writi 1A s .CORRIOL i bN-DENCE ' _Between the lion.ttnitiins Lir and the Com• mitt°e of the Nationial allta=Masonic Cqn. vention. • grnUTTERNITTS,. Otsego co. N. Y., Oct. 5, 1:S31-. STR:—The Committee to whom that duty - was - assigned by the late - National Antima. sonic Cuoventißn, in -11altime-great pleasure in transmitting to you, the enclosed zesobition. • . The Committee regard with exulting an ticipation the speedy arrival of the period when it will not, be necessary to vindicate the motives, protect. the fame', - applaud the firmness of the • assailants of, Freemasonry. Entertaining the confident eipectation that an institution anti-republican in its principles, titles: and tendencies, selfish and exclusive in its operations, destructive of equal rights and the freedom of elections, subversive of the - impartial-administration of justice, and em inently dangerous in its control of the press, must submit to inquiiy and fall -before the omnipotence of public opinion: they believe that the-advocates of its suppression will be honored with the grateful plaudits of a free and intelligent people. The public judg ment will yet vindicate the motives, appre ciate the patriotism, applaud - the firmness of a distinguAW citizen, laboring to sustain the prinpiples of freedom and independence to which his illustrious. father pledged his "life, his fortune, and his sacred !tenon"— name eminently conspicuous in two of - the most' honorable professions, connected with distinguished public services, anti immortali zed in attachment to the charter of our coml. try's freedom, will derive additional lustre from its eloquent and triumphant defence of religion, liberty and law. With the highest respect, we have the honor to be your fellow-citizens, ,JOITN C. moims, • itiltiLMAß DENNY, JOSHUA V. GIBBINS. To the Hon. Richard Ruah. . In the Anti-Masonic Convention Baltimore, Rath Sept. 1831. Resolved unanimously, That a committee of three members be appointed to express by , written communication to tho honorable Richard Rush, of Pennsylvania, the profound sense of-this Conven tion of the _patriotism, principle, and firmness which dictated his eloquent exposition of the evilif of Freemasonry, and their high appreciation of the beneficial results which it can not fail to pro. duce. Mr. Morris, of New York; Mr. Denny, of Pa.; and Mr. Gibbine, of Delaware; were appointed said committee. MR. RUSH'S REPLY. YORK, Pa. Oct. 15, 1831. Gerrriamex:—l received yesterday your letter of the sth inst. conveying to me a copy of the resolution of the Anti-Masonic Con vention at Baltimore, paised on the 28th of , last month, approving of the sentiments I have expressed in relation to Freemasonry; li atid, - I beg - to assure you, that lam grateful ly Sensible to the honor of a vote of approba tion by a body so distinguished;And that I fully appreciate the very kind wilt; in which you have been pleased to communicate it to 1 Imp The eminent citizen whose name, by the act of the same body, now stands at the head of the Anti-Masonic cause, and whose pow erfill and brilliant abilities, in conjunction with his exalted worth, would shed lustre upon any cause, has said with great candor, that he once thought Masonry harinless.— This hag itstobably been the - case with most of us who view it so differently. For one, it was mine. If any body had thought it worth 'while to ask my opinion of this institution, -- betAirtheeame - auquainted with . therfacts brought• to light by the Morgan trials, the last thing that'would have entered my mind would - have - been to speak of it as fraught with.-Aianger to the community. If the as sertion had been made, that it was of power sufh - cient to prostrate thala.ws of the land and for _live years keep them under foot, I should have deemed the assertion altogether extra, vagant, unsupported by any evidence afford edby the past history of-the-Institution,-'er any estimate that I had myself been able to forth of its - nature. Once, - end only once; had I been in a lodge, and then I saw noth ing that could have led to any such conclu eion. I knew also the high names that had stood upon its rolls. But, in Warren's time Franklin's time, in Washington's time, and, as far as I know, up to the time when a band of freemasons thought fit as an act of merit under their code, deliberately and fe-. robiously to murder a citizen because he re ' vealed-their secrets, we had never seen ma sonry in contlet with TIM Laws, on an issue fairly = made up between the two powers.