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117TheeibllOwing article from - On dreenabtul
Gillette. we recommend . to tins itttantion of those
who delight to join in the cry te`proscription,"
ws withhold our votes gliom those who act
with the Aristocratic Masonic party.
PROSCRIPTION l PROSCRIPTION !
Awordupon whickevery presathat_ cowers,
under the influence of Free-Masonry, is as
siduous to ring all , the charges. -When ap
plied to Anti-Masons-what is it? Simply
this, that believing the testimony brought
out by Free-Masons themselves, who since
the murder of William Morgan by Free-Ma
sons acting under the obligations of their se
cret oaths, have seceded from this dark con
-spiraoy against the laws, the rights, liberties
and lives of free citizens, and have advised
- the abolition of such a society; believing this
testimony, we say, of which there is a mass
almost too tedious to read, but which no in
telligent man once reading can .possibly re
mist, unless like the Jews, ho wilfully , closes
all the avenues that reach the heart and soul
of a human being; every Anti-Mason re
solves within his own bosom, that for his
single self, he will never go up to the ballot
box in this country yet free, and give his
vote for any man that he knows does yet
belong and adhere to ft secret Institution,
dangerous to freedom, to the due execution
of the laws, to sound morality and genuine
Christianity; Thus believing, as independ
ent citizens of the Republic, he exercises his
privilege as a freeman, he will prefer giving
his vote to the citizen he believes untram
melled, independent, fearless of all secret in
fluence from men who meet in the darkness
of nig,ht-4heir windows *closed, their doors
_guarded by _drawn swords, to machinate
what iiiiirhief they please, under false pre
texti, under masks that the world was said
to' be unable to penetrate r --brit Which have
been t .tp vki off by the Martyr Morgan, wiwse
, moit ;erns aloud,' for *engeance on those
i 'lltrroerefir-whom the arts of the brethren
have screened from just punishment. For
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.the exercise of this privilege of every, the
rest, and Most humble, free citizen of the
' :public, to vote for whom ,he pleases, and
. to reject whom he pleases for reasons that
seems - good to himself; and for stating such
determination, and his reasons there for, open
-135 publicly, in the face of the whole world,
is the odious term proscription applied. And
by whom suggested and reiterated time after
time? By. Masons and their sa.tellites, the
cowardly mongrel Editors of newspapers,
who have never dared to open one column
to admit one Particle ?flight and knowledge
to their readers, 'the plain, undeniable,
irrefragable truths and arguments that have
- Fee — ii - prifseriTod; - turiirising - nurof tirisr-rnost
foul, strange and unnatural murder; murder
that has brought disgrace and deep guilt upon
this our native land. The cry of proscrip
tion,raised and shouted forth by Free-Masons
—who in their secret midnight prowling as
semblies;
have systematized the means of
heaping odious slander, proscription and ut
ter rum on all who venture t.o oppose them—
to whom, bitter revenge s a sworn principle,
who laugh at '
the calamity, and mock at the
woes of those who have been reduced to beg
gary, by arts put into practice by themselves
against all such as have boldly thrown off
their tame submission to Masonic obligations
and declared to -the world, the utter folly,
base deception, and wicked principles of this
secret inquisition. The cry of proscription
against Anti-Masons, is extraordinary in
deed; weer whose main principles is, open,
free, uncompromising opposition, to all se
cret, unauthorized, irresponsible agents, who
have proscribed the Iffe - of a citizen, guiltless
of any offence against the laws of the land.
_ - "tairitlie - proclaimed .on - thahousetopsclet
the trumpet blow it in every ear—a free cit
izen of this free Riipublic, has lost his life,
has been beset), murdered in ',obedience to
the secret laws of a secret society; and for
What for bringing into the light of day,
what that society Chose to shroud in dark
ness—its vindictive, malignant, immoral, ir
religious principles .414:1 practices; and its
silly, idle, vein, pompous and ridiculous cer
emonies. We throw with just indignation
N,
he odious term, proscription, back upon our
op nents—to them it has true application
—to none at nil. We stand upon our e
lective p ile to vote for and reject whom
• we please. e interfere with no man'a
right to do the same. We will not vote ktil .
Jackson or Clay, because they are still ad-.
tiering, high, influential Free-Masons. We
w4U vote for Mr. . Wirt, because we are satis
fied, perfectly satisfied with his views, with
all aid every sentiment he has expressed in
his letter of acceptance to the Antimasonie
Convention: and this thoughve should stand
alone in the contest.
