Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1866, JULY. 416 OATH OF LOYALTY. A NEW OATH OF LOYALTY Is required of every voter, by the new Constitution. The afant must state. among other things: (1) That he has never borne arms against the United States; (2) nor given aid or comfort to its enemies; (3) nor contributed to their aid; (4) nor held com- munication with them; (5) nor advised any one to enter into their service; (6) nor adhered to such enemies; (7) nor desired their triumph; (8) nor sympathized with them; (9) nor freely sub mitted to them; (10) nor gone to their support; (11) had never been a. guerrilla; (12) nor a.bushwl1.a.c-ker; (13) nor harbored such; (14) nor avoided enrollment, etc. There are 32 paragraphs in the affidavit. and one-half the citizens are disfranchised. UNION LEAGUES Were organized in several places. They were a. secret order, bound by a solemn oath. The Westo~n Lodge notied J. B. Evans that he had slandered the order, and a repetition of the oense might be followed by serious consequences. A Conservative meeting at Farley. John Patton chairman, is addressed by R. P. C. Vils=on. T. W. Park. and L. F. Hollingsworth. July 10A rise in the Missouri. that devastated the island opposite Weston. A DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. Jul;/1;A Democratic Convention at Platte City. H. M. Aller chairman. was addressed by R. P. C. Wilson. Judge Birch. and John Doniphan. Delegates were appointed for the Co-ngressiornal Convention a.t Richmond, August 16th. and for the Smithville. Senatorial Convention. The latter were instructed to vote for D. D. Burn-es for senator. Revival at Smithville. under the preaching of Elder B. Wa1- ler: and 130 received into the Church. July ,2..5Twentv-ve Government wagons laden with arms and ammunition passed through Pla.tte City. on the way to the Liberty Arsenal. A Johnson Club formed at Camden Point. t-onsisting of 100 memlwrs. Addressed by W. B. Watts and H. A. B. Anderson. AUGrUT. .~luI/. lThe .-ustro-l1ussia11 ar ended. Pri-lvm-k at the -ourt-liouse progi-essilig. Prof. H. B. Todd. now of Gallatin, Tenn.. is on a visit to Platte City. The Fan-mr-rs Savings .ssoviatio11. a banking institution, is (II,Q,:llll7.l(l at Platte (ity with Clinton Co(-krill president. Andrew Tribble (-ashier. and W. M. Paxton assistant.