_a.' U- : w.l , M •_ ; -li. m'■ < .u>if.jii'juaipi*.>. jLa 'L* - , H 4ga^l^x^^^_L->-Aai^22j^agr=^ i. i i ipi i i ■ -i in a ipf"' n ■■"_!; "i. X'W. Beaver Proprietor.] Tmtti and Bight God and ear Country. * [Two Dollars per iunMi VoLUEM 6. THE gTAK OF THE NORTH It published every Thursday Morning, by 11. W. WEAVER. VTHCE—Up stairs, in the new brick building on the south side of Main street, third square below Market. Tf.rms: —Two Dollars per annum, if paid within six months from the time of sub scribing ; two dollars and fifty cents if not paid within the year. No subscription re ceived for a less period than six months: no Oisconlinuance permitted un'il all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the editor. ADVRRTiSKMRNTsnot exceeding one square will be inserted three times for one dollar, and twenty-five cents for each additional in sertion. A liberal discount will be made to hose who advertise by the year. . From the Mont rote Democrat. GOV. UIULt.lt ll* MONTROSE, One of the largest assemblages ever con vened in this county; met at Montrose on Tuesday the 29ih inst. At three o'clock in The afternoon the multitude convened in front of Ihe Academy, where a platform had previously been prepared for the occasion. The meeting was called to order by Hon. O. A. Grow; whereupon, Hon M.C.Tyler was chosen President; Amhert Carpenter, Cal. I.eet, Lewis Brush, Isaso Reckhow, Thos. Johnson, and Torry Whitney, chosen Vice Presidents : and A.,J. Davis, chosen Secre tary. The President then introduced His Excel lency, Wm. BiGt.r.R, who spoke upon the topics of the day in his usual able and statesman-like manner, baing Irsquently in terrupted by cheers Irom ihe crowd. The substance of hia remarks upon some of the topics touched upon by him were as follows: "He first gave a general Yeview of State affairs—spoke of the prosperous condition of the Commonwealth—of the condition of her finances, showing most clearly that but for projects of expenditure commenced befoie his induction into office, over two millions of ihe public debt might have been paid with in the last three years He declared himself unqualifiedly against the construction of any additional improvements by the State—that individual enterprise and capital were equal tothe accomplishment of all feasible schemes of this kind, and that 'he people should be no longer bnrihened with taxation for such purposes. He next alluded to the monetary condition of'lhe country—to the bank fail ures which were daily heralded through the newspapers, and said that it should not be forgotten, when he came into office a pro ject was on foot under the auspices of his predecessor, a Whig Governor, to Introduce fnio our state the Free—or to use the classic language of the New York papers, the Wild Cal System of Banking. He showed lhal had this measure of Whig policy been a dopted in Pennsylvania, and especially her commercial Metropolis, would now be the ecene of these commercial Ji,-asters—that even had he yielded to the demands of the Leg.slatnre for an extension of our present system we should now be in the condition of some of the surrounding slates. He de fined his views and the Democratic policy on ihe subject generally. He spoke Of the loose system of granting corporate privile ges in practice whec he came into ofhce—a system which gave undue rights and advan tages to capital, in its relations to labor— that enabled tho shrewd and designing to impose upon the honest and unwary. He spoke most feelingly and eloquently of the / Common School system. Said he had not supposed that it would ever be necessary for bine to define hia pesition upon this sub ject, or repel the accusation, that Ihe democ racy desired to make inroads npon the ays tern, but be had mistaken, for there were those who wem bold and reckless enough to make the charge. He repelled it with feel ing and manifest indignation, and declared that be always had been, was now, and ev er should be tho devoted friend of our com -1 mon school system—that it should be his pride and 'pleasure to labor to perfect and extend if, and he looked forward to the day when the Commonwealth should, be prepa red te provide for publio education of all grades. He nexl alluded to the temperanco cause —to the effort that had been made to turn it to political or pariizaq account. He said bis position was defined in bis letter to thq itote Temperance Convention. He de pin rod th.e evils of intemperance, and was willing to sanction any reasonable measure to miti gate, and if possible, to exterminate the y ice. But he could not pledge himself to sanction a.lavv which he had never seen He eould tibt under the obligation of hia Ofth eay that a statute was. just and constitu tional, not one word.pl which he had ever seen ; and for this he had been ah need by certain politicians and pretended tnmporerme men. He stid the question had been refer red to the people, and their voice would de cide ao far as related to the