"ONE BY ONE TlIgY GO!"
From the Phtlidelphia San. , ,
Mr. CLA.RILZ-1 have been a:steady and
firm friend, to Alfr.-Clay, because I thought
him an honest', persecuted man, and a wor:,
thy:patriot; and when , your nomination of
Mr. iYirt was 'first announced I thought you
might as well have nominated Mr. "Clay, as
one mason was is good as another. After
the first-reading of Mr. Wirt'a letter I was
disappointe4l. I thought he was not eltpli.
cit; and twenty masons told me in ono breath
that the anties has selected a mason at laid
and fold emir *principles. This ma - de me
do what I had before a reluctance to do;
ititately, to, read agaid Mr. W irt's letter. . I
44 :read it, and then pecused iFfhe third
titnotluld coeess woe debply struck with
tai),*(tiatt ett.iat i f oicible language used
, proceeds froth his. settled at
pattlyltltnitspury. te state lid eoui4e.
WM. were, Awakened; details this fact, of
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'masonic liar gueltind turpitud e
t 4 iirk4gizes
Torl4, being a mason , by sayi has not
kiten in a bodge Per thirty yeart;Saytt„ the
masaitry, oT this degenerate age was not the
masonry of the times when he entered the
lodge, and, when he cites some of its wicked
doings, he says—uaccgtding to the exhibi
tion of the evidence made in these reports,
the conspiracy against Morgan was not, as
has been commonly supposed, the act of a
few ignorant men alone, but was engendered
r the - lodges - themselves, - enforce : . under
their direction, AND SUPPORTED AT THEIR
Exestitsx, the embracing within it sweep
men of all degrees, men of the learned pro
fessions, farmers and mechanics; with too
much reason to believe that the secret ener
gy of the masonic spirit had entered and
polluted even the temples of justice; aid
with the mosOimonstnitiveroof that the
persons iho had entered into
lowed oaths, considered their allegiance to
the lodges as of higher obligation than
iheir allegiance to the laws of their coun
try. If this be masonry, as according
to this uncontradicted evidence it seems
to be, I hare no hesitation-.in saying, that
I consider- rr AT WAR with the/um/amen
tal principles of the social compact, as
TREASON AOA/NOT socurrx, AND A. WICKED
CONSPIRACY , ' AUAIIIbT TILE LAWS OF GOD
AND MAN, WHICH OUGhT TO BE PUT DOWN."
These remarks, sir, had a twofold effect—
they made me an anti-mason, and also re
solve to support Mr. Wirt for the presidency.
-0) E. HAZENBURG.
Judge Swan's opinion of Masonry
From the Hartford, (Ct.) Intolligencer.
The fillowing letter from Judge Swan,
was, undoubtedly, written with great caution
and reserve; but judging from the matter
diklosexl, as well as from the manner of the
communication, the writer has, doubtless,
facts in store, which the public ought to be
in possession of. It seems, that the writer
became so well convinced of the corrupting
influence of Masonry' in Courts of Justice,
and otherwise that he abandoned the Institu
tion more than ten years ago—and before
the excitement occasioned by the murder of
Morgan had arisen. Judge Swan is a gen
tleman extensively known in this State, and
needs no commendation to entitle his state
ments to implicit confidence. He has long
& silently suffered under the injuries inflicted
upon him by Freemasonry, & haying by his
known integrity sustained himself in public
stimation, we hope he will now speak out to
the confusion of his masonic persecutors.
Letter rom Cyrus Swan,Esq. of Sharon,
Conn. to a riencl.
DJUAR Sia:=ln answer to your inquiries
is-to my -present views of Masonry, my an
swer will be brief My views of Masonry
have - undergone - but little-change for the last
ten years, and since that time I have renoun
ced and disclaiMed all connexu with the
Institution. I have never been furtherin-
Masonry than to the third degree, and all the
knowledge I have of its Mysteries, was ob
tained before I mu; twenty-two years of age
—and so early was I convinced of the im
propriety of fostering any secret Societies in
this country, that I never joined a Lodge in
Connecticut, where I always have lived from
childhood, except for a period of about two
years, during which time I was initiated.—
Since I was twenty-two years of age, I have
never visited a Lodge, to my recollection
except when urged to do so by some of its
members. The last time I entered a Lodge
room is more than ten years ago, and a spe
cial messenger was then sent to procure my
attendance after I had declined several in
vitations.
