TREASON IN THE CAMP.-It has been stated that a number of applications for charters for the formation of Chapters of the Order in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the city of Albany, have been suppressed, by some treasonous influence, on their way to Arch Chancery, and committees have been appointed by that body (represented by the Chancery of the State of New-York), to learn and report the facts. These Committees are under an important responsibility, and, with the testimony in their possession, there can be no doubt of their rendering prompt and lucid reports. The duty which they have to perform is one of a lofty and imposing character, it is neither more nor less than the exposition of treason in its worst shape; and that they will perform that duty thoroughly and patriotically, no one doubts. For our own part, we hope this thing will be sifted to the very bottom, and that the guilty parties, whoever they may be, will be brought out into the broad sunlight that every honest member may see and know them. WHAT NEXT? The last joke published is that George Washington was a native of England. An Englishman, by the name of Field, has written a letter to Mr. Harvey, of Boston, to that effect; and the Boston Transcript publishes the following extract from the letter: "It happened when I was a boy, that being in the neighborhood of Cookham, Berkshire, with an uncle of mine, he pointed out a pretty country cottage, in which the parents of General Washington resided, and from which they removed to America. Our road led to a green or common, where there resided a Mrs. Ann Morer, whose maiden name was, I believe, Taylor, who there showed me the portrait of Mrs. Washington, and other reliques of the family, given to her when they quitted the place for America, to which country her aunt and mother, she told me, 'took their son (George Washington) in her arms.' I believe I use her own expression." Mr. Field is an interesting historian; very! But since the patronizing spirit evinced recently by Messrs. Bulwer and Tupper, the last English lions who have visited us, and who assert that all Americans are deserving of being Englishmen, it is not surprising that Mr. Field should particularize George Washington. Doubtless John Hancock, Ben Franklin, and "Old Put" will be the next customers. MOCKERY.-Mr. Mann, one of the recreant senators, proposed to submit the canal bill to the people, to decide upon its constitutionality! Last year you submitted the School Law to the people. They directed you to sustain that law; but, in defiance of their will, you repealed it. The people, forsooth! Who are they? Your Catspaw? Philadelphia, April, 1851. THOMAS R. WHITNEY, ESQ: DEAR SIR, I hail you again from the city of rectangles and brotherly love. Since my last, our Spring election has taken place, and the smoke, having lifted from the battlefield, shows the following result: City proper, Whig; Northern Liberties and Moyamensing, Democratic; Spring Garden, Kensington and Southwark, Native American. The Native Americans have had "a gain" decidedly, and to our better citizens it comes ringing like a political death-knell to their astonished ears. It is to be hoped it may prove so, and that, ere long, the whole Union will rebuke our foreign office-hunting friends, and their politico-religious abettors. You have, no doubt, read, ere this, with astoby the assembled wisdom of the State, at Harrisnishment, an account of an appropriation made burg, of $5000 TO MERCY HOSPITAL, UNDER THE CHARGE OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY, in Alleghany county. Let me repeat it. An appropriation of $5000, wrung from the taxable inhabitants of the State, of all denominations, and of no denomination, to support the Roman Catholic Church. What other church could procure such an appropriation? What other church would ask such an open and flagrant violation of the clares that "no preference shall ever be given, Constitution of a State which expressly deby law, to any religious establishment or modes of worship." What church but the Roman Catholic Church would send three of her priests to desecrate their sacred (?) office by log rolling and wire-pulling in the lobby of a State Assembly, and to effect, by foul means, what could not be reached by fairness. I say foul means, because it was lost in a direct form; but, when the appropriation for $10,000 to the House of Refuge, at Pittsburgh, was under consideration, some panderer for the votes of Roman Catholics offered as an amendment, "Provided they give $5000 of said appropriation to Mercy Hospital;" and in this form the appropriation was passed. Oh, Shame, where is thy blush! And this too from the church continually charging Americans with connecting church