policy of the measure. Should they demand the law, and 'the representative* of the people put it in, o-consiitdiinnal form, neither he nor hia opponent would have the moral courage to reject it. He next alluded to the strange politics} dogmas promulgated by the Whig, Native American and Know-Nothing Mayor of Philadelphia, —to the effect that no citizen not born ir. this oounrry, should be permitted ip hold office; no matter how pure bi* char acter, bow strong hi* love of country, how valuable hia services. The accident of birth wa* to deerfe the civil rights of the citizen. IYe Anil not attempt to give an idea of the biting sarcasm, and burning eloquence of BLOOSMBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA., THURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1854. this par: of hia speech. ll was truly great. He,exhibited the flagrant injustice of the idea, denounced it as immoral,—as unjust— as a proposition to disgrace our country, by breaking the faith of our fathers as plighted to the Constitution. The secret order of "KnowNpthiogs,',' who embrace the doc trine of Mayor Conrad, together with anoth er dogma that seeks to proscribe citizens from their civil rights, because of their re ligious belief, was next reviewed and reject ed as a most insidious, dangerous, and un just measure. He enquired why a secret and oath bound association was necessary in this country, and argued that if there be political or moral evils amongst us which need correction, that it should be a day-light business, that the end should be accomplish • ed in a manner consistent with the Araeri- I can character,.that they were out spoken and gloried in the liberty of speech and the j freedom of the press. He invoked all de nominations nd all classes of people to show by the constitution, that they had a perfect guarantee ngatnsl encroachment from any quarter. He should aland by it, not for the benefit of one class or sect, but for the sake of all. The laws organizing the territories of Ne braska and Kansas were nexl referred to by the Governor. He said he wa# well aware thai this was the absorbing topic in tho Nor'hern part ol the Slate. He said that of ficially he hnd no connection with Ihe sub ject—it was not a part of the stewardship for which he must account, that he had not covenanted with Ihe people to organize ter ritories,'"nor to control Ihe action of Con gress on any sohject.—He should not claim tor himself any of the honor thai might flow from Congressional action on this or any other subject, and he did not intend to bear the responsibility, for this was the work of members of Congress, and they must ac count for it to their constituents—that he should not ask them, or the President to bear the responsibility of his errors of State pofiry. He did his duty without consulting them and they certainly did not and ougtit not to lake his word as a rule of action on any subject. He said he never had and probably never could have a.iy official con nexion whh this subject, and that it was scarcely possible that the election of a Gov etnor whoever might succeed, could have any influence upon the future policy of those territories. This much he thought it right lo say as lo his olilrial relation to the ques tion, but as a citizen and a member ot the Demooralic party, amongst whom a diversi ty of opinion exists on this subject he should moat cheerfully say what he thought about the question. He did not think his views of special importance, for he tnade no preten sions to e.xpeiience in National politics, that from 1848 lo 1850, however, he had given the slavery quesiion some consideratian. That the national controversy growing out of tl.e attempt to adjust the question of slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico, ab sorbed all other topios aud seemed for a while to threaten the stability of our Na tional Union. It was at that time lhal Oen. Cess, Ihe pa.riol and statesman, proposed the doctrine of non-iuterveniion, —that Con gress should forbear to act on the subject of slavery in the territories; and that the. whole question should be referred to the people oc cupying ihe territories ; that such territories at the proper time should be admitted as Stales with or without slavery as the people i might decide. He eaid lhal he thought this doctrine was wise and safe. He became its advocate—that he had said so in 1851, when travelling the State as a candidate. All, however, remember that he endorsed the Compromise measures of 1850. 