The disaitm which'l experienced in con
sequence of iitlending that meeting, and
which I have never doubted were principally
inotqght nponinothrotqlit-thCsOriduence,of
Freemasonry, are so well known to you, that
I will not attempt to give you a detail of
them, and as I take no pleasure in recuring
to this period of my life, I hope you will be
satisfied to my present views of Masonry
when I add, that I do not believe that any
secret Societies kr this country are necessa
ry or useful, but that in my opinion, Free
masonry is, and has been, the most danger
ous of any, and thatili m
n anx cases it - has
been the cause of great injustice and suffer-
ing even in our Courts of Justice.
Yours, dec. CYRUS SWAN.
"THEY HAVE GONE IN THE WAY OF
Cmi."--Jude.--A sermon of 32 pages, by
the Rev. Lebbeua Armstrong, a seceding
Mason and late pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Northampton and Edinburrie
the State of N. Y.; delivered in Edinburg
Sept. 12,1831,& published by request 4 •
•This discourse is just from the press of
L. D. Dewey & Co. and adds another ohli
gation to the -many al -• • felt, towards the
author, for his ligiors, • .) sacafices in the
warfare with free.: • A plate pre
-fixed toithe discourse - • •ieniaticilly shows
the monstrous myste with diverse heads,
and dragon's tail, ••••• sled-ixy -the Air& of
Light and Truth from on high and` the
weapons of free men and•sededers around;
while the true Grand Master, with horns
and fiery eyes, is justly represented, as de.
fending his "Handmaid;" With throwing up
the grand bailing sign of distrestc aid.
ing out • "Pmanntin WRETCHES I " '
it is a sight, to behold-him of the cloven foot
pleading for the sanctity of an oath ! pour.
ing contempt, at the top of his voice, upo •
all who love theit . country .better than Ma:
sonry, and speci ally upon them that treat
theirailegiance to the piAger, as our patriot
le Fathers treated their allegiance to' the
British croon/
This. it the at defence of Mosonvy i , that
its 011ie dkr.1 2 11150141 . 4 inunt of noon*
i 9q it\turerei ItereseWeir incompetent, be.
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fore they offered to testifyspurt' the insti
tution, "They slighted 'oath, ere they
stated a fact, and then; who can believe their
story?"—But though Paul's Nephew should
have sworn to keep secret the conspimcy7Of
forty Jews, it could not hinder him from tel
ling the truth, when his sense of dutrcom
pelted him to speak. So the Rev. Author
of this interesting and most valuable sermon,
having become cokvinced of the duty, can
and - does declare the truth against the sys
tem and devices' of - Free-ftlesonry, in: hat
guage that will move every reader.—Nito
York Whig. •
WHAT IS FREENIASONRYI
It is a falsehood founded on falsehood.
It claims to be a ►►coral Institution; but it
teaches dnnikenness and debauchery.
It, claims to be charitable; but spends its
funds for "refreAhments," and foolish orna
ments.
It claims to' be benevolent; but, like an
Iniurance Company, those who pay a high
premium are the only ones entitled to draw
from its fimds when reduced to the necessity.
It claims to be virtuous; but it bncourages
vice by offering to the guilty; facilities of es
cape from punishment.
It claims to bee ancient--Aeval with time;
but it is of modern date.
It claims to be unalterable; yet alterations
and additions to it'are constantly made.
It claims to be honorable; yet the candi
date for its mysteries must be blindfolded
and haltered, like a candidate for the gallows.
It claims to be noble; but its nobility con
sists only in vain and pompous titles.
It claims to be scientific; but its whole
science consists in the arts of swearing and
drinking.
It claims to be the Handmaid of the
_Christian Religion; but it denies the name of
Christ.
It claims to be of divine origin; but it
sprung from the Father of Lies.
It, claims to be everlasting in its duration;
but "lifewiliene, Tekel, Ilpharsin," is en
graven by the Gard of justice, on every Ma
sonic temple.
Such is FreeMiLSOM - y—A24TI3ASONRY is
its opponent. ,
"It Is supposed that the Negroes in the South
are influenced by the African Lodge of Masons
in New York.—Let the American people beware
and keep an eagle's eye upon Masonry, that it
does not stir up more mischief in the Republic be
fore two years."