matters with politics. The last remark recalls to mind the excellent communication of "Cephas" (in your last number), on exemption from taxation; and I beg leave to pen a few thoughts on the same subject. The Commissioners of the County of Philadelphia have published a memorial to the Legislature of this State on that subject; and they exhibit alone, amounting, at the assessor's valuation, property exempt from taxation in this county to $10,586,415. This valuation is actually less, one-half, than the value of such property, which we may, therefore, safely set down at $25,000, 000, viz. ; 1. Asylums. Hospitals, &c., say, $1.000.000 3. Colleges and Libraries, 8.000.000 3,500,000 4. Cemeteries, &c., 3,000,000 lots, clung to tenaciously until high prices are given and large profits realized. Many of the colleges, asylums, hospitals, &c., are paid institutions, i.e., they receive large sums of money from their students or patients, and in some instances the professors receive from $3,000 to $7,000 per annum for a session of five months. The cemetery companies have seized upon our finest grounds, and are realizing large profits. The railroads and canals are sharing proceeds in the shape of dividends, and so are many of those headed "Sundry Societies," in the state ment above. The Commissioners memorialized the Legislature to tax all except the Fire Department and public property; but, no doubt, that sapient body, in the face of the petitions of the tens of thousands of voters which went from this county, will shrug their shoulders and say, "We cannot do any such thing, or our friends, the Roman Catholics, will not vote for us or our party." How long will Americans sharpen the sword which is intended to sever their political heads from their bodies? or how long must patriotic Americans blush for the acts of such recreants-American in nothing but the name? Let the United Americans answer. Let the United Sons of America answer. Let the United American Mechanics answer. Let the Daughters of America answer: and let those answers be given in such thunder tones through the ballot-box that the slime from European despotism and the filth of religious superstition may be forever purged from exercising its baneful malarious influence on our otherwise pure political atmosphere. "God and our Native Land." THIRTEEN. MOVEMENTS OF THE ORDER. NEW CHAPTERS.-A Charter was granted by the Chancery of the State of New-York, at a session held April 14th, to a number of gentlemen residing at Astoria, L. I., for the formation of a Chapter of the Order in that village, and the Chapter was organized and installed on Wednesday evening, April 16th, by a committee from Chancery, of which Brother E. B. Brush was Chairman. This Chapter is to be hailed as "Worth Chapter, No. 34." A Charter was also granted, at the same session, to a large number of applicants, a portion of whom were members of Perry Chapter, for the formation of a Chapter in the City of NewYork, to be known as "Jefferson Chapter, No. 49,” and the same was duly organized and installed by Chancellor Brush and associates, on Tuesday evening, April 15th, at Knickerbocker Hall. APPLICATIONS.-At the session of Chancery April 14th, an application was made by about fifty gentlemen, for a Charter for a new Chapter to be called "Valley Forge," and located in the 16th Ward. An application was also presented for a new Chapter, to be located in the 9th or 15th Ward of the city of New-York. They were severally referred to appropriate Committees for examination. "Valley Forge" was instituted on Wednesday, April 23d, under a dispensation from the G. S. EXCELSIOR CHAPTER, No. 28, of New-York, will hold a public Anniversary on the 6th of May inst, at O. U. A. Hall, corner of Ludlow and Grand streets, at which Chancellor C. Goodrich Boyce, of Decatur Chapter, will deliver an address explanatory of the principles of the Order. UNION CHAPTER, No. 45, chartered at a previous session of Chancery, was instituted and organized on the 28th of March, at Port Chester, by Chancellor Brush, under very flattering auspices. THE DAUGHTERS.