1 bat he was still the advooate of the dootrine of non-intervention, —that he was willing to trust the people with a question of morals or politics,—lhal he had more confidence in their judgment, patriotism, aod love of free dom than he had in that of Congress. In deed, if we were to believe half that is said of the impressible character of that hody, we should be compelled to regard it as un safe on any and all quesiions. Ha tbonght the reference of this vexed and dangerous question to the people well calculated to al lay Ihe axoitemeut and give greater stability .to our national confederacy. And as to the extension of slavery, he did not embrace the doctrine of non-intervention, believing that it would extend the institution,—he be lieved just the reverse, that the tendency would be to restrict, to drive it south of the Missouri line. That suoh was hie estima tion of the value of ihq Union, suoh hia ide as of tb* blessings which il has bestowed or. the American people—such the blessed in fluence which our institutions were exerci sing in Other parts of the world, that for one he was willing to labor for its preservation and be sacrificed if need* be to secure its perpetuity. Its dissolution, in hi* opinion, would be the mdst horrible calamity that could befal both races, —it would be a sad calamity to the North end the South, to the master and to the slave. He next-went on to eny that it had been bis business to organize, the territories of Nebraska and Kazsae, he should have dune so in tbe terms of the Compromise acts of 1850, without disturbing the act of 1820, fixing the Missouri line. Whilst he said this be was also bound in caador to declare,that he did not believe that the policy of the terri tories would be different from what it will be. upder the present taw—that he firmly believed that slavery could not eif tend there —that dine tenths of the people would de cide against it—that tho laws of Nature were not congenial to tho institution—that some of the wisest opponent* of the meas ure held this opinion. He said he never had and never should seek to extend or strengthen the institution of slavery that he regretted the existence of the institution M sincerely as any man; but he had and he should main tain the clear constitutional rights of south ern as well as t.iose of northern states. -He should not acknowledge the overshadowing influence talked about so much, whether that influence eame from the south or the north. To the question by some one m the crowd, whether slavery did not exist in Ihe territories at this time, he replied that It did not—that individual slaves might be there doing what white men directed them to do, but the institution woe not there in any legal form and could not be wilkoul express lecal lav. that it had no legal existence there—that the constition of the United States, in his opinion did not carry It there—that Con gross had not and could not establish it there —that it could only derive a legal existence from the local law-mating power— that it was a creature of law—that when the people of the territories constituted a law-making pow er—in tho shape oT a local legislature, that power, andbhat only, could give the institu tion legal existence in the territories—that he sincerely believed and hoped that when that power acted for those territories the in stitution would be released. He said ho was desirous of being sustain ed or condemned on his own official acts— but he could beg no question of the Whig party—they had a right to make all the cap ital they can out of the acts of any member of the Democratic party, arid urge it as an objection to all; but not so amongst mem bers of the same parly—within the family each should be held responsible for his own acts. If Demooratic members of Congress had voted wrong, that was iio reason why Democrats should strike down a democratic Governor if he has done right. Difference on great national questions is very common. We have "iffered üboui the Tariff, and now aboul the Homestead bill, but that is no rea son why we should reject the State admin istration il it be a good one. This argument might do for the Whigs bu: it will not an swei for Democrats. If the democratic par ly are defeated, it will be claimed all over the Union as a Whig triumph, and nothing more or less, except that the Whigs, 'Na tives and Know Nothings may dispute as lo who produced the result. He said he had not been an agent in the repeal of the Mis souri Compromise, aud ihose who cast iheir votes for him did not therefore, by any fair construction, endorse it. He would have organized the territories, could tie have con troled it, nr.der the act of 1850, and not dis turbed tire Missouri line."" A. J. DAVlS, Seci'y PRINCIPLES OP KNOW-NOTHING ISM A GLANCE BEHIND THE CURTAIN! Oaths and Obligations taken by James Pollock,- and other members of the Ortlsr, The following expose ol the prinoiples of : the Know "Nothings, will be read with inter- ; eut. The paS* rkrordd. Signs, &c., are Of no ! special moment. They may be changed any day, and are changed. Anew pass word was given out but a few days since. j That which Ihe public are most interested in. will be found below: Abstract of thf ontlis ind princip'et of ths or der of know nothings. The candidate is first proposed by a mem - ber of tire order to the ouunoil, without his knowledge. Three negative voles black-ball him. If elected he is