We cut the above from some paper on
our exchange list, with a view to call public
attention to this subject. There are men
who would.not be indifferent to the existence
of African lodges throughout our country,
and who do yet turn a deaf ear to the re
monstrance of Rush, to the admonitions of
Colden and Wirt, and to the independent
opinion of John Quincy Adams. That
which may reasonably, and doerrmanifestly;
excite alarm in the bosom of thousands,when
it is known to exist among their dependents
and subjects, should equally excite the alarm
of all good governments, when found among
their dependents and subjects.
In Boston there is a Most Worshipful
Grand African Lodge, and whether the fa
mous Walker pamphlets emanated from its
chivalrous order of Knights or wilether
Walker, their author, is a Grand 7ter of
the order, or a member at all, we neither
can deny nor affirm; but this is certain; no
black man of the Nat. Turner spirit, can fail
to
_discern the immense facilities which a
benevolent and charitable order of aprons
and trowelS, and chase emblems and deadly
penalties, will at any time furnish to his hands
for secretly diffusing his opinions, and spread
ing his designs, from the treseelboard of the
lodges to the bosoms - of the slaves and free
blacks, from Baltimore to New Orleans.—
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gregate, either for c hur ch or lodge worship,
by themselves, and where the members can
not assemble, there cannot be-a lodge; but
the grand hailing sign, the pass words and
ceal, to apprise and to - rescue., to serve and
'to defend a brother Mason, are all complete
ly suited to designs of mischief, to which the
oppressed and ignorant condition of the
blacks exposes them, a thousand fold more
than Chesebro; Whitney, Bruce, Sawyer,
and King were exposed, to the temptation of
taking the liberty; or life, of a freeman.—
Virginia is in a situation profitably to reflect
upon this view of the subject.—/V. Y. Whig.
PUBLIC OPINION—GOV. WOLF.
• From tho Pennsylvania Whig.
GEORGE WOLF.—The idea ought 1
no er to be tolerated, that a Governor she
remain in office, because he is personally
clever—inotrensive--and tame. All dull
man—all sluggish and incompetent minds
are calm, amiable, and pacific. The great
interests of the public must be considered,
in reference to a Goverior's political ability
to invinote and subsefve , those interests.
We 'runt an able, active 'and efficient Giiar
diantif the Commonweah, not a clever man
will deport himselteivifiv, and whose,
politeness and affability , terminate his good
qualities. The grand principle that has
precedence over all others in a Republic, is
rotation in office—and if a dull and incom- 1
petent man has by trick, intrigue, 'chance,
or deciption, been pushed into the chair of
State--we .11-r-We must recur to that first princi
ple, Atation—dud push Min ourt. But there
are other first principlestequally, or more
imperative, that ought to govern us. By
our Constitution s the
,Govorpor is the vital
spirit ofLegialatione. He iecommende.laws
he ariproVes-t-or places . his veto On,
them. An able an efficiint Governor be
comes the controlling an& masterospirtit of
public ieffairs:•-ia feeble and 'inanimate drivel.
lefi Lke toi Ii ireathereodk l ,turas 'to evert
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Wage . , and peirnits:r :the: Ship of Stata'to
drill at the mercy of winds.and waves. Such
ar-Governor has been George Wolf.-;--Owing
tq his inibecility,ilie System of !Arne! Im
provement has been uxesioncerzvE. OF airv-
Exux—owing to . his want .of judgment and
decision, the State has been TAXED in the
most oppressive manner -a DIRECT TAx has
levied • erg izmtarrity—an odious tax
I hirbeen imposed on NECESSAR/EB—arid the
vices, crimes, and evil passione, which ought
to - have" been - taxed, haveheen paSATI over
PRODIGALITY _.llRa CORRUPTION in the ex
penditure of the public money, has been with
out any example, under his administration.
And improvements too, which ought to have,
been nearly completed, are standing still.
Let us add to all this that George Wollis
not Governor de facto but .the more shadow
41 authority—that Sa muel; McKean, J. B.
Sutherland, and Edward- King, are the
triumvirate that rule the ruler—the inner
cabinet—the bh.ck-stairs influence—"the
power behind the throne, greater than the
throne itself."
The Pennsylvania Whig, speaking of
Gov. Wolf, says—" His practice has brand
ed with falsehood every syllable of his theo
ry; and not one solitary pledge solemnly
made when in the freshness of his oath of
office, under the deep influence of the im
pressive forms of inauguration, has he re
deemed by his executive conduct."