— That Meponr3r ass shown, itself the stronger power of the. two in this conflict, I hold to be now established by proof clear tuutirrefra gable. It is only necessary that the proof shofild be brought home to the people gen erally,-to render it certaie that the institu ' tiai will be overthrown. Thousands of in tellirnt and honorable men, heretofore longing and still adhering to it, will abandon it forerr and j1;111 in the work of its demo .: lition. The prospect , seems to brighten, that this important--proofwill be made to reach the public mind more effectually heeceforth than it hen heretofore. The reason it has spread with such comparative slowness hitherto obvietisly is, that the Press has been largely staked eriitst its, admission. True, with a valiant tadependente of the displeasure of amoottrjr, it would inform us that Morgan biiett murdered by a gang of despartdoes whg:tivt , e , Mtuitine4 there was no denying tktti to'beljgaklnt it would add, under an, ' *Ong show o f justice and discrirnipatibn ,t J INsTrauTiox was innocent; and would jou perA:cute aiersterrr 010), rtszstoestrr for the sake, of the guilty; would you overset Christianity because wicked deeds , were sometimes per petted in its name?' This is the stale ditty Which the Press has chatinted in homage to . Masonry; forgetting that the conspiracy that produced the murder of Morgan was the work of the Lodges themselves; forgetting that the crime was the directinevitable, re sult of masonic' oaths and penalties; forget „ that-the-reiterated attempts made and still making to punish the crime, fail through obstructions that masonry itself, Tux INNO CENT INSITSCTION creates, viz:—the same horrible oaths and penalties; forgetting that seine of the-very "'DESPERADOES " who were legally Convicted of haVing had a hand in the crime;.though.they were not absolutely the murderers; and sent to jail, have been upheld, consoled, cherished, ,by Masonra—received back again into the lodges vritiintsph, on the term of their imprisonment being over. Documents of incontestible authenticity to prove all this and more upon masonry, in connexion with this most aggravated and audacious crime, are in full existence;--yet the. general Press of the Union, with excep tion the more honorable, because so rare, keeps them back as of no importance, but more through fear of offending freemasons by their publication. Iknce, it is only those whO have had an opportunity of reading an timasonic newspapers or the proceedings of antimasonic conventions, who can have any, adequate conception of the real mischie • freemasonry, as they are demonstrated by theentire origin, progress and present state of this case of complicated enormity; demon strated by.facts derived from the grave pro ceedings of courts of justice, or notoriously exhibited to the public gaze. An institu tion that can thus intimidate the Press by its Wide spread influence after having sub dued' the law by its direct power, is a public evil surpassing any other that we experi ence. The authority and dignity of the civil magistracy, all the maxims of good government, all the duties of good citizen ship, demands its extirpation from the land. My earnest though humble contributions towards proclaiming the dangers of longer tolerating such an institution, and endea voring to show that the only peaceable and effectual way of getting rid of its pervading and inevitable influence is to vote it down review With unmixed satia ' faction; ro deubili so, as it has brought me nu- . • meus — iiiid gratifying test i mon ials of ap probation from my fellow citizens. Amongst ' these, the unanimous resolution of th43al - Convention that you have so cordial ly made known to me takes a very high rank; and 1 renew the expression of my gratitude and thanks for so valued a mark of its favor. 1 remain, gentlemen, with great respect, your most obedient and obliged servant, RICHARD RUSH. To John C. Morris, Harmer Denny; and liable V. Gibbons, Esquires. MR. WIRT.—The New York Whig says, the annexed pretty copious extract filial the letter of the Washington Correspondent of the Journal of Commerce, is interesting. It is written in that elate spirit which betokens more than the mere positions of the writer, confidence in the strength of the new nomination, and which naturally springs from the clear perception that the public feeling has been happily hit. The recent nomination of Mr. Wirt, as you will already have perceived, is about being widely discussed. Having come so suddenly and so unexpectedly upon the na tion, and from such a source; it - la - regarded as an era in the canvass, and every one whether Jackson man or Anti-Jackson man, stops to inquire, what is to be its effect. The -hesitation,--the curiosity,- theddubt,_ the ap, prehension, very naturally refer to the char acter and qualities of the man' himself.