secretly requested to present: himself in the ante-room of the council, when an officer appears from with in, and administers lo him the following oath : "I, —— , do solemnly swear npon this sacred volume (or cross) before Almightv God and these witnesses lhat I will not di vulge any question proposed to me litre, wheth er I become a member of this order-or not ; and lhat I will never under any circumstances what ever mention the name of any person I may see present during any of the meetings, or that / know of any such order being in existence, and lhal I will a true answer make to arty ques tions asked ol me,so help me God." Which being seriously taken by tho can didate, the officer proceeds to propound the following interrogations, before reporting lo the council hi* fitness for initiation : 1. What is jiour name I 2. Whatiaynnr age 1 3. Where is your residence I 4. In your Religions belief are yot a Roman Cath oliol 5. Where wereyoo borni 8. Where were j our parents bornf* 7. Did eilher of yout ancestors take pan in the American re volution 7 8. Are you willing to use all the influence you possess in favor ol native-born American citizens for all' bfficea of honor, trusi, or profit in the gift of the'poopls; and do you promise to vole for them lo the ex - 1 elusion of all aliens and foreigners, ynd Ro man Caihoflcs in particular, for all local, Slate, or government offices! 9. Who invi ted you to be present on this ocoasion ? If the candidate's answers are satlsfaotory to these questions, he is taken into the coun- 1 cil by two officers, led up to the President of the council, who administers the following oath in thejflrJf degree : "I, —, voluntarily and freely do solemnly promise hnd swear, before Al mighty God and these witnesses around me assembled', thit I will nol, under any cif oumstances whatever, divulge or make known to any person or persons, either di rectly or indireoily or to any human being other than those I shall know lobe good and true members of this order, the name, secrete, mysteries, or objects of the same ; or caose or allo-r the same to be don# by others if within my power to prevent the same ; bindipg myself under no less penal ty than that ot being excommunicated from the order, and having my name posted and circulated throughout the different councils of the order as a traitor and perjurer to bdth my God and country, and being unworthy to be employed, intrusted, countenanced, or supported in any business transactions what ever, and as a person totally unworthy ol Ihe confidence of all good men, and one at whom the finger of scorn shall ever be pointed. I further more promise that, if I should hereafter be expelled from br volun tarily leave this order, I will consider this obligation as binding out of it as in it. All of which foregoing I voluntarily and freely subscribe t. to help me {JmljP. The candidate is then led to In officer cal led Ihe Judge advocate, who hksanguea him afler this manner. (I'here are generally half a dozen or more initiated together.) "MY BROTHER : The order which has now received you as a member may with all propriety be be considered a secret or ganization.—lt is so secret in fact, that if you were placed befoie a legal tribunal, and there sworn to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, you could not for your lives reveal the name of that band ol brothers among whom your name now stands enrolled ; and further than this, when yoi) retire from this meeting, you will ret urn to your families and friends as ignorant as when you came, as far as the name ol this order is concerned. "In common with ourselves, you 'know nothing,' and let it be. your stern resolve through -life to 'know nothing' that will at all conflict with the high and exalted duties you owe to your Go'd, your country, and yourselves, so far as regards the preserva tion of American liberty, which can alone be secured to ourselves and our children Dy the entire and absolute exclusion of all for eign influence in those matters which ap pertain to our government policy.' After the delivery of this patriotic address, the candidate is referred to the instructor who teaches him the signs, and grips, an d in what manner to obtain entrance into the council. He is then master of the first de gree and signs his name to the register. it lie behaves well two week, and il is conce ded thai he will do to become-a full-blooded know-nothing— abstains from ail blab out side the council—his friends propose birr; for the second deliree. Altec election l" ll. degree, he and ol bets .-up gguugbl >j and take the following oath : if .