The above is a true observation. It may
indeed justly be said of Gov. Wolf's - speeCh.
es and messages about government and
state policy, what was remarked of Trist rani
Shandy's father's eloquence on the subject
of door hinges—"He is certainly one of the
greatest BUBBLES to them that history can
produce: his RIIETOHIC and his CONDUCT
are perpetual handycup."---Lancaster
amincr; • • - " "
GEORGE WOLP.—We hear from all
sections of the State, that the public voice is
daily becoming louder against the misrule of
.this imbecile IMITATOR of the GREATEST AND
TILE akin., of Presidents—An immense ma
jority will be recorded against George Wolf,
at our next October Election, if any Candi
date of respectable pretentious is nominated
to oppose him. Some accounts represent
30,000 majority against him. We rejoice
to see that the able EditOr of the National
Gazette, is breaking ground against our im
becile State Adminiatratiou.—Pa.
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.
There are several subjects of an interest ;
ing character which will probably come be
fore the State Legislature at the approach
ing session. Whatever may be.the tone of
public feeling as regards them, it is highly
desirable that the representatives of the peo- •
ple should be early acquainted with public
opinion. We have mentioned theabet
- of taxes and the public debt, and would be
pleased to learn the ideas of intelligent citi
zens respecting them. A System of Public
Education was proposed and nearly matured
at the last session: it will doubtless command
the early attention of the legislature at the
ensuing session. Will parents, teachers,
and patriots, leave this momentous concern
to the chance of fate? or will tl ey compare
opinions, and concentrate views, by
preparing memorials representing their wish
es? A digest and code of laws, regulating
the business of the Register's Office, and the
Orphan's Court, was also reporte d at. fast
session, and postponed for the consideration
of the next. Have any of our judges, law
yers, and men of business, examined the
iterationsproposed4 in the mode of settling
estates and guarding the rights of minors?
Or is the whole responsibility of legislation
oh these important matters to rest with three
persons appointed for that purpose? The
— sliOsi - -aibifif -- everyttittrei - property is`
to be effected by these laws, yet how many of
our citizens know any thing of their provis
ions? A bill likewise passed the Senate last
-winter for reorganizing the judicial circuits.
-- Ther - other - housewila - not" 16 - tia
definitively upon the proposition. • The sit
uation of our Supreme Court is said to be
such as *ill require some alteration that will
enable the judges to devote more of their
time to the revision of causes, or much er
roneous and imperfect adjudication must be
submitted to. •As the circuits of the Com
mon
Pleas now are constituted, some judges
are obliged to travel hundreds of miles, and
hold, twenty or more courts in the year,
while others hold eight or ten, and are al
ways within twenty miles of their homes.—
They all get equal salary; and we see no
good reasons why' they should not perform
equal labor as nearly as possible. We wish
these subjects to be freely canvassed, with:
out reference' to party or personal feelings.
• . Bucks County Republican.
AN OPINION ABROAD.—The fol
lowing article from a late London Morning
Herald, forms a fiiie accompaniment for the
announcement zeMartin Van Buren's incep
tionlc at the . British Court--especially
published directiYunder the nose oft at au
gust itinctionary • 4 :r he London write has
dived very near to the bottom . of the t th,
in his specplation concerning the fract e
and disperaion Of the l bite Unit.—N. Y. Eve.
Journal.
"The cause of the. change of the Cabinet
of the U. States appears to be but little ander
stood in England. It is, in fact, . neither
more non less.than this—General Jackson
wishes to be'again. elected President, and as
he fbund that one of the members, of his
ministry, was about to be nominated as a can
didate for that office, he dismissed him, on
the ground that , he had prOmieed,Trevious
to his appointmeht to:office met to oppose
re-election of the Genen4. -The Preis
dent has dismissed the other
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cause. to use tiis ownxernarkablu-kuiguagi-,
"he felt it to be indispensable to reorgimize
his Cabinet, proper—that it Lad-come in
harmoniously, and
.as. unit; and.as apart
was about to leave hiin, a reorganization
was necessary to guard against misrepresen
tation."
"If such nonsense as this were to be used
tiy a King of England, people would unhesi
tatingly pronoimeelim-madvbut wirsuppose
it must be considered as eicellent good sense ,
coming from thE pen of the President of the
American Republics. It will be observed
that the General finds no Fault with the
ri
meinbe of the abinet as public servants,
on the nt y, ho has acknowledged that
they ,we
,all very efficient and excellent of
ficers. It is not, therefore, on account of
the interests of the State that they were dis
missed, but in order to insure.his own re-e
-lection to the President's Chair. In short,
it is demi; that, with General Jackson, his
own paltry 'ambition is ft ery thing—the na
tion, over whom , he rules nothing. Surely
the Americans will not re-elect a man who
can thus act contrary to every principle of
republicanism and free election!"