-Lady Washington Chapter, No. 3, United Daughters of America, held their third Anniversary at the Broadway Tabernacle, on Tuesday evening, April 15th, at which W. H. Smith, Esq., of Washington Chapter, presided. Hon. David E. Wheeler, of Columbia Chapter, delivered the Anniversary Address, after which a magnificent Charter frame was presented to the " Lady Washington," by Chancellor Boyce, and received on behalf of the ladies by one of their number. their second Anniversary at the Apollo AssemNEW-YORK CHAPTER, No. 7., U. D. A., held bly room, on the 3d of April, Chancellor Stephen V. Hopper presiding. They were addressed by Chancellor Boyce, and entertained with a number of pieces of excellent music by the Columbia Glee Club and others, after which the Association with their guests formed a Cotillion party, and enjoyed themselves to a late hour. The annual report of this patriotic Chapter of American ladies, exhibits a balance of about six hundred dollars in the treasury, after paying all their benefits and other expenses. ORDINANCES, &c. ORDINANCE No. 8. [Adopted April 14, 1851.] Relating to public occasions of the Order. The Chancery of the Order of United Americans of the State of New-York, in regular session convened, do ordain as follows: 1. On all public occasions of the Order, or any portion thereof, the members are forbidden to wear or display about their persons, any regalia, badge or other distinguishing mark appropriate to any other Order or society; and all members are forbidden to wear or display about their persons any regalia or other insignia or dress, except such as pertain to the Order of United Americans; Provided, that this ordinance shall not be construed to apply to any distinguishing mark or badge that may at any time be determined upon to be worn by the Marshals or other Officers, or Committee of arrangements of any public demonstration of the Order. The penalty for violating this section shall be not less than five dollars for the first offence, and for the second offence, expulsion from the Order. § 2. No member of the Order, while legally suspended from enjoying the rights and privileges of membership, be permitted to wear the regalia of the Order in public, or unite with the Order in any public demonstration, under a penalty of expulsion from the order, or a fine, not exceeding five dollars, nor less than one dollar, at the discretion of the Chapter to which he belongs. shall, on any occasion, during the term of such suspension, 3. The provision of this Ordinance shall not be so construed so as to prohibit the wearing of breastpins bearing the emblem of this or any other Order. The several Chapters of the Order are charged with the execution of this Ordinance. DIRECTORY OF CHAPTERS, O. U. A. Chapters, whose change of officers is not noticed in the Directory, will please send in their names. STATE OF NEW-YORK. J. L. Vandewater, G. S.-Richard Ebbets, G. C. C. Alpha, No. 1, Saturday, cor. Broadway and Grand Street. Thomas E. Stewart, S.-Jas. C. Noble, C. C. Washington, No. 2, Thursday, cor. Grand and Ludlow Sts. C. J. Miller, S.-John Elliott, C. C. Warren, No. 3. Thursday, c. Atlantic and Henry, Brooklyn. F. Elwell, S.-B. S. Larzlere, C. C. Manhattan, No. 4, Thursday, cor. Av. C and 4th St. William Smith, S.-Geo. H. Raymond, C. C. Paulding, No. 10, meets Friday, cor. 23d St. and 8th Av. E. A. Schermerhorn, S.-Wm. P. Armstrong, C. C. Mount Vernon, No. 13, Thursday, c. Broadway and Walker. Asa H. Leonard, S.-O. S. Phelps, C. C. Hancock, No. 14, Wednesday, c. Bleecker and Morton Sts. Robert Howe, S.-Richard II. Arthur, C. C. Liberty, No. 15, Friday, at 149 Bowery. Charles H. Wheeler, S.-Henry C. Smith, C. C. Decatur, No. 16. Thursday, cor. Broadway and Grand Sts. George H. Tyler, S.-Joseph L. Hewlett, C. C. Lexington, No. 17, Monday, c. Fulton and Orange, Brooklyn. J. B. Voorhies, S.-J. H. Switzer, C. C. National, No. 18, Tuesday, at 149 Bowery. Woodhull, No. 24. Wednesday, Jamaica, L. I. Plymouth, No. 26, Wednesday, Montague Hall, Brooklyn. Independence, No. 29. Friday, c. Broadway and Walker St. Schuyler, No. 30, Friday, 327 Bowery. Jas. Jackson, Jr., S.-William H. Bedell, C. C. Westchester, No. 31, Wednesday, at Tarrytown. George Powell, S.-John G. Vanderbilt, C. C. Pavonia, No. 32, Saturday, Rossville, S. I. Chas. A. Dusenberry, S.-George T. Oakley, C. C. Oneida, No. 33, Thursday, 149 Bowery. Francis Hagadorn, S.-Elias Combs, C. C. Ringgold. No. 46, Tuesday, Greensburg, Dobbs Ferry. C. C. STATE OF NEW-JERSEY. John O. Godfrey, G. S.-Edward P. Nichols, G. C. C Pioneer, No. 1. Friday, Broad Street, Newark. J. O. Godfrey, S.- Elias J. Drake, C. C. Clark, No. 2, Monday, Rahway. C. F. Post, S.-J. W. Ayres, C. C. Jesse Fash, S.-Corns. Housman, C. C. Parmlee, S.-Chas. S. Smith, C. C. Jesse K. Randall, S.-A. T. Manning, C. C. Benjamin Peirson, S.-Israel Cosign, C. C. Liberty, No. 11, Wednesday, Bergen. W. D. C. Jones, S.-Andrew Smith, C. C. Columbia, No. 12. Saturday, Madison. Daniel P. Bigelow, S.-A. H. Magie, C. C. T. C. Chandler, S.-B. J. Wood, C. C. Roger Sherman, No. 1, Tuesday, c. State & Chapel sts.. N.H. Putnam, No. 2, Wednesday, S. of T. Hall, Middletown. C. C. Worth, No. 34, Wednesday, Astoria, L. I. Jas. Brush, S.-Charles Howell, C. C. STATE OF CALIFORNIA. Jasper, No. 35, Monday, cor. Grove and Hudson Sts. George A. Wardell, S.- -Baker, C. C. Eureka, No. 1, San Francisco. John W. Ackerson, S.-John H. Still, C. C. |