To join the Order, a man had to be at least 21 years old, a Protestant, and willing to obey the Order's dictates without question. Members were Nativists, citizens opposed to immigration, especially by Catholics. They saw Catholics as dangerous, illegal voters under the control of the Pope in Rome. Members invariably responded to questions about the OSSB by claiming that they "knew nothing". This practice caused newspaper editor Horace Greeley to label them "Know Nothings". The OSSB would eventually form the nucleus of the nativist Know Nothing movement which ran candidates in 1855–56 under the American Party ticket.
Older-stock Americans ... professed to believe that in due time the "alien riffraff" would "establish" the Catholic church at the expense of Protestantism and would introduce "popish idols." The noisier American "nativists" rallied for political action. ... They promoted a lurid literature of exposure, much of it pure fiction. The authors, sometimes posing as escaped nuns, described the shocking sins they imagined the cloisters concealed, including the secret burial of babies. One of these sensational books – Maria Monk's Awful Disclosures (1836) – sold over 300,000 copies.[1]
^Kennedy, David M.; Cohen, Lizabeth; Bailey, Thomas A. (2009). The American Pageant, Volume I: A History of the American People: To 1877 (14th revised ed.). Cengage Learning. p. 314. ISBN978-0-547-16659-9.
Further readingedit
Anbinder, Tyler. Nativism and Slavery: The Northern Know Nothings and the politics of the 1850s (1992). Online version; also online at ACLS History e-Book
Billington, Ray A. The Protestant Crusade, 1800–1860: A Study of the Origins of American Nativism (1938), standard scholarly survey
Parmet, Robert D. "Connecticut's Know-Nothings: A Profile," Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin, 1966, Vol. 31 Issue 3, pp 84–90, analyses membership of Order of the Star Spangled Banner in Connecticut, where most were farmers and Congregationalists
January 01, 1970
order, star, spangled, banner, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jst. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Order of the Star Spangled Banner news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message The Order of the Star Spangled Banner OSSB was an oath bound secret society in New York City It was created in 1849 by Charles B Allen to protest the rise of Irish and German Catholic immigration into the United States To join the Order a man had to be at least 21 years old a Protestant and willing to obey the Order s dictates without question Members were Nativists citizens opposed to immigration especially by Catholics They saw Catholics as dangerous illegal voters under the control of the Pope in Rome Members invariably responded to questions about the OSSB by claiming that they knew nothing This practice caused newspaper editor Horace Greeley to label them Know Nothings The OSSB would eventually form the nucleus of the nativist Know Nothing movement which ran candidates in 1855 56 under the American Party ticket According to The American Pageant Older stock Americans professed to believe that in due time the alien riffraff would establish the Catholic church at the expense of Protestantism and would introduce popish idols The noisier American nativists rallied for political action They promoted a lurid literature of exposure much of it pure fiction The authors sometimes posing as escaped nuns described the shocking sins they imagined the cloisters concealed including the secret burial of babies One of these sensational books Maria Monk s Awful Disclosures 1836 sold over 300 000 copies 1 See also editAnti Catholicism in the United StatesReferences edit Kennedy David M Cohen Lizabeth Bailey Thomas A 2009 The American Pageant Volume I A History of the American People To 1877 14th revised ed Cengage Learning p 314 ISBN 978 0 547 16659 9 Further reading editAnbinder Tyler Nativism and Slavery The Northern Know Nothings and the politics of the 1850s 1992 Online version also online at ACLS History e Book Billington Ray A The Protestant Crusade 1800 1860 A Study of the Origins of American Nativism 1938 standard scholarly survey Parmet Robert D Connecticut s Know Nothings A Profile Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin 1966 Vol 31 Issue 3 pp 84 90 analyses membership of Order of the Star Spangled Banner in Connecticut where most were farmers and Congregationalists Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Order of the Star Spangled Banner amp oldid 1179398671, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