LATEST FROM GIBRALTAR,
The New York Commercial has the Gib
raltar Chronicle to October 11th. By the
following extract of a letter from Madrid, it
appears that the Court ofMadrid has deter
mined upon the total suppression of the free
dom .of the port of Cadiz, as soon as', such a
measure can be dOne consistently with the
Decree of February last, noted in an official
article extracted the other :day from the
Globe:—
Extract of a Letter from Madrid of the.
22d Sept.
"By a Royal Decree dated the 18th inst.,
it is ordered that, in one year's time from
that date, the freedom of the Port of Cadiz
shall be altogether abolished."
The Chronicle of October Ist, says the
Cadiz Diary of the .28th Sept. brings the
Royal Decree, mentioned in Thursday's
Chronicle, relative to the abolition of the
freedom of thttt port.
The Madrid Gazette of Sept. 24, says:
"Don. Pedro was preparing to sail against
Portugal at the head of an expedition, which
has been just joined by many Spanish emi
grants.
- His 'Excellency Sir William Houstoun,
Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-
Chief of the Garrison and Territory of Gib
raltar, arrived at the Rock on the 20th of
September, and was received with the usual
honors. He was waited upon by the Chair
man, Deputy Chairman and Members of the
Exchange Committee, on the following day,
who presented an address of congratulation,
tendering, on their own behalf, and on that
of their constituents, assurances of their loy
alty and of their willingness to co-operate
with him in all measures for the advancement
TnE NEXT SPAKER IN koONORESB.—Spe.
culations are afloat as to who will be elected
Speaker in Congress. Mr. Stevenson is
known to be opposed 03 the Tariff, and in
favor of Anti-Tariffprmciples. The Speak
er has the appointing of all the standing
Committees, and it is asked 'will the friends
of the Tariff risk the appointment of a corn.
mitttee on manuftictures, by its enemy?'--
The Jackson party have a majority in Con
gress and Mr. Stevenson, it is expected will
be their candidate. Under these circum
stances, for whom will the Jackson members
of Congress from Pennsylvania vote Will
they support the Anti-Tariff candidate for
Speaker and thus jeopardize, if not sacrifice
the interests with which the prosperity of
Pennsylvania is identified? Or will they
support the Clay candidate for Speaker, and
thus apparently abanbon Gen. Jackson?--
Ox will 4hey support a- third-candidateFand
thus prevent the election of a Speaker at all?
The subject is one which involves much re
sponsibility, and it is hoped will be consider
ed on grounds independent of party triumph
or devotion.—Pa. 'llekgraph.
The first stone of the Lexington and Ohio
Rail Road was laid in Lexington, Ky. on
,Saturday 22d of October, with great parade.
A large procession was formed of the mili
tary, public authorities, strangers, and citi
zens. The ceremony of laying the stone
was performed by the President of the Com.
pany, E. 1. Winter, Esq. assisted by Gov.
Metcalfe, and an Address was delivered on
the occasion by Dr. Charles Caldwell. The
grading of the first seven miles from Lex
inton is contracted for and into be oomple.
ted by ,the first of April next. Sanguine
hopes of success are entertained by the
friends of public improvement in Kentucky,
and we trust they will be fully realizedand
afield an impetuslo similar undertakings
in other parts of the western country.
A Masonic. Editor in Lancaster, Pa. says
he knows "of no better titles for REPUBLI
CANs.than to be ciilll4Mitiorts." -Ve stylei
the party with Which he acts the Masonic
party, and says--"we should not be , asham.
ed nor fearthl to assume the name of Masons
with which ,every good democrat has been
baptized." It is very, pleasant to the-Anti.
Masons to see the Masons abandon the as.
sumed name of Democrats, and fight under
the blaodp fag ophe Lodp.--Newark,
(New Jersey t ) Monitor,
The benefits of a Temperance Society in
a. town of about 1000 inhabitants;
1. Theliumual expense. of ardent spitits
lessened more than $9,000, .
2. The number Retailers reduced Frain
17 to O. " • ' •
,
: AL The number of drunkards lessoped 24.
f More thatr2o dnutkaxids completely re,
ihrepet4Cvnibceland Co,l Iteo!retlestie,
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