-j, t do solemnly, promise anil swear before Almighty Goil add these wit nesses,that I will not. under any circuui siances, divulge ot make known the name of this order, or its objects, to any person persons in the world, unless to those uliom I may k low to belong to this order, in g"ud and regular standing. "And I furthermore promise od swear that 1 will neither write, pt'.iit, cut, carve, ertgrave, emOOss,stamp, stain, or mark any secrets of this order on anything movable or immovable on the earth or sea, whereby said se crels, or a"y part It.ereof, die name of the order, its operations, die names of n officers, or ihe names of its members, or its place of meeting, may become, known to those who have not received tire first and second degrees of this order -en doe lorm ; not will I cause or permit the same to be done il within my power to prevent the eame. "Ar.d 1 furthermore promise and swear that 1 will always conform to the will of the majority of the members of this order in the selection of a candidate to fill every office of honor, profit, or trust, within the gift of the people, provided such candidates shall have been born of American parents, on Ameri can soil, and shall have been educated in A tnerienn institutions : and that I will uss all the influence I may possess to elect all such cartdidwtes whom 1 may know to be oppos ed to alt foreign influence, Popery, Jesuit ism and Catholicism, without any hesitation on my part whatever. And 1 fortheimore promise and Bwear that 1 will elricllv con form to and abide by the oath I have now taken, and that 1 will strict ooedience pay to the constitution, la ws, ritual, and edict* of the honorable grand ooui cil ot this order, of the Slate of , and tothe by-laws of council, No.—, to which I now belong, or to those of any other grand or subordinate council Irom which 1 may hereafter hail, binding myself under the no less penalties than ate attached or belong lojhose who vi olate the oath of tho first degrlt of '.hit or der. All '.he foregoiug I voluntarily and freely subscribe to of my own free will and accord, so help me God !" This candidate it also led off to the judge advocate, and afterward to the instructor : but tbeir speeches and lectures era not inserted here for Want of space. Obligation Third Degree. "I, ii, kneeling before God, my Maker, my left hand upraised towards Hea ver, rtry right hand grasping the flag of my native land, of my own free will and accord, do solemnly and aiheerely promise, declare, and swear, that I will never eommunioat* a r iy of the seorets ot this degree to any per son or peisone in tho world, except within the body of a legally organized oouncil of this order, or to a known Brother of this de gree, and hot unto them until I am well as sured that they are just and upright breth ren, who are legally entitled to receive the same. I also promise and swear that I will due obedience pay to the constitution; laws, and edlots of the honorable grand eouuoil of the State of, and to the Ms whioh govern council No —, so far as they may come to ray knowledge- < "I also promise and swear that whenever I may vote, at any election, that rote shall in all rases, be given for native-born Auaeri can citizens or.ly, and that I will ever seek the political advancement ol those men who are good and trot members of this ordor. "1 also promise and swear that this and all other obligations whioh 1 have previous ly taken in this order shall be kept through life saored and inviolate. 1 alio promise and swear lhal whenever I may bear the sign or see the signal of distress given by any bro.her of this order, 1 will hasten at once to his immediate relief at the peril of my own life. : ' "I also promise and swear that I will Oder contribute my means, In such sums as I can spare without personal inconvenienoe, to the advancement of our views and to the exten sion of American principles through the me dium of the grand council of Ihe State of "I also promise and vwear that I will nev er permit a spurious or clandestine member o' this order to participate in any of the benefits or the advantages thereof, and that I will never encourage, countenance, up hold, recognise, or support a spurious or clandestine council of this order. "To all these and those I do most sincere ly promise, declare, and swear, binding my self under no less a penally than that of having my grave trampled on by foreigners, and lo have my memory cursed by my children and rny children's children as a traitor lo their welfare, to my country, and to my Gnd. So help me God, and witness my obligation." Tire judge advocate then addresses the new initiated brethren in this degree as fol lows ; "My Brothers: The different obligations you have taken in this order, through it* different degrees, must have convinced you lhal all who claim to be American citizens have certain important duties to perform Inwards llremstvs ami to society at large, which dunes cau in no instance be set a side or annulled without a palpable viola lion of (be dearest rights and privileges which as an admirer ot republican freedom euch and every member ol oar organization would wish to enjoy. "The peculiar lormation of our order is such and us devious to accord with the wi-ties of it- member*, that by a system of cuueeued ac ion on the |