— Had the Anti-Masonic Convention taken up any -hackney man as their candidate, the effect could in a moment be predicted: but this untried, this new mini what will he do? That is a question calculated to puzzle the arithmetic of the politicians. , Were you over familiar with the mystery of horse-m -.61v-or -the-art-of-trying herses; by their speed? Ha.veyou ever,known the sensation, produced in a: club, and the betters against the field, when at the very last moment of enteringfor the next day, a man never heard of before, approaches the table, lays - dOwn his entrance money, and gives in the name of a horse never before registered 3" Who is he? what is he? who bred hint? who was his sire? who his dame ? who trained him? who enter% him? who basks him? did you ever see him? has he been timoo how did he measure? No one can answer. The next nay, the wonchir is walked up to the judge's stand; every eye is fixed open him. Ho is a fine stately steed, with an eye of fire, and a I L irk step disdaining to touch he ground; a bone, sinew and muscle, chall Inge 1 his coin petitors; and at the tap of th er do m, mounted by a spirited, ambitious boy wi h whip and spurs. The betters 'on the named nage gainst the field run about, will you .draw?— will-.you draw? what will you take to draw? will you bet that. Virginia bay? Oh no, sirs; . that was our chance. We . todk the odds of the field against your . ,nag. Well, at the last tap-of the drum, everrentered horse is at the stand. Go! Off .they jump. 'ln a feat oments the Virginia bay takes the trac and at last comes ih, hand-id hand, having distanced the field! - Well, who would have supposed - ,I told you so, *iays one; . I. knew so says another; I hurra'd says a fence man; prodigious I - says, a courtier; the "greatest and bestest:Peays a Pitch-tar-and.... turpentine Man. - Ht*za for - the winner; 'Maryland and. Virginia fbreVer t cries every Aims./ I knew that Kentucky hoes" would swamp; .that Tennessee nag carried too much . "maligi infhancer and that, Carolini cot( . , . 4 • . 100 liirithlalifial4sll• • - I wits a twayi wt. that thiiisegiiiiatiay would win the iiiiiiiii".. This Modicum . of anticipation may be fully realited, for oughtut •know. Isee clearly there isiiow-a new contingency; and .it wilrdeperid 'hutch upon,the conduct heal! 0116 - opposed to the re-election of Gen. Jackson, what the result shall be. We have a recent demcinstration of .the power - and effect of coalition. There is no Man in the Jountry, who Aloes not know. that General ackson defeated ~Mr. Adams, iwthe last. Presidential election, by the power of a co alition, whose elements are as incongruous as oil, fire and water. And there is no man in the country he does not readily 1 46 c. per ceive, that the re-\ tion •of General Jack son can only . he co:. avened by a concen tration of all parties opposed to the course . of his administration. I have had, this day, a long and free con versation with one of the most intelligent and influential members of the' National Anti-Masonic Convention, and I am more and more confirmed in the soundness of the view I first took of this new incident in the presidential canvass; and 1 now -boldly pre dict, that Mr. Clay cannot be elected with out the co-operation of the Anti-Masonic party; that Mr. Wirt 'gay be elected by the aid of all Mr. Clay's friends; that Mr. Wirt cannot retire from his acceptance of the Anti-Masonic nomination; and that with it he must be the strongest candidate in the field opposed to Gen. Jackson. oxtract of a letter from a friend, to the Editor of the Albany Dienlug Journal, dated, WINCIIEIiTER, (Va.) Oct. 17th, 1631. "Mr. Wirt, though not born in this State, was for a long time a resident of it, and in it commenced his public life. Here he is known as having been the favorite friend, and associate ofJeflerson, and as having been of the same school of politics with Jefferson, Madison and Munroe—he is emphatically the favorite of Virginia, and I doubt whether, if a candidate had been selected with a spe cial reference te his popularity in Virginia, any one could have been found more so than Mr. Wirt. General Jackson has been at all times the demier resort, and not the choice of the "Old Dominion." It was with reluct ance that they ever supported him for the high office of President of the United States —a man whose only recommendation was that he haditilled.afeithiaidred_British_sol— diers, from behind some cotton bags. The trafficking acts by which he gained his elec tion—his degrading subserviency to Mr. Van Buren, his r proved incompetency to carry on the government, have disgusted the elevat ed patriots of a State which has four times filled: the Presidential Chair with men so widely different from its present incumbent. If the question is, as it probably will be, be-, tween Mr. Wirt and General Jackson, it is generally believed here, that the former will carry the State by a respectable majority." FOR WIRT AND. THE LAWS. Bow it strikes in Tennessee.