The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-10-03
The Know Nothing Candidate fer the
Vice Presidency.

Vice-PreSloehcy.
The follosins'le'ter published in the New
York Tribune settles conclusvely tue qucs
ton whether Hon. Henry Wilson was "
was no. Know. NMhiug:
A CARD PROM ALBEIT PIKE
n Ms Editors of The Tribune:
SlR:-''Wss Henry Wilson Know.
Noling!" You say that you are con.
s,An'|y receiving letters asking ap answer
to ihis question.
| will answur il. I was . delegate to and
wrmber Of the National Council Of The
Know Ko'hiog party in the summer Of
1855. at Philadelphia. and one Of the sev,
en- delegate. from a Southern State !
found the preren, Senator Henry Wi'so"
10 that body when | entered it, aud be SAT
10 it dnriug the whole session, aud helped
settle the platfarm-being one of the sew.
en- delegates oiNla.,achuseits.
TO be there, be had to have the sign.
word, aud grip; and necessarily bad take"
the same oath which We all had taken On
entering the order. i G, not to assist in
any way in elcvA,iug to any office Of trust
or profit any person Of foreign birth, or
suy Roman Catholic. The oath is as
binding on bin now as il was then.
My name will assure you that | know
Of which speak object to Mr. vii
sou. sneaklng out Of the scrapr. by both
the svppressio Teri and sDqq,aio f,la
ALBERT PIKE
WASHINGTON Cry Aug. ~. 1872
(No Intelligent citizen Of any part of the
United States needs to be told who Albert
Pike is, and no one doubts bis absolute
veracily We append to his statement
above . copy Of The Know. N"thiug oath
as administered in the Massachusetts lodg.
es, aud forwarded to US by a reputable and
responsible Massachusetts Know Nothlug
Mr.. Pike has seen this and vouchcs for it
as the same obligation which be took him
self If Senator Wilson should become
President he would thus be kept. by an
oath under whose obligation he still rests.
FROM appointing to Office the representatives
o, every one third Of the population, and
bound to use all his Influence to prevent
their obtaining Office Perhaps he might
prove as true to bis obligations ms did
President Grant to those he took with
Beaz, through Bahcock. to exert his in
Aueuce with the House and Senate on the
question Of Santo Domingo Ed Tri
hume
TEXT or OATH TAKEN nv HENRY WILSON
IN 1854
In the presence of the true and ever liv
ing God. aud on these sacred scriptures
Ills Holy Work. | do declare that | wi''
truly fulfill all my obligations toward ms
brethren Of the Order Of Knaw No'lIng>
and that | will keep sacred all III" s'sns
tokens. pass aud degree words, cmblrms
aud proceedings Of said Order = y
y And further declare and
selemnly swear that | will not knowingly
vote for, appoint or elect any person 81
foreign birth. or a Roman Catholic. I" any
ptfirp in the local or general administrator
ul the American Government; and further
declare aud swear that | will use MI the
means 10 my power to cruntrract aud de.
sroy the influence Of foreigners and R"'
man Catholics IN the administration oi tn,
t,overum4n, of the United States. and ~
any or ali parts thereof, hu'h local a"I
general. Toall This. a FIRE aud vnup'ar
obligation, pray that | may ever be 'Il,
to re'usiu true aud ''radfas', SO help NJ
God
Though this oath seems comprehensive
enough. il was explicitly understood II
comprise, mrre because on the occasion Of
taking il the formula was that thu Presi
dent (of the Lodge) will address the hrcth
rens as follows
"As mtmLc, Of this patriotic Lodg"
It will tecuaIc your duty I" d'sr'sSd al
pe,s nal interests aud rrtdil' ctior. IN HI
service Of your country, in order that IT,
corrupt aud evil influence Of foreigner
may be eHec,ualy conba',"l and desire,
ed and here it will BE- understood son
Of foreigners and Of Roman Catholics arr
included.
Novel Way to Make Party Honest
The truth is thus told by the New Yo'l
Day. Book: 4 Radicul paper boasts thu
We have paid $3.50 00o.oOO Of the nation
al debt BIT, giant it to be tue ih'
people have given them t'co thousand seq
IN hundred millions of do'l'w to pay j
with What has become Of the balance
Of S2,42O, 900 900? Add TO this, thu
$500, OOo 900 Of s'calings as d'fa|ca,ion.
under Grants administration. aud his par
" is debtor to lhr American people in 'h'
sum Of g. 500 O.OVO, les wba'cver The
COS, d au honest aud ccnnnluical admins
lratiou Of the government since the lat.
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