elsewhere to hunt, pursue,
shoot, and destroy all Protestant or hereto
landlords, proprietors, or employers; and also
to hunt, shoot, pursue, and destroy all land
lords or proprietors belonging to the Church
of Rome should he or they evct his OF their
tenants from any house, land, home, or hold
ing of theirs. And further Solemnly swear
to aid, as best / can in burning down, sack
ing, and destroying all Protestant OF hereto
churches or places of worship, and all houses
used as such by members of different heretica
denominations in this country, and to level
the same to the ground.
/ also solemnly swear to have no inter
course, communion, or trade, neither to buy
or sell, barter or exchange, give or take, nor
have any dealings whatever with said Protes-
tants or heretics, unless on such occasions as
cannot be avoided.
/ also swear to defend the farmer, the poor
man, the widow and the orphans of any
brother or former brother against the oppres-
sion of the landlords and the tyranny of
Saxon laws; and | further solemnly swear to
do all in my power to procure the indepen-
dence of Ireland, and aid as best can in al
lowing none but Irishmen to possess Irish
land, and Ireland for the Irish
I also solemnly swear to shoot destroy,
hunt, and pursue 10 death any former brother
who may turn informer or traitor, or who
may refuse to perform any duty ordered by
his committees or superior officers, or any
duty which may fall by lot or otherwise tc
execute. And [ agree shat my person shall
be at all times at their service to go whereyei
required or do whatever sent, and also tc
aid by every means in my power any brother
OF brothers of this society executing the orders
of other committees or officers belonging
, thereto, though not in my district; and to ait
; as best l can he or them in the performance
: of their duty.
7 And l most solennly swear to keep al
4 secrets, passwords, signs, orders, or other
wise belonging to this society," and that
!, shall never dlvulge the same by word o
q mouth, or otherwise; and | swear neither t.
E mark, write, or indite with pen, pencil, stone
4 chalk, or any other mineral or substance
: above or under wood, above or under water
II above or under land; above OF under air. ol
i the sea or elsewhere, or to use Herewith an
q substance whatever above or under, etc. etc.
i be it herb, shrub, tree, wood, liquid, mineral
= or else, above or below this earth, above O
e under, etc. etc.; or to use Herewith an
n liquid, marking fluid, ink, or any marking
substance whatever, above or under, etc. etc.
= in the sea or elsewhere, to betray or inforr
= of any signs, secrets, passwords, orders
>, doings, actions, or expressions that have been
e that are being, or that will be belonging t
N this brotherhood.
Il In report to the Madras Governmer
e, by Surgeon Day on the Indian river fisheries
1l he states that certain Hindoo ceremonies az
~ pear to be yearly, or oftener, gone throug
= with respect to the fisheries. Not far froI
" the bungalow near the Lower Coleroon An
' cut stands a colossal elephant, about thirty
i six Fleet high, fully caparisoned, and wit
., several large figures around it. Beyond this
'e again, and covered by the sacred peepul tree
e, are two small temples at right angles to on
NJ another in one of which a sacrifcial light
Io constantly, if not invariably, burning befol
We Ic the figure of an idol Inside this little ten
e. pie, Surgeon Day saw three sacrifcial knive
Int and the snout of fish, on which the go
it is said to ride. Passing near this place lat
ys one evening, he heard a tinkling of bells, an
az going quietly up perceived that they wen
,ns; about to sacrifice black goat. A native WI
ed vainly trying TO induce it TO proceed towar(
er a large solid block of stone; force was the
es resorted to, and the victims head placed ov
he the block, when down fell the eXecutionel
or sickle shaped sword. The blood of the sacl
re flee was offered to the idol, the execution
ne received the head the priest four annas, al
40 Al the worshippers, who were fishermen, DO
nd away the body. On questioning them, tn
Ll.uL FL =.