—First notice of the Anti-Masonic Nomination in the Nash ville Banner. "The reply of Mr. Wirt, to his nomina tion as candidate for the office of President`of the 'United States by the National Anti-Ma sonic Convention, which we publish to-day, is an ingenious, able and judicious document. It is well calculated to meet the wishes of the Anti-Masonic party, while it concili ates the Masons, and asserts his own digni ty and independence. His acceptance of the nomination, under existing circumstances, was natural. He had not been thought of by any other party as a candidate for the Chief Ma,gistracy, and though his prospects of success at present may appear slight and even desperate, it is not impossible, that by prudent management, under the auspices of a party so enthusiastic and persevering, he may ultimately attain to the highest station in eurz_wernment. He is unquestionably a man oftalents, learning and discretion." Supremacy of the Malonic Oath. From the Norwich x (N.YA Telegraph. :••• On our first page wiltrie found the pro ceedings of our county convention on the 6th inst. accompanied by some remarks thereon. We intentionally omitted there, to mention, that the general convention was addressed by Messrs. Farrell, Ely, and Thorp, on the subject of freemasonry. They pointed out its evils and the remedy for them—took a rapid view of the success of our party—spoke in terms of severe and merited condemnation of the administration of Enos T. Throop, and of its blasting ef fects upon the prosperity of our citizens, and exhorted all to perseverance, union and zeal. Mr. Russel Waters, of Coventry, a seceding mason, rose and made a statement to the convention which caused a thrill of horror to prevade the feelings of all. He said—That some years since, he was called into court to testify in a cause where one of the parties was a brother mason: That lie aid testify to "the Truth, the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth;" That he was afterwards called upon by masons in Coven , try, and masonically dealt with for so tes tifying; they alleging.that he had sworn in court to facts which had been MASONICALLY communicated to him. That considerable altercation took.place tietweep him and, the masot*on 'the subject, some of them con tencljne that his mAsoNie oath was para, mount to oath iri` a mild' of jittitictrl!—L That, to convince him that he had done wrong in testifying as he had, they after wards told him, (whether truly or falsely he .did not know) that the matter had been pub. noitted to, .a judge of the 73upreme .crt of ~this State, who was a.mason, arid- that the judg dec ided that the:Latium:to oath Was binding. .That all they could' hay did 'not cortiippto . him that he had done wrong: And 6tmll thftt hefitur sus - wand fotsix menthe by the nmsons "from the rights and privile; geimf-masonry," for the testimony he had given!—Mr. Waters is a responsible man. He long , held the, office of Post Master in his town ' and the o ffi ce of Justice ' of the Peace. We attach the fullest credit to his statement, and leave if to the reflections of the-people. - Anti-Masonic ---and- Masonic - OUTRAGES. We present a few cases which show in fixed .colors the "outrageous" character and conduct OfAnti-Masons from the time they were first discovered in the "infected dis trict," down to their last act of audacity in carrying the Vermont Election: Outrage 1, Calling public attention to the abduction of William Morgan. 2, ,Appointing a Committee of inquiry on that subject: 3, Entertaining suspicions against Ma sons and Masonry. 4 ; Publishing these suspicions. 5, "Getting up" indictments against Ma sons. , 6, Proving their guilty. 7, Investigating the history, principles, nature, and tendency of the Masonic lusti- tution 8, Proving it useless, dangerous, Anti- Republican; and Anti-Christian. 