Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-26

The New York Herald has published
an astonishing exposure Of a new
secret society called the Order Of the
American Union. The order was or
ganized in 1867, with the avowed pur-
pose ito dsfranchisc Roman Catholics,
and TO prevent them from holding
political oflicc.p
Its national government is called the
Senate, while the State organizations
Of government are styled "State
Legislatures" and these latter are
divided into lodges or subordinate or
ganizations known in the Union as
"Councils.' Nsf
The order has for its aim q decided
and persistant social and political war
upon all Roman Catholics in this coun-
try. II is to oppose the extension of
the church Of Rome, the prevention of
"a g. ,ho n,,rno.o !, oor,.,,;r,, on, a
settled plan of campaign In favor Of
the election of President Grant for a
,l;,.a -,
pros;don, oron, I. morbor Of tho
o,dor ,,;,hon, donh, No,;ona, Do,n,v
rd,,a, ;n;,;.,od cr.n, nr;v,tely olso
pos,mas,or General Io,vo,,
sy po.,o, so,.s General Grant "a n
n,omhor of ,b;s socr., order having
hoen nr;vo,elv initiated Tba, IA ,rue
oooori;n. 70 o,r information He did
no, name VIA, order hscause bo was
oo,h ho,nd No, IN revaal tho name
whon orosssd hv Heyoh renorter he
en- Lao,, on ,ho r,;,od order ot
-. uo.ho,;oa Th.~a 10 No
aoo,o, oho,, ,ho ov;s,onoe of this latter
ordor Evorv directory of everr citv
nnh,;shoa !, with tho nomes ot the;r
councils and nlacos and dovs of meet.
inc pes;dos no man can he nrivatelv
;.;,;.,od ;o,o ,ho ordor h,t in oman
49, No other socrot order has
nr;r.,o ;ni,io,;ons
Th;s n A II Ia onoli,;caI and attn,
nonao,s secrst organization n is IN,
onlv one that admits private initiation
Tho national denutv State or county
IDENTITIES can initiate anv nerson priyate
10 and secro,lv assign them % n conn
eli This ia done 10 Get into the orde,
.bie onnsu who do not care to be in
;,;a,od IN tho nressnco q, many wit
nosaos 90 ,h., !, vor chsrge than viii
,o;,, nomho~s Of ,ho ordar thev de
no !, and n, Tho members q, the orde,
oi.u,.. ,ho,, nth M, ho;no msmhsr,
,hov sov thov ara II h;as fair IN h,
Tho mos, danoerous most comnlete
and rowerfn, organization in this o.
an, ,,,n,rv n Ia aIreadv ruled h,
NOS, consummate noli,icians
Tho Hero,d g;ves n fnll list Of tb
ot,,oors os Tho organ;za,;on known n
,ho uNo,;o,,l Evecr,;ve comm;,,es
.s ,rou 90 ,ho oons,;,,,;on nesswords
socro, s;ons and orins of the member
ia, .nd o,,a..s, ,ho, s s.no,or Rlo;n
,.,,l,, hoo, ,,,.ra,ol,, ;,;,;.,od
Tho H,roJd savs ed;,or;allv mt /
.,.on. A.. o,;l. oe pros;don, Grant,
aa.,,r;s,.,;on ar;s;n,, from tho v;olo
g.. 90 AZ Cons,;,r,;on ,h;oh bov
u.a,,od !, tho. wo sho,ld nou sn
o...a.,...a !. a. u...o.oo 80 soouo
...oo;a,;on .;,,;n,,,o oon,rol ,h;s oor =
,r,, a. ,ho ;n,ores, oe s.oodom and IN
p.o,os,an, rol;n;o,, Tho Gao, tba
.noh . soo;o,,, oY,s,s rnaar ,ho n..ror
90 ,ho p.os;don, /. = no;no,, o,en,
M, 4, AL. ov;s, ,horo a.n so.ro.,,
-. aa,,h, e., az a;.o,os,,,os ..
or;n, o,sovhoro,od.r Th;s ovnos,r
ao,aoa - ~ ero,. ,,oca o,,hor;,y w
,.;na !, G.. n,ha, !, i ,,or,h I, show
seore, oath -honnd .ssocia,;on snrea
,hua,,,.,on, 80, 90 NJ s,.,os hose
49,. e.,....,,;o. a.. pam.a Chrro
arS sr,,ho defiance os our l;hert,e,
aoainst the papacy IL is the old bu,
mess of Know Nothinpism and Nativ
Amor;can;sm in new sbape--tb
af,ermatb Of that perpicious baryes
II comes in a more dangerous shap,
because we believe the President is tb
only Chief Magistrate of this Republi
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