9, Proving it vitally fidse in all its boast fill pretentious, and demonstrating its histo ry to be a ale; its religion, a solemn dock, ery; its science a humbug; its charity, sel fishness; its mysteries, mummery; and its great adepts; "great fools." 10, Itesolvingin public meeting, to with hold their vote from Masons!! • 11, Nominating Anti-Masons as condi : dates for Office!!! . 12, Electing them! I !! • The above is a hasty 'selection of the "outrages" which Anti- NI asons have per petrated and continue to perpetrate; but to prevent mistakes, we think best to submit a few specimens of the kind of "outrages" which the Anti-Masons did not "get up," but which, undoubtedly have served them as an apology for the commission of the a trocities above recited: 1, The abduction of Morgan. • 2, The seizure of Miller. - 4, AtteMpt to burn Miller's office. 5, MURDER. OF MORGAN. 6, Voting money from charity fUlld to support and defend the guilty. 7, Holding convicts in full Masonic com munion. . 8, Secreting and carrying off witnesses. 9, Masonic witnesses refusing to testify. 10, Masonic witnesses -refusing to be sworn. 11, Masonic Jura Ofusing to convict on positive proof. 12, Getting up sham investigations. 13, Publishing "forged handbills." 14, Perverting the course of justice. 15, Muzzling the Press. We might extend the list, but we forbear. Our object in making it is merely to show the difference between Masonic and Anti. Masonic "outrages."— Washington Coun ty Banner. Parlous Matters. We have received from Lancaster-C0.,. Pennsylvania, a handbill, offering a reward for the apprehension of a person calling him . - self William Lane, who under pretence of being a - drover, awaiting the arrival of some cattle, contrived to steal from Mr, Ferree, of Maytown, a fine bay nutre with saddle and bridle anti a quantity of money. Lane is said to lie alieut . 35 years of age, - 5 feet 10 inches high: A creditable incident occurred in New- York, on Monday morning, at the Conven: tion. John Q. Adams—having,--upon—the invitation of the Committee, appeared in the Hall, was requested to take. a.seat •near the President. Whea he had done so, the whole body rose in compliment to this distinguished citizen. BOOTS.—Mr. Jonas Aby, of Frederick county, (Va.) has invented a machine for cutting ourboots. It is so constructed that from one to twenty pair may be cut at the same stroke of the knife, and the principles upon which it is based are so correct that any person unacquainted with the businel3s, can with the aid of this machine, cut out a pair of boots as correctly as the most experienced workman. The election for Governor of Georgia has resulted in the choice of • Mr. Lumpkin, by a small majority over Mr. Gilmer, the present incumbent. Some of the papers de clare that, although the party to which Mr. Gilmer was attached was stronger than that of Mr. Lunapkin,:the unprovoked and gratu itous crueltyof the former inwards the poor and defenceless Indians, and his persecution . of the Missionaries, had rendered him so ob noxious to the religious and humane part' of the population; that many of the friends of his party voted against him. , In Woking over the New Orleans ship news, in the latest papers, we see that the dmount of specie imported the last three days. was about 200,000. It was brought in sloops and schiioners ‘ which ply constantly to various pdrts in Mexico, where specie is the pripcipal article of export. " MURbER.---Thite colored women were' com k fitted ` on WOnesday morning by B, Wl' ichArds, Esti..,?dayor; for the murder of ti 't's wornans.maried Elizabeth Land. The cfrcemsta to our' knowledge, are as krilows: - The hes; band of one. of tkiiiiiiek gavo evidence against his wife, ittaiidr* he 'Went in the cellar where all the parties' were.eol lected, in an alley somewhere in the upper' part of the town; the white woman came to the head of the stairs, where she.was. attaCk ed by the coloured females, and_severely beaten. The first outrage was commenced about .eleven o'clock in the. morning -She was beaten violently with a leather thong or strap; and was three several times thrown out upon the pavement from the Back door. The noise caused by the striking of her head upon the pavement, Waa distinctly heard by a witnessl'on the opposite side of the street. The deceased was accused by her murderers of criminal intercourse with the black person who gate in, his testimony a gainst his wife, before the Mayor: All the parties were grossly intoxicated.. Similiar outrages have been made on the sanic ionic many times previous. One of the co loured women had repeatedly declared that she would take her life. They all continued beating the deceased at intervals, from 11 in the morning, until twilight. The last time she was taken up from the paVement, *here she was thrown head foremost, no signs of life where discovered. The prisoners are now incarcerated, and awaiting their trial. Philadelphia Post. On Tuesday evening, at an adjourned meeting of the Board ofTrusteen of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, Dr. Wm. 13. Horner was unanimously elected Professor of Annto niy in the Medical School of that Institution. "THE SYSTEM."—At the Cliekore Factory, near Springfield, there are about 14,000 spindles-in oporation, producing daily 11,000 yards of cloth, or 33 millions of yards a year—consuming $440 worth of cot ton per day, or about $130,000 a year. A bout 800 hands are employed, 700 of whom are females who earn from 12 to •21 dollars a month. The village contains one thous and (bur hundred souls, and is inhabited on ly :by persons employed in the factories or their families. Here is the practical effect oldie System in all its beauty. Wealth and happiness„ health and contentment, are shed every where around. The farmer flourishes, for a ready market is created for all surplus_pro ductions right at hisilCoor. A rapid circulation of value is the cense queoce. Commerce is promoted in the le githpate way, by furnishing something for it to do. The mechanic finds ample employ in the erection of new buildings,. tbe making of leather, hats and shoes. And the profit, where is it? It remains at home, swelling the aggregate amount of wealth and increas ing the means of complete independence of ail foreign nations. And is this not worth something? Such a system can never b relinquished without also relinquishing all desire to i ntaintainotir separate and independ ent existence.—Bvialo Journal. - Fact better than theory:• - -- -- =About eight years ago a poor woman of this town was left a widow with five young children to pro 'Vide for.—Her husband was a sailor and lost in aSevere storm at sea. The wonou was honeat and industrious, and after the death of her husband, she tried to maintain her self and family by making molasses candy, carrying - it about the streets and selling it. In thishnsineturtheTwo oldeit Children as sistedther. They were seen at all seasons going froin house to house, poorly clad and as poorly fed. At 'length the woman was compelled to throw herself upon the chari ties of the benevolent, from whom, she re. ceived considerable relief. Her condition was also made known to the overseers of the poor, who took care of her and her children for some months. About this time a woolen factory was erected in a neighboring town, and put into successful operation. The proprietors advemised for help; this woman and her children were engaged as operatives, and for the last three years they have re ceived-an annual income of three hundred dollars cash. This is only one instance a mong hundreds of the kind that might be named. What is the effect then of our manufacturing establishments upon the poor) This woman who was lately wandering a bout our town with her children "in .forma pauperis," is now receiving a handsome in-, come and will continue in this prosperous condition so long as she and hers conduct well—and the town of Portsmouth pays a tax less by two hundred dollars in conse quence of the employment afforded to this cola); by a woollen factory, which consti tutes a mere fraction in the great American System. Let all free trade abettors dwell upon - those things, and bring them before the public as they make theirfamingslieech. es in concusses, conventions, &c. Portsmouth (New Hampshire)Herald. The Ebensburg Spy says:—yyrom the information communicated to a meeting of the Iron Masters, held at Bellefonte, on the 24th ult., it appeared that the following quan tity of agricultural 'produce is annually con tamed at the Iron Establishments in Centz* county:;.. - 29,260 bushels . orWheat, 53,303 bushels of Rye, • 20,172 - bushels of Corn, • 10,750 bushels of Potatool, . • 4,000 bushels of Oats, '• . 84Q toas of Hay, 310,000 pounds of Pork,, 125,900, pounds of Beef. • In addition to the above; which at- the seal pr ices will amount to more than $80,00,0 , the `lron NEuiufhoterfes orthat county Or home market to a'great variety and analunt ofeheiarticleh sucl as cheese, butter, eggs Ouit, 440:1 r• ina MEI Here (Ina Tu CE Arid has • Corn for tl sons Er ted o impr stab with mit Secr elect next new the The nuts IE sonr As its 8 itsel 0p . .. . IMO ed b F , F. Fl R An , wh, 013 too 4.wi are wit blo Let to t do "T Pie .1. . •